36th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110217113 | Load-absorbing device for introducing load forces such as cable forces or tensioning forces of sheet-like structures - A load-absorbing device for introducing load forces such as cable forces or tensioning forces of sheet-like structures into supporting structures ( | 2011-09-08 |
20110217114 | ARRESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for arresting vehicles or other moving objects are detailed. The systems may be bi-directional, so as to arrest vehicles on either side of a barrier. They additionally may be reset for reuse relatively rapidly following deployment and comprise mechanical controllers for facilitating suitable deformation of the barriers. Modular slotted beams also may be employed to accommodating differing widths and crowns of roadways. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217115 | ENERGY ABSORBING VEHICLE BARRIER - A non-lethal energy absorbing vehicle barrier for decelerating an impacting vehicle a gate member disposed between first and second gate receivers that is deformable from a pre-impact configuration to an impact configuration. The gate member may include a first deformable energy absorption member having a first end coupled to the first gate receiver and a second end extending inward toward a center of the gate member; a second deformable energy absorption member having a first end coupled to the second gate receiver and a second end extending inward toward the center of the gate member; and a deforming member connecting the first and second deformable energy absorption members in an overlapping configuration. The deforming member is configured to engage and deform the first and second deformable energy absorption members as the gate member is deformed from the pre-impact configuration to the impact configuration. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217116 | SEGMENTED SPEED BUMP, ESPECIALLY FOR SPEED REDUCTION - Segmented bump, especially speed bump, consisting of at least one central segment, which has the cross section similar to sector and beneficially at least one terminal sector, equipped with holes for fixing to the ground and blind holes on the base side, characterized in that the central segment ( | 2011-09-08 |
20110217117 | GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR FORMING THE SAME - Disclosed are geotechnical structures formed from a geosynthetic article and an encapsulated granular material dispersed within or upon the encapsulated granular material. In particular embodiments, a geocell is used as the geosynthetic article. Among other things, the geotechnical structures can be used for forming roads, parking lots, paved surfaces, as well as road beds and foundations for highways or railroads. The geotechnical structures are cost-effective and provide exceptional properties for long-term use. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217118 | RECYCLING OF ROAD SURFACINGS - The present invention relates to a process for the production of roads, tracks, and other areas used by traffic, by producing a mixture comprising ground road surfacing, mineral material, and/or glass, a polymer reaction mixture and, if desired, further additions, and applying it to a substrate material, and hardening it. The present invention further relates to roads, tracks, and other areas used by traffic, obtainable by a process of this type. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217119 | Zone Equidistance Control Expansion Joint System - A modular-type expansion joint system for bridging a gap that is located between spaced-apart structural members. The expansion joint system may be utilized, for example, in bridges, highways, and tunnel constructions where gaps are formed between spaced-apart, adjacent concrete sections. The expansion joint system includes vehicular load bearing members and support members. Seals are located between the vehicular load bearing members. The expansion joint system includes zones of differing movement capabilities in response to displacement events. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217120 | Road Building Machine For Milling Road Surfaces - A road building machine for road surface paving is provided. The machine comprises an automotive travelling mechanism with a steerable front axle of the undercarriage comprising at least one support wheel and two rear support wheels, a working device which is mounted in or on the machine frame and is approximately flush with said machine frame on one side, which is the so-called null side, a swivel unit having an articulation area formed by the machine frame and a swivel arm which carries the rear support wheel on the null side at its one end and is pivotably linked at its other end to the articulation area of the machine frame, with the swivel unit being arranged in the manner that it can be pivoted between an “outwardly pivoted position” in which the rear wheel which is on the null side is pivoted outwardly to an outer end position parallel to the longitudinal direction of the machine frame and an “inwardly pivoted position” in which the rear support wheel which is on the null side is inwardly pivoted to an inward end position which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the machine frame, and a pivot gear which controls the adjustment of the swivel unit between the “outwardly pivoted position” and the “inwardly pivoted position” around a swivel axis. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217121 | LEVELING BLADE, VIBRATING SCREED INCLUDING THE BLADE, AND KIT FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A leveling blade for mounting onto a support bracket of a vibrating screed, and a vibrating screed including the same. The leveling blade has a substantially vertical portion for mounting onto the support bracket, as well as a substantially slanted portion and a substantially horizontal portion, which results in the leveling blade having a particular profile. The vibrating screed includes also a vibration-generating assembly, being operatively mounted onto the support bracket of the vibrating screed for imparting vibrations to the leveling blade via the support bracket so as to enable to carry out a surfacing of a substantially malleable material with the vibrating screed by passing said leveling blade provided with vibrations about said substantially malleable material. A kit is also provided for assembling such a vibrating screed. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217122 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR HARNESSING HYDRAULIC HEAD IN LARGE BODIES OF WATER - The invention provides a floating device, system and method for channeling, elevating, conducting and retaining up to the sea shore the higher hydraulic head of the ocean surface waves, which comprises a pontoon-like lower body protected externally by vertical walls, a bottom slab and a top slab, the latter slab may be the bottom or floor of the device; an upper body with lateral walls mounted on both sides of the pontoon-like lower body constitutes a wave canal, where the floor or bottom of the device on its seaward end has an entrance ramp, which together with the vertical walls on the seaward end of the pontoon, bank and elevate the waves collected from the flotation level of the device ( | 2011-09-08 |
