27th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120167470 | Pre-Hung Door Assembly - A pre-hung door comprises a doorframe and a door. The doorframe comprises a hinged jamb, an unhinged jamb, a sill, and a lintel. A doorstop is disposed lengthwise along one or more of the jambs. A single piece of decorative film is wrapped over both the jamb and the doorstop such that the decorative film conforms to the shape of the jamb and the doorstop. As a result, it can appear to a person that the doorstop and the jamb form a single integral piece. The door includes a particle board slab. A width of the particle board slab is approximately equal to a width of the door. The height of the particle board slab is approximately equal to a height of the door. The door does not include stiles or rails. One or more hinges attach the particle board slab to one of the jambs. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167471 | HOUSING WITH BALL-JOINTS - A housing with ball-joints includes a rotatable member, a main body and two ball-joints. Each of the ball-joints includes a ball head and a corresponding shaft hole. The ball-joints are received in the shaft holes correspondingly. Each ball head is formed by two hemispherical elements. One of the hemispherical elements is smaller than the other, and a bottom of the smaller hemispherical element is connected to a top portion of the larger hemispherical element, Where the hemispherical elements meet, a ring-shaped intersection line is formed. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167472 | PUSH-UP DEVICE - A lock device includes a cam portion including a stationary-side cam; a rotor including a movable-side cam; a slide groove; a slide projection; an engagement projection; and a lock groove, in which the movable-side cam is disengaged from the stationary-side cam, so that the rotor rotates so as to allow the engagement projection that has been fitted in the lock portion to disengage from the lock portion. The urging device includes a spring, and a sleeve inserted to pass through a lower-side rod portion, positioned between the rotor and the spring, and also restricting a movement of the rod in a sliding direction in a lock position of the lock device (for example, a lock groove and an engagement projection, and the like). | 2012-07-05 |
20120167473 | PANE UNIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A pane unit for windows on motor vehicles including a first pane with a frame which has a profile and surrounds the margin of the pane on at least two sides. The frame engages on at least two sides of the pane or annularly surrounds the pane so as to be closed on itself, and the frame is formed from two profile parts with a primary part and with a secondary part. The primary part is formed as a hard component having a dimensional stability greater than that of the secondary part formed as a soft component. The primary part is formed along one longitudinal side of the first pane as a guide web for a second pane movable up and down therein, which guide web is arranged to point towards the first pane and engage thereon and has, on the opposite side, a window guide for the second pane. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167474 | DOOR COMPRISING A DRIVE SYSTEM - A weight compensation system is provided for a motor driven door having a door leaf that is driven by a mechanism inside guide rails on a side of the door leaf to move the door between an opened position and a closed position. The weight compensation system includes a weight-compensation device comprising a cable unit and a spring unit arranged at least on one side of the door leaf, wherein the cable unit comprises a single cable. A cable-tension compensation device at which the single cable is deflected creates two cable strands that are secured against breakage within the cable-tension compensation device. The cable-tension compensation device is positioned locally fixed or secured to the door leaf so that two cable strands move at a distance to each other, and the exposed ends of the cable are guided together and attached to the door leaf or are positioned locally fixed, respectively. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167475 | SASH LIMITER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A limiter system includes a base including a pin. A rocker is rotatably and translationally coupled with the pin. The rocker includes a first end including an abutment feature, a second end including a reset feature, and a slot including first and second slot ends and a slot track therebetween. The pin is translationally and rotatably received in the slot, and the pin is translational between the first and second slot ends. The rocker is configured for positioning between a first abutting position and a second resetting position. In the first abutting position, the abutment feature extends away from the base. In the second resetting position, the reset feature extends away from the base, and the abutment feature is nearer to the base than the reset feature. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167476 | Armored vehicle door hardware providing access, egress, rescue and security - A latch, latching system and other components are disclosed that are particularly well suited for use with the heavy doors of armored military vehicles. Some component embodiments are usable in normal and emergency modes to provide access, entry, egress and rescue through vehicle door openings. Included among the disclosed components are latches having separate operating components that can be used to retract spring projected latch bolts and that usable advantageously in pairs and readily reconfigurable for use on left, right, front and rear doors of a vehicle at locations where door thicknesses differ. Also disclosed are operating linkages intended to extend exteriorly of door armor to turn shafts to operate latches situated interiorly of the door armor. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167477 | ABRASIVE PARTICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - An abrasive article comprising an abrasive particle including a core comprising a compressible material, an intermediate layer comprising a binder material overlying an exterior surface of the core, and an outer layer comprising abrasive grains overlying the intermediate layer. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167478 | IMIDE CROSS-LINKED BINDERS FOR ABRASIVE ARTICLES - An abrasive article includes a fibrous substrate, a binder disposed on the fibrous substrate, and abrasive grains in contact with the binder. The binder includes an imide cross-linked urethane derived from a blocked isocyanate component and an anhydride component. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167479 | Materials Processing Medium and Method - An abrasive element consisting substantially of a glass material that is at least partially devitrified. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167480 | SURFACE ETCHED DIAMOND PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR ETCHING THE SURFACE OF DIAMOND PARTICLES - A method is provided of etching a diamond particle including the step of heating the particle at a temperature of about 700° C. or greater in the presence of water vapor to form an etched particle. Also provided is an etched particle having a core and a surface. The core is formed of sp3 hybridized carbon atoms covalently bonded together, and the surface has substantially no chlorine atoms, oxygen atoms or oxygen species. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167481 | ABRASIVE PARTICLES HAVING PARTICULAR SHAPES AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH PARTICLES - An abrasive article includes a shaped abrasive particle including a body having a first height (h | 2012-07-05 |
