34th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120213583 | PERMEABLE PAVING SYSTEM - A paving block is provided that includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The side surface includes a recess extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein the recess has a top opening and a bottom opening, wherein the bottom opening is larger in area than the top opening. The side surface also has at least a portion that extends inwardly into the paving block. In some cases, the side surface comprises a top side surface section and a bottom side surface section, wherein the bottom side surface section extends inwardly into the paving block. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213584 | PROCESSING BITUMINOUS MIXTURES FOR PAVING AT REDUCED TEMPERATURES - Bituminous paving mixtures containing lubricating agents or additives may be prepared at hot mix temperatures and cooled, paved and compacted at temperatures 10-55° C. lower than the hot mix temperatures. The increased temperature range between the hot mix temperatures and the paving and compacting temperatures is facilitated by the improved compacting properties of the paving mixture when it includes the lubricating agents or additives. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213585 | ROAD MAKING MACHINE WITH A MATERIAL DEFLECTOR - The invention relates to a road making machine with a running gear and at least one material deflector which is arranged in front of the running gear in the driving direction and which can be pivoted up and lowered. The road making machine includes a control system by means of which an operator can choose at least between a laying operating mode and a transport operating mode. The control system is adapted to automatically completely pivot the material deflector up in the transport operating mode, and to let the operator adjust the pivot position of the material deflector manually in the laying operating mode. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213586 | Wrapper Tip Assembly For Compactor Wheel Assembly - A compactor wheel assembly includes a cylindrical wheel base having a ground engaging wear surface, and a wrapper tip assembly including a wheel tip and a wrapper plate. The wrapper plate includes a replacement material portion positioned over a wear depression of the ground engaging wear surface. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213587 | DEEPWATER CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS WITH FLEXIBLE RISER AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A subsea oil containment system, comprising: a subsea collector located near the bottom of a body of water; a surface collector located near a surface of the body of water; and a flexible riser connected to the subsea collector at a first end and extending to a second end located near the surface collector. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213588 | FLUID LEAK CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - A fluid leak containment system for containing leaks of fluids, such as, but not limited to fossil fuels, during an underwater extraction process is disclosed. The fluid leak containment system may be configured to capture hydrates from the sea floor. The fluid leak containment system may be formed from a generally extendible, conically shaped containment structure including a plurality of decreasingly sized housing sections extending from an inlet to a smaller sized outlet. The housing sections may be formed from flexible materials that enable easy storage and rapid deployment. The outlet directs fossil fuels into a fluid containment device, such as, but not limited to, a vessel. The extendible containment housing may include an anchoring base configured to retain an inlet of the housing section at a bottom of a water body at a leak site. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213589 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOIL REMEDIATION - In one aspect, a soil remediation device is provided. The soil remediation device can have a collector for receiving soil to be treated. From the collector, the soil can be moved into a comminuting section where the soil can be broken up, typically with blades and flail hammers. The comminuting of the soil can cause the soil to be heated up as a result of friction, causing some contaminants in the soil to be volatized and released therefrom. Once the soil has been comminuted by the soil remediation device, it can be discharged. A fume hood can cover the outlet of the comminuting section so that soil that has been discharged from the comminuting section of the soil remediation device is substantially covered by the fume hood. The fume hood can act to contain volatized contaminants exiting the comminuted soil and rising upwards in the fume hood. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213590 | MINE SHAFT LINER PLATE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A liner plate structure, system and method is provided for lining of mine shaft bores, tunnels and the like. The liner plate structure includes a primary plate portion and at least one flange disposed at a side edge of the primary plate portion. A polymer seal element extends along a recess within an exterior surface of the flange. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213591 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING SUPPORT PILINGS, IN SITU - A method for repairing a support piling, in situ, while immersed in water, comprising the steps of encircling a portion of said piling in need of repair above and below the water line in a coffer dam; and evacuating water from said coffer dam for exposing the portion of the piling in need of repair. Repair steps include blasting damaged portions with high pressure water and/or abrasive particles, adding metal support rods where needed, applying zinc or similar metal for protection against electrolysis, and treating the repaired area with a protective coating such as concrete or grout. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213592 | SUBMERGING OFFSHORE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - This is a support structure for situating and protecting operative devices in deep offshore locations to include certain types of wind turbines. The support structure can be made to submerge and reemerge automatically, with the operative device, to avoid damage that would be caused by hazards in a marine environment at or near the water's surface. Approaching hazards are detected remotely and by sensors located on and around the supporting structure. Critical environmental and support structure conditions are constantly monitored and managed by computer through a network of sensors, equipment controls, and pre programmed response sequencing. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213593 | Device for Manufacturing a Foundation for a Mass Located at Height, Associated Method and Assembly of the Device and a Jack-Up Platform - The invention relates to a device for manufacturing a foundation for a mass located at height, such as the jacket of a wind turbine or a jetty, wherein the foundation comprises a quantity of piles driven into an underwater bottom in a geometric pattern. The device comprises a positioning framework of a number of mutually connected guide tubes arranged in a geometric pattern and adapted to receive and guide a pile to be driven into the underwater bottom, wherein the guide tubes comprise measuring means adapted to determine the height of a pile present in the guide tubes. The invention also relates to a method and an assembly of a jack-up platform and the device. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213594 | Device for Manufacturing a Foundation for a Mass Located at Height, Associated Method and Assembly of the Device and a Jack-Up Platform - The invention relates to a device for manufacturing a foundation for a mass located at height, such as the jacket of a wind turbine or a jetty, wherein the foundation comprises a quantity of piles driven into an underwater bottom in a geometric pattern. The device comprises a positioning framework of a number of mutually connected guide tubes arranged in a geometric pattern and adapted to receive and guide a pile to be driven into the underwater bottom, wherein the guide tubes comprise a mechanism with which at least an internal wall part of the guide tubes is displaceable in the radial direction of the guide tubes from a radially inward support position for the pile to a radially more outward position in which the internal wall part substantially releases the pile. The invention also relates to a method and an assembly of a jack-up platform and the device. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213595 | RETAINING WALL POST AND RETAINING WALL USING THE SAME - A pre-cast post with a widened spade foot which resists lateral forces transferred from the upper segment loaded by the retaining panel. The angle of the foot transfers the load by driving the foot more firmly into the ground for more stability. The taper of the footing section causes the adjacent soil to be further compacted for more stability. The thickening of the taper at the junction of the upper and lower section provide perfect size to facilitate perfect ratio of concrete for compressive strength and embedment space for steel which provides tensile strength. The upper section tapers down as the lateral forces decrease. Panels are affixed to the pre-cast posts for the soil retention and can be stacked for higher soil retention applications. The panels also decrease in thickness as the lateral forces diminish. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213596 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING A DRILL RIG TO A SCREW PILE - A screw pile substructure support system comprises a tubular pile with a fixed conical tip having a helical flight thereon which draws the pile into a soil bed when a torque is applied to the pile. The tip has a substantially conical shape, and the largest diameter of the tip is substantially the same as the diameter of the tubular pile to which it is attached. The helical flight is attached to the outside surface of the tip. The tip may also be provided a point tip and one or more cutting teeth attached its surface. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213597 | Helical Rock Tip - A helical pier having a rock tip for rotational insertion into soil/rock and anchoring a structure thereto has an elongated shaft with a longitudinal axis, a penetrating end, a trailing end, and a peripheral surface between the penetrating end towards the trailing end. The penetrating end defines a penetrating edge of the shaft. A recess formed in the shaft extends from the first end surface toward the trailing end of the shaft, forms a recess wall and terminates in a second end surface that is obliquely inclined relative to the first end surface and the longitudinal axis. The recess wall defines a lateral cutting edge oriented transversely to the penetrating edge. In use, the recess receives soil/rock loosened by the penetrating edge and the cutting edge, and the second end surface directs loosened soil/rock out of the recess when the helical pier is rotated into the soil/rock. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213598 | ROOF SUPPORT SHEET HANDLING FOR UNDERGROUND MINES - Systems for installing roof support sheets on a mine roof. One system includes a support frame, a lifting system, and a feeding system. The support frame holds a plurality of roof support sheets. The lifting system lifts at least one of the sheets from the support frame. The feeding system obtains the at least one sheet from the lifting system and feeds the at least one sheet toward an installation apparatus for installation on the mine roof. The lifting system includes a shoe and at least one arm for moving the shoe to engage and move the at least one sheet. The feeding system includes a drive assembly and a support. The drive assembly engages and moves the at least one sheet toward the installation apparatus, and the support supports the at least one sheet moved by the drive assembly. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213599 | Web Floating and Conveying Device and Method of Manufacturing Same - Provided is a web floating and conveying device which has excellent web quality maintaining property and excellent conveying-fluid precision control property in conveying a web film. A conveyance guide ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213600 | Cutting Tool and Cutting Insert Having Clamping Recess Therefor - A cutting insert includes opposing first and second major surfaces and two side surfaces extending therebetween, two side abutment surfaces, each located on a respective side surface and a clamping recess which opens out to the second major surface and/or to the insert front surface. The side abutment surfaces converge towards the first major surface and the side surfaces converge in a direction away from an insert front surface which extends between the major surfaces and the side surfaces. The clamping recess does not extend beyond a mid plane, which is located midway between the first and second surfaces. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213601 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool having excellent chip treatability and adhesion resistance is provided. The cutting tool includes a hard sintered body in at least a cutting edge and has a rake face and a flank face. The rake face has a chip breaker in a protruded or uneven shape. The hard sintered body contains at least 20% by volume of cubic boron nitride. A region of not more than 20 μm from a surface of the hard sintered body on the rake face side includes A-structures made of cubic boron nitride and B-structures made of at least one selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride, amorphous boron nitride, and boron oxide. The volume ratio of the B-structures to the sum of the A-structures and B-structures, B/(A+B), is not less than 5% by volume and not more than 90% by volume. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213602 | METHOD OF MEASURING AND TESTING A WORKPIECE AND GEAR CUTTING MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a method of measuring and inspecting a workpiece belonging to a gear pair, wherein the method is carried out on a gear cutting machine producing the workpiece, wherein a mating test piece mounted at the working head, in particular at the cutting head, is moved in the direction of the workpiece clamped in the workpiece mount of the machine table until the gear pair is in engagement and the corresponding working axial spacing is reached, the workpiece is driven via the drive movement of the mating test piece of the gear pair, the rotational position of the workpiece to be measured is recorded and the detected actual position is compared with a reference position and at least one value characterizing the rolling gear deviation of the workpiece is calculated while taking account of the comparison made. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213603 | KEY CLAMP ROTATION CONTROLLER - A key clamping device includes a first key clamp, a second key clamp and a rotational device connected to the first and second key clamps. The rotational device may facilitate rotation of the first and second key clamps. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213604 | GLOBAL OFFSET COMPENSATION FOR A CNC MACHINE - A method for offsetting a part on a CNC machine comprises clamping a part to a fixture on a table for the CNC machine and machining a plurality of features and surfaces on the part. A plurality of global offsets are calculated for the fixture and the table based on location data of the plurality of features and surfaces. An actual part position on a global coordinate system for the CNC machine is determined by translating the fixture and the table by each the plurality of global offsets to the coordinate system. The actual part position is compensated to a nominal part position for each of the controllable axes of the CNC machine and a controller is programmed with a global offset compensation based upon the calculated offset for each controllable axis of the CNC machine to adjust each of the controllable axes to the actual part position. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213605 | Cutting Insert for High Feed Face Milling - A cutting insert for milling operations, such as, face milling, slot milling, plunge milling, and ramping operations. The cutting insert exhibits a combination of favorable cutting edge strength, and unique cutting edge geometry, allowing milling operations at relatively high feed rates. The cutting insert includes at least four cutting edges, wherein at least one of the cutting edges is a convex cutting edge. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213606 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool for machining workpieces, comprising a dimensionally rigid machine base, a traveling stand that can be moved on the machine base, a machining unit that is mounted movably on the traveling stand and has at least one cutting tool and a supporting structure provided on the front longitudinal side of the machine base for fastening at least one workpiece. The supporting structure has a dimensionally stable frame, the longitudinal members of which arranged at a transverse distance delimit a clear space for the chip clearance, and wherein different workpiece carriers can be mounted at or on the frame. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213607 | Anchoring Apparatus and Method of Use - An anchor apparatus for insertion into a pre-formed hole in an object of interest for permanent embedment in the hole. The apparatus includes: a screw pair having: (i) a screw with a screw head and (ii) a nut threadly interconnected therebetween; an anchor with a distal part and a proximal part to be received and anchored in the hole, the anchor comprising at least two fixing petals extendable from the outer perimeter of the distal part of the anchor; and a pushing tubular member with a distal part and a proximal part, the distal part of said tubular member adapted to expand said fixing petals of the anchor. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213608 | Self-Locking Screwing Attachment Device And Assembly Provided With Same - The invention relates to a self-locking screwing attachment device ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213609 | PUSH-IN FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A push-in fastener assembly includes a fastener having deflectable retainer wings and a guide ring slidable over the retainer wings. The retainer wings and/or the guide ring are shaped to reduce interference of the guide ring sliding over the retainer wings when distorted by the retainer wings. Structure is provided for more secure preassembly of the guide ring on the fastener. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213610 | FAMILY OF FASTENING ELEMENTS, CHECK GAUGES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CHOICE OF THE LENGTH OF A FASTENING ELEMENT - The invention refers to a family of fastening devices including at least two fastening elements ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213611 | GRIPPING WASHER HAVING ONE OR MORE DEFORMABLE GRIPPING TABS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS - A gripping washer includes a washer body having first and second rigid support surfaces. A fastener hole extends between the first and second rigid support surfaces. An inner washer perimeter extends around the fastener hole. One or more elastomeric gripping tabs are coupled with the inner washer perimeter. The one or more elastomeric gripping tabs extend inwardly into the fastener hole from the inner washer perimeter. The elastomeric gripping tabs are pliable relative to the first and second rigid support surfaces of the washer body and deform and grip the washer with a fastener passed through the fastener hole. By gripping a fastener with the elastomeric gripping tabs the gripping washer is anchored to the fastener and substantially prevents decoupling of the gripping washer from the fastener prior to installation (e.g., fastening with a work piece). Gripping of the fastener with the gripping washer thereby minimizes foreign object debris. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213612 | PAPER BINDER - An object is to provide a paper binder that is capable of securing a binding strength among sheets of paper. In a manner that, in accordance with the directions of projections held by a holder, the rotation directions of the projections and the projection directions of strips face each other, respectively, and an angle formed by the facing strips is within a range of substantially 90°-180°, the strips are folded. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213613 | WAFER BOAT ASSEMBLY, LOADING APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH A WAFER BOAT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR LOADING A VERTICAL FURNACE - Wafer boat assembly for use in a loading apparatus for loading semiconductor substrates in a vertical furnace configured for batch processing, wherein the wafer boat assembly comprises a wafer boat for holding semiconductor substrates and a cover configured to substantially surround the substrates, wherein the wafer boat assembly is provided with
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20120213614 | UNIVERSAL MODULAR WAFER TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The present invention is a wafer transfer system that transports individual wafers between chambers within an isolated environment. In one embodiment, a wafer is transported by a wafer shuttle that travel within a transport enclosure. The interior of the transport enclosure is isolated from the atmospheric conditions of the surrounding wafer fabrication facility. Thus, an individual wafer may be transported throughout the wafer fabrication facility without having to maintain a clean room environment for the entire facility. The wafer shuttle may be propelled by various technologies, such as, but not limited to, magnetic levitation or air bearings. The wafer shuttle may also transport more than one wafer simultaneously. The interior of the transport enclosure may also be under vacuum, gas-filled, or subject to filtered air. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213615 | TARGET OBJECT TRANSFER METHOD AND TARGET OBJECT PROCESSING APPARATUS - A target object transfer method overcomes the limits to productivity encounted even if a process time of various processes is shortened. In the transfer method, each of the load-lock chambers is configured to store target objects. First objects not having been processed are carried out into the load-lock chambers, and processed second objects are carried out at the same time from a plurality of processing chambers to a transfer chamber using a transfer device. The processed second objects are carried at the same time into the load-lock chambers from the transfer chamber, and the first objects not having been processed are carried out at the same time to the transfer chamber from the load-lock chambers using the transfer device, and the first object not having been processed are carried into the processing chambers at the same time from the transfer chamber. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213616 | Method to Audit Portable Cassettes Removeably Disposed in a Data Storage Library Comprising a Pass-Through Accessor - A method to audit portable cassettes removeably disposed in a data storage library comprising a plurality of storage slots, a plurality of portable cassettes removeably disposed in one or more of said plurality of storage slots, and a pass-through accessor comprising a moveable fixturing apparatus, wherein the pass-through accessor is moveably disposed in said data storage library. The method disposes the pass-through accessor adjacent a first one of said plurality of storage slots, removes a first portable cassette from the first storage slot, and attaches the first portable cassette to a first fixturing assembly disposed on the fixturing apparatus. The method then removes a second portable cassette from the first storage slot, and attaches the second portable cassette to a second fixturing assembly disposed on the fixturing apparatus. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213617 | ANGULAR LOAD SUPPORT AS WELL AS STORAGE AND ORDER-PICKING SYSTEM HAVING AN ANGULAR LOAD SUPPORT BEING APPLICABLE UNIVERSALLY - It is disclosed an angular load support ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213618 | SUMP CLEARING DEVICE - A sump clearing device having a elongated tube attached to a backboard of a sweep auger. A second tube is attached to and extends through a sidewall of a grain bin. The second tube is aligned with the elongated tube. An elongated member having a clearing device is inserted through the second and elongated tube such that the clearing device is positioned above a center sump of the bin. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213619 | MULTIPLE HARVESTER UNLOADING SYSTEM - A grain moving system providing for single point unloading of harvesters to a grain cart. There are a plurality of harvesting machines including a first harvesting machine and a second harvesting machine. The first harvesting machine being configured to deliver grain to the grain cart. The first harvesting machine receiving grain from the second harvesting machine. The first harvesting machine being configured for the coordination of grain transfer. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213620 | APPARATUS FOR THE HANDLING OF MULTIWALL BAGS CONTAINING POWDERED OR PARTICULATE MATERIAL - An apparatus to facilitate the handling of multi-wall bags containing powdered or particular material or product, more specifically but not limited to the emptying of ex factory bags containing milk powder for further processing in a sterile manner. The apparatus includes an outer bag slitting station, an outer and inner bag separating device and an inner bag slitting station incorporating a tilting table to convey the slit inner bag to a powder receiving hopper. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213621 | Loading Ramp and Door for a Storage Vehcile - A loading ramp for a vehicle having a storage area is disclosed, wherein the loading ramp may also serve as a substantially weather tight door for the storage area. The loading ramp comprises a frame structure attached to the vehicle by angled extension members that allow the bottom of the frame to extend below the floor of the storage area. The loading ramp is pivotally attached to the frame. A dovetail structure is built onto the angled extension members, the dovetail being angled to match the angle of the ramp. A hydraulic cylinder and automatic control system is also provided to assist in raising and lowering the ramp. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213622 | LEVEL LIFT DETACHABLE TRAILER SYSTEM - A hauling system that has a chassis and a fully detachable cargo bed. The cargo bed can be elevated into a fully loaded, ready for transportation position, and fully unloaded, while remaining level to the ground on which the overall device is operated. The chassis and the cargo bed are equipped with beveled pieces that interact to help guide the operator when maneuvering the chassis into a staged position on the cargo bed. The cargo bed of the detachable level lift hauling system may be secured to the head end of the chassis when the cargo bed has been pulled up to the transportation position. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213623 | CONVEYING DEVICE FOR ROD - A conveying device capable of sequentially and efficiently picking up a plurality of randomly located rods, and conveying the picked up rod to a predetermined place, without using a complicated mechanism. A sucking unit has a nozzle attached to a robot hand, and is configured to move the nozzle close to an end of a first cylindrical portion of a rod to be picked. The nozzle is configured to hold the rod by being lifted while sucking the first portion within the nozzle. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213624 | TILTING DEVICE FOR CROPPING A SHEET OF LAMINATED GLASS - A tilting device for cropping a sheet of laminated glass, comprising two side-by-side rows of suckers, each supported by a bar of a frame which is pivoted, on the opposite side with respect to the suckers, to a supporting structure, the bars both resting on the same elements for the alternating lifting and lowering of the bars, which are adapted to produce the simultaneous alternating tilting of both of the frames and of the corresponding rows of suckers. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213625 | Robotic Palletizer Cell And Method Of Construction - A method of constructing a palletizer cell by providing square platform bases which are assembled into an array in abutment with each other, each platform base mounting a respective component of palletizing equipment, such as a robot, one or more conveyors, a slip sheet bin, a discharge module, etc. with one platform base anchored to the factory floor and the rest attached to one or another of the platform bases to form the array of platform bases thereby properly locating the various equipment with each other by the fitting together of the platform bases. Safety fencing sections are mounted atop one or more outer sides to substantially enclose the space within the palletizer cell. Each platform base is formed with side openings which may be engaged with the tines of a fork lift. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213626 | EXPLOSION-WELDED GAS TURBINE SHROUD AND A PROCESS OF FORMING AN EXPLOSION-WELDED GAS TURBINE - An explosion-welded turbine shroud and a process of forming an explosion-welded gas turbine shroud are disclosed. The explosion-welded gas turbine shroud includes a first alloy explosion welded to a second alloy. In the explosion-welded gas turbine shroud, the first alloy forms at least a portion of a hot gas path or an expansion region of the gas turbine shroud includes the first alloy. The process includes explosion welding a first alloy to a second alloy to form the gas turbine shroud. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213627 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor comprises a housing defining an inlet, a volute, an outlet, and a compressor chamber between the inlet and the outlet within which a compressor wheel is rotatably mounted. The housing has discrete attached first and second housing portions, the first housing portion defining at least part of the inlet and the second housing portion defining at least part of a volute of the outlet. The first housing portion has a conductive element for conducting an electric signal and a second sensor arrangement in sensing communication with the inlet. The compressor further comprises a first sensor arrangement, the first sensor arrangement being configured such that it is in sensing communication with the volute or outlet and such that it is electrically connected to the conductive element. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213628 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH GEARED ARCHITECTURE - A geared architecture with a flex mount for a fan drive gear system. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213629 | DEVICE FOR CENTERING AND GUIDING THE ROTATION OF A TURBOMACHINE SHAFT - A device for centering and guiding rotation of a turbine engine shaft. The device includes a roller bearing and a ball bearing mounted around the shaft and carried respectively by first and second flexible annular supports, together with an oil film compression damper having a rigid annular support arranged around the roller bearing, the supports of the ball bearing and of the damper, and the roller bearing being stacked transversely, extending one around another. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213630 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE TURBINE WITH INCREASED SPECIFIC POWER - A high-performance turbine, particularly with increased specific power, including a rotor and a distribution apparatus which is adapted to convey a fluid stream onto the elements of the rotor for the rotation of the rotor about its own rotation axis, where the rotor includes a plurality of thrust ducts adapted to receive the fluid stream conveyed by the distribution apparatus to generate a rotary thrust on the surrounding walls of the thrust ducts, the turbine further including at least one slot, which is formed on the walls of the thrust ducts and/or of the distribution apparatus and is adapted to connect the fluid stream to the outside environment of the turbine, where at least one of the thrust ducts and the distribution apparatus crossed by the fluid stream includes at least one portion that converges in the direction in which the fluid stream travels, which is defined upstream of the slot in the direction of travel of the fluid stream for the at least local lowering of the pressure inside the thrust ducts and/or the distribution apparatus, which are crossed by the fluid stream, below the value of the pressure of the filling fluid of the outside environment, with consequent suction of the filling fluid into the thrust ducts and/or the distribution apparatus which are crossed by the fluid stream. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213631 | UNFLARED COMPRESSOR BLADE - A compressor component having an airfoil with a profile in accordance with Table 1 is disclosed. The compressor component, such as a compressor blade, has an increased thickness over a portion of the airfoil span in order to increase stiffness. Furthermore, the airfoil has been restacked so as to induce a compressive stress in the blade root/attachment area. The increased stiffness and restacked airfoil combine to improve high-cycle fatigue capability of the compressor component. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213632 | Non-Metallic Vertical Turbine Pump - A non-metallic vertical turbine pump and a method of manufacturing same are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, the vertical turbine pump can include a motor, and a drive shaft coupled to the motor for rotation, a casing with a mixed flow diffuser including a diffuser hub and diffuser vanes that project out from the diffuser hub, and a mixed flow impeller configured to rotatably fit inside the casing, having an impeller hub, impeller vanes, extending from the hub, and a front and a back shroud connected to opposing ends of the impeller vanes. At least one of the mixed flow impeller and the mixed flow diffuser can be made of a non-metallic material and is a singular homogenous component. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213633 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT - A gas turbine engine component includes a ring element and a plurality of circumferentially spaced load carrying vanes extending in a radial direction of the ring element. At least one of the vanes is made of a composite material. The at least one composite vane is fastened to the ring element. The component further includes first and second wall portions that are fixed in relation to the ring element and arranged on opposite sides of the composite vane. At least a first hole extends through the first wall portion, the composite vane and the second wall portion. The first hole is adapted to receive a first insertion member. The component is arranged such as to, with regard to the first hole, provide a tight fit for the first insertion member in the first wall portion as well as in the composite vane and to provide a loose fit with a radial play in the second wall portion. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213634 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT - In a gas turbine engine at least one vanes is made of a composite material and an end part of the vane is fastened to the ring element by at least a first bracket member arranged in a corner region formed by the vane and a ring element. The first bracket member is fastened to the vane by a first fastening device arranged in association with a first hole extending through the vane. The first bracket member is fastened to the ring element by a second fastening device arranged in association with a second hole extending through the ring element. An opening is arranged in the ring element. A second bracket member at least partly has an angular cross section. The second, angled bracket member is arranged through the opening such as to be positioned on an opposite side of both the vane and the ring element in relation to the first bracket member. The second, angled bracket member is fastened to the first bracket member by the first and second fastening devices. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213635 | WIND-POWER GENERATION DEVICE - The wind-power generation device contains a generator a power member having a gear box and a transmission box. The gear box contains a fan, a passive gear set, a transmission gear set, a supporting axle, and an output axle. The fan contains fan blades on an active axle with an active gear engaging the passive gear set. The passive gear set contains a first passive gear and a second passive gear. The transmission gear set contains a first transmission gear and a second transmission gear engaging each other. The first passive and transmission gears are mounted on the output axle with an output gear. The second passive gear and the second transmission gear are mounted on the supporting axle. The transmission box contains a transmission axle engaging the generator. A transmission gear on the transmission axle inside the transmission box is engaged by the output gear. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213636 | HORIZONTAL AXIS AIRFOIL TURBINE - A Horizontal Axis Airfoil Turbine (HAAT) for harnessing wind power is presented. The horizontal axis airfoil turbine has an airfoil design configured for low cut-in-speed and operational speeds, and for high torque operation. Multiple airfoil blade tips depend inwardly from a structural shroud along the periphery of the shroud. A number of full airfoil blades depend inwardly from the shroud along spokes providing mechanical engagement between the shroud and a central hub. Advantages are derived from a large wind swept area distributed to maximize leverage in order to enable high torque operation. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213637 | TURBOFAN OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A turbofan of an air conditioning system in which a shroud is divided into two portions to form an air passage, in order to allow, when a portion of turbulent air generated at an upper portion of the shroud is reintroduced into a space between a bell mouse and the shroud by a pressure difference, the reintroduced air to be distributed throughout the air passage. The turbofan of the air conditioning system includes a first shroud formed with an air inlet hole, a second shroud formed to be spaced outwards from the first shroud so that an air passage is formed between the first and second shrouds, a hub to rotate through a rotational shaft of a drive motor, and a plurality of blades to guide air introduced through the air inlet hole in the circumferential direction of the hub. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213638 | Method of moulding a wind-turbine blade - A method of moulding a wind-turbine blade in a mould is described. The method includes arranging a number of markers on an interior of the mould; arranging a composite layup in the mould; and assembling and curing the composite layup in the mould such that a negative impression of a marker is formed on a surface of the composite layup, which negative impression facilitates correct positioning of the blade relative to a component in a subsequent assembly step. A mould for moulding a wind-turbine blade; a wind-turbine blade moulded using such a mould; and a positioning device for positioning a drilling and/or milling tool relative to a root portion of a wind-turbine blade moulded using the inventive method are disclosed. A method of manufacturing a wind-turbine blade is also disclosed. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213639 | ROTARY STRUCTURES - A method of contactlessly machining a workpiece ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213640 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - A composite structure has a first section, a second section, and a curved corner joining the first and second sections. The structure has a stack of fibre-reinforced plies including first and second external plies which run from the first section into the second section on an inside and an outside of the corner, respectively. A discontinuous first internal ply is sandwiched between the first and second external plies so that more of the first internal ply is located within the first section than within the second section. A second internal ply is sandwiched between the first and second external plies. The fibres of the first internal ply run at an angle θ to the fibres of the second internal ply. In some embodiments the angle θ is greater than 3° but less than 20°. In one embodiment the angle θ is between 35° and 42°. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213641 | FLUID ENERGY CONVERTER - A fluid energy converter includes: a rotatable U-shaped rim rack having a raised along-edge wall forming a rail, a rotatable cylindrical frame and a plurality of vertical rectangular blades uniformly distributed and rotatably mounted in the frame. Each blade includes rollers alternately sliding in the recessed rail. The U-shape of the rim rack forms a hollow chamber in which a portion of the frame is received. The blades mounted in the frame are allowed to revolve about an arbor of the frame and at the same time, with the rollers being guided by the rail of the rim rack, the blades spin about their own axes. Instead of mechanical control, the rail formed in the rim rack is defined by a curve that has unique mathematic characteristics to set each blade to an optimum angle for receiving wind power so as to reduce resistance and better action of force thereon. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213642 | SEGMENTED WIND ROTOR BLADE FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLYING METHOD THEREOF - A segmented wind rotor blade for a wind turbine generator system and the assembling method thereof are disclosed. The segmented wind rotor blade includes a blade root section adjacent to a hub and at least one radial blade. Main girders are embedded inside both the blade root section and the radial blades. The blade root section and each radial blade are connected end to end through the main girders connecting one by one. The effects of great connection intensity and less aerodynamic loss can be realized by the segmented wind rotor blade. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213643 | VEHICLE AUXILIARY PUMP CONTROL - A vehicle includes a main pump and an auxiliary pump, each configured to provide fluid to a hydraulic circuit. A motor is configured to drive the auxiliary pump. A controller is configured to determine a temperature of the motor, compare the temperature of the motor to a first predetermined operating threshold, and disable the auxiliary pump and enable the main pump if the temperature of the motor is above the first predetermined operating threshold. A method of controlling fluid flow in the vehicle includes determining a temperature of the motor, comparing the temperature to the first predetermined operating threshold, and disabling the auxiliary pump and enabling the main pump if the temperature of the motor is above the first predetermined operating threshold. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213644 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED LIQUID DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH MODULAR TUBING AND POWER DESIGN - Apparatus is provided featuring a switch-mode power supply (SMPS) having a power circuit component in combination with a SMPS controller. The power circuit component may be configured to provide power to a pump that provides fluid from a container to some other device, including an appliance. The SMPS controller may be configured to receive signaling containing information about at least one control parameter selected from a group including a pressure at an outlet of the pump, a fluid level in the container and the temperature of a motor of the pump, and also may be configured to shut off the power provided to the pump based at least partly on the signaling received so that the power circuit component substantially does not draw power and heat up when the pump is shut off. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213645 | Energy Saving System and Method for Devices with Rotating or Reciprocating Masses - A system and method are provided for reducing the energy consumed by a pump jack electric motor by reducing the supply voltage to the motor when the motor would be generating energy in open loop mode. By substantially eliminating the energy generation mode, the braking action of the utility grid in limiting the acceleration of the motor and system that would otherwise occur is substantially removed. The motor and system will speed up, allowing the natural kinetic energy of the cyclic motion to perform part of the pumping action. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213646 | PUMP, METHOD OF OPERATION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present disclosure provides a linear peristaltic pump that is capable of dispensing varied amounts of liquid from a tube. The linear peristaltic pump includes an adjustably attached squashing plate that is configured to move lengthwise in the housing of the pump. The amount of liquid dispensed from a tube disposed in the pump varies based on the location of the squash plate in the housing. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213647 | PISTON MEMBER, AN APPARATUS COMPRISING THE PISTON MEMBER, AND METHODS AND USE OF THE PISTON MEMBER AND THE APPARATUS - A piston member that includes a piston rod provided with a piston serves for reciprocating inside a cylinder barrel, the piston dividing the cylinder barrel chamber into a proximal cylinder barrel chamber having a proximal capped end opposite the piston and a distal cylinder barrel chamber having a distal cylinder barrel end opposite the piston. The piston member has at least one sealing ring or seat arranged inside the distal cylinder barrel chamber at the distal cylinder barrel end. Preferably three consecutive piston members are arranged to operate in a series in an apparatus for transporting coal powder to a gasifier. The movement of the pistons inside the cylinder barrels is controlled in relation to each other to transport apportioned batches of coal powder to a high pressure reactor. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213648 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor compressing a fluid including lubricating oil includes, on the discharge side thereof, a first separation chamber for separating the lubricating oil by generating a swirling flow in the fluid. The first separation chamber includes: a circumferential wall; an inflow port that is formed in the circumferential wall and causes the fluid to flow into the first separation chamber; and a guiding plate extending from the circumferential wall. The guiding plate extends so as to face the inflow port in a direction where the fluid flows from the inflow port into the first separation chamber, and so as to deflect the fluid flow from the inflow port to guide it along an inner circumferential surface of the circumferential wall. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213649 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - An electric compressor, wherein an inverter device, which controls the operation of an electric motor by commands from an external control unit, is provided with a drive IC which computes drive signals of the electric motor based on the same, a switching circuit which converts the drive signals to rotation control signals of the electric motor, and an output signal control IC which cuts off input of the drive signals to the switching circuit at the time of an abnormality and wherein, furthermore, the drive IC is provided with a comparator which compares drive signals which are input to the switching circuit and computed values of the drive signals at a control unit inside the drive IC and, when the drive signals and the computed values do not match, the comparator makes the output signal control IC cut off input of the drive signals to the switching circuit. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213650 | Cooling Fan with Dual Rotation Directions - A cooling fan with dual rotation directions includes a fan frame unit, a driving control unit and an impeller. The fan frame unit has an air channel having first and second air-guiding openings on two sides of the air channel. A base is disposed between the first and second air-guiding openings. A first stationary blade unit is disposed at the first air-guiding opening and a second stationary blade unit is disposed at the second air-guiding opening. The driving control unit has a stator, a driving circuit and a rotation direction control circuit, wherein the stator is disposed on the base of the fan frame unit and the driving circuit is electrically connected to the stator and the rotation direction control circuit. The impeller is rotatably coupled with the stator of the driving control unit. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213651 | PRECOMPRESSION EFFECT IN PUMP BODY - The current application discloses various embodiments where a portion of a fluid end pump body is made of a first material the other parts of the pump body are made of a second material where the first material is a material having better resistance to fatigue and the second material used is a material of less quality and cheaper than the first material. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213652 | PUMP FOR A HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING DEVICE - A pump for a high-pressure cleaning device for delivering cleaning fluid is provided. The pump has at least one pump chamber, into which at least one piston plunges, and which is connected to a suction line via at least one inlet valve and to a pressure line via at least one outlet valve. A bypass line leads from the pressure line to the suction line. An overflow valve is arranged in the bypass line. The valve body of the overflow valve is connected to a control piston which is displaceably held in a control chamber with the interposition of a sealing element and moves the valve body into a closed or an open position as a function of the flow rate of the cleaning fluid in the pressure line. A sliding element is arranged in the control chamber and abuts sealingly on the wall of the control chamber. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213653 | PERISTALTIC PUMP AND HOSE CARTRIDGE THEREFOR - A hose cartridge for removably mounting a hose on a peristaltic pump has a roller wheel for pumping a fluid through the hose in a closed loop encircling an opening through which the roller wheel extends when the hose cartridge is mounted. A method for mounting such a hose cartridge includes introducing a holding rod of the pump into a holding portion of the hose cartridge, and carrying out a rotational movement of the hose cartridge about an axis defined by the holding rod until the working position of the hose cartridge is reached. The holding rod and the fixing bar both thus extend substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the roller wheel. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213654 | ADJUSTABLE VANE CELL PUMP WITH A SLIDE COMPRISING RECESSES - An adjustable vane cell pump is provided having a rotor, which includes, but is not limited to bearing slots extending in radial direction, in which cane plates displaceable relative to the bearing slots are arranged. The vane cell pump further includes, but is not limited to an adjustable slide having a substantially cylindrical inner surface. The rotor is configured in order to driveably rotate about a rotary axis within the slide. The vane plates bear against the inner surface of the slide, and the slide further includes, but is not limited to a first and a second areal end face, as well as recesses, which outer-circumferentially extend parallel to the end faces | 2012-08-23 |
