| 21st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
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| 20110123300 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SUBSTRATE TRANSFER DEVICE AND TRANSFER SYSTEM UNIT FOR THE SAME - An assembly method of assembling a substrate transfer device including: a transfer system unit forming step of fixing a robot and a substrate container retainer to a divided body which composes a part of the substrate transfer device and is formed separably on a main structural body as a residual part of the substrate transfer device, thereby forming a transfer system unit; an operation examination step of examining whether the robot fixed to the transfer system unit can operate as a part of the substrate transfer device or not; and a mounting step of mounting the transfer system unit on the main structural body of the substrate transfer device after the operation examination step. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123301 | BULK FEEDING STORAGE DEVICES TO STORAGE DEVICE TESTING SYSTEMS - A method of supplying storage devices to a storage device testing system includes placing a storage device tote, carrying multiple storage devices, in a presentation position accessible to an automated transporter of the storage device testing system. The method includes actuating the automated transporter to retrieve one of the storage devices from the storage device tote, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver the retrieved storage device to a test slot of the storage device testing system and insert the storage device in the test slot. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123302 | Parking system for motor vehicles - In order to enable particularly rapid conveyance of motor vehicles in a parking system for motor vehicles even when it is of complicated construction wherein the parking system comprises a pallet changing mechanism in which two guide means for pallets are arranged one above the other and said pallets are displaceable horizontally into said guide means, and also comprises a lifting device which can raise a pallet from the lower guide means into the upper guide means and conversely lower a pallet from the upper guide means into the lower guide means, it is proposed that the pallet changing mechanism be movable by means of a motorised drive between an entry or an exit position in which a pallet in the upper guide means is respectively aligned with the entrance or exit of the parking system on the one hand and between a pallet transfer station in which both guide means that are arranged one above the other of the pallet changing mechanism are aligned with guide means of a rack conveyor or a parking rack on the other, and in that there be provided a control unit which coordinates the movement of the pallet changing mechanism between the entry or exit position and the pallet transfer station and the activation of the lifting device in such a manner that the raising/lowering movement of the pallets in the pallet changing mechanism occurs during the movement of the pallet changing mechanism between the entry or exit position and the pallet transfer station. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123303 | Methods and Systems for Material Transfer - A storage unit is disclosed. A first feed is disposed at least partially within the storage unit, and a second feed is coupled to the first feed. The second feed is configured to receive one or more materials and to transfer the one or more materials to the first feed. The first feed is configured to elevate the one or more materials to the storage unit. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123304 | ADJUSTABLE WINCH ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING VEHICLES ONTO OR FROM A RAISED BED OR DECK - A laterally adjustable winch assembly for loading and unloading an associated vehicle onto or from a raised deck of an associated carrier is disclosed. The laterally adjustable winch assembly includes a first support member and a second support member slideably engaged with the first support member. The second support member includes a first attachment end and a second attachment end. The first and second attachment ends are configured to be detachably secured to a portion of the associated carrier. A retaining member is disposed between the first and second support members for selectively retaining the first support member in fixed relationship with the second support member. A winch is secured to the first support member. The winch includes a retractable winch line capable of being secured to the associated vehicle for winching the associated vehicle from a first level to a second raised level of the deck of the associated carrier. The first and second support members and the retaining member cooperate to allow the winch and winch line to be laterally adjusted with respect to the deck of the associated carrier so as to permit loading and unloading of the associated vehicle in a plurality of lateral positions. A system and method for loading and unloading are also provided. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123305 | TRANSFER ROBOT - A transfer robot includes a hand section, a horizontal arm mechanism, and a lift mechanism. An object is to be placed on the hand section. The horizontal arm mechanism is connected to the hand section and includes at least two rotary joints. The horizontal arm mechanism is configured to extend and contract so as to move the hand section along one direction. The lift mechanism is configured to move the horizontal arm mechanism up and down and includes a plurality of link mechanisms disposed on a base member. The horizontal arm mechanism is disposed between parts of the lift mechanism when the horizontal arm mechanism is moved to a lowest position. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123306 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING VIALS - There is provided a device and method for arranging a vial, which can efficiently arrange a plurality of vials in the same arrangement place. A device for arranging a vial includes an arm member | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123307 | MAILPIECE SELECTOR DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE PIVOTALLY-MOUNTED FINGERS - A mailpiece selector device comprising a guide co-operating with at least one opposing selector roller to separate mailpieces one-by-one from a stack of mailpieces and to transport them downstream, said guide having at least two adjacent selector fingers having different lengths, it being possible for each of said selector fingers to pivot independently from the other(s) about a common pivot axis and against respective associated resilient return means. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123308 | Apparatus for Order-Picking and / or Restacking a Plurality of Palletised Packs - A device and a method are disclosed for loading and/or restacking a plurality of palleted containers. The device ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123309 | REPLACEMENT STATION FOR THE TRACTION BATTERIES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A replacement station for the traction batteries of electric vehicles, preferably of passenger vehicles, which are arranged such that they can be replaced from underneath, alongside a vehicle axis in the direction of travel, in the floor area of the electric vehicle. In order to replace the traction battery, the electric vehicle is positioned, guided by tracks, above a hatch which is provided in the floor of the replacement station, and the traction battery is replaced through the hatch. In order to considerably minimize the total time required for completely automatic replacement of the traction battery without any disturbances, and to maintain a high safety standard in operation during the process, the track guidance guides at least those wheels which are arranged on one longitudinal side of the electric vehicle and in that, during track guidance, the electric vehicle is moved automatically by a controlled external drive, which acts on the electric vehicle. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123310 | TURBINE AIRFOIL PLATFORM COOLING CORE - A gas turbine engine component has a platform and an airfoil extending from the platform. The platform has a pressure side and a suction side. A cooling passage is formed within the platform, and extends along a pressure side of the platform. Air leaves the passage through an air outlet on a suction side of the platform. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123311 | SERPENTINE CORED AIRFOIL WITH BODY MICROCIRCUITS - A gas turbine engine component has an airfoil that extends from a leading edge to a trailing edge, and a suction side and has a pressure side. There are cooling passages extending from a root of the airfoil toward a tip of the airfoil. The cooling passages include a straight passage extending from the root toward the tip and adjacent the leading edge. A serpentine passage has at least three connected paths and is spaced from the straight passage toward the trailing edge. A cooling circuit is provided between the pressure wall and each of the three serpentine paths, and the straight path. A cooling circuit is provided between the suction wall and the straight passage. There is no cooling between at least a downstream one of the at least three paths of the serpentine passage and the suction wall. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123312 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS WITH IMPROVED FILM COOLING - An engine component includes a body; and a plurality of cooling holes formed in the body. At least one of the cooling holes has cross-sectional shape with a first concave portion and a first convex portion. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123313 | AXIAL FLOW STEAM TURBINE - An exemplary axial flow steam turbine is disclosed which includes a motor, a turbine casing and at least first and second turbine stages, with the second turbine stage being located adjacent to and downstream from the first turbine stage. A radially outer static diaphragm ring of the second turbine stage includes an annular axial extension extending in an upstream axial direction and carrying a circumferential tip sealing device which cooperates with shrouds of a circumferential row of moving blades of the first turbine stage. An upstream end of the annular axial extension is axially spaced from a radially outer static diaphragm ring of the first turbine stage such that a circumferential passage is defined between the upstream end of the annular axial extension and the radially outer static diaphragm ring of the first turbine stage. Solid particles are diverted from steam flow by a circumferential passage during operation. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123314 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORCED CONVECTION OF SEAWATER - An apparatus and method for reducing the temperature of ocean surface waters through one of two pumping methods to pump water between warm surface layers and cold subsurface layers of the ocean. The apparatus includes a seabed anchor, a helical screw rotatably connected to the seabed anchor, a flotation device connected to the helical screw to lift a top portion of the helical screw into a proximal position of a top surface water layer of an ocean, and a motor coupled to the helical screw to rotate the helical screw. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123315 | MULTI-STAGE TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM - A turbocharger system comprises a first relatively small high-pressure (HP) turbocharger and a second relatively large low pressure (LP) turbocharger. The turbine of the LP turbocharger is connected in series downstream of the turbine of the HP turbocharger. A first exhaust bypass flow passage provides a bypass flow path around the HP turbine. A second exhaust bypass flow passage provides a bypass flow path around the LP turbine. A rotary valve is located at a junction of the first and second bypass flow passages and a first exhaust gas flow passage. The rotary valve comprises a valve rotor which is rotatable selectively to permit or block flow to the LP turbine and to permit or block flow to the first and second bypass paths. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123316 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBINE - A variable geometry turbine comprises: a turbine wheel ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123317 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A centrifugal pump includes at least one impeller (4) and at least one sealing arrangement arranged between the impeller (4) and a housing wall. The sealing arrangement seals a suction side of the impeller (4) with respect to a pressure side of the impeller (4). The sealing arrangement including a seal (12) fastened on the impeller (4) in a rotationally fixed manner. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123318 | HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE IN A ROTATING STRUCTURE - A cooling system includes a moving rotor system which in turn includes: a rotating disk on which a plurality of heat conducting structures are distributed, the heat conducting structures including an inner arrangement of spiral blades; an air flow generating fan element; and an outer arrangement of heat transfer pins distributed along a perimeter of the rotating disk, the heat transfer pins having a high aspect ratio that maximizes a surface area to footprint area; wherein the spiral blades generate a mass fluid flow of ambient fluid toward the heat transfer pins such that the heat transfer pins are persistently cooled. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123319 | COMPOSITE SLIDER SEAL FOR TURBOJET PENETRATION - A seal assembly for a turbo machine, such as a turbo jet, includes a housing having a retainer secured relative to the housing. A seal is arranged between the housing and the retainer. The seal provides an opening configured to receive a penetrating element. The seal comprises a composite material. In one example, an anti-rotation feature prevents the seal from rotating relative to the housing. The anti-rotation feature includes a rivet received in a hole in the seal that cooperates with at least one of the housing and the retainer to maintain the seal in a desired angular position. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123320 | Arrangement with a Nacelle and with an Instrument - An arrangement with a nacelle and with at least one instrument of a wind turbine is disclosed. The instrument is connected with a rod. A channel penetrates the wall of the nacelle. The channel interacts with the rod in a way that the rod and its assigned instrument are moved through the channel between a first and a second position. The instrument is positioned inside the nacelle at the first position for installation and/or service purposes, while the instrument is positioned outside the nacelle at the second position for operation purposes of the instrument. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123321 | Inducer For Centrifugal Pump - An inducer for vertical flow, cryogenic liquid centrifugal pumps comprising a stationary outer housing portion having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet located at a lower end and the outlet located at an upper end, the housing further having an inner wall portion with one or more spiral grooves formed in the inner wall portion, the grooves defining a hollow opening in the inner wall portion that spiral in a first direction, and an inner rotating impeller mounted on a rotating center shaft, the impeller having at least one curved blade which defines a curved, helicoid plane surface in which the slope of the plane increases as the distance from the center axis increases, the impeller rotating in a second direction which is in counter rotation to the first direction. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123322 | FLOW PASSAGE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - Inefficiencies associated with the formation of horseshoe vortices in a gas turbine engine having a row of radially extending airfoils, are mitigated with an improved flow passage defined by the suction and pressure surface of two adjacent airfoils and endwalls (disposed proximal to the radially inner and outer ends of the airfoils). The flow passage includes a ridge disposed in one of the endwalls adjacent a suction surface of one of the airfoils, the ridge extending longitudinally from a location at or near the maximum circumferential extent of the airfoil suction side to a downstream location proximal to the trailing edge of the suction surface. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123323 | ATTACHING CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS TURBINE STRUCTURE - An assembly for use in a gas turbine engine has an underlying metal sheet, and at least one ceramic matrix composite tile attached to the underlying metal sheet with at least one fastener assembly. The panel fastener assembly includes a fastener having a threaded portion extending rearwardly from a head, which has a frustoconical surface facing the threaded portion. The frustoconical surface is received in a frustoconical bore in the ceramic matrix composite panel. A bushing is positioned on an opposed side of the metal sheet from the ceramic matrix composite panel. The bushing has a flange extending away from the metal sheet. A sleeve is received about the threaded portion of the fastener, and extends away from the panel, beyond the metal sheet. The sleeve has a lip extending radially outwardly toward the flange on the bushing, such that the flange on the bushing extends beyond a space defined between the lip and a seating surface on the bushing. A wave spring is received within the cavity. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123324 | Scroll fluid machine - In a scroll fluid machine where an orbiting scroll fixed to a pivot shaft eccentrically revolves, a fixed portion is provided on a bottom of a casing, and a swing column is provided between the fixed portion and the orbiting scroll or between the fixed portion and the pivot shaft. The fixed portion withstands the thrust load of the orbiting scroll, which has been transferred by the swing column. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123325 | SEAL PLATES FOR DIRECTING AIRFLOW THROUGH A TURBINE SECTION OF AN ENGINE AND TURBINE SECTIONS - A seal plate for directing an airflow includes a hub, main pumping vanes, and splitter vanes. The hub has a tubular section and an annular flange section flared outwardly relative to the tubular section to define a flow surface. The main pumping vanes are disposed circumferentially on the flow surface around the annular flange section and each has a canted section located radially inward relative to a straight section and aligned with a flow direction of the airflow. The straight section extends along a first plane including a centerline of the seal plate. The splitter vanes are disposed circumferentially on the flow surface around the annular flange section such that at least one splitter vane is disposed between the straight sections of two adjacent main pumping vanes. Each splitter vane has a length that is less than a length of each of the two adjacent main pumping vanes. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123326 | BELLOWS PRELOAD AND CENTERING SPRING FOR A FAN DRIVE GEAR SYSTEM - An assembly includes a first tapered roller bearing and a second tapered roller bearing and a bellows spring. The bellows spring is disposed adjacent the first tapered roller bearing and the second tapered roller bearing. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123327 | BEARING ASSEMBLY USING DIFFERENT TYPE THRUST BEARINGS - A bearing assembly includes a thrust bearing casing surrounding a rotating shaft at a location intermediate ends of the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft including an active side shaft thrust plate and an inactive side shaft thrust plate, each of the active side and the inactive side shaft thrust plate affixed to and extending radially from the rotating shaft, wherein the active side shaft thrust plate receives a substantially larger axial force compared to the inactive side shaft thrust plate during operation of the rotating shaft; a first thrust bearing between the thrust bearing casing and the active side shaft thrust plate; and a second thrust bearing between the thrust bearing casing and the inactive side shaft thrust plate. The first thrust bearing and the second thrust bearing are of a different type, e.g., a tilting pad bearing and a land bearing including a tapered land and/or flat land. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123328 | VACUUM PUMP - A vacuum pump, particularly a turbomolecular pump or multi-inlet pump, comprises a rotor shaft ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123329 | SEALING APPARATUS AND ENGINES - Sealing apparatus and engine are provided. A sealing apparatus includes a first cover plate, a second cover plate spaced apart from the first cover plate, and a sealing element disposed between the first cover plate and the second cover plate and including at least two diaphragm members, wherein a first diaphragm member has a first stiffness and a second diaphragm member has a second stiffness that is different than the first stiffness. The sealing apparatus may be disposed in an engine. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123330 | ANTI-NOISE WIND TURBINE - Anti-noise wind turbine. A wind turbine ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123331 | Wind speed dependent adaptation of a set point for a fatigue life of a structural component of a wind turbine - A method for controlling an operation of a wind turbine with at least one structural component is provided. A fatigue life time consumption of the structural component is scheduled. A current velocity of a wind which is driving the wind turbine is determined. A current set point value for the fatigue life time consumption of the structural component based on the scheduled fatigue life time consumption of the structural component is specified and a maximum set point value for the fatigue life time consumption of the structural component based on the determined current wind velocity is specified. The wind turbine is operated depending on the specified current set point value and/or on the specified maximum set point value such that a mechanical load acting on the structural component is controlled. A machine load control system and a wind turbine are also provided. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123332 | ENERGY EXTRACTION DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE BANK OF BLADES - An energy extraction device for extracting energy from a flow of fluid is provided. The energy extraction device comprises a rotating member for rotatably mounting to a support structure, at least one rotatable bank of blades connected to the rotating member through a connection disposed radially from the main axis of rotation of the rotating member, and, a pitch control system for controlling the angular position of the at least one rotatable bank of blades relative to a direction of the flow of fluid. The rotating member has a main axis of rotation and the at least one bank of blades comprises an array of spaced-apart blades secured together. Each of the at least one bank of blades has a bank axis of rotation. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123333 | Arrangement with a nacelle and a radiator arrangement - A radiator arrangement is arranged on a nacelle of a wind turbine via a sliding arrangement. The sliding arrangement is constructed and arranged in a way that the radiator arrangement is allowed to change its position in reference to the nacelle between a first position and a second position. The radiator arrangement allows service from inside the nacelle if the radiator arrangement is the first position and the radiator arrangement transfers heat in its second position. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123334 | Arrangement with a nacelle and an instrument bar - An arrangement with a nacelle and an instrument bar is provided. The instrument bar is arranged on top of the nacelle. A rotational axis interacts with the nacelle and with the instrument bar. The rotational axis is constructed and arranged such that the instrument bar is allowed to pivot between a first position and a second position in reference to the top side of the nacelle. The instrument bar projects above the top side of the nacelle when locked in the first position, while the instruments are operated. The instrument bar is locked close to the top side of the nacelle in the second position to allow access to the instruments. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123335 | Arrangement with a nacelle and a radiator - An arrangement with a nacelle and a radiator of a wind turbine is provided. The nacelle is rotatable connected with the radiator. Thus, a joint component of the wind turbine is built by these elements. The connection is constructed and arranged such that the radiator is allowed to pivot between a first position and a second position. The radiator is locked in the first position and projects above the nacelle when the radiator is used to remove heat from the nacelle to the environment. When the radiator is locked in the second position the radiator is close to a side of the nacelle. Thus a minimum height of the joint component is achieved. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123336 | Arrangement with a nacelle and a radiator arrangement - An arrangement with a nacelle and a radiator arrangement of a wind turbine is provided. The radiator arrangement includes a guiding assembly. The nacelle includes a guiding assembly, too. The guiding assembly of the radiator is positioned and constructed in a way that the guiding assembly interacts with the guiding assembly of the nacelle. Thus, the radiator arrangement is lifted and passed to a final position on top of the nacelle by the engaged guiding assemblies. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123337 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP IMPELLER - An impeller include a substantially cylindrical impeller body with an internal flow path connecting between an inlet opening through a first end surface and an outlet opening through a circumferential surface; and a balance weight embedded in the impeller body. The balance weight has a vertically-elongated shape in which its height in a cylindrical axis direction is larger than its thickness in a radial direction. The vertically-elongated balance weight is embedded in a circumferential section of the cylindrical impeller body. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123338 | Brake System with Expansion Absorbing Means, Generator and Wind Turbine - A brake system comprising a brake disc is disclosed. The brake system comprises at least one flexible portion. The at least one flexible portion is configured for compensating expansion of the brake disc and/or absorbing the expansion of the brake disc. The brake system is especially for a wind turbine generator. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123339 | Brake System for a wind turbine with integrated rotor lock generator and wind turbine - A brake system for a wind turbine with integrated rotor lock, generator and wind turbine are disclosed. The brake system includes a rotor lock system which is integrated in the brake system. One embodiment includes an actuator such as a hydraulic cylinder. Another embodiment includes a rotor assembly with a brake disc. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123340 | FAN BLADE STRUCTURE - A fan blade structure includes a case, a rotor and a fan blade unit. The case has a top portion and a sidewall portion connected to an outer periphery of the top portion to thereby define a receiving space therein. The rotor is mounted in the receiving space to contact with an inner wall surface of the sidewall portion in a tight-fit relation. The fan blade unit is formed by stamping a metal material, and includes an annular top face bearing on the top portion of the case, and a plurality of blades equally spaced along the annular top face. The annular top face defines a large-area central opening, which effectively reduces an overall weight of the fan blade unit and thereby lowers the load of the rotor and allows a fan motor in operation to reach its high limit of rotary speed and enable an upgraded fan rotating speed. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123341 | DEVICE FOR AXIAL RETENTION OF MOBILE VANES MOUNTED ON A ROTOR DISC - A device for axial retention of mobile vanes mounted on a rotor disc includes two open rings, superimposed. At least one of the rings includes a rotating stop mechanism configured to cooperate with at least one hook of the disc. The two open rings are mounted in a discontinuous groove formed in the hooks, at the end of teeth situated on the periphery of the rotor disc, such that the rotating stop mechanism of the first ring is placed in the opening of the second ring. The significance of contact surfaces between the two rings allows a damping of vibrations during operation. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123342 | COMPRESSOR WITH ASYMMETRIC STATOR AND ACOUSTIC CUTOFF - A method of manufacturing a compressor section includes the steps of defining a compressor section having a number of blades, and having one or more stator sections, each with numbers of vanes. Each stator section has at least two sections wherein the spacing between the vanes in a first of the sections is not equal to a spacing between the vanes in a second of the sections. The number of blades, and the number of vanes where all of the sections are selected to achieve acoustic cutoff. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123343 | WIND TURBINE BLADE AND METHODS, APPARATUS AND MATERIALS FOR FABRICATION IN THE FIELD - A wind turbine blade is provided with a core that has a plurality of sections, and a spar that has a plurality of sections and which is centrally positioned in the core. The exterior of the core is covered with a resin impregnated fabric cover that is cured. The spar and core sections of the blade may be sized to facilitate the assembly of the blade at a field construction site. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123344 | FLUID TURBINE BLADE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME - A fluid turbine blade is provided. The fluid turbine blade includes a centrally disposed longitudinal spar having a substantially circumferential cross section. The fluid turbine blade also includes at least one rib assembly affixed to said longitudinal spar. The fluid turbine blade further includes a skin attached to the at least one rib. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123345 | Horizontal axis wind turbine rotor assembly with lifting body rotor blades - A horizontal axis wind turbine rotor assembly utilizes rotor blades having the aerodynamic characteristics of low aspect ratio lifting bodies. The aerodynamic characteristics of low aspect ratio lifting bodies at typical operating wind velocities permits high energy conversion efficiencies throughout a wide range of wind speeds. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123346 | WIND TURBINE BLADE - The invention relates to a wind turbine blade having at least one component formed of a fibrous composite material including two or more different types of carbon fibres having a different elastic modulus to each other. The proportions of the different types of fibres vary in the longitudinal direction of the blade such that the elastic modulus of the fibrous composite material increases towards the tip end of the blade. The two or more different types of carbon fibres may be incorporated in an inner beam and/or in the outer shell portions of the blade. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123347 | WELDING REPAIR METHOD OF AN INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTOR - A method of repairing a rotor blade, for example on an integrally bladed rotor, includes preparing a surface on a damaged area of the blade. The blade has first and second airfoil surfaces adjoining the prepared surface that are spaced apart a distance. An edge of a patch abuts the prepared surface to provide a weld interface defining a welding plane. First and second cover sheets respectively overlap the first and second airfoil surfaces. The first and second cover sheets adjoin the edge and the first and second airfoil surfaces. The blade, patch and first and second cover sheets are welded along the welding plane providing a welded joint at the weld interface. The first and second cover sheets are substantially unsecured to the first and second airfoil surfaces subsequent to the welding operation. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123348 | FAN AND PROPELLER PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS USING OUTSIZED GURNEY FLAPS - The present invention relates to enhancing performance of fans and propellers using outsized Gurney flaps. Specifically, the current invention proposes the application of ‘outsized Gurney flaps’ (OGFs) to the trailing-edges of fan blades. According to an exemplary embodiment of the current invention, the Gurney flaps are larger than 10% of the fan blade chord length. Attaching OGFs is not only non-obvious; it seems counterintuitive, because it is akin to placing a large bluff body onto a flow. Preliminary experimental data acquired at Reynolds numbers typically exist during fan operation on idealized blade profiles showed a 100% increase in the generated lift and 40% to 60% increase in aerodynamic efficiency. This translates to significant improvements in fan performance at a given rpm, and/or significant saving in power and noise reduction for the same aerodynamic performance. The current invention may increase performance, may decrease energy consumption, may decrease size, may decrease cost, and may increase performance of: computer cooling fans, personal upright and ceiling fans, refrigeration fans, air conditioning fans, automotive fans, ventilation, vacuuming, small-scale propellers, etc. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123349 | NOTCHED TORQUE CONVERTER BLADE - A hydraulic torque transferring assembly comprising a shell, at least one blade installed in the shell, the blade having an inlet for receiving a flow of fluid, wherein the blade includes a notch, wherein the notch is operatively arranged to reduce a pressure that the flow of fluid exerts on the inlet, and wherein the assembly is for a turbine or an impeller in a torque converter. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123350 | HOLLOW TURBINE WHEEL VANE COMPRISING A RIB AND ASSOCIATED WHEEL AND TURBOMACHINE - A turbine blade extends radially between a blade root and a blade tip having an open cavity referred to as a bathtub formed therein, which cavity is defined by a closed end wall and a side rim. The side rim of the cavity carries at least one rib extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the blade. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123351 | TURBINE VANE AND GAS TURBINE - An airfoil part includes a plurality of cooling chambers that are spaces into which the inside of the airfoil part is partitioned, from a leading edge side to a trailing edge side, by a partition wall, that extend in a vane-longitudinal-section direction, and that include division parts on inner walls of a body; insert cylinders that are disposed in the cooling chambers and that have a plurality of impingement holes; and film holes that are provided in the body. The insert cylinders include partitioning parts that extend from the leading edge side to the trailing edge side and that extend in the vane-longitudinal-section direction. The insides of the insert cylinders are partitioned into pressure-surface-side insert spaces close to a pressure surface and suction-surface-side insert spaces close to a suction surface. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123352 | ELECTRIC PUMP WITH TIME SETTING AND ENHANCED OIL-PIPE TRANSFER CAPABILITY - An electric pump with time setting and enhanced oil-pipe transfer capability, which comprising at least: an electric pump, a timer and an electromagnetic valve; the electric pump is used to supply lubricating oil for the engine operation, and a motor is equipped to provide boosting pressure and strong transfer power, thus preventing reduction of suction and oil feed of oil pipeline for the intake manifold of engine during urgent acceleration; the timer is electrically connected with the engine's starting switch and motor, helping to activate the energized engine after startup, and enable the startup and shut-off of timing control oil feed within a fixed time; the electromagnetic valve is electrically connected with the timer and also controlled by it for the opening and closing, so as to realize correct and accurate oil feed and braking. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123353 | AIR COMPRESSOR WITH SHUT-OFF MECHANISM - A compressor system is disclosed, comprising a first pump driven by a D/C motor, a second pump driven by an A/C motor, and a switch which allows a user to manually selectively engage of one of the D/C motor or A/C motor, including a gauge having a user settable shut-off mechanism which interrupts power to at least one of D/C or A/C motors. Also disclosed is a gauge configured to display system pressure independent of the user settable shut-off mechanism. A gauge having a rotatable bezel with a needle stop comprising a first needle rotatably coupled to a gauge shaft, and a second needle fixable coupled to the gauge shaft, and a spring disposed between the first and second needles, the spring configured to bias the first needle into the second needle so changes in pressure causes rotation of both is also disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123354 | Fluid-working machine and operating method - A fluid-working machine has a plurality of working chambers, e.g., cylinders, of cyclically changing volume, a high-pressure fluid manifold and a low-pressure fluid manifold, at least one valve linking each working chamber to each manifold, and electronic sequencing means for operating said valves in timed relationship with the changing volume of each chamber, wherein the electronic sequencing means is arranged to operate the valves of each chamber in one of an idling mode, a partial mode in which only part of the usable volume of the chamber is used, and a full mode in which all of the usable volume of the chamber is used, and the electronic sequencing means is arranged to select the mode of each chamber on successive cycles so as to infinitely vary the time averaged effective flow rate of fluid through the machine. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123355 | VACUUM PUMP - A vacuum pump surrounded by a ballistic blanket. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123356 | Active/Passive distributed Absorber for Vibration and Sound Radiation Control - Vibration or acoustic sound control is achieved using an elastic layer of thermal or insulation material in which a plurality of discrete masses are distributed throughout. The elastic layer may be installed as a pre-formed layer, or be blown into position within a structure where vibration or acoustic sound control is required. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123357 | FLOATABLE PUMP UNIT - A pump assembly is buoyant and includes an electrical drive motor ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123358 | VACUUM PUMP - A vacuum pump, in particular a turbomolecular pump or a multi-inlet pump, includes a rotor shaft ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123359 | PNEUMATIC VACUUM GENERATOR - A pneumatic vacuum generator includes at least one venturi nozzle having a flow cross section which deviates for a circularity. The venturi nozzle may thus have a substantial rectangular or non-circular flow cross section like for example an oval flow cross section or an elliptical flow cross section. At least two plates are disposed in parallel relationship and joined in sandwich construction, with one of the plates constructed to accommodate the venturi nozzle. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123360 | Jet Pump And Reactor - A nozzle apparatus of a jet pump includes a nozzle base member, and a plurality of nozzles installed to the nozzle base member and forming a plurality of narrowing portions, in which a fluid passage cross-sectional area of a driving fluid passage formed in the nozzle is reduced. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123361 | VARIABLE CAPACITY TYPE ROTARY COMPRESSOR - Disclosed is a variable capacity type rotary compressor, in which a refrigerant sucked via one suction pipe can be alternately sucked into each compression space via a communication passage between a plurality of cylinders so as to reduce the number of components and the number of assembly processes, thereby remarkably reducing a fabricating cost, a refrigerant within an idling cylinder can be prevented from flowing back into another cylinder so as to improve the performance of the compressor, a welding space can be ensured when connecting connection pipes so as to realize a welding automation, thereby further reducing the fabricating cost, and a mode switching valve can be stably fixed to an appropriate position so as to attenuate noise due to vibration of the compressor. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123362 | AIR COMPRESSOR - An air compressor assembly can include a support structure with a compressor mechanism, at least one fluid tank, a pair of wheels, and a handle attached thereto. The air compressor assembly can be configured with the compressor mechanism having a perpendicular orientation relative to the at least one fluid tank so as to provide a relatively narrow assembly and to facilitate servicing and/or maintenance of the assembly. Furthermore, the wheels and handle can be configured so that the assembly can be relatively easily located in a balanced transport position. Additionally, an accessory support plate can be attached to the top of the assembly to serve as a dolly. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123363 | Hydraulically Controlled Reciprocating Pump System - A system for pressurizing a working fluid includes a cylinder having an outlet through which the working fluid is exhausted at a discharge pressure, a plunger translatably disposed within the cylinder, and a hydraulic system. The plunger has a first piston coupled thereto, a second piston disposed opposite the first piston, wherein the second piston is driven to reciprocate, and a variable-volume chamber disposed between the first and second pistons. The hydraulic system is operable to adjust the volume of hydraulic fluid within the variable-volume chamber, whereby the discharge pressure is maintained substantially at a predetermined level. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123364 | DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR OVERBOARD PUMP - A deployment system is utilized to deploy an overboard pump over the side of an offshore rig or vessel. A reel of hose with an overboard pump is securable to an end of the reel of hose. A bend restrictor supports the hose as the hose bends downwardly for deployment in water. The bend restrictor is mounted for movement with respect to the reel whereby the bend restrictor is movable away from the reel, preferably along a fixed and predetermined path, to a deployment position to permit the overboard pump and the hose to be deployed into the water over the side of the offshore rig. The bend restrictor is also movable to a non-deployed position such that the hose guide is above the rig floor where the pump may be serviced. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123365 | COOLANT PUMP - The invention relates to a coolant pump ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123366 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor eliminates sliding contacts between a cylinder ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123367 | Device for Operating an Auxiliary Assembly of a Vehicle, in Particular of a Utility Vehicle - The present invention relates to a device for operating an auxiliary assembly ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123368 | HYBRID PUMPING SYSTEM FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL - A pumping system and method to be used within a downhole tool is disclosed herein. The pumping system includes a displacement unit having a cavity formed therein, in which the cavity is configured to receive a fluid therein. A hydraulic driving device and a mechanical driving device are then both included within the system such that both the hydraulic driving device and the mechanical driving device are configured to drive a piston of the displacement unit to receive the fluid within the cavity. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123369 | DISPLACEMENT TRANSDUCER - Provided is a displacement amplifying device which uses Pascal's principle and is insusceptible to temperature change. A main body ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123370 | ELECTRIC WATER PUMP - The present invention provides an electric water pump, in which the direction and angle of a volute casing, through which coolant is suctioned and discharged, with respect to an electric motor fixedly mounted in a vehicle body can be freely adjusted during assembly according to vehicle model. The electric water pump of the present invention may preferably include an electric motor for rotating an impeller; a volute cover including an inlet and an outlet and forming a front portion of a spiral chamber; an interface including a mechanical seal, interposed between the electric motor and the interface, and interposed between the electric motor and the volute cover to form a rear portion of the spiral chamber, and a rotatable connection member to allow the interface to be rotated at a desired angle with respect to the electric motor and connected by a bolt such that the direction and angle of the inlet and the outlet of the volute cover are adjusted. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123371 | VANE PUMP AND EVAPORATIVE LEAK CHECK SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An upper casing receives a rotor, which is rotated by a drive force of a motor. The upper casing includes a pump chamber, which receives the rotor, a planar surface portion, which is formed around an opening of the pump chamber, and a through hole. A lower casing includes a planar surface portion, which is formed around the opening of the pump chamber, and a through hole. The lower casing closes the opening of the pump chamber to form the pump chamber in cooperation with the upper casing. A resilient sheet is placed between the lower casing and a mount portion of the motor and includes a through hole. A screw is received through the through holes of the upper casing, the lower casing and the resilient sheet to securely connect the upper casing, the lower casing and the resilient sheet to the mount portion. A lower casing side surface of the resilient sheet includes a plurality of primary protrusions. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123372 | VANE PUMP AND EVAPORATIVE LEAK CHECK SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An upper casing and a lower casing cooperate together to define a pump chamber, in which a rotor is rotatably received. A surface of the lower casing, which is opposed to one end surface of the rotor in an axial direction of the rotor, has a recess that is recessed for a predetermined amount away from the rotor in the axial direction of the rotor. A surface of a plate portion of the upper casing, which is opposed to the other end surface of the rotor in the axial direction of the rotor, has a recess that is recessed for a predetermined amount away from the rotor in the axial direction of the rotor. An outer peripheral edge of each of the recesses is placed radially inward of an outer peripheral edge of the rotor in an axial view of the rotor. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123373 | REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR - Hermetically encapsulated refrigerant compressor ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123374 | COMPENSATOR ASSEMBLY FOR SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEM - A submersible pump system with a pump, motor and compensator assembly. In one embodiment, the compensator assembly is made up of multiple elastomeric compensators and a housing. The elastomeric compensators, which are made up of an engaging end, a floating end and a series of alternating crests and grooves, may contain motor cooling liquid. The crests and grooves extend along the compensator's longitudinal axis. The compensators possess a degree of elasticity sufficient for a width of at least one of the respective grooves to expand and contract along with the motor cooling liquid. The crests slide along an interior wall of the housing, while the floating end moves within the housing in cooperation with expansion and contraction of the width of at least one of the grooves. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123375 | ROTATIONAL DIRECTION INDICATOR - The inventive rotational direction indicator for an electric motor having a cooling fan has a baffle element which can be moved between two positions and which can be arranged on an electric motor with a cooling fan in such a way that the baffle element is positioned in an airstream of the cooling fan whose direction depends on the rotational direction of the electric motor, and said baffle element is respectively moved into one of its two positions by said electric motor as a function of the direction of the airstream. The rotational direction indicator has a display unit which is designed to visually indicate the position of the baffle element and can be arranged on an outer side of the electric motor. In addition, the rotational direction indicator has a display actuating unit which connects the display unit and baffle element to one another, and transmits the position of the baffle element to the display unit. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123376 | High-Pressure Fuel Supply Pump and Discharge Valve Unit Used Therein - A high-pressure fuel supply pump mounted with a discharge valve that can reduce an influence of noise caused by a valve body-circumferential flow and a discharge valve unit used therein. The high-pressure fuel supply pump includes a discharge valve ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123377 | PISTON COMPRESSOR WITH NO-LOAD OPERATION VALVE - The invention concerns a piston compressor for compressing a compressible medium. The piston compressor includes a compressor stage, which includes a piston guided in a cylindrical space as well as an inlet valve chamber connected with the cylindrical space through art inlet valve and an outlet valve chamber connected with the cylindrical space through an outlet valve. The inlet valve chamber is connected with the cylindrical space through an idle control valve. The idle control valve includes a valve body and a control body. The valve body inner space presents a connection with the cylindrical space of the compressor stage and the valve body outer surface shows a compensation opening connecting the valve body inner space with the inlet valve chamber. The control body can move back and forth on the valve body, in an opening position releases the compensation opening, in a closed position locks the compensation opening and moves into closed position, if a pressure in the outlet valve chamber of the compressor stage arranged downstream exceeds a presettable value. The invention moreover concerns an idle control valve for a piston compressor for compressing a compressible medium. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123378 | Screw Pump Rotor and Method of Reducing Slip Flow - A pump rotor for a screw pump includes a shaft, a first set of threads disposed on a portion of an outer surface of the shaft, at least one thread of the first set of threads including a groove disposed on an end portion thereof, and a ring seal disposed on the groove such that the ring seal is configured to protrude outwardly from the groove and to rest against an inner surface of a liner of the screw pump, and the groove is sized so as to allow the ring seal to move radially with respect to the plurality of threads as the rotor is deflected. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123379 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A variable displacement pump includes a pump structural member configured to change volumes of a plurality of working chambers by rotation of a rotor, so as to introduce oil through an inlet port into the working chambers and to discharge the oil through a discharge port, and further configured to oscillate a cam ring by a discharge pressure introduced into a control oil chamber. A first coil spring is provided to force the cam ring in a direction for increasing of a rate of change of the working-chamber volume. A second coil spring is provided to force the cam ring in a direction for decreasing of the rate of change of the working-chamber volume. The first and second coil springs are laid out on both sides of an arm portion of the cam ring in a manner so as to be opposed to each other. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123380 | PUMP - A progressive cavity pump is provided, having a stator section and a rotor section axially aligned with and surrounded by the stator section, a drive shaft connection section and a suction chamber, arranged between the stator section and the drive shaft connection section; wherein the suction chamber is configured such that it can be disassembled without moving the stator section or the drive shaft connection section, thereby facilitating the performance of maintenance operations. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123381 | COMPRESSOR - The present invention provides a compressor, comprising: a stator ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING POROUS METAL IMPLANTS - A method for providing a porous metal implant. A mixture of a biocompatible metal, a spacing agent, and a binder is provided. The mixture is formed into a shaped the spacing agent is removed to form a plurality of pores in the implant. A shaped porous metal implant is also provided. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123383 | METAL POWDER FOR METAL LASER-SINTERING AND METAL LASER-SINTERING PROCESS USING THE SAME - A metal powder for use in a metal laser-sintering wherein a three-dimensional shaped object is produced by irradiating a powder layer of the metal powder with a light beam to form a sintered layer and thereby laminating the sintered layers. The metal powder of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises an iron-based powder and at least one kind of powder selected from the group consisting of a nickel powder, a nickel-based alloy powder, a copper powder, a copper-based alloy powder and a graphite powder; and the iron-based powder has been annealed. In such metal powder, the iron-based powder is in a softened state due to the annealing treatment thereof. Accordingly, the use of the metal powder in a metal laser-sintering process makes it possible to reduce a machining resistance attributable to the residual metal powder adherent to the surface of the shaped object, which leads to an achievement of an extended lifetime of a machining tool. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123384 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWDER INJECTION-MOLDED BODY - Provided is a method of manufacturing a powder injection-molded body, the method including: mixing at least titanium hydrogen compound (TiHx) powder and a binder to prepare a molding mixture; powder-injecting the molding mixture to form a molded product; degreasing the molded product; | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123385 | METHODS OF FORMING DUAL MICROSTRUCTURE COMPONENTS - Methods of forming dual microstructure components include consolidating a powder material comprising an alloy to form a billet, the billet having a first grain structure, inductively heating the billet at an inductive heat treat temperature above a gamma prime solvus temperature of the alloy and subjecting the billet to a subsolvus heat treat temperature that is below the gamma prime solvus temperature of the alloy, waiting a period of time for the first grain structure in an outer portion of the billet to transform into a second grain structure that is coarser than the first grain structure, after the steps of inductively heating and subjecting the billet to the subsolvus heat treat temperature. The methods also include dividing the billet into at least two sections, and machining a final shape into one or more of the at least two sections to form the dual microstructure component. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123386 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MULTIPLE COMPOSITION COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a multiple composition component | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123387 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT IN HEAT RESISTANCE AND TOUGHNESS - A ferritic stainless steel excellent in thermal fatigue resistance and oxidation resistance and also having toughness equivalent to or higher than that of Type 429 does not need to add an expensive element such as Mo or W. Specifically, the ferritic stainless steel includes C: 0.015 mass % or less, Si: 0.5 mass % or less, Mn: 0.5 mass % or less, P: 0.04 mass % or less, S: 0.006 mass % or less, Cr: 16 to 20 mass %, N: 0.015 mass % or less, Nb: 0.3 to 0.55 mass %, Ti: 0.01 mass % or less, Mo: 0.1 mass % or less, W: 0.1 mass % or less, Cu: 1.0 to 2.5 mass %, Al: 0.2 to 1.2 mass %, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123388 | ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS EXHIBITING REDUCED HYDROGEN ABSORPTION - An alloy according to example embodiments of the present invention may include zirconium, tin, iron, chromium, and nickel, with a majority of the alloy being zirconium. The composition of the alloy may be about 0.85-2.00% tin by weight, about 0.15-0.30% iron by weight, about 0.40-0.75% chromium by weight, and less than 0.01% nickel by weight. The alloy may further include 0.004-0.020% silicon by weight, 0.004-0.020% carbon by weight, and/or 0.05-0.20% oxygen by weight. Accordingly, the alloy exhibits reduced hydrogen absorption and improved corrosion resistance and may be used to farm a fuel assembly component. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123389 | High Purity Copper and Method of Producing High Purity Copper Based on Electrolysis - High purity copper having a purity of 6N or higher, wherein content of each of the respective components of P, S, 0, and C is 1 ppm or less, and nonmetal inclusions having a particle size of 0.5 μm or more and 20 μm or less contained in the copper are 10,000 inclusions/g or less. As a result of using high purity copper or high purity copper alloy as the raw material from which harmful P, S, C, 0-based inclusions have been reduced and controlling the existence form of nonmetal inclusions, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of rupture of a bonding wire and improve the reproducibility of mechanical properties, or reduce the percent defect of a semiconductor device wiring formed by sputtering a high purity copper target with favorable reproducibility. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123390 | ALUMINUM ALLOY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an aluminium alloy and a manufacturing method thereof. In the method, aluminium and a master alloy containing a calcium (Ca)-based compound are provided. A melt is prepared, in which the master alloy and the Al are melted. The aluminum alloy may be manufactured by casting the melt. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123391 | ALUMINUM ALLOY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an aluminium alloy and a manufacturing method thereof. In the method, aluminium and a magnesium (Mg) master alloy containing a calcium (Ca)-based compound are provided. A melt is prepared, in which the Mg master alloy and the Al are melted. The aluminum alloy may be manufactured by casting the melt. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123392 | ULTRASOUND AND ACOUSTOPHORESIS FOR WATER PURIFICATION - Provided herein are systems and methods for separation of particulate from water using ultrasonically generated acoustic standing waves. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123393 | SURFACE-ACTIVE METAL COMPLEXES ON CARRIER MATERIAL FOR ADSORBING NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to complexed metal salts which comprise ligands and at least one complexing agent for chemically binding noxious substances and/or odour-forming substances, the ligands comprising a hydrophobic carbon skeleton with hydrophilic groups. The complexed metal salt formed with the complexing agent is water-soluble and surface-active. Preferred complexing agents are water-soluble acids or salts of at least bifunctional acids, or also ether carboxylic acids. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123394 | Method and Device for Disinfecting a Space - The present invention relates to a method for disinfecting a space and the objects present therein, which method comprises at least the following steps of: (a) determining a first value of the relative humidity of the air in the space; (b) atomizing a disinfecting liquid in the space until a predetermined second value of the relative humidity of the air is reached in the space, and; (c) maintaining the relative humidity of the air for a predetermined time at the second value by means of atomizing the disinfecting liquid, wherein the method further comprises of decreasing the relative humidity of the air in the space prior to and/or during atomizing of the disinfecting liquid. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123395 | METHOD OF STERILIZING AN ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT - A pre-assembled orthopaedic implant adapted for improved gas sterilization. The implant includes a first component adapted for assembly with a second component such that a mating surface of the first component is in close proximity with a mating surface of the second component. At least one gas conduit associated with the mating surface of the first component facilitates a sterilizing gas to penetrate into and dissipate from the interface defined by the mating surfaces. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123396 | STERILE PACKING AND STERILIZATION METHOD USING THIS PACKING - This sterile packing ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123397 | SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE RACK TRANSPORTING METHOD - A sample processing apparatus, including: a sample processing unit for obtaining a sample from a sample container positioned at a sample obtaining position and performing a predetermined process of the sample; a transport unit for transporting a sample rack holding the sample container via the sample obtaining position; and a transport controller for performing a stop process to stop the transport operation of the sample rack by the transport unit when a transport suspension event has occurred during the transport operation of the sample rack, and for controlling the transport unit to restart the transport operation of the sample rack from a stop position at which the sample rack has been stopped by the stop process. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123398 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - Three-dimensional microfluidic devices including by a plurality of patterned porous, hydrophilic layers and a fluid-impermeable layer disposed between every two adjacent patterned porous, hydrophilic layers are described. Each patterned porous, hydrophilic layer has a fluid-impermeable barrier which substantially permeates the thickness of the porous, hydrophilic layer and defines boundaries of one or more hydrophilic regions within the patterned porous, hydrophilic layer. The fluid-impermeable layer has openings which are aligned with at least part of the hydrophilic region within at least one adjacent patterned porous, hydrophilic layer. Microfluidic assay device, microfluidic mixer, microfluidic flow control device are also described. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110123399 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING PROTEINS USING BIOSENSOR - A sensor for measuring a protein with a measurement speed improved from a conventional impedance measurement, using a biosensor is provided. The sensor is capable of efficiently and accurately measuring impedance generated by a selective binding to the protein by Fourier-transforming an electric current signal which is obtained by applying a potential signal of a delta function waveform. | 2011-05-26 |