20120167482 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING - An abrasive article having a substrate, a tacking film overlying the substrate, abrasive particles comprising a coating layer bonded to the tacking film such that a bond between the coating layer and the tacking film defines a metallic bonding region, and a bonding layer overlying the abrasive particles and the tacking film, | 2012-07-05 |
20120167483 | Flashing Member with a Compensation Member, a Kit Including Such a Flashing Member and a Method for Mounting a Flashing for a Roof Window - The invention relates to a flashing member for use with a roof window mounted on an upstand, said flashing member having at least one insulating member and a compensation member on the inner side. The compensation member, which allows use of one flashing member for different angles of the window, is preferably compressible, expandable or provided with removal indications, such as cutting lines, for allowing an easy removable of a part thereof as well as elastic. A kit including at least one such flashing member may include corner flashing members, gable flashing members, a ridge flashing members and/or supplementary insulating members. The invention further relates to a method for mounting a flashing for a roof window mounted on an upstand, where one or more connector brackets are attached to the window and where the/each flashing member is attached to the window frame via at least one connector bracket. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167484 | Storage Device and methods of assembling and Utilizing the Same - A one piece storage device that is automatically deployed and collapsible using an actuator which can be a remote device. The device comprises a frame structure comprising a multiplicity of interconnected rods that form a three dimensional structure. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167485 | FAST TRANSPORTABLE DRILLING RIG SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a high-capacity drilling rig system that includes novel design features that alone and more particularly in combination facilitate a fast rig-up and rig-down with a single set of raising cylinders and maintains transportability features. In particular, a transport trailer is disclosed having a first support member and a drive member which align the lower mast portion with inclined rig floor ramps and translate the lower mast legs up the ramps and into alignment for connection. A pair of wing brackets is pivotally deployed from within the lower mast width for connection to the raising cylinder for raising the mast from a horizontal position into a vertical position. A cantilever is pivotally deployed from beneath the rig floor to a position above it for connection to the raising cylinder for raising the substructure from a collapsed position into the erect position. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167486 | USER-ADJUSTABLE WALL MOUNT FOR DISPLAY PANEL - A wall mount for mounting a flat display panel on a wall enables an attached panel to be user-movable within predetermined limits in a curved travel path including an upper limit location with the panel in proximity to the wall, and a lower working location with the panel spaced out from the wall at a predetermined distance. A parallelogram type support structure with four double-hinged coupling arms enables the required movability while holding the panel level and vertically oriented. In a powered embodiment, an electric motor/winch assembly is controlled by a local and/or remote, wireless, wired and/or Wi-Fi control unit enabling a user to relocate the panel to any desired location in the travel path and to lock the panel in place for viewing. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167487 | LOCATABLE AND EMBEDDABLE ANCHOR POINT COVERS - Methods and apparatus for locating anchor points embedded within building structures are presented. Anchor points within a building structure (e.g., column, pillar, floor, wall, etc.) can be covered by an anchor point cover to prevent the anchor point from becoming contaminated by poured concrete used to form the building structure. The anchor point cover can be placed so that a top portion of cover is just beneath the surface of the concrete building structure. In addition, an anchor point locator can be placed near the anchor point. Once the poured concrete hardens, the anchor point can be located by detecting a signal originating from the anchor point locator. One can remove hardened covering material and the anchor point cover to reveal the anchor point. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167488 | COLUMBARIUM CONSTRUCTION AND SHUTTER MOUNTING SYSTEM - A columbarium having a framework of a plurality of horizontally spaced vertical risers and a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal members defining a plurality of niches arranged in substantially horizontal rows and substantially vertical columns. Each of the horizontal members has a substantially planar web extending between a front rail and a back flange. A plurality of shutters is removably mounted over the plurality of niches by a concealed mounting system. The concealed mounting system permits the shutters to be movable about three axes of rotation as well as vertically and horizontally with respect to the horizontal members. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167489 | Anchor Post - Provided herein are methods, devices and systems comprising an anchor post that has a shaft, at least one stabilising element attached to the anchor post configured to resist movement of the anchor post, and at least one alignment element. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167490 | STRUCTURAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS - A structural protection system of buildings is described, comprising at least one bearing structure ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167491 | ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM FOR SAFEGUARDING STRUCTURES FROM DISRUPTIVE FORCES - The invention is an energy absorbing system for safeguarding structures from disruptive forces, which may be implemented into structures or devices to provide protection from seismic motion, blasts or other disruptive forces, due to the system's displacement and damping characteristics. The system's performance can be better molded analytically to predict performance of the structure under earthquake and wind motions, for example. By utilizing cost effective materials and a simple design, the present invention provides a more efficient cost-effective system for absorbing unwanted energy, for example, a base isolation system. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167492 | Solar Panel Modules Having Structural Properties - A load-bearing solar panel module is integrated into a building roofing structure. The solar panel is comprised of a structural encasement that includes two lateral structural rails, and at least three perpendicular intersecting cross beams disposed there between. The structural encasement of the module exhibits load-bearing properties when integrated into a roofing structure of a residential or commercial building which approximate those of a traditional roofing structure. The solar panel module further includes at least one of a plurality of solar photovoltaic cells and a plurality of thermal vacuum tubes disposed within the structural encasement, and between an outer glass plate and an inner insulation assembly. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167493 | SUNLIGHT-COLLECTING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a sunlight-collecting apparatus, comprises: a reflector panel ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167494 | MODULAR STAIRCASE SYSTEMS - Modular staircases and staircase assemblies comprising components with notches that fit into and interweave with each other. Certain embodiments of modular staircases have at least two webs, wherein the perimeter of each web resembles a staircase with steps. The webs may be coupled together by a plurality of cross-beams. Each of the webs and the cross-beams may have notches that fit into and interweave with each other to form the basic structure of a staircase. The staircase may also be provided with cover pieces to cover the exposed webs and cross beams, and thus, to provide a surface for a user to sit or step on. Embodiments described herein are modular, in that they may be coupled together in various configurations and thus coupled to straight walls, curved walls, or any combination thereof. Additionally, embodiments described herein may be installed in either vinyl liner-type pools or concrete pools. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167495 | WINDOW SYSTEM HAVING FLEXIBLE MEANS FOR MOUNTING - The window system has a substantially rectangular frame structure having four corner sections ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167496 | METHOD OF INSTALLING A WINDOW ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORING WINDOWS, AND SUCH A WINDOW ARRANGEMENT - In the method of installing a window arrangement comprising a number of neighbouring windows, a support structure including an upstand is first provided. Each window is provided with a plurality of predefined connection points, and windows are placed next to each other. One window is connected with the other and neighbouring window at said pre-defined connection points. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167497 | GRID KEEPER FOR INSULATING GLASS UNIT, AND/OR INSULATING GLASS UNIT INCORPORATING THE SAME - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to internal grid keepers for insulating glass units, and/or insulating glass units incorporating the same. The grid keepers of certain example embodiments may include a shoulder bent into an acute angle and may include one or more stamped features on or proximate to the shoulder for engaging with a punched, hollowed, or otherwise formed feature in an edge seal, along with one or more stamped features on an elongate portion extending from the shoulder for engaging with a grid or muntin. In certain example embodiments, the keeper may be on level with or slightly lower than a primary seal so as to reduce the likelihood of the keeper interfering with the seal. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167498 | Removable Bulkheads for Building Fixtures - The present invention is directed towards a series of removable bulkheads which surround and protect immovable building fixtures such as sprinkler and plumbing lines, heating and ventilation ducts, electrical and telecommunications wiring. A single bulkhead is generally comprised of a vertical panel and a horizontal panel. The bulkheads attach to preexisting ceilings and walls and provide a quick and cost effective method of concealing fixtures and allow easy access to renovate or repair the fixtures. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167499 | Foundation for a Wind Turbine Tower - A foundation for a wind turbine tower, provided with a central accommodation for accommodating and firmly constraining, by means of threaded bars projecting from such central accommodation, an actual wind turbine tower, made of steel or concrete, is entirely prefabricated and includes at least two prefabricated structural elements, modular and monolithic, made of reinforced concrete, approached in sequence, shape-coupled, and subsequently constrained to each other, at least at such central accommodation, by a series of post-tension cables arranged in respective through-holes, so as to make the entire foundation monolithic. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167500 | UPMOUNT OVERHEAD BRACKETS FOR OFFICE PARTITION SYSTEMS - Brackets for an office partition system permit the off-modular attachment of articles of furniture, such as cabinets, above the upper edges of panels in the partition system. The width of the furniture article may be either equal to, less than, or greater than the width of an underlying panel. Also, the location of the furniture article may be adjusted relative to the underlying panels such that the location of the furniture article is not determined by the size or position of an underlying panel to which the furniture article is attached. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167501 | Modular construction system and components and method - A modular construction system and having a plurality of precast concrete caissons, and having a planar floor portion formed on each caisson, downwardly dependent caisson walls surrounding the floor portion, inward and outwardly directed wall surfaces on the caisson walls, with the floor portion and the inward surfaces of the walls together defining a downwardly open hollow space, rebars embedded in the caisson floor portion and in the caisson walls, and, precast concrete locking formations formed on the outwardly directed surfaces of the walls. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167502 | Modular construction system and components and method - A modular construction system and having a plurality of precast concrete caissons, and having a planar floor portion formed on each caisson, downwardly dependent caisson walls surrounding the floor portion, inward and outwardly directed wall surfaces on the caisson walls, with the floor portion and the inward surfaces of the walls together defining a downwardly open hollow space, rebars embedded in the caisson floor portion and in the caisson walls, and, precast concrete locking formations formed on the outwardly directed surfaces of the walls. Also disclosed is a method of precasting caissons, and a method of building construction using precast caisson, and poured in place beams and precast wall panels and poured in place frames. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167503 | CARRYABLE UNIT BODY FOR FORMING A FOUNDATION OF A HOUSE, A FOUNDATION OF A HOUSE AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A COMPLETE FOUNDATION OF A HOUSE - The object of the present invention is to provide high quality of an unit body for forming a foundation of a house, the foundation forming operation of which can be carried out within a short period without being disturbed by the climates or the temperatures, as well as with extremely precision even by highly limited number of workers who do not have high level of experienced technology, and further, the present invention can also provide the unit body, which can reduce the construction costs including the transporting costs as well as can provide a highly qualified foundation of a house having anti-earth quake characteristic and high durability thereof. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167504 | PRECAST INSULATED CONCRETE WALL ASSEMBLY - A prefabricated concrete wall panel may include a concrete top beam, a concrete bottom beam, studs interposed between the top and bottom beams and a concrete exterior interposed between the top and bottom beams. Water-impervious protective end caps may be placed on ends of the studs to preclude contact between the studs and the concrete of the beams. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167505 | POLYMER-BASED BRACKET SYSTEM FOR METAL PANELS - A system for supporting exterior panels on a substrate of a building structure. The system has a plurality of polymeric bracket members, and each of the bracket members have at least one anchor section, at least one web section and at least one support section. The polymeric bracket members provide a thermal break from the exterior panel to the substrate of the building structure. A plurality of exterior cladding units are held in place by the bracket members. A plurality of vents are disposed between the panels and the exterior panels, and a plurality of vents are also disposed between the panels and the substrate, thereby forming a ventilation system. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167506 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A GLASS BRICK AND BRICK OBTAINED BY SAID PROCESS - A process for making a brick comprises the steps of prearranging at least one pair of half-shells (3 | 2012-07-05 |