20120213655 | Oil Pump - An oil pump includes: a valve receiving hole including; a first port connected with the suction port, a second port connected with the switching port, a third port connected with the discharge port, and a discharge pressure introduction port arranged to receive the discharge pressure, a valve element arranged to switch a first state in which the second port and the third port are connected, and a second state in which the first port and the second port are connected; and an urging member arranged to urge the valve element toward the first end side, the pressure receiving area of the valve element and the urging force of the urging member being set so that the oil pump is switched from the first state to the second state when the pressure within the hydraulic fluid chambers to which the switching port is opened is a negative pressure. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213656 | AXIAL PISTON HYDRAULIC ROTATING MACHINE - PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an axial piston hydraulic rotating machine having high stability of a piston shoe. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213657 | FLUID PUMP MECHANICAL SEAL - A fluid pump having a pump motor, pump housing, and pump seal enclosure disposed between the pump motor and the pump housing. A pump drive shaft is rotatably driven by the pump motor and extends through the pump seal enclosure and a drive shafting opening into a pumping chamber of the pump housing. A drive shaft seal assembly is disposed within the pump seal enclosure and includes a spring seat, rotary ring, stationary ring, and compressible spring each disposed coaxially with the drive shaft. The spring seat includes a first alignment mechanism and the rotary ring includes a second alignment mechanism for engaging the first alignment mechanism. The stationary ring is fastened to the pump seal enclosure adjacent the drive shaft opening, and the compressible spring biases the rotary ring against the stationary ring. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213658 | CERMET HIGH LEVEL WASTE FORMS - A system and method for stabilizing fission products in a cermet for long term storage. The method includes forming a metal oxide precipitate, combining the metal oxide precipitate with an undissolved solid, and densifying the combined metal oxide precipitate and the undissolved solid to provide a cermet having a ceramic dispersed phase and a metallic matrix phase, wherein the metallic matrix phase includes metallic content from the undissolved solid. The undissolved solid can include fission product metals from the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel. The cermet waste loading can be greater than approximately 30 percent, reducing waste volume by 50 percent or more when compared to baseline glassified articles. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213659 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT OF A TURBOMACHINE - A method for producing a component of a turbomachine is disclosed. The method includes a) layer-by-layer deposition of a powder component material onto a component platform in a region of a buildup and joining zone, where the deposition takes place in accordance with layer information of the component to be produced; b) local layer-by-layer fusion or sintering of the powder component material by energy supplied in the region of the buildup and joining zone, where the buildup and joining zone is heated to a temperature just below a melting point of the powder component material; c) layer-by-layer lowering of the component platform by a predefined layer thickness; and d) repetition of steps a) to c) until the component is finished. A device for producing a component of a turbomachine is also disclosed. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213660 | High Temperature Low Thermal Expansion Ni-Mo-Cr Alloy - An alloy designed for use in gas turbine engines which has high strength and a low coefficient of thermal expansion is disclosed. The alloy may contain in weight percent 7% to 9% chromium, 21% to 24% molybdenum, greater than 5% tungsten, up to 3% iron, with a balance being nickel and impurities. The alloy must further satisfy the following compositional relationship: 31.952012-08-23 | |
20120213661 | WARM-UP SYSTEM FOR CATOX DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM - A decontamination system useful for treating articles that have been exposed to nuclear, chemical or biological (NBC) agents may comprise a decontamination unit, a catalytic oxidation (CATOX) reactor connected to decontaminate off gases from the decontamination unit and a selector valve The selector valve may be configured to allow output gases from the CATOX reactor to pass to an exhaust during steady-state operation of the CATOX reactor and to allow said output gases to re-enter the CATOX reactor during warm-up of the CATOX reactor. Warm-up of the CATOX reactor may be quickly achieved as a result of recycling the output gases through the preheater during warm-up. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213662 | SYNERGISTIC METHODS FOR ODOR CONTROL - An odor control composition may be dosed to a wastewater treatment system to control hydrogen sulfide levels. The composition may include a sulfide-reducing agent and an oxidizer. Synergy between the compounds of the odor control composition may facilitate efficient reduction of hydrogen sulfide levels. The sulfide-reducing agent and the oxidizer may be present in a single odor control composition or may be dosed to the system separately. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213663 | METHOD OF REMOVING E. COLI BACTERIA FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION - The method of removing | 2012-08-23 |
20120213664 | PLASMA GENERATION AND USE OF PLASMA GENERATION APPARATUS - A plasma generating apparatus comprises a first, powered electrode and a second electrode structure located in front of the first electrode. An insulating layer is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode structure. The second electrode structure has a plurality of second electrode portions defining gap portions therebetween. The width of the gap portions is w. The second electrode portions each have a forward surface and the gap portions each having a forward surface, the height difference between the forward surface of each second electrode portion and the forward surfaces of the adjacent gap portions being h, and wherein h is at most 1 mm and the ratio w/h is at least 1. Thus, the forward surfaces of the second electrode portions and the forward surfaces of the gap portions together provide a smooth topography. The plasma generated by the apparatus (in air or other oxygen-containing gas) forms ozone, which can be used to treat foodstuffs, for example. The smooth topography allows substantially all of the plasma to be generated inside a package whose wall is pressed towards the second electrode structure. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213665 | Anti-microbial Device - Under electronic monitoring and control, fluids flow into a fluid diffusion device | 2012-08-23 |
20120213666 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION BY MEANS OF SEQUENTIAL HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FOGGING WITH A VEIW TO CREATING DRY MIST - The invention mainly relates to an apparatus for decontaminating an indoor space ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213667 | AUTOMATED MICRO-VOLUME ASSAY SYSTEM - An automated assay system is described with stations for placement of materials to be used in an assay of materials inside capillaries and an automated gripper for manipulating capillaries. The system includes a separation and immobilization station where reactions inside the capillaries take place and a detector station where photoemissions from the capillary reactions are detected. The photoemissions from the capillaries may be displayed as line graphs or in columns of a pseudo-gel image resembling the familiar Western gel blot. An automated control system has a user interface by which an operator can select a run protocol and define the locations of samples and reagents to be used in the protocol run. Following the setup the control system will cause the automated system to execute the protocol, then display the results in a selected display format. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213668 | COVER OPENER AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZING DEVICE USING SAME - A cover opener for opening a cover | 2012-08-23 |
