13th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130078041 | Load-Bearing Mat - A load-bearing mat includes longitudinal tire members and transverse tire members that are interwoven and secured at their ends via fasteners. Typically, the longitudinal tire members and transverse tire members are constructed from the treads of tires. The load-bearing mat may include lifting cables to facilitate transportation, installation, and removal. The load-bearing mat may be used to protect turf areas or soft soil from heavy vehicles or loads. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078042 | METHOD IN A WASTE CONVEYING SYSTEM, A WASTE CONVEYING SYSTEM AND A VACUUM SOURCE FOR A WASTE CONVEYING SYSTEM - Method in a pneumatic waste conveying system, which conveying system comprises at least one input point ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130078043 | CUTTING INSERT ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - A cutting assembly useful for the chipforming removal of material from a workpiece at the cutting insert-workpiece interface. The cutting assembly has a holder with a coolant passage and a seat. As one option, a stud extends away from the seat and facilitates coolant flow to an insert locking cap, which attaches to the stud. The insert locking cap directs coolant flow toward the cutting insert-workpiece interface. As another option, a diverter plate has a bottom surface with a bowl and an arcuate forward surface with one or more openings. Coolant flows from the coolant passage into the bowl then exits through at least one opening in the arcuate forward surface towards the cutting insert-workpiece interface. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078044 | MILLING CUTTER FOR CUTTING A NINETY-DEGREE SHOULDER IN A WORKPIECE - A milling cutter includes a shank portion and a cutting portion having a cylindrical outer surface. The milling cutter includes a plurality of major cutting edges extending from an end face toward the shank portion, and a plurality of minor cutting edges disposed at the end face of the cutting portion. A relief surface is formed in the cylindrical outer surface proximate a corner of the milling cutter such that the primary cutting edges forms an angle equal to 90° with respect to the end face of the milling cutter. As a result, the milling cutter is capable of cutting a perfect 90° shoulder in a workpiece. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078045 | DRILL HEAD FOR A DEEP HOLE DRILLING TOOL FOR BTA DEEP HOLE DRILLING, AND DEEP HOLE DRILLING TOOL - A drill head for a deep hole drilling tool. A drill head body is rotatable about an axis of rotation and has a drilling side and a cavity duct with a chip collecting orifice. A cutting edge has a main and a secondary cutting edge cant, the secondary cutting edge cant arranged on a radial outside of the cutting edge. The main and the secondary cutting edge cants form a cutting edge corner and span a rake which is arranged contiguously to the chip collecting orifice. A first guide pad is arranged in a circumferential half, facing away from the rake, and a second guide pad is arranged diametrically opposite the cutting edge corner. The first guide pad can be offset to the cutting edge corner by the amount of a guide pad angle in the circumferential direction of the drill head The guide pad angle amounts to less than 70°. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078046 | PROTECTING COVER FOR AN X-AXIAL SCREW OF A CARVING MACHINE - A protecting cover for an X-axial screw of a carving machine includes a driven base positioned between an X-axial sliding base and an X-axial screw, and a hood. A through groove is bored in the driven base for the hood to pass through to surround the X-axial screw, enabling the driven base to move freely along the hood to effectively protect the X-axial screw. And as the hood doesn't have to be extended or compressed while the X-axial sliding base is moving, it can avoid the disadvantage of being easily broken that would happen to a conventional one owing to constant extending and compressing. So the protecting cover of the invention is pretty reliable. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078047 | FAST CHANGEABLE WORKTABLE OF A CARVING MACHINE - A fast changeable worktable of a carving machine includes a bottom base having a sliding groove used to fit a main table, and a driving unit. Installed on each sidewall of the sliding groove is a first pressing portion tightly squeezing with a second pressing portion of the worktable, so that the worktable can be stably positioned without vibrating. And with a rack fixed on the bottom of the worktable to engage with a gear of the driving unit, the worktable can easily slide along the sliding groove for being swiftly replaced with a proper one if necessary. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078048 | Stowage And Transport Of Cargo In Intermodal Containers - A method for stowage of cargo items ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130078049 | SURFACE-AREA SAFETY MEANS AND A VEHICLE - Surface-area safety means ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130078050 | RIVET ELEMENT - The invention relates to a rivet element, in particular for attachment to components of fiber composite materials, having a rivet section which is formed at least regionally as a spike which tapers in the direction towards a tip and which can be dilated by means of a die button. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078051 | Pull-up bolt assembly - A pull-up bolt assembly for frictionally supporting a high-weight structure to a hinge component using an opening or recess in the high-weight structure. The bolt assembly includes a pull-up bolt member having a threaded shaft with a first shaft end and a second shaft end, and an abutting member with a tapered surface formed at the first shaft end, the abutting member being wider than and tapering toward the threaded shaft, a nut component with an external torque-applying surface threadably connected to the threaded shaft, a tapered member with a tapered end portion and a flange formed between the external torque-applying surface of the nut component and the tapered end portion wherein the tapered end portion faces toward the tapered surface of the abutting member, and an expandable friction member disposed around the threaded shaft between the abutting member and the tapered member whereby the expandable friction member expands when the nut component is threadably moved toward the abutting member of the pull-up bolt member. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078052 | FLOATING FASTNERS - One or more fastenings can be used to fasten components together, such as housing components on a computing device. Each fastening can include a first opening associated with a first component, a second opening associated with a second component, a floating fastener, and a screw. The floating fastener is inserted into the first opening and/or second opening, and includes a threaded opening therein having a primary axis therethrough. The screw is inserted through first and/or second openings and into the threaded opening in the floating fastener. The screw and threaded opening combination is defined by contact between the screw and threaded opening about a thread surface that is substantially perpendicular to the primary axis, a screw thread return angle of 45 degrees or less, and a thread depth that is less than about triple the float between the major diameters of the screw and the threaded opening. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078053 | BONDING WASHER - A bonding washer for making electrical connection between two metal pieces that are to be mechanically fastened together. The washer, to be interposed between the two metal pieces, may be constructed so as to fasten to one of the pieces before the two pieces are joined. Teeth on the washer, positioned at right angles to the plane of the washer, are forced into each of the two metal pieces when the fastener is tightened, making electrical connection between the two metal pieces. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078054 | HYBRID COLLAR FOR FASTENING SYSTEMS - A collar includes a collar body having a flange and a bearing surface, and a base element attached to the collar body. The base element includes a base portion that covers the bearing surface of the collar body, and a securing portion that is joined to the flange of the collar body. The base element can be a flat base element, a ridge base element, or a swivel base element. The securing portion can be crimped onto the flange of the collar body. The collar body is made from a first material and the base element is made from a second material that is galvanically compatible with the first material. The first material may be aluminum or an aluminum alloy, while the second material may be steel, a steel alloys, titanium, or a titanium alloy. The collar is adapted to be installed on a structure made of a composite material. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078055 | Book Binding Apparatus - The present invention relates to a binding apparatus (10) for facilitating placement of a book block (44) in relation to a cover (16). The cover (16) has front and back panels (28 and 32) for subsequent attachment of the book block (44) to the cover (16). The apparatus (10) includes a first guiding means (46), a second guiding means (56), a first positioning element (54) and a second positioning element (62). The first guiding means (46) is adapted to guide a first edge (58) of the front panel (28). The second guiding means (58) is adapted to guide a second edge (37) of the front panel (28). The first positioning element (54) is movably attached to the first guiding means (46) and is adapted in use to abut at least part of a first peripheral surface (60) of the book block (44). The second positioning element (56) is movably attached to the second guiding means (56) and is adapted in use to abut at least part of a second peripheral surface (64) of the book block (44). | 2013-03-28 |
20130078056 | EXPANSION PROCESS FOR CONFORMATION OF TWO PARTS METAL PACKS, AND EXPANSION PROCESS EQUIPMENT FOR CONFORMATION OF TWO PARTS METAL PACKS - The present invention relates to the manufacture of two-piece cans, comprising body and cover, with the most varied shapes of bodies, enabling expansion by means of various processes through the specific tooling, that expands the format desired to be obtained. The body of the can ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130078057 | LOAD LOCK FAST PUMP VENT - A semiconductor processing tool is disclosed, the tool having a frame forming at least one chamber with an opening and having a sealing surface around a periphery of the opening, a door configured to interact with the sealing surface for sealing the opening, the door having sides perpendicular to the door sealing surface and perpendicular to a transfer plane of a substrate, and at least one drive located on the frame to a side of at least one of the sides that are substantially perpendicular to the door sealing surface and substantially perpendicular to the transfer plane of the substrate, the drive having actuators located at least partially in front of the sealing surface and the actuators being coupled to one of the sides of the door for moving the door from a sealed position. The at least one drive is located outside of a substrate transfer zone. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078058 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MANAGEMENT OF FORMING DRUMS IN BUILDING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCTION OF TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A method of controlling the management of forming drums in building tyres for vehicle wheels and a plant for production of tyres for vehicle wheels, wherein the plant includes at least one building line including at least one assembly of “m” work stations, each adapted to form at least one portion of a component of the tyre; devices for feeding and picking up “n” forming drums, one at a time, to and from the building line at each time interval equal to a cycle time; transfer devices for respectively bringing and moving apart “m” distinct forming drums to and from “m” distinct work stations of the assembly, wherein each of the “m” work stations respectively receives and releases a forming drum at each time interval equal to a multiple of “m” of said cycle time, wherein “m” is greater than or equal to 2 and “n” is greater than or equal to “m”. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078059 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate processing apparatus includes: a carrier block including first and second carrier placement units spaced apart in a right and left direction; a processing block having a layered structure in which a plurality of layered parts are vertically arranged, the layered parts each including a substrate transport mechanism for transporting a substrate and a processing module for processing a substrate; a tower unit including plural substrate placement units located at height positions where a substrate is transferred by the substrate transport mechanism of the layered part corresponding to the substrate placement unit; a first substrate transfer mechanism configured to transfer a substrate between the carrier on the first carrier placement unit and the substrate placement unit of the tower unit; and a second substrate transfer mechanism configured to transfer a substrate between the carrier on the second substrate placement unit and the substrate placement unit of the tower unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078060 | TRANSFER ROBOT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A transfer robot includes an arm unit having a hand capable of holding one of transferred objects, a base unit mounted to an installation frame and horizontally rotatably supporting the arm unit, an attachment member for attaching the base unit to the installation frame, and an elevation mechanism arranged within the base unit and provided with an elevation member linked to the arm unit. The elevation mechanism is configured to move the arm unit up and down within an arm-unit up/down movement range defined above the base unit by moving the elevation member up and down along a vertical shaft. The base unit is fixed to the installation frame in a state that a portion of the base unit extending by a specified height from a bottom wall of the base unit to the attachment member is embedded in the base receiving recess of the installation frame. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078061 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate treatment system comprise a treatment station having a plurality of treatment units provided at multiple tiers in an up-down direction, a cassette mounting table on which a cassette housing a plurality of wafers W is mounted, and a wafer transfer mechanism arranged between the treatment station and the cassette mounting table, wherein a delivery block in which a plurality of delivery units are provided at multiple tiers is provided between the treatment station and the wafer transfer mechanism, the delivery units temporarily housing a wafer to be transferred between the cassette mounting table and the treatment station and a wafer to be transferred between the tiers of the treatment units. The wafer transfer mechanism includes a first transfer arm that transfers a wafer between the cassette mounting table and the delivery block, and a second transfer arm that transfers a wafer between the tiers of the delivery units. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078062 | MODULAR MULTISTOREY ROBOTIZED CAR PARK - The invention relates to the field of construction and relates to the design of a modular multi-storey car park for vehicles in urban environments. Such car parks can be built and used in environments where there is dense existing urban development. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078063 | VEHICLE POSITIONING SYSTEM - An automated vehicle positioning system for use with a transport mechanism of an automated vehicle conveying system comprising one or more position sensors for detecting a position of a vehicle on a rotatable platform; and a controller adapted to control a travel distance of the rotatable platform for directionally aligning the vehicle to a conveying direction of the transport mechanism and for aligning a centerline of the vehicle with a centerline of the transport mechanism. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078064 | Method of Storing and Retrieving Articles - The invention relates to a method for storing articles ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130078065 | Cargo Lift Apparatus - The present invention comprises a cargo lift designed to allow an individual to lift heavy objects from the ground, onto the back of an all-terrain vehicle, without other mechanical assistance. The invention comprises a novel lifting mechanism based on an unconventional use of dampers that can be lowered into position using a small amount of force and can raise a heavy object without the use of hydraulic pumps, electricity, or other energy sources that may be impractical in remote areas. The lift stores the user's downward force as potential energy and releases that force as kinetic energy to lift the cargo. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078066 | SINGLE ENGINE SURFACE CLEANING VEHICLE - A single-engine surface cleaning vehicle comprises a pre-built conventional truck chassis and a forwardly mounted internal combustion engine. A hydraulic pump has a mechanical input connected to the mechanical output of the power take off unit, and a hydraulic output. A hydraulic drive motor has a hydraulic input connected to the hydraulic output of variable displacement hydraulic pump, and a mechanical output connected in driving relation to the drive input of the rear differential and drive axle assembly. The rear drive wheels are drivable by the internal combustion engine through the power take off unit, the variable displacement hydraulic pump, the hydraulic drive motor and the differential and axle assembly. A debris hopper is mounted on the pre-built conventional truck chassis. A debris loading apparatus is operatively mounted on the pre-built conventional truck chassis and is connected in debris depositing relation to the debris hopper. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078067 | Positionable Loading Rack and Method for Safely Moving a Load - Embodiments include a loading rack apparatus mountable on a vehicle having a hoist motor, an extendable horizontal trolley to permit a load to be lifted with the hoist, moved horizontally into a vehicle, and lowered. A variety of embodiment trolley drive mechanisms are disclosed including but not limited to a rack-and-pinion means, belt drive means, and a lead screw means. A control means prevents trolley and hoist motor overcurrent. The control means includes a plurality of safety features including a tilt detection means to avoid loading under unsafe conditions and a pressure sensitive switch to halt trolley movement if the trolley contacts an object or person. A DC motor control means provides button control for trolley and hoist motors and emergency cut off. The top surface is shaped to define a surface for items. An arcuate embodiment crossbar member permits more stable positioning of items on the apparatus's topmost surface. A method for safely moving a load is disclosed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078068 | Construction Machine - A compact excavator includes an operator's cab with a door capable of opening and closing an opening surface forming a boarding port. The door includes one door piece, and has a flexing portion which is closer to a front pillar than the central portion of the door when the door is in a closed state. The flexing portion is shaped to have a first area so formed that when the door is in a closed state, the first area approaches the opening surface as the first area approaches the front pillar, and a second area arranged continuously with the first area and nearer the front pillar than the first area and being formed so that the second area draws away from the opening surface as the second area approaches the front pillar. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078069 | Tilt Mechanism for Interchangeable Scoop and Plow Assemblies - A scoop assembly is disclosed for a wheel dozer. The scoop assembly includes a frame that includes right and left lift arms that may be coupled together by a distal cross beam. The lift arms include proximal portions that extend between the two cross beams and a distal hook-shaped portion that extends forward beyond the distal cross beam. The distal hook-shaped portions pivotally connect to the bucket. The distal cross beam provides a place for the location of a bracket that supports a single dump cylinder that extends upward into a central pocket disposed in the back of the bucket. The dump cylinder is protected from debris due to its raised position and placement inside a centralized pocket that does not experiment the flow of debris materials. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078070 | Lift Arms and Linkage Arrangement for Scoop Assembly - A scoop assembly is disclosed for a wheel dozer. The scoop assembly includes a frame that includes right and left lift arms that may be coupled together by a distal cross beam. The lift arms include proximal portions that extend between the two cross beams and a distal hook-shaped portion that extends forward beyond the distal cross beam. The distal hook-shaped portions pivotally connect to the bucket. The distal cross beam provides a place for the location of a bracket that supports a single dump cylinder that extends upward into a central pocket disposed in the back of the bucket. The dump cylinder is protected from debris due to its raised position and placement inside a centralized pocket that does not experiment the flow of debris materials. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078071 | ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - An electric construction machine that enables quick and easy replacement of the battery device with different types of battery devices is provided. An upper swing structure has a vehicle main body and a vehicle rear part. The battery device is mounted on the vehicle rear part and the vehicle rear part is attachable and detachable to/from a vehicle body frame of the vehicle main body using a bolt. A main frame overhangs and extends in a longitudinal direction to reach the underside of the vehicle rear part. The vehicle rear part also includes a rear frame to be mounted on the main frame and is fixed with the bolt and a rear cover covering the rear frame forming a battery compartment, and having a shape imitating a counter weight. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078072 | BEAM STRUCTURE - A beam structure of the present disclosure includes a baffle plate. A plurality of lap strips are attached around outer edges of the baffle plate. An adhesive layer is applied to outer surfaces of the lap strips. A plurality of sidewalls are assembled together around the adhesive layer, the lap strips and the baffle plate, thereby forming the beam structure. In an embodiment, the beam structure may be used as a boom assembly for a machine, such as an excavator machine. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078073 | GANTRY ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A gantry assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, the gantry assembly comprising a first bearing shaft, a carriage slidably engaged with the first bearing shaft, and a second bearing shaft operably supported by the carriage, the second linear bearing extending along a second axis. The gantry assembly also comprises a tool-head mount slidably engaged with the second linear bearing, a drive belt secured to the tool-head mount, a first motor having a first drive shaft engaged with the drive belt, and a second motor having a second drive shaft engaged with the drive belt. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078074 | ROTATABLE AND TILTABLE RECEIVING TABLE FOR A MID-SIZE OR BIG BALE STACK WAGON - An improved rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table for a agricultural bale transport vehicle that selectively tilts and rotates a layer of bales resting thereupon 90 degrees relative to a preceding bale layer on the transport vehicle to criss-cross tie a load of bales (a plurality of layers of bales) together in a load stack offloaded from the transport vehicle to the field for later pickup and movement or deposit in a bale storage area. Preferably, the bale transport vehicle is a mid-size or big bale stack wagon having a Mil-Stak® bale loader previously installed or concurrently being installed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078075 | System and Method of Ventilated Transport - A system for the transport of goods includes a ceiling, a floor, opposed side walls, and a front wall, defining a container with an open interior. At least one fan is at most coplanar with the front wall and extends away from the front wall exterior the container. The at least one fan is oriented to direct a flow of air out of the container through the front wall. A plurality of vents are spaced along each of the opposed side walls. Operation of the at least one fan draws air into the container through the plurality of vents. A method of transporting green pallets includes providing an enclosed container. Stacks of green pallets are provided within the enclosed container. At least one fan is operated to draw a flow of air out of the interior of the enclosed container to dry the stacks of green pallets. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078076 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATE MODULES, AND MAGNETIC SHEET APPLIED IN THE METHOD - A method transfers substrate modules that are formed by cutting a substrate sheet in a cutting machine. The method rapidly and efficiently transfers the substrate modules from the cutting machine to facilitate the transfer of the substrate modules for subsequent processes, thereby reducing operational time and complexity, reducing machine idle time, and increasing operational efficiency, to avoid requiring additional equipment for operation and thus increasing yield as a result. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078077 | HEAT TREAT CONFIGURATION FOR POROUS CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES - A method of heat treating a substrate for a fuel cell includes stacking substrates to form a group. A dimension is determined for a plate corresponding to a resulting mass that is less than a predetermined mass. The plate is arranged above the group to apply a weight of the plate to the group. The resulting masses for spacer plates and intermediate lifting plates, for example, are minimized to reduce the pressure differential between the bottom and top substrates in the heat treat assembly. In another disclosed method, a dimension for a plate, such as a top plate, is determined that corresponds to a resulting mass that is greater than a predetermined mass. The plate is arranged above the group to apply a weight of the plate to the group. The top plate resulting mass is selected to minimize a variation in the average pressure of the substrates throughout the heat treat assembly. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078078 | REMOVABLE SUPPORTING CROSS-MEMBER PROVIDED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE-HEIGHT FIFTH WHEEL FOR SUPPORTING A SEMI-TRAILER DURING THE LOADING, RAIL TRANSPORT AND UNLOADING THEREOF - The invention relates to a removable supporting cross-member ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130078079 | SEAL PLATE WITH COOLING PASSAGE - A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a carbon seal and a seal plate. The seal plate has a contact face configured to slidably engage the carbon seal. The seal plate has a surface disposed on an opposing side of the seal plate from the contact face. The surface forms a portion of a single passage that extends an entire length of the seal plate. The continuous cooling provided by single passage along the seal plate allows for a more uniform temperature profile along the contact face of seal plate. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078080 | AIR SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR A MID-TURBINE FRAME MODULE - A mid-turbine frame is disposed between high and low pressure turbine assemblies. A secondary air system is defined in the mid-turbine frame (MTF) to provide cooling to the turbine section of the engine. The secondary air system may be used to cool and pressurize seals to assist with oil retention in bearing cavities. The temperature gain of the secondary air may be reduced by flowing the secondary air through one or more external lines and then generally radially inwardly through air passages defined in the MTF. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078081 | VAFN SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED DRIVE COUPLING ASSEMBLIES AND BRAKES - An actuation system is provided for a variable area fan nozzle assembly of an aircraft. The actuation system includes a motor configured to generate a torque; a nozzle; and a drive coupling assembly coupled to the motor and the nozzle. The drive coupling assembly includes a first position in which the torque from the motor is transferred to the nozzle to translate the nozzle and a second position in which the torque from the motor is not transferred to the nozzle. The drive coupling assembly includes a first end portion and a second end portion, the first and second end portions mating with one another in the first position and disengaged from one another in the second position. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078082 | TURBOCHARGER VARIABLE-NOZZLE ASSEMBLY WITH VANE SEALING ARRANGEMENT - A variable-nozzle assembly for a turbocharger includes a generally annular nozzle ring and an array of vanes rotatably mounted to the nozzle ring such that the vanes can be pivoted about their axes for regulating exhaust gas flow to the turbine wheel. A unison ring engages vane arms that are affixed to axles of the vanes, such that rotation of the unison ring causes the vanes to pivot between a closed position and an open position. The vanes have proximal ends that are adjacent a face of the nozzle ring. A vane sealing member is supported on the nozzle ring and has a portion disposed between the proximal ends of the vanes and the face of the nozzle ring. The unison ring includes cams that engage cam followers. Rotational movement of the unison ring causes the cam followers to be moved axially and thereby urge the vane sealing member against the proximal ends of the vanes. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078083 | TURBOCHARGER WITH VARIABLE NOZZLE HAVING LABYRINTH SEAL FOR VANES - A variable nozzle for a turbocharger includes a plurality of vanes rotatably mounted on a nozzle ring and disposed in a nozzle flow path defined between the nozzle ring and an opposite nozzle wall. Either or both of the faces of the nozzle ring and nozzle wall include(s) grooves extending substantially transverse to a general flow direction of the flow through the nozzle, and there are clearances between the ends of the vanes and the adjacent faces. Leakage flow through the clearance between the end of each vane and the adjacent face having the grooves must proceed across the grooves, and thus a labyrinthine flow passage is presented to the leakage flow. The labyrinthine passage has a greater resistance to flow than would be the case without the grooves. Accordingly, leakage flow is reduced, which is beneficial to turbine efficiency. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078084 | AIRFOIL AIR SEAL ASSEMBLY - An air seal assembly for a gas turbine engine the air seal comprises a first assembly and a second assembly. One of the first assembly and the second assembly is rotatable relative to the other of the first assembly and the second assembly. The second assembly is aligned annularly with the first assembly and includes a circumferential surface with an abradable coating disposed annularly adjacent to the first and second airfoil tips. The first assembly includes at least one first airfoil with a first tip having an abrasive coating, and at least one second airfoil with a second tip absent the abrasive coating, the at least one first airfoil co-aligned axially and intermingled with a respective at least one second airfoil around a periphery of the first assembly. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078085 | BLADE AIR SEAL WITH INTEGRAL BARRIER - An air seal for use with rotating parts includes a thermal barrier coating layer adhered to a substrate. An abradable layer is adhered to the thermal barrier coating layer. The abradable layer comprises a matrix of agglomerated hexagonal boron nitride and a metallic alloy. Another hexagonal boron nitride is interspersed with the matrix. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078086 | TURBO MACHINE WITH A DEVICE FOR PREVENTING A SEGMENT OF NOZZLE GUIDE VANES ASSEMBLY FROM ROTATING IN A CASING; ROTATION-PROOFING PEG - A device for preventing rotation of a segment of nozzle guide vanes assembly in a form of an annulus sector housed inside an annular casing of a turbo machine with interposing of a heat shield sheet between an internal wall of the casing and an external wall of the segment of nozzle guide vanes assembly, the device including a rotation-proofing peg fitted both into a notch formed in the segment of nozzle guide vanes assembly and in a housing formed in the casing, the heat shield sheet including a tab resting against the rotation-proofing peg. A surface portion radially between the tab and the internal wall of the casing forms an end stop in event of a possible radial movement of the heat shield sheet while the turbo machine is in operation. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078087 | CENTRIFUGAL COOLANT PUMP - A centrifugal coolant pump, comprising a water inlet coupling flange( | 2013-03-28 |
