34th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120210682 | HAND-HELD STRAPPER - A strapping tool for tensioning and securing a strap on or around an object or load includes a motor, a tensioning assembly coupled to the motor, and a weld plate assembly coupled to the motor. The motor is actuated in a first direction to control the tensioning assembly to tension the strap during a tensioning operation and the motor is actuated in a second direction to control the weld plate assembly to weld the strap to itself during a welding operation. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210683 | FILTER ELEMENT AND FILTER SYSTEM - A filter element has of a filter medium ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120210684 | Vacuum Cleaner Filter Bag - The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120210685 | APPARATUS OF CENTRIFUGAL FAN AND A DUST-COLLECTING MODULE USING THE SAME - A centrifugal fan apparatus is disclosed in the present invention. The characteristics of the centrifugal fan apparatus lies in that the width of airflow channel defined between the rim of the impeller and the inner wall of the housing accommodating the impeller is uniform, and two airflow spaces defined between the axial cross section of the impeller and upper housing and lower housing respectively are not symmetry. Due to these two characteristics, the centrifugal fan apparatus is capable of making larger pressure difference to inducing higher flow rate and reducing noise while the centrifugal fan apparatus is operated. The present invention also provides a dust-collecting module that is formed by adopting the centrifugal fan apparatus with a designed dust-collecting casing, which is capable of being a sucker of a vacuum cleaner to collect dust of the surroundings for the purpose of environment cleaning. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210686 | SAFETY ARRANGEMENT - Described are embodiments of a safety arrangement for a fluid piping system with a check flap associated with the piping system, where said check flap enables a medium to flow in the piping in an unblocked direction from an area onto which flow occurs into an area off of which flow occurs and where in a blocking position said check flap counteracts flow in a blocked direction opposite to the unblocked direction by abutting a sealing face of the piping system, characterized in that in the rest position of the sealing face when there is no flow in the piping system the check flap is at a distance from the sealing face and starting from the rest position only comes to abut the sealing face on the application of pressure in the blocked direction. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210687 | FILTER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A filter for internal combustion engines, includes a rigid external casing provided with at least an inlet for a fluid to be filtered and an outlet for the fluid when filtered, and a filter cartridge located internally of the external casing, which includes a plurality of tubular filter walls arranged parallel to one another which are destined to be crossed by the fluid flowing from the inlet towards the outlet of the external casing; the external casing being conformed such as to delimit a pouch a transversal section of which, performed along a perpendicular plane to axes of the tubular filter walls, exhibits a prevalent line of development and a small width with respect to the prevalent line of development; the tubular filter walls being arranged internally of the pouch, side by side with one another, forming a single row which follows the prevalent line of development of the pouch. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210688 | MULTI-STAGE FILTER ELEMENT - Multi-stage filtration apparatus is provided. A fluid is forced through different filter stage elements allowing for removal of various contaminants from the fluid. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210689 | AEROSOL SEPARATOR; AND METHOD - Crankcase ventilation arrangements are shown. Preferred wet laid media materials, for use in such arrangements are described. Also described and shown are example crankcase ventilation components, parts for use with a preferred media described and characterized. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210690 | EXTENDABLE JOINTED ARM FOR ENABLING A HAY BALER TO PULL A HAY RAKE DURING BOTH EASY TRANSPORT AND SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION OF THE HAY BALER AND THE HAY RAKE - An extendable jointed arm is disclosed, for enabling a hay baler to pull a hay rake during both easy transport, and simultaneous operation, of the hay baler and the hay rake. The extendable arm can be attached to a standard hay baler and a standard hay rake, and can be moved between an extended state ideal for simultaneous operation of the hay baler and hay rake, and a non-extended state ideal for easy transport of the hay baler and hay rake. The extendable arm includes at least a baler arm portion and a rake arm portion, and one or more arm extenders capable of pivoting the rake arm portion relative to the baler arm portion about an articulated joint. The extendable arm can also include a locking mechanism and/or supporting wheels. The extendable arm can also include a rake lifter for lifting the rake for easy transport. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210691 | Bell Knife for Rotary Mower - A crop harvesting header has a cutter bed to cut crop material as the harvester advances through a field. The cutter bed includes a plurality of rotatable cutters having knives extending from opposing ends of the cutters. Each cutter has a generally elliptical knife carrier, and a pair of knives at opposites ends of the carrier, wherein a portion of each knife extends beyond the end of the carrier to expose a cutting surface to sever the standing crop. Each knife is shaped such that its width dimension at a proximal end where mounted on the knife carrier is narrower than its width dimension at a distal end extending away from the knife carrier. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210692 | Fixed Rotary Knife - A crop harvesting header has a cutter bed to cut crop material as the harvester advances through a field. The cutter bed includes a plurality of rotatable cutters having knives extending from opposing ends of the cutters. Each cutter is ninety degrees out of phase with respect to its adjacent cutters such that the circular paths of travel of the knives of adjacent cutters overlap one another, and adjacent cutters rotate in opposite directions. Each cutter has a generally elliptical knife carrier, and a pair of knives at opposites ends of the carrier, wherein a portion of each knife extends beyond the end of the carrier to expose a cutting surface to sever the standing crop. The cutter also includes an attachment device connecting each knife to the knife carrier, and a fixed stop restricting rotational movement of the knife with respect to the carrier about the attachment device. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210693 | Fixed Rotary Knife with Multiple Cutting Surfaces - A crop harvesting header has a cutter bed to cut crop material as the harvester advances through a field. The cutter bed includes a plurality of rotatable cutters having knives extending from opposing ends of the cutters. Each cutter is ninety degrees out of phase with respect to its adjacent cutters such that the circular paths of travel of the knives of adjacent cutters overlap one another, and adjacent cutters rotate in opposite directions. Each cutter has a generally elliptical knife carrier, and a pair of knives at opposites ends of the carrier, wherein a portion of each knife extends beyond the end of the carrier to expose a cutting surface to sever the standing crop. The cutter also includes an attachment device connecting each knife to the knife carrier, and a fixed stop restricting rotational movement of the knife with respect to the carrier about the attachment device. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210694 | TURBO MACHINE SPOOL PARAMETER DETECTION - A turbo machine includes a spool. A microwave detection system is configured to detect a spool parameter associated with the spool. A controller is in communication with the microwave position sensing system and is programmed to determine a spool condition, such as shaft torque and/or shear in response to the spool parameter. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210695 | BELTED TOROID PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A toroid pressure vessel includes a toroid body having an inner shell and an outer shell. The toroid body includes a toroid outer perimeter. The outer shell extends along the toroid outer perimeter. A planar exterior face extends along at least a portion of the outer shell and the toroid outer perimeter. A support belt circumscribes the toroid outer perimeter and is coupled along the planar exterior face. The support belt braces and supports the pressure vessel along the toroid outer perimeter against bulging force (and hoop stress) generated by pressurized fluids within the vessel. The support belt facilitates the use of thinner pressure vessel shells and thereby decreases the weight of the pressure vessel while providing a support to the outer shell that substantially prevents deformation of the planar exterior face. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210696 | LOW TEMPERATURE NOx STORAGE SYSTEM FOR LEAN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT - Following a cold start of a hydrocarbon-fueled engine operated in a lean-burn-combustion mode, several seconds and minutes may be required for the exhaust gas stream to heat exhaust treatment devices in the exhaust system and conduit to their effective operating temperatures. The warm-up period may be particularly long for a NOx reduction catalyst (SCR) located downstream in the exhaust flow system. Accordingly, a bed of absorbent material, such as a suitably sized bed of alumina particles, located upstream of the SCR, is used to temporarily absorb water and NOx from a relatively cold exhaust until the exhaust has suitably heated the SCR to its operating temperature. Then, the warmed exhaust will remove the water and NOx from their temporary storage material and carry them to the reduction catalyst. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210697 | MULTI-LEG EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - This disclosure provides an exhaust flow detection and variable dosing system and method for treating exhaust flow from an engine. The system includes first and second exhaust flow legs, a cross passage connecting these legs upstream of SCRs and a sensor positioned along the cross passage to detect at least one of differential pressure between the exhaust flow legs, and exhaust flow in the cross passage. A dosing circuit connects a dosing treatment supply to each of the exhaust flow legs at or upstream of the SCRs, and at least one dosing device positioned along the dosing circuit to control the amount of the dosing agent delivered to each exhaust leg. An electronic control unit controls the amount of a dosing agent delivered to the exhaust flow legs independently based on exhaust flows determined for each leg using at least one of the differential pressure and cross passage exhaust flow. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210698 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CONVERSION CAPACITY OF A CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR CLEANING EXHAUST GAS - A method for assessing the conversion capacity of a catalytic converter for hydrocarbons when cold starting an internal combustion engine by means of an exhaust probe arranged behind the catalytic converter in the direction of flow, wherein an output signal from the exhaust probe is fed to a control unit. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210699 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH EXHAUST GAS AFTERTREATMENT - Embodiments for regenerating a particle filter are provided. In one example, a method for operating a spark-ignition internal combustion engine having a particle filter for collecting and burning soot particles in exhaust gas comprises in order to initiate regeneration of the particle filter, increasing a particle filter temperature T | 2012-08-23 |
20120210700 | METHOD TO MONITOR PRESSURE DROP ACROSS A SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCER FOR ENGINE AND EXHAUST AIRFLOW DIAGNOSTICS - A method to diagnose exhaust system malfunction in an electronically controlled internal combustion engine having an exhaust system and including a Selective Catalyst Reducer (SCR) is disclosed. The method may comprise determining ambient barometric pressure; determining a baseline curve of exhaust flow; and monitoring said exhaust flow rate for changes in exhaust flow rate compared to change of exhaust pressure across the SCR to diagnose exhaust system malfunction. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210701 | EXHAUST-GAS MUFFLER - An exhaust-gas muffler includes a casing and a relief valve. The relief valve is provided to open when a pressure of an upstream exhaust-gas chamber is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. The relief valve includes a shutter, a spring, and a seal member. The shutter member is provided to face an open end of a gas passage provided between an upstream exhaust-gas chamber and a downstream exhaust-gas chamber. The spring is to bias the shutter member in a direction in which the gas passage is closed. The seal member is disposed on a downstream side of the gas passage. The seal member is made of a metal mesh material and has a disc shape to cover the open end of the gas passage. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210702 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER DEVICE - The invention relates to a catalytic converter device for an internal combustion engine that produces exhaust gas, comprising a catalytic converter body ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120210703 | PURIFYING SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTIVE AIR - A purifying system for combustive air in an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes an intake conduit of combustive air into the engine, a discharge conduit of the exhaust gases produced by the engine, and a cyclone separator associated to the intake conduit and provided with a collecting tank of detritus, a link conduit which has a greater diameter than the discharge conduit and which is inserted on at least a terminal tract of the discharge conduit, such that a hollow space is defined between the terminal tract and the link conduit, and a connecting conduit destined to connect the collecting tank with the hollow space by flowing into the link conduit upstream of an end of the discharge conduit with respect to an outflow of the exhaust gases. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210704 | EXHAUST MUFFLER FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE ENGINE - An exhaust muffler disposed in proximity to a cylinder of a general-purpose engine is provided, in which an exhaust muffler (M) for a general-purpose engine is formed from a muffler main body ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120210705 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DEAD VOLUME IN COMPRESSED-GAS ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS - In various embodiments, dead space and associated coupling losses are reduced in energy storage and recovery systems employing compressed air. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210706 | ANGLED MOUNTING PLATE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY - A torque converter, including a front cover with an exterior surface at least partially facing in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation for the torque converter, and a portion at a furthest radial distance from the axis of rotation. The torque converter also includes: at least one angled mounting plate fixedly connected to the exterior surface of the front cover and including a portion disposed at an acute angle with respect to the axis of rotation; and at least one threaded fastener with: a first end fixedly connected to the portion of the at least one angled mounting plate; and a second end, opposite the first end, disposed further in the direction than the first end, disposed radially outward from the first end, and at a radial distance from the axis of ration less than the furthest radial distance for the front cover. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210707 | HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER WITH TORSION VIBRATION DAMPER - The invention relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter, comprising: a torsion vibration damper and an axial bearing disposed between a damper component of the torsion vibration damper or a turbine shell of the hydrodynamic torque converter, the turbine shell connected with the damper component, and an adjacent connecting component; and devices for centering the axial bearing in a radial direction. The invention is characterized in that the axial bearing is disposed between two disc shaped components and the centering devices are disposed at least at one of the two disc shaped components. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210708 | WATER METER - A meter includes an inlet for receiving a fluid and a housing defining a cylindrical chamber receiving the fluid from the inlet, wherein a chamber axis passes through a center of the cylindrical chamber. The meter also includes an outlet coupled to the housing, wherein the outlet is axially aligned with the inlet along a flow axis, and the flow axis does not intersect the chamber axis. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210709 | Wastegate Plug - A mono-block arm and plug for closing a wastegate opening includes a shaft portion and a plug portion extending from the shaft portion where the plug portion includes a feature configured to change shape responsive to application of force to close a wastegate opening to enhance sealing of the wastegate opening. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210710 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TURBOCHARGER ARRANGEMENT AND CONTROL UNIT FOR A TURBOCHARGER ARRANGEMENT - A method for operating a turbocharger arrangement of an internal combustion engine, the turbocharger arrangement comprising a low-pressure and a high-pressure turbocharging stage arranged sequentially, the low-pressure turbo-charging stage comprising a low-pressure turbine with a sensorless low-pressure turbine bypass valve, is provided. The method comprises evaluating at least one sensor signal of the turbocharger arrangement for detecting a failure mode of the sensorless low-pressure turbine bypass valve. In this way, the low-pressure turbine bypass valve may be monitored for degradation without utilizing a position sensor. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210711 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TURBOCHARGER ARRANGEMENT AND CONTROL UNIT FOR A TURBOCHARGER ARRANGEMENT - A method for operating a turbocharger arrangement of an internal combustion engine, the turbocharger arrangement comprising a low-pressure and a high-pressure turbocharging stage arranged sequentially, the high-pressure turbocharging stage comprising a high-pressure compressor with a sensorless compressor bypass valve, comprises evaluating at least one sensor signal of the turbocharger arrangement for detecting a failure mode of the compressor bypass valve. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210712 | SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to one embodiment of the invention, a secondary air injection system includes a first conduit in fluid communication with at least one first exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and a second conduit in fluid communication with at least one second exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, wherein the at least one first and second exhaust passages are in fluid communication with a turbocharger. The system also includes an air supply in fluid communication with the first and second conduits and a flow control device that controls fluid communication between the air supply and the first conduit and the second conduit and thereby controls fluid communication to the first and second exhaust passages of the internal combustion engine. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210713 | RANKINE CYCLE WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - This disclosure relates to a waste heat recovery (WHR) system and to a system and method for regulation of a fluid inventory in a condenser and a receiver of a Rankine cycle WHR system. Such regulation includes the ability to regulate the pressure in a WHR system to control cavitation and energy conversion. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210714 | Hydrogen based combined steam cycle apparatus - A hydrogen based combined steam cycle apparatus having an irreversible isobaric Rankine steam cycle portion, an irreversible isobaric Carnot steam cycle portion and a reversible isobaric Rankine steam cycle portion, all three portions of which operate simultaneously. The apparatus includes a source of liquid oxygen, a source of liquid hydrogen, a combustion chamber, a first pump and at second pump. At the first pump, the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen from their respective sources are pumped to the combustion chamber where they are burned to produce heat, radiant energy and working fluid masses. A pressure vessel surrounds the combustion chamber. A superheater receives working fluid mass in the form of plasma from the combustion chamber and cools the plasma. A steam turbine receives working fluid mass from the superheater and outputs work. A condenser receives working fluid from the steam turbine and outputs liquid water. Liquid water outputted from the condenser is sent through the second pump to the pressure vessel for use in cooling the combustion chamber or back to the superheater. A plurality of valves and a computer are used to control the flow of working fluid to the superheater and to and from the pressure vessel, one of the valves controlling the flow of working fluid from the second pump to the superheater in the irreversible Rankine steam cycle portion of the combined cycle and the other two valves controlling the flow of working fluid mass into and out of the pressure vessel in the irreversible isobaric Carnot steam cycle portion of the combined cycle and the reversible isobaric Rankine steam cycle portion of the combined cycle. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210715 | Turbine Nozzle Blade and Steam Turbine Equipment Using Same - Disclosed is a highly efficient turbine nozzle blade that reduces the number of blades in an axial-flow turbine while reducing secondary-flow loss. In the nozzle blade, when a differential pressure between a pressure side and a suction side of each blade, at the same axial chord position of the blade, is defined as a load of the blade, and a ratio between axial chord length “Cx” of the blade and an axial distance “xp” from a leading edge of the blade at a maximum load position that maximizes the blade load is defined as a maximum load relative position, Cx is greater at a hub and tip than at an intermediate vertical portion, and simultaneously a maximum load relative position at the hub and tip is set to be nearer to a trailing edge thereof than a maximum load relative position of the intermediate vertical portion of the blade. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210716 | Pumping Arrangement - An aircraft fuel pumping arrangement comprises a first fuel pump, an electrically powered motor operable to drive the first fuel pump to deliver fuel to an outlet, a second fuel pump, a gas driven turbine operable to drive the second fuel pump to deliver fuel to the outlet, and a controller operable to control the operation of the gas driven turbine to determine the rate at which the second fuel pump is driven. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210717 | APPARATUS FOR INJECTING FLUID INTO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A COMBUSTOR - A combustor is disclosed having a combustion liner defining a combustion chamber. The combustor may also include a liner cap disposed upstream of the combustion chamber. The liner cap may include a first plate and a second plate. Additionally, the combustor may include a fluid conduit extending between the first and second plates. The fluid conduit may be configured to receive fluid flowing adjacent to the first plate and inject the fluid into the combustion chamber. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210718 | Plating of ceramic matrix composite parts as joining method in gas turbine hardware - Method of joining a ceramic matrix composite article to a metallic component by providing the ceramic matrix composite article with a metallic region which bonds to the metallic component. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210719 | CERAMIC COMBUSTOR LINER PANEL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A combustor assembly includes a support structure and at least one combustor liner panel selectively attached to the support structure. The combustor liner panel includes an uncooled ceramic portion, a cooled ceramic portion and a support that receives the cooled ceramic portion. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210720 | COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A TURBINE ENGINE AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME - A combustor assembly that includes a casing that includes a plenum, a combustor liner positioned within the plenum and defining a combustion chamber there within, and a transition piece that includes a forward portion that is coupled to the combustion liner and an aft portion that extends from the forward portion. The aft portion includes a transition piece frame. The transition piece frame includes an upstream surface, a downstream surface, and a radially inner surface extending between the upstream and downstream surfaces. The radially inner surface includes a leading edge that extends between the radially inner surface and the upstream surface. A plurality of first cooling passages extend from the upstream surface to the downstream surface. Each of the first cooling passages is oriented obliquely with respect to the leading edge from the upstream surface towards the downstream surface. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210721 | DISTRIBUTED BLEED SYSTEM TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT - A distributed bleed system temperature management scheme utilizes a distributed, closed loop temperature protection function. By allowing consumer systems to limit the consumer flow to meet a specified bleed system outlet temperature (which may be different for each consumer or group of consumers), each system can be penalized according to their level of importance. The closed loop approach allows optimization of the performance reduction instead of relying on conservative assumptions as is done with conventional systems. In some embodiments, each consumer system may have a different temperature limit at which the consumed flow is limited to maintain a given bleed system exit temperature. The temperature setpoints may be separated by a minimum temperature, based on sensor and controls tolerances, to ensure that the flow limiting functions do not interact with each other. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210722 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING PARTICLES FROM A FLUID STREAM - A rotating machine and associated method is disclosed that includes one or more cooling channels for providing a cooling fluid to a component. The cooling channels pass through a rotating component. The rotating machine further includes one or more particle separation slots in the rotating component in fluid communication with the one or more channels for removing particulate contamination. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210723 | GAS TURBINE GENERATOR SET - A gas turbine generator set includes a compressor unit including at least one compressor, at least one generator and at least one combustion chamber. Exhaust gases from at least one turbine are recirculated for a further thermal utilization. At least one cooling fluid compressor is configured to compress a cooling fluid including at least one of fresh air and a portion of the recirculated exhaust gases for a cooling of thermally loaded parts. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210724 | METHOD OF MATCHING THERMAL RESPONSE RATES BETWEEN A STATOR AND A ROTOR AND FLUIDIC THERMAL SWITCH FOR USE THEREWITH - A method for mitigating restart pinch during a hot restart. The method comprises providing a gas turbine engine including a stator and a rotor rotatably situated within the casing of the stator and providing an external heat source capable of selectively supplying auxiliary heat to the casing. The method further comprises operating the gas turbine engine for a first period of time at a steady state condition without supplying the auxiliary heat to the casing and supplying the auxiliary heat to the casing for a second period of time when shutting down the gas turbine after operating at the steady state condition for the first period of time. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210725 | NON-FLAME-OUT TEST FOR THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A TURBINE ENGINE - A method for ground control of proper operation of an aeronautical turbine engine for a plane. A test includes carrying out, on the operating turbine engine and from a predetermined speed, a quick reduction in fuel flow according to a programmed decrease to evaluate flame-out resistance of the combustion chamber of the turbine engine during a quick inflight deceleration maneuver of the speed thereof. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210726 | ENGINE LIQUID INJECTION - A device capable of collecting a condensate from a working fluid is disclosed. The condensate can take the form of a liquid and can be injected into a flow path of an engine. In one form the engine is a gas turbine engine and the liquid is injected upstream of a combustor. The liquid can be produced using a component that cools the working fluid to condense a vapor within it. In one non-limiting form the component is part of a refrigeration system. In addition to producing condensate, the refrigeration system can cool the working fluid to be used as cooled cooling air to a turbine of a gas turbine engine. In another non-limiting embodiment a liquid derived from a blackwater containing waste from an organism can be delivered in whole or in part to a flow path of the engine. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210727 | METHOD FOR COMBUSTING HYDROGEN-RICH, GASEOUS FUELS IN A BURNER, AND BURNER FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD - A method for the combustion of hydrogen-rich, gaseous fuels in combustion air in a burner of a gas turbine includes injecting the hydrogen-rich, gaseous fuel at least partially isokinetically with respect to the combustion air such that the partially hydrogen-rich, gaseous fuel is injected at least partially in the same direction and at least partially at the same velocity as the combustion air. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210728 | Fluid Flow Devices with Vertically Simple Geometry and Methods of Making the Same - A micro-turbine engine, consisting of at least a compressor, combustor, and turbine, is a complicated fluid flow device that controls the flow rate and thermodynamic properties of a working fluid in order to generate shaft power. Existing micro-turbines are costly to manufacture because they are designed with sophisticated contours and exotic materials. The present invention discloses a method for designing a micro-turbine with stacked layers of structure, each of which is designed with vertically simple geometry such that it can be manufactured using conventional machining technology. The resulting micro-turbine is low cost compared to existing alternatives in the target range of power outputs and applications. The present invention also describes a method for connecting the micro-turbine to an electrical generator to generate power. Lastly, the method for designing the micro-turbine is applied to heat exchangers, Rankine engines, fluid mixers, and other fluid flow devices. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210729 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING TRANSITION PIECE IN COMBUSTOR - A bracket for a combustor, and a method for mounting a transition piece in a combustor, are disclosed. The combustor has an impingement sleeve at least partially surrounding a transition piece and an outer casing at least partially surrounding the impingement sleeve. The bracket is mounted to the transition piece and connected to the outer casing. The method includes mounting a bracket to the transition piece, extending the bracket through an impingement sleeve, the impingement sleeve at least partially surrounding the transition piece, and connecting the bracket to an outer casing, the outer casing at least partially surrounding the impingement sleeve. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210730 | Method and Apparatus for Cooling a Vehicle Component - In certain embodiments, a system for cooling heat-generating components includes an engine cooling system operating to circulate a liquid coolant at a first temperature for the cooling of one or more engine components within the vehicle. A liquid cooler unit may receive the liquid coolant at the first temperature and decrease the temperature of the liquid coolant to a second temperature. A heat-generating component may be coupled to the liquid cooler unit and receive the liquid coolant at the second temperature. Heat generated by the heat-generating component may be transferred to the liquid coolant. A fluid return line may couple the heat-generating component to the engine cooling system. The fluid return line returns the liquid coolant that has received the heat from the heat-generating component to the engine cooling system. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210731 | THERMOELECTRIC-ENHANCED, VAPOR-COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION METHOD FACILITATING COOLING OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A method is provided for facilitating cooling of an electronic component. The method includes: providing a refrigerant loop configured for refrigerant to flow through the loop; coupling a compressor in fluid communication with the loop, wherein a first portion of the loop resides upstream of a refrigerant inlet of the compressor, and a second portion resides downstream; and disposing a controllable thermoelectric array in thermal communication with the refrigerant loop. The thermoelectric array is disposed with the first portion of the refrigerant loop at least partially in thermal contact with the first side of the array, and the second portion of the loop at least partially in thermal contact with a second side of the array. The array is controlled to ensure that refrigerant in the refrigerant loop entering the compressor is in a superheated thermodynamic state. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210732 | Arrangement For Air Conditioning Rooms And Heat Pump Unit For Use In The Arrangement - The invention relates to an arrangement for air-conditioning rooms and to a heat pump for use in such an arrangement. The arrangement comprises a central heating device, to which multiple lines containing a heat-exchanging fluid are connected. The arrangement additionally comprises multiple decentralized, electrically operated heat pump units, which are energetically connected to the central heating device via the mentioned lines. The respective heat pump unit has a plurality of heat pump modules, which absorb thermal energy from the fluid for heating or deliver thermal energy to the fluid for cooling and/or dehumidifying. The mentioned heat pump modules preferably comprise Peltier elements acting as heat pump elements. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210733 | COORDINATED CONTROL OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND HVAC - A system and method include receiving a temperature signal from a temperature sensor, controlling operation of an air conditioner condenser, and controlling an electric vehicle charger to operate to charge an electric vehicle battery only when the air conditioner condenser is not running. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210734 | Production and use of high pressure for cryopreservation and cryofixation - Methods and devices are described for the concurrent delivery of elevated pressures and low temperatures to a sample, typically but not exclusively a biological sample. A medium that expands on cooling and/or freezing is employed with a sample immersed therein, typically but not exclusively encased in a sample container. Cooling the medium lowers the temperature and applies pressure to the sample such that reduced damage to a typical biosample occurs. Relatively long-lived metastable phases are also produced, including both metastable liquids and solids, without the need for very rapid cooling steps as required in conventional achievement of such metastable phases. Preliminary test data are also presented. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210735 | HYBRID REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A refrigeration system for a mobile unit and a method for operating the same are provided. The method includes the steps of: 1) providing a refrigeration unit having a compressor, an evaporator, and at least one fan operable to move air towards the evaporator, a generator dedicated to the refrigeration unit, and a battery; 2) determining at least one environmental parameter in one or both of the mobile unit and the refrigeration unit; and 3) selectively operating the refrigeration unit in one of a plurality of modes based on the environmental parameter, which plurality of modes includes a first mode wherein at least the fan is powered by the battery, and a second mode wherein the compressor and the fan are powered by the generator. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210736 | CASCADE FLOATING INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A cascade heat pump system is configured with variable-speed compressors which allow operation at a high system coefficient of performance for a given thermal load. An electronic control module may be utilized to dynamically vary the speed of the compressors to achieve maximum energy efficiency. Variable-speed fans or blowers may also be used. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210737 | Variable Differential and Offset Control for Refrigeration Systems - A beverage dispensing apparatus is characterized by a beverage dispenser and a refrigeration system for chilling beverage to be dispensed by the beverage dispenser. The refrigeration system has a compressor coupled to an evaporator for chilling the beverage, and a controller determines the amount of chilling that must be provided by the refrigeration system to chill the beverage and adjusts cut-in and cut-out beverage temperature set-points for the compressor accordingly. Advantageously, the cut-in and cut-out set-points are adjusted to beverage temperature values such that the chilling capacity of the refrigeration system is made to closely match to the amount of chilling required by the beverage, and also such that on/off cycles of the refrigeration system are decreased. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210738 | Method For Controlling The Operation Of An Air-Conditioning Loop In A Vehicle - The present invention relates to a method for controlling the outlet temperature (TRCPO) of a compressor (CP) built into the air-conditioning loop of a vehicle in which a subcritical refrigerant fluid flows and including a condenser (CD), an expansion valve (EXV), and an evaporator (EV). The monitoring method comprises the steps of calculating a limit temperature at the compressor inlet (TRCPI_L), estimating a temperature at the compressor inlet (TRCPI_E), and modifying a control signal of the compressor (PWM | 2012-08-23 |
20120210739 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING AIR CONDITIONER EFFICIENCY - A screen of evaporative cooling media (“screen cooler”) is provided that may be adapted to partially surround the exterior compressor unit of an air conditioner. In some embodiments, the screen cooler may screen the AC unit from the sun and exposure to other forces or events that could potentially harm the AC unit. In some embodiments, the screen cooler is adapted to receive an input of a liquid, such as, for example, water and periodically emit the liquid onto the evaporative cooling media to keep the media moist and cool the air being pulled through the condensing coil and entering the compressor. By cooling the air prior to the air entering the compressor, the efficiency of the AC unit may thereby be increased. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210740 | REFRIGERATOR WITH WATER PURIFYING MEANS - A refrigerator with a water purifying arrangement includes a refrigerator door having a water supply passage along which water is supplied to the outside of the refrigerator; a case detachably mounted to the refrigerator door such that at least part of the case is exposed at the outside of the refrigerator door; and a water filter mounted to the case, and disposed at the refrigerator door such that water supplied along the water supply passage passes through the water filter. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210741 | NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND FAN STRUCTURE AND OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING-APPARATUS EACH EQUIPPED THEREWITH - To provide a noise control system capable of generating a noise cancellation field where noise is reduced at a desired position in a space. An error scanning filter generates a noise cancellation signal using an adaptive control algorithm based on error scanning, the signal having a phase opposite to that of an acoustic signal component detected by a reference sensor. A control speaker radiates the noise cancellation signal to create a noise cancellation field near the head of a person receiving sound. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210742 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - To obtain an air-conditioning apparatus that appropriately determines the state of stagnating refrigerant in a compressor, and suppresses power consumption while the air-conditioning apparatus is not in operation. When a compressor temperature change rate is determined to be higher than a refrigerant temperature change rate, a controller identifies that liquid refrigerant in a lubricant oil in a compressor has been totally gasified, stops energizing a motor unit, and ends a heating operation of the compressor. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210743 | REFRIGERATED TRAILER DOOR HAVING AN AUTOMOTIVE-STYLE HANDLE AND LOCKING MECHANISM - A door for a refrigerated trailer including a door pan formed of fiberglass reinforced plastic, the door pan having an inner surface and an outer surface. A door sheet is formed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and has an inner surface and an outer surface. A foamed plastic core is provided between the inner surfaces of the door pan and the door sheet. A housing is mounted between the inner surfaces of the door pan and the door sheet and is substantially encapsulated within the foamed plastic core. An automotive-style handle and locking mechanism is mounted to the housing. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210744 | Refrigerant distributor - A refrigerant distributor is described and which includes a tank defining an internal cavity for receiving a source of refrigerant; an inlet conduit for delivering the source of the refrigerant to the internal cavity of the tank; a contaminant collection container coupled in fluid receiving relation relative to the internal cavity of the tank and in disposal fluid receiving relation relative to the inlet conduit; and a plurality of refrigerant distributor conduits coupled in fluid flowing relation relative to the internal cavity of the tank and which have a multiplicity of apertures having variable diametral dimensions and which facilitate a variable flow of the source of refrigerant out through the refrigerant distributor conduits as the volume of the refrigerant in the tank increases. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210745 | DRIER AND REFRIGERATING CYCLE - A drier for a refrigerating cycle includes an adsorbent adsorbing moisture contained in refrigerant. The refrigerant has a molecular formula of C | 2012-08-23 |
20120210746 | PLATE-TYPE HEAT PUMP AIR CONDITIONER HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A UNITARY HEAT PUMP AIR CONDITIONER - A plate-type heat exchanger having a first heat exchanger portion configured to receive a refrigerant flow and a hot side coolant flow having a lower temperature than the refrigerant flow, a second heat exchanger portion configured to receive the refrigerant flow exiting from the first heat exchanger portion and a cold side coolant flow having a higher temperature than the refrigerant flow exiting from the first heat exchanger portion, and an internal heat exchanger portion sandwiched between the first heat exchanger portion and the second heat exchanger portion. The refrigerant flow through the plate type heat exchanger is in non-contact thermal communication with the hot side coolant flow and the cold side coolant flow. The cold side coolant flow transfers heat energy to the refrigerant, which in turn transfer that heat energy to the hot side coolant flow. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210747 | SYSTEM FOR DRYING THE EXHAUST GASES FROM A FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE EXISTING LIQUID HYDROGEN AS A HEAT SINK - A system for the drying of exhaust gases from a fuel cell system comprises two heat exchangers alternately exposed to exhaust gas, which ice and accumulate water vapour from the exhaust gas by means of a coolant. A valve arrangement with a number of valves is adapted in such a manner that it operates one of the heat exchangers in an icing phase and the other heat exchanger in a regeneration phase, in which the accumulated ice melts and is extracted. This system is especially suitable in aircraft for drying an oxygen-depleted exhaust gas from a fuel cell system for inerting a tank. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210748 | CHARM JEWELRY ADORNMENT - An adornment attachable to a bracelet, necklace, or anklet, the adornment includes a front element having an inner surface, a rear element having an inner surface opposing the front element inner surface, and at least one hinge configured to hingedly interconnect the front and the rear element. The adornment can include a locking mechanism having a sphere, and a catch piece, wherein the catch piece is configured to capture at least a portion of the sphere to retain the front and rear elements in a closed position. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210749 | ION EXCHANGE USING NITRATES AND NITRITES TO PREVENT OPTICAL DEGRADATION OF GLASS - A method of chemically strengthening a glass article having an antireflective coating in which the reflectance of the coating is not significantly degraded by chemical strengthening. The glass article having the antireflective coating is strengthened using an ion exchange medium that comprises potassium nitrate and at least about 5 wt % potassium nitrite. Also provided are a glass article having an antireflective surface that is not degraded by such ion exchange and an ion exchange medium comprising potassium nitrate and at least about 5 wt % potassium nitrite. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210750 | Localized heating techniques incorporating tunable infrared element(s) for vacuum insulating glass units, and/or apparatuses for same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to edge sealing techniques for vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to techniques for providing localized heating to edge seals of units, and/or unitized ovens for accomplishing the same. In certain example embodiments, infrared (IR) heating elements are controllable to emit IR radiation at a peak wavelength in the near infrared (NIR) and/or short wave infrared (SWIR) band(s), and the peak wavelength may be varied by adjusting the voltage applied to the IR heating elements. The peak wavelength may be selected so as to preferentially heat the frit material used to form a VIG edge seal while reducing the amount of heat provided to substrates of the VIG unit. In certain example embodiments, the substrates of the VIG unit do not reach a temperature of 325 degrees C. for more than 1 minute. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210751 | CONVECTIVE THERMAL REMOVAL OF GASEOUS INCLUSIONS FROM VISCOUS LIQUIDS - A method for removing gaseous inclusions from a viscous liquid in which a viscous liquid stream having gaseous inclusions is introduced into a refining chamber, resulting in a flowing viscous liquid layer. The viscosity of a bottom portion of the viscous liquid layer is reduced in a first refining zone in the refining chamber so as to produce an upwardly mobile reduced viscosity portion of the viscous liquid layer. Heat is introduced into the viscous liquid layer from above the viscous liquid layer in a second refining zone in the refining chamber downstream of the first refining zone, reducing the gaseous inclusions in said viscous liquid layer. Thereafter, the viscous liquid layer having substantially reduced gaseous inclusions is discharged from the refining chamber. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210752 | Hose Reinforcement Knitting Machine and Knitting Process - A circular knitting machine ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120210753 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine having a structure which stably supports a hose or a wire used in the washing machine to prevent sagging or movement of the hose or the wire. The washing machine includes a main body, a spin basket disposed within the main body, an upper cover connected to the upper portion of the main body, a detergent box connected to the bottom surface of the upper cover to supply detergent to the inside of the spin basket, a water supply valve connected to the rear end of the upper cover, a water supply hose connecting the water supply valve to the detergent box, and a support bracket connected to the bottom surface of the upper cover to support the water supply hose so as to prevent sagging of the water supply hose. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210754 | SECURITY COVER FOR CARGO CONTAINERS - A security device for a shipping container of the type having doors with a vertically disposed rotatable keeper bar which is rotatable about a vertical axis and an elongated operating handle having one end pivotally secured, about a horizontal axis, to the keeper bar with the operating handle being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position with the operating handle being secured in said locked position by a hasp having a pair of legs with normally aligned holes for securing the keeper bar, the security device being adapted and arranged for securely locking said container when the keeper box is in its locked position. The security cover includes a first cover plate structure which covers the hasp and a second cover plate structure which covers the pivotal connection of the operating handle with the keeper bar. The security cover is of one-piece integral construction. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210755 | YOKE DEVICE FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A SECURITY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a yoke device for use in combination with a security device. The security device includes a housing and a cable having a first end and a second end, whereby the second end is secured to the housing. The yoke device includes a first leg, a second leg, and a base portion extending therebetween. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210756 | High Security Moving Mass Lock System - A lock includes a stationary key mass having a key mass bore and a keyway, and a movable spring mass having a spring mass bore. A spring mass pin is mounted in the spring mass bore, and a key mass pin is mounted in the key mass bore for reciprocation between a locked position immobilizing the spring mass and an unlocked position unconstraining motion. The unlocked position is a function of the presence of a matching key in the keyway. Multiple key mass and spring mass pins can be used, and some can have stepped configurations. Corresponding single-bladed or multi-bladed keys, or multiple keys, can be used. The keys can be straight or curved or flexible to match curved keyways. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210757 | Magnetic Lock Assembly - A magnetic lock assembly comprises a lock body defining a chamber. A plunger is located within the chamber. A longitudinal member is located within the chamber and is moveable between block and unblock positions. A transverse member is located proximate to the longitudinal member and is moveable between engaged and disengaged positions. When the longitudinal member is in the block position, the longitudinal member inhibits movement of the transverse member from the engaged position to the disengaged position, such that the transverse member in the engaged position inhibits movement of the plunger from a locked position to an unlocked position. Orienting a key magnet near the longitudinal member urges the longitudinal member toward the unblock position, at which the transverse member is moveable from the engaged position to the disengaged position when the plunger is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210758 | KEY BLANK, KEY AND CYLINDER LOCK WITH REDUCED COSTS - An article including a key comprising a key head that slides along a key shaft, said key head being affixable to said key shaft with a fastener. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210759 | Water, Decontaminant and Drying of Vinasse by Micronization and Formulation of an Organic Mineral Fertilizer Made From Vinasse - Process for recovery of industrial water, decontamination and drying of vinasse by micronizing procedure and formulation of an organic mineral fertilizer made from vinasse, and more particularly an instant industrial process related to the transformation of vinasse, that is, transformation of the residues from the ethanol production process carried out in the sugar-cane processing plants into an agricultural fertilizer whereof vinasse is initially concentrated in solids through a molecular sieve. The vinasse then concentrated is dried in a micronizing and drying mill equipment and is transformed into a dry powder that, after being properly packed, is generally used as an agricultural fertilizer. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210760 | PHOSPHORUS-FREE OR LOW PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER - Phosphorus-free or low phosphorus fertilizer compositions containing a polyamino acid salt. The fertilizer formulations disclosed herein contain a nitrogen source, a potassium source, a polyamino acid salt and in some cases a low level source of phosphorus. The compositions may be in the form dry homogeneous blends and may be carried in liquid for application to surface or subsurface areas by conventional liquid fertilizer applying equipment. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210761 | Plug, Piercing-Rolling Mill, and Method of Producing Seamless Tube by Using the Same - A plug includes a front edge portion having a convex curvature; a cylindrical portion having a truly or nearly cylindrical shape; a trunk portion having an outer diameter gradually increasing toward a rear edge thereof; a mandrel joint provided in a rear edge portion of the plug; a lubricant ejection hole running through the trunk portion from the mandrel joint that opens on the surface of the cylindrical portion; and a coating comprising oxides and Fe that is formed on the base metal surface of each of the front edge portion as well as the trunk portion by arc spraying using an iron wire. In this way, the plug can prevent inner surface flaws from occurring in a hollow blank that is deformed by piercing-rolling, and can extend its life without requiring a long time for making it. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210762 | PROFILE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A cold-rolling method of forming a profile formed of a strip-shaped rolling stock and having thickness-reduced section ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120210763 | CORNER CAM ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A corner cam assembly for use with a forming die and including a generally cylindrical inner cam component, an outer cam component, a base, and a retainer unit. Contoured contact surfaces on the inner and outer cam components enable the components to slide past one another during transitions between retracted and extended positions. Some features of the corner cam assembly include helical contact surfaces, guide features that control movement of the cam components, removable work steels, standardized cam components, and being able to form negative and other tight angles, multiple corners and edges, to name but a few. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210764 | SCRAP SHAPE RETENTION - Disclosed herein is a sheet metal stamping device and method for substantially inhibiting recoil from a neutral stamped position of a scrap part region. A sheet metal stamping device for stamping a sheet metal part comprising a first die body and a second is provided wherein the first die body and the second die body are in operable communication for forming the sheet metal part from a sheet metal blank. The sheet metal part includes at least one scrap region formed therein which is prone to recoil from a neutral stamped position. The first die body and the second die body have complementary elongate bead-forming regions located for forming an elongate bead region in the scrap region. And, the elongate bead-forming regions are configured such that the elongate bead substantially inhibits recoil or springback of the scrap region from the neutral stamped position when the scrap region is severed from the part. A method of stamping a sheet metal part having at least one scrap region prone to recoil formed therein utilizing the device and severing the scrap region is also disclosed. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210765 | Method for Manufacturing Mechanical Part Excellent in Rolling Fatigue Life - Disclosed is a method for producing a mechanical part superior in rolling fatigue life. The mechanical part includes a rolling portion for a rolling element to roll along an inner diameter surface of an annular workpiece material subjected to cold forging. The method includes performing cold forging by applying a hydrostatic stress to the inner diameter surface of the annular workpiece material on which the rolling portion is to be formed, thereby forming the rolling portion on the inner diameter surface of the annular workpiece material for the rolling element to roll therealong and increasing an inner diameter of the annular workpiece material other than the rolling portion, so as to provide an annular mechanical part including the rolling portion superior in rolling fatigue life. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210766 | GUIDED KEEPER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR METAL FORMING DIES - A guided keeper assembly and related method includes a cylindrical base that mounts to a die member using a multi-piece, interlocking flange. The flanges have outer fastener holes and inner arcuate walls that matingly engage a complimentary profile on the outer surface of the base to axially interconnect the same. The flanges also have male and female end connectors which snap lock together around the base in an assembled condition. Mounting screws pass through the fastener holes in the flanges and are anchored in the die member to securely retain the guided keeper assembly in place. A retainer ring is mounted in an associated groove in the base over the heads of the screws to prevent unintentional unfastening of the screws from the die member. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210767 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING A TORQUE MEASUREMENT - According to one aspect of the invention, a method for calibrating a torque measurement for a rotatable object is disclosed, wherein the method includes coupling the rotatable object to a structure, the structure including a member extending along a length of a surface of the rotatable object, coupling the rotatable object to an adapter and applying a known torque to the rotatable object via the adapter. The method also includes measuring a first rotational displacement via a first sensor coupled to the member at a first axial location of the rotatable object, measuring a second rotational displacement via a second sensor coupled to the member at a second axial location of the rotatable object and determining first and second angular displacements of the rotatable object based on the first and second rotational displacements. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210768 | Calibration Tube for Multiphase Flowmeters - A device for automated calibration of a multiphase flowmeter comprising a tube for trapping a multiphase sample along with three ultrasound (US) transducers is described herein. The calibration device is placed vertically, using two valves the tube traps a sample of the liquid in the tube. Then, once the three phases of the liquid separate, the ultrasound transmitters are used to determine the phase fractions of each phase. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210769 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FLUID CONTAMINATION DETECTION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for supporting a contamination detection system for determining the presence and levels of foreign particles and/or water in fluid samples, such as fuel. The apparatus may include a contamination detection system, a hollow rod, and a bypass tube. The contamination detection system may have a flush mode in which the fluid bypasses a detection monitor of the contamination detection system, flowing into the hollow rod. The contamination detection system may also have a test mode in which the fluid passes through the detection monitor, through the bypass tube and then into the hollow rod. The hollow rod may be mounted to a collection container for receiving fluid from the hollow rod. A ground wire for eliminating static build up during contamination testing may be conductively coupled with the hollow rod and may be supported on a ground wire support structure fixed to the collection container. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210770 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERMEABILITY RATE TESTING OF BARRIER FILMS USING VAPOR ACCUMULATION - The present invention is directed to systems and methods which utilize a cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS) technique for measuring vapor transmission rate through a barrier film by first allowing the vapor to accumulate over a period of time after a steady state condition has been achieved. In this manner, in one embodiment, water permeation through a plastic film, even at very low permeability rates, can be accumulated over time. The accumulated water vapor is then measured and a calculation made as to permeation per unit of time. One main advantage of the accumulated method is that minimum vapor detection is limited only by the ability to produce a good seal around the edges of the plastic film in the sample cell. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEAK DETECTION IN EXTERNAL COOLING PAD - An externally-applied heat exchange pad has three layers laminated together, an inner and outer non-conductive layer and a middle conductive layer. A leak in the inner layer causes coolant to contact the middle layer and change impedance, which can be sensed and used as an indication of an impending total leak of the pad, | 2012-08-23 |
20120210772 | LEAKAGE TESTER UTILIZING PRESSURE - A portable, small-sized device is provided to accurately conduct a leakage test for a liquid volume meter such as a pipette. In operation, pipette P is connected to the device main body side via a tube. A command from a central processing unit causes a pump to perform a suctioning operation to depressurize the pipette P side to a predetermined pressure. Any pressure changes over a predetermined period of time are monitored by a pressure sensor. The central processing unit determines whether there is leakage from the pipette P, and displays a judgment result on a display unit. In particular, when a diaphragm pump is used as the pump, the pulsation of an air flow occurring in a suction operation is attenuated in a pressure vessel so as not to have harmful effects on either the inspection results or the pipette P side. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210773 | METHOD OF TESTING AIR TIGHTNESS OF SEALED LASH ADJUSTER | 2012-08-23 |
20120210774 | ROTATIONAL VISCOMETER - A rotational viscometer contains a measuring shaft that can be rotated at a specified rotational speed, a measuring part that is carried by the measuring shaft and that can be lowered into a sample, and a detection unit for determining the angle of torsion of the measuring part relative to the driven part of the measuring shaft. Accordingly, a twistable element is inserted into the measuring shaft, preferably in the section of the measuring shaft close to a motor. The detection unit is moved along with the shaft and determines the relative twist or the angle of torsion (twist) between the shaft part located on the motor side relative to the twistable element and the shaft part located on the measuring-part side. The output signals of the detection unit are fed to an evaluation device as the basis for determining the viscosity of the sample. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210775 | DETECTOR OF PRESENCE OF A LIQUID - A detector for detecting the presence of a liquid comprising a probe sensitive to the presence of the liquid on contact with it, and a casing surrounding the probe comprising: a) an opening for receiving the liquid in the casing; b) an inlet distinct from the opening for the admission of a test liquid into the casing in contact with the probe, the placing of the test liquid in contact with the probe in the casing causing the presence of the test liquid to be detected if the probe operates correctly and causing no detection in the contrary case; and c) an outlet for the discharge of a portion of the test liquid from the casing after the test liquid has been placed in contact with the probe, the discharge being sufficient for the probe to no longer detect the test liquid remaining in the casing. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210776 | CONDENSATION SENSING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONDENSATION SENSING METHOD - A condensation sensing device that detects a water droplet to sense the condensation, the condensation sensing device comprising: a surface having a recesses and productions; and a water droplet detector that detects a water droplet guided by any of the recesses on the surface. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210777 | Hardness Testing Device and Method for Adjusting the Hardness Testing Device - A hardness testing device has at least one penetrator ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120210778 | Specimen Container Label for Automated Clinical Laboratory Processing Systems - A label and labeling system for identifying the volume of a specimen within a specimen collection container are disclosed. The system includes providing a specimen collection container having an open top end, a closed bottom end, and a sidewall extending therebetween forming an interior adapted for receiving a specimen therein. The specimen collection container also includes a label having a label body disposed over at least a portion of the sidewall, in visual alignment with a colored background. At least one of the sidewall of the specimen collection container and the label body have printing disposed thereon having a color that is substantially identical to the colored background against which the specimen collection container will be viewed. At least one of the sidewall of the specimen collection container and the label body may have colorless indicia having a surface enhancement feature for providing visual distinction. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210779 | BUBBLE LOGGING TOOL - The present invention relates to a logging tool for detecting an element present in a fluid surrounding the tool downhole. The element is at least one bubble, particle or debris in the fluid, and the tool has a longitudinal axis and comprising an emitting device for emitting radiation, a lens for transmitting the radiation in a predetermined pattern of radiation, and a receiving device. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210780 | METHOD FOR DETECTING STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF OBJECT AREA AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting a structural stability of an object area. The method and apparatus include disposing a plurality of electrodes in the object area along a depth direction of the object area, surrounding the electrodes with a filling material; measuring a micro potential difference via the electrodes, generating a micro potential difference when the filling material is deformed by a force according to a change of the object area; and determining the structural stability of the object area based upon the measured micro potential difference. | 2012-08-23 |
20120210781 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A VELOCITY OF A FLUID - The invention relates to a sensor system ( | 2012-08-23 |