25th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130152463 | PLANTING MIX COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - This application provides planting mix compositions that include pelletized coir. Seed, cornmeal or corn flour, fungicide, and optionally activated charcoal, compost, and/or a super-absorbent polymer (SAP) can be included in the planting mix compositions. Methods of making such compositions are also disclosed herein. In particular examples, such compositions include pelletized coir at least partially coated with a binder, seeds, charcoal, and optionally a SAP. In other examples, such compositions include a pelletized mixture that includes coir, cornmeal or corn flour, charcoal, a SAP, compost, a fungicide, and seeds, wherein the seeds are encased within the pellets. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152464 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPTICAL PROPERTY OF A PLANT - A sensor system for determining an optical property of a plant by means of a reflection measurement, having a first light source, which emits light along a first beam axis, and a second light source, which emits light along a second beam axis, and at least one receiver, which is aligned along a third beam axis, to detect light reflected from the plant. The first light source, the second light source, and the receiver are arranged relative to one another so that a target cylinder, which respectively extends along the first beam axis and the second beam axis, and a first measuring cylinder, which extends along the third beam axis, at least partially overlap one another in a measuring space, and the first beam axis and the second beam axis respectively enclose an angle (α, δ) with the third beam axis. Related methods are also disclosed. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152465 | Methods for Rapidly Growing A Tree - A method for rapidly growing a tree includes obtaining a cultivating material by cutting a length of a trunk or a bough from a tree. Twigs are removed from the cultivating material. A wound healing agent is applied on a severed end and on wounds of the cultivating material. A periphery of the lower section of the cultivating material is cut to form a plurality of grooves. The severed end is cut to obtain an oblique face. A root-growing agent is applied on the periphery of the lower section and the oblique face. The lower section of the cultivating material is planted into earth. A shield is wrapped around an intermediate section of the cultivating material. The cultivating material is cultivated for a plurality of months for growing roots from the lower section of the cultivating material and growing branches and leaves from a top section of the cultivating material. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152466 | CONVERTIBLE PLANTING CONTAINERS - A convertible planting system includes a flexible sheet of material bent into an overlapped configuration to form a container defining an interior volume, the flexible sheet having a first broad surface covered with an engageable loop material, and a second broad surface from which touch fastener hooks extend in an area overlapping the first broad surface with the sheet of material bent to form the container; with the hooks releasably engaged with the loop material, and soil filling at least a portion of the interior volume of the container and in contact with the loop material. A gardener may plant a seed in the convertible planting system, peel back a portion of the sheet of material forming a wall of the container by releasably disengaging hooks and loops of the sheet of material, and reattach the portion of the sheet of material by reengaging the hooks and loops. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152467 | Watering system for planter combination background of the invention - A planter device includes an upper planter pot and a lower planter pot attached to a supporting device, the planter pots each include a port coupled to a tube, the upper planter pot includes an outlet conduit coupled to the tube of the lower planter pot, a water supplying pipe is connected to a coupler for supplying a water to the tube and the port of the upper planter pot, the coupler includes a bore for supplying the water from the water supplying pipe to the tube, and includes an outlet channel communicative with the bore of the coupler for supplying the water out of the coupler and into the upper planter pot and for easily and automatically watering the plants contained in the planter pots and for economizing the water. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152468 | PLANTING CONTAINER AND PLANTING TOWER - A planting container is suitable for forming planting columns by using ones with the same structure three-dimensionally stacked. The planting columns are arranged around a center line parallel to the gravity direction to set up a planting tower. The planting container includes a bottom wall and a side wall. The side wall extends from the peripheral of the bottom wall and both walls define a containing space. The side wall has a planting opening communicating with the containing space. The side wall has a top end and a bottom end. When two containers with the same structure are three-dimensionally stacked by each other, the bottom end of the upper container engages with the top end of the lower container. The side wall laterally tilts towards the center line relatively to the bottom wall, so that the planting column tilts towards the adjacent column and tilts towards the center line. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152469 | HYDROPONIC SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a hydroponic system, which comprises at least a hydroponic tank and at least a level adjustment tank. The hydroponic tank and the level adjustment tank are respectively provided with at least a carrier for carrying or growing plants and at least a float. Each carrier and float is linked by a linkage mechanism. The summed fluid level of the level adjustment tank is much smaller than that of the hydroponic tank, so by filling or discharging a small amount of an adjustment solution in or out of the level adjustment tank, the height of the float in the level adjustment tank can be altered with the elevation of the fluid level; as such, the level adjustment tank can greatly save the required water amount and shorten the operation time of a water pump. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152470 | INJECTOR AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NOX EMISSIONS FROM BOILERS, IC ENGINES AND COMBUSTION PROCESSES - A system and method of reducing NOx emissions from a lean burn combustion source is provided. The system includes at least one injection lance having a elongated shaft with distal and proximal ends, a metering valve positioned at the distal end, an atomization chamber positioned between the metering valve and the distal end, a storage chamber for containing a reagent fluidly connected to the metering valve, an injection tip positioned at the proximal end for delivering the reagent, and at least one air port for supplying air to the atomization chamber. The injection lance is positioned in the combustion source, and the reagent is supplied from the storage chamber to the injection lance at an inlet pressure. The reagent is then injected into the combustion source via the injection lance, wherein a temperature of the reagent prior to the injection is maintained below a hydrolysis temperature of the reagent. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152471 | High Speed Door Assembly - The present invention is directed to an industrial high-speed door assembly having a reduced door panel width and having guides for guiding the door which extend into a passageway but are resilient, tough, or resiliently collapsible, to either withstand impacts from vehicle collisions or moveable during opening of the door to avoid collisions while returning for guidance upon closing the door. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152472 | WEATHERSTRIP INCORPORATING PINCH SENSOR, NEW PINCH SENSORS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A weatherstrip such as a glass run incorporates an associated anti-entrapment sensor. The glass run includes an elastomeric material having first and second legs interconnected by a base wall that together receive an associated automotive window peripheral edge and a recess formed in the elastomeric material dimensioned to receive the associated anti-entrapment sensor therein. The recess has a substantially T-shaped cross-sectional cavity in one embodiment and the pinch sensor has a substantially T-shaped cross-sectional conformation dimensioned for mating receipt in the T-shaped cavity. Facing, first and second flexible sidewall portions flex for ease of insertion and retention of the pinch sensor in the cavity. A fusible layer secures the weatherstrip and pinch sensor after assembly thereof. Preferably, the weatherstrip is formed from multiple materials, one of which is a low friction material. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152473 | SLIDING DOOR - A sliding door that includes a shield plate which has an inner surface curved along an inner side of a predetermined arc and an outer surface curved along an outer side of the arc, and a guide portion which is provided at a side of the shield plate and slidably supports the shield plate. The sliding door comprises a receiving portion, when the sliding doors are disposed to be layered by facing the inner surface and the outer surface of each of the shield plates, which allows the other sliding door located above to be received and supported. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152474 | ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR CHARGING PORT COVER - An arrangement structure for a charging port cover includes a charging port ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152475 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CLOSING AN OPENING FOR THE OUTPUT AND/OR INPUT OF NOTES OF AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - The invention relates to an arrangement ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152476 | WINDOW REGULATOR GLASS ATTACHMENT GUIDE COVER - A guide cover that guides attachment of a window pane to a mounting bracket includes a body operable to removably attach to a first portion of the mounting bracket to position the body in an attached position relative to the mounting bracket. The body, the mounting bracket, and the window pane are operable to be moved as a unit by the regulator assembly with the body in the attached position. Moreover, the guide cover includes a guide surface included on the body. The guide surface and the second portion of the mounting bracket define an opening into a channel when the body is in the attached position. The guide surface is operable to guide the window pane through the opening into the channel. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152477 | INVISIBLE SLIDING DOOR - A sliding door may include a rail slidably supported by a rail anchor, a body part fixed to the rail, a main arm hinge-connected with the body part, a driving bar hinge-connected with the body part, a first link hinge-connected with the main arm and the driving bar, a second link hinge-connected with the main arm and a first slot of the driving bar, a door part hinge-connected with the main arm and having a second slot hinge-connected with the second link through the first slot, a gear part of the main bar, a first drum engaged to the gear part, a first cable connected with the first drum and the rail anchor, a second drum rotatably mounted at the rail, a second cable wound around the second drum and connected with the first drum, and a third cable connected with the second drum and the rail anchor. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152478 | Movable Barrier Hydraulic Braking - A hydraulic brake apparatus, a movable barrier apparatus, a hydraulic brake kit, a method of stopping movement of a movable barrier, and a method installing a hydraulic brake assembly are described herein. A selectively operable piston mechanism converts rotation of a drive shaft of a movable barrier into hydraulic pressure used to operate a brake configured to stop movement of the drive shaft. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152479 | HARD DISK DRIVE FILLER - A hard disk drive filler (HDD filler) that is detachably installed in a case is disclosed. The HDD filler has a frame body, a pivot axis, and a rotating device; wherein the frame body defines a bottom surface and a top surface which corresponds to the bottom surface. The pivot axis is disposed in the frame body. One end of the rotating device is pivoted to the pivot axis, such that the rotating device can rotate due to gravity to stay within or be partly exposed to the frame body. If the frame body is installed into the case while the bottom surface is upward, the rotating device rotates along the pivot axis and is guided by gravity such that part of the rotating device is exposed to the frame body to stop the installation. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152480 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING POLYCRYSTALLINE ULTRA-HARD CONSTRUCTIONS AND POLYCRYSTALLINE ULTRA-HARD CONSTRUCTIONS - Polycrystalline ultra-hard constructions are made by subjecting a sintered ultra-hard body, substantially free of a sintering catalyst material, to a further HPHT process. The process is controlled to initially melt and infiltrating a filler material into the sintered ultra-hard body to form a filler region having interstitial regions filled with the filler material. The filler region extends a partial depth into the sintered ultra-hard body and is formed at a temperature below the melting temperature of an infiltrant material. Next, the process is controlled to melt and infiltrate the infiltrant material into the sintered ultra-hard body to form an infiltrant region that extends a partial depth into the sintered ultra-hard body. A portion of the filler region and/or the infiltrant region may be removed to form a thermally stable region. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152481 | SURFACE COATED CUTTING TOOL - A surface coated cutting tool with a high level of both wear resistance and defect resistance in balance is provided. The surface coated cutting tool of the present invention includes a base material, and a coat film formed on the base material. The coat film includes at least one titanium carbonitride layer. The titanium carbonitride layer has a maximum value for an orientational index TC (220) among texture coefficients TC (hkl). When an indentation hardness of a standard block for hardness is Hs and an indentation hardness of the titanium carbonitride layer is Ht, the average value of the relative hardness Ht/Hs for a plurality of times of measurement is greater than or equal to 3. The difference between the maximum value Ht | 2013-06-20 |
20130152482 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE FOR ULTRA HIGH MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE GRINDING OPERATIONS - An abrasive article including a bonded abrasive body having a bond material present in an amount of not greater than about 15 vol % for the total volume of the body, abrasive particulate material contained in the bond material, the abrasive particulate material including abrasive agglomerates and unagglomerated abrasive particles, wherein the body comprises an abrasive particulate ratio (APp:APagg) within a range between 3:1 and about 1:3, wherein APp represents the amount (vol %) of unagglomerated abrasive particles present in the body and APagg represents the amount (vol %) of abrasive agglomerates present in the body, and a porosity of at least about 42 vol % of the total volume of the bonded abrasive body. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152483 | METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF CERIUM OXIDE - A method for recovery of cerium oxide from the abrasive waste composed mainly of cerium oxide arising from the polishing of glass substrates, said method including the steps of (i) adding to the abrasive waste an aqueous solution of a basic substance; (ii) adding to the resulting solution a precipitant, thereby forming precipitates composed mainly of cerium oxide, and removing the supernatant liquid; (iii) adding to the resulting precipitates a solution of an acid substance, thereby making said precipitate slightly acid to neutral; (iv) washing the precipitates with an organic solvent; and (v) drying and crushing the precipitates. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152484 | SCREENED GUTTER PROTECTION - System, device and method for providing screened protection to gutters from clogging debris. Protection is provided by using a panel that includes rain siphoning louvered technology covered by a filter or screen. The rows of louvers are offset to direct water into the vertical openings. The louvered portion is dome shaped to permit the louvers to be vertical and to help debris roll off the sides. The filter is molded to the rows of louvers to conduct water to the vertical openings of the louvers. The filter or screen is secured to the panel by being laid in opposing hems on the two sides of the louvered portion of the panel and then by rolling beads or ribs onto the hemmed portions. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152485 | Non-Bearing Modular Construction System - Methods and apparatus facilitate the construction of a building using prefabricated building units, each having a horizontal upper exterior surface and a plurality of vertical wall surfaces, wherein at least some of the prefabricated building units have at least one hollow column formwork structure. The prefabricated building units are lowered onto a pre-existing base at a construction site. A first story of the building is created by arranging a plurality of the prefabricated building units adjacent to each other on the base. Structural bearing material is applied to fill the hollow column formwork structures to create structural columns connected to the structural deck. Structural bearing material is applied to the horizontal upper exterior surfaces of the adjacent prefabricated building units to create a single structural deck over the prefabricated building units. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152486 | Universal hub and strut system for a geodesic enclosure - An improved universal hub and strut system for a geodesic enclosure framework is disclosed. The universal hub and strut system disclosed herein allows a geodesic structure to be more quickly assembled and with increased integrity. The geodesic structure is assembled by interconnecting a plurality of universal hubs and struts at each vertex of a geodesic spatial framework. To connect a strut to a universal hub of the present system, a strut-tab on a strut end overlaps a hub-tab of the universal hub, which is secured together via a fastening means through the respective ports. Based on the flexibility of the hub-tabs, the geodesic structure design disclosed herein may depart from the geometric designs associated with traditional geodesic structures. The invention may be applied in any geodesic type dome, structure, or enclosure. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152487 | ROOF FRAMING STRUCTURE USING TRIANGULAR STRUCTURAL FRAMING - A roof framing structure ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152488 | INTERMENT SYSTEM - An interment system ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152489 | WALL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A leveling block for a wall construction system includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a wall extending at least partially between the upper and lower surfaces and defining a leveling block void. A leveling plate engages the lower surface wherein the leveling plate includes a bore for receiving a threaded bolt having a contact surface and the threaded bolt extends into the leveling block void. The threaded bolt is adapted to be threaded to a desired position relative to the leveling plate to permit the contact surface to be positioned at a desired vertical position relative to the lower surface of the block such that the upper surface of the block is disposed substantially in a particular orientation when the block is placed on a surface. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152490 | BUCKLING-RESTRAINED BRACE - Disclosed is a buckling restrained brace which is a core plate inside a tube, with the plate prevented from buckling by being surrounded by the tube. The core plate is provided with a layer of discrete springs adjacent the core plate, with the interior of the tube otherwise filled with cement. The layer of discrete springs may be cardboard of other material. The layer of discrete springs defines a space between the core plate and the concrete, to allow for expansion of the core plate under compression from the ends. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152491 | ANTISEISMIC SUPPORTING BASE BODY - An antiseismic supporting base body, which has a bearing platform on its upper surface and a main foundation below the bearing platform, wherein the main foundation has an antiseismic body, the surface area of the external surface of the antiseismic body is decreased continuously or discontinuously from top to bottom, and the strongest antiseismic strength of the antiseismic body is located in the central axis of the antiseismic body. By means of both the shape and the strength distribution of the antiseismic supporting base body, the impulse of the earthquake wave to the antiseismic body is dispersed so that the antiseismic ability increases. Also the friction between the antiseismic supporting base body and the stratum increases, and the ability of the antiseismic supporting base body to bear the external load and the stress resulted form the load raises. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152492 | SURFACE COVERING INCORPORATING A LOCKING JOINT - Surface coverings comprising individual covering elements, such as for decking are known. However, known constructions have problems including separation of the joints between planks as the material of the covering elements contracts over time. Existing products make use of harmful solvent based adhesives for securing the elements together, the application of which is also labour intensive. A surface covering comprising two or more covering elements, each covering element having a first part comprising a female member; a second part comprising a male member for engagement with a female member, the first part having a top surface and a basal surface, the basal surface extending beyond the top surface to provide an open recess for reception of the male member, the second part having a top surface and a basal surface and a male member protruding therebetween, the female member and the male member providing an interference fit upon engagement. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152493 | ARRANGEMENT FOR ORIENTING MULTI-TRACK VEHICLES IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL IN CAR PARKS - An arrangement is provided for orienting multi-track vehicles in a direction of travel in car parks or in garages, wherein arrows which show the direction of travel and floor markings which indicate the parking spaces are provided on the floor of the parking area and/or on the walls of the garage as well as on free-standing indicator boards. Different markings and installed components which form lateral boundaries are provided between the parking areas, in order to achieve corresponding economy of space and also to facilitate exiting from vehicles, wherein a wide footpath, characterized by marking or an installed component and a narrow boundary device, characterized by an installed component or a marking, are provided alternately, wherein they each respectively serve as a parking lane boundary. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152494 | 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. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152495 | REINFORCED MULL POST ASSEMBLY - A composite reinforced mull post is disclosed for use in an entryway assembly. The mull post may engage a door on one side and a side light window on the other side. The mull post may comprise a one or two piece outer portion and one or more internal reinforcing members. The outer portion may comprise a plurality of interlocking pieces. The pieces may include a stop portion and a support portion, each with interlocking ribs. A first internal reinforcing member may be formed of engineered material such as a wood laminate, and a second reinforcing member may comprise a channel that extends partially around the first reinforcing member. The reinforcing member may include orthogonal portions conterminously received within a correspondingly shaped central chamber formed by the housing formed by the joined interlocking pieces. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152496 | SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING A LOAD - The invention relates to a method for anchoring a load ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152497 | Modular Frame for Fastening a Conduit at a Construction Part - A modular frame is described for the assembly of at least one conduit at a construction part. The modular frame comprises a base plate that may be fastened at the construction part, several flange elements arranged side-by-side which may be fastened at the base plate, each comprising a sealing element, and a flat, plate-shaped intermediate element arranged between the base plate and the flange elements, which is characterized in the base plate, the intermediate element, and the flange element showing several passages to accept conduits adjusted to the diameters of said conduits. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152498 | POLYMER-BASED BRACKET SYSTEM FOR EXTERIOR CLADDING - A system for supporting exterior panels or cladding units on a building substrate. The system includes a plurality of polymeric bracket members, wherein each of the polymeric bracket members further includes an anchor section, adapted to be coupled to the building substrate, and a support section adapted to couple to the exterior cladding unit. In assembly, as disposed between the building substrate and the exterior cladding units, the polymeric bracket members provide a thermal break from the exterior cladding units to the building substrate. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152499 | Water retention/detention structure formed from identical panels - A water retention and detention assembly formed of a plurality of panels that may be interconnected edge to edge in a range of 90 through 270 degrees using a unique connector tab arrangement. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152500 | SET OF PANELS WITH CLIP - The present subject matter relates to a set of panels, in particular floor panels, including a first panel and at least one second panel, wherein
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20130152501 | Panel Capture Frame - A frame for a panel is constructed from two frame components. One of the frame components has a first wall and a first channel and the second frame component has a second wall and a second channel. The first frame component is mated to the second frame component with the first wall of the first frame component inserted in and making frictional contact with the second channel of the second frame component and the second wall of the second frame component inserted in and making frictional contact with the first channel of the first frame component. Portions of the panel are held between and make contact with the first frame component and the second frame component such that an end of the panel is located within a chamber defined between the first frame component and the second frame component. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152502 | Wall cell with structural connections and cambered edges - My invention, a manufactured frame, is peripheral devise containing a solid filler that bolts and bonds in groups to form walls, roofs and floors and may be called Wall Cells. It is a moderate sized manufactured devise (ideally 4′×4′) that is grouped with other identical or modified Wall Cells by minimal connection points, to form a housing The wall cells can be exchanged, add or removed easily to re-configure the structure or cosmetics of any wall. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152503 | METHOD OF PREVENTING INTRUSION OF TOXIC VAPOR INTO INDOOR AIR - Methods of preventing intrusion of toxic vapor into a building's interior air space. Contaminants operative to diffuse through a building's foundation and contaminate a building's interior air space are first determined. Once identified, the building's foundation, typically formed of concrete, will first be prepared for surface treatment followed by an application of at least one coating of a material suitable for imparting chemical resistance in the concrete. Such material may include novolac, vinyl novolac and related resin-based epoxy coatings. Such coatings, once applied, provide a protective barrier from commonly encountered contaminants, including a wide variety of volatile organic compounds. Such coatings are further expected to last the life of the building, or until physical wear requires repair or replacement. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152504 | DEVICES FOR CAPPING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS - An apparatus for securing a cap onto a cylindrical container includes a main stage and three clamps. Each of the clamps is pivotally attached to the main stage and rotatable about a respective axis of rotation. The axes of rotation of the clamps define an outer circle having a center. Each of the clamps comprises a generally planar body and an arcuate edge and can be used to both center a cap and grip and rotate a vial for attachment of the cap. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152505 | CAPSULE OPENER AND EMPTIER - The present embodiments are directed to a medicinal extractor that may open and empty pharmaceutical capsules of variable sizes. The medicinal extractor may have a cover that swings open to expose an interior chamber for a powder-filled medication capsule to be dropped into, and the cover may then be closed. The medicinal extractor may have squeezable side depressors on each side for manually squeezing or holding the capsule in place horizontally. Once closed, the cover may be pushed down to compress two components of the medicinal extractor that are moveable with respect to each other. As the moveable components compress, the cover may press the capsule downward onto a hollow piercing element. The hollow piercing element may puncture the capsule to allow medication within the capsule to fall through the hollow piercing element and into a collection chamber or onto a surface below the medicinal extractor for collection. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152506 | DYNAMIC PACKAGE PERSONALIZATION SYSTEM - Mechanisms are provided for efficiently and effectively personalizing product presentation to users. User profile information including images and preferences may be obtained during instore purchase of products such as cereal, cigarettes, soda, snacks, etc. A user selects a particular product and may enter optional preference information. The dynamic package personalization system identifies an image, background, scene, etc., that may appeal to the user and provides the product in personalized packaging with an image of the user. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152507 | TAPE CLOSURE APPARATUS WITH DIGITAL ENCODER - A tape closure device for securing the neck of a bag with a tape closure includes an automated control system, a tape feed assembly configured to provide a continuous length of tape and a closure application assembly. The closure application assembly also includes an encoder wheel that outputs to the automated control system a signal representative of the length of tape provided to the closure application assembly from the tape feed assembly during the closure cycle. The tape closure device further includes a motorized cutting member that is connected to the automated control system and configured for selective activation by the automated control system in response to the signal provided by the encoder wheel. The selective activation of the motorized cutting member allows the tape closure device to create a tape closure that based on the length of tape drawn into the closure application assembly. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANKING A CABLE - Systems and methods for hanking a cable are disclosed. A hanked cable may be formed by winding the cable around two or more mandrels attached to support members of a winding fixture. At least one of the mandrels can be removeably attached to the winding fixture to facilitate clamping the cable between the mandrel and the support member. The distance between mandrels may be varied by including, in the winding fixture, an adjustable stage for adjusting the relative positions of the mandrels. Once the cable is wound into a hanked configuration, it may be wrapped with a semi-rigid wrapping member to help retain the hanked shape. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152509 | Apparatus for Compacting Product & High Speed Bagmaking - A method for compacting and packaging a plurality of slugs of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form compact slugs of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber for each slug of product or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slugs can be compacted by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the slugs of product are discharged to a multiple bagmaking packaging apparatus. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152510 | PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR MULTI-COMPONENT MEDICAL PRODUCTS - A sterile packaging system for use in the manufacture and sale of combination medical product preferably one that is attachable to an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments is disclosed where a tray grid comprises sterile receptacles that are removably connected, sealable and configured for use in an automated drug filling and assembly line. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152511 | AUTOMATED PRODUCT ENGAGER, TRANSPORTER AND PATTERENED DEPOSITOR SYSTEM - The system ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152512 | METHOD AND FOLDING DEVICE FOR HANDLING L-BOARDS - The invention relates to a folding device and a method for a deep-drawing packaging machine for automatically folding over limbs of L-boards upstream of the sealing station in the production direction. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152513 | SHEET GOOD LOADING DEVICE AND METHOD OF LOADING SHEET GOODS - A device for loading deformable objects into a flexible container. The objects are controlled from a remote source point at least partially into the container. The device provides for simultaneous movement of fingers, between which the objects travel, in mutually orthogonal X, Y and Z directions. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152514 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTING ONE OR MORE GOODS INTO A MOVEABLE COVER - An apparatus for inserting one or more goods into a moving cover has a cover transport and at least one movable flap holder configured to cover a flap of the cover and to maintain the flap of the cover and the one or more movable goods to be inserted into the cover separated, during at least a part of the movement of the cover. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152515 | TABLET STORAGE SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - A storage device and system for storing whole, divisible tablets and the divided portions of those divisible tablets. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152516 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING, HANDLING, AND FILLING POUCHES - A conveyor for a pouch-filling machine has an endless track with a working stretch and a return stretch extending from a downstream end of the working stretch to an upstream end of the working stretch. A plurality of carriages each carrying at least one permanent magnet and a clamp ride on the track for movement through the stations on the working stretch and for movement from the downstream end of the working stretch along the return stretch back to the upstream end of the working stretch. An array of electromagnets on the track only along the working stretch and an electronic controller connected to the electromagnets together constitute a frequency-controlled linear direct drive that advances the carriages downstream through the working stretch while varying the travel speeds of at least half of the carriages in the working stretch. A mechanical or frequency-driven conveyor is provided in the return stretch. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152517 | Saddle Pad, In Particular For Use As A Pad For A Western Saddle - A saddle pad, in particular for use as a pad for a western saddle, has a felt cover ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152518 | PULSED PLASMA REGENERATION OF A PARTICULAR FILTER - A method for removing matter from a filter is disclosed. The method may include measuring loading conditions of a filter media. The method may also include applying at least one voltage pulse between an electrode external to the filter media and a housing of the filter media to induce a plurality of shock waves directed toward the filter media, based on the loading conditions. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152519 | DUST COLLECTOR - A dust collector having a filter for catching dust in air flowing in an intake path is provided. A pair of the intake paths are formed so as to be combined together on an upstream side of an electric blower provided in a main body. A pair of communication paths allow a discharge passage to communicate with each of the intake paths. A first opening and closing member is provided so as to open and close the intake path, and in a normal state, is biased to open the intake path. A second opening and closing member is provided so as to open and close the communication path, and in the normal state, is biased to close the communication path, and opens the communication path in response to a closing operation of the intake path by the first opening and closing member. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152520 | LATCH PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED OBJECT | 2013-06-20 |
20130152521 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING AND/OR DISCHARGING MEDIUM FOR DISPOSAL - The invention relates to a device for receiving and/or discharging a disposal medium (E) from cleaning and/or rinsing processes of an application apparatus (AG). The device can comprise a separation equipment (A) which is provided for in order to receive the disposal medium (E) discharged by the application device (AG) and to subject it to a separation. The device can also comprise a receiving equipment (AE) which is provided for in order to receive a disposal medium (E) and a suction device (SE) which is provided for in order to suction and/or suction off at least a part of the disposal medium (E) led to or into the receiving equipment (AE). The invention relates also to corresponding methods. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152522 | CYCLONE SEPARATORS AND SEPARATOR APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE CYCLONE SEPARATORS - Cyclone separators and separator devices for separating gas and entrained particles from a particle-contaminated gas stream are provided. The cyclone separator comprises a cyclone body having a first end and a second end with a sidewall extending therebetween. The cyclone body defines a cyclone gas inlet for receiving the particle-contaminated gas stream. A cyclone gas outlet is for discharging the clean gas stream. A centripetal accelerator is proximate the cyclone gas inlet to induce centripetal acceleration of the particle-contaminated gas stream. The sidewall defines a discharge opening between the first end and the second end for discharging separated particles from the cyclone body. The discharge opening has a leading edge and a top edge in relation to a flow path of entrained particles within the particle-contaminated gas stream. The top edge extends at an acute angle relative to the leading edge. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152523 | APPARATUSES FOR SEPARATING CATALYST PARTICLES FROM AN FCC VAPOR - Apparatuses for separating solid catalyst particles from a Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) vapor are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a vessel formed with a vessel wall. A conduit is positioned within the vessel and is configured to direct flow of an FCC vapor-solid stream. The apparatus also includes a channel positioned within the vessel and in fluid communication with the conduit. The channel has a channel inlet with an inlet cross-sectional area and a channel outlet with an outlet cross-sectional area less than about 75% of the inlet cross-sectional area. The channel outlet is configured to direct the vapor-solid stream tangentially toward the vessel wall to separate the solid catalyst particles from the FCC vapor. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152524 | FILTER ARRANGMENT, IN PARTICULAR AIR FILTER ARRANGEMENT - A filter arrangement may include a housing having an untreated space inlet and a clean space outlet and a filter insert configured to attached to the clean space outlet in the housing and to separate a clean space in the interior of the filter insert from an untreated space outside the filter insert. A lining part may be arranged on the filter insert at the clean space, wherein the lining part is configured to form a collection space for dirt retained by the filter wall in the vicinity of the clean space outlet. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152525 | GAS-SOLIDS SEPARATION UNITS AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Embodiments of a gas-solids separation unit and embodiments of a method for manufacturing a separation unit are provided. In one embodiment, the separation unit includes a cyclonic separator and a vessel having a flue gas chamber, a clean gas chamber, and an entrained solids chamber between the flue gas chamber and the clean gas chamber. The cyclonic separator includes, in turn, a cyclone barrel extending from the flue gas chamber toward the clean gas chamber, a swirl vane positioned across the cyclone barrel, a gas outlet tube fluidly coupling the cyclone barrel to the clean gas chamber, and a first check valve opening formed through the barrel sidewall upstream of the gas outlet tube. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152526 | Filter Insert and Filter Device - A filter insert has a filter element with an end surface at an inlet side and an end surface at an outlet side that are spaced from one another in a main flow direction of the filter insert. A frame circumferentially extends about lateral sides of the filter element. An axial seal is supported on the frame and has a sealing direction in or opposite to the main flow direction. When inserted into a filter housing and contacting a sealing surface of the filter housing, the seal separates seal-tightly the inlet and outlet. The frame has on two opposite lateral sides of the filter element contact surfaces for clamping the filter insert by matching clamping elements. The contact surfaces are oriented opposite to the sealing direction and each have an individual profile of varying height extending along the two opposite lateral sides. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152527 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT, IN PARTICULAR AIR FILTER ARRANGEMENT - A filter arrangement may include a housing having two front walls substantially extended on both sides of a housing center plane and a circumferential wall connecting the front walls. The housing may include an untreated space inlet and a clean space outlet. A filter insert may be arranged between the inlet and the outlet and include two bottom discs that are adjacent to the side walls in the assembled state of the filter insert. The filter insert may include a filter wall extending between and connecting the bottom discs. The filter wall may extend substantially orthogonal to the housing center plane. A lateral disc may define an opening configured to be tightly connected to at least one of the inlet and the outlet. The front walls may be coupled to the bottom discs in the assembled state of the filter insert through interacting profile parts arranged on at least one of the front walls and the bottom discs into a double wall. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152528 | FILTER INSERT - A filter housing may include a filter insert configured to be inserted into the filter housing. The filter insert may have two spaced and opposite base discs and a filter wall configured to connect edge zones of the base discs. The filter insert may be penetrated by an opening connected to at least one of an untreated space inlet and clean space outlet of the housing. The opening is arranged in a flange plate connected in a leakproof manner to the base discs and the flange plate may be connected in a leakproof manner to the filter wall. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152529 | AIR CLEANER FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS - A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In this embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and comprises a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152530 | Filtering device, in particular diesel particulate filter - A filtering device features a ceramic filter body for filtering a fluid flow, the filter body consisting of a wavy layer and a flat layer and the wavy and flat layer being wound in a spiral-shaped manner. The wave length of the waves increases from the inside to the outside with increasing distance to the longitudinal axis of the filter body such that the wave troughs and the wave peaks of at least two radially adjacent windings each lie on a common radial plane. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152531 | FILTER ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR AIR FILTER ELEMENT - A filter element may include a first end disc, a second end disc, a filter medium arranged between the first and second end discs, wherein the first and second end discs are spaced by a filter medium. A third end disc may connect the first and second end discs and be arranged obliquely to at least one of the first end disc and the second end disc. The third end disc may include at least one of an inlet and outlet, | 2013-06-20 |
20130152532 | BETA-SPODUMENE-CORDIERITE COMPOSITION, ARTICLE, AND METHOD - Porous spodumene-cordierite honeycomb bodies of high strength but low volumetric density, useful for the manufacture of close-coupled engine exhaust converters, gasoline engine particulate exhaust filters, and NOx integrated engine exhaust filters, are provided through the reactive sintering of batches comprising sources of magnesia, alumina and silica together with a lithia source, such as a spodumene or petalite ore. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152533 | Method and Apparatus for Cutting Aquatic Vegetation - An aquatic vegetation cutter adaptable to a bow of a vessel having rotatable, cultivator-type cutter disks on converging angles along each side of the bow, and extending partially below the water line. Smaller ancillary cutter disks are mounted to the leading face of the larger cultivator-type cutter disks. The larger cutter disks and smaller ancillary cutter disks are driven using at least one drive motor, a series of drive sprockets and a connecting drive chain. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152534 | SPECIFIC LOCATION DRY YIELD MEASUREMENT FOR FORAGE - Dry yield for baled forage crop materials may be obtained for specific cut locations in the field by allocating the overall average baled dry yield for the entire field to the specific cut locations in accordance with the cut yield at such locations. Information obtained from a position sensor and one or more crop volume sensors on the windrower or mower is later combined with information obtained from a weight sensor on the baler to arrive at a specific location dry yield report for the baled product. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152535 | MODULAR ELECTRIC DISC CUTTERBAR AND CONTROLLER - An electric motor-driven rotary disc cutter module for a cutterbar in an agricultural harvester. In one embodiment, each rotary disc module includes an electric motor driver. Individual cutterhead modules are staggered fore and aft along the cutterbar to provide continuous cutting across the lateral width of the cutterbar without requiring synchronized rotation of the cutterheads. Individual speed and/or rotational direction adjustment of each cutterhead enables optimized crop cutting performance and/or crop movement within the header. A control system may be included to monitor performance and manage individual operation of the cutterhead modules. In a second embodiment, a pair of cutterheads are powered by a single electric motor wherein rotational input for the second cutterhead is transferred by a simple geartrain. The pair of cutterheads is combined into a modular arrangement with the modules being staggered fore and aft on the cutterbar to provide a continuous lateral cutting swath. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152536 | LAWNMOWER SAFETY - The invention relates to safety improvements for mowers incorporating a chipper, and/or catcher. In one aspect the invention provides safety improvements that only allow operation of the chipper when the mower is below a predetermined threshold ride height. In another aspect, the mower includes one or more side skirts to prevent body parts from entering the cutting zone under the mower. In a still further aspect, the mower has a rear flap including a sub-flap. The mower is arranged so that the sub flap remains closed when a catcher is installed. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152537 | ROTATABLE STRING TRIMMER - The present invention relates to a rotatable string trimmer. The string trimmer typically includes a primary support, at least two wheels attached to the primary support, and an engine attached to the primary support. The string trimmer typically includes a trimmer portion, which has a rotatable trimmer head and cutting line attached to the rotatable trimmer head. The trimmer portion is capable of rotating between a trimming position and an edging position. The string trimmer also typically includes a rotatable handle bar that has a first handle-bar portion and a second handle-bar portion. The rotatable handle bar is typically in communication with the trimmer portion. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152538 | CENTER REAR DISCHARGE DECK - To reduce the complexity, maintenance, and cost and increase reliability of a riding lawnmower employing a center rear discharge deck, the riding lawn mowers may be configured with a cutter engagement system which allows for a cutting system to be engaged and disengaged by a user without a motor clutching system. A riding lawn mower may comprise a center rear discharge deck having a single sided belt and a cutter engagement system. The cutter engagement system may be configured to interface with the belt to provide power and opposing rotation movement through one or more cutter engagements and/or gear boxes. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152539 | HARVESTING HEADER WITH A FLEXIBLE CUTTERBAR AND TILT ARM FOR CUTTERBAR DRIVE - A harvesting machine includes a harvesting header with a header frame, a flexible cutterbar assembly attached to the header frame along the length thereof and configured to cut a crop, a plurality of laterally spaced apart support arms, a conveyor assembly, and a cutterbar drive. The support arms are pivotally coupled to the frame for swinging movement about a laterally extending axis so that the flexible cutterbar assembly is operable to flex along the length thereof in response to changes in terrain as the header is advanced. The cutterbar drive includes a drive element and a forward gearbox drivingly connected between the drive element and the cutterbar assembly. The forward gearbox is supported on an outer support arm. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152540 | Flexible Hitch Cutter - A rotary mower has a lift frame comprising swiveling linkages that allow rotation of the deck with respect to a three point hitch. The lift frame further has a pair of angled legs rotatably affixed to the lift frame, each angled leg having an upper end and a lower end, the lower ends rotatably affixed to pivot brace brackets rigidly affixed to the deck. Each angled to of the lift frame is rotatably affixed to One or more pivot bars near the upper end of tile angled leg. Each end pivot bar extends upwardly between the angled leg and an upper end of the lift frame. A shield covers the pivot bars to protect the users. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152541 | WIRE ROPE - A wire rope for use in a medical procedure includes a multi-strand coil formed by twisting multiple metal wires together. In the wire rope, gaps are located between the multiple metal wires along an axis of the multi-strand coil. The gaps between the multiple metal wires include a first gap and a second gap that differ in width. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152542 | ANTI-ROTATION LINK - Link for a wristwatch, characterised in that it comprises a central core connecting a lower wing and an upper wing. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152543 | RADIAL INFLOW GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH ADVANCED TRANSITION DUCT - A gas turbine engine ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152544 | JET ENGINE - A reaction engine is disclosed mainly intended for aviation, but which as described herein can be adapted for an industrial engine, which makes use of spherical chambers and a pressure system in the blades of the rotor-stator unit which permits a perfect adjustment between said blades and the inner face of the stator, preventing pressure losses. While edges likewise articulated in the same way as the blades, execute a labyrinth seal. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152545 | DIESEL EISSION FLUID QUALITY DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An exhaust treatment system is provided including: a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) unit; a reducing agent dispensing unit configured to introduce a reducing agent into the exhaust; a first NO | 2013-06-20 |
20130152546 | Particulate Matter Detection Strategy In Exhaust Filter - Detecting particulate matter in an exhaust filter includes receiving data indicative of a time delay between transmission and reception of electromagnetic energy propagated through trapped particulate matter, and outputting a signal indicative of an amount of the trapped particulate matter responsive to the data. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152547 | Toroidal Combustion Chamber With Side Injection - In systems in which there is insufficient pressure difference between the intake and the exhaust to drive the EGR, an EGR pump is provided. In a dual-engine system, disclosed herein, the EGR system, i.e., the EGR cooler and EGR pump, is shared to obviate the need for two of each. Shutoff valves may be provided between the EGR system and a secondary of the two engines to isolate the secondary engine when it is not operating. When the engines are OPOC engines, exhaust aftertreatment devices, such as diesel oxidation catalysts and/or diesel particulate filters, may be placed upstream of where the EGR gases tee off from the engine's exhaust to thereby maintain a high pressure ratio across an exhaust turbine located downstream in the engine's exhaust. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152548 | AUTOMOTIVE CATALYTIC AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - A catalytic aftertreatment system for a diesel engine exhaust gas is described. The system comprises a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) and an aftertreatment device located downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), which aftertreatment device requires periodic heat treatment, and means to generate a temperature increase within the aftertreatment device, said diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) comprising an upstream zone of length from 0.5 to 2 inches (12.7-50.81 mm) of higher oxidation activity for hydrocarbons (HC) than the remainder of the diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC). | 2013-06-20 |
