| 25th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
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| 20120155948 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring binder mechanism to be secured with a cover is disclosed as including an upper housing with two through holes and two side skirts depending from the housing, a pair of hingedly engaged plates supported by the housing, and a number of pairs of half-rings mounted to the plates, and the plates are pivotable between an open configuration in which the half-rings are open and a closed configuration in which the half-rings are closed to form a number of closed rings, and each through hole is to be secured with the cover via a rivet only, and that at least part of the side skirts abut the cover when the ring binder mechanism is secured with the cover. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155949 | Joint Instrument Support Assembly - A joint instrument support assembly has a rotating elbow with two ear parts. A groove is formed between the two ear parts. One ear part communicates with the groove via a circular hole. Each ear part has a circular wall facing toward the groove. A rotating block is disposed in the rotating elbow. A rod goes through the rotating block. A limiting element locks on the rod and positions in the axle hole to rotate with respect to the rotating block. A sliding block with a through hole and an outer thread part is disposed in an accommodating room. A pad is mounted on the outer thread part and strides across the outer edges of the two circular walls. A fastening element locks onto the outer thread part outside the pad. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AN EXTENSION POLE - An extension pole. At least some of the illustrative embodiments include a first tubular member telescoped within a second tubular member. A first locking system is disposed within the internal volume of the first tubular member, and a second locking system is disposed at least partially on an outside diameter of the second tubular member. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155951 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TWO COMPONENTS - A device for connecting two components, in particular a linkage of bars ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155952 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BEARING SHELL ASSEMBLY AND BEARING SHELL ASSEMBLY FOR A BALL JOINT - A method for manufacturing a bearing shell assembly for a ball joint includes the following steps: a) a bearing shell having a plastic extension is produced; b) a spring element is arranged in a region of the plastic extension; and c) the spring element is fastened to the bearing shell by deformation of the plastic extension. The invention further relates to a bearing shell assembly for a ball joint, including a bearing shell and a spring element, the spring element being non-detachably connected with the bearing shell. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155953 | SEAL RING STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PIN JOINT ASSEMBLY - A seal ring stabilization system disclosed herein includes first and second seal rings, each including a substantially planar surface and a substantially non-planar surface opposite the substantially planar surface. The substantially planar surface of the first seal ring and the substantially planar surface of the second seal ring engage one another. The first seal ring includes a protrusion extending from the substantially planar surface of the first seal ring and away from the substantially non-planar surface of the first seal ring, while the second seal ring defines a recess extending from the substantially planar surface of the first seal ring and toward the substantially non-planar surface of the second seal ring. The recess of the second seal ring receives the protrusion of the first seal ring. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155954 | ADD-ON PART FOR CONNECTING TO A COMPONENT BY TORSIONAL ULTRASONIC WELDING - A method for welding an add-on part to a component, in particular for a motor vehicle, using the in per se known torsional ultrasonic welding method having a sonotrode for transferring the vibrations generating the welding add-on part has a coupling flange for coupling the vibrations of the sonotrode and the add-on part has coupling elements for coupling the vibrations induced by the sonotrode in the welding region facing the weld interface area of the component, and the coupling elements thereby melt during the welding process and thus well the add-on part to the component. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155955 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE HANGER - A connector assembly ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155956 | CONNECTOR FOR CASH BOX - A connector for a cash box comprises a male connector ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155957 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A fastening assembly having a longitudinal axis; a tubular first coupling member; a second coupling member insertable coaxially inside the first coupling member in a first direction; and releasable fastening means for locking the first and second coupling member to each other in a predetermined axial lock position. The fastening means include first and second engaging means formed on the first and second coupling member, connectable to each other to define a foolproof angular insertion/release position, and releasable by positioning the second coupling member in a predetermined axial position inside the first coupling member; and third and fourth engaging means formed on the first and second coupling member and connectable to each other in a further angular position of the second coupling member, different from the angular insertion/release position, by moving the second coupling member axially, from the predetermined axial position, in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155958 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A QUICK-CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - Quick connector assembly. At least some of the illustrative embodiments involve coupling an implement that has a stem member to the distal end of a pole that defines a long axis. The coupling comprising: inserting the stem member that defines a cross-sectional shape into an exposed aperture of a connector where the exposed aperture defines a cross-sectional shape that corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the stem member; and then locking the implement into the connector such that the both rotational movement of the implement, and movement parallel to the long axis, is restrained, the locking by turning a cam member associated with the connector less than a full rotation. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155959 | AN ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING WATER USAGE - An installation to assist in water usage of rainwater which has a number of take-offs positioned along a kerb along-side a road where these are separately connected to respective inground chambers filled with particulate material to encourage root access from trees in the vicinity. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155960 | CURB FORMING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a curb forming system used to construct a curb made out of concrete or similar material that has a consistent finished shape and width. The curb forming system can be used to make decorative curbs for landscaping or other building projects. The curb forming system includes a first elongated form and a second elongated form for setting a width of a curb. The curb forming system also includes a shaped trowel that has a handle, a shaping surface, a hook guide to position the trowel on the first elongated form, and a level guide structured to position the trowel on the second elongated form. The hook guide and level guides may be structured to slide along the first and second elongated forms, respectively, so that the shaping surface is used to form the building material into a consistent shape. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155961 | Oscillatory Compaction Method - A method for compacting a surface of granular materials is disclosed. The method is applicable to wheeled compaction equipment such as pneumatic-tire compactors, drum-type compactors and asphalt compactors. The propel system includes a controller programmed to send a first at least substantially constant propel command that propels the compaction equipment in a forward direction. The controller then changes the speed of the compaction equipment by providing a second varying propel command that may increase or decrease the speed resulting from the first command. As a result, the speed of the compaction equipment oscillates, and the compaction process is improved. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155962 | DESIGN CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR ELASTIC PAVEMENT - Disclosed is a process for construction of a design for elastic pavement of a road or sidewalk. The process includes: grinding rubber chips into fine pieces, admixing the ground chip pieces with a urethane binder, heat curing the mixture to prepare a mat block, and slicing the prepared mat block to form logo blocks of desired design; grinding rubber chips into fine pieces, admixing the ground chip pieces with a urethane binder, in-situ paving a road or sidewalk with the mixture, and leveling the paved road or sidewalk; and adhering a binder to a bottom of the logo block and placing the logo block on desired positions of the paved road or sidewalk before the paved road or sidewalk being cured, heating the paved road or sidewalk to fix the logo block to the paved road or sidewalk while leveling the same. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155963 | UNDERGROUND INFILTRATION TANK MODULE - An underground infiltration tank module comprising a four-sided periphery formed of a top periphery wall, a bottom periphery wall, and two side periphery walls, a plurality of channels running from the top periphery wall to the bottom periphery wall, holes formed in the channels, strut members running between the channels, and stud members located on the periphery walls. Any two of the plurality of channels are separate from each other such that any part of one channel is not in contact with any part of another channel. The channels alternately face in opposite directions. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155964 | Universal Subsea Oil Containment System and Method - A system, method, and apparatus for containing oil and gas leaking from an underwater wellhead or other man-made structure. The apparatus includes a conduit having an upper end and a lower end with an opening. The conduit is sized for the lower end to be positioned over a plume leaking from the man-made structure and the upper end to be substantially near or at the seawater surface. The apparatus also includes a port for introducing a suitable gas such as nitrogen into the interior of the conduit for displacing seawater from the interior of the conduit. In addition, the apparatus includes a plurality of valves for metering liquid and gas flow within the interior of the conduit. The conduit is positioned over the leaking man-made structure and oil and gas flow upward from the leaking man-made structure through the interior of the conduit. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155965 | Gravity-fed basin - A device for discharging industrial water into a receiving body of water is provided. The device includes a gravity-fed basin having a gravity cylinder, the gravity cylinder includes an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the inlet opening forming an overflow crest. A throttle member connected to a float gauge by means of a guide rod is disposed inside the gravity cylinder and vertical swirl vanes are disposed between the gravity-fed basin and the gravity cylinder. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155966 | GAS AND LIQUID RECOVERY FROM REGOLITH - A resource recovery system includes a capture container located at a desired surface defining a capture volume between the surface and an interior of the capture container. One or more hole-making devices are configured to excavate soil from at least one hole in the surface. One or more energy emitters direct energy toward the excavated soil to heat the excavated soil thereby releasing one or more compounds. The capture container is configured to capture gas and/or liquid compounds released from the excavated soil. A method of resource extraction from soil includes covering a desired surface with a capture container defining a capture volume between the desired surface and an interior of the capture container. Soil is excavated from a hole in the desired surface into the capture volume. The excavated soil is heated via one or more energy emitters thereby releasing one or more compounds into the capture volume. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155967 | On-site Fabricated Fiber-Composite Floating Platforms for Offshore Applications - A spar platform comprises one or more continuous-fiber composite tubes fabricated at or near the intended site use of the platform. In some embodiments, the spar platform includes a relatively longer central tube and relatively shorter peripheral tubes. In some other embodiments, the spar platform is a single long tube. In some embodiments, the spar platform supports a wind turbine assembly. The continuous-fiber composite tubes are formed, in either a vertical or horizontal orientation, using a modified vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155968 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF CELLAR FOR BUILDING COMPLETED - Disclosed is a construction method of a cellar for a building completed. The construction method includes fixing supporting structures to bottom concrete of the building; installing a press-in machine on the supporting structures; inserting posts for supporting the building into the foundation under the building by inserting hollow piles into the holes to then insert the piles into the underground using the press-in machine, stacking new piles on the inserted piles, and sequentially inserting the piles using the press-in machine; excavating a foundation under the bottom concrete of the building to prepare an underground space when the building is supported by the posts; and placing the concrete on the horizontal and vertical faces of the underground space prepared by the excavating the bottom concrete of the building. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155969 | Anchor Module and a Method for Producing an Anchor Module - An anchor module, in particular for mining and tunneling, is provided. The anchor module comprises an anchor rod made of plastic, extending along an anchor axis and having, after fabrication of the anchor rod, a connecting section with at least one generally smooth conical or circular cylindrical surface section in the area of at least one axial rod end. The anchor module also comprises at least one functional part extending along the anchor axis and having a tapping screw thread for cutting or tapping a screw thread in the area of the connecting section, such that after assembly of the functional part in the area of the connecting section, the anchor rod has a cut or tapped screw thread cooperating with the tapping screw thread of the functional part for transferring torques and/or tensile forces between the anchor rod and the functional part. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155970 | Mine Roof Bolt With End Fitting - A mine roof bolt includes an elongated body, first and second nuts, and an end fitting. The elongated body has a first end and a second end with the first end having a threaded portion. The first and second nuts are positioned on the threaded portion of the first end of the elongated body. The end fitting is positioned on the threaded portion of the first end of the elongated body between the first and second nuts. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155971 | Rock Bolt - A rock bolt well adapted for use in mining is provided. The rock bolt includes an anchor tube that encloses an interior space, a fixing agent arranged inside the interior space for the substance-to-substance fixation of the anchor tube to stone, a mobile piston arranged inside the interior space for transporting the fixing agent out of the anchor tube when the anchor tube is arranged in a bore hole in the stone, a piston moving mechanism, an anchor nut, and an anchor plate supported by the anchor nut for support on the stone. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155972 | Compressed Straw Material - Bedding material for livestock or Hydromulch for soil treatment is produced by extruding straw mixed with bio-char through a conventional cubing system. The cubing process generates friction in turn changing the properties of the straw making the straw particles highly absorbent while binding the bio-char and any dust into the mixture. The mixture can be used for bedding where the bio-char acts as an absorbent. The mixture can also be used in soil remediation by spreading over the soil in dry or Hydromulch where the bio-char acts to filter contaminants and can act as a binder for an fertilizer admixed into the mixture for seeding. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155973 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOADING A FEED LINE WITH BULK MATERIAL - Method for automatically loading feed line with bulk material in suction delivery system having feed line, loading point, reservoir, and at least one material separator arranged at distance to reservoir. Method includes selecting target value for air speed for area of loading point, wherein for area of loading point, minimum target value and maximum target value for air speed are empirically determined from feed line parameters related to feed line and material parameters related to bulk material and values are stored in database. Method includes measuring in area of loading point one of air speed and quantity serving for determination of air speed in feed line and sending target value and measured value of air speed to controller. Method includes controlling air speed to target value via suction capacity, and adding bulk material in metered manner in dependence upon measured value of air speed when target value is reached. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155974 | DECELERATOR COMPRISING DECELERATION TANK AND EXTRACTION CONVEYOR - A decelerator comprising a deceleration tank and an extraction conveyor is disclosed. The decelerator is adapted for use with apples or similar objects. These objects are delivered to the tank from a pneumatic tube transport system. The tank contains a quantity of liquid such as water. In one embodiment, the objects splash into the water and are extracted from the water by an extraction conveyor. In a second embodiment, a baffle gate divides the tank between a forward section and a rear section. The delivered objects splash into the water in the forward section, travel under the baffle gate, and are extracted from the water by an extraction conveyor in communication with the rear tank section. In another embodiment, the tank is divided into first, second and third sections by selectively appeasable gate which provides an air lock arrangement. The extraction conveyor can comprise a plurality of side belts and a plurality of foraminous, flexible cradles hung between the belts. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155975 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN CONNECTION WITH A REFUSE CHUTE - Method in connection with a refuse chute ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155976 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT USING THE SAME - A cutting insert of the present invention includes an upper surface; a lower surface; a side surface which is connected to the upper surface and the lower surface and has a first side surface and a second side surface in order; and a cutting edge includes a first flat cutting edge and a first major cutting edge in order in an intersection region of the first side surface and the upper surface, and has a second flat cutting edge and a second major cutting edge in order in an intersection region of the second side surface and the upper surface. The first side surface includes a first chamfered side surface with a curved shape, a first corner side surface with a planar shape, and a first major side surface in order. The second side surface includes a second chamfered side surface with a curved shape, a second corner side surface with a planar shape, and a second major side surface in order. The intersection region of the second side surface and the upper surface includes a first intersection region of the second chamfered side surface and the upper surface, and a second intersection region of the second corner side surface and the upper surface. The second flat cutting edge is located from the first intersection region to the second intersection region, and has a lowermost portion in the first intersection region in a side view. A cutting tool including the cutting insert, and a method of manufacturing a machined product using the cutting tool are also provided. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155977 | Multi-Effective Material Removal Tool - Material removal tool ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155978 | THROW-AWAY ROTATING TOOL - A throw-away rotating tool improves workability of detaching a throw-away tip and prevents from damaging a body. In the throw-away tool, a convex connection | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155979 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool includes a tool body having a first end engageable with a workpiece and a second end engageable with a spindle of a power tool. A blade extends outwardly from the first end of the tool body and including a cutting edge, the cutting edge being engageable with a workpiece to cut the workpiece. A bit, including a drive shaft and a cutting end extends along an axis of the tool body. The drive shaft extends axially outwardly beyond the first end of the tool body and terminates at the cutting end. The cutting end has a maximum cross-sectional width greater than a maximum cross-sectional width of the drive shaft, and an axial distance from the first end of the tool body to the cutting end is greater than a maximum cutting depth of the cutting tool. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155980 | APPARATUS FOR CHAMFERING AND/OR DEBURRING OF GEARS - Gear processing machine ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155981 | Cutting tool with an eccentric drive and pinned fastener with de-binding release feature - A cutting tool assembly having a tool holder and a cutting tool. The cutting tool has a shank that is matingly received within an axial bore in the lower end of the tool holder. The shank includes an eccentrically-shaped driver portion. The tool holder's axial bore includes an enlarged eccentrically-shaped drive opening which is complementary in shape to, but slightly larger than, the driver portion. When the shank is inserted into the axial bore, the driver portion and drive opening are aligned allowing the cutting tool to be partially rotated relative to the tool holder. This partial rotation abuts a portion of the eccentric driver portion against the drive opening wall to provide rigid support of the cutting tool against further rotation as the tool assembly cuts. A cammed fastener releasably interlocks the partially rotated cutting tool within the tool holder. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155982 | FREIGHT CARRIER - A freight carrier ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155983 | Restraint Device and Method - A restraint device features a section of strap, a connection member at a first end of the strap; and a freely flexible stop member of greater thickness at the second end of strap. The strap is placed in a gap between two objects which are then secured in stationary positions relative to one another. The thickness of the stop member prevents withdrawal of the strap through the gap from one side. The connection member on the other side is coupled to a body to be restrained, which is also exceeds the gap size. In use as an adult novelty restraint, the stop member flexibility limits noise if banged against a door or bed frame retaining the strap. As a vehicle rooftop load restraint using a door or window of the vehicle to retain the strap, the flexibility of the stop member limits noise and prevents damage to the window glass. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155984 | BONDING WASHER - A bonding washer for making electrical connection between two metal pieces that are to be mechanically fastened together. The washer, to be interposed between the two metal pieces, is constructed so as to fasten to one of the pieces before the two pieces are joined. Teeth on the washer, positioned at right angles to the plane of the washer, are forced into each of the two metal pieces when the fastener is tightened, making electrical connection between the two metal pieces. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155985 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TWO COMPONENTS - A device for connecting two components, comprising:
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| 20120155986 | HELICAL ROLLED RING BOLT - A ring bolt and a subassembly thereof; the ring bolt having a shank, a first fastening thread extending from a distal end of the shank and a helical ring extending from the fastening thread. The major diameter defined by the helical ring is greater than the major diameter defined by the fastening thread. A component to be captured together with the ring bolt in a subassembly has at least one inward projection in an opening therethrough to define a restricted entrance wider then the major diameter of the fastening thread but smaller than the major diameter of the helical ring. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155987 | LIGHTNING-RESISTANT FASTENER AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF LIGHTNING-RESISTANT FASTENER - To provide a lightning-resistant fastener capable of assuring a sufficient lightning-resistant performance. A cap | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155988 | REDUCED-CORROSION FASTENED ASSEMBLY - A reduced-corrosion assembly includes a first and a second component joined by a fastener having a head and a body. A coating covers a section of the body. The assembly also includes a washer, a compression limiter, and a nut arranged on the first component and adapted to engage the fastener body to thereby tighten the assembly. When the assembly is tightened, the compression limiter is arranged on the fastener body between the first and second components, while the second component is arranged on the fastener body between the compression limiter and the washer. Furthermore, the washer is arranged on the fastener body between the fastener head and the second component, while the coating covers the body substantially up to where the nut engages the body such that corrosion of the assembly is limited or reduced. A vehicle employing the reduced-corrosion fastening system is also provided. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155989 | SCREW COVER AND SEAL - A dome-shaped aluminum screw cover is adapted to be placed over the head of a self-tapping concrete screw that is used to fasten a metal structure to concrete on a house or building. A concave inner surface of the screw cover provides a space between the cover and the screw head for receiving a charge of silicone adhesive that bonds the cover to the metal structure and screw head, while also providing a watertight seal around the screw head that minimizes entry of moisture and corrosion of the screw. The screw cover is preferably of the same color as the metal structure so as to reduce its visibility while effectively concealing the unsightly screw head. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155990 | SCREW STRUCTURE - An improved screw includes a head and a shank. The head has a wrench cavity on the top to be driven by a screwdriver. The shank is connected to the bottom of the head. The shank has a round shank at an upper end close to the head to form a left-hand thread section, and a triangular shank at a lower end to form a right-hand thread section. The left-hand and right-hand thread sections have thread points formed in an asymmetrical manner. The right-hand thread section further has an upper thread section and a lower thread section at the bottom to form the tip. The lower thread section has saw-toothed threads. Thus tapping efficiency improves when the screw is fastened to a workpiece, and faster and firmer fastening can be achieved. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155991 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRESSING A BOOK BLOCK - A method and a device for pressing a book block over the rounded back of a book block having a longitudinal axis extending in the center and along the back. The book block is clamped between two clamping jaws of a clamping device, in a region adjacent to the back of the book block, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the back. A pressing device presses a pressing member against the back, wherein the pressing member is placed approximately in the center of the back onto the book block back. At least a section of the pressing member is then moved across the back. Once the pressing member, which is oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the back, is placed onto the back it then moves along at least one continuously preselected movement path over the back. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155992 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING ADHESIVELY BOUND PRINTED PRODUCTS FORMED OF A BOOK BLOCK AND A COVER - Method and device for manufacturing adhesively bound printed products composed of a book block and a cover, in which the book block is conducted past processing stations of the adhesive binding device for processing and applying glue to its back. A cover is supplied to the back to which glue has been applied in a synchronously timed controlled manner. After merging of the cover with the book block, a measuring procedure for measuring a mutual actual position of cover relative to book block. Subsequently, this actual position is compared to a predetermined desired position, and, in the case of deviations, a correction value is determined and stored. Prior to the renewed occurrence of the pairing of drive member and clamp, an appropriate change of the mutual positions of clamp and drive member is carried out. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155993 | BINDING APPARATUS - A binding apparatus performs a binding process by bonding the end side of the sheet bundle, and is provided with a notch cutter that forms a notch in the end side used in the sheet binding process in the middle of the sheet conveyance path of the binding apparatus. The notch forming unit includes a pair of sheet conveyance guides for forming a part of the sheet conveyance path, a cutter provided in a rotatably supported bracket, and a biasing means for applying a force to the cutter to face the sheet conveyance path formed by a pair of the sheet conveyance guides at all times. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155994 | VACUUM PROCESSING DEVICE AND VACUUM PROCESSING FACTORY - A vacuum processing device includes a first processing chamber for housing a workpiece and performing vacuum processing on the workpiece, an evacuatable second processing chamber for housing a workpiece to be vacuum-processed and a workpiece having been vacuum-processed, a gate unit provided between the first and second processing chambers so that the gate unit is attachable to and detachable from the first processing chamber, a transport device for loading the workpiece to be vacuum-processed from a loading unit to a vacuum processing unit through the gate unit, and unloading the workpiece having been vacuum-processed from the vacuum processing unit to an unloading unit through the gate unit, and a movement mechanism for separating the first and second processing chambers from each other. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155995 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND DISCHARGING MATERIAL SUCH AS WASTE VINYL - Provided is an apparatus for disposing a material such as waste vinyl, which is configured to collect and dispose of the material on a constant quantity basis. The apparatus includes a receiving part which receives a material supplied from an outside; a supply part, provided at an end of the receiving part, through which the material is supplied to the receiving part; a door part provided at another end of the receiving part and configured to be opened to the outside; and a fixing part formed at a location adjacent to the door part and maintaining the receiving part in a closed state until an internal pressure of the receiving part reaches a predetermined pressure level, wherein the door part is opened to discharge the material to the outside if the internal pressure of the receiving part exceeds the predetermined pressure level. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155996 | Expandable Grain Tank for Agricultural Combines - An expandable grain tank is provided for covering the open end of a grain tank of an agricultural combine. The expandable tank includes a tarp and a support structure for raising and lowering the tarp. The support structure is configured with an upper frame, a plurality of expandable legs connected to the upper frame and the grain tank, and an actuator to expand and retract the expandable legs. The expandable tank is configured to be moved between a retracted position and an expanded position. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155997 | TRUCK CAP REMOVER AND INSTALLER - An apparatus for removing and installing a truck cap, the apparatus is formed by a box member having an opening, the box member being adapted at one end to a truck hitch and the other to a sleeve. A mast is rotatably disposed in the sleeve. A boom having a first end and a second end is fixedly attached at a right angle at the first end to the mast. A first slideable member is slideably coupled to the boom at the second end of the boom. A spread arm is fixedly attached at a right angle to the first slideable member. At least two bumpers are disposed on the spread arm and one bumper on the boom. In use, the rod of a jack disposed within the box member engages the mast through the opening of the box member to raise or lower the mast. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155998 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING, PARTICULARLY STACKING, PROFILE PARTS - Method and device for handling, particularly stacking, profile parts. Device for handling profile parts extending in a longitudinal direction and defining an axis parallel to said longitudinal direction, said device comprising means for linearly and/or axially positioning said parts perpendicularly to said longitudinal direction and for conveying said parts and/or for stacking said parts, said device comprising at least one supporting member arranged parallel to said longitudinal direction and provided for supporting means for picking up said parts, characterised in that said means for picking up and said means for linearly and/or axially positioning being formed by at least four arms each having a first end and a second end located at a distance from each other, which arms are each pivotably mounted with their first end to said supporting member, each of said arms comprising at their second end means for grabbing said parts and rotating said parts about said axis, each of said arms further comprising means for varying said distance, said at least four arms being provided to operate in at least two sets of arms, wherein each of said set of arms comprises at least two of said at least four arms. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120155999 | TRAVEL VIBRATION SUPPRESSING DEVICE OF WORK VEHICLE - A travel vibration suppressing device is connected to a hydraulic cylinder for operating a work machine, and utilizes an accumulator to suppress vibration during travel of the vehicle. Upon determining that the state of the work machine is the excavating state, the control unit switches from a state of communication between a hydraulic cylinder and the accumulator to a blocked state when the vehicle speed changes from a speed exceeding a first speed to a speed equal to or less than the first speed. Upon determining that the operating state is the normal state, the state of communication between a boom cylinder and the accumulator is switched to the blocked state when the vehicle speed changes from a second speed lower than the first speed to a speed equal to or less than the second speed. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156000 | BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND MOUNTING TABLE THEREFOR - A banknote processing device is mounted on a mounting table. The banknote processing device includes a stacking unit having an opening for removing banknotes. A dust collection vent is arranged in front of the opening of the stacking unit on the mounting table. A suction fan sucks dust dispersing from the opening of the stacking unit into a dust collection vent. A filter captures the dust from air that is sucked in. A duct expels a dust-free air from an exhaust vent provided in an exhaust passage formed around the suction fan. In another configuration, the dust collection vent is provided inside the stacking unit, and the dust generated inside the stacking unit is sucked in by the suction fan. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156001 | Method For Supplying Blanks To A Marking Apparatus. A Conveyor Device For Transporting Blanks And A Transfer Device For Blanks - Disclosed are a method for supplying blanks to a marking apparatus, a conveyor device ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156002 | CONSTANT-TEMPERATURE STORAGE CONTAINER AND TRANSPORTATION METHOD - Disclosed is a container that is capable of maintaining articles requiring thermal management at a prescribed temperature without being influenced by the outside air temperature, and that is capable of storing and transporting the articles. The constant-temperature storage container is equipped with a heat-insulating box, and two or more types of cold-storing materials or heat-storing materials disposed therein; has a latent-heat first cold-storing or heat-storing material (a) disposed in a solid state adjacent to an article being kept cool or warm, and a latent-heat second cold-storing or heat-storing material (b) disposed in a molten state on the exterior of the first cold-storing or heat-storing material (a); and the solidifying and melting temperature of the first cold-storing or heat-storing material (a) exceeds 0° C. The constant-temperature storage container is capable of maintaining the article being kept cool or warm in an arbitrary temperature range exceeding 0° C. for long periods of time. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A LOAD - A lifting block and a method of using it for supporting a load ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156004 | METHOD FOR SHUTTING DOWN A TURBOMACHINE - A method for increasing the operational flexibility of a turbomachine during a shutdown phase is provided. The turbomachine may include a first section, a second section, and a rotor disposed within the first section and the second section. The method may determine an allowable range of a physical parameter associated with the first section and/or the second section. The method may modulate a first valve and/or a second valve to allow steam flow into the first section and the second section respectively, wherein the modulation is based on the allowable range of the physical parameter. In addition, the physical parameter allows the method to independently apportion steam flow between the first section and the second section of the turbomachine, during the shutdown phase. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156005 | BUFFER AIR FOR A LABYRINTH SEAL - A method of providing buffer air to a labyrinth seal includes operating a multi-stage compressor system having an earlier stage and a later stage such that the air pressure at the later stage is higher than the air pressure at the earlier stage. The method may further include selectively directing compressed air from one of the earlier stage or the later stage to the seal based on a parameter indicative of air pressure within the compressor system. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156006 | ACOUSTIC LINER - An acoustic liner for a gas turbine engine comprises a folded cavity with an opening and a resistive facing sheet covering the opening, characterised in that the folded cavity further comprises a resistive septum that increases attenuation at high frequencies. The presence of the septum permits the attenuation of noise over a much wider range of frequencies than in known liners. By suitable choice of the resistance and reactance of the septum and of its position in the cavity, the liner can provide low frequency attenuation comparable with known liners while also providing improved attenuation at higher frequencies. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156007 | CLEARANCE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT - A clearance control arrangement includes first and second components defining a clearance therebetween. The first component includes a surface portion having at least a layer of material that changes thickness when actuated. The clearance control arrangement also includes an actuator to actuate the layer of material. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156008 | AIR CYCLE MACHINE SEAL PLATE AND SEAL LAND - An air cycle machine includes turbine and compressor housings respectively having a turbine and a compressor. An insulator seal plate is fastened between the turbine and compressor housings. The insulator seal plate includes a bore. A seal has an outer diameter that engages the bore. The seal also includes an inner diameter provided between lateral sides defining a first width. The inner diameter provides a seal and configured to engage a rotating surface. The outer diameter to the inner diameter provides a first ratio of 1.30-1.31. The inner diameter to the first width provides a second ratio of 1.59-1.61. A rotor shaft is disposed in the seal and includes knife edges extending from the rotor shaft to the seal land. The rotor shaft supports the turbine and the compressor. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156009 | FAN SHIELD AND BEARING HOUSING FOR AIR CYCLE MACHINE - A fan shield for an air cycle machine includes a fan shield body in the general shape of a frustum of a cone having curved sides. The curved sides define a radius of curvature and a center point of curvature that corresponds to the radius of curvature. The center point of curvature is an axial distance from a large end of the fan shield body and a radial distance from the central axis such that a ratio of the radial distance to the axial distance is between 1.160 and 1.360. A bearing housing includes a body that defines a cylindrical portion and an annular flange at one end. The annular flange includes a first attachment opening, a second attachment opening and a third attachment opening that are non-uniformly circumferentially spaced around the flange. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156010 | BEARING STAND COVER OF AXIAL EXHAUST TURBINE, AND AXIAL EXHAUST TURBINE - According to an embodiment, an upper-side bearing cover 50 | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156011 | AIR CYCLE MACHINE SEAL LAND - An air cycle machine includes a bearing housing with a shaft bore. A rotor shaft is arranged in the shaft bore and includes knife edges extending from the rotor shaft. A seal engages the shaft bore and includes an outer diameter and an inner diameter providing a seal land axially aligned with the knife edges. A radial clearance between the seal land and the knife edges is nominally 0.006 inch. The inner diameter is arranged between lateral sides of the seal that define a width. In one example, a tapered surface extending at an angle relative to the outer diameter from the lateral side to the seal land, the tapered surface facing the large end. The outer diameter to the inner diameter provides a first ratio of 1.25-1.28, and the inner diameter to the width provides a second ratio of 4.33-5.58. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156012 | Flow machine for a fluid having a radial sealing gap and a stationary wear ring - A flow machine | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156013 | AIR CYCLE MACHINE COMPOSITE INSULATOR PLATE - An air cycle machine including a housing with a compressor housing portion and a turbine housing portion secured to one another by fasteners. The compressor and turbine housing portions each provide a surface. An insulator plate is provided between and engages the surfaces. The fasteners extend through circumferentially arranged holes in the insulator plate. The insulator plate has an axial width, an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The outer diameter to the inner diameter provides a first ratio of 1.19-1.21, and the inner diameter to the width provides a second ratio of 53-59. In one example, the insulator plate is a composite structure constructed from 9-12 carbon fiber laminations with each layer having directional carbon fibers oriented transversely relative to the carbon fibers of an adjacent layer. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156014 | AIR CYCLE MACHINE BEARING COOLING INLET PLATE - An air cycle machine includes a housing, and a shaft rotationally supported within the housing includes a thrust runner. Air bearings are provided on either side of the thrust runner. An inlet plate is arranged radially outward of the air bearings. The inlet plate has inner and outer peripheries provided between lateral sides. One side includes four circumferentially arranged slots extending from the outer periphery to the inner periphery and having a width and a depth providing a first ratio of 4:1. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156015 | SUPERSONIC COMPRESSOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A supersonic compressor includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a fluid conduit extending therebetween, and a supersonic compressor rotor disposed within the fluid conduit. The rotor includes at least one rotor disk that includes a substantially cylindrical body extending between a radially inner and outer surface and a plurality of vanes coupled to the body that extend radially outward from the rotor disk and adjacent vanes form a pair of vanes. The rotor disk further includes a shroud extending about at least a portion of the rotor disk. The shroud is coupled to at least a portion of each of the plurality of vanes. The radially outer surface, the pair of adjacent vanes, and the shroud are oriented such that a fluid flow channel is defined therebetween. The rotor disk also includes a plurality of adjacent supersonic compression ramps positioned within the fluid flow channel. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156016 | SUPERSONIC COMPRESSOR ROTOR AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING SAME - A supersonic compressor rotor that includes a rotor disk that includes a body that extends between a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface. A plurality of vanes are coupled to the body. The vanes extend outwardly from the rotor disk. Adjacent vanes form a pair and are oriented such that a flow channel is defined between each pair of adjacent vanes. The flow channel extends between an inlet opening and an outlet opening. At least one supersonic compression ramp is positioned within the flow channel. The supersonic compression ramp is configured to condition a fluid being channeled through the flow channel such that the fluid includes a first velocity at the inlet opening and a second velocity at the outlet opening. Each of the first velocity and the second velocity being supersonic with respect to said rotor disk surfaces. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156017 | SHAFT SUPPORT FOR AIR CYCLE MACHINE - An example shaft support includes a cylindrical body establishing a bore extending along an axis. The bore is configured to receive a shaft. Openings are provided in the cylindrical body and distributed circumferentially about the axis. The openings are positioned radially outward of the bore. Each of the openings has a cross-sectional area. The ratio of a total cross sectional area of the openings to a diameter of the cylindrical body is between 0.0963 and 0.0964. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156018 | TURBINE SHROUD FOR AIR CYCLE MACHINE - A turbine shroud for an air cycle machine includes a wall inner surface which at least partially defines a turbine flowpath, the wall inner surface defined by set of points in Table T-1 scaled by a desired factor. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156019 | FAN MODULE - An exemplary embodiment of a fan module includes fan units, and each fan unit includes a box-shaped shell, a guiding plate, and a torsion spring. The box-shaped shell includes a bottom plate and two opposite side walls substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate, and each side wall has a vent defined therein. The guiding plate is rotatable relative to the bottom plate of the shell. The torsion spring includes a first torsion arm, a second torsion arm, and a coil portion. The first torsion arm and the second torsion arm are urged against the bottom plate and the guiding plate respectively by torque force applied from the coil portion. Thereby, the guiding plate is driven to a position adjacent and generally parallel to one of the side walls to obstruct the corresponding vent by the second torsion arm. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156020 | METHOD OF REPAIRING A TRANSITION PIECE OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method of weld repairing an air-cooled aft frame of a transition piece of a gas turbine engine. The transition piece has an interior surface coated with a ceramic coating. The aft frame has a surface with cooling holes therein and from which cracks have propagated. The method includes removing the transition piece from the engine and, without removing the ceramic coating or the aft frame from the transition piece, weld repairing the cracks by performing a laser beam welding technique that deposits a filler material on the surface but does not close the cooling holes in the surface. The surface of the aft frame can be machined to remove excess filler material prior to re-installing the transition piece in a gas turbine engine. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156021 | FAN ROTOR RING FOR AN AIR CYCLE MACHINE - A fan rotor ring for an air cycle machine includes a ring body that defines a main bore having a main bore diameter and central axis. An annular flange extends axially from the ring body over a length and defines a fan ring bore having a fan ring bore inner diameter. A ratio of the fan ring bore inner diameter to the length of the annular flange is 1.63-1.69. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156022 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A blower fan includes an impeller centered on a central axis, a motor portion arranged to rotate the impeller about the central axis, and a housing arranged to accommodate the impeller. The housing includes a lower plate portion arranged to cover a lower side of the impeller and a side wall portion arranged to cover a side of the impeller. The lower plate portion is preferably made of, for example, a steel sheet. The side wall portion is preferably made of, for example, a resin. A lower end portion of the side wall portion and an edge portion of the lower plate portion are preferably joined to each other through insert molding. An outer circumferential cut surface of the lower plate portion is arranged in contact with the side wall portion at a joint between the lower end portion of the side wall portion and the edge portion of the lower plate portion. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156023 | Radial Compressor And Method For Producing A Radial Compressor - Radial compressor and method for the production of a radial compressor, wherein the radial compressor ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156024 | Fan Module - A fan module includes a housing and an impeller. The housing has an axial air inlet, a radial air inlet and at least one radial air outlet. The impeller is rotatably disposed in the housing and has a first air-guiding blade, a second air-guiding blade and a partitioning member. The partitioning member separates an interior space of the housing into a first air channel and a second air channel, and the first air-guiding blade is located in the first air channel and the second air-guiding blade is located in the second air channel. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156025 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan is provided. The centrifugal fan is configured such that an impeller having a plurality of blades along a circumferential direction and disposed between a disk-shaped main plate and an annular shroud is accommodated in a casing, and that an air suctioned from a suction opening is discharged outward in a radial direction of the impeller. One ends of the blades are supported by the main plate, and the other ends of the blades are supported by the annular shroud. The annular shroud includes a curved surface formed from an outer circumferential edge toward a center thereof, and a cylindrical part connected to the curved surface at a center side. An upper end of the cylindrical part of the annular shroud passes through an opening of the casing and protrudes from the casing, and the upper end of the cylindrical part has a bell mouth shape. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156026 | AIR CYCLE MACHINE COMPRESSOR ROTOR - A compressor rotor for an air cycle machine (ACM) includes a plurality of blades that each includes a root, a tip, a first surface and second surfaces. The first and second surfaces are defined as a set of X-coordinates, Y-coordinates and Z-coordinates set out in any of Table M-1 and M-2 or Table S1 and S-2 scaled by a desired factor. The X-coordinates being in the tangential direction, the Y-coordinates being in the axial direction and the Z-coordinates being in the radial direction. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156027 | AIR CYCLE MACHINE COMPRESSOR DIFFUSER - A diffuser for an air cycle machine defines airflow both to a compressor rotor from the inlet and from the compressor rotor through a plurality of vanes that define radially extending airflow passages. The size and shape of both the inlet and the vanes of the diffuser define and tailor the character of airflow presented to and leaving the compressor rotor to provide a desired change in air flow. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156028 | TURBINE NOZZLE FOR AIR CYCLE MACHINE - A turbine nozzle for an air cycle machine includes a disk section with a multiple turbine vanes which each extend for a vane height H, a throat width W defined between each of the multiple of turbine vanes, wherein a ratio W/H is 0.745-0.769. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156029 | LOW-DUCTILITY TURBINE SHROUD FLOWPATH AND MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT THEREFOR - A turbine flowpath apparatus is provided for a gas turbine engine having a centerline axis. The apparatus includes: an annular flowpath member of low-ductility material, the flowpath member having a flowpath surface and an opposed back surface, and having a cross-sectional shape comprising a generally cylindrical forward section and an aft section that extends aft and radially outward at a non-perpendicular, non-parallel angle to the centerline axis; an annular stationary structure surrounding the flowpath member; and an annular centering spring disposed between the stationary structure and the flowpath member, the centering spring urging the flowpath member towards a centered position within the stationary structure. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156030 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR FAN AND FAN MODULE WITH THE SAME - A mounting device for a fan includes a first mounting frame and a second mounting frame adjustably mounted to the first mounting frame according to the height of a fan, to sandwich the fan between the first and second mounting frames. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156031 | SEAL SHAFT FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW WITHIN AN AIR CYCLE MACHINE - An example seal shaft includes a cylindrical body establishing a bore that extends axially between a first end portion of the body and a second end portion of the body. Apertures are also established in the body. The apertures extend radially between an outer surface of the body and the bore. The seal shaft further includes a first group knife edge seals and a second group of knife edge seals. The first group of knife edge seals have a diameter, and a ratio of the diameter to the total cross-sectional area of the apertures is between 58.79 and 78.77. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156032 | DYNAMIC CROSS-SECTION FLUID ENERGY CAPTURE - A system comprises a main shaft configured to rotate about a main shaft axis, the main shaft comprising a hub. A first axle couples to the hub and rotates about a first axle axis in a first range of motion. A first wing couples to the first axle wherein the first range of motion orients the first wing within a range of attitudes bounded by and including a first attitude and a second attitude. The first attitude presents a first cross sectional surface area relative to a predetermined fluid flow direction and the second attitude presents a second cross sectional surface area relative to the predetermined fluid flow direction. The first cross sectional surface area is larger than the second cross sectional surface area. A second axle couples to the hub and rotates about a second axle axis in a second range of motion. The second axle axis is parallel to first axle axis and a second wing couples to the second axle. The second range of motion orients the second wing within a range of attitudes bounded by and including the first attitude and the second attitude and the first range of motion and the second range of motion orient the second wing at a first angle relative to the first wing. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156033 | HELICOPTER ROTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A rotor control system operatively linked to a plurality of rotor blades includes a swashplate assembly having a stationary member and a rotating member. A blade attachment member is operatively connected to the plurality of rotor blades and a control horn is operatively connected to the blade attachment member and one of the plurality of rotor blades. At least one hydraulic actuator member is operatively coupled to the control horn and at least one hydraulic actuator element is operatively coupled to the swashplate assembly and the at least one hydraulic actuator member. The at least one hydraulic actuator member transmits control signals from the swashplate assembly to the one of the plurality of rotor blades through the at least one hydraulic actuator member. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156034 | APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FROM A GEARBOX TO POWER AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - Apparatus and methods for monitoring component health in a gearbox of a power generation system. A gearbox has a gear set with relatively-movable components, an armature attached to one of these components, and a magnet attached to another of these components. The armature is subjected to a changing magnetic field from the magnet that generates electrical energy. An electrical device for monitoring component health is inside the gearbox and is powered by the electrical energy received from the armature. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156035 | BLADE ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A BLADE ARRANGEMENT - A blade arrangement is provided for a gas turbine, in which blade leaves, having a leading edge and a trailing edge and also a pressure side and a suction side, are assembled sealingly with platforms configured as separate components. A peripheral sealing arrangement is provided between the blade leaves and the associated platforms, which seals off an interspace between the blade leaves and platforms against hot gas flowing around the blade leaves. A directed site-dependent supply of cooling air for purging the sealing arrangement is provided on a side of the sealing arrangement which faces away from the hot gas. A method of operating the above blade arrangement is also provided. The method includes supplying cooling air for purging the sealing arrangement at a pressure which decreases from the leading edge of the blade leaves to the trailing edge. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156036 | System And Method For Damping A Wind Vane - A system for damping a wind vane includes a damping assembly configured to utilize eddy currents to dampen rotational motion of at least a portion of the wind vane. The damping assembly may provide damping of the wind vane to accommodate for sudden changes in wind speed and/or direction while allowing the wind vane to maintain accurate measurements and response in low wind conditions. The damping assembly may reduce the wind vane's susceptibility to oscillation, thereby improving accuracy of the wind vane. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156037 | Foil, utilized such as an airfoil or hydrofoil, characterized by a duct moving relative to a mass of fluid. A constriction within the duct increases the speed of the fluid flowing within the duct and thereby produces a pressure drop inducing a mass of fluid external to the duct to accelerate into the duct. The acceleration of the fluid into the duct generates a resultant force, which can be varied and controlled to improve performance and reduce drag - A foil, utilized such as an airfoil or hydrofoil, characterized by a duct moving relative to a mass of fluid. The duct channels the flow of the portion of the fluid through which the duct is moving. A constriction within the duct increases the speed of the fluid constrained within the duct and thereby produces a pressure drop. The pressure drop induces a mass of fluid external to the duct and approximately parallel to the duct to accelerate into the duct. The acceleration of the external fluid mass into the duct generates a resultant force vector, which can be utilized, varied, and controlled to improve performance and reduce drag. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156038 | PROPULSION DEVICE USING FLUID FLOW - A propulsion device using fluid flow quickly discharges the vortex flow generated on an upper surface of the propulsion device to the outside to improve the propulsion and thrust of transportation means provided with the propulsion device. For this purpose, the propulsion device includes a fluid storage unit in which a downwardly curved fluid storage surface is formed between a first inlet line and a first outlet line such that a fluid storage space is formed on the fluid storage surface. A fluid flow unit in which a downwardly curved fluid flow surface is formed between a second inlet line and a second outlet line which are outwardly and backwardly inclined such that a fluid flow space is formed on the fluid flow surface. The-fluid flow surface adjacent to the second outlet line becomes gradually flattened as it extends outwardly. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156039 | ELECTRIC GENERATOR DISPOSED ON A ROTATING TURBOPROP PART - An electrical energy generating device for a propfan-type aircraft propulsion unit rotor. The propulsion unit includes a turbomachine that drives in rotation at least one rotor including a plurality of blades arranged around an annular crown moving with the blades, which forms with its outer wall part of an outer envelope of the propulsion unit, the outer envelope being subjected to atmospheric conditions outside the propulsion unit. The turbomachine generates a flow of hot gases that exit via an annular hot vein, which is concentric with the moving annular crown, and defined for part of its surface by an inner wall of the moving annular crown, and includes, within the moving annular part, a mechanism to transform thermal energy into electrical energy, preferably by thermal diodes. Such a device, as an example, can find application to a device for controlling a pitch of rotors of a propfan-type propulsion unit. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156040 | FAN BIASING TRANSMISSION MECHANISM - A fan biasing transmission mechanism includes gearbox affixed to the rear side of the housing of an electric fan's fan motor, a control rod pivotally and axially movably mounted in the gearbox. a power gear fixedly mounted on the control rod and meshed with a motor shaft worm wheel of the fan motor, a driving gear pivotally mounted in the gearbox, a gear-clutch gear fixedly mounted on the control rod and movable with the control rod into mesh with the gear-clutch gear, a first bevel gear fixedly mounted on the driving gear, a second bevel gear meshed with the first bevel gear, a bracket, a crank arm pivotally coupled between the gear shaft and the bracket, and an elastic member connected between the gear shaft and the gearbox. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156041 | VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE - A vertical axis turbine and method of making same is disclosed. The device and method comprise a plurality of blades rotatably disposed around an axis of rotation at a plurality of blade locations, each blade being twisted at a first angle about its longitudinal axis, each blade having its distal ends located a predetermined distance from the axis of rotation, each blade being bent at one or more central locations along the longitudinal axis so the one or more central locations are the same predetermined distance from the axis of rotation as the distal ends, each blade having a foil cross section perpendicular to the axis of rotation for maintaining unidirectional rotation of that blade about the axis of rotation in a fluid flow, and each blade having its longitudinal axis tilted at a second angle with respect to the axis of rotation. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156042 | FAN BLADE SYSTEM - A fan blade system includes a hub and a plurality of fan blades. The hub has a sidepiece and a plurality of protrusions alternately disposed along the sidepiece. Each of the fan blades corresponds to one of the protrusions and extends radially outwards from the sidepiece. Each protrusion is embedded in a corresponding fan blade and couples the fan blade to the hub. Both the hub and the plurality of protrusions are made of metallic material, while the plurality of fan blades is made of plastic material. The fan blade system provides consistent and mass-produceable fan blades with enhanced mechanical strength. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156043 | FAN ROTOR FOR AIR CYCLE MACHINE - A fan rotor includes a rotor body that has plurality of fan blades for rotation about a central axis. An annular wall extends radially inward from the rotor body. A hub body extends axially from the annular wall and defines a central hub bore with a hub bore diameter D | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156044 | BI-CAST TURBINE ROTOR DISKS AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME - A bi-cast turbine rotor disk and method of forming the same are provided. The disk includes a ring and a blade. The ring comprises a superalloy that includes a plurality of elements, and the blade extends from the ring. The blade comprises a non-metallic ceramic matrix composite, and at least one element from the superalloy of the ring is diffused into the non-metallic ceramic matrix composite of the blade. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156045 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO ROOT AND PLATFORM CONFIGURATIONS FOR TURBINE ROTOR BLADES - A rotor blade assembly for a turbine engine, the rotor blade assembly including: a turbine blade that includes a shank situated between attachment means and an airfoil, the shank having a forward portion and an aft portion; and a platform comprising a platform pressure side and a platform suction side, each of which comprising non-integral components to the other and the turbine blade. The platform may comprise an interface between the platform pressure side and the platform suction side. And, the platform may be configured such that the interface aligns with at least one of the forward portion and the aft portion of the shank. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156046 | TURBINE ROTOR FOR AIR CYCLE MACHINE - A turbine rotor for an Air Cycle Machine includes a hub with a multiple turbine blades which extend therefrom, each of the multiple of turbine blades defined by a set of coordinates. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120156047 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE BLADING - A blading for a turbine, in particular a gas turbine, is disclosed. The blades of the blading in a section near the tip have a distribution ratio (t/l) of at least 0.70, in particular at least 0.9, and/or at most 0.97, in particular at most 0.95. A downstream flow angle (α) is at most 167°, in particular at most 165°, and at least 155°, in particular at least 160°. In addition, or alternatively, an acceleration ratio (w | 2012-06-21 |