20110217123 | OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC SENSOR DEPLOYMENT VEHICLE - Embodiments described herein relate to an apparatus and method for transferring one or more seismic sensor devices to or from a support vessel on or near a surface of a body of water and a subsurface marine location. In one embodiment, an apparatus for transferring seismic sensor devices is provided. The apparatus includes a frame structure having one or more rails disposed thereon, the one or more rails comprising an elevator mechanism and defining at least one exit path for one or more seismic sensor devices, and one or more motors coupled to the elevator mechanism. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217124 | LANDING MECHANISM FOR LIFTED PIPE REEL - A reeled pipe storage reel with a large diameter hollow cylindrical shaft, reel shaft bearing support structures installed on the vessel, and a reel drive arrangement mounted on the vessel. The shaft across the width of the reel provides structural stiffness and consistent alignment of the bearings on each end of the shaft. Each end of the shaft extends beyond the reel and includes a section for connection to a lifting sling, a section for the machine bearing surface, and a section for absorbing initial contact with the vessel during installation. The reel shaft bearing support structures on the vessel include a fixed portion to match the bearing area of the reel shaft and a movable portion to absorb initial contact during installation of the reel. The reel drive arrangement is located on linkages so they can be manipulated in the plane of the reel flange for movement into engagement with the drive gear on the reel flange. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217125 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD TESTING A PILE - Embodiments of the subject invention pertain to a bi-directional testing method for use with a pile. One embodiment utilizes a helical pile central shaft divided into two sections. An expandable bi-directional testing apparatus that includes a sacrificial hydraulic jack, such as, for example, an Osterberg Cell®, that can be installed within the central shaft between the two sections. One or more tell tale rods can be attached to the bi-directional testing apparatus. During testing, expansion of the Osterberg Cell® causes the bi-directional testing apparatus to expand, which can result in movement of the one or more tell tale rods. The movement of the tell tale rods can be correlated to the force exerted by the Osterberg Cell® and provide information regarding the status load bearing capacity of the helical pile. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217126 | SHEATHED CABLE - A cable bolt comprising a tension member having a first end and a second end. A rotatable collar is positioned on the tension member and is rotatable relative to the tension member. An elongate sheath, having a first end and a second end, is disposed over at least a portion of the tension member and secured to the rotatable collar. A method of securing an anchor in a structure is also disclosed. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217127 | RETAINING WALL BLOCK SYSTEM - A wall block having a block body having opposed front and rear faces, opposed first and second side walls, and opposed and substantially parallel top and bottom faces, one or more pin holes that open onto the top face of the block, and one or more lugs that extend from the bottom face, each lug having a back surface that extends contiguously from the rear face of the block. A corner block for use with the wall block. A retaining wall comprising a plurality of wall blocks including at least one lower course and at least one upper course. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217128 | Controlling sediment - Sediment control devices include a planar apertured threshold member, a planar apertured outflow member, and a planar filter member between the threshold and outflow members. The members lie in parallel planes, and there is substantially no hollow space between the threshold member and the outflow member. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217129 | PNEUMATIC PARTICULATE MATERIAL FILL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Pneumatic particulate material fill systems and methods are disclosed. A particulate material fill system includes a cyclone separator having an inlet adapted to receive pneumatically conveyed particulate material. The cyclone separator has a first outlet adapted to vent air and a second outlet adapted to discharge solids. The particulate material fill system includes a tank adapted to receive solids discharged from the cyclone separator via the second outlet. The tank is adapted for use at atmospheric pressure. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217130 | Device to Transfer Catalyst from a Low Pressure Vessel to a High Pressure Vessel and Purge the Transferred Catalyst - An apparatus for the transfer of solid particulate matter from a low pressure system to a high pressure system is presented. The apparatus simplifies the particle transfer process, and is useful for systems where solid catalyst particles are cycled through a reactor and a regenerator. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217131 | Rotary Cutting Tool Having an Adjustable Cooling Mechanism - A milling cutter, having an adjustable cooling mechanism, has a tool body having a body central bore. At least one flute is formed on a body peripheral face. Each flute comprises a first row of insert pockets and at least a second row of insert pockets axially rearwardly displaced from the first row. The cooling mechanism includes a center pin having at least two grooves axially spaced apart from one another along the length of the center pin. A relocatable seal is seated in one of the grooves. When the relocatable seal is seated in a first groove, the body central bore is in fluid communication with cooling holes associated with a first number of rows of inserts; when the relocatable seal is seated in a second groove, the body central bore is in fluid communication with cooling holes associated with a second number of rows of inserts. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217132 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL - A rotary cutting tool or end mill is provided, the tool comprising a plurality of pairs of diametrically-opposed, symmetrical, helical flutes formed in a cutting portion of the tool body, wherein the pitch between at least one pair of adjacent helical flutes is less than or greater than the pitch of at least one other pair of adjacent helical flutes in at least one radial plane along the axial length of the flutes, a plurality of peripheral cutting edges, wherein at least one of the peripheral cutting edges has a radial rake angle different from radial rake angle of a peripheral cutting edge of a different helical flute. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217133 | Fast Chip Removal Hole Saw - A rotary tool accessory in one embodiment includes a base, a circular wall extending upwardly from the base about a central axis, the circular wall including an inner face, an outer face and a circular rim, a first cutting group including a first inwardly extending tooth extending from a location directly above the circular wall to a location closer to the central axis than the inner face, a first outwardly extending tooth extending from a location directly above the circular wall to a location farther from the central axis than the outer face, and a first gullet extending downwardly from the rim toward the base, a second cutting group including a second inwardly extending tooth, a second outwardly extending tooth, and a second gullet, and a toothless expanse of the rim extending between the first cutting group and the second cutting group. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217134 | ROTATING SHAFT SAW - A cutting apparatus may comprise a cutting head having a cutting edge that may be operable to cut through a surface, a pilot drill bit that may be operably coupled to the cutting head, a housing, and an inner shaft that may have at least a portion housed within the housing. The inner shaft may be operably coupled to the cutting head. The inner shaft may also be rotatable to cause the cutting head to rotate according to a rotation of the inner shaft to cut a circular shape. The apparatus may be used to cut through one or more surfaces, such as a soffit and a roof, from underneath the soffit and the roof. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217135 | TOOL HOLDER - A tool holder includes a hollow taper shank chucking device having a center axis, a chucking device, a tension rod which cooperates with the chucking device and an actuating unit by means of which the tension rod may be actuated, i.e., displaced. The actuating unit has an actuating element which is movable at an angle relative to the center axis and which includes at least one actuating part. The angle may be 90°. The tension rod is provided with at least one engagement part. The actuating part and engagement part form a wedge mechanism which is used to convert a radial motion of the actuating element, i.e., a displacement perpendicular to the center axis, into an axial displacement of the tension rod in the direction of the center axis. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217136 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool for machining work pieces. It has a machining tool. This is held in a tool mount. For that a tool clamping device is provided. An electric motor serves for generating the clamping power, or at least one means driven by the electric motor acts on a spring arrangement for effecting the release of the machining tool from the tool clamping device. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217137 | TRAILER FOR CONVENIENTLY LOADING AND TRANSPORTING A FOUR-WHEEL VEHICLE - A trailer is disclosed for conveniently loading and transporting a four wheel vehicle, such as an ATV. An ATV or other four-wheel vehicle can be loaded onto the trailer by being driven onto the trailer without requiring an additional ramp. Furthermore, the trailer is compact and uses less material than standard utility trailers, thereby reducing production cost, storage space, and gross weight. The trailer includes a bi-stable interactive ramp, a support bar enabling the ramp to tilt about the support bar's axis, a rear-wheels support frame for supporting the rear wheels of the ATV when loaded, a trailer wheel assembly, a ramp bar for urging the front-end chassis of the ATV upward as the ATV's rear wheels are guided up the ramp, a front-end chassis support frame for supporting the front-end chassis of the ATV when loaded, and a trailer hitch assembly attachable to a towing vehicle. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217138 | SELF-LOCKING, OVERRIDEABLE AND ATTENUATING CARGO GUIDE AND RESTRAINT - An aircraft cargo restraint has a base configured for attachment to a cargo deck. A housing is rotatably mounted to the base about a first axis and is movable between an erect position and a stowed position. A head is movably disposed in the housing, and is movable between an extended position and a contracted position in directions that are substantially parallel to the first axis. The restraint includes a lock configured to releasably secure the housing in the erect position when the head is in the contracted position, and to permit movement of the head from the erect position to the stowed position when the head is in the extended position. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217139 | SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING CONTAINERS FROM A BASE - A system for locking and unlocking containers to transport modes and other containers comprises an actuating unit in an upper corner fitting of a container, a mechanical connecting means connected to the actuating unit, and guides to route the connecting means from the actuating unit to a rotatable locking leg housed in a lower corner fitting of the container. The twist lock of a lifting spreader engages the upper corner fitting of a container, urging the actuating unit. The connecting means is in turn urged thereby causing the locking leg to rotate. The locking system, and apparatus to unlock a container twistlock, comprises in addition to an actuating unit, a locking mechanism in a lower corner fitting of the container, and a vertical coupler connecting the actuating unit with the locking mechanism. A torsional force applied to rotate the actuating unit is converted to a tension force by the actuating unit to move the vertical coupler, thus resulting in the rotating and unlocking of the locking mechanism. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217140 | Blind Rivet - The invention relates to a blind rivet and a rivet pin that is connected or can be connected to the tool and is used to apply the blind rivet. Said rivet pin can be connected, by means of a rivet positioning tool, to a part of the blind rivet designed for said tool. When the blind rivet is inserted into a hole up to the abutment of an abutment shoulder formed on a flange, said contact place can be lengthened by means of the rivet pin acting as a traction element, in order to deform the rivet pin such that it fixes in the opening. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217141 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly includes a threaded bolt and a locking nut assembly. The threaded bolt includes at least one longitudinal groove. The locking nut assembly includes a nut adapted to threadingly engage the bolt, a locking ring adapted to engage the bolt and the nut, and a biasing member adapted to bias the locking ring. The nut includes a threaded bore dimensioned to receive the bolt and a plurality of teeth formed on a face of the nut. The locking ring includes at least one inwardly protruding tab dimensioned to be received by the at least one longitudinal groove of the threaded bolt and a plurality of teeth formed on a face of the ring. The teeth on the face of the locking ring cooperate with the teeth on the face of the nut to inhibit removal of the nut from the bolt after the nut has been tightened. A method for manufacturing the fastener assembly and a tool for use with the fastener assembly is also provided. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217142 | POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - A positioning assembly includes a fastener and a pin. The fastener includes a latching portion and a fixing portion coaxially connected to the latching portion. The pin is movably received and fixed in the fastener. The fixing portion defines a threaded portion in a side surface of the fixing portion and a pinhole in an end surface of the fixing portion. The pin is received in the pinhole. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217143 | FASTENER SYSTEM WITH STABLE ENGAGEMENT AND STICK FIT - Various embodiments described herein provide a fastener system having straight walled driving surfaces that provides a reliable stick fit feature, while also improving stability of engagement between the system components. A feature of the new system is to allow engagement of existing standard straight walled drivers in the new system. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217144 | FASTENER FOR FLEXIBLE ELEMENT COUPLINGS - A fastener comprising a head; a first section extending from the head and defining a first outside diameter, wherein the first section is unthreaded; and a second section co-axially extending from the first section and defining a second outside diameter. The second section being threaded and the second outside diameter being smaller than the first outside diameter. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217145 | WOOD FASTENER - Fasteners are provided that include a head and having a head, a tip end having a tip, a first body portion having right-hand threads, and a second body portion having left-hand threads. The first body portion is adjacent to the tip end of the fastener and extends a first distance along a length of the fastener towards the head end. The second body portion is adjacent to the first body portion, and extends the head end of the fastener and extending a second distance along the length of the fastener towards the head end. The right-hand threads, and the left-hand threads, can have a pitch angle α of less than about 60°. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217146 | Cookware Article with Internally Flush Rivets - An article of cookware is assembled by the riveted attachment of a handle. Novel rivets are first attached from the interior of the cookware article via a flush hole such that the deformation of the cookware article around the rivet locks the rivet to the cookware article yet leaves the rivet head flush with the interior surface of the cookware article. The handle is subsequently attached by deforming the opposite end of the rivet. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217147 | Print-medium post-treatment apparatus and control method thereof - A print-medium post-treatment apparatus and a control method thereof, to increase the number of print media stacked on a bookbinding stack tray by controlling operation of a conveyor belt. The a print-medium post-treatment apparatus includes a bookbinding stack tray including a tray sensor to sense a print medium and a conveyor belt to move the print medium, and a controller to move the print medium in a given discharge direction by operating the conveyor belt in a first direction if the tray sensor senses the print medium moved onto the bookbinding stack tray and to move the print medium in an opposite direction of the discharge direction by operating the conveyor belt in a second direction so as to reduce a distance between a previously discharged print medium and a subsequently discharged print medium. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217148 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides an efficient transferring control method in a vacuum processing apparatus of a linear tool in which plural vacuum robots are arranged in transferring mechanical units to which process chambers are connected and processing-target members are passed and received among the plural vacuum robots. In addition, the present invention provides a vacuum processing apparatus in which there are provided plural controlling methods, and a unit which determines whether rates of the transferring robots are to be controlled or rates of the process chambers are to be controlled on the basis of processing time of each processing-target member and switches the controlling method in accordance with a site whose rate is controlled. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217149 | Embossing System - A marker plate embossing system is provided having an improved loading device, and improved chute and hopper systems. The loading device reduces the likelihood of marker plate misfeed. The chute and hopper systems allow the embossing of varying sized embossing plates, while reducing the likelihood of embossed marker plates being delivered in an incorrect stacked-order. A marker plate removal system is also provided for removing embossed marker plates from the hopper system without the marker plates falling out of the stacked-order. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217150 | CONTAINER STORAGE YARD TRANSPORATION SYSTEM - A container storage yard transportation system comprises a container storage yard having at least one container stacking area, at least one container handling cart delivery lane disposed alongside the container storage area, a container handling cart return lane associated with the delivery lane, a plurality of container handling carts disposed in the delivery and return lanes, gate handling equipment for transferring containers from ground transportation vehicles to handling carts in a loading position in the delivery lane such that the containers | 2011-09-08 |
20110217151 | Working Machine - A working machine ( | 2011-09-08 |
20110217152 | Rotatable Bucket for Attachment to Three Point Hitch of Tractor - Apparatus for the moving and spreading of loose materials, such as dirt. A frame attaches to the three point hitch on a tractor. A bucket is rotatably attached to the frame, and a blade is attached to the frame and positioned within the bucket so as to substantially span the height and width of the bucket interior. In a first position, the bottom wall of the bucket is positioned substantially horizontally. The tractor moves so as to insert the open mouth of the bucket into a quantity of loose material, then raises the bucket and moves to a desired location. The bucket is lowered so that drag members on the bucket contact the ground; forward movement of the tractor causes the bucket to rotate, creating an opening between the bucket and the blade and causing the loose material to flow out of the bucket onto the ground. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217153 | System For Attaching A Tool To A Work Machine - A carrier is provided for releasably attaching a tool to the lift arms of a work machine. The carrier comprises a lift arm attachment point for attachment to the lift arm, a tool attachment point for releasable attachment of the tool to the carrier, and a contact pad, for contacting the tool in use. In use, the lift arm and contact pad lie in the same vertical plane. Providing a contact pad between the carrier and tool in line with the lift arm removes any transverse bending forces on the carrier. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217154 | GRASPING DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MECHANICAL PRODUCT - A grasping device includes a first member, a fixed member fixed to the first member, a first finger member fixed to one end of the first member, a slide mechanism fixed to the first member, a first slider member slidably attached to the slide mechanism, a second member fixed to the first slider member at one end thereof, a guide mechanism fixed to the second member, a second slider member slidably attached to the guide mechanism, a second finger member fixed to the second slider member, and a displacement increasing mechanism that transmits a relative displacement between the fixed member and the first slider member to the second slider member. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217155 | COOLING GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS WITH SEAL SLOT CHANNELS - A segment of a component for use in a gas turbine includes a leading edge; a trailing edge; a pair of opposed lateral sides between the leading and trailing edges; and a seal slot provided in each lateral side. The seal slot includes a surface having a channel extending in an axial direction defined from the leading edge to the trailing edge, at least one inlet to the channel, and at least one outlet from the channel. The at least one outlet is spaced downstream from the at least one inlet in the axial direction. The segment may be an inner shroud segment or a nozzle segment. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217156 | CONTAINMENT CASING - A containment casing is provided comprising a radially outer layer; an intermediate energy absorbing layer, and a retention framework for retaining an aerofoil blade in the event of detachment of whole or part of the blade. The retention framework is distributed axially and circumferentially along the casing and extends substantially radially inwardly at least partially through the intermediate energy absorbing layer. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217157 | CONTROL VALVE WITH RADIAL SEALS - A control valve is provided that includes a valve body, a valve element, a first radial seal, and a second radial seal. The valve body forms an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid flow passage therebetween. The valve element is disposed at least partially within the valve body, and is movable between at least a closed position and an open position. When the valve element is in the closed position, fluid is restricted from flowing through the fluid flow passage. When the valve element is in the open position, the fluid is allowed to flow through the fluid flow passage. The first radial seal is disposed against the valve body at a first distance from a centerline of the control valve. The second radial seal is disposed against the valve body at a second distance from the centerline, the second distance being greater than the first distance. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217158 | COOLED TURBINE RIM SEAL - A rim seal assembly includes an annular seal element circumscribing an engine centerline or axis and mounted on an annular platform including a radially inwardly extending annular platform flange disposed between and connected to forward and aft flanges at distal ends of forward and aft annular elements respectively. Annular forward and aft outer rim cavities radially disposed between the forward and aft annular elements and the platform are axially separated by the platform flange. Cooling slots extend radially across axially facing forward and aft surfaces of the forward and aft flanges. The platform flange and the forward and aft flanges are bolted together. The annular seal element may include seal teeth in sealing relationship with an annular seal land such as in a labyrinth seal. The rim seal assembly may be incorporated in a low pressure turbine use a compressor as a source of cooling air. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217159 | PREFERENTIAL COOLING OF GAS TURBINE NOZZLES - Turbine nozzle assemblies include a plurality of circumferentially spaced first components and second components, which are designed to provide different amounts of cooling. The second components, which are generally aligned with an opening of transition pieces, are designed to provide more cooling than the first components, which are generally aligned with interfaces between the transition pieces. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217160 | COMPONENT COMPRISING A RESIN MATRIX - A composite material comprises plies | 2011-09-08 |
20110217161 | BLOWER AND FAN FRAME - The blower includes a fan blade | 2011-09-08 |
20110217162 | TURBO CHARGER HOUSING - A turbocharger compressor housing apparatus comprises a compressor housing and diffuser. These components are configured to provide an interference fit when assembled. An annular projection extends outwardly from one of such components toward the other of the components and engages the other of the components to form an annular joint. One of the compressor housing and diffuser comprises a recess positioned to collect debris generated during the interference fit to prevent the debris from reaching the annular joint. A second recess can be provided at the opposite side of the projection to accommodate deformation of the projection during assembly of the diffuser and compressor housing. The recesses can be annular and can, along with the projection, be included in the diffuser. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217163 | DOUBLE-DUCTED FAN - A double-ducted fan includes a hub, a rotor having a plurality of blades rotatably and coupled to the hub, a first duct, a second duct, and a channel defined between the first duct and second duct. The first duct circumscribes the rotor, and the second duct circumscribes at least a portion of the first duct. The second duct can be oriented axially upward such that there is an axial distance is between the leading edges of the first duct and second duct. The channel can be configured to direct air flow cross-wise to the first duct over a top of the first duct into the inlet side of the fan. The second duct can be movable relative to the first duct to adjust at least a portion of the channel. The length of the first duct can be different from the length of the second duct. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217164 | AXIAL COOLING FAN SHROUD - A fan shroud for a cooling fan assembly with a fan that is rotatable about an axis of rotation defines a downstream direction along the axis of rotation. The shroud includes a barrel for containing the fan. The barrel is concentric with the axis of rotation and further includes a base portion. A plenum includes a plenum body extending radially from the base portion. The plenum body defines at least one edge of length L | 2011-09-08 |