20130078088 | STEAM TURBINE LP CASING CYLINDRICAL STRUTS BETWEEN STAGES - An arrangement is disclosed in which deflections and mechanical stresses in turbine low pressure casings are controlled by inserting struts between the turbine diaphragm ledge ring stages. Preferably, the struts are cylindrical in shape, although other different shapes can be used in accordance with the needs of different applications. The struts can be solid or hollow in construction, although preferably they are hollow to reduce the material needed to fabricate them. The struts are located around the turbine casing, as is required to connect together two ledge rings where there is high axial deflection in the casing. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078089 | STEAM TURBINE SINGLE SHELL EXTRACTION LP CASING - A single shell extraction casing includes a stepped shell which is formed from a plurality of circumferentially shaped ledge rings located along the axial length of the casing between turbine stages and covered by a casing wrapper. The stepped shell has a simpler construction than the double shell configuration of a conventional turbine extraction casing. Pockets for supporting diaphragms between the multiple stages in the stepped single shell extraction casing are connected directly between ledge rings so they are away from the casing wrapper. This decreases the amount of welding and manufacturing complexity needed to install the diaphragm support pockets. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078090 | AIR CYCLE MACHINE SHAFT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - An exemplary air cycle machine bearing housing includes a housing establishing a bore that receives a bearing. The bearing rotatably supports an air cycle machine shaft. The bore has an axial length and a radial diameter. A ratio of the axial length to the radial diameter is from 0.6989 to 0.7128. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078091 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT - A seal assembly for a bearing chamber of a gas turbine engine. The seal assembly includes a seal land having a sealing surface and a non-sealing surface, and at least one non-contact seal member having a sealing surface and a non-sealing surface. The opposing sealing surfaces define a fluid flow path for a sealing fluid such as air from a compressor of the gas turbine engine. The seal assembly includes a sealing fluid cooling arrangement comprising an oil jet configured to provide cooling oil to one or both of the seal member and the seal runner non-sealing surfaces. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078092 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROTATION SPEED OF A VERTICAL AXIS WINDMILL BY USING ROTATING CENTRIFUGAL FORCE OF ROTOR BLADES - A method for controlling rotation speed of a vertical axis windmill by using rotating centrifugal force of blades comprises the steps of a. forming the rotor blades; b. rotation of the rotor blades; and c. lift control. A device for controlling rotation speed of the vertical axis windmill comprises a plate mounted on each of the rotor blades, then an elastic lift control device provides an elasticity to press the plate against the rotor blades, and the centrifugal force produced by the rotation of the vertical axis windmill counteracts the elasticity, so as to create an automatically adjustable, passively controlled and durable windmill. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078093 | METHOD FOR DE-ICING THE BLADES OF A WIND TURBINE AND A WIND TURBINE WITH A DE-ICING SYSTEM - The invention refers to a method for de-icing a blade of a wind turbine. The de-icing is carried out by means of stalling the wind turbine and at least to a position where enough turbulence is created to induce vibrations in the blade allowing ice to break off. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078094 | Systems and Methods for Mode Shape Identification - Embodiments of the present application can provide systems and methods for mode shape identification of turbine buckets. According to one embodiment, a system can be provided. The system can include a turbine bucket having numerous trigger patterns disposed at a distal end of the turbine bucket. A sensor is disposed adjacent to the distal end of the turbine bucket for detecting the trigger patterns. The trigger patterns are patterned to identify at least one mode shape of the turbine bucket. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078095 | WIND ENERGY POWER PLANT EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTICAL VIBRATION SENSOR - A wind energy power plant optical vibration sensor is described, using two light sources | 2013-03-28 |
20130078096 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PITCH VARIATION OF THE BLADES OF A PROPELLER, A PROPELLER, AND AN AIRCRAFT | 2013-03-28 |
20130078097 | ACTUATING SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLIGHT OF A POWER WING PROFILE FOR CONVERSION OF WIND ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL ENERGY - An actuating system for controlling the flight of a power wing profile or kite controlled via at least two cables for conversion of wind energy into electrical or mechanical energy, includes a first unit for exerting an action of unwinding-winding of the cables to the same extent, and a second unit set between the power kite and the first unit for providing an action of differential control of the cables. The system employs a single motor or motor/generator. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078098 | ROLLER BEARING, RETAINER SEGMENT, SPACER AND MAIN SHAFT SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF WIND-POWER GENERATOR - A roller bearing comprises an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rollers arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring, and a plurality of retainer segments having a plurality of column parts extending in a direction along a shaft so as to form a pocket for holding the roller, and connection parts and extending in a circumferential direction to connect the plurality of column parts, and continuously lined with each other in the circumferential direction between the outer ring and the inner ring. The column part is positioned at an circumferential end of the retainer segment. Here, a circumferential outer side end face of the column part positioned at the end is flat, and a circumferential inner side end face of the column part positioned at said end is provided with a recess recessed in the circumferential direction to reduce the thickness of the column part. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078099 | JOINING STRUCTURE OF ROTATION PART OF ROTARY MACHINE AND METHOD OF JOINING ROTATION PART OF ROTARY MACHINE - A joining structure of a rotation part of a rotary machine, where the rotation part including blades and a shroud, includes a welded part made up of a solidified melted part of the blades and the shroud, and a brazed part disposed at a junction part of the blades and the shroud. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078100 | LOW OFFSET HINGELESS ROTOR WITH PITCH CHANGE BEARINGS - A hub assembly for a tilt rotor includes a yoke having a plurality of yoke arms located substantially orthogonal to a central axis of the hub assembly. An inboard pitch change bearing assembly substantially surrounds a yoke arm of the plurality of yoke arms. An outboard pitch change bearing assembly is located at the yoke arm. The inboard pitch change bearing assembly and the outboard pitch change bearing assembly are operably connectable with a rotor blade to allow pitch change of the rotor blade relative to the yoke about a pitch change axis. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078101 | INTERFACE ELEMENT BETWEEN A BLADE ROOT AND A BLADE ROOT HOUSING OF A TURBINE DISC, AND TURBINE ROTOR COMPRISING AN INTERFACE ELEMENT - An interface element to be mounted between a blade root and a blade root housing provided in a turbine disc of a gas turbine engine to limit wear between the root and the housing. The interface element includes: a base, configured to be aligned with a lower part of the root; and first and second upper side walls connected to the base and configured to surround the blade root up to an upper portion thereof, the first upper side wall including at least one ventilation opening to allow a flow of cooling air flowing through the rotor disc housing to flow over the upper portion of the root via the ventilation opening. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078102 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE HAVING A FAN WHEEL - The invention relates to an electrical machine having a fan wheel which comprises an injection-moulded blade carrier ring with fan blades as well as an annular insertion part which is integrated into the blade carrier ring and which comprises passage openings via which the blade carrier ring is connected to the fan blades. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078103 | HOLLOW FAN BLADE RIB GEOMETRY - A fan blade has a main body extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. Channels are formed into the main body from at least one open side. A plurality of ribs extend across the main body intermediate the channels. The fan blade has a dovetail and an airfoil extending radially outwardly from the dovetail. The ribs have a thickness defined as measured generally from the leading edge toward the trailing edge. A thickness of at least one of the ribs is generally thicker adjacent radially inner ends and becomes thinner moving in a radially outward direction. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078104 | FAN BLADE HAVING INTERNAL RIB BREAK-EDGE - A fan blade has a main body extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. Channels are formed into the main body from at least one open side. A plurality of ribs extend across the main body intermediate the channels. The fan blade has a dovetail, and an airfoil extends radially outwardly from the dovetail. The ribs having a thickness defined as measured from said leading edge toward said trailing edge. The ribs have break-edges at ends of the thickness that extend away from an outer face of the rib. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078105 | ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a rotor blade for a wind turbine, comprising a root of the rotor blade and a rotor blade aerofoil. The object of providing a rotor blade which can be easily and inexpensively produced even when of great lengths and which, what is more, enables a system for protection against lightning to be incorporated in a simplified way is achieved, for a rotor blade of the generic kind, by having the rotor blade consist of at least partly a fibre-reinforced plastics composite having metal inserts embedded in the matrix of the fibre-reinforced plastics composite. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078106 | FAN BLADE CHANNEL TERMINATION - A fan blade has a main body extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. Channels are formed into the main body from at least one open side. A plurality of ribs extend across the main body intermediate the channels. The fan blade has a dovetail, and an airfoil extending radially outwardly from the dovetail. The channels have a termination end adjacent a radially inner end of the ribs. The termination end is formed along a complex fillet with a first radius of curvature formed at the termination end, and a second radius of curvature merging into sides of the ribs. The second radius of curvature is greater than the first radius of curvature. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078107 | HOLLOW FAN BLADE CHANNEL CONFIGURATION TO REDUCE STRESS - A fan blade has a main body extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. Channels are formed into the main body from an open side extending toward an opposed closed side. A plurality of ribs extending across the main body intermediate the channels, the fan blade has a dovetail, and an airfoil extending radially outwardly from said dovetail. A bottom surface of the channels is defined at the closed side of the channels. Sides of the channel merge into sides of the ribs, with a compound fillet at the bottom surface. A first radius of curvature is used along the bottom, and merging into at least a second radius of curvature at the sides. The first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078108 | CEILING FAN MOTOR ADAPTER - A ceiling fan motor ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130078109 | OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREFOR - Structures and methods for elevating and retracting offshore wind turbine assemblies. Structures and methods are presented for elevating and retracting offshore wind turbine assemblies mounted on a tower in order to facilitate both service of the assemblies at any time, as well as preservation of the assemblies through storms or other high-wind weather events. Among the structures presented are folding wind turbine blades that may be folded into compact clusters and secured to braces in order to minimize damage during storms or other high-wind events. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078110 | OFFSET COUNTERBORE FOR AIRFOIL COOLING HOLE - The present application thus provides an airfoil for use in a turbine. The airfoil may include a wall, an internal cooling plenum, and a cooling hole extending through the wall to the cooling plenum. The cooling hole may include an offset counterbore therein. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078111 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC OIL PUMP - A temperature range in which an electric oil pump to supply oil to a vehicle drive system can start is enlarged to enhance an effective use degree, enhance a start success probability, and suppress malfunction occurrence. When a measured oil temperature To is in a temperature range (T | 2013-03-28 |
20130078112 | SUBLIMATION PUMP AND METHOD - A vacuum pump may comprise a grating, and a sublimation element. The grating may have a grating opening and a grating interior that may be bounded by at least one grating surface. The sublimation element may be located within the grating interior and may be configured to sublimate and form a reactive film on the grating interior upon heating of the sublimation element above the sublimation temperature. The reactive film may be effective to capture gas molecules entering the grating interior through the grating opening and contacting the reactive film. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078113 | SORPTION PUMP WITH MECHANICAL ACTIVATION OF GETTER MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR CAPTURING OF ACTIVE GASES - A sorption pump working according to the principle of mechanical activation of reactive getter materials at ambient temperature is presented. Pumps of the given type allow maintaining vacuum in different devices and apparatuses by sorption of any active gases with a controllable rate. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078114 | PHASE SHIFT CONTROLLER FOR A RECIPROCATING PUMP SYSTEM - A pump system using multiple reciprocating positive displacement pumps which phase shift is controlled by a phase shift controller. The phase shift controller uses a virtual master pump inside the phase shift controller which is used as a phase reference against which the phase shifts of the individual pumps is calculated. The phase shift controller adjusts the speed reference set-point for the variable speed drives of the individual pumps such that a desired phase shift is obtained and maintained. The operation of multiple reciprocating pumps using phase shift control can significantly reduce the pressure pulsation levels in the pump system. The use of a virtual master pump eliminates master slave scheduling and increases system reliability and availability as the operating of the phase control is not depending on the reliability of a real master pump. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078115 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING AND COMPRESSING A CO2-RICH STREAM - The present invention relates to a process and to a unit for drying and compressing a CO2-rich stream. The CO2-rich fluid is compressed in a compressor; upstream of the compression step, an antifreeze is mixed with the CO2-rich fluid containing water; the CO2-rich fluid containing the antifreeze is cooled, water is separated from the cooled fluid and the water-depleted cooled fluid is compressed in the compressor; and the CO2-rich fluid containing water is sent to a scrubbing column fed with a water/antifreeze mixture, where it cools and is separated from the water. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078116 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GAS REPLACEMENT OF CONTAINER - Disclosed is a device for gas replacement capable of reducing the amount of replacement gas, improving a gas replacement rate, and reducing the amount of split liquid. In a replacement nozzle ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130078117 | DENSE PHASE PUMP FOR DRY PARTICULATE MATERIAL - A dense phase pump for particulate material includes a pump chamber wherein material flows into the pump chamber under negative pressure and flows out of the pump chamber under positive pressure. A plurality of pinch valves are provided to control flow of material into and out of the pump chamber. The pinch valves are operated independent of each other and of the pump cycle rate. A modular design of the pump is provided. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078118 | SUB-FRAME INTEGRATION OF MOTOR-COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS - Apparatus and methods for supporting a compression system are provided. The apparatus includes a compressor support coupled to a compressor, and a motor support coupled to a motor, the motor and the compressor being stand-alone units and having a shaft extending therebetween. The apparatus also includes a subframe connector coupled to the compressor support and the motor support and configured to prevent radial and axial misalignment of the shaft. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078119 | Bearing arrangement for air compressor - An air compressor includes a cylinder housing, a piston slidably received in the cylinder housing, a gear member rotatably attached to a supporting plate with a pivot shaft, an eccentric member attached to the gear member and having an eccentric pin coupled to the piston rod, a motor attached to the supporting plate and having a pinion engaged with the gear member, the supporting plate includes a space for engaging with a bearing member, and includes an engaging element, and the bearing member includes another engaging element for engaging with the engaging element of the supporting plate and for anchoring the bearing member to the supporting plate and for preventing the bearing member from being rotated relative to the supporting base. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078120 | Ejector-Less Vacuum Creation Pump Using Suction - Improvements in an ejector-less vacuum creation pump using suction from a low vibration and noise Eddy pump to create vacuum from the suction side of the pump volute where a liquid tornado effect feeds into an Eddy current effect located in the tornado center. Low heat is transferred to the fluid used to create the vacuum. The piping provides a fully open looped system, enabling self-priming of the pump where 2″ solid objects can pass thru the pump without clogging or plugging the pump. Fluid can be pumped in any direction with up to a 4 psi head pressure using the pump as a dedicated discharge pump and for quicker discharging of a VCHT tank at increased head pressures. This pump implement continuous vacuum creation, maintaining 18 Hg with a vacuum release valve to prevent build-up of urine crystals and other pipe clogging issues. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078121 | SEPARATION TYPE PNEUMATIC DUAL PARTITION MEMBRANE PUMP AND EXTERNAL PNEUMATIC CONTROL VALVE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a separation type pneumatic dual partition membrane pump, which comprises a pump body and an external pneumatic control valve which is separately installed. Through the operation of the external pneumatic control valve, the main shaft of the pump body and the valve rod of the external pneumatic control valve are reciprocally moved, and the two partition membranes respectively generate stretch and compress motions for changing the volume of each liquid room in the pump body so as to perform the pump stroke and the liquid suction stroke to the liquid. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078122 | Diaphragm Circulator - A diaphragm circulator for liquid material having an internal circuit provided with at least one material intake orifice for discharging the material. The circulator body defines a propulsion chamber with rigid walls between which a deformable diaphragm is placed in such a way that the edge thereof is adjacent to the intake orifice and the edge is adjacent to the discharge orifice for forming a ripple carrier. A diaphragm-exciting member is arranged on the side of the intake orifice for producing a reciprocating motion on the corresponding diaphragm edge in such a way that the ripple is generated and is provided with the circulator rigid walls which are arranged inside free ripple amplitude envelope surfaces extending along the diaphragm. The diaphragm is associated by at least one edge thereof with means for generating a tension therein at least while the ripple is generated in such a way that during the operation, the diaphragm tension on the side of the discharge orifice is greater than on the side of the intake orifice. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078123 | ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR A MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR AND SAID MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - An electric motor for a motor-driven compressor is provided. The electric motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator is fixed to a housing. The rotor is arranged outward of the stator. The rotor is mounted on a rotary shaft to rotate integrally with the rotary shaft. The stator includes slots and a stator coil wound about the slots. The rotor includes a rotary support and a magnet. The rotary support is fixed to the rotary shaft to rotate integrally with the rotary shaft. The magnet is supported by the rotary support. The arrangement of the magnetic poles of the magnet in the circumferential direction is a Halbach array. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078124 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor of motor-driven compressor includes a plurality of phase coils, and a plurality of phase wires are drawn from each of the phase coils. The phase wires are bundled and form a phase wire bundle. The tip portions of the phase wires are connected electrically by a conductive ring caulked by heating. A wire joint is formed so as to connect electrically each phase wire at the tip portion of the phase wire bundle. A storage chamber is formed so as to penetrate a cluster block. The wire joint is inserted in the storage chamber. The insertion opening is closed by a cylindrical member made of rubber. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078125 | AIR OPERATED DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM PUMP - A double diaphragm pump is provided. The pump includes an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold, an air valve housing, first and second diaphragm housings, and a collar. The inlet manifold has at least one passageway configured to direct fluid from an inlet port on the inlet manifold. The outlet manifold has at least one passageway configured to direct fluid to an outlet port on the outlet manifold. Each of the housings is in selective fluid communication with the inlet and outlet manifolds. The collar is configured to be rotatably attached to the inlet manifold and the pump. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078126 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a discharge chamber, compressor chamber, valve plate, and discharge reed valve. The valve plate includes a fixing surface, exposed to the discharge chamber, and a discharge port, which communicates the discharge chamber and the compression chamber. The discharge reed valve includes a fixed portion, fixed to the fixing surface, a base portion, separable from the valve plate, and a valve portion, which closes the discharge port. The valve plate includes an annular seal surface, recessed groove, receiving surface, and support surface. The seal surface contacts the valve portion around the discharge port. The recessed groove is arranged in the fixing surface outward from the seal surface. The receiving surface is flush with the fixing surface and contacts a distal region of the valve portion. The support surface is flush with the fixing surface and contacts a central region of the valve portion. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078127 | VANE CELL PUMP - The invention relates to a vane cell pump, having a rotor mounted in a pump housing and driven by a shaft, multiple vane plates mounted in this rotor in radially displaceable manner, and an outer ring surrounding the rotor and the vane plates, whereby this ring is disposed either directly in the pump housing or in a setting ring that can be moved in the pump housing along predetermined paths. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078128 | COMPRESSOR INCLUDING BIASING PASSAGE LOCATED RELATIVE TO BYPASS PORTING - A compressor may include a first scroll member, a second scroll member and a seal engaged with the second scroll member. The first scroll member may include a first end plate having a first spiral wrap extending therefrom. The second scroll member may be supported relative to the first scroll member and may include a second end plate having a second spiral wrap extending therefrom and meshingly engaged with said first spiral wrap. The second end plate may define a discharge port, bypass porting and a biasing passage. The biasing passage may be in communication with the bypass porting during a portion of a compression cycle of the compressor. The seal and the second scroll member may define an axial biasing chamber in communication with the biasing passage. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078129 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - The present disclosure relates to a scroll compressor. According to the present disclosure, in a shaft penetration scroll compressor in which an eccentric portion of the rotation shaft is overlapped with a orbiting wrap of the orbiting scroll in a radial direction, a back pressure chamber formed at a rear surface of the orbiting scroll may be eccentrically formed from the circular center around a discharge port to correspond to the eccentric discharge port, thereby effectively preventing tilting of the orbiting scroll due to the eccentricity of a gas force generated while the discharge port is eccentrically formed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078130 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - The present disclosure relates to a scroll compressor. According to the present disclosure, an oldham ring for preventing the rotation movement of a orbiting scroll may be fabricated by sintering metal powder to have a yield stress above 300 MPa, and thus even when a gas force is eccentrically generated it may be possible to prevent the oldham ring supporting the circular movement of the orbiting scroll from being damaged due to this, thereby enhancing the compressor performance. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078131 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor is provided that may include a differential pressure hole formed at or in an orbiting scroll that communicates a high pressure part with an intermediate pressure part, a decompression portion formed in the differential pressure hole and having a pin member inserted therein to decompress oil. An inner diameter D | 2013-03-28 |
20130078132 | Method for Integrally Forming Multiple Metal Materials as a Metal Object - An integral forming method for a composite metal includes: a preparation step including preparing powders of at least two metals or alloys; a formation step including producing a single blank from the powders of one of the at least two metals or alloys by pressing molding or metal injection molding, and then producing a composite metal blank from the single blank and the powders of a remainder of the at least two metals or alloys; and a sintering step including sintering the composite metal blank into a composite metal product. The processing procedures are simplified, and the production is easier. Limitation to the choices of materials is small. The bonding strength of the composite metal is enhanced. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078133 | ELEVATED REFRACTORY ALLOY WITH AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE AND LOW-TEMPERATURE DUCTILITY AND METHOD THEREOF - An elevated refractory alloy with ambient-temperature and low-temperature ductility and the method thereof is disclosed, that is, at least four high-melting point metal elements are composed with at least four carbides of the high-melting point metal elements through a high-temperature alloy process, the carbides is dissolved in the high-melting point metal elements, therefore the high-melting point metal elements are wet and composed with the carbides, consequently the crystallographic structure composed by the high-melting point metal elements and the carbides is changed from a body-centered cubic structure to a face-centered cubic structure. Therefore, at least four high-melting point metal elements are composed with corresponding carbides of the four high-melting point metal elements and an alloy material is made through high-temperature, wherein the crystallographic structure of the alloy material is a face-centered cubic structure so as to let that the alloy material is convenient machined. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078134 | LEAN AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL - An austenitic stainless steel composition including relatively low Ni and Mo levels, and exhibiting corrosion resistance, resistance to elevated temperature deformation, and formability properties comparable to certain alloys including higher Ni and Mo levels. Embodiments of the austenitic stainless steel include, in weight percentages, up to 0.20 C, 2.0-9.0 Mn, up to 2.0 Si, 15.0-23.0 Cr, 1.0-9.5 Ni, up to 3.0 Mo, up to 3.0 Cu, 0.05-0.35 N, (7.5(C))≦(Nb+Ti+V+Ta+Zr)≦1.5, Fe, and incidental impurities. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078135 | Steel Product with Improved Weathering Characteristics in Saline Environment - The present invention is related to a steel product of the weathering steel type, i.e. a product exhibiting increased corrosion resistance after having been exposed to the outside environment for a given time. According to the invention, the steel product is defined by a composition consisting of (in wt %):—Carbon between 0.03 and 0.2,—Manganese between 0.5 and 2,—Copper between 0 and 0.5,—Ti between 0 and 0.1,—Cr between 0 and 0.5,—Nickel between 0 and 0.2,—Niobium between 0 and 0.1,—Nitrogen between 0 and 0.01,—Sulphur between 0 and 0.01, Phosphor between 0 and 0.01,—Aluminium higher than 0 and maximum 1.5,—Silicon between 0.25 and 1.5, the balance being Fe and accidental impurities, and wherein the sum of the Al and Si levels is higher than about 0.85 wt %. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078136 | NICKEL-BASED ALLOY - Nickel-based alloy consisting of (in % by mass) Si 0.8-2.0%, Al 0.001-0.1%, Fe 0.01-0.2%, C 0.001-0.10%, N 0.0005-0.10%, Mg 0.0001-0.08%, O 0.0001-0.010%, Mn max. 0.10%, Cr max. 0.10%, Cu max. 0.50%, S max. 0.008%, balance Ni and the usual production-related impurities. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078137 | USE OF A COPPER ZINC ALLOY - A copper zinc alloy that is used as a material for a sliding bearing wherein the alloy comprises 59-73% copper, 2.7-8.5% manganese, 1.5-6.3% aluminum, 0.2-4% silicon, 0.2-3% iron, 0-2% lead, 0-2% nickel, 0-0.4% tin, residual zinc and unavoidable impurities. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078138 | Bi-Al-Zn-BASED Pb-FREE SOLDER ALLOY - There is provided a Pb-free solder alloy whose residual stress during solidification is small and which achieves high joint strength and high reliability, can suppress a reaction between Ni and Bi or diffusion of Ni when used to join Ni-containing electronic parts or substrates, and can withstand a high reflow temperature. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078139 | CONTROL OF DEFORMATION-INDUCED IMPERFECTIONS TO ENHANCE STRENGTH OF METALS AND ALLOYS - The disclosed invention specifies: 1) a metal or alloy with specific characteristics of its Deformation-induced Volumetric Microstructural Imperfections (DIVMI), 2) a method to measure these imperfections, and 3) a method to control these imperfections in a way that enhances one or more of strength, ductility, and the high cycle fatigue endurance limit of metals and alloys. The invention recognizes that all deformation-processed metals or alloys contain DIVMI and that through Severe Plastic Deformation processing one can minimize the characteristics of DIVMI that limit mechanical properties. Application of the methods to measure and control imperfections allows one to produce metals and alloys with strengths approaching the theoretical limit of strength. | 2013-03-28 |
20130078140 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED STERILIZATION - A portable gas transfer device for point-of-use sterilization at a sterilization site includes: a housing; a pressurized gas canister held by the housing; a first passageway in fluid communication with the pressurized gas canister and configured to supply pressurized pre-sterilization gas from the pressurized gas canister to the site; a gas discharge canister held by the housing; and a second passageway in fluid communication with the gas discharge canister and configured to supply post-sterilization gas from the site to the gas discharge canister. Additional related devices, systems and methods are provided. | 2013-03-28 |