20120167507 | Building Panels with Support Members Extending Partially Through the Panels and Method Therefor - A building panel for residential and commercial construction uses a plurality of insulating blocks connected together by adhesive. The insulation blocks are typically made of foam. A plurality of support members are disposed on opposite sides of the insulating blocks and offset with respect to the adjacent support member. The support member are typically made of metal and can have different shapes including “T” shape, “U” shape, and “L” shape. Each support member has a head portion in contact with a surface of the insulating block and a stem portion extending into the insulating block and having a length less than a width of the insulating block so that a thermal conduction path of the support member is discontinuous across the insulating block. The panel can be used as a curtain wall panel in high-rise construction, as well as bodies for aircraft, automotive, and marine applications. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167508 | METHOD FOR ATTACHMENT OF AN OBJECT TO A THIN-WALLED PROFILE, SUCH AS A FIBRE GLASS REINFORCED PROFILE MADE BY PULTRUSION, AND SUCH A PROFILE - The invention relates to a method for attachment of an object to a thin-walled profile with a number of walls by means of one or more threaded fastening members. Each fastening member is driven into an open-ended space between two walls of the profile, where the opening faces an outer surface of the profile, and the space has a width corresponding substantially to the minor diameter of the thread. Fastening members can be screws or bolts, a retaining member can be applied to prevent the two walls from moving away from each other and a filler or glue may be provided in the space before the introduction of the fastening member. The profile can be made from a plastic matrix reinforced with fibre glass and made by pultrusion. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167509 | HIGH DENSITY POLYURETHANE AND POLYISOCYANURATE CONSTRUCTION BOARDS AND COMPOSITE BOARDS - A covered roof includes a roof deck, an insulation board, and a coverboard. The insulation board includes a polyurethane, a polyisocyanurate, or a mix of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate cellular structure, has a density that is less than 2.5 pounds per cubic foot, and has a first planar surface and a second planar surface, each having a facer positioned adjacent thereto. The coverboard includes a polyurethane, a polyisocyanurate, or a mix of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate cellular structure, has a density greater than about 2.5 pounds per cubic foot and less than 6 pounds per cubic foot, an iso index of at least 175, and a first planar surface and a second planar surface, each having a facer positioned adjacent thereto. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167510 | HIGH DENSITY POLYURETHANE AND POLYISOCYANURATE CONSTRUCTION BOARDS AND COMPOSITE BOARDS - A high density construction board includes a cellular body having a first planar surface and a second planar surface. A first glass facer is positioned adjacent the first planar surface and a second glass facer is positioned adjacent the second planar surface. The cellular body of the construction board includes a polyurethane, a polyisocyanurate, or a mix of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate and has a density greater than about 2.5 pounds per cubic foot and less than 6 pounds per cubic foot. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167511 | Pet door - The pet door of this invention is mounted at the outer side of an opening formed in a door or wall. The pet door includes an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge. The second side edge of the pet door includes a laterally and outwardly extending portion. The first side edge of the pet door is pivotally secured to the door or wall by a pair of vertically disposed and vertically spaced spring-loaded hinges which yieldably maintain the pet door in a closed position. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167512 | CROSS STRUCTURE FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS OF TRADITIONAL KOREAN HOUSE - Disclosed herein is a door for traditional Korean houses. The door includes a structure of a lattice door framed with vertical lattice frames and horizontal lattice frames which are arranged in a regular periodic pattern. A lattice width-to-height ratio (W/H) of the lattice door ranges from 0.07 to 0.1 so that the outside air is prevented from entering the interior of a room through the lattice door to minimize heat loss from the interior of the room to the outside air. Therefore, the present invention can satisfy the basic function of insulating the interior of the room born the outside air. Thereby, energy consumption can be reduced. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167513 | MAGNETIC CROSS TEES - An elongated metal grid runner for a suspended ceiling, the grid runner having a cross-section with an upper hollow reinforcing bulb, a vertical web extending below the bulb, and lower flange elements extending laterally from opposite sides of the web, the length of the grid runner being less than about 9′, a permanent magnet disposed on each end of the grid runner at its flange elements, the magnet being adapted to overlie and be attracted to a horizontal leg of a steel wall angle to thereby releasably retain the grid runner in position on the wall angle. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167514 | CEILING PANEL SYSTEM - A ceiling panel system includes a plurality of grid members that are operable to form a grid suspendable from a ceiling, the grid having grid member intersections; and a plurality of ceiling panels, each ceiling panel including a planar surface and a plurality of upturned edges arranged about the periphery of the planar surface. The upturned edges include a catch operable to attach the panels to the face of the grid intermediately to the intersections to form a ceiling surface. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167515 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PATTERNED CEILING SUSPENSION - A ceiling suspension system has support members that are interconnected to support ceiling panels. The ceiling suspension system is suspended from a building. Each of the support members has a lower surface that is patterned and different in textural appearance than other portions of the support members to define patterned lower surfaces. For example, the patterned lower surfaces may have non-smooth textures that are uniform and symmetrical, or non-uniform and irregular. The patterned lower surfaces may have three-dimensional features such as lines, slots, dimples, protrusions, peaks and valleys and/or cross-hatching, which may be roll-formed on capping on the support members. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167516 | METHOD OF FORMING PROTRUSIONS ON A MASONRY BLOCK - A method and mould for forming upwardly extending protrusions on a wall masonry block during moulding of the block. The method including pouring a flowable concrete mixture into a lower mould to form a body of said wall masonry block, applying a head shoe to form an upper section of said wall masonry block, the head shoe including a first mould portion for forming an upper bedding face of said block and a second mould portion for forming at least one protrusion extending upwardly from the upper bedding face, the head shoe being shaped to improve the flow of said concrete mixture into the second mould portion during compression of the block, and removing the masonry block from the mould. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167517 | THINSHELL COMPOSITE CONNECTOR - A structural member for facilitating quick and economical construction of pre-cast building elements comprising entire or partial panels such as walls, floors, ceilings, and roofs by combining metal stud framing with thin concrete or similar material for light-weight, low-cost, structurally strong panels. An illustrative structural member for constructing such pre-cast building panels is a segmented member made of a rigid material, such as a metal, that is secured to a stud by pressing a member including tangs through a cavity, by the insertion of fasteners through apertures in structural member tabs, or by adhesion or coalescence. The member may include upper tabs and apertures permitting the flow of concrete for additional structural strength. Reinforcement bars can be also incorporated. To reduce heat transfer and promote environmentally responsible and resource-efficient building, a break may be left between the stud and the concrete, with the break possibly filled by an insulative material. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167518 | Docking System with Joint Supports - A set of components that can be used to construct a structurally sound dock are disclosed. The components can be extruded and the components are shaped such that interconnected components provide support for the other components thereby alleviating weak points due to welded only joints. A fascia channel provides additional strength by including structures that improve the vertical and horizontal strength of the fascia channel. HDPE plastic inserts and sheaves provide sound dampening for metal to metal contact points. Other components include a corner connector, a post system and a hinge system. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167519 | Reinforced Concrete Component Reinforced with Z-Shaped Sheet Metal Pieces - A reinforced concrete component with at least one upper and at least one lower longitudinal reinforcement layer, and one transverse force reinforcement, wherein the latter is passed above an uppermost and a lowermost longitudinal reinforcement in its extension. The transverse force reinforcement is formed by at least 20 trapezoidal or triangular sheet metal components made from structural steel. Each sheet metal component has at its two ends one splay/chamfer. The chamfer is passed to the uppermost or lowermost longitudinal reinforcement, respectively. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167520 | TIE LINKING FILLED SANDBAGS AND USE IN A BARRIER FORMED FROM FILLED SANDBAGS - Barriers for flood defense and other purposes are often constructed using sand bags. The strength of these barriers is limited and the invention seeks to address this problem. The invention provides a tie formed as a single injection moulded item placed between layers of sandbags to help to hold them together. The tie has two rigid triangular end plates ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167521 | LOST FORMWORK STRUCTURE FOR MAKING STAIRCASES AND STAIR-LANDINGS, METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH STRUCTURES AND METHOD FOR THE RELATIVE APPLICATION - The invention is directed to a prefabricated stair formwork structure ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167522 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLOOR TILES AND PLANKS - A piece for flooring which includes a wear layer, a pattern layer, a base layer, and a backing layer. The base layer may be made of a mixture including ilmenite powder. About one third of the mixture may be ilmenite powder. The mixture may also include calcium carbonate, wherein about one quarter of the mixture is calcium carbonate. The mixture may further include polyvinylchloride, wherein about one quarter of the mixture is polyvinylchloride. The backing layer may include a plurality of devices which are hexagonally shaped, wherein the plurality of devices form a honeycomb structure which contacts a top floor surface when the piece is placed on the top floor surface. The backing layer may have a bottom surface including anti-slip backing film, which may be comprised of polyurethane. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167523 | WALL PANEL SYSTEM - A modular wall system | 2012-07-05 |
20120167524 | Machine for placing protective dividers of bottles contained in packaging boxes - A machine to be incorporated in a packaging line for beverage packages such as wines and sparkling wines, in a stage after the entering of bottles into a box, and before the closing of same. The machine is formed into a fixed frame (B) interposed in the packaging line, the fixed frame defining a lower sector where the boxes carrying the bottles pass, and a higher sector having a carrier horizontal frame for at least one placing head (C). The dividers (S) each comprise at least a pair of flexible laminar plates with square format joined to each other through a central and vertical adhesive line disposed between their opposite faces. Each placing head (C) has a feeding lane of folded dividers (S) that faces a sliding pneumatic extractor, a carrier of suction pads ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167525 | FILM FITTING SYSTEM - A film fitting system which fits a tubular film on a fitting target including a fitting device which fits, at a predefined fitting position, the tubular film on the fitting target which is transported; and a transporting device which receives the fitting target at a predefined supplying position, wherein the transporting device includes a mount which is moved in a state where the fitting target is placed thereon; a positioning member which is moved in a linked manner with the mount and which positions the fitting target with respect to the mount by contacting a part of the fitting target; and a moving device which moves the positioning member to a reference position, and a retracted position where the positioning member is separated from the fitting target at least at the fitting position. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167526 | CAPPING APPARATUS AND CAPPING SYSTEM FOR BOTTLE FILLING DEVICE - A capping apparatus for a bottle filling device with a capping head main body; a first slide body is located on the capping head main body and can slide up and down; a capping door mechanism is hinged with the capping head main body and the first slide body; a cap sucking head can slide up and down; a middle slide body is arranged between the cap sucking head and the first slide body and can slide up and down; a first spring and a second spring; and a cap inlet chute. A capping system is equipped with a plurality of capping apparatus, the number of the capping apparatus is equal to that of columns of filled bottles, and the cap sucking heads of the capping apparatus are connected together through a connection structure with a mechanism that actuates the cap sucking heads to rise up and fall down. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167527 | BULK PACK NAPKIN SEPARATOR - A bulk pack napkin separator and method utilize various combinations of simultaneous compression of several bulk packs and various forms of bulk pack accumulators for improving speed and functionality of the separator. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167528 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AND ASSEMBLING A MEDICAL OPERATIONS SYRINGE - A process for producing and assembling a medical operations syringe ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167529 | METHOD FOR FILLING AT LEAST ONE THIN-WALLED TRANSPORT CONTAINER WITH AT LEAST ONE VALUABLE OBJECT AND DEVICE FOR SAFEKEEPING AT LEAST ONE VALUABLE OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for filling at least one thin-walled transport container ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167530 | Thermal Packaging System - The present invention is an apparatus, method and system to thermally package an item having at least one container ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167531 | METHOD FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT SEALING OF TUBULAR BAGS - The embodiments of the invention relate to a method for creating a force for a welding jaw of a vertical tubular bag machine. The welding jaw is moved back and forth along a path to strike a second welding jaw moving in the opposite direction. A tubular film is compressed between the second jaw and at least one sealing surface of the welding jaws, to weld the tubular film by ultrasonic vibrations applied thereto via the sealing surface at an applied pressure under a sealing force (Fs) within a sealing time (ts). The sealing force (Fs) is predetermined by a control unit such that the sealing force (Fs) runs along a sealing force curve within the sealing time (ts). The sealing force curve has a first relative sealing force maximum (Fs | 2012-07-05 |
