16th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090094920 | Fibrous insulation building products having reduced gaseous emissions - A fibrous glass insulation building product includes a fibrous glass body of fibrous materials having at least one binder material that emits gaseous materials, and a gas absorbent material. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094921 | Roof Fixing Assembly - A roof assembly ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090094922 | LOW PROFILE REINFORCING TAPE - A reinforcing tape for imbedding in a joint compound, has reinforcing yarns defining openings for passage of the joint compound, wherein; the openings are bounded by the yarns; the yarns are provided with one or more coatings adding tensile strength and resistance to pull out of the yarns from the joint compound. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094923 | Insulation system for building structures - A finishing system has lineal adaptors which are used with primary lineals where the primary lineals are fixed to a building structure to create primary insulation cavities. Insulation panels are positioned within the primary insulation cavities and the lineal adaptors are added to the primary lineals to create secondary insulation cavities. Finish insulation panels are positioned within the secondary insulation cavities and trim pieces are added to the lineal adaptors. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094924 | SECTIONING SCHEME APPLIED TO TWO OR FOUR FOOT CROSS TEE MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH A CEILING GRID SYSTEM AND FOR RESIZING BOTH THE CROSS TEE AND ASSOCIATED CEILING TILE FOR INSTALLATION AT A BORDER CUT LOCATION BETWEEN A MAIN TEE AND PARALLEL EXTENDING WALL ANGLE - A cross tee incorporating a measurement scheme for reduce sizing both the cross tee and ceiling tile to fit within a border less than an original length of the cross tee and which spans between a main tee and a parallel extending and wall supported wall angle. The cross tee body exhibiting a tile support and web in cross section and terminating in first and second connector clips. A first marking scheme is applied to the body and includes a first center point designation, with at least one additional 6″ off center designation outwardly and towards each of the connector clip ends. A second marking scheme is applied to the body in complementing fashion to the first marking and identifies 1″ incrementing distances from the center point designation, a furthest-most designation being spaced a remaining distance from the center point of an approximately located connector clip. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094925 | Method for Mounting Blades on a Supporting Structure and Improved Fixing Element - The invention relates to an element for fixing ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090094926 | System and method of repaneling a structure - A bracket or retrofitting panels to a structure is provided with first, second and top walls which define a channel. The channel is sized and shaped to enclose existing fasteners on the structure. A base flange may cantilever from the first or second walls and extend away from the first and second walls to enable a user to secure the bracket to the structure prior to placing new panels on the bracket. Another base flange may cantilever away from the second wall, toward the first wall, and be sized to place a leading edge portion of the base flange adjacent existing fasteners on the structure to locate the bracket before installation and prevent lateral movement of the bracket along existing panels. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094927 | Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient Building Panel Assemblies Comprised of Load and Non-Load Bearing Substituent Panels - This invention relates to building materials and methods. A building assembly for constructing a building includes load bearing structural panels joined and finished with a non-load bearing panels. The load bearing panels comprise a structural concrete insulating panel (SCIP) comprising a pair of wire mesh members sandwiching a middle member comprising polystyrene, wherein each of said wire mesh members defines two outwardly projecting screed ridges. The non-load bearing panels comprise a pair of fiber cement boards sandwiching a polystyrene core. The load bearing SCIP panel is placed in position and then the non-load bearing panel is positioned in a desirous location abutting the SCIP. The SCIP then receives a layer of cementitious material that is cut flat using the screed ridges. The assembled SCIP and non-load bearing composite is then finished with a final finishing layer so that the entire assembly has the same outer appearance. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094928 | Spacer and building component for a wall structure and method and device - In a building component or shuttering body ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090094929 | REINFORCED STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND FRAME STRUCTURES - Disclosed are frame members and mullions for a window frame that comprise a reinforcing member that is surrounded by an outer plastic layer. The outer plastic layer is held securely to the reinforcing member as a result of a waist banding effect that comprises an inward force created by the outer plastic layer as it cools and contracts around the reinforcing member. In addition, lobes are formed in the reinforcing member that assist in holding the outer plastic layer to the reinforcing member. Window inserts can be removed and replaced using adapters and removable brackets. Frame members and mullions can be built sufficiently strong to provide structural support. The frame can also be used to hold photovoltaic cells and protective coverings for photovoltaic cells. Structural members are also disclosed that have reinforcing members with apertures, debossing, scarification and/or indentations that secure the thermoplastic layer to the reinforcing member. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094930 | Wooden Lattice Girder for Construction - The invention proposes a wooden lattice girder | 2009-04-16 |
20090094931 | Non-top supported fence installation bracket - A non-top-supported column attachment bracket assembly is provided, that includes a generally W-shaped bracket to provide a strong connection between non-top supported wood fences and masonry walls such as concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls or cast in place (CIP) walls. The W-shape provides a matrix inside the hardening structure of the wall, while simultaneously engaging the horizontal reinforcing bar of the wall. The W-anchor further includes a cover plate disposed onto the bracket. The W-shaped bracket can be installed to the upper portion of the wall just prior to grouting or during grouting, where the bracket can be pressed onto the horizontal bar before the grout has hardened. After the hardening structure is cured, fencing posts are attached to a column connection portion of the W-anchor that extends from the top of the wall. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094932 | Wall Drying Method and Apparatus - A system for drying walls includes a panel which has a first portion, a second portion, and a body portion, the body portion joining the first portion and the second portion, the first portion being in contact with a floor and the second portion being in contact with a wall, the panel creating a channel through which air is passed to extract water from the wall. A method of drying lower portions of walls within a water-damaged building includes placing a plurality of panels against the lower portions of walls such that a channel is created along the lower portions of the walls and forcing air along the channel. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094933 | Wall Shoe - A wall shoe includes a generally rectangular body that is placed beneath a wall covering to protect the wall covering from water damage; the wall shoe providing access to the interior of a wall. A method of extracting moisture from the interior components of a wall includes interposing a wall shoe between a lower edge of a wall covering and a floor, the wall shoe being a rectangular body with a number of channels passing through the thickness of the rectangular body; following exposure of the wall to water, utilizing the wall shoe to provide access to the interior components of the wall; and providing an air flow; the air flow drying the interior of the components of the wall through access provided by the wall shoe. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094934 | Method for Making Non-linearly Elastic Composite Systems - The present invention discloses a method for making and use Non-linearly Elastic Composite Systems wherein said non-linearly elastic composite systems comprises non-linearly strain changes in beam height during bending. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094935 | MULTI-STOREY INSULATED CONCRETE FORM STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A method of constructing one or more storeys of a multi-storey insulated concrete form structure using insulated forms and a multi-storey insulated concrete form structure built using the method. An aspect of the method comprises erecting a set of forms comprising an inner form and an outer form a set distance apart, the outer form extending higher than the inner form when erected. Pouring concrete between the forms upto an upper portion of the inner form and allowing the concrete to set creating a first concrete bearing surface. Positioning a floor on the first concrete bearing surface above the inner form. Pouring concrete between the floor and the outer form to an upper portion of the outer form and allowing the concrete to set creating a second bearing surface substantially in-line with the upper portion of the outer form. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094936 | Drywall tape dispensing mudbox - A drywall tape dispensing tool for applying drywall tape and joint compound simultaneously to a drywall joint. The apparatus includes a tape dispensing mechanism fastened to a housing with a chamber for holding drywall joint compound. A tape is passed from the dispenser through the chamber where both sides of the tape are exposed to the compound. Excess compound is removed from the tape as it passes through a tape dispensing slot. An adjustable plate allows a user to selectively determine the amount of joint compound removed from the tape and the amount of pull necessary to bring the tape through the chamber. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094937 | Mortar finishing tool - Provided is a mortar finishing tool specifically adapted to use for touching up and finishing brick-work jobs. A plate has a left edge, a right edge, a front edge, and rear edge. A left beveled lip is formed integral to the left edge along the length thereof projecting upwardly from the left edge obliquely towards the plate. A rear beveled lip is attached proximate to the rear edge along the length thereof, the rear beveled lip being generally L-shaped in cross-section having a base attached to the plate with its upper portion angled obliquely towards the plate. A handle projects from the rear edge of the plate situated co-planar to the plate. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094938 | APPLICATING MACHINE - An applicating machine for applying a flexible carrier to a plurality of containers provided from an infeed includes a jaw assembly that reciprocates to apply a generally continuous string of carrier stock onto a quantity of containers. A carrier unwinder is integrated with the applicating machine to provide the generally continuous string of carrier stock for packaging desired sets of containers. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094939 | INFLATION AND SEALING DEVICE WITH DISENGAGEMENT MECHANISM - A device for inflating and sealing an inflatable structure, such as inflatable cushions is disclosed. The device includes an inflation assembly configured for inflating a cushion cavity of a film material with a fluid such as air and a sealing assembly comprising first and second assembly portions configured for receiving and sealing overlapping portions of the film. A disengagement mechanism is associated with the first and second assembly portions for moving the first assembly portion relative to the second assembly portion for reversibly disengaging the portions for releasing the pressure therebetween. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094940 | APPARATUS FOR FORMULATING AND ASEPTICALLY FILLING LIQUID PRODUCTS - An apparatus and method are provided for formulating and aseptically filling liquid products. A first liquid source includes at least one first liquid component; a second liquid source includes at least one second liquid component; and a container includes a body defining an empty, sterile storage chamber therein that is sealed with respect to ambient atmosphere. The container is introduced into a sterile filling chamber. A first filling member coupled in fluid communication with the first liquid source is placed in fluid communication with the storage chamber of the container located in the sterile filling chamber, and the first liquid component is aseptically introduced through the first filling member and into the storage chamber. A second filling member coupled in fluid communication with the second liquid source is placed in fluid communication with the storage chamber of the container located in the sterile filling chamber, and the second liquid component is aseptically introduced through the second filling member and into the storage chamber and, in turn, the first and second liquid components are combined into a liquid product formulation within the sterile chamber of the container. The first and second filling members are withdrawn from fluid communication with the storage chamber of the container located within the sterile filling chamber, and the filled storage chamber is sealed with respect to ambient atmosphere to hermetically seal the liquid product formulation within the storage chamber of the container. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094941 | Method for Bifolding an Article and Article Made Thereby - A method is provided for bifolding articles on a high speed production line on which the articles are moved along a predetermined path. The method includes the use of a vacuum conveyor assembly to engage the leading end portion of an article and transport it in the machine direction, thereby potentially reducing the occurrence of undesirable misalignment of the article end edges during a bifolding process. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094942 | CARRIAGE FOR A STRETCH WRAPPING MACHINE - A stretch wrap assembly comprising a base, a turntable mounted on the base, a column on the base and a carriage movable upon the column. The carriage includes a first nip roller, a first pre-stretch roller, an idler roller, a second pre-stretch roller and a second nip roller. The carriage is configured to have stretch wrap threaded through the carriage from a roll of stretch wrap, around a portion of a circumferences of the first nip roller, the first pre-stretch roller, the idler roller, the second pre-stretch roller, and the second nip roller and to the package. The first nip roller and the second nip roller can be on a chassis to be able to move rotationally and laterally relative to the first pre-stretch roller and the second pre-stretch roller. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094943 | Absorbent article package with enhanced grip - A package having an absorbent article and outer package having a web package material, with grip areas. The grip areas enhance gripping, handling, carrying, and stacking of the package. The grip areas include a strainable network having at least two visually distinct regions of the same material composition. The first region undergoes a molecular-level deformation and the second region initially undergoes a substantially geometric deformation when the web package material is subjected to an applied elongation in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of elongation, and wherein the first region and the second region are positioned on one or more grip areas of the outer package, wherein only a portion of the outer package has first and second regions. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094944 | Product Package - A product package formed from a vertical form, fill, seal process includes a single piece of film arranged and configured to define a container portion. The container includes a top seal portion, a bottom seal portion, and one side seal portion. Additionally, the container includes at least one folded side edge. The top and bottom seal portions include concave edges defining convex profiles of the container portion. The convex profiles of the container portion intersect the side seals to advantageously blunt corners of the product package to advantageously reduce localized stresses. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094945 | Apparatus For Producing Bags With Three Dimensional Designs - The bag-making packaging machine 20 comprises a tubular former 23 having a former surface for aligning a packaging film 11, a pull-down mechanism 24, a vertical seal mechanism 21, a horizontal seal mechanism 22, and a molding apparatus 25 for molding three dimensional designs, in which the tubular former 23 has a molding surface 30 for molding the three dimensional designs at any position of the former surface, and the molding apparatus 25 is provided at the position opposite to the molding surface 30 of the former. As specific examples of the molding apparatus 25, a heater, a light irradiation apparatus, a mold, and pressing machine can be exemplified. When the molding apparatus 25 is the heater or the optical irradiation apparatus, a foamable ink is contained in the printing layer of the packaging film 11 to foam. When the molding apparatus 25 is the mold, the embossing is performed by further laminating the reinforcement sheet or the sheet for the three dimensional designs on the packaging film 11. And when the molding apparatus 25 is the pressing machine, the three dimensional sheet is laminated on the packaging film 11 beforehand. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094946 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEB MANUFACTURING - The present invention provides a sensing system and method adapted for use in monitoring and detecting features of a web for manufacturing. The sensing system has an energy source adapted to project an energy beam onto the web and a sensor positioned relative to the web and the energy source to sense attenuation of the energy beam from the energy source to detect, locate, identify, or measure the web or its features. The method includes passing the web through a light from a light source, measuring attenuation of the light from the light source with an optical sensor, and identifying an optical signature as a function of attenuation for characterizing the web and/or its feature. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094947 | Packaging Apparatus for Handling Pills and Associated Method - A packaging apparatus and method are provided for depositing pills into a container. At least one cylindrical rotary slat is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and includes a radially inward portion defining a plurality of pill apertures. Each pill aperture receives a pill from a plurality of pills in an interior space of the respective cylinder at a first angular position of the rotary slat. A negative pressure system applies a negative pressure to the pill apertures to retain the pills therein as the rotary slat rotates at least from the first to a second angular position. An ejection mechanism ejects the pills from the respective pill apertures toward the interior space at the second angular position. A collection mechanism disposed adjacent to the radially inward portion of the rotary slat about the second angular position collects the ejected pills and directs the pills toward the container for deposition therein. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094948 | Auto Tensioning System For Surface Wrap - A wrapping means tensioning device is provided for a round baler and comprises an idler assembly and an application assembly. Wrapping means, like net, when drawn during a wrapping cycle acts onto the idler assembly, which in turn will press an application element of the application assembly against a roll, on which wrapping means is stored. This provides for proper tension during a wrapping cycle without the need for springs or the like, the force of which would need to be overcome, when a wrapping device is brought into a non-operative loading mode. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094949 | Equine Support Boot - An equine support boot comprises a base portion, at least one upper strap, a concave portion formed in the base portion, an orthopedic pad disposed in the concave portion, and at least one sling strap connected to the base portion, the sling strap being configured to apply an upward force on the concave portion. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094950 | CALIBRATION UNIT FOR VOLATILE PARTICLE REMOVER - A penetration and removal efficiency calibration unit for a volatile particle remover in a solid particle counting system provides an accurate and efficient approach to calibration. The calibration unit includes an aerosol inlet, a flow meter downstream of the aerosol inlet, and a mixer. The flow meter receives the aerosol flow from the aerosol inlet and provides an output flow to the mixer. The mixer receives the output flow from the flow meter and also has a dilution gas inlet. The mixer provides a mixer output flow for reception by the volatile particle remover or particle counter. A first flow controller controls flow into the dilution gas inlet. The calibration unit also includes a bypass inlet. A second flow controller controls flow into the bypass inlet, and a control loop controls the bypass flow such that the aerosol flow tracks a reference value. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094951 | Air cleaner arrangments with end support for cartridge; components; and, methods - An air cleaner assembly is described and shown which includes a housing having an air flow inlet, an air flow outlet and a housing body and access cover. A serviceable filter cartridge is positioned within the housing. A projection/receiver arrangement providing for engagement between the cartridge and the access cover is provided. The projection/receiver arrangement can be configured in a manner that inhibits both cantilevered motion and rotational motion of the cartridge, once installed. An example projection/receiver arrangement is provided, which includes a serpentine receiving groove on the access cover and a serpentine projection on the filter cartridge. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094952 | FILTER ELEMENTS FOR CIRCULATING AIR SYSTEMS - An improvement to a reusable filtering assembly used in circulating air systems for residential or commercial heating and air conditioning systems. A series of layers consisting of filtering materials disposed between two framing units are comprised of the following: expanded metal lath, a layer of small fiber material, a layer of large fiber material, a layer of small crimp wire cloth, a layer of small fiber material, and a last layer of expanded metal lath. The present invention further comprises a stage loaded series of layers wherein the direction of air flow is from the first layer to the sixth layer comprising: Expanded Metal Lath, Small Fiber, Large Fiber, Small Crimp Wire Cloth, Small Fiber, and Expanded Metal Lath. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094953 | COMPACT FILTER ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR SEALING AN END THEREOF - A compact filter element and a method for sealing an end thereof are provided. The compact filter element includes a filter material formed into a winding and an adhesive element, having a predetermined size and shape, that fixes an outer end portion of the filter material to an outer side portion of the filter material. The adhesive element provides improved control of the amount of adhesive applied to the filter element, because the adhesive element has a predetermined amount of adhesive. Thus, the costs associated with the adhesive process can be reduced, by minimizing excessive use of adhesive. Also, the process of applying the adhesive element is a faster process and requires less expensive equipment to implement than a hot melt process. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094954 | Antifouling Composite Material - [Object] To provide a dustproof, antifouling, and highly durable composite material. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094955 | Crop Conditioning Roll With Herringbone Flutes Having A Radius - The conditioning rolls of a crop harvester have intermeshing metal ribs arranged in a herringbone pattern, each rib comprising a pair of end-to-end segments that converge spirally from opposite ends of the roll to a centermost radius. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094956 | HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT FOR WALK BEHIND MOWER - A movable power implement is provided for operation by an operator positioned adjacent to the implement and the operator directs the implement via a handle of the implement. The implement includes a lower portion having a base, a motor located on the base, a driven operational mechanism operatively connected to the motor for driven operation, a first handle portion connected to the base, a second handle portion connected to the first handle portion, and a handle height adjustment apparatus. The handle height adjustment apparatus includes a connection mechanism adjustably connecting the second handle portion to the first handle portion. The connection mechanism includes a first pin located on one of the first and second handle portions and a plurality of pin receptacles located on the other of the first and second handle portions. The first pin is locatable into a respective pin receptacle for each respective adjusted position of the second handle portion. The connection mechanism includes a cam movable between a locked position in which the cam holds the first pin locked into one of the plurality of pin receptacles and an unlocked position where the cam permits the first pin to be disengaged from the plurality of pin receptacles for movement of the first pin to any of the plurality of pin receptacles. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094957 | Combine Harvester Draper Header Having Flexible Cutterbar - A harvesting header having a flexible cutterbar assembly utilizes draper belts behind the cutterbar assembly to gently consolidate the severed crop materials and deliver them to a point of discharge and delivery, such as to the feederhouse of a combine harvester. One embodiment has draper assemblies and a central conveyor fixed relative to the flexible cutterbar assembly, while another has the draper assemblies and central conveyer flexible with the cutterbar assembly. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094958 | Joining method on a jet spinning machine, spinning device and jet spinning machine - A joining method wherein fibers of a fiber band are wound around an auxiliary thread threaded into a spinning device and drawn through a spinning cone. The newly spun thread is separated from the auxiliary thread and connected to the end of an upper thread. A spinning device is provided for a jet spinning machine for carrying out such method, comprising a first clamping device for temporary clamping of the upper thread and a second clamping device for temporary clamping of the auxiliary thread. A jet spinning machine for carrying out the method has a mechanism for storing the auxiliary thread and the newly spun thread, a mechanism for separating the auxiliary thread from the newly spun thread, and a splicing mechanism for connecting the newly spun thread to the upper thread, all arranged only on at least one operating carriage displaceable along multiple spinning stations. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094959 | PROCEDURE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF JEWELLERY ITEMS, IN PARTICULAR ROPES OR CHAINS, AND ITEMS OBTAINABLE THROUGH SUCH PROCEDURE - Procedure for making jewellery items such as ropes or chains, which provides for: a step for making a wire at full thickness with an external layer made of precious metal seamed on a support core made of non-precious metal; a coating step of the external layer through winding of adjacent coils of a continuous tape made of precious metal; a diamond-pattern engraving coating step; a step for shaping the wire wound with a diamond-pattern engraved coating, during which the wire is permanently deformed while the coating is deformed less maintaining a stable set of incisions produced by the diamond-pattern engraving operation with an intact shape in a manner to reflect the light in an ideal manner; a step for emptying the core made of non-precious metal through baths in acid solutions. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094960 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS TURBINE, METHOD OF OPERATION OF A COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT, AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT - In a method for operating a gas turbine (GT) with sequential combustion, which has at least one compressor ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090094961 | THRUST REVERSING VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE - A gas turbine engine system includes a first nozzle section associated with a gas turbine engine bypass passage and a second nozzle section that includes a plurality of positions relative to the first nozzle section. In at least one of the positions, there is a gap between the first nozzle section and the second nozzle section. A movable door between the first nozzle section and the second nozzle section selectively opens or closes the gap. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094962 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGENERATING AN EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for regenerating an emission control system of an internal combustion engine, comprising a storage catalytic converter, a first exhaust gas probe being situated in an exhaust gas tract upstream of the storage catalytic converter and a second exhaust gas probe being situated in a second exhaust gas tract downstream of the storage catalytic converter. A first output signal of a first exhaust gas probe and a second output signal of a second exhaust gas probe are supplied to an engine management system and the storage catalytic converter is regenerated by being exposed to a reductant in a regeneration phase. If the quantity of reductant is controlled by the engine management system during the regeneration phase, whereby said system detects the quantity of reductant that is present downstream of the storage catalytic converter by means of the second output signal of the second exhaust gas probe situated downstream of said converter, the charging of reductant can be significantly reduced with respect to an optimised dosage. Excess consumption of fuel or reductant as a result of the regeneration of the storage catalytic converter is minimised. In addition, the method improves the emission values, thus significantly contributing to the maintenance of emission limits. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094963 | Exhaust particulate matter measuring apparatus - A PM sensor for measuring particle matter in exhaust gas is disposed between a three-way catalyst and a muffler in an exhaust pipe, and has an oxidation catalyst and an electrical heater that are stacked together, and a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the oxidation catalyst interposed between the oxidation catalyst and the electrical heater. The oxidation catalyst carries a ceria as an oxygen-storing agent that occludes oxygen in the exhaust gas, and a ECU calculates a sediment amount of the exhaust particulate matter based on an amount of temperature rise when the electrical heater heats the oxidation catalyst and an accumulated value of an intake air amount. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094964 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - An exhaust purification apparatus for an engine comprises an upstream casing that has a cylindrical shape and accommodates a particulate filter; an exhaust gas outlet that is formed in a side wall of the upstream casing and discharges the exhaust gas that has passed through the particulate filter; a urea-water injector that is fixed to the upstream casing located in a position opposite to the exhaust gas outlet and injects urea-water toward the exhaust gas outlet; and a downstream casing that accommodates an ammonia selective reduction-type NOx catalyst into which the exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust gas outlet flows. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094965 | EXHAUST SYSTEM OF OUTBOARD MOTOR - An exhaust system of an outboard motor includes: an exhaust passage forward portion including exhaust passages for leading exhaust in the exhaust passage of an exhaust manifold; an exhaust passage reversed portion formed in parallel with the exhaust passage of the exhaust passage forward portion and including exhaust passages communicating with an exhaust passage in an engine holder; and an exhaust passage U-turn portion including an exhaust passage communicating with the exhaust passage of the exhaust passage forward portion and the exhaust passage of the exhaust passage reversed portion. A catalyst for purifying the exhaust is disposed at a junction between the exhaust passages. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094966 | AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE - An aftertreatment device ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090094967 | Second Air Flow Control Apparatus - A second air flow control apparatus disposed between an air inlet port of an engine and an exhaust port includes a body, a base, a moving member, and a gas thread. The body has a cavity, an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet and the air outlet being connected through the cavity. The base is fixed in the cavity, having at least an opening for controlling the air flow through the air flowing path. The moving member is pivotably disposed in the cavity or the base by a spring force and having at least a gate and a cover configured for controlling the area of the opening. The gas thread is connected to the moving member and configured for pulling the moving member to generate a processional rotation and a resetting rotation. The rotations are configured for controlling the gate and the cover part to adjust the opening area of the opening so as to precisely control the second air flow. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094968 | EXHAUST-GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE DISPOSITION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - An exhaust-gas purification device disposition structure of a vehicle, comprises a fuel tank with a fuel supply port which is disposed so as to be open to an outside of a vehicle compartment, and a urea tank to accommodate urea water solution as deoxidizer to purify exhaust gas. The urea tank is disposed outside the vehicle compartment, and a pouring port of the urea tank is provided inside the vehicle compartment. Accordingly, the urea water solution can be surely prevented from entering into the vehicle compartment even in case of the breakage of the urea tank, and the mistake of supplying the wrong liquid into the wrong supply (pouring) port tank which may be made by confusing the ports can be avoided. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094969 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY - An exhaust manifold may include a manifold body and a flange. The manifold body may include a first tube that forms an exhaust gas inlet. The flange may be coupled to the manifold body and may fix the manifold body to an engine. The flange may include a first aperture having first and second portions located along an axial extent of the first aperture. The first portion may extend to a first end surface of the flange and the second portion may extend to a second end surface of the flange. The first portion may have a first radial width that is less than a second radial width of the second portion. The second portion may receive an end of the first tube therein. The first tube may be fixed to the flange at a location within the first aperture between the first portion and the second end surface. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094970 | Exhaust Line for an Internal-Combustion Engine Having a Shut-Off Valve with a Diagnostic Capability - An exhaust line of an internal-combustion engine contains a catalyst and a bypass pipe bypassing the catalyst. The bypass pipe can be shut-off by way of a shut-off valve. The shut-off valve has a diagnostic device for diagnosing a tightness of the shut-off valve. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094971 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS TO SYNCHRONIZE A PLURALITY OF HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED COMPONENTS - Applicants' teachings relate to a system and apparatus to synchronize a plurality of hydraulically actuated components. In various embodiments of applicants' teachings, for example, but not limited to, in an automotive vehicle lift rack, a system and apparatus are disclosed to synchronize the platforms of the lift so that they are coplanar, and in some embodiments, maintained in a generally level configuration. The system comprises a hydraulic fluid reservoir, and at least two hydraulically actuated components in fluid communication by a first fluid flow path with the hydraulic fluid reservoir. Moreover, in accordance with various embodiments of applicants' teachings, a discharge valve is provided, the discharge valve in selective fluid communication by a second fluid flow path with a hydraulic fluid reservoir and the hydraulically actuated components. Moreover, in accordance with various embodiments of applicants' teachings, the system further comprises a control unit responsive to relative displacement of the at least two hydraulically actuated components. The control unit to selectively control the discharge valve, so that in response to the relative displacement of the at least two hydraulically actuated components the control unit activates the discharge valve to allow at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid to flow away by the second fluid flow path from at least one of the hydraulically actuated components and to synchronize the hydraulically actuated components. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094972 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a hydraulic control arrangement that is used particularly for controlling hydraulic consumers of a mobile machine tool. Said hydraulic control arrangement comprises a load signaling line to which the maximum load pressure of several hydraulic consumers that are simultaneously triggered via one respective main control valve can be applied, and a final section of which can be connected to a pump regulator. The hydraulic control arrangement further comprises a pressure relief valve which allows the control pressure to be limited in the final section of the load signaling line. In order to be able to easily and inexpensively control the pressure also for several hydraulic consumers, the pressure relief valve can be displaced in accordance with the level of a pilot signal that is used for triggering a main control valve. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094973 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT - A hydraulic circuit for heavy equipment is disclosed, which utilizes a hydraulic fluid supplied from a hydraulic pump for driving a cooling fan, as a pilot signal pressure, without installing a separate constant displacement pilot pump for supplying the pilot signal pressure to a control valve for controlling the hydraulic fluid to be supplied to a working device such as a boom. The hydraulic circuit includes first to third hydraulic pumps connected to an engine; a first control valve installed in a flow path of the first hydraulic pump; a second control valve installed in a flow path of the second hydraulic pump; a hydraulic motor connected to the third hydraulic pump; a cooling fan, connected to the hydraulic motor, for discharging cooling wind to an oil cooler; a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic tank; an electric relief valve, installed in a drain flow path of the third hydraulic pump, for variably controlling a rotation velocity of the cooling fan; a controller for controlling the hydraulic pressure that drives the hydraulic motor; and a pilot pressure generator, installed in a pilot flow path branched and connected to a flow path of the third hydraulic pump, for supplying a pilot signal pressure to the first and second control valves when shifting. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094974 | FUEL FEED CIRCUIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A head loss element is interposed between the outlet from the pump delivering high pressure fuel and the pipe feeding combustion chamber injectors. A servo-valve for feeding a hydraulic actuator of a variable-geometry component of the engine has an HP admission inlet connected to the outlet from the pump upstream from the head loss element and an LP outlet connected to the feed pipe downstream from the head loss element. Thus, the flow rate taken upstream from the head loss element for driving the actuator is compensated by the flow rate reinjected downstream from the head loss element, thereby avoiding any movement of the variable-geometry component giving rise to a disturbance in the flow rate delivered to the injectors. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094975 | HYDRAULIC SWIVEL MOTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The hydraulic chamber ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090094976 | VARIABLE HYDRAULIC MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE - A hydraulic motor | 2009-04-16 |
20090094977 | Linear free piston stirling machine - A linear free piston Stirling machine having a displacer piston mounted on first and second planar springs. The first spring has a stiffness which increases with increasing spring displacement. The second has a stiffness which is less variable with spring displacement to provide a combined stiffness which rapidly increases once the displacer piston displacement exceeds a fixed limit. Each of the springs has a plurality of spiral spring portions and a stress relieving hole beyond the outer edge of the spiral spring portions. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094978 | SUPERCHARGER FOR AN ENGINE - An engine system with a turbocharger is provided. The system may include an exhaust manifold having plural independent exhaust passages, each of the exhaust passages being connected to an exhaust port of a corresponding engine cylinder. The system may further include a collective part formed by gathering said independent exhaust passages in said exhaust manifold or on a downstream side of said exhaust manifold. The system may further include an exhaust turbocharger connected to a downstream side of said collective part. The system may further include a variable exhaust valve for changing each passage cross-sectional area of said independent exhaust passage at an upstream side of said collective part. The system may further include a controller for controlling said variable exhaust valve, wherein said controller is configured to perform independent exhaust throttle control for reducing a passage cross-sectional area of at least one of said independent exhaust passages. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094979 | Turbocharger with adjustable turbine geometry and a vane carrier ring - In an exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, which comprises a housing with an exhaust gas-conducting section with an inflow passage for directing exhaust gas to a turbine wheel arranged in the exhaust gas-conducting section including a carrier ring with an adjustable guide apparatus having guide vanes arranged on one side of the carrier ring for controlling the flow velocity of the exhaust gas flow to the turbine wheel, the carrier ring has at least one compensating opening extending therethrough so as to provide for pressure compensation between the inflow duct and a rear chamber which is arranged on a side of the carrier ring opposite the guide vanes. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094980 | Exhaust Heat Recovery Apparatus - An exhaust heat recovery apparatus includes a Stirling engine and a clutch. The Stirling engine produces motive power by recovering thermal energy from exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine from which exhaust heat is recovered. The motive power produced by the Stirling engine is transmitted to an internal combustion engine transmission through the clutch and an exhaust heat recovery device transmission, and combined with the motive power produced by the internal combustion engine through the internal combustion engine transmission, and is output from an output shaft. If rapid acceleration is required, and the increase in the rotation speed of the Stirling engine therefore lags behind the increase in the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine, the clutch is released. With this configuration, reduction in the power output from the heat engine, from which exhaust heat is recovered, is restricted, and the degradation of the acceleration performance is minimized. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094981 | WIND TURBINE GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM - A wind turbine having a tower and a nacelle, includes at least one unit to be heated or cooled. The unit can be housed within the tower or nacelle. A geothermal heat exchanger can be located inside the tower or nacelle. A geothermal cooling circuit provides flow communication between the unit to be heated or cooled and the heat exchanger, and contains a thermal transfer medium flowing between the unit and the heat exchanger for facilitating heating or cooling of the unit. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094982 | POWER STATION COMPRISING A CONDENSER INSTALLATION FOR THE CONDENSATION OF WATER VAPOUR - The invention relates to a power station comprising a condenser installation ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090094983 | STEAM TURBINE CYCLE - A steam turbine cycle of the present invention comprises a high pressure turbine | 2009-04-16 |
20090094984 | Staging for rich catalytic combustion - A catalytic reactor for a gas turbine engine comprising an air inlet, a premixing zone, a reacting zone comprising a reactive portion and a nonreactive portion, a post reaction mixing zone, a first fuel injection system for introducing fuel into the reactive portion, and a second fuel injection system for introducing fuel into the nonreactive portion. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094985 | Non-Rectangular Resonator Devices Providing Enhanced Liner Cooling for Combustion Chamber - Embodiments of the present invention provide resonators ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090094986 | Combustion Chamber Wall, Gas Turbine Installation and Process for Starting or Shutting Down a Gas Turbine Installation - In a combustion chamber wall for a combustion chamber having a combustion chamber outlet through which a hot combustion exhaust gas can exit the combustion chamber, the combustion chamber wall comprises an outlet end which surrounds the combustion chamber outlet, and the outlet end is provided with a tempering device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094987 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AIRFLOW WITH FLOWFIELD MOLDED HYPERSONIC INLET - A diverterless hypersonic inlet (DHI) for a high speed, air-breathing propulsion system reduces the ingested boundary layer flow, drag, and weight, and maintains a high capture area for hypersonic applications. The design enables high vehicle fineness ratios, low-observable features, and enhances ramjet operability limits. The DHI is optimized for a particular design flight Mach number. A forebody segment generates and focuses a system of multiple upstream shock waves at desired strengths and angles to facilitate required inlet and engine airflow conditions. The forebody contour diverts boundary layer flow to the inlet sides, effectively reducing the thickness of the boundary layer that is ingested by the inlet, while maintaining the capture area required by the hypersonic propulsion system. The cowl assembly is shaped to integrate with the forebody shock system and the thinned boundary layer region. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094988 | MULTI-CYCLE UNDERSEA POWER SYSTEM - A method of operating an internal combustion engine, such as a diesel engine, includes an air cycle and an exhaust cycle. During the air cycle, atmospheric air and fuel are combusted within the engine. During the exhaust cycle, no atmospheric air is introduced into the engine. Instead, exhaust gas is recirculated into to the engine. The exhaust gas provides a working fluid for a compression ignition cycle and the fuel is capable of air-independent combustion. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094989 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING DYNAMIC PRESSURE INSTABILITY IN BLEED DUCT - An apparatus and method for suppressing dynamic instability in a bleed duct of a gas turbine engine includes a fan bypass duct configured to permit a flow of air through the gas turbine engine. The fan bypass duct defines a fan duct surface, and the bleed duct has an inlet in fluid communication with the fan bypass duct and a flow control valve having an opened position and a closed position. A flow diverter is positioned on the fan duct surface proximate the inlet of the bleed duct and diverts the flow of air from the inlet when the flow control valve is closed, while permitting a portion of the flow of air to enter the inlet when the flow control valve is opened. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094990 | Heat Pump System, in Particular for a Household Appliance - A heat pump system including a heat pump having at least two Peltier elements arranged in series and connected to an energy supply, the heat pump system comprising an electrical dropping resistor arranged in series with the Peltier elements, wherein the Peltier elements and the dropping resistor are jointly supplied with energy by the energy supply. The heat pump system is preferably used in a household appliance, in particular a tumble drier. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094991 | High Efficiency Hybrid Air Conditioning System - A hybrid air conditioning system ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090094992 | GAS LIQUIFIER - A cryocooler for liquefying gas in which the neck of the dewar or cryostat includes a cold end of a cryocooler with the first stage cooling station, the first stage regenerator, the second stage cooling station, the second stage regenerator, and a condenser thermally coupled to the second cooling station. Radiation baffles are also present within the neck portion of the dewar between the storage portion for the dewar and the condenser, such that when the cryocooler is turned off, the radiation baffles reduce heat radiation on the cryogen in the storage section of the dewar. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094993 | LNG By-Pass for Open Rack Vaporizer During LNG Regasification - A process for vaporizing liquefied natural gas that is at a temperature of −220° F. or below which comprises (a) passing a first liquefied natural gas stream through an open rack vaporizer which uses a heat transfer agent which comprises water under conditions which will raise the liquefied natural gas to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquefied natural gas while lowering the temperature of the heat transfer medium by no more than 30° F.; (b) recovering a vaporized natural gas stream at a temperature T | 2009-04-16 |
