23rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110131894 | Pylon Attachment Device and Flooring System Utilizing Same - A pylon attachment device for coupling a pylon to a floor joist includes a bearing plate for fixed attachment to the floor joist. The pylon attachment device includes a plurality of biasing members, each having a first end operatively coupled to the pylon and a second end operatively coupled to the bearing plate to allow the bearing plate to move relative to the pylon in a direction generally perpendicular to an imaginary center axis of the pylon and then return to a predetermined position. The attachment device includes a cap lowerly adjacent the bearing plate. A shear pin extends from the cap to the bearing plate to maintain the bearing plate at the predetermined position until a predetermined amount of force shears the shear pin and allows the bearing plate to move relative to the pylon in a direction generally perpendicular to the imaginary center axis of the pylon. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131895 | Ground Securing System - A selectively releasable ground securing device that includes a ground member, a clamp body, and a lock assembly that selectively cooperates with the ground member to secure the clamp body relative thereto. The ground member includes a drivable body that is constructed to be driven into a ground surface such that the ground member is generally flush with the upper layer of the ground surface. The lock assembly selectively cooperates with the ground member to secure the clamp body and structure engaged therewith relative to the ground member. In a preferred embodiment, the clamp body cooperates with a rail of a goal assembly to prevent tipping or movement of the goal assembly when the lock assembly is engaged with the ground member. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131896 | REINFORCING BRACE FRAME - A reinforcing brace frame for providing lateral and seismic support when used in a multi-story light-gauge steel/wood framed building is disclosed. The reinforcing brace frame comprises a horizontally extending upper metallic frame member, a pair of spaced metallic frame members having a lower end and an upper end, at least one metallic diagonal member, a plurality of slots and at least one abutting tube having a proximal end and a distal end. The pair of spaced metallic frame members is vertically extended and rigidly connected at opposite ends of the upper metallic frame member to form a rigid upright tubular frame. The reinforcing brace frame is stacked and connected by means of the at least one abutting tube which is then bolted in place using at least one attachment means to secure subsequent reinforcing brace frames to resist lateral seismic loads. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131897 | UNDERGROUND DWELLING - The invention relates to a dwelling formed by one or more preferably concrete three-dimensional modules ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131898 | FLANGE CONNECTION - A flange connection is provided which includes a first flange having a first mounting hole and at least one second flange having a second mounting hole adapted to be aligned with the first mounting hole. A bolt including a shaft portion having a threaded portion, and a head portion formed at one end of the shaft portion is adapted to pass through the first and second mounting holes. A screw nut is adapted to be screwed onto the threaded portion and for connecting, when tightened, the first flange and the at least one second flange. At least one of the head portion and the screw nut includes a convex surface which is oriented towards the respective flange, and the respective flange includes, at the mounting hole, a flange recess which is oriented towards the convex surface. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131899 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONCRETE FOUNDATION - A foundation interface for a concrete foundation for the support of a structure comprises a prefabricated concrete element with a plurality of through holes, which are geometrically arranged to correspond to an arrangement of holes or bolts of a structure to be supported. Further, a method for fabricating a concrete foundation comprising such a foundation interface is provided. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131900 | Multifunctional beam for sub-ceilings, sub-ceiling structure and modular system for customized sub-ceiling structure incorporating such beam - A multipurpose beam for side-by-side panel false ceiling constructions includes a bearing profile with a pair of side was joined together by a substantially horizontal wall and having a bottom opening, at least one functional element with an anchoring portion designed to be received in the compartment, coupling means for connecting together the profile and the anchoring portion, and support means associated with the profile for supporting at least one panel of a false ceiling construction. The anchoring portion of the functional element is designed to hold the functional element integrated in the profile and entirely contained in the compartment. The support means extend from the side walls to hold the panels substantially flush with the longitudinal edges of the opening. A false ceiling structure and a modular system for customized design of a false ceiling that includes the beam are also provided. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131901 | FLOOR PANEL WITH SEALING MEANS - Floor panels and floor elements therefore are made of sheet-shaped cores which are formed with sealing means for preventing or counteracting changes in the properties of the floor panels caused by moisture. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131902 | STAIR TREAD OVERLAY AND METHOD - A stair tread overlay includes a tread and a front nosing attached to a front edge of the tread by a tongue and groove joint to provide a strong mechanical joint between the nosing and tread. Adhesive may be applied at the tongue and groove joint to enhance the strength of the joint. A horizontally symmetrical side nosing having a profile matching the profile of the front nosing may be attached an edge of the tread adjacent to the front nosing. The stair tread and nosings may be in the form of a kit used to cover an existing staircase to enhance the appearance of the staircase. The method of making the overlay is also disclosed. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131903 | MUNTIN CLIP - A muntin clip comprises a base having an interior face and an opposed exterior face. The interior and exterior faces extend between a first end positionable towards the first glazing pane and a second end positionable towards the second glazing pane. A muntin connector extends from the interior face. The muntin connector comprises a tongue receivable within the muntin bar and frictionally securable therein. A seal connector extends from the exterior face. The seal connector comprises a side plate positionable between the seal and the first glazing pane. The side plate has an inner face positionable to face the seal and an opposed outer face. At least one tooth extends from the inner face. The at least one tooth is insertable into the seal. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131904 | USE OF A WINDOW GLASS COMPRISING A PROFILED BEAD FOR INSTALLING IT IN AN OPENING - A window glass, particularly for installation by adhesive bonding in an opening of a vehicle bodywork, comprises a sheet of glass with a profiled bead that is fixed at least to the main surface of the sheet of glass facing toward the interior in the installed state and that rests against at least part of the opening. The use of such a window glass makes it possible, once the window glass has been installed in the bodywork opening, to obtain a visible space less than 5 mm between the opening and the edge face of the window glass. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131905 | CEMENTITIOUS DECK OR ROOF PANELS AND MODULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - An improved cementitious panel of the type which, in use, is supported, with its upper surface in biaxial compression, by steel beams and forms part of a deck or roof in a modular structure, wherein the improvement comprises a single layer of reinforcement in the panel. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131906 | ONE-PIECE INTEGRATED COMPOSITE WALL FOUNDATION AND FLOOR SLAB SYSTEM - A unitary, composite wall foundation and floor slab structure and system is provided by a pre-stressed cast concrete structure having a wall foundation region, a floor slab region and a transitional region therebetween and strands passing through all of those regions. One or more such structures are also post-tensioned using cables passing through tube embedded in the cast concrete structure and, when a plurality of such structures are employed in a modular manner, such post-tensioning draws all such modules into a larger unitary composite wall foundation and floor slab structure. The transition region may be further reinforced by angular reinforcing elements. Intermediate and end sections of varied shape may be used to complete the structure. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131907 | Building system and method of constructing a multi-walled structure - A building system including a plurality of supports structured to be vertically disposed in an underlying surface in spaced apart relation from one another, and a plurality of support headers removably disposed on an exposed end of each of the supports. Each support header includes a mounting hub that removably engages the exposed end of the support. A span element is further provided and extends between adjacent supports, each span element including a lock element that matingly engages a corresponding engagement element at the supports so as to removably secure the span element in position. A reinforcement panel formed of a stiff, open grid configuration is suspended from the span element along with an application panels. The application panel includes a plurality of apertures defined therein to define an open mesh, and a quantity of unhardened concrete is applied to the application panel in order to substantially cover the application panel, the reinforcement panel and the supports, thereby defining a wall upon hardening. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131908 | STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED USING PRECAST MEMBERS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - The present invention provides a structure constructed using PC members and a method of constructing the structure. In the present invention, each of PC wall members ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131909 | PLASTIC PANEL HAVING A HOOK-TYPE PROFILE - The invention relates to a floor panel ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131910 | ROOFING COVER BOARD, ROOFING PANEL COMPOSITES, AND METHOD - A cover board composite for overlying insulation of a roofing system includes a high-density core layer that is at least predominantly of a polymer material, a facer overlying and bonded to a bottom major surface of the core layer, and a reinforcement interposed between the facer and the bottom major surface of the core layer to coincide with a fastener pattern for securing the cover board composite to a roof deck and increase a per-fastener wind-uplift pull through rating for the cover board composite. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131911 | WALL FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A tie system and method for forming a wall from a hardenable building material. In one embodiment, the tie system includes multiple ties configured to be directly interconnected into a vertically extending tie stack such that multiple tie stacks can be positioned over a footing in a spaced apart arrangement. The multiple tie stacks are configured to extend substantially perpendicular between substantially parallel panel structures. Each tie stack includes one or more base members and one or more wall ties, each of which directly attach to each other in a vertically stacked arrangement. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131912 | NESTABLE MOLDED ARTICLES, AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A man-made, molded article is provided. The article includes a profile including a planar wall, and an adjacent integral molded depression having a contoured wall extending downwardly from the planar wall. The contoured wall includes a bead portion, a cove portion, and a ledge between the bead and cove portions. The articles are stackable, one above another for transport, in a nestable relationship in which multiple contact zones are present between the contoured walls of an adjacently stacked pair of the molded articles. The contact zones include an arcuately extending contact interface zone between the bead exterior and interior surfaces. The depression has a substantially uniform thickness varying by no more than about +1 percent to about −11 percent in relation to a thickness of the planar wall. Related methods and assemblies are also provided. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131913 | CONNECTOR CLIP - An end clip for joining runners of suspended ceilings by coupling with an identical clip, the clip being stamped from sheet metal stock with lead and trailing ends, a lateral projection and a projection receiving area behind the lead end, the clip being arranged such that when an identical clip oriented in the opposite direction of the clip and caused to laterally overlap the clip the projection of the clip is locked in the receiving area of the identical clip and, vice versa, at least one of the projection and projection receiving area having a rearward facing sheared edge forming an acute angle with the clip plane resulting from being sheared with tooling having a clearance between tooling substantially greater than 10% of the thickness of the sheet from which the clip is stamped. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131914 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESTORING, REPAIRING, REINFORCING AND/OR PROTECTING STRUCTURES USING CONCRETE - Methods are provided for repairing an existing structure to cover at least a portion of the existing structure with a repair structure. Such methods comprise mounting one or more standoff retainers to the existing structure; coupling one or more standoffs to the standoff retainers such that the standoffs extend away from the existing structure; coupling one or more cladding panels to the standoffs such that the panels are spaced apart from the structure to provide a space therebetween; and introducing a curable material to the space between the panels and the existing structure, the panels acting as at least a portion of a formwork for containing the curable material until the curable material cures to provide a repair structure cladded, at least in part, by the panels. Corresponding apparatus for effecting such methods are also provided. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131915 | PARTITION MODULES AND ASSEMBLY SYSTEM THEREOF - A partition module and system of partition modules provides an aesthetically pleasing partition for an interior space of a building. The front and rear exteriors of the module each include three-dimensional surface patterns configured to coextensively align with patterns on adjacent substantially identical modules to form a collective, dual-sided partition having a seamless visual appearance. The partition module may include a recess sized and shaped to receive a beam for supporting the partition structure and a plurality of alignment projections for self-alignment of the partition modules during construction. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131916 | Connecting System For Surface Coverings - A plank, and system and method for joining surface-covering planks, which includes a disengageable connector(s) for detachably connecting multiple planks simultaneously are described. A plank can include a tongue-profiled edge and an opposite rib-profiled edge, and a disengageable connector can have a groove that can be mated with the tongue on one side edge of the plank, and also has a rib-receiving portion that alternatively can be mated with a downward extending rib on the opposite side edge of the plank. The plank can have a variety of designs on the other edges of the plank. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131917 | Method of forming adhesive joint, structural subassembly, and joint construction - A method of forming an adhesive joint, a structural subassembly, and a joint construction. The method comprises telescopically assembling male and female tubular members having slightly different diameters to cooperatively define a narrow continuous open-end adhesive chamber between contiguous surfaces of the assembled members. Four (4) or more centering pins equally circumaxially spaced about the members are forcefully entered in the adhesive chambers to equalize spacing between the members throughout the chamber. A distributing device communicates with the adhesive chamber for the introduction of adhesive under pressure to the chamber, thus forming a secure joint. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131918 | Serviceable Trim Panel With Integral Fastener - A re-usable vehicle trim component ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131919 | COVER PROFILE FOR FLOORS FOR ADAPTATION TO DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS - A cover profile ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131920 | Fascia Board Support Device for Roofing - A fascia board support device features a rafter bracket having a side member for placement against one vertical side of the rafter, and a movable member pivotally coupled to the side member for movement into and out of a deployed position in which at least a portion of the movable member depends downward on an opposing side of the roof rafter. A clamping mechanism forces the depending portion against this opposing side of the roof rafter to clamp the device thereon, at which point a fascia board support projecting from the front end of the rafter bracket can seat a fascia board. After fastening of the fascia board to the rafter, the device is easily removed by releasing the clamp, flipping the movable member over to same side of the rafter as the side member and lowering the device to withdraw the support from beneath the fastened fascia board. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131921 | SYNTHETIC DOOR WITH IMPROVED FIRE RESISTANCE - Using integrally formed stiles on skins of sheet molded plastics (thermosetting) employed to form the exterior surfaces of a synthetic door having sheets of reinforcing materials adhered to the inner surface of each of the skins, the skins can be connected through the integral stiles and slats of a fire proof materials can be affixed to these stiles and rails closing the top and bottom opening between the skins to increase the fire resistance of the resulting door when the core is filled with a phenolic foam. The structure described reduces the weight of the resulting door and places the fire resistant materials around the door edges which are the most susceptible to failure during a fire while structurally tying the slats together through the sheets of carbon fiber or fiberglass disposed on the inner surfaces of the skins whereby failure (disintegration) of the skins during a fire will not lead to a collapse of the door as with some prior art door structures. A slat of polyvinyl chloride can be employed to cover the fire proof slats so the door edges can be trimmed so it will fit into the door frame and the edges will be pleasingly attractive. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131922 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING AND PACKING ELASTIC PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a device for separating and packing gloves in a particular order from a collection area wherein the gloves are provided unordered and unsorted, a device for separating and packing gloves not in a particular order from a collection area wherein the gloves are provided unordered and unsorted and also to a device for separating and packing gloves in a predetermined order directly from dipping line. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131923 | Capper - A capper used for a great variety of containers and comprising a container carrier, which is adapted to be driven by a capper drive motor for transporting the containers on a lower part, and an upper part, which carries at least one closing element and which is also adapted to be driven by the capper drive motor, the upper part being vertically adjustable relative to the lower part at least for adaptation to different container heights, and where the upper part is vertically adjusted by the capper drive motor, and that a clutch system is provided, which is adapted to be selectively switched between a drive function and an upper-part height adjustment function. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131924 | Bottling Mechanism - A preferred embodiment includes an apparatus for distributing a horizontal force through angular communication with a neck ring of a bottle having at least one surface. One preferred embodiment includes a stationary member shaped to accommodate the bottle and securing mechanism extending from the stationary member ring having one or more projections and a member to convey a neck ring towards a bottle. A horizontal force transmits the bottle about the stationary member and upon contact with the one or more projections is distributed into vertical and horizontal components causing the one or more projections to penetrate the neck ring. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131925 | Packaging Case Closing and Tape Sealing Machine and Processes - A machine for closing and sealing cardboard boxes or other packaging cases with random sizes of cases presented. An input gate controls passage of cases onto at least one conveyor that moves the cases through the machine. An input positioning stage centers and squares the case. A measuring station performs a primary measurement of the width and height of the open case. A closing station and tape sealing station are adjusted to the primary case size measurement. The case closing station then closes the case. The side major flaps are closed using a major flap closer with crossed arms pivoted at separated pivot axes. The sealing station has a secondary or closed case measurement detector which more accurately adjusts the tape applicator height. Lateral support heads engage the sides of the case to prevent distortion while tape is applied. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131926 | CARRIER PACKAGES AND METHODS OF ERECTING CARRIER PACKAGES - A carrier package is constructed to tightly secure articles within the package. During loading, pushing the containers into the package causes the side panels of the package to deform so that the height of the package decreases and the width of the package increases. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131927 | DEMAND BASED WRAPPING - A control system for a wrapping apparatus may include a packaging material dispenser configured to dispense packaging material for wrapping a load. The control system may also include at least one sensor assembly configured to generate a signal based on instantaneous demand for packaging material at the load. The control system may further include a controller configured to control operation of the packaging material dispenser based at least in part on the signal. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131928 | REDUCED-ODOR THIOL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides compositions for and methods of delivering a therapeutically-effective dose of a malodorous, sulfide or disulfide group-containing compound, for example glutathione (reduced) and/or glutathione disulfide, in a vehicle that is effective to reduce the unpleasant odor and/or taste of the compound. The invention further provides methods for reducing the amount of oxidation occurring when sulfide group-containing compounds, such as glutathione, are incorporated into sugar and or sugar-free hard candies without subjecting the glutathione to thermal and or moisture degradation where degradation is expressed as oxidation. The invention further provides vehicle compositions including the protected sulfide group-containing compounds and their use as medicaments. The sulfide group-containing compounds are protected from degradation by their dispersion into fats, oils, and/or fractionated or partially hydrogenated oils prior to their blending into the vehicle. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131929 | Sealing of Plastic Containers - An ampoule contains a solution, e.g. an inhalation or injectable pharmaceutical, and an outer surface of the ampoule is coated with a metal or metal compound so as to reduce moisture egress from the ampoule and reduce contamination of ampoule contents from external sources. Labels are easily applied to the coating. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131930 | Method for blending and loading solid catalyst material into tubular structures - The present invention relates to a method for blending and loading solid material into vessels, such as into the tubes of shell and tube reactors, in a manner which maximizes compositional homogeneity and consistency of quantities and configurations of the blended solid materials. The solid materials comprise one or more solid catalyst materials, one or more solid inert materials, or blends thereof. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131931 | METHOD OF CONTAINING A FLORAL GROUPING OR POTTED PLANT - A method of containing a floral grouping or potted plant in a sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve has first and second panels, and at least a portion of at least one of the first and second panels is constructed of at least two layers of material. At least a portion of the at least two layers of material may be connected. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131932 | BULK TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR DENSE PRODUCTS - A method for filling a container with a plurality of particles or a liquid includes a bulk packaging support structure for supporting the flexible container during filling. The support structure includes first and second foldable members each having a bottom portion and a first wall section that is pivotally connected to the bottom portion along a primary fold line. A second wall section is pivotally connected to the first wall section along a secondary fold line that extends perpendicular to the primary fold line. The first and second foldable members are releasibly engaged with one another such that the bottom portion of the first foldable member is disposed between the second wall section and the bottom portion of the second foldable member. The radially flexible container disposed within the support structure is filled through a large diameter to a fill level. The large diameter of the radially flexible container is then reduced to a smaller fill diameter in vertical relationship to the fill level as the fill level rises during filling of the flexible container. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131933 | PRESSURIZED CAPPING APPARATUS - Apparatus for pressurizing the headspace of a filled plastic bottle while applying a cap includes a sealing ring having a surface for engaging a support ring, or other surface of known dimension, of the plastic bottle, clamping apparatus for moving the sealing ring, a chuck for holding the cap in a position to engage a finish of the plastic bottle, a pressure chamber surrounding the chuck having a sealing surface for contacting the sealing ring, a source of pressure coupled to the pressure chamber for introducing a volume of gas or vapor at super-atmospheric pressure into the chamber, and a motor for rotating the chuck and cap within the pressure chamber while the chamber is subjected to the gas or vapor at super-atmospheric pressure to seal the gas or vapor within the headspace of the filled plastic bottle with the cap. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131934 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPACTING PRODUCT - A method for compacting a slug of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form a compact slug of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slug can be compacting by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the product is discharged to a packaging apparatus. Because the product in the final package is denser, a smaller package can be utilized reducing manufacturing and shipping costs. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131935 | FORM-FILL-SEAL MACHINE - A form-fill-seal machine is adapted to manufacture a bag having a gusset section, and includes a conveying part, a plurality of splitters and an inward-folding member. The conveying part is configured and arranged to convey a tubular packaging material. The splitters extend along a conveyance direction of the tubular packaging material to contact with the tubular packaging material from an interior side. The inward-folding member has a pressing part including a plurality of contacting portions that are three-dimensionally arranged to generally correspond to a shape of the gusset section. The inward-folding member is configured and arranged to press the contacting portions of the pressing part from an external side of the tubular packaging material against an outer surface of a gusset formation area of the tubular packaging material located between the splitters to form the gusset section. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131936 | Structure of an impurities collecting bucket for an air separator and purifier - A structure of an impurities collecting bucket for an air separator and purifier, primarily structured from a bucket and an air guide cover, wherein the air guide cover covers an opening at an upper end of the bucket, and is provided with an air inlet and an air suction port. A guide pipe extends from the air inlet and connects to a work place, and another guide pipe connects the air suction port to an air inlet of an air separator and purifier for series operation. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131937 | ABSORPTIVE DEVICE TO CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE AIR - An absorptive device to carbon dioxide comprising a rotating packed bed includes a sealed housing, in which a filler is speedily rotated by a motor. A liquid distributor on the filler center communicates an absorbent entrance. An air pump impels the air into the housing; an absorbent reservoir saves an absorbent extruded from an absorbent exit; a water pump forces the absorbent within the absorbent reservoir into the housing. The absorbent flows through the liquid distributor into the filler center; the air enters the center through the filler. The absorbent spurts via the centrifugal force created by the super gravity field at a speedy rotation more than 100 G to meet the carbon dioxide in the air at the filler center, thence achieving a chemical absorption to absorb carbon dioxide, discharging redundant air from the air exit, and recycling the absorbent with the absorption of carbon dioxide in the absorbent reservoir. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131938 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT WITH OVERLAPPING SWORDS - A filter arrangement for filtering intake air of a vehicle engine includes a filter element including a folded filter medium having a plurality of lengthwise folds, each fold having a fold wall and a fold valley so as to form a plurality of fold walls and fold valleys. the arrangement further includes a filter housing accommodating the filter element and having a top and a bottom part, a first insertable lamella disposed on the top part, and a second insertable lamella disposed on the bottom part and extending into a first one of the plurality of fold valleys, wherein the first insertable lamella extends into an adjacent one of the plurality of fold valleys so as to compress the fold wall disposed between the first fold valley and the adjacent fold valley. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131939 | PNEUMATIC HARVESTER - The pneumatic cotton harvesting apparatus includes a plurality of harvesting heads arranged in adjacent spaced relation side by side with each having a side panel opposing a side panel on an adjacent opposing harvesting head. An air intake manifold within each side panel has a plurality of extraction units with air intake ports for harvesting of seed cotton. The extraction units are each arranged in a staircase configuration to extract cotton into a pass-through chamber housed within the harvesting head. The cotton is transferred through the air plenum transfer chamber attached to the harvesting heads to a cotton storage container. Air supply nozzles arranged before the extraction units aid the extraction of cotton by blowing air on the cotton plant before entering the extraction units to loosen the cotton. Horizontal ledges above and below the air intake ports and raised deflectors forward and rearward of the of the air intake ports deflect the cotton plants away from the air intake ports and support the vacuum mechanism for extraction of the cotton seed through the extraction openings. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131940 | DRAPER BELT WITH CROP-RETAINING RIB - A harvesting machine includes a harvesting header with a header frame, a cutterbar assembly attached to the header frame along the length thereof and configured to cut a crop, and a draper assembly positioned behind the cutterbar assembly and operable to receive severed crop material from the cutterbar assembly. The draper assembly includes a center draper that delivers crop material to a feeder house of the harvesting machine and oppositely spaced side drapers that deliver crop material to the center draper. The harvesting header is operable to flex and thereby follow an uneven terrain. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131941 | Selective Harvester - The present application relates to selective harvesting of agricultural objects, such as asparagus spears. One described example relates to a harvester that includes at least one set of independently controllable cutter arm assemblies that rotate about a common axis to harvest individual asparagus spears. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131942 | Riding Type Grass Mower having a Rear-Discharge Type Mower Unit - A riding type grass mower includes a right wheel and a left wheel, a rear-discharge type mower unit disposed forwardly of the right/left wheels, a driver's seat disposed between and upwardly of the right/left wheels, an engine mounted rearwardly of the driver's seat, an engine hood for covering the engine, and a restricting unit disposed rearwardly of the driver's seat and at an area downwardly of the engine hood, the restricting unit having a restricting face (including a mesh face) configured to restrict upward rising of cut grass discharged from the mower unit. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131943 | Selective Harvester - The present application relates to selective harvesting of agricultural objects, such as asparagus spears. One described example relates to a harvester that includes at least one set of independently controllable cutter arm assemblies that rotate about a common axis to harvest individual asparagus spears. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131944 | FALSE-TWIST BELT - Two false-twist belts are each entrained about crowned pulleys. The belts are arranged so that their outer-facing surfaces cross one another with one belt pressed against the other. Yarn is passed between these false-twist belts and twisted. The bending rigidity in the lateral direction of the false-twist belts is set to a value in which the outer-facing surfaces of the false-twist belts are rounded into a convex curvature at the position where the belts are pressed against each other. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131945 | ASSEMBLY OF COMPONENTS CONNECTED BY A DEVICE THAT MAINTAINS THE INTEGRITY OF THE SURFACE OF ONE OF THE COMPONENTS - This assembly comprises a first component ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131946 | Carbon-free gas turbine - The carbon-free gas turbine is a power-producing turbine driven by the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels with oxygen. The carbon-free gas turbine includes at least one combustor for combusting gaseous fuel with oxygen. The at least one combustor includes a housing containing at least one oxygen transport reactor. The oxygen transport reactor includes an outer wall and an inner cylindrical ion transport membrane. The membrane receives pressurized air and separates gaseous oxygen therefrom, transporting the oxygen into a central region thereof for combustion with the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, producing gaseous carbon dioxide and water vapor. A first turbine is driven by the gaseous carbon dioxide and water vapor produced by the at least one combustor and drives a first compressor. The first compressor provides the pressurized air supplied to the at least one combustor. A second turbine is driven by pressurized nitrogen gas resulting from the combustion. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131947 | TRIM VALVES FOR MODULATING FLUID FLOW - A trim valve includes a valve housing having an inlet section and an outlet section. A valve shaft is mounted to the valve housing to be stationary with respect thereto. The valve shaft includes an internal flow passage in fluid communication with the outlet section of the valve housing. A valve rotor is disposed inboard of the valve housing and outboard of the valve shaft for modulating flow through the valve housing. The valve rotor is mounted for rotational movement within the valve housing between a fully open position in which a flow path is defined between the inlet and outlet sections of the valve housing, and a reduced flow position in which the valve rotor at least partially blocks the flow path. An actuator is operatively connected to the valve housing to actuate the valve rotor between the fully open and reduced flow positions. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131948 | Engine Exhaust System with Directional Nozzle - An exhaust system for an aircraft has a primary exhaust duct for communicating exhaust gas from an engine exhaust exit and is configured for movement with the engine. A secondary exhaust duct is in fluid communication with the primary exhaust duct and is movably mounted to the airframe. The secondary duct has a portion selectively rotatable relative to the remainder of the secondary duct for directing the exhaust gas vector. The system has means for maintaining a generally consistent relative alignment between the primary duct and the secondary duct. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131949 | Reduction of Particulate, NOx, and Ammonia Emissions - A method for controlling emissions from an engine includes reducing trapped nitrogen oxides to ammonia on an LNT catalyst while concurrently oxidizing soot accumulated on the LNT catalyst, and, flowing the ammonia so formed to an SCR catalyst. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131950 | DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for managing particulate emissions in an engine including a particulate filter and a CO | 2011-06-09 |