20110217165 | FAN FRAME STRUCTURE WITH INTEGRATED SINTERED OIL-IMPREGNATED BEARING THROUGH INSERT MOLDING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A fan frame structure with integrated sintered oil-impregnated bearing through insert molding and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The fan frame includes a sintered oil-impregnated bearing and a fan frame. The bearing has a first and a second end face and an axially extended through hole communicating with the first and second end faces. The fan frame has a base and a bearing cup upward projected from the base to define an axial hollow space therein. The hollow space has a first and a second stop portion, and the bearing is received in the hollow space with the first and second end faces abutted on the first and second stop portions, respectively. With the sintered oil-impregnated bearing integrated with the fan frame through insert molding, increased concentricity between the bearing and the fan frame and reduced manufacturing cost of the fan frame structure can be ensured. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217166 | LAYERED COMPOSITE COMPONENTS - A layered composite component | 2011-09-08 |
20110217167 | CONTROL SYSTEM IN WIND TURBINE BLADES - The invention relates to a wind turbine blade with devices for modifying the aerodynamic surface or shape of the blade. The position and movement of these devices are controlled by a pneumatic actuator powered by pressure from a pressure chamber connected to the actuator via a valve system controlling the powering. The valve system in return is operated by a control unit conveying control signals to the valve system via a signal communication pathway. The communication pathway may comprise a power link or pressure tubes with a liquid or a gas. In one embodiment the gas used is of a lower molecular weight than 28.9 kg/kmol and thereby lower than air, whereby the speed of the pressure signals being sent from the control unit is increased and thereby the operational speed of the aerodynamic devices. The invention further relates to a wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle mounted to one end of the tower, and a rotor with at least one wind turbine blade according to the above. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217168 | Method of attaching a load sensor to a surface of a rotor blade and rotor blade - A method of attaching a load sensor comprising a support with a number of strain gauges on a surface of a rotor blade is proposed. The method comprises the steps of producing a set of holes with a predefined distance between the holes. Threaded inserts are provided in the holes. Bolts are inserted through the load sensor into the threaded inserts. A rotor blade with a load sensor is also proposed. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217169 | Wind turbine with liquid medium distribution system - A wind turbine with a tower, a nacelle, a main shaft, a hub and blades is provided. The wind turbine also includes a liquid medium distribution system for transport of liquid medium in the wind turbine. The liquid medium distribution system has a first distribution sub-system located in the tower, a second distribution sub-system located in the nacelle, a third distribution sub-system located in the hub, a tower-nacelle-interface connecting the first distribution sub-system to the second distribution sub-system, and a nacelle-hub-interface connecting the second distribution sub-system to the third distribution sub-system. Further, a method of transporting liquid medium in a wind turbine is provided. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217170 | VARIABLE SHAPE ROTOR BLADE - A rotor blade comprising a core blade section; and a trailing edge section, the trailing edge section being attached to the core blade section along a join interface. The trailing edge section comprises a shape memory material which is actuable so as to cause selective deformation of the trailing edge section between a first condition in which a trailing edge of the trailing edge section follows a substantially smooth profile and a second condition in which the trailing edge is perturbed. The direction of the perturbation may be oblique or perpendicular to the direction of flow over the blade in use. The rotor blade may be a fan or propeller for a gas turbine engine. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217171 | ACTIVE FORCE GENERATION SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING VIBRATION IN A ROTATING SYSTEM - A method and device for reducing vibratory noise in a system with an integral rotating member includes independently operable drive systems for controlling the angular velocity of at least two independently rotatable masses. Control signals manipulate the drive system to rotate each mass at optimal speed, direction and phase to reduce noise induced in the system by the rotating member. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217172 | AIRFOIL ATTACHMENT HOLDING AN AIRFOIL ROOT IN A BROACH FITTING - Airfoil attachment comprising a support ( | 2011-09-08 |
20110217173 | Wind Turbine Lubrication System - A wind turbine lubrication system comprising a pump for pumping lubricant through a lubrication circuit, said pump being driven by a power-take-off from the drive train of the wind turbine, characterised in that said pump for pumping lubricant drives at least a first hydraulic motor providing mechanical power to a first wind turbine auxiliary component. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217174 | Fin-Ring Propreller For a Water Current Power Generation System - A water current power generation system is provided, including a plurality of flotation tubes joined by a body structure; a plurality of ballast chambers joined by a body structure; a plurality of induction type power generation units disposed within housings associated with one or more of the flotation chambers, ballast chambers and body structure; and a plurality of propellers disposed in mechanical communication with each of the induction type generator units. In one presently preferred embodiment, a plurality of propellers disposed in communication with a plurality of induction type generator units, wherein the propellers each include one or more concentrically disposed rings, with each of the concentrically disposed rings having an inner ring member, an outer ring member, and a plurality of curved fin members separated by gap spaces disposed between the inner and outer ring members. Methods and means of deploying, positioning, maintaining, controlling and operating the system are also provided, as are detailed descriptions of novel inductor type generators used to obtain power from fast moving water currents, flotation tanks for tensioning the system against a submerged anchoring system disposed on an associated seafloor, and fluid-filled ballast chambers equipped with multiple sub-chambers that lend precision control and continuous adjustability to the system. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217175 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - It is possible to easily and rapidly slot a blade root of a final (last) turbine rotor blade into a blade groove on a turbine disc even when the plan-view shape of a shroud of the turbine rotor blade is complex. A turbine rotor blade that is provided with a blade root that is slotted into a blade groove formed on a circumferential portion of the turbine disc to hold the whole blade, a blade portion that is exposed to high-temperature gas, a platform that supports this blade portion, a shank that connects the blade root and the platform, and a shroud that extends along the circumferential direction from the end of the blade portion has a cut-out portion cut out to a predetermined depth, either at the leading-edge or the trailing-edge of the blade root, along the lengthwise direction thereof from the end of the blade root to an intermediate part of the shank. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217176 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING AT LEAST ONE TURBINE BLADE TO A TURBINE DISK OR A TURBINE RING - The invention relates to a method for connecting at least one turbine blade ( | 2011-09-08 |
