28th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100178114 | MODULAR FOUNDATION DESIGNS AND METHODS - Designs and methods for a modular foundation provide a strong and secure foundation in a time efficient and cost efficient manner. The modular foundation can include a cap structure having one or more pile guides coupled together. The modular foundation can further include piles that extend through the pile guides and into the ground. The cap structure and pile guides can be configured to use both vertical and angled piles. A plurality of connectors can connect the cap structure to the piles. The resulting foundation can be used to support various superstructures. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178115 | Systems and Methods for Securing Foundation Members in a Substrate - Systems and methods are provided for establishing and securing a foundation in a substrate. For example, in one embodiment, a pump conveys a first fluid (e.g., water) through a pile member to produce an elongate opening in a substrate, which allows the pile member to be advanced into the substrate. After the pile member has been advanced into the elongate opening in the substrate, a second fluid (e.g., fluidized concrete) is conveyed out of openings on the side (and the bottom) of the pile member to substantially secure the pile member in the elongate opening defined in the substrate. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178116 | Cutting tool for machining inner surface of hole, and method for cutting the same - The cutting tool for machining an inner surface of a hole is provided with a cutting tool main body extending in the shape of a shaft, a cutting edge portion mounted on a head portion of the cutting tool main body so as to radially-outwardly protrude with respect to the center axis of the cutting tool main body, and a coolant hole formed at the cutting tool main body so as to have an opening at a position apart from the cutting edge portion on a circumferential surface of the head portion of the cutting tool main body, thereby flushing out a coolant from the opening to an axially orthogonal plane orthogonal to the center axis and also along a protruding direction at which the cutting edge portion protrudes. The opening of the coolant hole faces a direction different from the protruding direction of the cutting edge portion in the radial direction with respect to the center axis. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178117 | Detachable insert-type cutting tool - The detachable insert-type cutting tool is provided with a holder, a head member which has an insert seat on which a cutting insert is detachably mounted and which is detachably attached to a head portion of the holder so that an attachment surface of the head member is closely in contact with an attachment surface of the holder, a coolant hole which is formed inside the holder so as to be opened on the attachment surface of the holder, and a first groove which is formed on the attachment surface of the head member, communicating with the coolant hole opened on the attachment surface of the holder and extending so as to be opened toward a cutting edge of the cutting insert mounted on the insert seat. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178118 | Cutting Tool Having an Adjustment Mechanism - A cutting tool has an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the location of a cutting insert seated therein. The cutting tool has a tool body provided with an adjustment bore and an abutment member bore intersecting the adjustment bore, and also has an abutment member and a worm screw. The abutment member is located in the abutment member bore and the worm screw is located in the adjustment bore and screw threaded into the worm screw bore. The abutment member is located in a first location along the abutment member bore when the worm screw is in a first screw rotated position and the abutment member is located in a second location along the abutment member bore when the worm screw is in a second screw rotated position. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178119 | CHATTER-RESISTANT END MILL - A chatter-resistant end mill and a method of making such an end mill, in which the teeth of the end mill are unequally spaced apart to substantially reduce or eliminate vibrations produced during cutting of a work piece. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178120 | MACHINE TOOL HIGH PRESSURE FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A fluid distribution system for a machine tool is disclosed. The system includes a return and a filter in fluid communication with the return. A heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the filter. A pump is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger and a drive motor drives the pump. A valve is in fluid communication with the pump and a fluid distribution outlet. A controller is operatively connected to the drive motor and the valve. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178121 | SMALL-DIAMETER DEEP HOLE DRILL AND A MICRO DEEP HOLE DRILLING METHOD - A small-diameter drill for deep hole drilling is provided which is capable of inhibiting the cutting chips from getting bitten and producing a straightness for a drilled hole, thus suitable for drilling a hole having a depth (L) which is 15 or more times the diameter (D) of a drilled hole. The small-diameter drill | 2010-07-15 |
20100178122 | Drill with Cutting Inserts - A drill has inner and outer inserts. The drill includes a drill body having a rotational axis; an inner insert mounted adjacent to the axis at a proximal end of the drill body having an axis-symmetrical contour having four cutting edges and four rounded corners; and an outer insert identical to the inner insert being mounted farther away from the axis than the inner insert. Loci of the inner and the outer insert partially overlap. At the overlapping region, the cutting edge of the inner insert and the cutting edge of the outer insert extend toward the axis in a direction to a workpiece and the locus of the cutting edge of the inner insert protrudes in a direction to the workpiece along the axis of the drill body compared to the locus of the cutting edge of the outer insert. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178123 | MACHINE TOOL - The invention relates to a machine tool, wherein the machine tool ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178124 | MACHINE TOOLS WITH NON-RIGID ROBOT DEVICE USING INERTIAL STIFFENING - A representative machine comprises a non-rigid robotic device having a tool head; and a rigid inertial stiffening system that is part of a tool head and includes a mass to provide precise position of the tool head. The rigid inertial stiffening system achieves high positional precision of the tool head, in the face of large disturbing forces by locally accelerating the mass to counter the disturbing forces. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178125 | INDEX DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL - An index device for a machine tool includes a rotary shaft ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178126 | Bulk Bag Transport Apparatus - A bulk bag transport apparatus employs a receptacle that is divided into a plurality of bulk bag holding sectors. The receptacle provides a base that is constructed of a plurality of beams such as eye beams including peripheral beams and transverse beams. Each side wall is reinforced with a plurality of inclined beams that preferably join to the transverse bottom beams, one inclined beam attaching to a transverse bottom beam. A plurality of other beams are attached to the upper edge of the receptacle and each inclined beam is structurally joined to a peripheral beam. Lifting eyes are provided along each side of the receptacle, each lifting eye performs an acute angle with an inclined beam and is preferably mounted to an inclined beam. A lifting harness includes slings that can be connected to the lifting eyes. Each side wall has an horizontal flange or a member that enables one of the receptacles to be stacked upon the other of the receptacles wherein the upper peripheral beam of one receptacle engages and supports the horizontal flange or member of another receptacle. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178127 | Transport unit - A transport unit including a plate shaped transport base with cylindrical cargo objects placed there on disposed with their center axes parallel to one another and in at least one layer, wherein the center axes respectively have a distance from one another and wherein enveloping surfaces of adjacent objects are in a line contact with one another, and cargo securing devices configured as tension devices, through which the objects are secured on the base against sliding or rolling. A base which is characterized by an improved utilization of the transport volume and for which the fixation of the objects can be provided in a simply and comfortably, it is provided that tension devices engage a face of the objects and at least each object disposed at an edge of a layer is connected at the face with a tension device in a force transmitting manner. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178128 | Transport Wagon Particularly for Agricultural Cargo - The invention relates to a transport wagon for receiving cargo, particularly made of agricultural harvest products, such as bales pressed from straw or silage. Such wagons comprise a loading platform, which extends beneath the cargo and is delimited by longitudinal and lateral side parts, wherein the transport chamber is accessible, particularly when the longitudinal side walls are opened. According to the invention, at least one of the longitudinal side walls is provided with a support device, by means of which the longitudinal side wall can be displaced from an open position close to the ground into a closed position, in which it captures at least one upper layer of the stacked cargo and secures it laterally. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178129 | Netting Arrangement for a Cargo Hold, in Particular in an Airplane, and an Adapter Therefor - The present invention concerns a netting arrangement for a cargo hold, in particular in an airplane, comprising: at least one netting including a plurality of fixation points preferably formed on an edge side, a plurality of fixation points formed on the cargo hold side, and at least one adapter for securing the netting in the cargo hold. The adapter is secured to at least two fixation points on the cargo hold side so as to divert a load applied to the adapter into the at least two fixation points on the cargo hold side. The adapter is arranged in the path of force between the netting fixation points preferably formed on an edge side and the fixation points on the cargo hold side. The adapter furnishes at least one adapter-side fixation point for securing the netting to the adapter. The fixation points for the netting are arranged in a plane identical with the plane of the adapter-side fixation points, independently of the load applied on the netting. In the condition where no load is applied on the netting, the netting is situated in the same plane as the adapter-side fixation points. The invention moreover relates to an adapter, preferably for use with a like netting arrangement. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178130 | Anchor installation in a lightweight construction panel - In an anchor installation in lightweight construction panels including first and second cover plates with a support core structure disposed between the cover plates, wherein the anchor is installed in a bore extending through the first cover plate, the support core structure and into the second cover plate, the anchor includes engagement components firmly engaging the first cover plate, the intermediate support core structure and also the second cover plate so that the anchor is safely and firmly held in position in the lightweight construction panel. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178131 | THEFT-DETERRENCE DEVICE - In accordance with certain embodiments, the present invention provides a theft-deterrence device, which can be used to deter theft of oil-and-gas equipment. For example, one such embodiment provides a nut-and-bolt assembly that includes an extended bolt and a standard the hexagonal nut. To deter theft, the exemplary assembly includes an outer sleeve that is disposed about the nut and extended bolt and that is free to rotate. Resultantly, the sleeve prevents the application of torque to the nut and also protects against shearing of the extended stud. The exemplary assembly also includes a tamper-resistant screw extending through the stud and cooperating with a retaining ring disposed above the nut, to prevent removal of the outer sleeve. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178132 | Magnetized Nut For Fastening a Compressor Wheel of an Exhaust Turbocharger to the Turbo Shaft, and Method for the Production Thereof - A magnetized nut for fastening a compressor wheel of an exhaust turbocharger to a turbo shaft. The nut has a base body made of a non-magnetic material forming a hollow space for accommodating a magnetic material, and a method for the production of the magnetized nut. In order to provide a magnetized nut that is produced in a simple and cost-effective manner and ensures as equal a distribution of mass as possible with regard to the rotational axis of the nut, the magnetic material is introduced into the hollow space using injection molding. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178133 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING PRODUCTION OF LARGER BOOKS UTILIZING HINGED MEDIA - A system and method for enabling production of larger books utilizing a multi-substrate hinged media. A media definition for a specialty media can be enhanced to include information about multiple variants that contain varying sizes of hinge sections related to a specific media and a page assignment rule. The set of hinged media variants can be treated as a single media type and the properties of the media type determine sheet thresholds for each variant. The specific media variants can be assigned to specific document pages based on the page assignment rule. The pages in the center of the book utilize larger hinges to allow the pages to lie flat, while pages at the beginning and end of the book utilize smaller hinges to prevent imaging on the hinge area. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178134 | Apparatus and method for extracting a surface component - Apparatus and methods are provided for extracting surface components having an attachment and installed within a surface. In one embodiment, a tool includes a cross member located between a lifting device and a lift plate having an engagement for engaging the attachment. A lift member extends from the lift plate extending through the cross member so as to engage the lifting device so that the lift member is mounted for tilting displacement with respect to the cross member. In another embodiment, a tool for extracting a surface component includes a cross member engaged by supports extending to the surface, for supporting the ends of the cross member above the surface while supporting the cross member against rotation with respect to the surface. Methods are also disclosed for extracting surface components above a surface. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178135 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - Systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed for allowing electrical connection to an electrical end effector in a robot apparatus. In one aspect, an electrical coupling is adapted to provide electrical power to the electrical end effector in the vacuum chamber. The electrical coupling may include engaging electrical contacts. In some embodiments, at least one of the contacts may be suspended relative to a spring such that the engaging contacts do not rotate relative to each other during arm rotation of the robot. In other embodiments, inductively coupled coils are included. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178136 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER ROBOT AND VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - Substrates are delivered in a short time among various processing chambers having various mounting positions. When first to fourth drive shafts rotate in a state such that an A-side rotary member and a B-side rotary member are stationary, first to fourth mounting portions linearly move on extension lines on respective ones of the sides thereof. When the first drive shaft and the A-side rotary member, the second drive shaft and the B-side rotary member, the third drive shaft and the A-side rotary member, and the fourth drive shaft and the B-side rotary member rotate by the same angle in the same direction, the first to fourth mounting portions are rotationally moved. When the linear motion is combined with the rotational motion, the first to fourth mounting portions can be moved to desired positions. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178137 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MOVING SUBSTRATES - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for moving substrates in electronic device manufacturing. In some aspects, end effectors having a base portion and at least three pads are provided. Each of the pads has a contact surface, and at least one of the contact surfaces has a curved shape. A substrate supported by the end effector may be moved at a relatively high lateral g-force without significant slipping relative to the pads. Additional aspects are provided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178138 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING CARTRIDGE HOLDING REACTANT INTO REACTANT CHAMBER OF REACTOR - An apparatus for loading cartridges holding reactants into reactant chambers of a reactor is provided. The apparatus includes: at least one guide rail which transfers a cartridge; an extraction unit comprising at least one storage portion and a blocking portion, the extraction unit moving between a first position in which the blocking portion blocks an outlet of the guide rail and a second position in which the cartridge is output through the outlet of the guide rail and stored by the storage portion; a transfer unit which moves the reactor so that a chamber of the reactor is aligned with the storage portion; and an insertion unit which moves the cartridge from the storage portion into the chamber of the reactor. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178139 | ELECTROSTATIC END EFFECTOR APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, apparatus and methods for transporting substrates between system components of an electronic device manufacturing system are provided. The systems and apparatus include an electrostatic end effector having a base, an electrode pair on the base, and spacer members for spacing the substrate from the electrode pairs to provide a gap between the electrode pair and the substrate. Methods of the invention as well as numerous other aspects are provided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178140 | Parking Device for Bicycle - A parking device for a bicycle includes a main control unit ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178141 | Auto Valet - The Auto Valet trailer loading system is comprised of the following components which work together to move a vehicle into an enclosed trailer and secure it to the chassis of the trailer and return it to load position. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178142 | Base structure for a truck bed extension and ramp system - The base structure for a truck bed extension and ramp system has a horizontal U-shaped planar frame and dimensions for forming a margin over a tailgate of a pickup truck. A pair of posts extend vertically from the ends of the U-shaped frame. A tailgate-latch coupler is movably mounted on each post. This tailgate-latch coupler has dimensions for attachment to a tailgate latch member of a pickup truck. Each tailgate-latch coupler is movable up and down along the post and is connected to the tailgate latch member of a pickup truck and to retain the base structure to the truck box. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178143 | AXLELESS FLEX FLOOR TRAILER AND TRUCK - Apparatus and methods for transporting a container on a trailer. In some embodiments, the containers are modular, and the trailer can accommodate one or two containers. In some embodiments, the trailer has a U-shaped platform that can be lowered to slide inbetween the bottom of the containers and the roadway for purposes of loading the containers. The trailer can then be restored to a transport position for moving the containers over a roadway. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178144 | PENDULAR CARGO DISPLACER - Loading device using a pendular movement for the displacement of cargo. The loading device consists of a pole ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178145 | WHEEL LIFT CONTAINER - A cargo container includes a body comprising or including a flat bottom or a bottom substantially flat at regions corresponding to the distances at which vehicle tires are spaced on an axle of a typical vehicle to be towed, whereon a plurality of surfaces which extend out of the body bottom or flat regions are disposed to engage and be retained by the tow truck wheel lift assembly draw bar and the extension (when deployed) and permit the cargo container to be lifted, moved or otherwise retained by the tow truck. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178146 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING SUBSTRATES - A substrate transporting robot apparatus is disclosed which is adapted to transport a substrate to and from a chamber of an electronic device processing system. The apparatus may include an upper arm rotatable in an X-Y plane, a forearm rotatable relative to the upper arm in the X-Y plane, and a wrist member rotatable relative to the forearm in the X-Y plane, the wrist member including an end effector adapted to carry a substrate. The wrist member may be subjected to independent rotation such that various degrees of yaw may be imparted to the wrist member. In some aspects, the independent rotation is provided without a motive power device (e.g., motor) being provided on the arms or wrist member, i.e., the wrist member may be remotely driven. Systems and methods using the robot apparatus are also provided as are numerous other aspects. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178147 | ROBOT SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING SUBSTRATES - Substrate transport systems, apparatus and methods are described. The systems are adapted to efficiently put or pick substrates at a destination by rotating a boom linkage to a position adjacent to the destination and then actuating a robot assembly to put or pick the substrate at the destination. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178148 | PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING GRIPPING GROOVE - The invention relates to a container ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178149 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MULTI-LAYER STACKING ON A SUPPORT - An automatic device and method for multi-layer stacking on a support with objects to be stacked in a predetermined spatial arrangement includes a control for determining a particular order and particular spatial positions of the objects to be stacked on the support, at least two conveying systems operable to transport the objects in the particular order, and at least two handling devices that take respective objects from a respective conveying system and displace the respective objects to the articular spatial positions, thereby forming a stack of the objects on the support. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178150 | ELEVATOR BELT INSTALLATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A BELT - A tool for hoisting a coated steel belt of an elevator system that includes a back plate to which a plurality of clamp assemblies is mounted. Each of the clamp assemblies includes a clamp plate biased by a biasing member to resiliently secure each of the belts. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178151 | METHOD FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING A TRANSPORT DEVICE - A transport device for transporting elongated substrates through a vacuum coating system comprises an essentially rectangular frame and two groups of holding elements, which are rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the frame in such a manner that any pair of opposite holding elements can be connected to both ends of a substrate. Furthermore, at least one retainer bar is provided that is operatively connected to a group of holding elements in such a manner that the holding elements of this group are moveable in order to increase or decrease by choice their distance from the holding elements of the other group. Also provided are a loading and unloading device for loading and unloading the transport device, and a method for loading and unloading the transport device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178152 | Compressor Clearance Control System Using Turbine Exhaust - The present application provides a compressor clearance control system for a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine includes a turbine producing exhaust gases and a compressor with a casing and a number of rotor blades. The compressor clearance control system may include a casing heat exchanger positioned about the casing of the compressor and an extraction port for exhaust gases from the turbine. The extraction port is in communication with the casing heat exchanger so as to heat the casing of the compressor with the exhaust gases from the turbine. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178153 | Turbine Having Compact Inflow Housing Thanks to Internal Control Valves - A turbine having an inflow housing is provided. The turbine includes an inlet for an inflowing working fluid, wherein the inlet can be closed by a quick closing valve, a plurality of control valves and at least two nozzle groups. The flow of the working fluid is controllable by the inlet into the nozzle groups via the control valves. Furthermore, the inlet can be connected via an inlet line to the first nozzle group, wherein the inlet line is guided through the primary control valve such that the flow of the working fluid along the inlet line can be controlled using the primary control valve. The secondary control valve connects the first nozzle group to the second nozzle group such that the flow of the working fluid from the first nozzle group into the second nozzle group may be controlled using the secondary control valve. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178154 | Method And System For Controlling A Turbocompressor Group - A method for controlling at least two turbocompressors ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178155 | STEAM TURBINE AND COOLING METHOD THEREOF - A steam turbine includes a casing, a rotor arranged inside the casing so as to extend in an axial direction of the casing, a rotor disk integrally formed with the rotor, a rotor-side implanting portion formed in the rotor disk, a plurality of moving blades arranged on the rotor disk in a circumferential direction of the rotor, and a moving blade-side implanting portion formed in the moving blade, in which the moving blade-side implanting portions of the moving blades are engaged with the rotor-side implanting portions, respectively. A cooling medium flows through a gap formed at least on a blade portion side of the moving blade among gaps formed between the moving blade-side implanting portions and the rotor-side implanting portions. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178156 | STEAM TURBINE HAVING EXHAUST ENTHALPIC CONDITION CONTROL AND RELATED METHOD - A steam turbine includes a casing including a steam inlet and an exhaust, the casing enclosing operative structure of the steam turbine; a valve controlling introduction of a steam flow at a location of the steam turbine to impact an enthalpic condition of steam exiting the exhaust; and a controller controlling operation of the valve to attain a desired enthalpic condition of steam exiting the exhaust. Controlling operation of the valve allows for attainment of a desired enthalpic condition of the steam exiting the exhaust for use in another industrial process without having to modify the steam turbine structure. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178157 | HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND HEAT EXCHANGE VENTILATOR - A heat exchange element according to the present invention has a stacked-layer structure in which sheet-like partition members and spacing members are stacked alternately, while the spacing members are joined with the partition members so as to form air flow passages together with the partition members. A plurality of adhesive layers included in the stacked-layer structure i.e., the plurality of adhesive layers that cause the partition members to be each joined with a corresponding one of the spacing members include one or more colored adhesive layers. It is therefore easy to manufacture a heat exchange element having a desired color arrangement at a low cost, regardless of the type of the heat exchange element. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178158 | TURBINE WASH PORT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An access conduit for access to the interior of a combustor for the washing of the turbine components of a gas turbine engine. The access conduit is secured between a gas generator case and a combustion chamber liner of the combustor. The access conduit has an open outer end accessible from an outer face of the gas generator case and an open inner end exiting in a combustion chamber through the liner. The access conduit has one or more openings disposed in a combustor gap between the gas generator case and the liner of the combustor. A plug is removably secured in the open outer end and extends into the access conduit to obstruct the one or more openings. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178159 | Turbine Bucket Angel Wing Compression Seal - The present application provides an angel wing seal for a turbine bucket. The angel wing seal may include a first wing with a sinusoidally-shaped outer edge and a number of wing teeth positioned thereon. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178160 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING SECONDARY AIR FLOW IN A GAS TURBINE - A device for reducing secondary airflow in a gas turbine is disclosed. The device includes an inter-stage sealing member located between a plurality of first turbine buckets attached to a first rotor disk, and a plurality of second turbine buckets attached to a second rotor disk. The first rotor disk and the second rotor disk are rotatable about a central axis. The inter-stage sealing member is configured to be attached in a fixed position relative to the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk, and to contact the plurality of first buckets and the plurality of second buckets in a sealing engagement. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178161 | Compressor Clearance Control System Using Bearing Oil Waste Heat - The present application provides a compressor clearance control system for a gas turbine engine having an oil recirculation system with a flow of oil therein and a compressor with a casing and a number of rotor blades. The compressor clearance control system may include a casing heat exchanger positioned about the casing of the compressor and a conduit in communication with the casing heat exchanger and the oil recirculation system so as to heat the casing of the compressor with the flow of oil from the oil recirculation system. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178162 | Split Impeller Configuration For Synchronizing Thermal Response Between Turbine Wheels - An impeller system with split impeller configuration between adjacent turbine wheels for synchronizing their thermal response is provided. Exemplary embodiments include a turbomachine having a turbine, a compressor and a rotor disposed between the turbine and the compressor, and an impeller system. An impeller system includes a turbomachine wheel, and another turbomachine wheel disposed adjacent to the first turbomachine wheel, a rabbet joint defined between the first and second turbomachine wheels and a split impeller disposed on the first and second turbomachine wheels. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178163 | Radial Compressor with a Diffuser for Use in a Turbocharger - A radial compressor, in particular for a turbo-charger, has a spiral housing and a diffuser. The diffuser is constructed such that a low-pressure region in the area of the transition between the spiral housing and the tongue is at least reduced. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178164 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TURBOCHARGING AN ENGINE - A turbocharger system, in certain embodiments, includes a compressor, a turbine, a shaft coupling the compressor to the turbine, and a turbo casing configured to improve pressure recovery, wherein the turbo casing includes a non symmetrical geometry configured to improve flow towards an exhaust outlet. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178165 | WELDING REPAIR METHOD FOR FULL HOOP STRUCTURES - A unique heat treat method for relieving stresses caused by a repairing weld joint in a full hoop part heat treats locally, at the location of the weld joint, and at a diametrically opposed location. By providing the diametrically opposed heat treat location, the present invention relieves stresses caused by the weld joint, without creating any additional residual stress in the weld joint. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178166 | HYDRODYNAMIC AXIAL BEARING - A hydrodynamic axial bearing with a floating disk is disclosed wherein two lubricating gaps on the two sides of the floating disk are formed by supporting surfaces of different size. This makes it possible to provide identical lubricating gaps on both sides, despite different rotation speeds between the floating disk and the bearing housing, and between the floating disk and the bearing comb. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178167 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a method for controlling a rotary wing aircraft with at least one main rotor, comprising a rotor head and rotor blades ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178168 | Rotor Cooling Circuit - A cooling circuit serves to provide cooling air in a rotor having a compressor rotor and a turbine rotor. The cooling circuit includes a first cooling path through the compressor rotor in series with a second cooling path through the turbine rotor such that one amount of cooling air is used for cooling both the compressor rotor and the turbine rotor. The construction enables a reduction in cooling air requirements, thereby increasing power plant efficiency. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178169 | Seal Coating Between Rotor Blade and Rotor Disk Slot in Gas Turbine Engine - A gas turbine rotor blade and rotor disk arrangement is provided. The rotor blade and the rotor disk includes a coating in order to seal the gap which normally exists between the bottom part of the blade root and the bottom part of the disk slot. The coating may be applied to the blade root or to the disk itself on the bottom part of the disk slot. The coating is preferably an abradable nickel-alloy Bentonite coating. The coating may also be applied to only a portion of the areas being sealed, omitting a portion at the start of the slot or at the start of one of the lobes of the blade root, so that a lead-in is formed, whereby the blade can more easily be inserted into the slot. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178170 | ADJUSTABLE SANITARY IMPELLER HUB - An adjustable sanitary impellor hub device having a hub, a tapered, split collet, a locking collar and multiple seals. Impeller blades are attached to a hub that may be slid over an agitator shaft to a desired position. A tapered, split collet engages with a tapered inner cylindrical bore of the locking collar as the locking collar and hub are forced together, clamping the collet to shaft. At the same time, the outer surface of the locking collar engages with the hub, locking all three elements to the shaft. The multiple soft seals ensure that there are no dead spaces. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178171 | Cut-off construction for transverse fan assemblies that have elongated fan blades of arcuate cross-section - A cut-off construction for a transverse fan assembly, including for use with agricultural combine harvesters, to permit the transverse fan assembly to be operated to provide increased air flow volume at a lower rotational fan speed, which cut-off construction includes generally planar inner surfaces on first and second body portions that are positioned laterally to one another along the top of the output throat of the air plenum of the transverse fan assembly between the outer periphery of the fan and a baffle construction of the transverse fan, such that the inner surface of the first body portion is disposed at a cut-off inclination angle α, dependent upon certain parameters of the fan, and the inner surfaces of the first and second body portions intersect with one another in such a way that an upper wall for the output throat is formed by the cut-off construction and by the baffle construction of the fan assembly, which upper wall has a concavity formed therein and therealong near the outer periphery of the fan that effects a shift of the steering vortex of the fan in such a way as to permit the fan to operate with increased air flow volume at lower rotational fan speed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178172 | TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter, which includes an impeller, a turbine, and a stator, is disclosed. The impeller receives torque and rotates about its axis. The turbine is coaxial with the impeller and arranged to be rotatable at a position facing toward the impeller. The stator is arranged between the impeller and the turbine and includes a stator blade, which regulates the flow of fluid contained between the impeller and the turbine from the turbine to the impeller. A torus is formed by the impeller, the turbine, and the stator. The fluid contained in the torus transmits torque between the impeller and the turbine. A torus inner-outer diameter ratio, which is the ratio of an inner diameter and an outer diameter of the torus, is set in a range of 0.55 to 0.68. An exit angle, which is an inclination angle of a portion of the stator blade facing toward the impeller relative to axes of the impeller and the turbine, is set in a range of 30° to 40°. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178173 | Turbine blade assembly - A turbine blade assembly, which can be used for a gas turbine is provided. The turbine blade assembly includes turbine blades with platforms, gaps between the platforms of adjacent turbine blades and seals. Each seal covers the gap between the platforms of two adjacent turbine blades wherein the platforms are provided with slots extending in the downstream flow direction. The turbine blades have root cavities, wherein the seal covers at least the whole length of the root cavities of two adjacent turbine blades. The seal is formed from a strip and the seal is placed in two opposed slots formed in each of the platforms of two adjacent turbine blades and open towards the respective downstream ends. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178174 | COMPRESSOR SYSTEM - A compressor system includes a lead compressor operable to produce a flow of compressed fluid at a first output and a lag compressor operable to produce a flow of compressed fluid at a second output. The sum of the first output and the second output defines a system output. A lead variable speed motor is operable to drive the lead compressor at a first compressor speed to vary the first output and a lag variable speed motor is operable to drive the lag compressor at a second compressor speed to vary the second output. A sensor is operable to measure a system load, and a lead motor drive is operable to control the speed of the lead variable speed motor and to set a desired operating state of the lag variable speed motor in response to a comparison of the system load and the system output. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178175 | Start-Up Control Device and Method for Electric Scroll Compressor - A device executing a start-up control method for an electric scroll compressor has a thermistor ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178176 | Retractable Pump System - A system and method for utilizing a retractable pumping system installed on an aerial fire fighting helicopter adapted for drawing from a body of water to fill an onboard holding tank. The system comprising: a pump; a collapsible conduit; a housing for holding the collapsible conduit in a retracted position; a conduit for directing fluid into the reservoir and means for securing the housing to a helicopter; where the conduit can be extended up to 15 feet. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178177 | Hydraulic rotary machine - In a hydraulic rotary machine having rotational shaft provided within a casing a rotational shaft, a cylinder block rotationally interlocked with the rotational shaft and formed with a plural number of cylinder bores, and pistons slidably received in the cylinder bores and adapted to slide back and forth within the cylinder bores while the rotational shaft and the cylinder block are put in rotation in synchronism with each other, a multitude of minute pits are formed at least either on sliding surfaces on the side of the cylinder bores, each one of the minute pits are in an elliptical shape defining a moderately sloped surface in one side and an acutely sloped surface in the other side, and the moderately sloped surfaces of the minute pits are oriented to face a direction in which said pistons are put in sliding movement in said cylinder bores under a greater load than in the other direction. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178178 | PISTON COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage extends from the gap to the in-shaft passage and includes an oil retaining space formed in at least one of the cam and the cylinder block. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178179 | Multiplex Reciprocating Pump - A reciprocating pump assembly comprises: a motor with a rotary motor drive shaft; a cam coupled to the motor drive shaft with an axis of rotation and a cam channel cut generally axially into a radial face of the cam; and multiple reciprocating pump units arranged radially about the cam axis of rotation, each with an inlet valve, an outlet valve, a plunger and a plunger sleeve, with a free end of its plunger coupled to the cam by way of a cam follower riding in the cam channel; wherein rotation of the motor output drive shaft causes the plunger in each pump unit to independently reciprocate in its respective sleeve. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178180 | Fuel supply device - A male terminal is provided in a terminal hole formed in a flange unit. A female terminal and a grommet having a sealing portion to be fitted into the terminal hole are provided to a harness. A distance from an end of the sealing portion to a fore-end of the female terminal is set smaller than a distance from a fore-end of the male terminal to an opening of the terminal hole. With such setting, the grommet is retained in the terminal hole even if the female terminal is disconnected from the male terminal, thereby ensuring support of the female terminal. Moreover, a stopper is attached so as to cover the terminal hole to prevent the grommet from slipping out of the terminal hole. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178181 | HEAT-DISSIPATION STRUCTURE FOR MOTOR - A heat-dissipation structure for a motor. The heat-dissipation structure comprises a shaft, a seat and a rotator. The rotator coupled to the seat by the shaft comprises a housing and a cover. The housing comprises an inner side connected to the shaft and a bottom comprising at least one through hole. The cover is connected to an exterior of the bottom of the housing and a distance is formed between the cover and the housing, so that the cover prevents objects from entering the through hole. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178182 | HELICAL BELLOWS, PUMP INCLUDING SAME AND METHOD OF BELLOWS FABRICATION - A helical pump system includes at least one pressure chamber at least partially defined by a helical bellows plunger comprised of a tubular body, a closed front portion, an open rear portion, and at least one contour extending continuously as a helix, longitudinally from proximate the front portion to proximate the rear portion. Methods for forming a helical bellows plunger include molding the helical bellows plunger using a mold core comprising a helically extending exterior contour and a cooperatively associated mold cavity comprising a helically extending interior contour of substantially a same pitch and configured to align with the helically extending exterior contour of the mold core, introducing a molding material therebetween, curing the molding material, and unscrewing the cured molding material from the mold core. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178183 | PUMP MOUNTING | 2010-07-15 |
20100178184 | BELLOWS PLUNGERS HAVING ONE OR MORE HELICALLY EXTENDING FEATURES, PUMPS INCLUDING SUCH BELLOWS PLUNGERS, AND RELATED METHODS - A pump system includes at least one pressure chamber at least partially defined by a helical bellows plunger comprised of a tubular body, a closed front portion, an open rear portion, and at least one contour extending continuously as a helix, longitudinally from proximate the front portion to proximate the rear portion. Methods for forming a helical bellows plunger include molding the helical bellows plunger using a mold core comprising a helically extending exterior contour and a cooperatively associated mold cavity comprising a helically extending interior contour of substantially a same pitch and configured to align with the helically extending exterior contour of the mold core, introducing a molding material therebetween, curing the molding material, and unscrewing the cured molding material from the mold core. Various configurations of helical bellows plungers are also disclosed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178185 | FLUID INTAKE AND EXHAUST FITTINGS FOR A COMPRESSOR OR PUMP - We provide a compressor or vacuum pump fluid intake manifold having a fluid intake and a pair of ports provided by male and female fittings that are slidably engaged to one another. The male fitting has a portion which forms a hollow plug which fits within a respective fluid intake of the compressor housing. The plug portion, or plug, is integrally molded with a longitudinal section of the male fitting member. In similar fashion, the female fitting includes a plug portion which interfaces with a fluid intake in the compressor housing. The plug portion is integrally molded with a longitudinal portion of the female fitting. In one embodiment, each of the plugs includes three extending flanges forming an integral portion of the plug. Two of the three flanges are furtherest away from the plug. These two flanges provide a contact pressure seal with portions of the compressor housing that define the fluid intakes which receive the plugs. The other plug serves to prevent the plugs from slipping out of the fluid intakes during normal use of the fluid intake manifold. Further, instead, each of the plugs can have a raised insert surface defining a groove with an O-ring and a flange integral with and extending from a surface of the plug. The 0-ring provides a contact pressure seal with portions of the housing defining the compressor intake. The radially extending flange serves to inhibit the removal of the plug from the compressor intakes during normal use of the fluid manifold. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178186 | FLUID MOTOR HAVING IMPROVED BRAKING EFFECT - The invention relates to a motor having an inner motor compartment ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178187 | VACUUM PUMP - A dry vacuum pump comprises a stator component and at least one rotor component. To improve the tolerance of the pump to corrosive gases passing through the pump, the stator component and/or said at least one rotor component are formed from silicon-molybdenum (SiMo) ductile iron. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178188 | GEROTOR MOTOR AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A hydraulic device includes a gerotor assembly, a wobble stick, an output shaft, a housing assembly, a first port in the housing assembly, a second port in the housing assembly, first brake disks, second brake disks, a piston, and a biasing member. The gerotor assembly includes a rotor and a stator. The wobble stick connects at a first end to the rotor. The output shaft connects to a second end of the wobble stick. The housing assembly receives the gerotor assembly, the wobble stick and the output shaft. The first port is in communication with the gerotor assembly. The second port is also in communication with the gerotor assembly. The first brake disks connect to the output shaft The second brake disks connect to the housing assembly The piston is disposed in the housing assembly adjacent at least one of the brake disks. The piston cooperates with the housing assembly to define a brake pressure chamber. The housing assembly and the first and second ports are configured such that pressurization of either port results in pressurization of the brake pressure chamber. The biasing member is disposed in the housing and contacts the piston. The biasing member urges the piston toward at least one of the brake disks. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178189 | ROTARY EXPANDING OR COMPRESSING MECHANISM PROVIDED IN FLUID CHANNEL WITH BLADES FOR TRAVERSING SHAFT - This invention will involve in the technologies of fluid expanding or compressing on fluid channel, which belongs to the form of volume, and it has particularly decisive meaning on the reliability of the outstanding performance of bias cylinder rotary expansion or compressed mechanism with blades for traversing shaft. This mechanism is originally invented by me, but due to the rotational and technological factors, the reliability is not strong and the profit is not great, so I hereby make this invention. Because this configuration mechanism is very strong, and it seems similar, but in fact, there is a big difference between the features of this invention and the original invention. This invention includes a supporting frame, an import and export of the fluid channel, an un-round type curve barrel stator, a rotor with concave grooves, blades for traversing shaft, a round end cover, a member for transmitting force, and its features are movable wearable closed mechanisms whose outer surfaces and edges are constituted by arc lines whose the matching place between the blades for traversing shaft and the curve barrel stator, etc., so its name is changed as rotary expansion or compressed mechanism with blades for traversing shaft. Thus, this mechanism can go from the basic theory to industrial implementation to achieve the goal of energy conservation. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178190 | Accurate Powder Metal Component, Assembly and Method - The invention provides an accurate powder metal component having a body with opposed surfaces at least one of which has at least one projection of smaller cross-sectional area than the main portion of the body of the component. The distance from the free end of the projection to the opposite end of the component defines one dimension of the component that must be relatively accurate, in one embodiment to slide against and form a seal that inhibits liquid flow against another component of an assembly. In the manufacturing method, the powdered metal component is made by compaction to form the body including a projection at the end, is sintered and thereafter is reduced in the dimension between the end of the projection and the opposite end of the component by coining the free end of the projection so as to reduce the dimension to within a tolerance of the nominal specified dimension. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178191 | Screw Pump and Screw Rotor - A cross section of a tooth profile of a first screw rotor ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178192 | Cast Iron Comprising Cobalt and Component - Cast iron alloys have application limits with regard to temperature. By means of the use of cobalt an optimal ferritic structure can be achieved such that with an alloy containing silicon 2.0-4.5 wt. %, cobalt 0.5-5 wt. %, carbon 2.5-4 wt. %, molybdenum≦1 wt. %, manganese≦0.25 wt. %, nickel≦0.3 wt. %, the remainder iron where the proportion of silicon cobalt and molybdenum is less than 7.5 wt. % the application limits are shifted to higher temperatures. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178193 | CAST IRON ALLOY WITH GOOD OXIDATION RESISTANCE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES - A cast iron alloy for cast iron products characterized by a high oxidation stability at surface temperatures of 800° C. to 950° C., comprising the chemical components 2.8 to 3.6% C by weight; 2.0 to 3.0% Si by weight; 2.5 to 4.3% Al by weight; up to 1.0% Ni by weight; up to 0.8% Mo by weight; up to 0.3% Mn by weight; 0.002 to 0.1% Ce by weight; 0.023 to 0.06% Mg by weight; up to 0.01% S by weight, residual Fe, and the usual impurities. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178194 | Powder extrusion of shaped sections - The present invention provides a continuous powder extrusion method for making an article having a profile including an outer shape and optionally including one or more inner hollows. One or more bulk material powders and one or more binders are provided, and the bulk material powders and the binders are mixed to form a mixture. A die is provided, the die optionally including a mandrel having one or more shapes. The mixture is extruded through the die and the optional mandrel to produce a green form. The green form is debound to produce a brown form and the brown form is sintered to produce a densified form. The densified form is optionally processed using thermal, mechanical, and/or thermomechanical processing to produce a wrought form. The densified or wrought form is optionally cut to a length and/or finished using traditional metal finishing processes. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178195 | METHOD OF SOLIDIFYING METALLIC SILICON - A method of solidifying metallic silicon, characterized by monodirectionally solidifying a metallic silicon of 800 ppm or less iron concentration. Any metal impurity components of the metallic silicon can be effectively removed with reduced cost through shortened steps. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178196 | Sterilizer - A bio air sterilization system and method of use thereof is provided that can remove and render benign harmful contaminants and particulates, such as bacteria, viruses, and molds, from air within an enclosed area, as well as, in principle, from the exposed surfaces located within the enclosed area. In one aspect, the sterilization system includes a self contained, mobile sterilization unit that includes at least an ultraviolet array, an air flow control mechanism for diverting the air flow within the system through either a filter or through an ozone removal zone, an ozone generator, and a blower apparatus to pull the air through the system and out through ports, such as a nozzle system, to the surrounding environment. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178197 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING WHITE RUST CORROSION IN INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEMS - This invention provides a novel, synergistic composition and method for reducing corrosion, particularly white rust corrosion, on galvanized metal surfaces in industrial water systems. The composition is a synergistic blend and preferably comprises from about 0 to about 10 weight percent of an amine-based white rust corrosion reducer and from about 10 to about 90 weight percent of a benzotriazole. In a method for using the synergistic blend, an effective amount of the blend is introduced onto the galvanized metal surface to form a barrier on the surface. After one or more time intervals, the composition is optionally overlayed onto the initial barrier by reintroducing an effective amount of the composition onto the galvanized metal surface. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178198 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INACTIVATION AND/OR STERILIZATION USING PLASMA - The invention concerns a method of sterilization and/or inactivation of at least one surface of at least one contaminated object. The method being characterized in that one subjects the surface to the discharge plasma generated from an applicator of electromagnetic field of linear type, the plasma having a temperature and an absorbed power per unit of volume predetermined by the operating conditions, so as to sterilize the surface without significantly degrading it. The invention also concerns a device enabling the sterilization and/or inactivation of at least one surface of at least one contaminated object by means of a plasma. This method and this device can be used to sterilize or inactivate several types of objects, such as packages, films, metal plates, dielectric plates, prosthesis used in the medical field, etc. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178199 | Marine Air Purification System - An air purification unit for use in a boat includes a housing having an ultra-violet lamp capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 315 nm to 400 nm, a titanium dioxide coating on an inside surface of the housing, and a titanium dioxide sleeve disposed over the lamp. Air entering the unit is purified by the hydroxyl radicals created by the reaction of the ultra-violet light and the titanium dioxide. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178200 | IRRADIATION APPARATUS FOR INACTIVATING PATHOGENS AND/OR LEUKOCYTES IN A BIOLOGICAL FLUID AND PROCESS - The invention relates to an irradiation apparatus for inactivating pathogens and/or leukocytes in a biological fluid such as a platelet suspension and/or plasma comprising: a casing ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178201 | IN-LINE TREATMENT OF LIQUIDS AND GASES BY LIGHT IRRADIATION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a liquid disinfection device. The device may include a pipeline to hold flowing liquid to be treated with light radiation where the pipeline having walls made of light-transparent material and surrounded by air, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and one or more windows adapted for the transmission of light into the pipeline. The device may further include one or more light sources positioned externally to the pipeline to generate light to be transmitted through the window into the flowing liquid within the pipeline and a reflector to reflect light generated by the one or more light sources through respective windows into the flowing liquid within the pipeline, wherein the reflected light strikes the walls of the pipeline at angles of incidence greater than a critical angle for total internal reflection to enable the total internal reflection. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178202 | Fluidized-bed apparatus - Processing vessel ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178203 | Non-Invasive Colorimetric-Based Infection Detector And Infection Detecting Bandage - A non-invasive, calorimetric infection detector is provided, comprised of a substrate, and one or more indicator compositions disposed upon or incorporated therein. These indicator compositions exhibit a persistent change color when exposed to gaseous oxides of nitrogen and acids formed therefrom, providing a means of detecting NO production in a wound, which has been found to occur at a high level at the onset of infection in a wound. In addition, a bandage is provided, comprised of the detector, as well as a porous portion, and preferably a hydrophobic barrier layer to protect the detector from contamination by water and other fluids draining from the wound. The non-invasive, calorimetric infection detector, and bandage containing same, can be utilized to provide a convenient, easily utilized colorimetric means of detecting the onset of wound infection, thereby enabling caregivers to effectively and timely treat infections. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178204 | Automated Self-Contained Liquid Handling and Detection System Device - An integrated device which combines automated liquid handling, rapid planar binding assay format, reservoir of assay devices, automated package opening device and automated reader for obtaining assay results, with an optimized means for data analysis, storage and management, is described. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178205 | ANALYZER - An analyzer includes, as a cleaning system, a cleanser tank that contains a cleanser; a cleaning-water tank that contains cleaning water; a connection pipe that connects the cleanser tank with the cleaning-water tank; a pump that is provided to the connection pipe and pumps the cleanser out of the cleanser tank to the cleaning-water tank; a valve that is provided to the connection pipe and adjusts a flow of the cleanser from the cleanser tank into the cleaning-water tank; and a control unit that opens the valve and causes the pump to pump the cleanser out of the cleanser tank to the cleaning-water tank via the connection pipe to clean the inside of the cleaning-water tank and the insides of cleaning-water flow-path constituents that form a flow path through which the cleaning water flows from the cleaning-water tank when the specimen is subjected to an analysis process. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178206 | Gelation measuring apparatus and sample cell - It is intended to allow the concentration of a substance such as an endotoxin or β-D glucan measured via gelation reactions to be measured in a short time and at a high sensitivity and a high specificity. In a measuring apparatus for measuring a target substance in a sample cell via a gelation reaction, a sample cell | 2010-07-15 |
20100178207 | Method of optical detection of binding of a material component to a sensor substance due to a biological, chemical or physical interaction and apparatus for its embodiment (variants) - Apparatus for detecting biological or chemical components in liquid or gas is based on measuring changes of the sensor layer thickness due to binding reactions. A plate or a gap with two surfaces of a solid optical material is used as the sensor layer. The surfaces are located at a distance of more than 10 μm, which allows pumping liquids through the gap at moderate pressure drops and investigating large biological objects (e.g., cells), or employment of affordable plates that are rigid enough without any substrate. The indicated thickness of the plate or the gap permits using of the superluminescent diodes as light sources, because it allows recording within their narrow spectrum a sufficient number of interference maxima and minima for precise registration of molecular binding reactions, which lead to much higher sensitivity of the apparatus as compared with apparatus based on thin-film sensor layers. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178208 | OPTICAL SENSOR ARRAY SYSTEM FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING OF CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL INFORMATION - Total analysis systems and methods for simultaneously monitoring a suite of biological and/or chemical species in water and/or other process systems are disclosed. The system provides a sample-volume controlled sensor array comprising a fluid delivery device and a plurality of optical sensor elements for determining the presence and total concentrations of multiple analytes in the process system simultaneously. Image identification algorithms are provided for identifying the analytes based on image intensity, color pattern, positional arrangement, and the like. The methods incorporate multivariate optimization algorithms to analyze multiple sensor responses. This produces analytical results that are typically difficult to obtain without full system or variable compensation. The improved array response may then be utilized to measure, monitor, and control the concentration of analytes in the chemical or biological sample or water system. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178209 | Hydrogen Sensor - In a hydrogen sensor ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178210 | STABLE PROTEIN STORAGE AND STABLE NUCLEIC ACID STORAGE IN RECOVERABLE FORM - The invention provides compositions and methods for storage of biomolecules. The biomolecules are stored via absorption to a substrate. Absorbed biomolecules can be eluted or recovered from the substrate at a future time, and optionally be subjected to a subsequent analysis or application. Biomolecules absorbed to a substrate for storage may also optionally be preserved, i.e., the absorbed biomolecule is resistant to or resists degradation. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178211 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE - A communication terminal device in which a diffusion control of aroma suitable for the situation can be performed. In the communication terminal device ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100178212 | Cavitation Reactor - An action on liquids by the energy of a cavitation acoustic field, which is generated by ultrasonic frequency elastic oscillations of a liquid, in such a way that athermodynamic disequilibrium state is formed in the liquids. Such a mechanism for transmitting energy to a liquid is an epithermal mechanism and produces therein the process which is inherent to high-energy physics and chemistry. It makes it possible, for example, to accumulate a certain quantity of energy in water by destroying the internal structure thereof formed by hydrogen bonds of individual molecules therebetween, practically without heating it and afterwards, to release the energy in the form of a hydration heat, while the water recovers the equilibrium state thereof or interacts with other substance. The cavitation reactor of this invention includes a harmonic oscillation source in the form of equifrequential resonators in which liquid oscillations produce elastic stationary waves. The reactor has a harmonic oscillation source embodied so that it enables the advance phase shift of the resonators proportionally to the displacement thereof away from the reactor center. The reactor also has a phase shift value of each resonator equal to the ratio between the distance of the oscillation units of the resonators to the reactor center and the wavelength in the liquid. | 2010-07-15 |
20100178213 | REACTOR AND REACTING METHOD - It is aimed to improve reaction efficiency by increasing a contact area of first and second reactants per unit volume without reducing dimensions of an inlet path for the first reactant and an inlet path for the second reactant in a layer-thickness direction. | 2010-07-15 |