20120167532 | MODULAR FEED HEAD WITH REVERSING MOTOR - A feed head for a strapping machine includes a frame, a feed wheel, a tension wheel, and a feed and take-up motor mounted to the frame and operably connected to the feed wheel. The feed and take-up motor operates in forward and reverse directions to feed strapping material through the strapping machine, and to take up strapping material from the strapping machine. A tension motor is operably connected to the tension wheel and operates in a reverse direction to tension the strapping material around the load. The tension wheel is movable toward and away from the feed wheel and engages the feed wheel during strap tension and disengages from the feed wheel during strap feed. A pivot assembly operably mounts the tension motor and tension wheel to the frame to move the tension wheel toward and into engagement with, and out of engagement with the feed wheel. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167533 | DEMISTER VANE IN SITU CLEANING FIXTURE - This invention relates to an in-situ cleaning fixture for demister separator vane assemblies. The cleaning fixture includes an injection chamber with an inlet and a perforated plate which extends horizontally, substantially over the length of the demister separator vane assembly. A cleaning fluid source is connected to the injection chamber during a cleaning process. The injection chamber is designed to receive the cleaning fluid, pass the cleaning fluid through the holes formed in the plate, downwardly along a plurality of vanes in the demister separator vane assembly and into the drain trough. The in-situ cleaning fixture facilitates removal of scale build-up from the demister separator vane assembly and thereby restores the efficacy of the vanes. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167534 | Filter Having A Drainage Connection - The invention relates to a filter ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167535 | SELF SUPPORTED PLEATED PANEL FILTER WITH FRAYED MEDIA EDGES - A panel filter is provided such as for HVAC applications in which one of the cut edges is frayed and attached with adhesive to the inner peripheral surface of a paper board frame. The frayed edges may facilitate better gluing of pleated filter medium to the frame especially for self-supported filter media applications and may increase structural rigidity and sealibility as a whole. Frayed edges also provide flexibility to assist in installation of a card of pleated filter medium into a paper board frame. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167536 | Harvesting Machine With A Transport Unit For The Installation And Removal Of A Crop Processing Unit - An agricultural harvesting machine is provided having a frame, a crop processing unit that is movable with respect to the frame between an operating position, in which it is inserted into a channel through which crop can flow, and a non-operating position outside the channel. A transport unit is provided with a first arm articulated to the frame of the harvesting machine pivotably about a first vertical axis, a winch and a traction device connected to the winch for lifting the crop processing unit out of its non-operating position and for moving the crop processing unit into a position outside the harvesting machine. The transport unit further is provided with a second arm holding the traction device and articulated to the outer end of the first arm pivotably about a second vertical axis. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167537 | BRAKING SYSTEM FOR FRONT CASTER WHEELS OF A SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE - A ride-on, self-propelled vehicle having front caster wheels, such as a zero-turn mower, includes a front brake system. The actuating power for the front brake pass through a spindle supporting the front caster wheel. In a preferred embodiment, a center shaft of each spindle or a concentric outer ring of a sleeve of each spindle passes a force from a brake actuator to a brake for the respective caster wheel. Actuation of the brake actuator moves a member into frictional contact with a portion of the front wheel or an object attached to the front wheel to applying a braking force. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167538 | LAWNMOWER THAT INCORPORATES TWO DOUBLE-HELIX TOOLS - A tool can be made up of two or more rotors, each of them formed by a rotary axis of rotation and at least one helix-shaped blade, the axes of rotation parallel to each other and parallel to the ground or lawn and separated by a distance less than the sum of the radii of the helices of each one of the rotors. The blade(s) of one of the rotors has/have the shape of a right handed helix and the blade(s) corresponding to the other rotor show(s) the shape of a left handed helix, and one of the rotors consists of a driving rotor and the other consists of a driven rotor. The machine derived incorporates at least one double-helicoidal tool connected to at least one of the machine's wheels. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167539 | BUSH CUTTER - A bush cutter comprises a main pole, a cutting blade disposed at an anterior end of the main pole, a prime mover disposed at a posterior end of the main pole and configured to drive the cutting blade, and a handle disposed at an intermediate portion of the main pole and provided with a grip that is configured to be grasped by a user. The grip is provided with a driving switch for driving the cutting blade and an adjusting switch for adjusting at least one of a rotation speed and a rotation direction of the cutting blade. The driving switch and the adjusting switch are arranged so as to enable the user who grasps the grip to operate the driving switch and the adjusting switch with a hand grasping the grip without releasing the hand from the grip. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167540 | ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR TORQUE TRANSMISSION CHAIN - An assembling method for a torque transmission chain, including a step of manufacturing split pieces of the chain in such a manner that a predetermined number of pins are held by a linear pin holding jig and then a predetermined number of links are press-fitted to the pins; a step of linearly arranging the split pieces so as to overlap split piece coupling links each arranged at any one of both ends of each of the split pieces; a step of inserting the pin through the overlapped split piece coupling links; and a step of pulling both ends of a whole of the plurality of split pieces coupled to each other via the split piece coupling links to thereby fix the pin to a pin fixing portion of the split piece coupling links. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167541 | ELEMENT OF A CHAIN LINK OF AN ENERGY GUIDE CHAIN, PRODUCED BY MEANS OF A FLUID INTERNAL PRESSURE INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS - Component of a chain element of an energy-conducting chain, wherein the component has a cavity which is produced by means of a fluid internal pressure injection molding method, or is formed from a micro-cellular foam. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167542 | LIFTING ENGAGEMENT CHAIN UNIT - There is provided a lifting engagement chain unit that autonomously erects a pair of engagement chains, ensures engagement accuracy between link plates and improves buckling strength. A plurality of buckling restricting attachment plates is arrayed along an outer surface of the engagement chains in a chain longitudinal direction. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167543 | SLAG MONITORING DEVICE FOR COAL GASIFIER AND COAL GASIFIER - A slag monitoring device | 2012-07-05 |