20130152549 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING FUEL AND REDUCTANT CONSUMPTION - An operation mode of an engine and after-treatment system is determined based on a reductant-to-fuel cost ratio. The operation mode optimizes fuel consumption and reductant consumption in an engine system including an internal combustion engine and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst while satisfying a target emissions emission level. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152550 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIESEL PARTICLE FILTER REGENERATION - A method for regeneration of a particle filter ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152551 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECREASING FUEL COMSUMPTION DURING PARTICULATE FILTER GENERATION - A diesel particulate filter system comprising: a temperature sensor on the inlet side of the diesel particulate filter; a temperature sensor on the outlet side of the diesel particulate filter; a pressure sensor on the inlet side of the diesel particulate filter; and a control module in communication with the temperature sensors and the pressure sensor, and the control module is loaded with a look-up table that correlates the amount of soot loaded in the diesel particulate filter to a change in pressure measured by the pressure sensor; wherein the control module Initiates a regeneration cycle when soot loading of the diesel particulate filter achieves a predetermined soot load. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152552 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust emission control device of an internal combustion engine capable of effectively restoring an NSR catalyst from sulfur poisoning while suppressing reduction of fuel efficiency and worsening of emission, in the internal combustion engine including the NSR catalyst and SCR. An exhaust emission control device of an internal combustion engine capable of a lean burn operation includes a TWC that is placed in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and supports a precious metal in an inside thereof, an NSR catalyst that is placed at an exhaust downstream side of the TWC and supports a precious metal and a base in an inside thereof, and an SCR that is placed in the exhaust passage at a downstream side of the NSR catalyst, wherein the NSR catalyst is placed in a region in which a bed temperature at a time of an operation thereof becomes 500° C. to 750° C. The TWC and the NSR catalyst are preferably configured as an SC of a tandem structure in which the TWC and the NSR catalyst are integrated by being serially arranged. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152553 | Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) System For NOx Storage - An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine is provided, including an exhaust gas conduit, a flow-through container of absorbent particles, an electrically heated catalyst (“EHC”) device, a selective catalytic reduction (“SCR”) device, and a control module. The exhaust gas conduit is in fluid communication with, and is configured to receive an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine. The exhaust gas contains oxides of nitrogen (“NO | 2013-06-20 |
20130152554 | METERING UNIT FOR A REDUCING AGENT, METHOD FOR METERING REDUCING AGENT AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A METERING UNIT - A metering unit for a reducing agent includes an injector for supplying the reducing agent to an exhaust gas treatment device. A temperature sensor is disposed at the injector. A method for metering reducing agent and a motor vehicle having a metering unit are also provided. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152555 | FLUID INJECTION LANCE WITH BALANCED FLOW DISTRIBUTION - An injector configured to introduce a reductant into an exhaust stream, the injector includes: a body including a conduit with a first diameter, a nozzle fluidly coupled to the conduit and disposed at a distal end of the body, and an extension extending from the distal end of the body, the extension extending from the distal end of the body by at least a distance equal to the first diameter. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152556 | FLUID INJECTOR HAVING HEATER - A fluid injector unit for use in an exhaust treatment system includes; a fluid injector having a fluid receiving end and a fluid injecting end, a heater disposed about the fluid injecting end of the fluid injector, an electrical contact member electrically connected to the heater, and a thermal ground disposed about a distal end of the electrical contact member from the heater. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152557 | COMPACT EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT UNIT WITH REACTION AGENT ADDITION AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT UNIT - An exhaust gas treatment unit at least includes an approach flow region, a diverting region, a backflow region and an outflow region disposed consecutively in terms of flow. The backflow region and the outflow region are disposed on an outer surface of the approach flow region and an addition unit for a reaction agent is disposed in the outflow region. A motor vehicle having an exhaust gas treatment unit is also provided. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152558 | ARRANGEMENT FOR INTRODUCING A LIQUID MEDIUM INTO EXHAUST GASES FROM A COMBUSTION ENGINE - Arrangement for introducing a liquid medium into exhaust gases from a combustion engine: an injector for injecting the liquid medium into an injection chamber ( | 2013-06-20 |
20130152559 | TAILPIPE COLLAR - An exhaust system for a vehicle may include a tailpipe and a collar. The tailpipe may be adapted to receive exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and may include an outlet. The collar may include an inner surface, an outer surface, an air-inlet, and an air-outlet. The inner surface may be radially spaced apart from the tailpipe and may at least partially surround the outlet of the tailpipe. The inner and outer surfaces may be shaped to form a profile that causes a first air-flow to accelerate upon flowing between the inner surface and the tailpipe to a first velocity that is faster than a second velocity of a second air-flow. The second air-flow may be flowing adjacent the outer surface and radially outward relative to the outer surface. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152560 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR OF VEHICLE - A thermoelectric generator apparatus of a vehicle, may include a high temperature member installed on an external wall of the exhaust pipe inside a silencer of the vehicle and exchanging heat with the exhaust gas, a low temperature member installed on the external wall of the exhaust pipe and at a side of the high temperature member, and a thermoelectric module formed by joining a P-shaped semi-conductor and an N-shaped semi-conductor, wherein the thermoelectric module may be installed on the external wall of the exhaust pipe between the high temperature member and the low temperature member so that a side thereof may be heated by the high temperature member and the other side thereof may be cooled by the low temperature member in order to use a thermoelectric phenomenon caused by a temperature difference between the side and the other side of the thermoelectric module to generate electricity. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152561 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR OF VEHICLE - A thermoelectric generator apparatus may include a high temperature member having an exhaust pipe, a ring-shaped first heat transfer plate surrounding the exhaust pipe, and a plurality of first heat exchange pins radially extending outwards from the first heat transfer plate in a predetermined degree, a low temperature member having an internal casing surrounding the exhaust pipe, an external casing surrounding the internal casing with a predetermined gap, a ring-shaped second heat transfer plate contacting with an internal wall of the internal casing, and a plurality of second heat exchange pins radially extending inwards from the second heat transfer plate in a predetermined angle, and a plurality of thermoelectric modules being in contact with the first heat exchange pins and the second heat exchange pins so as to generate electricity using a thermoelectric phenomenon caused by a temperature gap between the first heat exchange pins and the second heat exchange pins. | 2013-06-20 |
20130152562 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR OF VEHICLE - A thermoelectric generator may include a high temperature member having an exhaust pipe, and a ring-shaped first heat transfer plate equipped with a first flange installed on an external wall of the exhaust pipe and formed along a longitudinal direction of the exhaust pipe, a low temperature member having a first coolant pipe enclosing an external wall of the exhaust pipe, and a ring-shaped second heat transfer plate installed inside the first coolant pipe, and on which a second flange extends along a longitudinal direction of the first coolant pipe, and ring-shaped thermoelectric modules, which may be formed by joining a P-shaped semiconductor and an N-shaped semiconductor. | 2013-06-20 |