20120213669 | OPTICAL-WAVEGUIDE SENSOR CHIP, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, METHOD OF MEASURING SUBSTANCE, SUBSTANCE-MEASURING KIT AND OPTICAL-WAVEGUIDE SENSOR - An optical-waveguide sensor chip includes an optical waveguide having a first substance immobilized on the surface thereof, the first substance being specifically reactive with an analyte substance, and fine particles dispersed on the optical waveguide and having a second substance immobilized on the surface thereof, the second substance being specifically reactive with the analyte substance. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213670 | DEVICE TO DETECT ANALYTES IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - Device to detect at least an analyte, comprising a transparent substrate ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213671 | MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring device includes a first substrate; and a second substrate bonded on the first substrate. The second substrate has at least two inflow ports, at least two outflow ports, and an injection port. The two inflow ports, the two outflow ports, and the injection port penetrate the second substrate. The first substrate includes partition wall portions opposing to each other, and forming a first cavity between the partition wall portions, and forming at least two second cavities close against one of the partition wall portions. Each second cavity is provided adjacent to the first cavity. Through holes are provided in the respective partition wall portions to connect the first cavity and the second cavity to each other, and the through holes are adapted to capture an object to-be-tested introduced in the first cavity. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213672 | APPARATUS FOR USE WITH STERILANT VAPOUR GENERATORS - This invention relates to apparatus for use with a sterilant vapour generator used for sterilising an enclosure, said apparatus providing means for enhancing the distribution of the sterilant vapour in the enclosure during a gassing phase of the sterilisation process and for removing the sterilant vapour from the air in the enclosure during a subsequent aeration phase. The apparatus can optionally be configured to provide humidification, if required. The invention therefore comprises means for the distribution of sterilant vapour in the enclosure during a gassing phase of the sterilisation process and means for removing the sterilant from the air in the enclosure during an aeration phase. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213673 | SMALL PORE MOLECULAR SIEVE SUPPORTED COPPER CATALYSTS DURABLE AGAINST LEAN/RICH AGING FOR THE REDUCTION OF NITROGEN OXIDES - A method of using a catalyst comprises exposing a catalyst to at least one reactant in a chemical process. The catalyst comprises copper and a small pore molecular sieve having a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms. The chemical process undergoes at least one period of exposure to a reducing atmosphere. The catalyst has an initial activity and the catalyst has a final activity after the at least one period of exposure to the reducing atmosphere. The final activity is within 30% of the initial activity at a temperature between 200 and 500° C. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213674 | DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST - The invention relates to a catalyst for purifying the exhaust gases from diesel engines, in particular an oxidation catalyst which is particularly well suited for the purification of exhaust gases from heavy goods vehicles when further exhaust gas purification units such as a particle filter and/or a nitrogen oxide reduction catalyst are installed downstream thereof. The catalyst contains two catalytically active coatings which have different compositions and of which only one is in direct contact with the outflowing exhaust gas. The coating ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213675 | COMPACT TWO-STAGE GRANULAR MOVING-BED APPARATUS - A compact two-stage granular moving-bed apparatus comprises a vessel, a flow-corrective element, and a filter material supplying part. The vessel comprises a hollow interior, a gas outlet, a first media outlet and a second media outlet. The flow-corrective element divides the hollow interior into a first channel and a second channel. The filter material supplying part has a first provider for providing a first granular material flowing through the first channel and a second provider for providing a second granular material flowing through the second channel, wherein a vertical level of each first and second provider is adjustable so that a first flow path that an exhaust gas flows through the first granular material and a second flow path that the exhaust gas flow through the second granular material is respectively capable of being controlled. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213676 | Process for the Production of Ammonia Synthesis Gas With Improved Cryogenic Purification - A process and related equipment for producing ammonia synthesis gas are disclosed, wherein a raw syngas ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213677 | PIPETTE AND SEALING TIP - A sealing pipette tip includes features to seal the tip directly against the piston in an air displacement pipette, avoiding the need for a piston seal within the pipette. This configuration reduces potential points of failure, allows the pipette-tip interface to be optimized, and improves liquid handling characteristics of the pipette. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213678 | SAMPLE LOADING CAROUSEL - An improved sample handling carousel is mounted to an analytical furnace at an acute angle and includes sample holding cavities which are readily visible at eye level to an operator. The rotary carousel can be easily removed from a stepwise driven drive shaft for filling the carousel at a remote location, such as a weighing station, or can be filled directly while mounted on the drive shaft. A tray is positioned below the carousel and has a slot for dropping a sample when one of the sample holding cavities aligns with the slot in the tray. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the carousel is made of aluminum or a transparent polymeric material, such as acrylic. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213679 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALKYLENE CARBONATE AND/OR ALKYLENE GLYCOL - The invention provides a reaction system for the production of an alkylene carbonate and/or an alkylene glycol comprising: an epoxidation zone containing an epoxidation catalyst located within an epoxidation reactor; a carboxylation zone containing an iodide-containing carboxylation catalyst located within an alkylene oxide absorber; and one or more purification zones containing a purification absorbent capable of reducing the quantity of iodide-containing impurities in a feed comprising a recycle gas, which purification zones are located upstream from the epoxidation zone; and a process for the production of an alkylene carbonate and/or an alkylene glycol. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213680 | HYDROMETHANATION OF A CARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCK WITH NICKEL RECOVERY - The present invention relates to processes for hydromethanating a nickel-containing (and optionally vanadium-containing) carbonaceous feedstock while recovering at least a portion of the nickel content (and optionally vanadium content) originally present in the carbonaceous feedstock. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213681 | DIRECT PURIFICATION OF A NICKEL LATERITE LEACHING EFFLUENT - The present invention refers to a direct purification process of a nickel laterite leaching effluent including adjusting a pH of a leaching solution, employing an ion exchange resin to adsorb nickel and copper selectively over ferric or ferrous iron, and recovering nickel. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213682 | NOVEL SORBENTS FOR MERCURY REMOVAL - The adsorption of vapor phase elemental mercury onto the commercially produced Thief carbon and impregnated Thief carbon with ferric chloride and sodium chloride is disclosed. The results indicate that the impregnation of these sorbents enhanced considerably their capacity and changed the sorption mechanism. Ferric chloride impregnated Thief carbon sorbents presented the highest sorption capacity. | 2012-08-23 |