20110131951 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE REGENERATION OF A PARTICULATE FILTER - A method of controlling the regeneration of a particulate filter adapted to filter particulate matter present in exhaust emissions of an engine of a vehicle. The particulate filter is coupled to a heating device adapted to be activated so as to cause the heating of the particulate filter. The method includes sensing at least one operating parameter of the particulate filter, receiving sensed data relating to the at least one sensed operating parameter and conditioning the activation of the heating device based on a comparison of the received data with at least one respective threshold. The method further includes adjusting a value of the at least one threshold based on an operating condition of the vehicle, the operating condition being detected based on the received sensed data. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131952 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING METHOD USING THE SAME - An exhaust gas purifying system ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131953 | GAS SENSOR SHIELD WITHOUT PERFORATIONS - Various embodiments of a heated gas sensor with a porous metal shield without perforations are disclosed. In one example, the gas sensor is used in an intake manifold of an engine. In another embodiment, the gas sensor is used in an exhaust passage of an engine. The porous metal shield without perforations allows gas to permeate the shield for measurement while retarding flame propagation if gases ignite in the vicinity of a sensing element of the heated gas sensor. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131954 | DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for managing particulate emissions in an engine including a particulate filter and a CO | 2011-06-09 |
20110131955 | Deterioration Rate Determination Method of Lambda Sensor and System Thereof - A degradation rate decision method of a lambda sensor, may include an injection step injecting a reducing agent so as to regenerate a nitrogen oxide purification catalyst, a lambda value detection step detecting a lambda value of the lambda sensor from a fuel/air ratio of exhaust gas after injecting the reducing agent, a reaching time decision step determining a time period that the lambda value takes to reach a predetermined criterion value after injecting the reducing agent, and a degradation rate decision step determining that the lambda sensor is degraded when the time period is equal to or longer than a predetermined time period. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131956 | CATALYST DEGRADATION DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A catalyst degradation determination device is provided that can determine the degradation of a selective reduction catalyst with high precision while also suppressing a temporary decline in purification performance. By way of controlling a urea injection device, the catalyst degradation determination device increases, in a selective reduction catalyst in a state in which the storage amount is a maximum, the storage amount thereof by a detection reduced-amount portion DST | 2011-06-09 |
20110131957 | Methods and Systems for Emission System Control - Methods and systems are provided for operating a turbocharged engine including a particulate filter positioned upstream of a turbocharger turbine, a catalyst positioned downstream of the turbine, and an EGR passage coupled between an engine exhaust and engine intake. In one example, the method comprises, diverting exhaust gas from downstream of the filter to the engine intake via the EGR passage, and adjusting an amount of diverted exhaust gas based on filter operating conditions. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING POTENTIAL FOR FORMATION OF UREA DEPOSITS IN AN ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING COLD AMBIENT CONDITIONS - A device and method for catalytic reduction of NOx in gaseous products of a combustion process before entry into the atmosphere. The gaseous and particulate products of a combustion process flow radially through a radial flow particulate filter element ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131959 | EXHAUST SYSTEM MIXING DEVICE - A mixing device comprises a circular disc of fin sections positioned so as to create openings in the inner and outer regions of the mixing device that generate oppositely rotating flows of exhaust gas. Each fin section may be identical, and may be created by a stamping process. The smooth surface of each fin section reduces creases, and thus, is less prone to urea buildup. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131960 | NOx ELIMINATION INJECTOR FIRING CONTROL CIRCUIT - An NOx injection system for treating a vehicle exhaust system comprises an injector for injecting a select material into the vehicle exhaust system and including an electrical coil. An impedance element is connected in series with a flyback diode across the coil. An injector firing control circuit is electrically connected to the injector for driving the coil, the switching circuit operating in an on mode to fire the injector and in an off mode to turn off the injector. The impedance element increases reverse voltage to increase injector turn off response. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131961 | EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY DEVICE - The present invention provides an exhaust heat recovery device configured to perform heat exchange between three media such as, exhaust gas, coolant, and oil. According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the exhaust heat recovery device is configured such that the heat of exhaust gas discharged from an engine is transmitted to the coolant and the oil at the same time and direct heat exchange between the coolant and the oil is made, thereby simultaneously increasing the temperature of the coolant and the oil during the initial start-up of the engine (fast warm-up). As a result, it is possible to reduce friction loss of powertrain, thereby improving fuel efficiency. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust heat recovery device which is configured to perform the integral heat exchange between the exhaust gas, the coolant, and the oil. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131962 | EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - An exhaust heat recovery system ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131963 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD SYSTEM AND COLLAR COOLANT JACKET - An exhaust manifold of a turbocharged engine includes a collar coolant jacket to maintain component temperatures within acceptable limits. The collar coolant jacket is specifically located around the exhaust outlet of the manifold. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131964 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY POWERED HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR - A system, in certain embodiments, includes an accumulator. The accumulator includes a first cylinder configured to receive a fluid within an internal volume of the first cylinder. The accumulator also includes a piston configured to move axially within the first cylinder. Axial movement of the piston within the first cylinder adjusts the internal volume of the first cylinder. The accumulator further includes a plurality of shape memory alloy wires configured to cause the axial movement of the piston within the first cylinder. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131965 | DRIVE TRAIN COMPRISING A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER, AND HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - A drive train, including a hydrodynamic torque converter with a housing arranged to be rotationally driven by a drive unit for a motor vehicle and an output part. The drive train includes an input shaft for a transmission. The output part is non-rotatably connected to the input shaft. An internal circumference of the transmission input shaft is supported by the housing. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131966 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSED-GAS ENERGY STORAGE USING COUPLED CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES - In various embodiments, a pneumatic cylinder assembly is coupled to a mechanism that converts motion of a piston into electricity, and vice versa, during expansion or compression of a gas in the pneumatic cylinder assembly. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131967 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING A BRAKE SYSTEM - A vehicle and a brake system for a vehicle include at least one hydraulic pump, wherein the at least one hydraulic pump is connected to an input fluid conduit and an output fluid conduit. A flow resistance unit is provided in the output fluid conduit of the at least one hydraulic pump for being selectively coupled into the output fluid conduit when brake torque is requested. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131968 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PUMP AND MOTOR SYSTEM - A method of controlling a pump and motor system having at least one of a variable displacement pump and a variable displacement motor. The method may comprise providing an engine drivingly coupled to a primary load and a secondary load, the secondary load being driven by the pump and motor system. The method may also comprise sensing a change in engine speed in response to a change in the primary load. The method may further comprise changing the engine speed to compensate for the primary load change. The method may further comprise changing a displacement of the at least one variable displacement pump and the variable displacement motor to maintain a constant secondary load. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131969 | TRANSMISSION HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED STATOR COOLING FLOW - A hydraulic control system includes a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid for providing a pressurized hydraulic fluid, a main line circuit in fluid communication with the source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, a regulation valve in communication with the source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, the regulation valve moveable between a plurality of positions, and a lubrication valve in communication with the regulation valve, the lubrication valve moveable between a plurality of positions. A lubrication circuit and a cooling circuit are in communication with the lubrication valve. The regulation valve allows pressurized hydraulic fluid to communicate with the lubrication valve after the main line circuit is saturated, the lubrication valve allows fluid communication between the regulation valve and the lubrication circuit until the lubrication circuit is saturated, and the lubrication valve allows fluid communication between the regulation valve and the cooling circuit and the lubrication circuit after the lubrication circuit is saturated. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131970 | WATER CURRENT POWERED GENERATING APPARATUS - A power generating apparatus ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131971 | ACTUATING APPARATUS - An actuating apparatus which may be arranged to provide an actuating rotation or force on demand. The actuating apparatus comprises a resilient member having a plurality of co-acting elements such as a plurality of elongate rods and end-mounts arranged to move relative to each other. The resilient member is arrangeable in a first configuration and a second configuration such as a twisted configuration. An actuator which is preferably elongate is secured to the resilient member at least two points, preferably to each of the end mounts of the resilient member. The actuator is arranged to force the resilient member into one of or between the two configurations. The resilient member preferably includes a matrix which preferably surrounds at least a portion of the elongate rods. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131972 | Acoustic Turbine - A method and apparatus generates kinetic and electrical energy using sound waves and is believed to be particularly useful in high efficiency motors and electrical generators. In particular, the method and apparatus uses sound waves as a catalyst to convert ambient heat energy into kinetic and/or electrical energy. In one embodiment, sound waves at particular frequencies are propagated across one side of a plate or other barrier element, causing flow of fluid (e.g. air) across the surface of the plate which, in turn, causes a reduction in the ambient fluid (air) pressure near the surface of the plate. The difference in fluid pressure on opposite sides of the plate results in net positive thrust on the plate, thereby causing movement of the plate. This movement can be harnessed using, for example, a windmill type of rotor and stator arrangement to generate useful kinetic and electrical energy. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131973 | Brake Booster for an Automotive Brake System and Corresponding Automotive Brake System - The invention relates to a brake booster for an automotive brake system with regenerative brake force generation, comprising a force input element that may be or is coupled to a brake pedal, a chamber arrangement having a vacuum chamber and a working chamber that are separated from one another by a movable wall, a control valve, by means of which in accordance with a displacement of the force input element the working chamber is connectable selectively to the vacuum chamber and the atmosphere to generate and reduce a differential pressure at the movable wall, wherein the control valve has a control valve housing that is connected for joint movement to the movable wall In this case, it may be provided that in a first actuation phase of the brake booster from its rest position the force input element is displaceable relative to the control valve housing by an idle travel, in which the control valve remains non-actuated to suppress a build-up of a differential pressure at the movable wall. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131974 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a vehicle brake system, having at least one supply container for delivering brake fluid to a master cylinder and/or to at least one wheel brake of the vehicle brake system. A precharging apparatus for increasing the effective pressure in the supply container is provided, in which the precharging apparatus generates compressed air for increasing the pressure. According to the invention, the precharging apparatus includes a first precharging device, which generates the compressed air from exhaust gases of an exhaust system of the vehicle, and/or a second precharging device, which generates the compressed air from the relative wind. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131975 | Hybrid High-Pressure Low-Pressure EGR System - An example system for inducting air into an engine includes a compressor and a turbine mechanically coupled to the compressor and driven by expanding engine exhaust. The system also includes a first conduit network configured to route some engine exhaust from a take-off point downstream of the turbine to a mixing point upstream of the compressor, and, a second conduit network configured to route some engine exhaust from a take-off point upstream of the turbine to a mixing point downstream of the compressor. The first and second conduit networks in the system have a shared conduit and a control valve configured to adjust an amount of engine exhaust flowing through the first conduit network and to adjust an amount of engine exhaust flowing through the second conduit network. The system also includes a flow sensor coupled in the shared conduit. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131976 | Exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine - In an exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine having a housing comprising an exhaust gas guide segment, an air guide segment, and a bearing segment, and a rotor assembly comprising a turbine wheel having a plurality of blades, a compressor wheel, and a shaft rotationally fixing the turbine wheel ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131977 | LEVER PLATE IN VGS TYPE TURBOCHARGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method of manufacturing a lever plate that is made of a material having a relatively small thickness but nonetheless has an engaging protrusion having an adequate thickness and an adequate height. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131978 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS FOR SUPERCHARGER-EQUIPPED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for a supercharger-equipped internal combustion engine, which can favorably combine the realization of the prevention of an excessive back pressure rise and the securement of an exhaust gas emission performance, is provided. A turbocharger which includes, in an exhaust passage, a turbine driven by the exhaust energy of an internal combustion engine is provided. In the exhaust passage, a first front stage catalyst and a second front stage catalyst are provided in series in order from the upstream side. A first exhaust bypass passage which bypasses the turbine and a second exhaust bypass passage which bypasses the turbine and the first front stage catalyst are provided. A first waste gate valve and a second waste gate valve are provided which play roles in opening and closing the first exhaust bypass passage and the second exhaust bypass passage, respectively. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131979 | EGR COOLER CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for dislodging exhaust gas deposits from an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131980 | Dual-Inlet Supercharger for EGR Flow Control - A supercharger compressor includes a plurality of rotors rotatably mounted in a housing, a first inlet for air, a second inlet for recirculated exhaust gas, and a flow separator. The flow separator is arranged interior the housing and configured to form a slideable seal with at least one rotor of the plurality of rotors, the slideable seal fluidically isolating the first inlet from the second inlet, at least in part, and retarding pressure equalization therebetween. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131981 | INLET SYSTEM FOR AN EGR SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a system that may recirculate a portion of the exhaust of at least one turbomachine where it may be mixed with the inlet air and re-enter the turbomachine without affecting reliability and availability of the unit. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131982 | INLET SYSTEM FOR AN EGR SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a system that may recirculate a portion of the exhaust of at least one turbomachine where it may be mixed with the inlet air and re-enter the turbomachine without affecting reliability and availability of the unit. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131983 | ENHANCED SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention refers to a supercharging system ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131984 | ENHANCED SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention refers to a supercharging system ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131985 | EXHAUST GAS ASSEMBLY - An exhaust gas assembly includes an exhaust gas manifold which is connected with an exhaust gas inlet of a manifold and an adjusting member arranged in the manifold. The adjusting member is configured to supply exhaust gas to a low pressure connection and/or a high-pressure connection of the manifold, wherein on the high-pressure side a high-pressure turbine housing is connected to the manifold and on the low pressure side a low pressure turbine housing is connected to the manifold. A connecting channel extends through the manifold and connects a high-pressure exhaust gas outlet) of the high-pressure turbine housing with a low pressure exhaust inlet) of the low pressure turbine housing. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131986 | DEVICE FOR OPENING A PASSENGER DOOR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY - The invention relates to a device for opening a passenger door ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131987 | PENDULAR ENGINE - Pendular and differential periodic heat engines with theoretical efficiencies of ONE, and industrial efficiencies close to ONE, exclusively subordinate to the physical constraints inherent in any material device under ordinary conditions of use, operating with recirculation of the gases in closed loops between a thermodynamic pendulum ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131988 | SOLAR HEATING OF WORKING FLUID IN A CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER-ENABLED POWER PLANT - Increasing power generation efficiency of a solar-fossil-fuel-hybrid power plant includes heating working fluid with a concentrating solar field by directing a first portion of a steam turbine drive working fluid from an economizer of a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) of the solar-fossil-fuel hybrid power plant into a concentrated solar power (“CSP”) field where the first portion of the steam turbine drive working fluid is heated to a predefined temperature and pressure above that which is in a CSP inlet to the steam boiler while a second portion of the steam turbine drive working fluid is directed from the economizer to a steam boiler and the first portion of the steam turbine drive working fluid is combined with the second portion of the working fluid at the inlet. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131989 | SUPPLEMENTAL WORKING FLUID HEATING TO ACCOMMODATE VARIATIONS IN SOLAR POWER CONTRIBUTIONS IN A CONCENTRATED SOLAR-POWER ENABLED POWER PLANT - Controlling a solar-fossil-fuel hybrid power plant to provide supplemental heat includes receiving concentrated solar power thermal energy from a concentrated solar power (CSP) field for use in a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) that uses waste heat thermal energy from waste heat produced by a gas combustion process and the concentrated solar power thermal energy to produce steam to drive a steam generator. Supplemental fossil fuel generated heat is added to the (HRSG) such that the temperature of steam produced by the (HRSG) is maintained within an inlet operating tolerance of the steam generator when the concentrated solar power thermal energy contribution to the (HRSG) falls below a predetermined threshold. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131990 | COMBUSTION PLANT WITH ABATEMENT OF POLLUTANTS - A combustion plant, comprising: a combustion chamber ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131991 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN - Methods and systems are disclosed for the production of hydrogen and the use of high-temperature heat sources in energy conversion. In one embodiment, a primary loop may include a nuclear reactor utilizing a molten salt or helium as a coolant. The nuclear reactor may provide heat energy to a power generation loop for production of electrical energy. For example, a supercritical carbon dioxide fluid may be heated by the nuclear reactor via the molten salt and then expanded in a turbine to drive a generator. An intermediate heat exchange loop may also be thermally coupled with the primary loop and provide heat energy to one or more hydrogen production facilities. A portion of the hydrogen produced by the hydrogen production facility may be diverted to a combustor to elevate the temperature of water being split into hydrogen and oxygen by the hydrogen production facility. | 2011-06-09 |
20110131992 | CO-PRODUCTION OF SYNTHESIS GAS AND POWER - A process ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110131993 | STEAM POWER PLANT WITH HEAT RESERVOIR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEAM POWER PLANT - A steam power plant is suggested having, parallel to the preheater passage (VW | 2011-06-09 |