20090094994 | CONTAINER INCORPORATING INTEGRAL COOLING ELEMENT - A beverage container is provided with an integral cooling element to maintain a beverage at a cooled temperature after exposure to a warmer environment. The cooling element incorporates use of solid/liquid phase change material. When the beverage is chilled, the phase change material is maintained in a solid state below its melting temperature. When the beverage container is exposed to a warmer environment, such as during consumption, the phase change material undergoes a phase change thereby absorbing heat from the surrounding beverage. The cooling element can either be attached to the inside of the container or free-floating, but in either case, is in direct contact with the beverage. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTS WITH FLUID RECIRCULATION AND CHILLING - Systems and methods freeze food products. A system provides a storage tank of liquefied gas, a gas-liquid separation tank, and a crust freezer. The crust freezer provides plates chilled by flow of liquefied gas through conduits traversing an interior volume of the plates. The method includes recirculating liquefied gas to improve cooling efficiency while lowering operation costs. The system and method further provide for integrated measurement and control of the flow of liquefied gas through components of the system. Freezing of the food products occurs at a surface of the food products along where the food products and the plate interface. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094996 | Production of very low-temperature refrigeration in a thermochemical device - The invention relates to a thermochemical device and to a method for producing refrigeration at very low temperature. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING PARAMETERS FOR A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH A VARIABLE SPEED COMPRESSOR - A system and method for calibrating parameters for a refrigeration system having a variable speed compressor is provided. A compressor is connected to a condenser and an evaporator. A condenser sensor outputs a condenser signal corresponding to at least one of a sensed condenser pressure and a sensed condenser temperature. An inverter drive modulates a frequency of electric power delivered to the compressor to modulate a speed of the compressor. A control module is connected to the inverter drive and determines a measured condenser temperature based on the condenser signal, monitors electric power data and compressor speed data from the inverter drive, calculates a derived condenser temperature based on the electric power data, the compressor speed data, and compressor map data for the compressor, compares the measured condenser temperature with the derived condenser temperature, and updates the compressor map data based on the comparison. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094998 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING PARAMETERS FOR A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH A VARIABLE SPEED COMPRESSOR - A system and method for evaluating parameters for a refrigeration system having a variable speed compressor is provided. A compressor is connected to a condenser and an evaporator. A condenser sensor and an evaporator sensor are provided. An inverter drive modulates a frequency of electric power delivered to the compressor to modulate a speed of the compressor. A monitor module receives compressor power data and compressor speed data from the inverter drive, determines a measured condenser temperature based on the condenser signal, determines a measured evaporator temperature based on the evaporator signal, calculates a first derived condenser temperature based on the compressor power data and the compressor speed data, calculates a second derived condenser temperature based on the measured evaporator temperature, the compressor power data and the compressor speed data, and compares the measured condenser temperature with the first and second derived condenser temperatures to determine whether any of the measured condenser temperature and the first and second derived condenser temperatures are inaccurate. | 2009-04-16 |
20090094999 | Apparatus for cooling systems - Apparatus for detecting the escape of a fluid from a cooling system having a passage ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095000 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit configured by the interconnection of a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor expansion valve, and an indoor heat exchanger; an operation controlling means capable of performing a refrigerant quantity judging operation to control constituent equipment such that the refrigerant circulation flow rate that is the refrigerant quantity circulating in the refrigerant circuit becomes constant; and a refrigerant quantity judging means that judges the adequacy of the refrigerant quantity in the refrigerant circuit using an operation state quantity of constituent equipment or refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant circuit during the refrigerant quantity judging operation. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095001 | Liquid Evaporation Cooling Apparatus - In an apparatus comprising: an evaporator | 2009-04-16 |
20090095002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING PARAMETERS FOR A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH A VARIABLE SPEED COMPRESSOR - A system and method for calculating parameters for a refrigeration system having a variable speed compressor is provided. A compressor is connected to a condenser and an evaporator. An evaporator sensor outputs an evaporator signal corresponding to at least one of an evaporator pressure and an evaporator temperature. An inverter drive modulates electric power delivered to the compressor to modulate a speed of the compressor. The control module is connected to the inverter drive and receives the evaporator signal, monitors electrical power data and compressor speed data from said inverter drive, and calculates at least one of a condenser temperature and a condenser pressure based on the evaporator signal, the electrical power data, and the compressor speed data. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095003 | Refrigeration cycle device - A refrigeration cycle device includes a first branch portion with branched first and second refrigerant passages, an ejector located in the first refrigerant passage, a first evaporator located in the first refrigerant passage to evaporate refrigerant flowing out of the ejector, a branch passage through which refrigerant upstream of a nozzle portion of the ejector flows into a refrigerant suction port of the ejector, a first throttle provided in the branch passage, a second evaporator located in the branch passage to evaporate the refrigerant flowing out of the first throttle, a second throttle provided in the second refrigerant passage, and a third evaporator located in the second refrigerant passage to evaporate the refrigerant flowing out of the second throttle. Furthermore, a pressure-loss generation portion is located to generate a pressure loss in the first refrigerant passage, thereby causing the refrigerant to easily flow into the second refrigerant passage. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095004 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AIR - A system for the provision of process air comprises a first cooling system ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095005 | Air-Conditioning System - Described is an air conditioning system with a heating function, wherein the inner heat exchanger is split in the air flow direction, wherein the first partial heat exchanger of the inner heat exchanger in the air flow direction preferably operates to cool the supply air, that is to say as a refrigerant evaporator, and wherein the second partial heat exchanger, which is connected downstream in the air direction, preferably operates to heat the supply air, that is to say as a refrigerant gas cooler, wherein the two partial heat exchangers of the inner heat exchanger can also both be used, in the case of the maximum cooling demand, as a refrigerant evaporator for cooling or can also both be used, in the case of the maximum heating demand, as refrigerant gas coolers for heating the supply air, and wherein in drying operation (reheat), the first partial heat exchanger of the inner heat exchanger in the air flow direction operates as a refrigerant evaporator and at the same time the second partial heat exchanger operates as a refrigerant gas cooler, as a result of which, in an advantageous manner in energy terms, the condensation heat of the air humidity is used, in addition to the compressor waste heat, for heating the supply air. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095006 | REFRIGERATION COMPARTMENT INCLUDING FREEZER SECTION - A walk-in cooler arranged in accordance with the invention includes a one or more refrigeration sections and a freezing compartment within the refrigeration section. The wall panels defining the freezing compartment are substantially thicker than the wall panels defining the refrigeration section. To accommodate the substantial change in panel thickness, panel conversion members are provided that couple panels having a substantial different in panel thickness, yet maintain a uniform exterior wall appearance. Ceiling conversion panels are also provided to enable a ceiling transition between the refrigeration section and the freezer compartment. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095007 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER, COVER MEMBER THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING INDOOR UNIT IN WALL - The indoor unit comprises a body and a cover member. The body has a rear ledge. The rear ledge can be embedded in a wall. The cover member has a plurality of cover elements. The plurality of cover elements is aligned along the direction in which the rear ledge is embedded in a wall. The plurality of cover elements can be partitioned. The cover member covers at least part of the rear ledge. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095008 | AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - An air conditioning unit has improved visual appeal in a non-operational state, and can reduce smudging of a ceiling in an air conditioned space by discharged air. The air conditioning unit is configured to be disposed above a space to be air-conditioned. The air conditioning unit includes a case, a first moveable panel, and a moveable panel actuating mechanism. The case has at least one discharge duct on a bottom face. The first moveable panel is configured to open and close the discharge duct. The moveable panel actuating mechanism moves the first moveable panels between a first position at which at least the outside section of the discharge duct is closed off, and a second position at which the outside section of the discharge duct is opened. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095009 | Refrigerator with icemaker - A refrigerator with an icemaker ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095010 | DISPENSER AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a dispenser and a refrigerator having the same, the dispenser comprising a dispenser cover having an accommodating space with a front surface open, a trey slidably retracted in the dispenser cover, and a protrusion elastically contacted with one of the dispenser cover and the trey to thusly be relatively moved. Accordingly, the sliding of the trey can smoothly be performed, and an unexpected trey separation due to a small external force applied thereto upon opening/closing the refrigerator door can be prevented. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095011 | CAN SERVER AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a can server, and a refrigerator having the can server. The refrigerator having a can server, comprises: a refrigerator body having a cooling chamber therein; a door for opening and closing the cooling chamber; and a can server having a body arranged so as to be rotatable between a supporting position protruding from an inner wall of the cooling chamber or the door and supporting a can, and a withdrawing position implemented on the inner wall in upper and lower directions. When using the can server, the body of the can server is rotated to the supporting position thereby to support a can. On the contrary, when not using the can server, the body of the can server is rotated to the withdrawing position in parallel to the wall surface thereby to enhance a spatial utilization degree for the cooling chamber, a home bar, or an inner space of the door. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095012 | Double-effect adsorption refrigeration device - The present invention relates to an adsorption chiller using double-effect cycle utilizing middle driving heat source of 100-150 degree centigrade. The cycle consists of two cycles such as high temperature cycle (HTC) and low temperature cycle (LTC). Zeolite-water system and silica gel-water system are used as adsorbent-adsorbate pairs of HTC and LTC respectively. Waste heat of zeolite generated at during adsorption period of the zeolite is re-used for pre-heating and desorbing the silica gel. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095013 | Ejector cycle system - An ejector cycle system with a refrigerant cycle through which refrigerant flows includes an ejector disposed downstream of a radiator, a first evaporator located to evaporate refrigerant flowing out of the ejector, a branch passage branched from a branch portion between the radiator and a nozzle portion of the ejector and coupled to a refrigerant suction port of the ejector, a throttling unit located in the branch passage, and a second evaporator located downstream of the throttling unit to evaporate refrigerant. In the ejector cycle system, a variable throttling device is located in a refrigerant passage between a refrigerant outlet of the radiator and the branch portion to decompress the refrigerant flowing out of the radiator. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095014 | WORKING FLUID OF A BLEND OF 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE, 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-HEPTAFLUOROPROPANE, AND 1,1,1,3,3,3-HEXAFLUOROPROPANE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING - There is a working fluid for a heating and cooling. The fluid is a blend of from about 1% to about 98% by weight 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane, from about 1% to about 98% by weight 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane, and from about 1% to about 98% by weight 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane. The 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane are from about 90% or more by weight of the blend. There are also an apparatus that uses the blend and methods for heating and cooling using the blend. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095015 | HEAT EXCHANGER IN PARTICULAR WITH COLD RESERVOIR - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular, an evaporator ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095016 | Hydrogen-consuming system and method for the operation thereof - In a hydrogen consuming system and a method for the operation thereof wherein the system comprises a hydrogen-consuming unit and a hydrogen storage arrangement comprising a compressed gas storage part and a solid material storage part and a cooling circuit with a radiator extending through the solid material storage part and the consuming unit, hydrogen bypass lines are provided for the solid material storage part and for the hydrogen consuming unit together with control valves for selectively by-passing the solid material storage part and the hydrogen consuming unit. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095017 | FLOATING HYDROCARBON TREATING PLANT - A floating hydrocarbon treating plant containing a vessel having a hull and a deck and having tanks located below the deck for storing hydrocarbons, and a plant for treating hydrocarbons located at the deck of the vessel is provided. The plant for treating hydrocarbons includes spaced-apart modules, wherein each module has related plant equipment mounted on a module floor, and the modules rest on closed support girders that extend under the module in a direction perpendicular to the edge of the deck, and wherein the module floor is secured to one of the closed support girders. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095018 | METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A HYDROCARBON STREAM - A hydrocarbon stream is liquefied in a method wherein a feed stream is provided, from which feed stream a first stream and a second stream are produced. The first stream is liquefied in a main liquefaction system to provide a first liquefied stream, while the second stream is cooled separately to provide a cooled second stream. The first liquefied stream is combined with the cooled second stream to produce a combined stream, which is separated in a gas/liquid separator into a liquefied hydrocarbon product stream and a gaseous stream. The gaseous stream is warmed to a temperature of above −40° C. by heat exchanging against any other stream used in the method, wherein the warming of the gaseous stream employs at least heat exchanging against the second stream to provide at least part of the cooling of the second stream. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUEFYING A HYDROCARBON STREAM - A method of liquefying a hydrocarbon stream such as natural gas from a feed stream, the method at least comprising the steps of: (a) providing a feed stream ( | 2009-04-16 |