24th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100150681 | BLIND RIVET ASSEMBLY - A blind rivet assembly for securing workpieces having aligned bores with the workpieces having an open surface at an open side and a blind surface at a blind side, the blind rivet assembly including a tubular shell having an enlarged shell head adapted to be in engagement with the open surface of the workpieces, a stem having an elongated shank with a stem head at the far end of the shank and having gripping means at the opposite end adapted to be gripped by an installation tool for application of an axial pulling force, and a placement ring having an near end and a far end, and having a pre-installation orientation and a post-installation orientation, wherein in the pre-installation orientation the placement ring is disposed around a ring receiving portion of the elongated shank, and the post-installation orientation is created by axially pulling the stem towards the open side of the workpieces with an axial pulling force that forces the placement ring into a through bore which causes the shell to deform outwards and form a blind head, and wherein upon continued axial pulling of the stem, the stem progressively moves into the shell until the stem encounters a stop shoulder, whereupon material of the stop shoulder is moved into a locking portion to arrest further movement of the stem, and whereupon increased axial force on the stem shears a portion of the stem on the open side at a shearable break-groove. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150682 | FORMING, INSERTION AND END CRIMPING OF HELICAL COILS FOR BOOKBINDING - Apparatus for binding a book with a helical plastic coil includes a forming mandrel for forming helical coils from a heated elongate plastics material with the coils being cooled on the mandrel and cut to length before being discharged onto an accumulator tray. The coils are individually transported at high speed from a discharge edge of the tray to the insertion device where the coils are inserted into aligned holes at an edge of respective collated books for binding the books. The coils on the tray are heated by a contact heater on the surface of the tray and/or by air blown over the tray to be kept at a temperature above 25 degrees C. to improve crimping of the ends after cutting of the coil to length in the book. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150683 | BIND PROCESSING METHOD, BIND PROCESSING DEVICE AND BINDER CARTRIDGE - A binder cartridge ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150684 | MOUNTING DEVICE - Mounting device for mounting or demounting a wind turbine blade ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING AND STORING PIPE - Modular storage units for handling and storing tubulars in vertical columns, methods for handling and transporting tubulars horizontally in vertical columns, and systems for handling and transporting tubulars horizontally in vertical columns are provided. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150686 | HANDLER FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR IC'S, COMPRISING A PNEUMATIC CYLINDER DISPLACEMENT UNIT FOR MOVING PLUNGERS - A handler for electronic components, in particular IC's, comprising a feed unit for plungers with a pneumatic cylinder unit that can be displaced and that is coupled to a pneumatic cylinder displacement unit, which moves said cylinder unit back and forth in the axial direction of the plungers. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150687 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus configured to attain conflicting purposes of high throughput and footprint reduction. The substrate processing apparatus comprises a carrying chamber, and a loadlock chamber and at least two process chambers that are arranged around the carrying chamber. The carrying chamber comprises a substrate carrying unit configured to carry a substrate between the loadlock chamber and the process chambers. The substrate carrying unit comprises a first arm provided with a first finger and a second finger, and leading ends of the first and second fingers extend horizontally in the same direction. Each of the process chambers comprises a first process unit and a second process unit, and the second process unit is disposed at a side of the process chamber distant from the carrying chamber with the first process unit being disposed therebetween. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150688 | WORKPIECE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A workpiece transfer system may include a plurality of cassettes for storing workpieces, at least one workpiece processing apparatus, and a multi-joint industrial robot for loading and unloading workpieces to/from the cassettes. The multi-joint industrial robot may include a hand part for holding a workpiece, an arm part supporting the hand part so as to make the hand part rotatable, and a link mechanism that supports an arm joint part, positioned at a base side of the arm part, so as to make the arm joint part rotatable. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150689 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING PALLETS FOR STOCK ORDERS - A method of assembling pallets containing stock units is disclosed using a negative pick/put transfer having donor pallets | 2010-06-17 |
20100150690 | Storage Lift - In a storage lift comprising a plurality of shelf columns ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150691 | CAR DUMPER DUST CONTROL SYSTEM - An apparatus for rotary dumping of rail cars, including a backside airflow diverter, a backside hood for removing contaminated air from the back side of the pit and at least two baffles on a rotational frame, the baffles each presenting a leading edge that contacts the backside airflow diverter during at least a portion of rotational motion. At least one air intake is positioned to pass through the upper surface of the backside diverter into the backside hood at a location where pressure in the backside hood is maintained at a substantially neutral or negative level even when pressure in the material receiving pit is increased by a down rush of air caused by the exit of the load from the railcar. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150692 | COTTON HARVESTING MACHINE WITH ON-BOARD MODULE BUILDER AND INTEGRATED MODULE TRANSPORTER HAVING ON-THE-GO UNLOADING CAPABILITY AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF THE SAME - An on-board rectangular cotton module builder and transporter and method of operation of the same, wherein the module builder includes a cotton accumulating cavity for receiving harvested cotton, apparatus for distributing and compacting cotton in a module building chamber having a door through which a cotton module is unloaded from the chamber onto the transporter, and apparatus deployable for holding cotton in the accumulating cavity for conveyance and distribution into the module building chamber away from the door when open. As a result, a cotton module is movable from the module building to the transporter on-the-go while harvesting, and while cotton is conveyed and distributed in the module building chamber. The transporter is operable for carrying the module while continuing harvesting and for unloading the module when desired, including in sequence with a second module from the module builder. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150693 | Method for Moving and Aligning Heavy Device - Method for laterally replacing a heavy component of a plant assembly, the method including disconnecting the heavy component from other components of the plant assembly and from a base plate to which the heavy component is fixed; lifting the heavy component above the base plate with a lifting system provided within the base plate; connecting at least a pair of rails to the base plate, under the lifted heavy component, such that the at least a pair of rails extends at substantially a right angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the heavy component; lowering the heavy component on crawling mechanisms disposed on the at least a pair of rails; and laterally replacing the heavy component from the base plate and the other components of the plant assembly by actuating the crawling mechanisms. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150694 | LIFTING DEVICE - A lifting device generally includes a handle portion having first and second ends and a support portion having first and second ends. The first end of the support portion is pivotably coupled to the first end of the handle portion and the second end of the support portion is releasably engageable with the second end of the handle portion, such that the lifting device may be positioned in at least a closed position and an open position. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150695 | Method and System for Centering Wafer on Chuck - A wafer handling mechanism is operated to place a wafer on a chuck. A chucking force is then applied to the wafer, whereby wafer support features of the chuck transfer a defect pattern onto a surface of the wafer. The surface of the wafer is analyzed by a defect metrology tool to obtain a mapping of the defect pattern transferred onto the surface of the wafer. A center coordinate of the chuck within a coordinate system of the wafer is determined by analyzing the defect pattern as transferred to the surface of the wafer. A spatial offset between the center coordinate of the chuck and the center of the wafer is determined. The spatial offset is used to adjust the wafer handling mechanism so as to enable alignment of the center of the wafer to the center coordinate of the chuck. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150696 | FAN CASING FOR A JET ENGINE - A fan casing ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150697 | Fluid release valve - Fluid release apparatus ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150698 | Engine Intake Air Compressor And Method - A compressor assembly ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150699 | FAN - A fan assembly for creating an air current is described. The fan assembly includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the base, a mouth through which the air flow is emitted, the mouth being defined by facing surfaces of the nozzle, and spacers for spacing apart the facing surfaces of the nozzle. The nozzle extends substantially orthogonally about an axis to define an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan. The spacers can provide for a reliable, reproducible nozzle of the fan assembly and performance of the fan assembly. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150700 | BYPASS AIR SCOOP FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine has a plurality of radial struts in a bypass duct. At least one strut has a scoop incorporated with the fairing of the strut and in communication with an air passage of an engine secondary air system. The scoop faces a bypass air flow to scoop a portion of the bypass air flow using available dynamic pressure in the bypass duct. Scooped air may be provided, for example, to an active tip clearance control apparatus in a long duct turbofan engine. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150701 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER - A variable geometry turbocharger is provided. The turbocharger improves efficiency by controlling flow to the rotor ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150702 | FLEXIBLE SHAFT FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A shaft for a gas turbine engine is provided that includes a first shaft section, a second shaft section, a first flexible linkage, and a second flexible linkage. The first shaft section extends between a forward axial end and an aft axial end along a first axial centerline. The second shaft section extends between a forward axial end and an aft axial end along a second axial centerline. The first flexible linkage includes a bridge section connected between a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm. The first diaphragm is connected to the aft axial end of the first shaft section. The second diaphragm is connected to the forward axial end of the second shaft section. The second flexible linkage includes a diaphragm and a hub. The second flexible linkage diaphragm cantilevers radially outwardly from an inner radial end to an outer radial end, and is connected to the aft axial end of the second shaft section. The hub is connected to the outer radial end of the second flexible linkage diaphragm, and includes an engine shaft coupling connected to the hub. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150703 | STACKED LAMINATE BOLTED RING SEGMENT - A ceramic ring segment for a turbine engine that may be used as a replacement for one or more metal components. The ceramic ring segment may be formed from a plurality of ceramic plates, such as ceramic matrix composite plates, that are joined together using a strengthening mechanism to reinforce the ceramic plates while permitting the resulting ceramic article to be used as a replacement for components for turbine systems that are typically metal, thereby taking advantage of the properties provided by ceramic materials. The strengthening mechanism may include a bolt or a plurality of bolts designed to prevent delamination of the ceramic plates when in use by keeping the ceramic plates in compression. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150704 | WIND TURBINE WITH A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING COOLING OF A HEAT GENERATING COMPONENT IN A NACELLE FOR A WIND TURBINE - The invention provides a wind turbine wind turbine with two vessels, each being interchangeably in thermal communication with a heating medium which transfers heat from a heat generating structure to the vessel, and with a cooling medium which transfers heat from the vessel to an ambient space. The vessels form a compression structure which form part of a refrigerating circuit which can circulate a working fluid between the compression structure, a condenser and an evaporator. At the evaporator, cooling effect is obtained based on evaporation of a working fluid, and the cooling can be utilized for cooling a heat generating component in the wind turbine. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150705 | Gas turbine engine - A gas turbine engine ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150706 | ARTICLES MADE FROM COMPOSITE MATERIALS HAVING TOUGHENED AND UNTOUGHENED REGIONS - Articles having a body including a composite material having at least one toughened region and at least one untoughened region, the toughened region containing a toughening agent selected from the group consisting of polymers, nano fibers, nano particles, and combinations thereof where the toughened region includes a toughened resin having a fracture toughness of at least about 1.0 MPa-m | 2010-06-17 |
20100150707 | Airfoil - An airfoil has a hollow shell providing external airfoil surfaces, and a corrugated core within the shell. The core contacts inner surfaces of the shell to support the shell. The airfoil is formed by consolidating a hollow shell pre-form and a corrugated core pre-form. At least a part of the hollow shell has a leading edge shell portion and/or a trailing edge shell portion which, before consolidation of the pre-forms, is a unitary body having a shape which wraps around the respective edge. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150708 | Segmented Composite Inner Ferrule and Segment of Diffuser of Axial Compressor - A ferrule of a stator with blades of an axial turbomachine consists of at least two segments having the general form of an arc of a circle and intended to be arranged end to end, so as to form the ferrule, where each segment contains on its outside a plurality of openings arranged at regular distances along the general arc of the circle of the segment, into each of which fits the end of a blade of the stator. Each end of a segment possesses a section of which the profile essentially corresponds with that of the end of the corresponding blade when the segment is placed on the blades of the stator, such that the joint between two adjacent segments corresponds with the profile of the corresponding blade. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150709 | DIFFUSER FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - A discharge region of a centrifugal compressor is provided. A scroll casing is asymmetrically formed in a circumferential direction and configured to be positioned in different angular positions in the circumferential direction. A vaned diffuser is configured to be positioned in different angular positions in the circumferential direction. The vaned diffuser includes a plurality of guide elements configured to be arranged in a distributed manner in the circumferential direction. Means are provided for positioning the vaned diffuser with regard to an angular position of the asymmetrically formed scroll casing. An angular spacing of two guide elements which are arranged adjacently to each other differs from an angular spacing of two other guide elements which are arranged adjacently to each other. By varying the angular spacings between two adjacent guide vanes of a diffuser along the circumference, the resonance vibration of the compressor can be reduced. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150710 | STATOR VANE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A guide vane for a gas turbine includes a vane body having a leading edge and a trailing edge and a shroud extending at least between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The shroud has a first side wall and a second side wall extending essentially radially and in a longitudinal direction of the gas turbine. The first side wall has a groove disposed in a region of the trailing edge extending in a longitudinal direction of the shroud and is configured to receive a sealing plate. The first side wall also has a clearance extending from the groove in a region of the trailing edge, wherein a depth of the clearance in a circumferential direction of the gas turbine is equal to a depth of the groove, and wherein a width of the clearance in the longitudinal direction of the shroud is between one to three times the depth of the clearance. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150711 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING CRACKING OF TURBINE ENGINE CASES - A method for preventing cracking of a turbine engine case includes the steps of disposing at least two rails upon an exterior surface of a turbine engine case; and securing a first rail to a first means for attaching at least one fan exit guide vane to the turbine engine case and securing a second rail to a second means for attaching the at least one fan exit guide vane to the turbine engine case. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150712 | HEAT SHIELD SEGMENT FOR A STATOR OF A GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine includes a turbine housing; a rotatable turbine rotor with turbine blades; and at least one heat shield segment for a stator. The heat shield segment is disposed radially between the rotor and the housing and attached to the housing and has a profile with a curved section in at least one region in an axial direction of the gas turbine and a radial outer surface. The heat shield segment includes a rib, a first boss, and a second boss disposed on the radial outer surface. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150713 | Rotating-Plate Radial Turbine in Gas-Turbine-Cycle Configurations - A novel power-producing concept is disclosed, employing a rotating-plate radial gas turbine in various gas-turbine cycle configurations. The “rotating-plate radial gas turbine” is a rotating barrel with robust rectangular plates fitted into the turbine rotor, performing the function and the role of turbine blades, contained within a motionless rigid horizontal cylinder (casing). Combustion can take place in the spaces confined between adjacent rotating plates and the static cylinder, thus enabling a practical achievement of the Atkinson cycle (constant-volume heat addition) with improved cycle thermal efficiency. Alternatively, two or more compressor stages can be combined to feed a single rotating-plate radial gas turbine in cascades, thus gradually increasing pressure of working gas within a volume bordered by adjacent un-cooled rotating plates of the radial gas turbine and the casing. Alternatively, a single compressor may be combined with one or more stages of an axial turbine for cascade feeding of a single rotating-plate radial gas turbine. This “isochoric stuffing” effect enables achievement of significantly and even drastically improved gas-turbine-cycle thermal efficiencies. Cycle heat addition may be either isobaric or isochoric in either an open-cycle or a closed-cycle configuration. Using a sufficiently efficient radial gas turbine, it is theoretically possible to obtain 100% cycle thermal efficiency in a simple radial-gas-turbine configuration with appropriately chosen compressor-stages compression pressure ratios. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150714 | Fan, airfoil and vehicle propulsion systems - Vehicle propulsion systems and methods of propulsion are disclosed, as well as embodiments of fans and airfoils, technology that in some applications of the invention can provide both lift and thrust, and propulsion via cross flow fan, manifold and a plurality of airfoils. In some embodiments the invention is directed to the production of lift and thrust, and propulsion generally, based from air produced by a cross flow fan in accordance with the invention disclosed herein. In still further embodiments, lift and thrust may yet be generated from air produced from the cross flow fan even when unpowered, such as in a loss of power or in a stall condition. Applications of the invention apply broadly to propulsion systems, generally; however, some preferred embodiments have particular application for vehicles characterized or used in application such as traditional private and commercial aircraft, ground effects vehicles, military applications, amphibious applications, aerospace, aeronautical, and non-traditional vehicles such as experimental air planes, space craft, hover craft, and the like. The invention in some embodiments comprises technologies addressing preferred air flow, lift, and thrust and the reduction of drag and circulation losses. The invention may be further applicable for incorporation in aircraft and other vehicles wherein the ability to maximize initial vertical lift and takeoff is important, such as in instant take-off and landing, as well as the abilities to hover, to control the flight and landing of aircraft, and control in power-loss scenarios, addressing the prevention of stalls and allowing for controlled descents under continued propulsion. In some embodiments, the invention is further applicable for aircraft, shuttles and other vehicles as a ram jet engine system as a further alternative propulsion technology, having no requirement for forward movement for propulsion upon take-off. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150715 | THERMALLY ACTIVATED SHUTDOWN SEALS FOR ROTATABLE SHAFTS - A thermally actuated shutdown seal for a rotating shaft having a narrow annular fluid flow path surrounding the shaft. The seal surrounds the shaft with the annulus therebetween during normal operation and constricts against the shaft when the shaft slows or stops rotating. The annulus is maintained open during normal operation by a spacer interposed between opposing ends of a split ring. When the shaft stops rotating, the temperature of the annulus rises, which actuates removal of the spacer from the split ring constricting the split ring against the shaft blocking the annulus. The blocked annulus causes a pressure differential across the seal which urges a polymer seal ring, downstream of the split ring against the shaft which seals the annulus. In one embodiment, the spacer is formed of a meltable material. In a second embodiment, the spacer is removed from the split ring by a thermally responsive actuator. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150716 | CYCLICAL WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - Systems and methods use cyclical propellers with dynamic blade angle control to extract power from waves. A control system for such implementations can adapt pitching schedules for the blades of the cyclical propellers for efficient energy extraction and/or to control reactive forces. The cyclical propellers may be installed on the floor of a body of water or other liquid, on a submarine, or on a surface float, and blades may extend vertically or horizontally depending on the character of the waves. Several cyclical propellers can be combined into a single unit operated to minimize net reactive force or torque, to propel the unit horizontally or vertically, and/or to stabilize the unit. Such units can be installed with minimal or no moorings. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150717 | Variable-Diameter Rotor with Centrifugal Forces Compensation Mechanism - A variable-diameter rotor comprises a hub with a shaft and rotor blades, wherein each of the rotor blades comprises a radially internal blade part and a radially external blade part. In each of the rotor blades, a jackscrew mechanism is arranged therein and includes a jackscrew arranged in the radially internal blade part and a nut connected with the radially external blade part, the nut cooperating with the jackscrew for radially moving the radially external blade part with respect to the radially internal blade part. The rotor further comprises an energy storage system, including a compressed-gas accumulator. The compressed-gas accumulator comprises a volume of gas and a piston for compressing and expanding the volume of pressurized gas. The energy storage system also includes a means for converting a radial motion of the radially external blade part into a motion of the piston of the compressed-gas accumulator and vice-versa. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150718 | EFFICIENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF ACCELERATING MACHINES - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the efficiency with which fluid energy is converted into another form of energy, such as electrical energy, where an array of fluid energy conversion modules is contained in a scalable modular networked superstructure. In certain preferred embodiments, a plurality of turbines, such as for instance wind turbines, may be disposed in an array, where the plurality of arrays may be disposed in a suitable arrangement in proximity to each other and provided with geometry suitable for tight packing in an array with other parameters optimized to extract energy from the fluid flow. In addition, the turbines may be a more effective adaptation of a turbine, or an array of turbines, to varying conditions, including fluid conditions that may differ among different turbines in an array, or among different turbines in a set of arrays. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150719 | Swashplateless rotorcraft with fault tolerant linear electric actuator - An electric linear actuator is disposed to pitch a blade of a hingeless, swashplateless rotor in rotary motion. This actuator can be equipped with an electric motor advantageously made fault tolerant by winding the motor for at least 4, 5, 6, 8, or even 12 phases. Rotational motion of the electric motor is preferably converted to a translatory linear actuator output motion using a planetary roller screw coupling the rotation of the motor with pitch of the blade. The output link of the actuator can be advantageously coupled to the planetary roller screw using an internal spherical joint providing an isolated load path through the actuator. It is contemplated that a preferred rotorcraft having an electric blade pitch actuator might also be equipped with a controller that could provide the vehicle with individual blade control, in which the pitch of any rotor blade can be controlled independently of the others. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150720 | MARINE PROPULSION AND CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS THEREOF | 2010-06-17 |
20100150721 | RADIAL BLADE WHEEL - This invention relates to a radial blade wheel comprising a first ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150722 | Fixture Device of Blade and Blade Frame of a Ceiling Fan - A fixture of blade and blade frame in a ceiling fan is disclosed. The blade frame has an inserting part to go through the through hole on the blade. The stopping part of the inserting part is blocked by the limiting parts of the positioning element, thereby restricting and positioning the blade and the blade frame. At least one of the several limiting parts is movable and can retract and extend relative to the positioning element, thereby blocking and leaving the corresponding stopping part. Along with fixed limiting parts, the blade and the blade frame can be controlled to be positioned or departed. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150723 | Rotor for a Compressor - According to the present invention there is provided a rotor ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150724 | PLATFORM SEAL IN A TURBOMACHINE ROTOR, METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE SEAL BETWEEN A PLATFORM AND A TURBOMACHINE BLADE - An elastomer material seal for an interleaved platform between two adjacent blades in a turbomachine rotor is disclosed. The seal is of elongate shape and includes transversely a contact part, an attachment part, and a flexible part between the attachment part and the contact part. The seal is noteworthy in that it further includes a local reinforcement of the flexible part, to avoid the tearing that would result from centrifugal forces on the seal. The local reinforcement of the flexible part includes at least one transverse rib on the flexible part. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150725 | WHEEL FORMED FROM A BLADED RING AND DISK - A wheel is constructed from a disk disposed for rotation about an axis and a ring with a plurality of blades being connectable to the disk. The wheel is operable for pumping, compressing, or expanding fluid in a turbomachine. The disk is configured to receive at least a portion of the ring within the disk and be coupled using a protrusion or protrusions. The protrusion can be configured to prevent relative movement between the disk and the ring. In some forms a bracket can be extended between the ring and disk to prevent relative movement. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150726 | ARTICLE AND ULTRASONIC INSPECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - A method, system and article adapted for ultrasonic inspection of the article. The article is disk-shaped and has axially-oriented slots circumferentially spaced from each other at a periphery of the article, with members secured at the periphery of the article such that each member has a retention feature that extends into and engages a corresponding one of the slots so as to secure the members to the slots. Cavities are defined by and between the slots and radially-inward extremities of the retention features within the slots. The inspection method and system entail the use of at least one ultrasonic transducer placed within at least a first of the cavities defined by a first of the slots. The transducer is configured and oriented to perform a diagnostic technique on the article by emitting an ultrasonic signal that intersects an interior surface of a second of the slots immediately adjacent the first slot. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150727 | ROTOR BLADE FOR A GAS TURBINE - A rotor blade ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150728 | CYLINDRICAL WIND TURBINE - A vertical wind turbine includes a blade which has opposite force producing sides that lie on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis along its direction of travel. The aerodynamic surfaces are driven by the wind through four phases of rotation. Driving torque is produced during three of the four phases. The blade includes a v-shaped nosepiece with rearward facing surfaces on each side that cup the wind during three of the four phases. The split tail of the blade captures the wind during a down wind phase of rotation. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150729 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOIL - A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil that extends in span between a root and a tip region. A leading edge and a trailing edge of the airfoil section extend between a chord line of the airfoil. A sweep angle is defined at the leading edge of the airfoil section, and a dihedral angle is defined relative to the chord line of the airfoil section. The sweep angle and the dihedral angle are localized at the tip region of the airfoil section. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150730 | COMPONENT HAVING AN ABRASIVE LAYER AND A METHOD OF APPLYING AN ABRASIVE LAYER ON A COMPONENT - The tips of gas turbine engine turbine rotor blades are provided with an abrasive layer and the abrasive layer comprises chromised silicon carbide grit protruding from a layer of material. In particular the abrasive layer comprises a mixture of cubic boron nitride grit and chromised silicon carbide grit and the cubic boron nitride grit and the chromised silicon carbide grit protruding from the layer of material. The cubic boron nitride grit has a greater dimension than the chromised silicon carbide grit. The cubic boron nitride grit cuts the majority of a track in an abradable structure and then the chromised silicon carbide grit provides any additional cutting of the abradable structure. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150731 | FAN BLADES - A blade for an axial fan, including at least a front edge portion, a back edge portion, and multiple pressure balance holes. The front edge portion operates to blow air from the outside of the blade, the back edge portion operates to blow air to the outside of the blade, and the pressure balance hole is disposed on the back edge portion. The pressure balance holes are adapted to balance pressure and reduce pressure difference between the front side and the back side of the blade, eliminating backflow phenomenon caused by separation of boundary layer airflow at the back edge portion on a windward side of the blade and thus reducing power consumption and noise, and preventing dust from settling on the back edge portion on the windward side of the blade. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150732 | Turbo Wind Turbine and New Method of using Moving Fluid Energy - Disclosed are the various embodiments of turbines that depicts a method of capturing wind or other moving fluid energy as rotor hub is placed perpendicular to wind direction and plurality of propeller wing having generally rectangular structure are rigidly joined to the hub and are pushed by the kinetic force of wind to rotate co-current to wind direction during leading half path of any single rotation; thereby, plurality of louvers rotatably held from their longitudinal extremities as inset of peripheral frame of propeller wing are opened during the remaining trailing half path of rotation making them permeable bodies allowing wind to pass through therefore propeller wings move countercurrent to the wind to complete the revolution. This method converts a much larger component of passing wind energy in to rotational movement of central hub that is subsequently used to generate electricity using generator mean or do other useful work. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150733 | AIRFOIL WITH WRAPPED LEADING EDGE COOLING PASSAGE - A turbine engine airfoil includes an airfoil structure having an exterior surface providing a leading edge. A radially extending first cooling passage is arranged near the leading edge and includes first and second portions. The first portion extends to the exterior surface and forms a radially extending trench in the leading edge. The second portion is in fluid communication with a second cooling passage. In one example, the second cooling passage extends radially, and the first cooling passage wraps around a portion of the second cooling passage from a pressure side to a suction side between the second cooling passage and the exterior surface. In the example, the first portion is arranged between the pressure and suction sides. In one example, the first cooling passage is formed by arranging a core in an airfoil mold. The trench is formed by the core in one example. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150734 | TURBINE BLADE - In a turbine blade in which a tabular rib partitioning the blade into a pressure side and a suction side is provided in substantially the midsection of the blade along a center line connecting a leading edge and a trailing edge, and at least two cavities of which a cavity at the suction side and a cavity at the pressure side do not communicate with each other are provided, a pressure adjustment member for cooling air flowing into and out of the cavity at the suction side reduces the amount of cooling air flowing into the suction side, relative to the pressure side. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150735 | Multi-Peripheral Serpentine Microcircuits For High Aspect Ratio Blades - A cooling arrangement for a pressure side of an airfoil portion of a turbine engine component is provided. The cooling arrangement comprises a pair of cooling circuits embedded within a wall forming the pressure side. The pair of cooling circuits includes a first serpentine cooling circuit and a second circuit offset from the first serpentine cooling circuit. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150736 | FAN SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED AVAILABILITY AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - The present invention relates to a fan system and a method for its operation, including a control module ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150737 | Determination and Control of Wellbore Fluid Level, Output Flow, and Desired Pump Operating Speed, Using a Control System for a Centrifugal Pump Disposed within the Wellbore - A method and apparatus for determining a fluid level and/or output flow during operation of a centrifugal pump, are provided, which may be used for production of gas and/or oil from a well, and include a vector feedback model to derive values of torque and speed from signals indicative of instantaneous current and voltage drawn by the pump motor, a pump model which derives values of the fluid flow rate and the head pressure for the pump from torque and speed inputs, a pumping system model that derives, from the estimated values of the pump operating parameters, an estimated value of fluid level and other pumping system parameters. Controllers responsive to the estimated values of the pumping system parameters control the pump to maintain fluid level at the pump input, near an optimum level, or within a safe operating range and/or output flow from the pump. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150738 | Electrohydrodynamic Micropump and Its Use - An electrohydrodynamic micropump having at least one pumping passage for pumping a liquid, wherein there is at least one electrode device for generating an electrical alternating field and at least one device for producing a temperature gradient in the liquid to be pumped, which is arranged in and/or on the at least one pumping passage. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150739 | HEAT TRANSFER THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP - The motor of an electrical submersible pump generates a significant amount of heat that can be removed by transferring it to the well production fluid. The motor housing may have turbulators that increase the turbulence of the production fluid to increase the rate of heat transfer. The turbulators are designed for manufacturability and maintenance. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150740 | SEALING SYSTEM DEVICE - The present invention relates to a dynamic sealing system device for a submerged pump comprising at least one feed line running in towards the dynamic sealing system, with a first valve device arranged in the feed line and a second valve device arranged such that in an open position it opens a first bypass line that runs from a point on the feed line between the first valve device and the pump and a low-pressure source at the pump to reduce the pressure in a barrier fluid in the sealing system. The invention also comprises a method for reducing the barrier fluid pressure for a submerged pump. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150741 | HYDRAULIC UNIT HAVING ORIFICE PLATE DISPLACEMENT CONTROL - A hydraulic unit is disclosed. The hydraulic unit may have a rotatable body at least partially defining a plurality of barrels, a plurality of plungers associated with the plurality of barrels, and a swashplate tiltable to vary a displacement of the plurality of plungers relative to the plurality of barrels. The hydraulic unit may also have an orifice plate located adjacent the rotatable body. The orifice plate may include an inlet port, a discharge port, and a first plurality of control orifices located between first ends of the inlet and discharge ports. The hydraulic unit may further have a first plurality of control valves, each of the first plurality of control valves being associated with a different control orifice of the first plurality of control orifices. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150742 | Reconfigurable jet pump - The present invention provides reconfigurable jet pump that is also inexpensive to fabricate. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a jet pump is formed as a nozzle and a diffuser attached to a standard tube or pipe T-shape fitting. Suitable T-shape fittings may have one or more joints where seals is formed by a compression/deformation of certain elements. The subject invention fulfills and important need for a jet pump that can be produced inexpensively and can be reconfigured at conform to new operating condition without the need to replace the entire unit. This feature is very important in fluid installations such as chemical plants where the physical parameters of the fluid (such as density, viscosity, bubble content, etc.) or the operating flow conditions (pressures, flow rates) are not precisely known and experimentation may be required to achieve best performance of the jet pump. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150743 | Single Line Venturi Apparatus - An apparatus for providing vacuum to a material handling device. The apparatus of the present invention provides a housing having an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture has an inlet end for receiving a supply of pressurized air and an outlet end. A valve is slidably disposed within said aperture of said housing for movement between a vacuum position, wherein vacuum is provided to the material handling device through the use of a venturi, and a release position, wherein atmosphere air pressure is provided directly to said material handling device. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150744 | AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR - A stroke-adjustable air conditioning compressor, in particular for motor vehicles, including a drive mechanism for pistons that move back and forth, the pistons being driven by an adjusting plate, such as a pivoting plate, pivoting ring or swash plate at an adjustable pivoting angle. The position of the pivoting angle is influenced inter alia by compressive forces, inertial forces and elastic forces that are active in the drive mechanism. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150745 | YOKE POSITION SENSOR FOR A HYDRAULIC DEVICE - An embodiments of the invention relates to a yoke position sensor system ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150746 | COMPRESSOR - The invention relates to a compressor ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150747 | Pump having pulsation-reducing engagement surface - A pump is disclosed. The pump may have a housing, and a body disposed within the housing and at least partially defining a plurality of barrels. The pump may also have a plurality of plungers associated with the plurality of barrels, and a plunger engagement surface. The plunger engagement surface may have geometry configured to reciprocate the plurality of plungers within the plurality of barrels as the plurality of plungers rotate relative to the plunger engagement surface, and a plurality of undulations configured to reduce a flow pulsation of the pump. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150748 | Method of Installing a Permanent Magnet Motor in a Cooling Tower and a Shroud Used in Connection Therewith - A method comprises providing a motor with a stator comprising a plurality of laminations stacked side to side to form a contiguous stator core with each of the laminations having a plurality of radial fins projecting outward from a periphery of the lamination, and a rotor with permanent magnets spaced about the rotor configured to synchronously magnetically couple with a rotating magnetic field in the stator. The method further comprises providing a cooling tower with a fan disposed therein having a shaft extending from a center of the fan for rotating the fan. The motor is installed in the cooling tower such that the rotor of the motor is coupled directly to the fan shaft and rotates the fan when the motor is energized during normal operation of the cooling tower. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150749 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP WITH OFFSET VOLUTE - A pump includes: (a) an elongated pump housing having first and second ends; (b) a primary impeller mounted in the housing for rotation about an axis, the impeller comprising a plurality of vanes whose outer tips define an impeller plane; (c) an inlet disposed in fluid communication with the primary impeller; and (d) an annular volute housing communicating with the primary impeller and with an outlet, where the volute housing is axially offset from the impeller plane. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150750 | MOTOR AND COMPRESSOR TECHNOLOGY - An interior permanent magnet type brushless direct current (BLDC) motor includes a stator having a plurality of slots. The BLDC motor also includes a rotor positioned in the stator and that is rotatable with respect to the stator. The rotor has a rotor core, a plurality of permanent magnets inserted in the rotor core, a plurality of vent holes positioned between the center of the rotor core and the permanent magnets, and a plurality of coupling holes positioned between the permanent magnets and a periphery of the rotor core. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150751 | Electrical Submersible Pump System Connection Adapter - An electrical submersible pumping assembly having a seal section and a motor section, and seals that prevent leakage from the seal section and the motor section during assembly. The seals cooperate with a coupling assembly for coupling together shafts from both the seal section and motor section. The coupling assembly outer diameter enlarges at a shoulder that circumscribes its outer surface. In one example, the seal that prevents leakage from the seal assembly provides a sealing interface around the larger diameter portion of the coupling assembly, that is removable by sliding the coupling so its smaller diameter portion is adjacent the seal assembly. The motor section is sealed by another sealing assembly that includes a body that circumscribes the motor shaft to define an annulus, a sealing disk selectively fills the annulus. The sealing disk can also be slid away from within the body while coupling the shafts with the coupling assembly. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150752 | REVOLUTION TYPE COMPRESSOR - In a revolution type compressor using a balance weight for balancing a rotating mass, the effect of oil churn reduction is enhanced, and compressor input is reduced. A balance weight fixed to a drive shaft between a rotor of an electric motor | 2010-06-17 |
20100150753 | Oscillating Diaphragm Fan Having Coupled Subunits and a Housing Having an Oscillating Diaphragm Fan of this Type - An oscillating diaphragm fan having a plurality of subunits which each have an oscillating diaphragm that is excited by a magnetic system in an actuator chamber, wherein the air pulsation generated by oscillating diaphragm is discharged outwardly, the actuator chambers of the subunits are connected via means for compensating pressure and are encapsulated outwardly, and the magnetic systems of the subunits are excited out of phase with each other. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150754 | PIEZOELECTRIC PUMP - A pump body is provided including at least one inlet valve, at least one outlet valve, a substantially rigid top portion, a substantially rigid bottom portion, and collapsible side portions. The pump body also includes a base on or in the bottom portion and defining a rotational axis extending from the bottom portion. The pump body further includes a rotor shaft disposed along the rotational axis within the enclosure, a first end of the rotor shaft mechanically and rotatably coupled to the base, and a second end of the rotor shaft providing a cam surface for engaging the top portion and operable to cause motion of the top portion response to rotation of the rotor shaft. The pump body also includes at least one piezoelectric actuator engaging a surface of the rotor shaft, the piezoelectric actuator configured to cause the rotation of the rotor shaft. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150755 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - A hermetic compressor to conduct electricity to a stator coil without peeling off a coating formed on the coil while preventing the separation of the stator coil or lead wire from a compressible terminal. In the hermetic compressor including a hermetic container, a compression device to compress a refrigerant, a drive device to drive the compression device, the drive device including a stator formed by winding the stator coil on a core and a rotor to rotate inside the stator, the lead wire extending from a terminal block to receive electricity, and a compressible terminal to be compressed after the stator coil and the lead wire are inserted into the compressible terminal, the stator coil is formed by covering an aluminum wire with an enamel coating, and the compressible terminal includes electricity-conduction protrusions to piece the enamel coating so as to come into contact with the aluminum wire. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150756 | NOZZLE DEVICE EMPLOYING HIGH FREQUENCY WAVE ENERGY - A nozzle device comprising a nozzle chamber includes a fluid inlet located at a first side of the nozzle chamber which is operative to introduce fluid into the nozzle chamber in an injection direction and a fluid outlet at a second side of the nozzle chamber which is operative to expel fluid from the nozzle chamber. A high frequency wave generator is also located in the nozzle chamber which is oriented and operative to generate high frequency waves in a direction which is substantially parallel to the injection direction, whereby to impart high frequency energy to the fluid in the nozzle chamber. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150757 | CIRCUIT BOARD ADAPTED TO FAN AND FAN STRUCTURE - A circuit board adapted to a fan comprises a circuit region and a heat-dissipative film. The circuit region is provided on a first surface of the circuit board and comprises at least one heat-generating component thereon. The heat-dissipative film is coated on an edge portion of the first surface and is in contact with the heat-generating component. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150758 | AIR PUMP - An air pump comprises a cylinder, a piston, a piston rod, and four substantially rigid members. The piston is reciprocably movable within the cylinder and is secured to the piston rod. The first member is pivotably connected at its first end to the cylinder. The second member is pivotably connected at its first end to the piston rod and at its second end to the second end of the first member. The third member is pivotably connected at its first end to the connected second ends of the first and second members. The fourth member is pivotably connected to the cylinder and to the second end of the third member. The third member is arranged to transmit between the handle and the connected second ends of the first and second members a force resulting from a force applied to the handle. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150759 | PULSATILE ROTARY VENTRICULAR PUMP - A roller pump conduit defining a pump chamber is provided. The roller pump conduit includes a roller contact portion having a fill region and a delivery region. The fill region has a first taper configured to determine volume delivery per revolution of a roller head. The delivery region has a pressure region having a second taper and a discharge region having a third taper. The third taper has a lesser degree of taper than the second taper. The delivery region is configured to produce a pulsatile flow out of the conduit. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150760 | ROTARY VACUUM PUMP - The rotary vacuum pump includes a pump housing, a rotary shaft, a thrust movement restriction mechanism and a first elastic member. The pump housing has therein a pump chamber. The rotary shaft has thereon a rotor rotatably disposed in the pump chamber. When the rotor is rotated with the rotary shaft, gas in the pump chamber is pumped thereby to draw gas into the pump chamber. The thrust movement restriction mechanism is provided for allowing the rotor to displace in the pump chamber in one thrust direction due to thermal expansion thereof during the operation of the rotary vacuum pump. The first elastic member is provided for urging the rotary shaft in the other thrust direction opposite to the one thrust direction. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150761 | HYDRAULIC MACHINE - The invention relates to a hydraulic machine comprising a housing section with a housing, a commutation section and a gear wheel section, the gear wheel section comprising a gear wheel set with an internally toothed gear ring and an externally toothed gear wheel, which engage each other and form working chambers that are connected to at least one inlet connection and at least one outlet connection via the commutation section that comprises a rotary slide valve and a valve plate. It is endeavoured to provide such a hydraulic machine that requires only little space. For this purpose, a sealing is arranged between the rotary slide valve and the housing. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150762 | SYSTEM FOR SEALING THE PISTON OF ROTARY PISTON MACHINES - A sealing system of rotary piston machines, the rotor excludes rotor discs which are arranged next to one another, and which are seated on the common rotor axle and are pressed apart from one another by acting spring and/or gas forces in the joints between the discs in such a way that the end sides of the discs which point towards the side walls of the housing bear sealingly against the latter and thus prevent the access of the medium to the axles. Assemblies comprising movable shaped lamellae which adapt to the changing joint widths and prevent an inner flow around the rotor are present in the part joints between the discs. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150763 | Rotary Pump - A rotary pump device includes a stator chamber with a cylindrical inner wall having intake and exhaust ports therein, and a two-part, expanding rotor eccentrically mounted for rotation within the chamber. The rotor comprises two crescentoid bodies with end surfaces in sliding, mating contact. A spring rod is placed between the inner rotor body surfaces to maintain rotor contact points in continuous wiping contact with the chamber wall. A full intake/exhaust cycle occurs every 180° of rotor travel. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150764 | PUMP HAVING MODULAR SHAFT BEARINGS AND SEALS - An external gear pump including seals, bearings, bushing/seal housings, choke collars and shafts that are all removable for maintenance and/or replacement without removing either endplate or internals from the case assembly. The preferred pump includes four bearing caps that can be removed without removing the pump from its mounted position. By removing the four bearing caps, access is gained inside the pump housing to all of the seals, bearings, bushing/seal housings, choke collars and most importantly, the drive and idler shafts within the pump housing. Further, the two shafts can be slipped out of the pump without disturbing the internal parts and endplates. This capability facilitates maintenance and replacement of major components without removing the pump from its mounted position. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150765 | Interlocking Device for Holding Body and Flange of Machines Using Bean-Shaped Dowels - An interlocking device for rigidly holding together the body ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150766 | Rotary sliding vane compressor and blade therefor - Disclosed is a blade for a rotary blade compressor. The blade has at least two section pieces, with any two adjacent section pieces being radially aligned with each other at a junction, wherein further there is a force applying means at said junction forcing the adjacent blade section pieces apart from each other in an axial direction. The edges of said blade will thereby be positioned to form a seal against the head plates of the compressor. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150767 | Method of making metallic foams and foams produced - A method of making a metallic foam by a sintering process that includes solid state sintering and transient liquid phase sintering to form and then densify the metallic foam structure. A metallic foam is provided having a sintered foam skeleton structure with desirable macro-pores throughout wherein the undesirable micropores in walls of the skeleton structure are filled by a eutectic phase without closing off the desirable macro-pores. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150768 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL POWDER FOR DUST CORE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DUST CORE - A pure iron powder of a diameter of 10 to 500 μm and a purity of 99% by mass or more is heated to a temperature in the range of 600 to 1400° C., and a Si-concentrated layer is formed in regions within a depth of 5 μm from the surfaces of the powder particles by gas-phase reaction at a temperature of that range. The average Si concentration in the regions within this depth is controlled in the range of 0.05% to 2% by mass. Thus, a dust core metal powder enhancing the adhesion of insulating material to the particle without degrading compressibility is produced. The resulting dust core maintains a high saturation magnetic flux density and exhibits a low iron loss. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150769 | CERMET BODY AND A METHOD OF MAKING A CERMET BODY - The invention relates to a cermet body essentially free from nitrogen where the binder phase is Co in an amount of from about 5 to about 25 vol % Co, further comprising TiC and WC in amounts so that the atomic Ti:W ratio is from about 2.5 to about 10. The cermet body further comprising Cr in an amount such that the atomic Cr:Co ratio is from about 0.025 to about 0.14. The cermet body is free from nucleated of Ti—W—C cores. The invention also relates to a method of making a cermet body. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150770 | Stainless Steel Excellent in Corrosion Resistance, Ferritic Stainless Steel Excellent in Resistance to Crevice Corrosion and Formability, and Ferritic Stainless Stee Excellent in Resistance to Crevice Corrosion - The stainless steel of the first embodiment includes C: 0.001 to 0.02%, N: 0.001 to 0.02%, Si: 0.01 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.5%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Ni: more than 3% to 5%, Cr: 11 to 26%, and either one or both of Ti: 0.01 to 0.5% and Nb: 0.02 to 0.6%, and contains as the remainder, Fe and unavoidable impurities. The stainless steel of the second embodiment has an alloy composition different from those of the first and third embodiments and satisfies the formula (A): Cr+3Mo+6Ni≧23 and formula (B): Al/Nb≧10 and contains as the remainder, Fe and unavoidable impurities. The stainless steel of the third embodiment has an alloy composition different from those of the first and second embodiments and includes either one or both of Sn: 0.005 to 2% and Sb: 0.005 to 1% and contains as the remainder, Fe and unavoidable impurities. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150771 | AUSTENITIC SERIES STAINLESS STEEL AND RELEVANT CASTING METHOD - An austenitic series stainless steel and relevant casting method mainly comprises procedures of a preparation, a heat, a refinement, and a formation; wherein the present method mainly applies cheap scraps of stainless steels with about 13 to 18 wt % chromium basic to the manufacture. Further, the element manganese is used to substitute nickel and thence the proportion of nitrogen is increased while manufacturing. Accordingly, a component of the austenitic stainless steel of the present invention contains less than 0.08 wt % carbon, less than 0.9 wt % silicon, about 13 to 19 wt % manganese, less than 0.04 wt % phosphorus, less than 0.04 wt % sulfur, about 13 to 18 wt % chromium, less than 0.1 wt % nickel, less than 0.8 wt % nitrogen, and essentially iron and residuals. Such inclusion assists the austenitic stainless steel to attain same properties of preferable corrosion resistance and mechanism behaviors as those of the typical 300 series stainless steel. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150772 | HOT-FORMING STEEL ALLOY - A hot-forming steel alloy comprising, in addition to iron and impurity elements, carbon, silicon, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium and nitrogen within the concentration ranges set forth in the claims. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150773 | MEMBRANE-BASED COMPRESSED AIR BREATHING SYSTEM - A breathing air purification device and method having a carbon-monoxide free sweep stream. Water vapor is removed from a compressed air stream using a membrane dryer, comprising, a membrane having a permeate portion and a non-permeate portion, a membrane housing which encases the membrane, a membrane feed inlet conduit connected to the membrane and a non-permeate gas outlet conduit fluidly connected to the non-permeate portion of the membrane. The sweep stream used to cleanse the outer permeate portion of the membrane dryer is taken from a catalyst filter. The catalyst filter includes a cartridge containing a bed of catalyst, two end pieces maintaining the cartridge within a catalyst bed housing and having outlet holes, a catalyst inlet conduit connected to the bed of catalyst and a product gas outlet conduit connected to the outlet holes. A sweep inlet tube provides a gas connection from the catalyst filter component to the permeate portion of the membrane. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150774 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO EVAPORATE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS FROM A LIQUID SOLUTION - The present invention relates to a method and a device to evaporate low volatility active substances or ingredients from a liquid solution contained in a reservoir ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150775 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING ITEMS - A sterilizing apparatus ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100150776 | PERSONAL SANITATION DEVICE - A personal sanitation device comprises a container, a substrate disposed within the container and a disinfecting agent carried by the substrate. The personal sanitation device is utilized by the user, for example, by inserting a portion of their body into the container to contact the substrate. The disinfecting agent is transferred from the substrate to the inserted body portion to sanitize that portion of the user. Objects may also be placed within the container to come in contact with the substrate so as to have the disinfecting agent transferred to said objects, thereby disinfecting them. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150777 | SENSOR HOLDER, HOLDER UNIT IN WHICH BLOOD SENSOR IS MOUNTED TO THE SENSOR HOLDER, AND BLOOD TESTING DEVICE TO WHICH THE HOLDER UNIT IS MOUNTED - A sensor holder comprises a sensor mounting part having a first face on which a blood sensor is placed, a second face provided on the opposite side from the first face, and a through-hole that goes from the first face to the second face and is large enough to allow a laser beam to pass through; a finger holding part that is provided on the second face and surrounds the through-hole, and a grip that sticks out from the blood testing device when the sensor holder is mounted to the blood testing device. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150778 | Detection of Adulterated Samples - In some embodiments, the present invention pertains to a method for detecting an adulterant in a biological sample. A combination of a biological sample, an agent for detecting the adulterant and an ionic moiety capable of undergoing reduction by gaining electrons is provided in an assay medium. The combination is incubated under conditions sufficient for the ionic moiety to undergo reduction and for the agent for detecting the adulterant to interact with the adulterant. The reduction of the ionic moiety enhances the detection of the adulterant as a result of increasing the sensitivity of the agent for detecting the adulterant. The extent of interaction between the agent for detecting the adulterant and the adulterant is measured and is related to the presence or absence of the adulterant in the biological sample. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150779 | Automated Analyzer - An automated analyzer for analyzing patient samples. The analyzer includes a plurality of cuvettes, which allow the samples to be mixed with various reagents. The analyzer includes one or more detectors, including a detector adapted to detect luminescence of the reaction mixture in the cuvettes. The analyzer allows for various diagnostic assays to be performed on a single system, and provides for high-sensitivity analysis at faster speeds. | 2010-06-17 |
20100150780 | SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM, BASE FOR SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sample processing system comprising: a transporting apparatus for transporting a sample; a plurality of sample processing apparatuses, arranged along a direction in which the sample is transported by the transporting apparatus, for processing the sample transported by the transporting apparatus; a base on which at least one of the sample processing apparatuses is placed; and a movement restricting section for restricting, on the base, a movement area within which the sample processing apparatus moves, wherein the movement restricting section allows the sample processing apparatus to move on the base so as to change orientation of the sample processing apparatus, is disclosed. A base for a sample processing system and a sample processing apparatus are also disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |