35th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110210462 | Spin-Dyed Gradient-Color Fiber and Method for Fabricating the Same - The present invention discloses a spin-dyed gradient-color fiber and a method for fabricating the same, wherein at least one component of the fiber is spin-dyed. The present invention obtains gradient color via controlling at least one of the following spinning conditions: (1) colorant quantity: continuously varying quantity of at least one colorant metered by colorant meters; (2) output ratio: continuously varying the output ratio of at least one melt extruder; (3) fineness: varying fineness of the fiber in a stretching way, a false-twisting way or another way. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING AN EXTRUDED MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method of drying an extruded material that includes the steps of: providing a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam in a housing, extruding a material in the housing, drying the material in the gaseous atmosphere, and moving the dried material out of the housing. An apparatus for drying the extruded material is also provided. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210464 | Mould and method for vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding - A mould and method for vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding of a fibre reinforced laminated structure are provided. The mould includes a first mould part and a second mould part. The first mould part defines a negative impression of the laminated structure, being structurally stable and forming a support for fibre reinforcement layers of the laminated structure. The second mould part connectable to the first mould part for closing the mould and defines together with the first mould part an enclosed space which can be evacuated. The mould further includes a flow duct for guiding a liquid polymer which is formed as a recess in the first mould part and/or a recess in the second mould part that is open towards the enclosed space and extends along a section of the periphery of the first mould part and/or the second mould part. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210465 | POLYISOCYANATE COMPOSITION USED FOR BINDING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS - Polyisocyanate composition for binding lignocellulosic materials comprising a methylene bridged polyphenyl polyisocyanate composition having a content of difunctional diphenylmethane diisocyanate isomers between 50 and 70 wt %, preferably between 60 and 70 wt %. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210466 | POLYISOCYANATE COMPOSITION USED FOR BINDING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS - Polyisocyanate composition for binding lignocellulosic materials comprising a methylene bridged polyphenyl polyisocyanate composition having a having a relative content of minor trifunctional isocyanate isomers of at least 17 wt % based on the total trifunctional isocyanate content. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210467 | METHODS FOR MAKING BOARD FOR HAIR CLIP - A method for making a board for a hair clip includes preparing a substrate and a patterned cloth layer. The substrate is made of plastic or metal. The patterned cloth layer is bendable cloth and includes a face with a pattern. The patterned cloth layer is bonded to a surface of the substrate. The substrate with the patterned cloth layer is placed in a mold. A transparent, plastic, outer layer is formed on the substrate by injection molding to cover the patterned cloth layer, obtaining a board for a hair clip. In another method, a substrate made of plastic or metal is prepared. A pattern layer is formed on a face of the substrate. The substrate with the pattern layer is placed in a mold. A transparent, plastic, outer layer is formed on the substrate by injection molding to cover the pattern layer, obtaining a board for a hair clip. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210468 | METHOD OF FORMING A PATTERNED LAYER OF A MATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE - A method of forming a patterned layer of a material on a substrate includes forming a layer of the material on a stamp, and contacting the stamp with a first substrate comprising a pattern of protruding and recessed features to bring a first portion of the layer into conformal contact with the protruding features. The stamp is then removed from the first substrate. The first portion of the layer remains in conformal contact with the protruding features, and a second portion of the layer opposite the recessed features is removed with the stamp. Accordingly, a patterned layer is formed on the stamp inverse to the pattern on the first substrate. The method may further include transferring the patterned layer on the stamp to a second substrate. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210469 | PRODUCTION OF USEFUL ARTICLES FROM WASTE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a process of using waste material comprising absorbent material and a thermoplastic material, such as from the manufacture of disposable absorbent articles, to produce useful articles. The process includes shearing the waste material, chopping the waste material, pelleting the waste material, and extruding or injection molding the pelleted material to create a useful article. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210470 | CRUCIBLE AND METHOD FOR FURNACE CAPACITY UTILIZATION - The present invention relates to efficient furnace capacity utilization in the production of ingots. The present invention includes a crucible and use of the same. The crucible approximately matches the interior shape of the furnace in which the ingots are produced. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210471 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURE OF A POLYMER FILM, WHICH IS ORIENTED UNDER AN ANGLE TO ITS LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION - Flexible tubular film ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210472 | METHOD FOR FORMING STRUCTURED POLYMERIC FILM - A method for forming a structured polymeric film having a plurality of longitudinally spaced structured on both sides of the structured polymeric film is described. The method includes: providing a rotatable tool having an outer circumferential surface, the outer circumferential surface including a plurality of tool projections; providing a nip roll having a smooth conformable outer circumferential surface opposed to the outer circumferential surface of the tool; introducing a polymer layer into a nip between the tool and the nip roll; pressing the polymer layer between the tool and the nip roll to form web recesses into a first side of the polymer layer and web projections extending away from an opposing second side of the polymer layer, with the tool projections on the circumferential surface of the tool and form a structured web; and removing the structured web from the tool. Sample processing articles are also described. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210473 | Extrudate Transport Apparatus Having A Free Floating Roller Assembly - An extrudate transport apparatus comprises a free floating roller assembly, wherein the roller assembly controls a rotational pitch of a cylindrical green ceramic extrudate as the green ceramic extrudate moves longitudinally from a first location to a second location within the extrudate transport apparatus. The free floating roller assembly has a predetermined effective weight and comprises a contact roller having a deformable outer surface for frictionally contacting an outer surface of the green ceramic extrudate in motion adjacent thereto, while maintaining a constant contact force upon said green ceramic extrudate. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210474 | DRILL BIT WITH INTEGRAL CUTTINGS SPLITTER AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method of making a drill bit for drilling subterranean formations includes, forming a bit mold defining the drill bit to include at least one recess defining at least one splitter, and filling the bit mold with at least one material. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210475 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LINER OF A VESSEL - A vessel and method for forming the vessel is disclosed, the vessel having an injection blow molded hollow liner, wherein the hollow liner includes reinforced interfacial features formed substantially around a portion of at least one vessel penetration element. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210476 | Composite Laminate Having An Improved Cosmetic Surface And Method Of Making Same - A composite laminate includes a plurality of sheets of prepreg stacked one over another, and a scrim layer provided on an exterior surface of the sheets of prepreg. Each prepreg sheet is formed of fibers preimpregnated with resin. The scrim layer and the sheets of prepreg form a composite laminate whereby the scrim layer constitutes an outer, exposed surface of the composite laminate. The scrim layer may be a nonwoven carbon or glass fiber scrim that has absorbed resin from the sheets of prepreg. A method of making a composite laminate includes placing into a mold a scrim and a plurality of sheets of prepreg, with the scrim extending between an exterior surface of the sheets of prepreg and an inner surface of the mold; forming a composite laminate whereby the scrim is adhered to the sheets of prepreg; and removing the composite laminate from the mold. An outer layer of the composite laminate includes the scrim. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210477 | APPARATUS FOR MOLDING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A molding apparatus for an electronic device comprises a first mold chase, a second mold chase and a middle plate which is configured to be clamped together with the electronic device between the first mold chase and second mold chase during molding. A molding cavity formed in the middle plate is configured for receiving molding compound. A package pin is mounted on the middle plate to be movable with the middle plate, and a portion of the package pin is positioned to protrude into the molding cavity to form a mark in the molding compound when molding compound is molded around the said portion of the package pin. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210478 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR PROVIDING THE EDGE OF A STARTING SHEET WITH A DIELECTRIC STRIP - A device for providing the edge of a starting sheet of an electrode used in the electrolytic refining or recovery of metals with a dielectric part comprises a die space, in which the edge of the starting sheet of the electrode can at least partly be fitted, and a feeding device of the dielectric material for feeding the dielectric material into the die space. The device comprises changing members of the volume of the die space for pressing the dielectric material in the die space to that edge of the starting sheet of the electrode, which is at least partly fitted in the die space. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210479 | CONFINED PULSED LASER DEPOSITION METHOD FOR DEPOSITING METASTABLE THIN FILM - A confined pulsed laser deposition method and apparatus that includes an ablative coating between a transparent confinement layer and a backing plane, and a laser beam directed through the confinement layer to ablate the coating at generally ambient temperature and pressure, and using laser induced pressure to synthesize metaphase from the ablative coating. For example, diamond phase carbon can be synthesized from a graphite coating. The laser beam can be directed through a focus lens to control the final spot size, or through a beam diffuser to make the intensity more uniform. An XYZ-stage can position a desired target area of the ablative coating to be irradiated by the laser beam. The laser beam can have an intensity of less than about 6 GW/cm | 2011-09-01 |
20110210480 | Nanostructures with anti-counterefeiting features and methods of fabricating the same - Embodiments of the invention relate to methods of anti-counterfeiting for nanostructures and nanostructured devices. Specifically we describe a method of embedding a coded micro- or nanopatterns in nanostructures fabricated using Near-field rolling mask lithography, where areas of such features can be embedded into a transparent cylindrical or conic frame, or fabricated on the surface of flexible film laminated on the surface of the frame. Alternatively, specific coded nanofeatures distribution can be created using modulation of intensity or wavelength of the light source along the width or length of such cylinder or cone, or modulation of flexible film thickness or contact pressure between the rotatable mask and a substrate. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210481 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SYNTHETIC RESIN HOLLOW BODY - A manufacturing method of a synthetic resin hollow body in which a molten resin is injected for an over-molding outside a hollow molding body made of a resin provided with a hollow body and at least an opening portion to form a resin sheathing body in an integrating manner with the hollow molding body. The method includes the step of injecting the molten resin for an over-molding under the state in which the hollow molding body is partially or wholly filled with a fluid substance. The manufacturing method of a synthetic resin hollow body is capable of suppressing resin cost and operation cost and can improve decorating property. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210482 | RESIN MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A resin molded body can give a heat-insulating or radiation function of providing extremely good heat transfer, has high reliability, and is manufactured with a simple process at low cost. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210483 | MOLTEN METAL SUPPLY CYLINDER, MOLTEN METAL SUPPLY APPARATUS INCORPORATING SUCH A SUPPLY CYLINDER AND MOLTEN METAL SUPPLY METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a molten metal supply cylinder that has a simple configuration if compared with the configurations of the prior art and can suppress mixing of oxide that is produced on the surface of a low melting point metallic material in a solid phase with molten metal. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210484 | COOLING PLATE FOR A METALLURGICAL FURNACE AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A cooling plate for a metallurgical furnace includes a body with a front face, an opposite rear face ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210485 | Slow Acting Pocketed Spring Core Having Fibrous Material and Sheets Glued to Pockets - Spring cushions ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210486 | RUBBER ARTICLES SUBJECTED TO REPEATED DEFORMATION AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MAKING THE SAME - An air spring having an airsleeve, wherein at least one layer of said airsleeve includes the vulcanization product of an elastomer and syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210487 | VIBRATION INSULATION DAMPER FOR COIL SPRING - A vibration insulation damper ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210488 | LIQUID-SEALED TYPE VIBRATION ISOLATOR - In a liquid-sealed type vibration isolator having a first orifice flow channel | 2011-09-01 |
20110210489 | AXIALLY DAMPED HYDRAULIC MOUNT ASSEMBLY - An example mount assembly includes a first chamber, at least partially defined by a first elastomeric element and a second chamber, at least partially defined by a second elastomeric element. The assembly also includes an inertia track having a central opening defining an axis. The inertia track defines a serpentine passage in fluid communication with the first chamber and the second chamber. The inertia track is moveable along the axis relative to the first elastomeric element and the second elastomeric element. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210490 | ASYMMETRICAL MOUNTING - An elastomeric bearing arrangement for the reduction of machine vibrations caused predominantly by externally acting forces. The bearing, due to its special design and construction symmetry, is capable of processing the forces occurring in all spatial directions with optimal material protection. The bearing is preferably suitable for a rotational connection of rotor/gearbox units to the support plate in wind turbines. The bearing has a sandwich element ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210491 | Polymer spring - A polymer spring has a hollow tubular polymer body, wherein the first end portion of the body, the second end portion of the body, and the mid-portion of the body together substantially maintain an annular cylindrical column structure throughout the length of the body from the first end portion of the body to the second end portion of the body, such that the mid-portion of the body has a substantial portion that is in direct alignment with the first end portion of the body and the second end portion of the body when the spring is compressed to eliminate or reduce the chances of the spring failing caused by the spring folding or buckling and to reduce material fatigue in the polymer spring associated with folding or buckling. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210492 | RETENTION SPRING FOR A MUTLI-DISC BRAKE HUB ASSEMBLY WITH DISC SLIDE PINS - A spring for applying a biasing force to a disc of a brake hub assembly including a hub having a circumferential groove, at least one disc, and a plurality of guide pins for rotatably coupling the hub and the disc wherein the spring comprises a band for circumferentially engaging the hub. The spring is characterized by a plurality of axial position retention tabs circumferentially spaced and extending radially inwardly from the band for engaging the circumferential groove of the hub and for preventing axial movement between the spring and the hub. The spring is further characterized by a plurality of circumferential position tabs circumferentially spaced and extending radially outwardly from the band and being generally U-shaped and defining a guide pin opening for at least partially engaging one of the guide pins for rotatably coupling the spring and the hub. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210493 | SUBSTRATE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a substrate assembly which satisfies both highly precise positioning and easier assembling. A substrate assembly, formed by positioning a substrate and installing the substrate onto a predetermined member, is configured such that the predetermined member comprises a projection which protrudes toward the substrate, the substrate comprises a hole at a position corresponding to the projection into which the projection is fitted, the projection comprises a small projecting portion on a sidewall surface, and the small projecting portion and a sidewall surface of the projection on the reverse side of the small projecting portion are configured so as to come into contact with a wall surface of the hole to thereby determine a position of the substrate to the predetermined member in a predetermined direction. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210494 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A WORKPIECE TO A FIXTURE PLATE USING A NOVEL WORKPIECE HOLD-DOWN CLAMP - A workpiece hold-down clamp for securing a workpiece to a fixture plate, the workpiece hold-down clamp comprising: a clamp post for mounting to the fixture plate; and a clamp finger which is adjustably mounted to the clamp post, wherein the clamp finger is configured for selective movement along the clamp post, and wherein the clamp finger comprises a portion for engaging the workpiece; wherein the clamp finger comprises a cantilever beam which is flexible. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210495 | Transversal Cutting Equipment for Sheets Separable From Overlapped Continuous Forms - A transversal cutting equipment for sheets separable from overlapped continuous forms, wherein the forms are longitudinally divided from a basic continuous form for producing documents with a single sheet or more sheets, and wherein the documents and the respective sheets are printed according to a predetermined order. The equipment comprises a cutting device for joined separation of the sheets; an accumulating and forwarding device; transport paths; and differentiating means for modifying the transport times of the sheets along one or more transport paths. The cutting device operates in a continuous way, while the accumulating and forwarding device collects the sheet or sheets of a partially formed document and sends the sheet or sheets upon the completion of the document. The differentiating means modifies the transport times without interrupting the cutting device so that a cut sheet of a following document, is transferred to the accumulating and forwarding device for the formation of the following document, substantially after the forwarding of the preceding document. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210496 | PLANAR MEDIA-FEED APPARATUS - Apparatus for feeding a planar medium from a host tray with a media cavity, including a feed edge adjacent to which the medium is extracted, a sidewall perpendicular to the feed edge, and a spring plate for lifting the medium towards a feeder; a media carrier nested in the cavity, including an edge guide to prevent the medium from moving toward the sidewall, the edge guide having an alignment face for orienting the medium with respect to the feed edge; and an alignment guide in the cavity and having a media guide and a baseplate wider than the medium and disposed over the spring plate, so that the baseplate is lifted when the spring plate lifts. The alignment face and alignment guide together prevent the medium from skewing with respect to the feed edge while the medium is extracted by the feeder. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210497 | PLANAR MEDIA-FEED METHOD - A method of feeding a planar medium, includes providing a host tray having a feed edge adjacent to which the medium is extracted by a feeder, and having a spring plate for lifting the medium; nesting a media carrier in the host tray, wherein the media carrier includes a print biasing edge which forms an acute angle with the spring plate through the travel of the spring plate, so that the print biasing edge and the feeder together impose an angular acceleration on a planar medium disposed between the print biasing edge and the spring plate, so that the medium is rotated away from the print biasing edge; disposing a planar medium in the host tray over the spring plate; and extracting the planar medium at the feed edge using the feeder. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210498 | RECORDING DEVICE AND RECORDING METHOD - A recording device which carries out the recording process with respect to a recording medium using a recording unit mounted on a moving member that reciprocates along a scan direction intersecting a feeding direction of the recording medium, including a reception unit that receives a recording instruction; an end portion detection unit that detects a position of an end portion in the width direction of the recording medium, based on a detection signal that is output from a signal output portion provided in the moving member; a memory unit that stores end portion positional information; and a control unit that controls the movement of the moving member so that, when the end portion positional information is stored in the memory unit and an edge recording is instructed by the recording instruction, the position of the end portion in the width direction of the recording medium is not detected. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210499 | Method for Aligning a Media Sheet in an Image Forming Apparatus - A method for aligning a media sheet in a media path of an image forming apparatus includes aligning the media sheet against a first reference edge of an input tray. The media sheet may then move through an alignment nip which is constructed to laterally move the media sheet against a reference edge. The media sheet moves along the reference edge and becomes aligned prior to moving to a transport belt. The media sheet may then move through one or more transfer nips to receive one or more images. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210500 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A device includes a conveying unit conveying a sheet, a guide, disposed downstream of the conveying unit in a conveying direction, guiding one side end of the conveyed sheet while being in contact with a side end, a feeding unit obliquely conveying the sheet closer to the guide, a pressing unit pressing the conveyed sheet in a direction in which the sheet moves away from the guide, and a control unit controlling the pressing unit and the feeding unit so that the feeding unit nips the pressed sheet to form a loop in the sheet between the conveying unit and the feeding unit and then conveys the sheet while the side end of the sheet is in sliding contact with the guide. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210501 | PAPER FEEDING CASSETTE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The rear end face of the first upright portion of a trailing edge regulating member is brought into contact with the inner face of a notched sidewall provided in a rear sidewall, and the second upright portion is located above the notched sidewall. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210502 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - If a jam detecting portion detects a sheet jam, a rear end position of the jammed sheet is computed based on information, when a rear end of the jammed sheet is located within an area A | 2011-09-01 |
20110210503 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet or bill processing apparatus capable of reliably detecting a paper sheet or bill present in a traveling route. The paper sheet or bill processing apparatus includes: a motor for a paper sheet or bill conveyance mechanism which can be driven to convey a paper sheet or bill along a traveling route; a discharge sensor which detects whether or not the paper sheet or bill is present in the traveling route; and control means which carries out a redetection process to detect whether or not the paper sheet or bill is present in the traveling route again by the discharge sensor after the motor is driven if the paper sheet or bill is not detected by the discharge detection sensor in a detection process in a condition that driving of the conveyance mechanism is stopped. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210504 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE MEDIA HOLD DOWN TRANSPORT AIR FLOW - An apparatus ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210505 | SHEET THICKNESS DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of accurately detecting a thickness of various sheets. A CPU of the image forming apparatus sets the degree of amplification to a large value, if a sheet basis weight is equal to or less than a threshold value, and sets the degree of amplification to a small value, if the sheet basis weight is larger than the threshold value. One of magnetic sensors, which are disposed facing respective ones of magnets mounted to a displacement member of a sheet thickness detection device of the image forming apparatus, is selected according to the set degree of amplification. When a sheet passes through a detection part of the displacement member, a displacement of the detection part amplified through the displacement member is detected by the selected sensor and a sheet thickness is detected based on an output of the sensor. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210506 | SHEET THICKNESS DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet thickness detection device capable of accurately detecting a thickness of sheets of various types. In a case that information about sheets stored in a sheet feed unit is set by a user through an operation unit or through an external host PC, a CPU of the sheet thickness detection device sets a pressure changeover solenoid to ON to obtain a strong nip pressure between a detection roller and a fixed roller, if a sheet basis weight specified in the information about sheets is larger than a predetermined value, and sets the pressure changeover solenoid to OFF to obtain a weak nip pressure, if the sheet basis weight specified in the information about sheets is equal to or less than the predetermined value. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210507 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING SHEET - The sheet feeding apparatus of the invention includes a driving roller that is rotated by a predetermined driving source, a driven roller that rotates in response to movement of said driving roller, said driven roller being placed opposite said driving roller and having contact with a roller surface of said driving roller, a pressing member that presses a roller surface of said driven roller toward said roller surface of driving roller at a predetermined pressure, and driven roller holding member that includes an opening being elongated in a tangential direction at a contact point between said driven roller and said driving roller or between said driven roller and a sheet, on a circle forming said roller surface of said driven roller. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210508 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - When printing is to be executed on the basis of an input print job, and a group of sheets having undergone the printing on the basis of the input print job are discharged to a first one of multiple discharging destinations, the first discharging destination is switched to a second discharging destination in the course of the discharging process, and the second discharging destination is selected in accordance with an arranged order of the group of sheets. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210509 | MECHANICAL DRAWING MACHINE AND GAME APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - It is an object to prevent the occurrence of a situation that a drawing rolling object never enters into a drawing pocket. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210510 | MECHANICAL DRAWING MACHINE AND GAME APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - It is an object to identify which of a plurality of rotationally moving drawing pockets a drawing object has entered into, without using a detecting means unit that moves together with the drawing pockets, from a result of detection by a fixedly arranged detecting means unit. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210511 | BOARD GAME WITH DROPPED WEIGHTED GAME PIECES - A target game with, for example, weighted game pieces or unweighted game pieces and game boards onto which the weighted or unweighted game pieces are dropped is disclosed, The elements of the game may include, for example, playing surface, targets and playing pieces. The target areas may be used to progress throughout the game using one or more game pieces. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210513 | NON-METALLIC BRUSH SEAL - A rotary machine comprises a housing, a rotor that is rotatably disposed within the housing and having an axis about which the rotor may spin, and a seal disposed upon the housing. The seal comprises a support disposed on the housing and a plurality of flexible non-metallic bristles that extend from the housing and engage the rotor, such that the seal provides a barrier to fluid flow between a first region located in a first axial direction from the seal and a second region located in an opposite axial direction from the first region. The first region is filled with a bearing liquid and the second region is filled with a process fluid. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210514 | Low and Reverse Pressure Application Hydrodynamic Pressurizing Seals - The present invention relates to circumferential seal ring segments positioned around a rotating shaft so as to prevent fluids from leaking from a lubricant sump during both low and high pressure conditions. The circumferential seal is comprised of a plurality of adjoining annular ring segments facing the rotating shaft. Each sealing ring segment includes a dead end circumferential groove on a shaft-side face of each sealing ring such that, when the segments are joined, the circumferential dead end groove of each segment extends arcuately in the direction of shaft rotation. At least one additional groove is contained on the shaft-side face of each sealing ring segment. Each additional groove is an axial bore groove extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the seal ring segment in fluid communication with the dead end circumferential groove so as to direct fluid flow generated from a rotating shaft into the dead end circumferential groove. The additional groove(s) directs and creates pressurized air within the dead end circumferential groove, either directly or indirectly maintaining a seal between the ring segments and the shaft. A bleed hole may also be provided to create a seal between each sealing segment. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210515 | SEALING SYSTEM FOR THE OUTLET OF A PLASTIC-LINED COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER - A sealing system for an outlet of a plastic-lined cylinder has a plastic liner outlet extending into a bore of a boss. An insert is engageable with the bore, forming a primary seal between the insert and portion of the liner outlet. A tapered compression surface of the insert engages a tapered bore portion of the liner outlet adjacent the primary seal forming a tapered interface and a secondary seal. An axial position in the boss, and dimensional integrity, of the liner outlet is maintained by engaging an annular distal end of the liner outlet in the bore by a stop. The stop can be formed on the insert. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210516 | ANTI-EXTRUSION SEALING SYSTEM FOR THE OUTLET OF A PLASTIC-LINED COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER - A sealing system for an outlet of a plastic-lined cylinder has a plastic liner outlet extending into a bore of a boss. An insert is engageable with the bore, forming a primary seal between the insert and portion of the liner outlet. Further, a tapered compression surface of the insert engages a tapered bore portion of the liner outlet adjacent the primary seal for compressing the liner outlet and closing any annular assembly clearance at the primary seal for obviating opportunity for seal extrusion under pressure. An axial position in the boss, and dimensional integrity, of the liner outlet is maintained by engaging an annular distal end of the liner outlet in the bore by a stop. The stop can be integral with the boss. Reverse extrusion of the primary seal due to trapped gas and rapid decompression of the cylinder can be defeated by providing a leak path. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210517 | Sealing material and method of foaming application thereof - Objective problems of the present invention are: to provide a sealing material which does not involve flowing after applied, and shows an excellent sealing performance even under severe heat resistance conditions, and also can make good independent cells inside even when used in a foamed condition; and to provide a method of foaming application of the sealing material. As means of solving these objective problems, the sealing material according to the present invention is characterized by comprising an ultraviolet-curable component and an ultraviolet polymerization initiator and having a thermoplastic elastomer (which is not ultraviolet-curable) content of not higher than 5 weight % and comprising an acrylate as the ultraviolet-curable component and having a melt-viscosity at 120° C. in a certain range wherein the acrylate has a glass transition temperature after ultraviolet curing and a weight-average molecular weight in their respective certain ranges; and the method according to the present invention of foaming application of a sealing material is characterized by comprising the steps of: hot-melting the sealing material; mixing nitrogen gas into the melted sealing material under a predefined pressurization; discharging the resultant mixture at a predefined pressure into the air to thus foam the mixture and simultaneously apply it to a place necessary to seal, thus making a sealing foam; and curing this sealing foam by ultraviolet rays. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210518 | Low and Reverse Pressure Application Hydrodynamic Pressurizing Seals - The present invention relates to circumferential seal ring segments positioned around a rotating shaft so as to prevent fluids from leaking from a lubricant sump during both low and high pressure conditions. The circumferential seal is comprised of a plurality of adjoining annular ring segments facing the rotating shaft. Each sealing ring segment includes a dead end circumferential groove on a shaft-side face of each sealing ring such that, when the segments are joined, the circumferential dead end groove of each segment extends arcuately in the direction of shaft rotation. Additional grooves are contained on the shaft-side face of each sealing ring segment. The additional grooves direct and create pressurized air within the dead end circumferential groove, either directly or indirectly maintaining a seal between the ring segments and the shaft. The additional grooves are comprised of a first and a second axial bore groove extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the seal ring segment in fluid communication with the dead end circumferential groove so as to direct fluid flow generated from a rotating shaft into the dead end circumferential groove wherein the first axial bore groove is spaced at one end of the seal segment and the second axial bore groove is approximately centered on the seal segment. A bleed hole may also be provided to create a seal between each sealing segment. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210519 | FERROFLUID SEALING APPARATUS WITH SMALL DIAMETER USED IN LOW TEMPERATURE - A ferrofluid sealing apparatus with small diameter used in low temperature, in which the first bearing ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210520 | RECIPROCATING SHAFT'S SEALING DEVICE WITH BOTH MAGNETIC FLUID SEAL AND C-TYPE SLIP RING SEAL - A combined sealing device composed of a magnetic fluid seal and a C-type slip ring seal for a reciprocating shaft, characterized in that an internal circlip ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210521 | Seal - A seal is described which has good low temperature flexibility and includes a core ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210522 | Hydrostatic Testing Tool and Methods of Use - A hydrostatic testing tool for testing containers, hoses or the like under high pressures. The testing tool having a coupling that threadably engages a threaded aperture of a test container without having to be rotated into the threaded aperture. The hydrostatic testing tool may be hooked up to a source of pressurized medium and the tool includes a container-engaging head having a plurality of collet segments that each have a threaded surface that can expand radially outward, partially due to the force of the pressurized medium, to engage a threaded aperture of the test container, allowing for the formation of a liquid and/or gas tight seal under high pressures. The testing tool further includes an actuating unit connected to the head that controls the movement of the collet segments with a piston or the like. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210523 | CHUCK FOR HOLDING PRECISION COMPONENTS - The disclosure provides a chuck assembly for precisely holding a workpiece, such as a tool or part. The chuck assembly includes a piston mounted for movement and a set of jaws mounted for pivotal movement. Movement of the piston causes pivotal movement of the set of jaws. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210524 | CARRIAGE AND INCORPORATED HARNESS WITH DAMPING MECHANISMS FOR IMPROVED TOWING AND STABILITY OF THE CARRIAGE - A carriage and incorporated harness and towing assembly which allows for significant freedom of movement for a user and a safe and comfortable ride for a passenger is disclosed. The towing assembly comprises a flexible, semi-resilient member surrounded by a plurality of rigid linkages, a fixed towing member and a harness coupling member. The carriage is comprised of at least a single, two-wheel axis and at least one motion damping device. One object of the disclosure is to provide an apparatus that allows a user to comfortably tow a child, toddler or infant while participating in a variety of exercise or general travel-related activities. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210525 | WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a wheel suspension for motor vehicles with level adjustment of the body, having a vertical adjusting device ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210526 | SKATEBOARD TRUCK WITH ROTATEABLE WING SHAPED BUSHING - A skateboard truck is fabricated utilizing one, or more, elongated, generally ‘wing’ shaped, elastomeric bushings which have the ability of being controllably rotated both from within, as well as from around, the perimeters of one or more bushing seats formed into the main body of the hanger of the skateboard truck. By controllably rotating the wing shaped bushing from a parallel bushing position in relation to the sloped mounting face of the truck base plate into a perpendicular bushing position in relation to the same sloped mounting face, an enhanced range of truck tension control options are provided to the truck. Such a truck design permits the possibility of bushing tension and position adjustments to be made to the truck without the need for the rider to dismount the skateboard, and also without the use of tools. Moreover, a skateboard rider has the ability to perform such truck tension adjustments while being mounted on and in the act of riding the skateboard. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210527 | MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A V-ROD IN A VEHICLE SUSPENSION - A mounting arrangement for a V-rod in a vehicle suspension includes an axle housing having a mounting cavity formed thereon and a joint member installed in the mounting cavity so that a joint coupling extends outward from the axle housing. The joint member may include a ball joint mounted on a post mountable in the mounting cavity. The mounting cavity may be formed in a boss provided on the axle housing. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210528 | STABILIZING STRUT FOR A CHASSIS OF A VEHICLE - A stabilizing strut for a chassis of a vehicle has an elongated strut body made of sheet metal which has at least one first eye at a first longitudinal end and at least one second eye at a second longitudinal end. The strut body has a curvature at least such that the strut body lies completely outside an imaginary connecting straight line between the at least one first and the at least one second eye at least in a partial region. The strut body is built up from two individual sheet metal parts which are arranged one on each side of a longitudinal centre plane. The two sheet metal parts are joined to one another between the at least one first eye and the at least one second eye at their peripheral edges on a longitudinal side of the sheet metal parts oriented towards the imaginary connecting straight line, at least over a partial length of this longitudinal side of the strut body which amounts to at least 50% of the total length of this longitudinal side of the strut body. The surfaces oriented towards one another of the two sheet metal parts are spaced from one another. The peripheral edges of the sheet metal parts on the longitudinal side oriented away from the imaginary connecting straight line are not joined to one another, or at most are joined over a partial length of this longitudinal side of the strut body which amounts to not more than 50% of the total length of this longitudinal side. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210529 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING THE GAP OF A FIFTH WHEEL OF A VEHICLE - A fifth wheel is movable in fore and aft directions toward and away from the rear wall of a vehicle cab to change the gap between the rear wall and the front wall of a towed trailer. A fifth wheel drive moves the fifth wheel in the respective fore and aft directions including while the vehicle is moving. A fifth wheel controller is operable to control the fifth wheel drive to cause the movement of the fifth wheel in the respective fore and aft directions. The fifth wheel controller can operate in anticipation of the vehicle reaching an upcoming road section to cause the movement of the fifth wheel toward or to a maximum gap position if the gap is not already at the maximum gap position in response to received inputs indicating that additional maneuverability will be required for the vehicle when the vehicle reaches the upcoming road section. The fifth wheel controller can also operate to cause the movement of the fifth wheel toward or to a minimum gap position if the gap is not at the minimum gap position in response to received inputs indicating that additional maneuverability will not be required for the vehicle when the vehicle reaches the upcoming road section and that current vehicle operating conditions do not indicate that additional maneuverability is needed. The fifth wheel controller can also be operable to cause the fifth wheel drive to move the fifth wheel in response to current vehicle conditions. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210530 | Tow hitch - A tow hitch for connecting a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle or other towed object including a receiving member to receive an insert member. The insert member has multiple connectors for selected use in securing a towed vehicle or other towed object, and a wedge secured to the insert member so that the wedge is positioned on a top surface of the insert member and between the insert member and the receiving member and is held against working it's cog out from between the insert and receiving member during us. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210531 | Detachable Tray Accessory For Stroller - A detachable tray accessory for a stroller secured by a left and right side member or lock housing member each containing a detachable attaching means that attaches to and releases from a corresponding lock receiver on the stroller assembly or stroller seat. The detachable tray accessory of the present invention preferably includes a support bar for supporting the shape and weight of a flat surface tray removably attachable to the support bar. Alternatively, the detachable tray accessory is utilized with a removable carry handle of the stroller. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210532 | WOVEN AIRBAG FABRIC - A woven airbag fabric includes a first type of filament yarn, at least a second type of filament yarn and a silicone-based coating. The first type of filament yarn is chosen from the group of polyolefin filament yarns. The at least a second type of filament yarn is chosen from the group of polyamide and polyester filament yarns. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210533 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus including an airbag is disclosed. The airbag includes a temporary joint that joins parts of the outer circumferential wall together in an disjointable fashion. The temporary joint includes a leading end that is so figured as to trigger disjointing. The airbag further includes a connecting element that extends from a vicinity of the leading end of the temporary joint and is disconnectably connected to an airbag housing or its vicinity by a distal end thereof. The connecting element is configured to be disconnected from the housing or its vicinity when an inner pressure of the airbag is increased. In an initial stage of airbag inflation, the connection of the connecting element to the housing or its vicinity helps suppress a tensile force acting on the leading end of the temporary joint such that the temporary joint is kept jointed and the airbag inflates in a small volume. The airbag is increased in volume upon disjointing of the temporary joint due to disconnection of the connecting element. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210534 | AIR BAG MODULE FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - An airbag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The airbag module comprising an airbag, a gas generator and an gas generator support and comprises a visible surface facing the vehicle interior in the installed state formed by different segments of the airbag module. At least two of the segments comprise optically and/or haptically different surfaces and are mechanically connected to each other by means of mechanical interfaces such that the mechanical connection between the segments is at least partially released when triggered by opening the interfaces so that an opening is formed in the visible surface through which the airbag can exit the airbag module. All segments contributing to the formation of an opening for the airbag by opening an interface when triggered are thereby directly fastened to the gas generator support. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210535 | IGNITION SYSTEM, GAS GENERATING DEVICE FOR AIRBAG, AND GAS GENERATING DEVICE FOR SEATBELT PRETENSIONER - There is provided an ignition system which is capable of surely operating by electric energy stored in a capacitor for ignition while separating an igniter from electric circuits for communication and ignition without producing improper operation through static electricity and noise and is compact and excellent in the productivity. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210536 | ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - An adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle has a support assembly intended to be fixed to a chassis of a vehicle, a tubular body slidably mounted in the support assembly, adjustment and locking devices able to switch from a state of a adjusting the position of the tubular body in the support assembly to a state of immobilizing the tubular body in a desired adjusted position within the support assembly, a plastically deformable energy-absorbing element collaborating with a deformation member secured to the tubular body so that it undergoes plastic deformation as the tubular body retracts inside the support assembly following an impact transmitted to the tubular body when the adjustment and locking devices are in the locked state and a ratchet mechanism for securing the plastically deformable element to the support assembly during plastic deformation of the plastically deformable element. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210537 | STEERING COLUMN DEVICE - A steering column device includes a fixed member and a movable member disposed between a jacket and a mount bracket. The fix member is located on a mount bracket side, and the movable member is located on a jacket side. The fixed member and the movable member include a lock member and a lock tooth disposed to face each other. The lock member includes an elastic claw having elasticity to achieve engagement with and disengagement from the lock tooth. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210538 | STEERING COLUMN DEVICE - A steering column device includes a mount bracket including a suspended portion hanging from a fixation portion. The suspended portion includes: a first wall extending along and adjacent to the jacket guide, a second wall located on an outside of the first wall in a vehicle width direction; and a front side wall and a rear side wall connecting front ends and rear ends of the first wall and the second wall to each other. Operation of an operating lever protruding from the suspended portion tightens a clamp bolt to connect and fix the jacket to the mount bracket. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210539 | VEHICLE FRAME ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A frame assembly for a vehicle includes a subframe, a collar assembly with a collar member and a mounting pin, and a main frame with a saddle. The main frame has a contact side that faces toward the collar assembly and the saddle is located on the contact side. The subframe is connected to the main frame with a bolt that extends from the subframe and into a bore in the mounting pin. The mounting pin is in contact with the saddle. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210540 | HOSE CONNECTOR - Arrangement for a hose system ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210541 | Button latch with integrally molded cantilever springs - An integral button latch is formed for use in a female fluid connector housing. The button latch has a latch plate, a button actuator, and two or more cantilevered leg springs extending from beneath the actuation surface to interface with the connector housing. The latch plate, the button actuator, and the leg springs are all integrally formed. The leg springs bias the latch plate in a locked position and resist depression forces applied to either of the button actuator or the latch plate. By integrally forming the button latch structure, the separate costs associated with purchasing the springs, molding the lock latch, and the ensuing assembly of the three are significantly diminished. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210542 | Connector for Spoolable Pipe - Connectors for use with spoolable pipe. An example embodiment includes a connector for a spoolable pipe including a segmented clamping element comprising a plurality of clamping segments, means for releasably coupling the plurality of clamping segments when positioned over an outer surface of the spoolable pipe, and a mating mandrel adapted to be at least partially positioned within a bore of the spoolable pipe such that the spoolable pipe is sealingly held between the mating mandrel and coupled clamping segments, when coupled. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210543 | Pipe Coupling Device - Disclosed is a device for coupling a male piping member to a female piping member including a compressible sealing gasket and a gripping ring surrounding the male piping member, the gripping ring including at least one gripping member and at least one overlapping surface; an intermediate ring surrounding the male piping member, the intermediate ring at least partially overlapping the overlapping surface of the gripping ring, the intermediate ring communicating with the compressible sealing gasket; and a locking ring surrounding the male piping member and communicating with the gripping ring, wherein through a tightening connection between the locking ring and the female piping member, the locking ring communicates with the gripping ring forcing the intermediate ring into the compressible sealing gasket to form a seal between the male piping member and the female piping member and subsequently to force the gripping ring to grip the male piping member. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210544 | RESINOUS TUBE JOINT - A resin pipe joint in which, although an economical configuration formed by two components or a joint body and a union nut is employed, both a resistance against pulling and an excellent sealing property can be attained is provided. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210545 | METAL SEAL FITTING CONSTRAINTS - An air conditioner system fitting is disclosed including a first seal portion comprising a metal material adapted to provide a primary seal, and a second seal portion attached to a free edge of said first seal portion and adapted to provide a secondary seal, wherein the fitting militates against leakage during operation of the air conditioning system. The fitting has certain design constraints that optimize the fitting for considerations such as manufacturing, assembly, sealing, and corrosion resistance. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210546 | PIPE CLAMP WITH SLEEVE AND GASKET - A pipe clamp that includes a band, tightening mechanism for the band, a split sleeve within the band, and gasket located inside a circumferential channel in the split sleeve. The split sleeve includes a tongue-and-groove joint in which said tongue has at least one side edge that confronts and engages a side edge of the groove during penetration of the tongue into the groove in response to tightening of the outer band using the fastening mechanism. This provides a metal-to-metal seal at the tongue-and-groove join. The relative construction of the tongue and groove is such that during penetration of the tongue into the groove, there are areas of spaced separation between the confronting side edges of the tongue and groove. Also during tightening the gasket is forced into these areas of spaced separation which provides a second, gasketed seal at the tongue-and-groove joint. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210547 | PNEUMATIC MULTI-WAY CONNECTOR - A pneumatic multi-way connector has a cycling motor | 2011-09-01 |
20110210548 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING POWER FROM WATER FLOW - A system for controlling operation of a water turbine is described, the system comprising, a turbine; means for measuring an activity affecting operation of the turbine; means for altering operation of the turbine; and a data processing apparatus comprising a central processing unit (CPU), a memory operably connected to the CPU, the memory containing a program adapted to be executed by the CPU, wherein the CPU and memory are operably adapted to receive information from the measuring means and implement an instruction to the altering means to alter the operation of the turbine. Data processing systems, computer program elements and methods for controlling operation of the turbine are also described. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210549 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A YAW ANGLE OF A WIND TURBINE - A method of adjusting a yaw angle of a wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a nacelle that is rotatably coupled to a tower. The method includes coupling a yaw drive assembly to the nacelle for adjusting an orientation of the nacelle with respect to a direction of wind. A first sensor that is coupled to the wind turbine transmits at least a first monitoring signal that is indicative of an operating condition of the wind turbine to a control system. A yaw angle of the nacelle with respect to the direction of wind is calculated by the control system based at least in part on the first monitoring signal. The yaw drives assembly is operated to adjust a yaw of the nacelle based at least in part on the calculated yaw angle. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210550 | POWER GENERATION UNIT AND A METHOD GENERATING ELECTRIC ENERGY - The invention relates to a power generation unit. The unit has a turbine ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210551 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING A MECHANICAL BRAKE OF A WIND ROTOR SHAFT OF A WIND TURBINE - The present disclosure relates to a method for testing a mechanical brake of a wind rotor shaft of a wind turbine, including: applying a predetermined desired brake torque to the mechanical brake; applying a predetermined drive torque to the wind rotor shaft by a motor; and, measuring a parameter indicative the rotational speed of the wind rotor shaft; and, determining the performance based on the measured value of parameter indicative for the rotational speed. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210552 | Asynchronous Power Generator for a Wind Turbine - An asynchronous power generator for a wind turbine is provided. The asynchronous power generator includes a voltage supply and a stator with stator coils supplied with an alternating voltage by the voltage supply. The voltage supply is configured to adjust the voltage supplied to the stator coils based upon an output power generated by the wind turbine. Further, a method of voltage control is provided. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210553 | Protection System of a Doubly-fed Induction Machine - The invention relates to a protection system of a doubly-fed induction machine, the system comprises a doubly-fed induction machine with a stator and a rotor, the stator of said doubly-fed induction machine is connected to a grid and the rotor of said doubly-fed induction machine is connected to the grid via a converter, said converter comprises a machine side converter, a DC-link and a line side converter. The system comprises additionally at least one crowbar, said crowbar is connected to the rotor, at least one DC-chopper provided in the DC-link, a converter controller and a separate protection device. The object of the present invention to provide a protection system and a protection method of a doubly-fed induction machine which can be easily used with high sampling rates and which provides a good protection for the doubly fed induction machine is resolved in that the DC-chopper and the crowbar are controlled with the separate protection device. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210554 | High-Efficiency MEMS Micro-Vibrational Energy Harvester And Process For Manufacturing Same - The present invention relates generally to a High Efficiency MEMS Micro-Vibrational Energy Harvester (μVEH) having a thick beam bimorph architecture. The disclosed architecture is capable of producing a voltage of sufficient magnitude such that the requirement to connect a plurality of harvesters in series to produce an adequate voltage magnitude is eliminated. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210555 | GAS TURBINE DRIVEN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM WITH CONSTANT OUTPUT THROUGH A FULL RANGE OF AMBIENT CONDITIONS - A gas turbine compressor ( | 2011-09-01 |
20110210556 | Thrust Balancing Device For Cryogenic Fluid Machinery - An improvement for a turbine generator or pump having main bearings separated by a span of shaft and a thrust equalizing mechanism adjacent one of said main bearings, the improvement comprising a stationary length compensator interposed between the thrust equalizing mechanism and its adjacent main bearing to reduce the span between said main bearings. Preferably the length compensator is composed of material that shrinks less than the shaft of the generator, and the height of the length compensator, i.e., the compensating dimension, is selected according to desired thrust equalizing mechanism operating parameters over a temperature range. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210557 | COMPACT WIND AND WATER TURBINE SYSTEMS - A fluid driven electrical generation system with most of the electrical generation components in an inner hollow of a housing that is driven to rotate by trapper structures that trap energy from the fluid. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210558 | Stator for an energy converting apparatus and energy converting apparatus using the same - It is described a stator for an energy converting apparatus, the stator comprising the stator including a support structure having an annular shape around an axial direction; a first protrusion coupled to the support structure and extending radially from the support structure; a second protrusion coupled to the support structure and extending radially from the support structure, the second protrusion being spaced apart from the first protrusion in a circumferential direction; and a first wire arranged between the first protrusion and the second protrusion in a plurality of first radial layers located at different radial positions and configured such that a circumferential extent of a cross-sectional area of the first wire increases radially outwards. Further is described an energy converting apparatus including the stator, and a wind turbine including the energy converging apparatus. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210559 | ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM WITH SELF OPENING AND CLOSING OF SAILS - An embodiment for generating energy from a fluid flow is proposed. A corresponding energy generation system includes energy conversion means, sail means switchable between an active condition for being carried away from the energy conversion means by the fluid flow and a passive condition for minimizing said carrying away, connection means for connecting the sail means to the energy conversion means, the energy conversion means generating said energy when the sail means in the active condition is carried away, return means for returning the sail means in the passive condition towards the energy conversion means, and switching means for switching the sail means to the passive condition and to the active condition in response to a maximum distance and to a minimum distance thereof, respectively, from the energy conversion means. In an embodiment, the sail means includes a pair of sail modules slidable along the connection means, each sail module being individually switchable between the active condition and the passive condition; the switching means then includes stopping means for each sail module, the stopping means being adapted to stop the sliding of the corresponding sail module in the active condition when carried away thereby causing the switching thereof to the passive condition, passive locking means for each sail module, the passive locking means being adapted to lock the corresponding stopped sail module in the passive condition, coupling means for sliding each sail module locked in the passive condition in opposition to the fluid flow to a standing position along the connection means by the other sail module in the active condition when carried away, and active locking means for each sail module, the active locking means being adapted to lock the corresponding sail module in the standing position thereby causing the switching thereof to the active condition after the unlocking from the passive condition. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210560 | AXIAL COOLED GENERATOR - A wind turbine having a generator is provided. The generator includes a rotor and a stator having a stator lamination, one or more flange rings and one or more core rings. The stator lamination includes a plurality of axial flow passages and the one or more core rings include a plurality of core ring axial flow passages that are aligned with the plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination. The plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination have a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210561 | ROTOR OF AN ELECTRICAL GENERATOR FOR AEOLIAN APPLICATION WITH COOLING FLOWS IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE COIL HEADS - The invention relates to a rotor comprising an axle, a set of stacked magnetic metal plates, an alternating current polyphase winding passing through the set of metal plates, and a bandage surrounding each coil head. In the rotor, at least in one of the coil heads, the bandage is respectively divided into at least two parts separated by a determined axial distance, thereby defining a radial channel enabling a radial flow of cooling air between the respective parts of the bandage metal band. | 2011-09-01 |
20110210562 | Generator System for Recovering Vehicle and Resident Wasted Energy - The system is intended to extract energy from a vehicle that is otherwise wasted. As an example and not limiting, the generator and linkage as described can be employed with the rotation of a vehicle wheel to capture energy lost during vehicle braking with the generator functioning to convert vehicle momentum to electric power by putting a load on the wheels of the vehicle which effectively brakes the vehicle while driving the generator, which electricity from the generator likewise is stored in batteries. | 2011-09-01 |