20120167544 | Combustor with Fuel Staggering for Flame Holding Mitigation - The present application provides a combustor. The combustor may include an air flow path with a flow of air therein. A flow obstruction may be positioned within the air flow path and cause a wake or a recirculation zone downstream thereof. A number of fuel injectors may be positioned downstream of the flow obstruction. The fuel injectors may inject a flow of fuel into the air flow path such that the flows of fuel and air in the wake or the recirculation zone do not exceed a flammability limit. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167545 | PURGE SYSTEM, SYSTEM INCLUDING A PURGE SYSTEM, AND PURGE METHOD - A purge system and liquid fuel atomizing system, a system including a purge system and liquid fuel atomizing system, and a method of purging and atomizing are disclosed. The purging involves a first nozzle, a second nozzle, a third nozzle, and a staged compression system having a first stage and a second stage. The first stage is configured to selectively direct a first pressurized fluid stream to the first nozzle and the second nozzle. The second stage is configured to selectively direct a second pressurized fluid stream to the third nozzle. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167546 | COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANT - A method involves operating a combined-cycle power plant ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167547 | COMBUSTION TURBINE PURGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A method for assembling a rotary machine includes providing at least one combustor assembly that includes at least one fuel nozzle. The method also includes coupling at least one fuel source to the at least one combustor assembly. The method further includes coupling at least one solvent-based purge system in flow communication with the at least one combustor assembly. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167548 | PLASMA THRUSTERS - A plasma thruster includes a plasma chamber having first and second axial ends, the first of which is open, an anode located at the second axial end, and a cathode. The cathode and anode are arranged to produce an electric field having at least a component in the axial direction of the thruster. A magnet system including a plurality of magnets is spaced around the thruster axis, each magnet having its north and south poles spaced around the axis. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167549 | FLADE DISCHARGE IN 2-D EXHAUST NOZZLE - An aircraft gas turbine engine has a row of FLADE fan blades disposed radially outwardly of and drivingly connected to a fan in the engine's fan section. The FLADE fan blades extend across a FLADE duct circumscribing the fan section. A two dimensional air discharge passage is in fluid flow communication with the FLADE duct and with FLADE air upstream and downstream discharge slots in a divergent flap of a two dimensional exhaust nozzle. A valve fully closes the upstream slot when the downstream slot is fully opened and fully opens the upstream slot when the downstream slot is fully closed. The upstream and downstream slots may be located upstream and downstream respectfully of a nozzle discharge area in the nozzle. A sliding deck slides aft or down to open upstream slot and close downstream slot and slides forward or up to close upstream slot and open downstream slot. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167550 | THRUST AUGMENTED GAS TURBINE ENGINE - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique thrust augmented gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for thrust augmented gas turbine engines. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167551 | ELECTRIC TURBINE BYPASS FAN AND COMPRESSOR FOR HYBRID PROPULSION - An electric turbine compressor fan for hybrid propulsion wherein the compressor contains one or more rotor stages (compressor and diffuser), each being driven by one or more electric ring motors, such that the compressor rotor stages are designed and tuned more precisely to the compression ratio to be attained within the turbine design operating characeristics, thrust requirements and flight envelope. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167552 | ROCKET ENGINE SYSTEM FOR REALIZING HIGH-SPEED RESPONSE - Disclosed is a turbo pump in which a pump impeller is connected to one end of a rotary shaft and a turbine is connected to the other end of the rotary shaft. The turbo pump is designed such that an equivalent region, between a turbine efficiency curve obtained on the basis of a conditional expression where the number of rotations of the rotary shaft is maintained constant regardless of a pump flow rate and a turbine efficiency curve of an actual machine, becomes an operation region. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167553 | EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE AN AMMONIA-SCR CATALYST PROMOTED WITH AN OXYGEN STORAGE MATERIAL - A low-oxygen content exhaust flow produced by an engine that is combusting, on average, a stoichiometric mixture of air and fuel generally contains various unwanted gaseous emissions. The exhaust flow is treated by an exhaust aftertreatment system that includes a three-way-catalyst (TWC) and an ammonia-selective catalytic reduction (ammonia-SCR) catalyst positioned downstream from the TWC in a flow direction of the exhaust flow. The ammonia-SCR catalyst includes (1) a base metal ion-substituted zeolite and/or a base metal ion-substituted silicoaluminophosphate and (2) an oxygen storage material selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide or a mixed metal oxide that exhibits oxygen storage and release capacity. The serial arrangement of the TWC and the ammonia-SCR catalyst enhances the conversion of NO | 2012-07-05 |
20120167554 | HYBRID ENGINE AFTERTREATMENT THERMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - A system includes an internal combustion engine producing exhaust gases as a byproduct of operation and an aftertreatment system that treats the exhaust gases. The system further includes a controller that is structured to functionally execute operations to enhance the temperature of the aftertreatment system. The controller includes an operating condition monitoring module that interprets a temperature value at a position upstream of a catalyst positioned in the aftertreatment system. The controller further includes an operating condition management module that interprets a threshold temperature value, and an engine management module that provides an engine operation command to continue engine operation in response to the temperature value being at least equal to the threshold temperature value. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167555 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE ENGINE SYSTEM CONTROL WITH INTEGRATED GLOBAL POSITION SENSING - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes an electronic controller ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167556 | ENGINE EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEM - An engine exhaust after-treatment system is provided, which may include a particulate trap configured to remove at least some constituents of the exhaust flowing from an engine through an exhaust system. The system may also include a controller configured to collect in-service data related to an operating parameter indicative of the amount of time the engine operates. In addition, the system may include a memory device attached to the particulate trap and including a memory. The memory may be configured to store usage data indicative of how much time the particulate trap has been used in service. The memory may be configured to communicate with the controller to receive information related to the in-service data collected by the controller and update the usage data in the memory, based on the communication with the controller, to reflect a total amount of time the particulate trap has been in service. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167557 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A liquid additive agent added into an exhaust gas is suppressed from adhering to a sensor. Provision is made for a sensor that is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine; an addition valve that is arranged in the vicinity of or at the downstream side of the sensor in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas, and adds an additive agent into the exhaust passage; a catalyst that is arranged at the downstream side of the addition valve, and receives a supply of the additive agent from the addition valve; and pressure difference generation unit that makes a pressure of the exhaust gas in the surrounding of the sensor higher than a pressure thereof in the surrounding of the addition valve. A pressure difference is caused to generate so that the additive agent is suppressed from flowing toward the direction of the sensor. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167558 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM FOR A LOCOMOTIVE HAVING A TWO-STROKE LOCOMOTIVE DIESEL ENGINE - A support system for an exhaust aftertreatment system for a two-stroke locomotive diesel engine providing a secure mounting of certain components of the exhaust aftertreatment system to the locomotive structure while at the same time allowing for differential thermal expansion (and the resulting physical displacement) of the components. The support system further carries the physical mass of the components of the aftertreatment system while at the same time effectively isolating the aftertreatment system from external loads and forces caused by motions of the locomotive engine and the locomotive frame. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167559 | ADSORPTION-ENHANCED COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE - In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an energy storage device is presented. The energy storage device includes a porous material that adsorbs air and a compressor. The compressor converts mechanical energy into pressurized air and heat, and the pressurized air is cooled and adsorbed by the porous material. The energy storage device also includes a tank used to store the pressurized and adsorbed air and a motor. The motor is driven to recover the energy stored as compressed and adsorbed air by allowing the air to desorb and expand while driving the motor. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167560 | SERVO BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON AND SERVO BRAKE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A PISTON - Actuator piston ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167561 | HYBRID-TYPE CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A hybrid-type construction machine comprises an engine | 2012-07-05 |
20120167562 | DISPLACEMENT DRIVE - A mass displacement drive has at least two corresponding arms and a chamber located at a distal end of each arm, each chamber having a piston moveable therein. A fluid, which may be a gas such as air, enters and exits the chambers at defined intervals to change the buoyancy of the chambers with respect to each other, generating a mass displacement torque to move the arms about the axis. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167563 | Advanced high energy wave power module - An ADVANCED HIGH ENERGY WAVE POWER MODULE and each of the plurality of ADVANCED HIGH ENERGY WAVE POWER MODULES for converting the energy from high energy waves and swells into usable power in industrial scale connected by pressure piping, or by pressure piping and discharge piping, to the consumer of the mechanical energy in form of the high pressurized flow of working fluid is described as the submerged immovable platform and the submerged movable platform connected to the float by outer power flexible link with variable free length and compressible chambers installed between the immovable and movable platforms. The variable buoyancy force from the float converting to the increased driving force, which is acted through the movable platform to the compressible chambers to discharge high pressurized working fluid from compressible chambers through the pressure pipeline to the consumer. The stroke of the movable platform and compressible chambers is less than a height of wave or swells. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167564 | BRAKE ACTUATING UNIT FOR ACTUATING A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE "BRAKE-BY-WIRE" TYPE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM BY MEANS OF SUCH A BRAKE ACTUATING UNIT - A brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type having a brake booster. In order to provide a brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type, which on the one hand fulfills the statutory requirements care and which on the other hand is inexpensive to produce, it is proposed according to aspects of the invention, that the brake booster be provided as a travel-controlled brake booster, so that when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode the brake pedal is decoupled from feedback forces of the brake actuating unit, and the return force is simulated by the pedal travel simulator even when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167565 | BRAKE SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC SERVO BRAKES - Brake system comprising a thrust rod ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167566 | SPLIT-CYCLE ENGINE - A compression-ignition “split-cycle” engine ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167567 | POWER GENERATION APPARATUS - A power generation apparatus including a boiler feedwater pump turbine control system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a power generation apparatus is disclosed, including: a boiler feedwater pump turbine having a low pressure steam inlet and a high pressure steam inlet; a high pressure control valve for controlling admission of high pressure steam to the high pressure steam inlet; a low pressure control valve for controlling admission of low pressure steam to the low pressure steam inlet; and a control system operably coupled to the high pressure control valve and the low pressure control valve, the control system configured to close the low pressure control valve and prevent flow of the low pressure steam to the boiler feedwater pump turbine in response to a request for increased power output from a power grid. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167568 | STEAM POWER PLANT - A steam power plant including a number of partial turbines is provided. Each partial turbine is permeated by steam, an overflow line disposed between a first partial turbine and a second partial turbine and an intermediate superheater in the overflow line. A bleeder line for extracting steam is thereby fluidically connected to the first partial turbine after the expansion stage, prior to the intermediate superheater. An expansion device is further provided, into which the bleeder line opens, and a consumer is connected via a process steam line of the expansion device. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167569 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION BURNER - Provided is a gas turbine combustion burner capable of uniformly ejecting fuel from ejection holes for reduced NO | 2012-07-05 |