34th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100212409 | Plant-Controlled Atmometer for Measuring Crop Evapotranspiration - An atmometer device comprises a porous evaporator member, a suction tube communicating water from a reservoir to the porous evaporator member, a sensor measuring a moisture characteristic of soil associated with a crop, a mechanism arranged for controllably varying a rate of evaporation of the water through the porous evaporator member responsive to the moisture characteristic measured by the sensor, and an indicator arranged to indicate water loss in the reservoir. By controlling rate of evaporation of the water through the porous evaporator member responsive to the measured moisture characteristic of the soil, the amount of water loss in the reservoir during the given time period more accurately reflects crop evapotranspiration. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212410 | METHOD OF MEASURING DEPOSITION ONTO A SUBSTRATE - A method of measuring the deposition of a composition onto a substrate. This information can be used to correlate how the composition will deposit on sanitary ware, such as shower cubicles, baths, and wash basins. The composition can be a liquid personal cleansing composition. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212411 | Tip Indenting Apparatus for Testing a Block of Material - The invention relates to a tip indenting apparatus for testing a block of material, characterized in that it comprises: a holder for the tip and a holder for a block of a material to be punched or scratched, said tip holder and said block holder each comprising a solid body made of heat conducting material; securing means for removably securing the tip or the block in thermal-conducting contact to said solid body; an annular sheath having a shape corresponding to that of said solid body and in which said solid body is provided; heating means comprising at least one electric heater; and means for assembling the solid body and the heating means; wherein, during a test, the tip can be heated at a predetermined temperature, in particular a temperature essentially equal to that of the block of material to be tested. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212412 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTOURS OF A SURFACE OF A BEARING - Contours of a surface of a bearing which extends about an axis are displayed on a grid. To visualize the contours, points on the surface are measured at a plurality of angular positions to determine the corresponding measured values. The measured values at each angular position are normalized to determine a normalized measurement datum corresponding to each angular position. The normalized measurement datum is subtracted from each of the measured values to determine a plurality of deviations of the corresponding points. Shades are assigned that correspond to a range of possible deviations. Each of the deviations are displayed as a data segment on a grid that represents the shape of the surface of the bearing. Each data segment is shaded on the grid to the corresponding shade to provide a topographical representation of the contours of the surface of the bearing. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212413 | Method for Determining Emission Values Of A Gas Turbine, And Apparatus For Carrying Out Said Method - A method for determining emission values of a gas turbine comprises the following steps: performing a test run of the gas turbine; determining operating parameters (T0, T4, T4*, NGG, output) of the gas turbine during the test run; determining first emission values (NOx) during the test run; storing a correlation (NOx(T4*)) between the operating parameters and the first emission values; and, during operation, determining operating parameters (T0, T4, T4*, NGG) of the gas turbine; and determining second emission values (NOx 15% O2 dry exhaust) corresponding to the stored correlation (NOx(T4*)) between the operating parameters and the first emission values. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212414 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OXYGEN SENSOR - An abnormality determination apparatus for an oxygen sensor provided on the downstream side of a catalyst includes: a first determination portion that determines whether a rich-output continuation time during which output value of the oxygen sensor continues being an output value that shows a rich state before a fuel cut is started is longer than a set continuation time; a second determination portion that determines whether degree of change in the output value when the output value changes from a first reference value to a second reference value that shows a leaner state than the first reference value is more gradual than a set degree of change after the fuel cut is started; and a third determination portion that determines whether the oxygen sensor is abnormal based on determinations by the first determination portion the second determination portion. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212415 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Catalyst - A system for providing a catalyst to a first flow of gas. The first flow of gas has an operating pressure. A pipe carries the first flow of gas from a compressor of a turbocharger to a combustion chamber. The operating pressure of the first flow of gas varies in accordance with an operation of the compressor. The system includes an enclosure, a pump, and an atomizer. The enclosure receives a portion of the first flow of gas at the operating pressure. The pump is positioned in the enclosure. The pump receives from within the enclosure the portion of the first flow of gas. The pump provides the portion of the first flow of gas at a second pressure. Any gas that exits the enclosure is provided by the pump at the second pressure. The atomizer receives a solution having the catalyst and provides a vapor having the catalyst. The portion of the first flow of gas at the second pressure carries the vapor out of the system and into the first flow of gas for delivery to the combustion chamber. A magnitude of the second pressure comprises a magnitude of the operating pressure plus a magnitude of a pressure increase provided by the pump. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212416 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OXYGEN SENSOR - An abnormality determination apparatus for an oxygen sensor provided on the downstream side of a catalyst includes: a first determination portion that determines whether amount of decline in output value of the oxygen sensor during a period from when amount of intake air or exhaust gas declines before a fuel cut is started to when the fuel cut is started is smaller than a reference amount of decline; a second determination portion that determines whether degree of change in the output value when the output value changes from a first reference value to a second reference value that shows a leaner state than the first reference value is more gradual than a set degree of change after the fuel cut is started; and a third determination portion that determines whether the oxygen sensor is abnormal based on determinations by the first determination portion the second determination portion. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212417 | EXHAUST TREATMENT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for monitoring operation of an exhaust treatment system of a diesel engine includes a dosing system including an injector for injecting an injection fluid and a pump for pressurizing the injection fluid. The system also includes a pressure sensor in communication with the dosing system generating a pressure signal. The system further includes a control module that determines a pressure error signal in response to the pressure signal and generates a fault signal in response. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212418 | LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - At least one embodiment of the present invention relates to a device for providing a compensated measurement of the level of a liquid in a tank. In at least one embodiment, the device includes a transducer adapted to transmit and receive acoustic signals; a waveguide connected to the transducer and adapted to extend into the liquid; at least one collecting device for collecting free-moving portions of said liquid; and at least one directing device for directing fluid originating from liquid collected by the collecting device into or along a portion of the waveguide which during operation is located above the liquid level. At least one embodiment of the present invention also relates to a corresponding method. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212419 | FLUID LEVEL MEASURING DEVICE FOR A BEVERAGE DISPENSER - A level sensing apparatus and method of use for use with a beverage server to indirectly sense the level of beverage retained in the server. The server having a body for receiving and retaining beverage with an opening in the body for receiving the level sensing apparatus and beverage there through. The level sensing apparatus includes at least one capacitive sensing probe assembly retained in a housing to separate the probe assembly from contact with beverage. The housing containing the capacitive sensing probe assembly being disposable into the opening in the body of the server. The capacitive sensing probe indirectly sensing at least one level of beverage retained in the beverage server. A separate display assembly is provided and selectively couplable to the capacitive sensing probe assembly. A power source is provided and coupled to the display assembly and to the capacitive sensing probe assembly to provide power to sense and display the level of beverage in the server. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212420 | INDUCTIVE FLUID LEVEL SENSOR - A sensor for measuring a level of a fluid includes a member and a bobbin defining a cavity therethrough and configured for receiving the member. The sensor also includes at least one inductive coil wound to the bobbin, wherein the at least one inductive coil defines a plurality of symmetrical layers that each extend along an axial length of the bobbin. The sensor includes a float operably connected to the member and buoyant in a fluid having a level in a container. The member axially translates within the cavity in response to a change in position of the float according to the level of the fluid so that an inductance of the at least one inductive coil varies in relation to a position of the member within the cavity and thereby in relation to the level of the fluid. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212421 | WEATHER PREDICTION SYSTEM - The invention consists of a barometric pressure sensor, coupled to a processor for recording changes in the pressure over time, this is coupled to a GPS device providing an accurate measurement of the altitude which allows for the barometric pressure measurements to be normalized, typically to mean sea level. Once the measurements have been normalized the effects of the vertical motion of the sensor are effectively removed and the resulting trend shows the absolute atmospheric pressure which can then be used for weather prediction. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212422 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-SPINNING ROTOR FORGINGS - A method and system for relieving forging induced residual stresses in a rotor forging balances a pre-spin machine with the forging mounted thereon at a first rotational speed and then pre-spins the forging with it mounted on the machine at a substantially greater second rotational speed. A one per rev sensor is used for determining a weight placement angle and a vibration sensor is used for determining an amount of weight to add to a spinning assembly including the forging during the balancing. High-density non-metallic balance weights adhesively attached on an inside surface of the forging or spinning assembly may be used. The rotational inertia of the spinning assembly may be checked during a spin up period by determining a rate of rotational acceleration vs. torque applied to the spinning assembly and used to stop the pre-spinning if it is to great. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212423 | ACCELERATION SENSOR - An acceleration sensor having a substrate, at least one web, and a seismic mass, the web and the seismic mass being situated over a plane of the substrate. The seismic mass is situated on at least two sides of the web and elastically suspended on the web. The web is anchored on the substrate with the aid of at least one anchor. At least one anchor is situated outside the center of gravity of the seismic mass. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212424 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSORS - An angular velocity sensor or gyroscope has a ring and a primary drive transducer arranged to cause the ring to oscillate in a primary mode substantially at the resonant frequency of the primary mode of the ring. A primary control loop receives primary pick-off signals from the primary pick-off transducer and provides primary drive signals to the primary drive transducer so as to maintain resonant oscillation of the ring. The primary control loop includes a demodulator arranged to determine the amplitude of the fundamental frequency of the primary pick-off signals and a demodulator arranged to determine the amplitude of the second harmonic frequency of the primary pick-off signals and a drive signal generator arranged to produce the primary drive signals | 2010-08-26 |
20100212425 | 3-Axis Accelerometer With Gap-Closing Capacitive Electrodes - Disclosed is a novel three-axis capacitive-type accelerometer implemented on SOI wafer. The accelerometer consists of four springs, one proof mass, four pairs of gap-closing sensing electrodes (each pair of gap-closing sensing electrode containing one movable electrode and one stationary electrode), and several metal-vias as the electrical interconnections. The movable electrodes are on the proof mass, whereas the stationary electrodes are fixed to the substrate. The three-axis accelerometer has five merits. (1) The sensitivity of the accelerometer is improved since the proof-mass is increased by containing both device and handling silicon layers; (2) The sensitivity is also improved by the gap-closing differential capacitive sensing electrodes design; (3) The parasitic capacitance at bond pad is reduced by the existing of metal-vias between the device Si layer and handling Si layer; (4) The sensing gap thickness is precisely defined by the buried oxide of SOI wafer; (5) The stationary sensing electrodes anchored to the substrate also act as the limit stops to protect the accelerometer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212426 | ACCELERATION SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An acceleration sensor includes: a support member; a fixed electrode provided on the support member; a movable unit; a movable electrode provided on the movable unit and disposed opposed to the fixed electrode to generate capacity; and a projection extending from the opposed surface of at least either the fixed electrode or the movable electrode in one direction within the surface. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212427 | RESONANT INSPECTION USING RECONFIGURABLE NEST - The present disclosure provides a device and method for non-destructive testing of an object using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy, wherein the device is provided with a reconfigurable nest for placement of objects of various shapes and sizes on the device. The reconfigurable nest includes a plurality of transducers that are held in place using a rheological fluid. As each transducer is arranged, for example, using a robotic tool, an electric or magnetic field is applied to the rheological fluid in contact with said transducer, thereby holding the transducer in place. This device and method thus provide a nest for a resonant inspection device that may be reconfigured in much less time and with much less effort when compared to existing solutions. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212428 | Operation-Position Detector and Application Thereof - An operation-position detector having a tube that allows an ultrasonic signal to propagate therethrough. The tube has a plurality of holes capable of being selectively closed or opened by an operation and is provided with an ultrasonic transmitter-receiver arranged at a first end thereof. A signal processor drives the ultrasonic transmitter-receiver and causes an ultrasonic signal to propagate through the inside of the tube, receives a reflection signal corresponding to a closed or open state of each of the holes, and detects the state of each hole on the basis of the reflection signal, thereby detecting the operation position of an operation conducted by an operator. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212429 | ULTRASONIC INSPECTION APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC PROBE APPARATUS USED FOR ULTRASONIC INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND ULTRASONIC INSPECTION METHOD - An ultrasonic inspection apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probe apparatus including an ultrasonic transducer; a drive element selecting section that selects a required piezoelectric vibrator of the ultrasonic transducer; a signal detecting circuit that detects an electric signal dependent on a reflected echo of an ultrasonic wave emitted from the selected piezoelectric vibrator; a signal processing section that produces data on an internal image of the inspection object based on the detected reflected echo; a second display unit that combines multiple pieces of image data acquired from the signal processing section and displays an integrated visualization data result; and an second input unit that is used to perform an operation command such as a command input to start or terminate an inspection or an a command to set inspection condition. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212430 | ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTION METHOD AND ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTION EQUIPMENT - Equipment of the invention uses a volume focusing flaw detection method. In a sectional view of a material m being tested, a plurality of transducers | 2010-08-26 |
20100212431 | Method and apparatus for the non-destructive material testing of a test object using ultrasonic waves - A method for the non-destructive material testing of a test object that is at least sectionally solid by subjecting the test object to ultrasonic waves and capturing the ultrasonic waves reflected within the test object is provided. The method includes computer-supported division of the test object into a predetermined number of volume elements, subjecting the test object to a sound field while scanning the surface of at least a section of a surface of the test object, detecting the sound waves reflected on the volume elements while scanning the surface or the section of the surface of the test object, and in-phase addition of the sound waves reflected at the same volume elements and detected at measuring positions on the surface of the test object. A central beam is directed at the volume element in each measuring position, wherein the central beam has the maximum intensity of the sound field. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212432 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITIVE VIBRATING SENSOR - An electrostatic capacitive vibration sensor has a substrate, a through-hole, a vibrating electrode plate, and a fixed electrode plate opposite the vibrating electrode plate. The fixed electrode plate is subjected to vibration to perform membrane oscillation. Pluralities of acoustic holes are made in the fixed electrode plate. The vibrating and fixed electrode plate are disposed on a surface side of the substrate such that an opening on the surface side of the through-hole is covered. A lower surface of an outer peripheral portion of the vibrating electrode plate is partially fixed to the substrate. A vent hole that communicates a surface side and a rear surface side of the vibrating electrode plate is made between the surface of the substrate and the lower surface of the vibrating electrode plate. In addition, the acoustic hole has a smaller opening area except at the outer peripheral portion. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212433 | Sensor in a moulded package and a method for manufacturing the same - The flow sensor or other type of sensor comprises a package having a cylindrical section arranged between an anchor section and a head section. The diameter of the anchor section is typically larger than the diameter of the cylindrical section, which in turn is typically larger than the diameter of the head section. A sensor chip is embedded partially into the package, with a sensitive area being exposed to the surroundings. The sensor can e.g. be inserted into a bore having a diameter matching the one of the cylindrical section. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212434 | FLOW SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH MEDIA ISOLATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS - A flow sensor apparatus that utilizes a pressure sensor with media isolated electrical connections. A cap can be attached to topside of the pressure sensor over a diaphragm to protect bond pads and wire bonds from a fluid media. A flow channel can be etched on the cap with an opening and exit on the sides of the cap so that liquid can flow through the flow channel. An inlet port and an outlet port can be attached to the channel's opening and exit to allow for fluid flow over the diaphragm. The flow channel creates a larger pressure over portions of the diaphragm that increases the deflection of the diaphragm, which increases an output signal of the pressure sensor. V-grooves can be created on two sides of the pressure sensor and in the cap to create the channel for the fluid in and out of the cap's cavity. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212435 | PRESSURE SENSOR ELEMENT AND PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor element includes: a package, a first diaphragm provided on a first surface of the package, a second diaphragm provided on a second surface of the package, and a pressure sensing element disposed in the package, the pressure sensing element including: a first base formed at one end in a longitudinal direction of the pressure sensing element, a second base formed at the other end in the longitudinal direction, and a resonating portion formed between the first base and the second base. In the element, the first and second surfaces are opposed to each other. The pressure sensor element is disposed such that the longitudinal direction is orthogonal to a displacement direction of each of the first and second diaphragms. The first base is connected to the first diaphragm while the second base is connected to the second diaphragm. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212436 | Single use sterile slit impact sampling cassette with rotatable capture tray - A single use sterile slit impact sampling cassette with rotatable capture tray for recovering particulate matter from ambient air, having a lid with a slit shaped air inlet, dish with an air outlet, and capture tray. The dish and lid assemble to form a sealed sample chamber, which houses the capture tray. The assembled cassette is sterile packaged with its inlet and outlet covered before use. The cassette is placed on a base for operation, which supplies the required vacuum for sampling, and rotational means for the capture tray. Air drawn into the air inlet is accelerated to a velocity that ensures impingement, or entrainment of particulate matter from the sampled air volume onto, or within the capture media. The sampled air volume is evacuated from the sample chamber through an air outlet. The cassette is then removed from the operative base, and then may be analyzed for the target contaminants. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212437 | DEVICE FOR WITHDRAWING A LIQUID SAMPLE FROM A CONTAINER OR FOR DISCHARGING A LIQUID SAMPLE INTO A CONTAINER, AND APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE DEVICE FOR WITHDRAWING LIQUID SAMPLES FROM RESPECTIVE ONES OF A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS OR FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID SAMPLES INTO RESPECTIVE ONES OF A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS - Apparatus ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212438 | ANALYZING APPARATUS AND ANALYZING METHOD - An analyzing apparatus comprising: a transporting device for transporting a sample; a plurality of measuring units, each measuring unit measuring a sample transported by the transporting device; a determination result obtainer for obtaining a determination result representing whether the sample requires remeasurement based on a measurement result by a predetermined measuring unit among the plurality of measuring units; a designation receiver for receiving a designation of one measuring unit for remeasuring the sample determined to be remeasured; and a transport controller for controlling the transporting device so as to transport the sample determined to be remeasured to the designated measuring unit. An analyzing method is also disclosed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212439 | SELF-FLUSHING BOTTLE IN-LINE FLUID SAMPLER - A hydraulic fluid sampler and a method for obtaining a hydraulic fluid sample includes a sample container holder configured to support a sample container mounted thereto in an inverted position and a non-inverted position. In the inverted position, the sample container holder is configured to flush the sample container with hydraulic fluid so as to flush away any contaminates that may be present. In the non-inverted position, the sample container holder is configured to fill the sample container with hydraulic fluid. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212440 | INTEGRATED CONTROL FOR DOUBLE CLUTCH - Transmission including a dual clutch transferring the torque of an engine to two input primary shafts of a gearbox, each clutch including one disk connected in rotation to one of the primary shafts, that can be tightened between plates of which one is axially mobile thanks to a control mechanism, one of these control mechanisms including a piston guided by a cylindrical surface integrated into an axial housing of a primary shaft, characterised in that the guiding cylindrical surface is located as close as possible to the shaft's housing, this surface being directly made inside the shaft's housing or inside a body inserted into the housing which end is connected to the casing of the gearbox via a fastening shifted outside the housing. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212441 | DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A dual clutch transmission having countershafts, idler gears and input shafts with gears which engage with the idler gears. The countershafts have a power take-off gear that is coupled to an output shaft. Shift elements connect gear wheels to engage forward and reverse gears. The transmission has two dual gear planes and two single gear planes, one idler gear of the countershafts being respectively associated with a fixed gear of one of the transmission input shafts in each of the dual gear planes. An idler gear in each dual gear plane is utilized for two gears and one idler gear of one countershafts associating with an input shaft fixed gear to shift at least one winding path gear via at least one shift element on each countershaft, and at least one winding path gear can be shifted with a coupling device associated with the take-off gear of the first countershaft and is disengaged. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212442 | Modulatable marine transmission clutches including fluid-operated nonrotating pistons for clutch engagement - Modulatable marine transmission clutches including fluid operated nonrotating pistons for effecting clutch engagement by compression of the plates, the pistons generating thrust that is transferred through bearings between the modulatable pistons and the clutch packs. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212443 | Intelligent Transmission Element - An intelligent transmission element includes a first element formed in a strip shape and disposed with a slot therein; a second element disposed with a containing space for placing the first element, wherein the inner side of the containing space is disposed with a tank corresponding to the plurality of slots, the tank and the plurality of slots forms a loading path for disposing a plurality of rolling elements and a silencing element. The silencing element is placed between the plurality of rolling elements and contains a dye container for a dye. When the silencing element is damaged due to an external force, the dye inside the dye container of the silencing element would color the transmission element to let the user notice that the silencing element is damaged. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212444 | Conjugate roller drive - This invention provides improvements to worm drives for mechanical power transmission and roller wheels and the worm screws for use in such drives. The principal innovation is utilizing conjugate mesh between the worm screw and the roller wheel by shaping both the surfaces of the threads of the worm screw and the driven surfaces of the roller tips so that they become conjugate surfaces that accomplish the most efficient energy transfer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212445 | PLANET WHEEL WITH A BEARING BOLT THAT PRESENTS AN AXIAL GROOVE - The invention relates to a revolving gear mechanism with at least two gear wheels which mesh mutually, forming an engagement space, of which one is a revolving gear wheel which is mounted rotatably by means of a bearing on a bolt, and a lateral surface of the bolt forms a bearing surface. According to the invention, at least one axial longitudinal groove is arranged on the lateral surface of the bolt. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212446 | WAVE GEAR DEVICE - In a cup-type or “silk hat”-type wave gear device ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212447 | SHIFTING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A shifting device is provided for a vehicle transmission with a selector lever pivotable within a shifting device housing about at least one axis of rotation for selecting gears defined within the vehicle transmission. A shift position of the selector lever is assigned to at least one gear. A locking device for the individual shift positions of the selector lever can be released as a function of given general data of the state of motor vehicle components such as the pedal mechanism and the engine. The locking device has a locking element displaceable by the selector lever analogously to the individual shift positions of the selector lever. The locking element has a plurality of locking devices, which correspond to the individual shift positions and which can be brought into a locking position and an unlocking position by at least one actuating device. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212448 | GEAR-SHIFT CONTROLLING APPARATUS OF SADDLE-RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle riding type vehicle includes a sensor that generates a signal, a moving member that moves a movable portion of the sensor and a coupling member that couples the moving member to a change pedal. The change pedal, the coupling member, the moving member and the sensor are arranged sequentially alongside one another along a sub-frame. The sub-frame is an existing member constituting a part of a vehicle body frame. Thus, base plates dedicated to the moving member, the sensor and the like can be eliminated. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212449 | Goniometric Positioning System - A system for positioning an object includes a base and a platform for detachably retaining the object. A first linear actuator is pivotably coupled to a first pivot axis of the platform and a first pivot axis of the base. A second and a third linear actuator are pivotably coupled to a second pivot axis of the base and the first pivot axis of the platform. A fourth linear actuator is pivotably coupled to the second pivot axis of the base and a second pivot axis of the platform. The first, second, third and fourth linear actuators being selectably adjustable in length to position the platform at a select position about a predetermined arc of travel. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212450 | RIPPER OPERATING DEVICE - A ripper operating device is configured to perform operations of a ripper of a work vehicle. The ripper operating device includes a support portion, an operating lever, and an operating switch part. The operating lever is supported by the support portion to be movable with respect to the support portion in a first direction to perform a first operation and non-movable in a second direction. The first direction intersects a front-and-rear direction at an intersection point corresponding to a neutral position of the operating lever to form an acute angle with the front-and-rear direction on a rearward-outward side of the intersection point. The second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and substantially matches with a direction in which a forearm of an operator extends when operating the ripper. The operating switch part is arranged on the operating lever to perform a second operation other than the first operation. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212451 | COLLAPSIBLE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY - An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle preferably has a bracket for rigid attachment to the vehicle with a first slot defining a longitudinal adjustment path of the assembly. A steering shaft is journaled to a jacket of the assembly for rotation about an axis. A shuttle attaches rigidly to the jacket and adjustably to the bracket for telescoping and tilt adjustment of the assembly. The shuttle has a second slot that defines a collapse path with said second slot preferably having a first portion restraining said steering shaft in a normal state and a second portion that allows said steering shaft to move through said collapse path when in a collapsed state. A pin extends through said first and second slots for coupling said shuttle to said bracket. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212452 | WIRE QUICK RELEASE DEVICE FOR BRAKE WIRE OF BICYCLE - A wire quick release device of the present invention is mounted on a bicycle in association with a brake device and a brake wire of the bicycle. The wire quick release device includes a quick release having a handle to operate in order to press the brake wire onto the brake device and loose the brake wire in order to simplify the work of fastening and releasing the brake wire. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212453 | VIBRATION REDUCING GRIP AND CONNECTOR - A vibration reducing grip for a handle bar having an outer tubular element; an inner tubular element disposed within said outer tubular element; and a vibration reducing coupling comprising a plurality of deformable ribs for coupling said inner tubular element and said outer tubular element. The vibration imparted from the handle bar is reduced by the deformation of the vibration reducing coupling. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212454 | Bike pedal assembly structure - A bike pedal assembly structure is disclosed, which involves a bracing joint connecting to a crank, and a pivotal shaft of the pedal and a control bar are penetrated into a joining cylinder of the bracing joint for a joining. By depressing the pressing head of the control bar, the pivotal shaft of the pedal and the control bar can be dismounted from the joining cylinder. The pedal can even be mounted to the same structure in a reverse position for the prevention of the possibilities in forgetting to place it somewhere or even in losing it. Since the store of the pedals is located at the space between the cranks of both sides, which means deadly save the space. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212455 | IRON-BASED SOFT MAGNETIC POWDER FOR DUST CORE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DUST CORE - An iron-based soft magnetic powder for dust core having a high magnetic flux density, maintaining high electric insulation even after annealing, and more excellent in the mechanical strength in which a coating film having a phosphate conversion coating film is formed on the surface thereof and the peak height for the absorption of hydroxyl groups formed at 3700 cm | 2010-08-26 |
20100212456 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE BALL FOR ELECTRONIC PARTS - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a composite ball for electronic parts by preparing a core ball with spherical shape, forming a solder-plated layer encompassing the core ball to obtain a composite ball, and then conducting a smoothing work on the surface of the solder-plated layer, therein the smoothing work is preferably conducted by bringing a medium into contact with the surface of the solder-plated layer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212457 | PRODUCING METAL AND CARBON DIOXIDE WITH HYDROGEN RECYCLE - Offgas containing carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide that is produced in the reduction of ores and other metal oxides in a reactor is treated to reduce its carbon dioxide content and is then contacted with metal oxide to reduce the oxidation state of the metal and oxidize carbon monoxide therein to carbon dioxide, following which the reduced metal is oxidized with steam to produce hydrogen that can be fed to the reactor. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212458 | BOTTLE OPENER RING - A finger or thumb ring bottle opener with a continuous band with a tab defined by a pair of notches located at the back of the ring and the tab does not extend beyond the top, bottom or exterior surfaces of the ring. In use, the ring is placed on the finger of the user with the tab facing the fingertips and is positioned on a bottle cap so that the tab engages the bottom portion of the skirt of the bottle cap and a portion of the cap is in the notches of the ring. Forward and upward force applied to the ring through the finger causes the cap to separate from the bottle. In one embodiment, a platform is disposed on the front of the ring for promotional indicia or ornamentation. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212459 | Roof shingle stripper, grinder, and blower - A roof shingle stripper, grinder, and blower includes: a motor to power the device; self-propelled wheels that move the device forward and urge the shingles into the device; a lifting blade that lifts up and dislodges the shingles from the roof; a shredder having two rows of grinding wheels that grind the shingles into pieces and blow the pieces into a conduit; and the conduit has a side wall that, when the wall is in a first position, diverts the pieces in a first direction, and when the wall is in a second position, diverts the pieces in a second direction. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212460 | EXPANDABLE COUNTER-TORQUE WRENCH - A counter-torque wrench includes a tubular outer body having distal and proximal ends and an inner shaft disposed within the outer body. The inner shaft has a proximal end and a distal end and is axially displaceable relative to the outer body. The distal end of the inner shaft has a gripping end portion disposed proximate to the distal end of the outer body. The gripping end portion comprises a plurality of branches extending distally of the outer body. The branches are radially displaceable between a relatively open position, in which the branches are displaced radially outwardly from one another, and a relatively closed position, in which the branches are displaced radially inwardly toward one another. The distance between the branches is greater in the open position than in the closed position. A method of using the counter-torque wrench is also provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212461 | OPEN END RATCHET WRENCH - An open ended ratchet wrench includes an elongated handle and generally C-shaped head that is pivotally connected to the elongated handle. A cavity is formed within the C-shaped head. A pair of dogs pivotally mounted within the cavity, each having ratchet teeth. An elongated spring is positioned within the cavity and heaving each of a first end thereof abuttingly engaging a predetermined portion of one of the pair of dogs and having an opposed second end thereof abuttingly engaging a predetermined portion of an opposed one of the pair of dogs. A generally C-shaped insert is centrally disposed within the head and having ratchet teeth on each dog. An actuating member is secured to the spring and is manually operable to selectively rotate the head with the insert or ratchet the head about the insert. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212462 | PEG BOARD DISPLAY FASTENER AND CONNECTOR - A clip includes a head having a thumbscrew protrusion and a body with spaced apart threads. The clip is of various widths and lengths to accommodate, most preferably, different widths and depths of holes in peg board. Most preferably, the clip is sized to accommodate ¼ inch peg board, and is used to releasably secure items such as advertisements and promotional material to the peg board. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212463 | Pivoting Handle Installation Tool for Assembling Pre-tension Spiral Balances into Window Frames - A tool to facilitate the installation of spiral rod balances after the sash has been installed into the window frame. The tool becomes an extension onto the end of the spiral rod of a conventional spiral rod balance and forms a spiral balance sub-assembly. It enables the installer to pull the end of the spiral rod from its pre-tensioned positioned in the balance containment tube without the necessity of having to use another tool, turn the tool so that a sash clip securely fixed onto the spiral rod is seated the sash rail. The tool can be recycled by the window manufacturer for re-use. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212464 | WEB CORRECTION CUTTER - A method and apparatus provide for continuous automatic cutting of a web of material wherein the web has a web anomaly that prevents the web from lying flat and straight. The web anomalies include when a web has a non-zero Gaussian curvature and/or when the web or roll of material follows an arc when the roll is unrolled onto a flat surface. These web anomalies may be justified through use of computer controlled cutters that correct the motion trajectory of the cutter relative to the web and also by means of distortions to the support surface upon which the cutting of the web is to occur. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212465 | Cutting Machine for the Cutting of Blocks of Material - The cutting machine comprises a horizontal knife ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212466 | MACHINE TOOL MONITORING DEVICE - A machine tool monitoring device having a detection unit, which is configured to detect the presence of a material type in a machine tool work area by spectral analysis of a radiation. The detection unit has a sensor unit having at least one sensitivity region for detecting radiation in a wavelength range that is situated at least partially in the infrared spectrum. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212467 | SLIDE-TYPE CUTTING MACHINE - A slide type cutting machine which conducts cutting work of a timber etc. more safely and can be stored compactly. A straight guide device ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212468 | CONVERTIBLE CIRCULAR SAW APPARATUS USABLE AS EITHER A MITER SAW OR A TABLE SAW - A convertible miter/table saw comprises a base frame supporting a lower, miter saw table rotatable about a vertical axis. A circular saw assembly, namely a saw blade and motor, is mounted on a rear pedestal of the table and pivotable about a horizontal axis, the miter saw table providing a turntable and having a lower saw slot for receiving the saw blade. In miter saw mode, the swivel position of the miter saw table is adjusted and the circular saw blade moved downwards into the lower saw slot. In table saw mode, an upper saw table connected to the rear of the base frame is pivoted about a horizontal axis from a raised, generally vertical position to a lowered, generally horizontal position in which a slot in the upper saw table accommodates the circular saw blade when the latter is aligned therewith. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212469 | Multiple Punch and Die Assembly Providing Hand Disassembly, Punch Length Adjustment and Replacement - A multiple punch and multiple die assembly has a workpiece protector comprising a punch lifter that is operatively associated with each punch for supporting each of the punches in an inactive position as an active punch is moved by the ram to the active, i.e. operating position to thereby eliminate scoring or marking of the sheet material or other workpiece that is being punched. To eliminate the need for hand tools and hand assembly or disassembly, a manually moveable retainer on the punch assembly is provided that can be moved by hand between a punch-releasing and punch-retaining position for holding the punches within the multi-punch assembly during operation. To prevent stress fractures that formerly occurred in die carriers, support of each die is distributed between two different die components thereby reducing impact stress on the carrier as the ram drives the punch through the workpiece. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212470 | DISKLIKE CUTTING TOOL AND CUTTING DEVICE - A disklike cutting tool ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212471 | CUTTING TOOL FOR CUTTING LABELS - The invention relates to a cutting tool ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212472 | Pair of saw blades - A pair of saw blades includes a first blade, which is adapted to rotate in a first direction about an axis of rotation, and a second blade, which is adapted to rotate in a second direction opposite to said first direction about the same axis of rotation. Each blade has a blade body and cutting elements, which are provided along the periphery of the blade body and adapted to run close and in parallel to each other when the blades are rotating. A spacer, which extends into a space between the two blades, is attached to at least the blade body of one of the blades in order to support itself against and slide along a peripheral part of the other opposite blade. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212473 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FOR THE HANDICAPPED - FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION | 2010-08-26 |
20100212474 | MUSICAL SYSTEM - A musical system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems including: a frame with an interior cavity, a tuning system coupled within the interior cavity of the frame, the tuning system configured to be accessed by way of an aperture through of the frame, and a drum head retained at a first end of the frame, wherein the tuning system configured to apply uniform pressure that circumscribes an axis of interior surface of the drum head. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212475 | TUNING OR TRAINING DEVICE - A device for tuning a percussion instrument or training a voice has a processor which is adapted to receive an electronic signal corresponding to an acoustic impulse produced by the percussion instrument or voice. The processor is further adapted to analyse the signal to generate one or more characteristics of the signal. The device also has a display connected to the processor which displays the generated characteristics. The one or more characteristics include any one or any combination of a time-domain characteristic of the signal, a plurality of fundamental and/or harmonic frequencies of the signal, and a frequency spectrum of the signal. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212476 | Tool For Setting An Instrument Sound Post - A tool for setting an instrument sound post preferably includes a bent tube, one or more string or polymer lines, a cradle end that grasps the sound post, and an internal locking mechanism to hold the sound post against the tool. In one embodiment, a single line is used and a closed loop at the cradle end of the sound post setting tool holds the sound post in place. In this embodiment, a double-chamfer threaded tube construction is preferably used to facilitate line threading. In another embodiment, the cradle end includes a loop and a ball to grasp the sound post. In yet another embodiment, the cradle end includes two balls to grasp the sound post. The tool provides an improved way to install a sound post inside a stringed instrument. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212477 | Easy Visual Training Templates to Teach Piano Scale Fingering Sequences - The present disclosure provides for instruction guide templates for piano keyboard scale fingering for left and right hands and methods of using the guide templates in order to simplify learning the correct fingering sequences of all major and minor scale variations. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212478 | COLLABORATIVE MUSIC CREATION - Methods, systems, and devices are described for collaborative handling of music contributions over a network. Embodiments of the invention provide a portal, the portal being accessible over the network by a plurality of workstations and configured to provide a set of editing capabilities for editing music elements. Music contributions may be received at the portal. At least a portion of the music contributions include music elements. In certain embodiments, the music elements have been deconstructed from an audio signal or a score image. A number of collaboration requests may be received at the portal over the network. Some collaboration requests may originate from a first workstation, while other collaboration requests may originate from a second workstation. In response to at least one of the collaboration requests, at least a portion of the music elements may be edited using the editing capabilities of the portal. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212479 | METHOD FOR INSERTING PREDETERMINED BREAKING POINTS IN A RING-SHAPED HOLDING- AND SEALING BAND OF A SABOT CAGE PROJECTILE AND A WORK TOOL FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method and work tool for inserting predetermined breaking points in a ring-shaped holding- and sealing band of a sabot cage projectile with an impact sabot cage are provided, wherein the band is arranged on a partial area of a receptacle device segmented through at least two longitudinal slits. The receptacle device connects the propelling element to the guiding cage of the impact sabot cage, and the guiding cage is segmented through at least two longitudinal slits. After mounting the band on the receptacle device, but before installation of the guiding cage in the area of the holding- and sealing band covering the longitudinal slits of the receptacle device, notch-shaped predetermined breaking points are inserted in the holding- and sealing band from inside of the band with the aid of a work tool, wherein longitudinal slits of the receptacle device are used for lateral guiding of the work tool. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212480 | Explosive well tool firing head - A firing head embodiment of the invention confines a connected capacitance cartridge, explosive detonator, and wireline connection switch within an independent, cylindrical housing tube that is environmentally capped at both ends by threaded closures for secure transport to a well site. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212481 | Two-stage light gas gun - An improved two-stage light gas gun for launching projectiles at high speeds. The gun consists of three tubes: the expansion, pump, and launch tubes. The expansion tube contains a close-fitting expansion piston that is propelled by an explosive charge. The expansion piston in turn drives the pump piston housed within the pump tube by means of a rod connecting the two pistons. The action of the pump piston adiabatically compresses and heats a light gas of hydrogen or helium, bursting a diaphragm at a predetermined pressure and expelling the projectile from the launch tube at a very high speed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212482 | Firing pin assembly - A firing pin assembly with a firing pin having a shaft with a distal bearing thereon. The firing pin has a standby position, a load position, and a fire position. A cam engages the bearing and is configured to drive the shaft between the standby position and the load position. A spring about the shaft is compressed when the shaft is driven into the load position. A driver turns the cam when energized to drive the shaft from the standby position to the load position and then to turn the cam further whereupon the compressed spring urges the firing pin to fire. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212483 | M240 adapter assembly clip - A clamping mechanism corrects a design flaw in the NSN 1005-01-431-8324 adapter assembly without modifying it. The fine details of military regulations have encouraged the design flaw's persistence by limiting and preventing actions for correcting or modifying the NSN 1005-01-431-8324 adapter assembly. The clamping mechanism can be fielded without violating any regulations and thereby without necessitating the very expensive and time consuming acceptance procedures that would be required of other solutions. The clamping mechanism addresses the design flaw while simultaneously remaining within the regulatory regime. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212484 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY OF A PROJECTILE - An armor system comprising an armor base, an armor face on the armor base positioned as to be the first impact point of an incoming projectile, and a plurality of protrusions that extend outwardly away from the armor face. The protrusions act to affect the trajectory of an incoming projectile and divert it away from the optimum angle of attack. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212485 | Arm Guards - A ballistic arm guard is provided and includes a pliable outer shell or housing that encompasses inner ballistic cores which are housed or contained within an inner shell or housing. Secured to exterior portions of the ballistic arm guard are a series of attaching straps and buckles that facilitates the securing of the ballistic arm guard to the wearer's upper limb. Secured to and incorporated into an upper portion of the ballistic arm guard is a tourniquet. In one design, the interior ballistic cores comprise high performance fibers such as an aramid fiber, high molecular weight polyethylene, a combination of these, or other high performance fibers types. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212486 | BALLISTIC ARMOR PANEL SYSTEM - In ballistic attenuation a strike plate including a base armor plate having an outwardly facing surface, and a hard layer deposited on the base armor plate to substantially overlay the outwardly facing surface. In embodiments a ballistic attenuation assembly is provided having multiple sheets of a first fibrous material and a sheet of a second fibrous material laminated together by a modified epoxy resin with the first sheet of a second fibrous material being exposed along an outward facing surface. In embodiments a ballistic attenuation assembly is provided having a first panel having opposed inward and outward facing surfaces, a second panel having opposed inward and outward facing surfaces and a spacer interposed between the first and the second panels forming a gap between the inward facing surfaces of the first and second panels. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212487 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR AN ARMORED VEHICLE - Provided is a suspension system for use in an armored vehicle having a floor and a roof with an opening formed therein; the suspension system including a gunner platform and a suspension apparatus configured to hold the gunner platform in a suspended position spaced from the floor and the roof of the vehicle; the suspension apparatus including non-rigid elongated suspension elements, and being free of rigid elongated elements, configured to hold the gunner platform in said suspended position. Also provided is a method for providing a gunner platform in an armored vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212488 | Hydro-Pneumatic Cylinder with Controlled Stop Position - A cylinder having a hollow cylindrical body with an axially moveable rod disposed therein that is moveable between a rest position and a stop position. The cylindrical body and rod are configured so as to create a main chamber located between a lower surface of the rod and a base of the cylindrical body. And to also create an auxiliary chamber that is connectable to the main chamber via a flow channel in the rod. In one implementation the main chamber is adapted to contain a gaseous fluid and an oily fluid mixture when the rod is in the rest position so that the fluid exerts a first force on the lower surface of the rod to urge the rod toward the rest position. When the rod is in the stop position the main chamber predominately contains only the oily fluid. The auxiliary chamber is in flow communication with the main chamber via the flow channel when the rod is not in the stop position, the first auxiliary chamber, main chamber and flow channel configured to cause at least the gaseous fluid to be located in the main chamber to pass through the flow channel to the auxiliary chamber when the rod is moved in a direction towards the stop position so that at least the gaseous fluid exerts a second force on a surface of the rod, opposite the lower surface of the rod, that acts against the first force. A closure element coupled to a portion of the body base is also provided and adapted to close the flow channel in the rod when the rod is in the stop position. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212489 | REGULATION STRUCTURE FOR A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER UNIT WITH CASCADE STATUS REGULATOR - A regulation structure ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212490 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A PISTON/CYLINDER ARRANGEMENT - Control apparatus for a piston/cylinder arrangement, wherein the piston/cylinder arrangement has a cylinder and a piston which is accommodated at least partially in the cylinder and divides the cylinder interior along the cylinder axis into two part spaces, having a valve arrangement which is connected to a first part space and assumes a closed position which prevents a fluid which is held in the first part space from flowing out of this part space if the pressure in the fluid is smaller than a pressure control value which is set on the valve arrangement, and which opens into an opening position which makes this outflow possible if the pressure in the fluid is correspondingly greater than the pressure control value which has been set, having a priming device which is coupled to the valve arrangement and the first part space, serves to prepare for the damping of a pressure increase in the fluid which is brought about by a movement of the piston which is caused by a load which acts on the piston in the direction of the first part space, and by means of which a pressure increase can be generated in the fluid to a predefined pressure priming value independently of the load, and a method for controlling a piston/cylinder arrangement of this type and the use of a control apparatus of this type for a piston/cylinder arrangement of a hydraulic press. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212491 | FLUID PRESSURE CYLINDER - A fluid pressure cylinder including a first damper and a second damper provided respectively on a head cover and a rod cover, which are disposed on both ends of the fluid pressure cylinder so as to face toward a piston. The first damper and the second damper are formed from an elastic material, and are made up from a main body portion against which the piston abuts, and a plurality of legs that project from the main body portion and which are gripped between the head cover and the rod cover and an inner wall surface of the cylinder tube. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212492 | Horizontal Liquid/Gas Separation Device and Separation Method, Intended in Particular for the Liquid and Gas Phases of Crude Oil - A liquid/gas separator device for separating liquid and gaseous phases of a fluid, in particular crude oil, the device comprising a network of first and second separator pipes disposed horizontally, said first and second separator pipes being connected together by vertical link third pipes. The first separator pipes are fed from and connected upstream to a horizontal cylindrical diffuser and are connected downstream to a first horizontal cylindrical manifold. The second separator pipes are connected upstream to the same diffuser and downstream to a second horizontal cylindrical manifold. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212493 | Methods of Generating and Utilizing Utility Gas - The present application is directed to a method and system for preparing gaseous utility streams from gaseous process streams, nitrogen process streams, and other types of streams. The methods and systems may include at least one swing adsorption process including pressure swing adsorption, temperature swing adsorption, and rapid-cycle adsorption processes to treat gaseous streams for use in dry gas seals of rotating equipment such as compressors, turbines and pumps and for other utilities. The systems and processes of the present disclosure are further applicable to high pressure gaseous streams, for example, up to about 600 bar. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212494 | Method for Eliminating Mercury from a Gas Containing CO2 and Oxygen - A method for the purification of a feed gas stream at a pressure ≧3 bar, comprising at least 1% by volume of oxygen (O | 2010-08-26 |
20100212495 | Sorbent Structure Applicable for Carbon Dioxide Capture - A sorbent structure comprising a continuous activated carbon body in the form of a flow-through substrate; and an additive provided on the flow-through substrate, wherein the additive is capable of enhancing the sorption of CO | 2010-08-26 |
20100212496 | ADSORBENT, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, CANISTER AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an adsorbent suitable as an adsorbent for a canister which is capable of reducing an amount of evaporated fuel gas released into the atmosphere even where a motor vehicle is allowed to park for a prolonged period of time, a process for producing the adsorbent as well as a canister using the adsorbent and a method for using the canister. The above object can be accomplished by an adsorbent in which an integrated volume of pores having an average diameter of 3,000 to 100,000 nm as measured with a mercury porosimeter is 6.5 mL/dl or more and an equilibrium adsorption as measured in an n-butane volume concentration of 2,000 ppm is 0.16 g/dL or more, a process for producing the adsorbent, as well as a canister and a method for using the canister. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTENING WATER FOR USE IN A SCRUBBER - The present invention relates generally to the field of emission control equipment for boilers, heaters, kilns, or other flue gas-, or combustion gas-, generating devices (e.g., those located at power plants, processing plants) and, in particular to a new and useful method and apparatus designed to improve the water supplied to non-calcium-based, aqueous wet SO | 2010-08-26 |
20100212498 | FLUID SCRUBBER AND SPRAY BOOTH INCLUDING THE FLUID SCRUBBER - A wet scrubber for scrubbing a fluid. The wet scrubber may include an inlet for receiving the fluid and a vortex chamber, in communication with the inlet, for causing at least a portion of the fluid to circulate. The wet scrubber may also include at least one diffuser for exhausting the fluid from the vortex chamber, the diffuser configured to substantially prevent fluid exhausted from the diffuser from recirculating back into the diffuser. A paint booth and a method of scrubbing a fluid are also provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212499 | SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY - An apparatus for effecting separation of particles from a mixture of particles and gas, the apparatus comprises: a housing that defines therethrough a channel; an inlet in said housing to admit the mixture of particles and gas into the channel; a deflector in the channel; and a gas outlet port substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the channel and downstream of the deflector; wherein the deflector is shaped to direct the particles past the gas outlet port. A method of separation is also disclosed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212500 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT FOR CLEANING PROCESS GASES CONTAMINATED WITH PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR CLEANING FILTER UNITS OF SUCH A FILTER ARRANGEMENT - A filter arrangement, for cleaning gases contaminated with particles, has at least one filter unit with an exterior and an interior filter ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212501 | Membrane Filter Element with Multiple Fiber Types - A natural gas stream is passed through a single membrane element that is fabricated with two or more distinct types of membrane fibers. The membrane fibers have different characteristics in order to reduce the number of membrane elements required for gas separation and to improve gas separation performance due to changing gas composition because of permeation as the gas travels through the membrane element. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212502 | AIR DRYER FOR ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURES - An air dryer having an internal orifice designed into an outlet end cap that eliminates the need for external valves or regulators to control the flow of air through the dryer. The internal orifice, which can be press-fit or threaded into the end cap, provides a consistent and stable outlet flow and dew point and eliminates the need for instruments to measure outlet flow and dew point. The orifice size can be easily changed for changing outlet flow and dew point. A protective tubular shroud is provided for shielding a membrane module of the dryer, and for routing sweep gas to a bottom vent. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212503 | HOLLOW FIBER CARBON MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A hollow fiber carbon membrane is provided, which has excellent gas separation performance, unbreakable flexibility and high utility. The hollow fiber carbon membrane comprises carbonized substance obtained by calcination of a hollow fiber-like material formed from a polyphenylene oxide derivative, and has an external diameter in the range of 0.08 mm to 0.25 mm. The polyphenylene oxide derivative substantially comprises repeating units represented by the following (a) and (b) (in the structural formula, R | 2010-08-26 |
20100212504 | GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE - Problem to be Solved: To provide a gas separation membrane having an excellent performance balance (balance between gas permeation performance and gas separation ability) as a gas separation membrane. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212505 | REGENERATIVE ADSORPTION GAS DRYER - A regenerative adsorption gas dryer has a wet gas inlet, first and second drying towers, and a dried gas outlet. The inlet, towers and outlet are arranged such that, in use, a flow of purge gas regenerates an off-stream one of the towers, while a stream of wet gas from the wet gas inlet enters an on-stream one of the towers to exit that tower as a stream of dried gas which then continues to the dried gas outlet. The roles of the off-stream and on-stream towers are reversible. The dryer further has a first check valve for controlling a stream of dried gas between the first drying tower and the dried gas outlet, and a second check valve for controlling a stream of dried gas between the second drying tower and the dried gas outlet. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212506 | FILTER ELEMENT AND FILTER UNIT - By providing a thin-type deodorizing filtering medium which can be mini-pleats-processed, a washing-regenerable filtering medium in which the deodorizing filtering medium and a dust collecting filtering medium are integrated and, further, a low pressure drop/dust collecting deodorizing filter unit which can be subjected to large air volume treatment are provided. A non-crimped single fiber having a specified Young's modulus and a specified fineness is used to prepare a nonwoven fabric sheet having high stiffness, and a gas adsorbing substance is adhered and fixed thereto. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212507 | METHODS, CAPSULES AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOAMED DRINKS - The invention provides a method for the preparation of a foamed drink comprising the steps of: providing a capsule containing a foamable ingredient; providing a receptacle positioned to collect fluid escaping from the capsule; injecting liquid into the capsule to mix with the foamable ingredient; allowing the foamable ingredient mixed with the liquid to escape from the capsule into the receptacle; followed by injecting further liquid into the receptacle in a jet having a diameter of from about 0.5 to about 2 mm to produce foamed liquid in the receptacle. The invention also provides capsules, apparatus and systems specifically adapted for use in the method. Preferably, the food ingredient is a milk powder, and the method produces a hot foamed beverage such as a cappuccino coffee. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212508 | DISPENSING DEVICE AND COFFEE MACHINE FOR MILK AND MILK FOAM - A dispensing device for milk and/or milk foam is provided that includes a mixing device for mixing steam, milk and/or air. A mixing device may include a chamber, a first line for the supply of milk into the chamber, a second line for a supply of steam into the chamber, a third line for the supply of air into the chamber, at least one outlet for dispensing the milk and/or the milk foam from the chamber, a valve including an adjustable regulating shaft for regulating the supply of milk and/or air into the chamber. By adjusting the regulating shaft between different predetermined positions at least one flow of milk may be switched on and switched off and/or altered and a flow of air may be switched on and switched off and/or altered. A dispensing device may further include a drive motor for adjusting the regulating shaft of the valve and a control device for controlling the drive motor. The regulating shaft may be movable by controlling the drive motor by means of the control device into respective predetermined positions. | 2010-08-26 |