20110217177 | Stepped Surface Propeller - A marine surface propeller, and blade therefore, which is surface piercing and partially submerged, and includes a blade geometry that improves distribution of pressure and control to wetted and ventilated regions. Preferably, the feature has a positive step (ramp, cup, interceptor, indent or other geometric addition or intervention) between one fifth and four fifths chord length so as to create a high pressure peak or zone in what is now a low pressure zone on either the blade face or back or both and to create speed controllable wetted and ventilated regions. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217178 | TURBINE AIRFOIL HAVING OUTBOARD AND INBOARD SECTIONS - A turbine airfoil usable in a turbine engine and formed from at least an outboard section and an inboard section such that an inner end of the outboard section is attached to an outer end of the inboard section. The outboard section may be configured to provide a tip having adequate thickness and may extend radially inward from the tip with a generally constant cross-sectional area. The inboard section may be configured with a tapered cross-sectional area to support the outboard section. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217179 | TURBINE AIRFOIL FILLET COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system for the fillet of a turbine blade is provided. The blade includes an airfoil transitioning to a platform having a flow path surface. The transition region is defined by a fillet. A cooling passage is formed in the platform and extends about at least a portion of the periphery of the airfoil. The cooling passage is located proximate to the flow path surface and is substantially aligned with at least a portion of the fillet. Coolant is delivered to the passage by a supply hole, which can reduce the temperature in the fillet region. As a result, thermal gradients in the fillet region can be minimized, which can reduce thermal stresses. An exhaust hole extends between the passage and the flow path surface of the platform. Thus, coolant discharged from the exhaust holes enters the flow path of the turbine. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217180 | GAS TURBINE BLADE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND GAS TURBINE USING TURBINE BLADE - Provided are gas turbine blades in which it is possible to simplify the formation of cooling channels provided inside the turbine blades while simultaneously avoiding loss of turbine blade strength and rigidity due to forming of the cooling channels. In a gas turbine blade, cooling channels provided in the interior thereof include a plurality of straight channel-like base-side elongated holes that extend in a longitudinal direction at a base side of the turbine blade, a plurality of straight channel-like tip-side elongated holes that extend in a longitudinal direction at a tip side of the turbine blade, and a plurality of communicating hollow portions that are interposed at connection portions between the two types of elongated holes to individually allow the two types of elongated holes to communicate with each other and that have larger cross-sectional areas than the channel cross-sectional areas of both elongated holes. In addition, the communicating hollow portions are formed so as to match the position of a platform portion of the turbine blade. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217181 | GAS TURBINE BLADE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND GAS TURBINE USING TURBINE BLADE - Provided are gas turbine blades in which it is possible to simplify the formation of cooling channels provided inside the turbine blades while simultaneously avoiding loss of turbine blade strength and rigidity due to forming of the cooling channels. In a gas turbine blade ( | 2011-09-08 |
20110217182 | AIR MOVEMENT SYSTEM - The invention relates to an air movement system comprising a centrifugal fan unit, wherein the centrifugal fan unit comprises a centrifugal fan coupled to a drive unit, a control unit operationally coupled to said drive unit, an inlet piece forming a inlet duct to the centrifugal fan, which inlet duct has an end facing the centrifugal fan, and an outlet duct, wherein the inlet piece is provided with a first pressure tap and a second pressure tap, the second pressure tap being positioned at distance from the end of the inlet duct facing the centrifugal fan, and the control unit is configured to measure a pressure difference between the first and second pressure tap and to control the centrifugal fan in dependence of the measured pressure difference, characterized in that the first pressure tap is positioned at the end of the inlet duct facing the fan, and in that said control unit is adapted to maintain a set airflow rate out of said outlet duct based on said measured pressure difference via controlling of the rotational speed of said centrifugal fan. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217183 | BEVERAGE PRODUCTION MODULE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BEVERAGE PRODUCTION MODULE - A beverage production module that includes a pump for delivering a fluid from a tank to an extraction chamber, a power source for the pump and a controller for operating the pump and for controlling the voltage applied from the power source to the pump. The controller is adapted to operate the pump both at a normal operation voltage over a predefined time at a reduced voltage level. The invention further relates to a method for operating the pump of the beverage production module. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217184 | Solar Powered Attic Fan Control System - A solar powered attic fan control system preferably includes a remote interface unit and at least one fan controller unit. The remote interface unit includes a display screen and a remote interface electronic control device. Each fan controller unit preferably includes a fan controller electronic control device and temperature, pressure, voltage and humidity sensors. The remote interface electronic control device preferably has a wireless connection to the at least one fan controller unit. A plurality of control buttons on the remote interface unit allows a user to select one of a plurality of fan controller units connected to the remote interface unit. The display screen will display temperature and relative humidity conditions in the fan controller unit location. The specific fan controller may be turned on and off by the remote interface unit. The remote interface unit preferably displays the available power level from a solar panel or battery pack. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217185 | System and Method For Reducing Compressor Noise - A noise reduced compressor has a body, an energy dissipation element, and a structural element configured to retain the energy dissipation element relative to the body. A noise reducer for an HVAC system compressor has an energy dissipation element and a structural element connected to the energy dissipation element. A method of reducing compressor noise includes disposing an energy dissipation element between a body of the compressor and a structural element and compressing the energy dissipation element against between the body of the compressor using the structural element. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217186 | FUEL PUMP - A high pressure fuel pump for use with a direct injection engine having a housing which defines a pump chamber. A port is formed in the housing which fluidly connects a fuel in the passageway with the pump chamber. An elongated valve is movably mounted within the housing between an open and a closed position. In its open position, the inlet passageway is fluidly connected with the pump chamber while, conversely, in the closed position the fuel valve blocks the fluid flow between the inlet passageway and the pump chamber. A circuit controls the deceleration of the valve to reduce pump noise. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217187 | MOTOR-FAN ASSEMBLY HAVING A TAPERED FAN WITH A CONCAVE UNDERSIDE - A motor-fan unit includes an end plate assembly, a motor assembly supported by the end plate assembly, and a shaft rotated by the motor assembly and extending through the end plate assembly. The fan assembly further includes a fan secured to the rotatable shaft which is supported by the end plate assembly. The fan includes a fan disc having a substantially frusto-conical shape, a fan ring having a substantially frusto-conical shape, and a plurality of vanes connecting the fan disc to the fan ring such that the frusto-conical shapes are substantially parallel to one another. A diffuser with a tapered fan side is also provided between the fan and the end plate assembly, wherein the tapered fan side is substantially parallel with the fan disc. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217188 | Extended Length Cutoff Blower - A blower assembly including a blower housing having a side wall with a first portion extending from the initial cutoff through an angle of at least 45° or more, the first portion having a radius which is substantially constant or which increases at a relatively small rate. The side wall additionally includes a second portion, extending from the end of the first portion to the outlet, which forms a continuous curve with the first portion and has an increasing radius which is increasing at a larger rate and has a rate of increase that is also increasing with housing angle. The shape of the side wall allows a reduction in the overall size of the blower housing for a given size of impeller. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217189 | REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR - Refrigerant compressor, comprising an electric drive unit ( | 2011-09-08 |
20110217190 | Inverter-Integrated Electric Compressor - Disclosed is a low-cost, inverter-integrated electric compressor with which a high degree of design freedom is maintained, high vibration resistance can be achieved by reliable anchoring of the circuit components, the weight can be reduced easily, and which has excellent operational stability. An inverter-integrated electric compressor has a built-in motor and has a substrate provided with a motor drive circuit including an inverter. In the inverter-integrated electric compressor, after electric components including the substrate have been fixed in a housing space surrounded by a compressor housing and have been assembled, the housing space is filled with an insulating resin, and at least a part of the electric components are sealed by the solidified filling resin. The inverter-integrated electric compressor is characterized in that a resin frame, which has a concave retaining part provided with a concave part formed in a concave shape along the outlines of the circuit components provided on the substrate and has a vent hole provided in the concave retaining part, is mounted on the substrate, and a resin injection space, which can be filled with resin, is formed between the circuit components on the substrate and the resin frame. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217191 | Inverter-Integrated Electric Compressor - Provided is an inverter-integrated electric compressor whose inverter section is molded using a urethane resin and which is excellent in joining reliability of electrically connected section. An inverter-integrated electric compressor, wherein the compressor incorporates a motor and wherein a motor drive circuit including the inverter is provided in a containing space surrounded by a compressor housing. A crimping section of a terminal of a conducting wire connected to the inverter is molded, together with the inverter, in a resin charged into the containing space. A gap at the crimping section, the gap being open to the outside, is previously covered and sealed by a gap sealant. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217192 | OUTER RING DRIVEN GEROTOR PUMP - A gerotor pump includes an inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring is rotateable about an axis, where the inner ring has an outer diameter contact surface. The outer ring has an inner diameter contact surface that defines a central opening. The central opening receives the inner ring, and a portion of the inner diameter contact surface engages a portion of the outer diameter contact surface of the inner ring. A motor including a rotor and a stator that surrounds the rotor is included. The rotor surrounds the outer ring and exerts a driving force on the outer ring such that the outer ring rotates about the inner ring. The inner diameter contact surface of the outer ring and the outer diameter contact surface of the inner ring create a plurality of chambers. Rotation between the inner ring and the outer ring expand and contract the chambers to expel fluid from the gerotor pump. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217193 | STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT OF SUBMERSIBLE COOLING PUMP - A structural improvement of submersible cooling pumps, especially a submersible cooling pump that is capable of enhancing the stability and extending service life, comprising a motor set, an impeller set and a stud set, characterized in that in said motor set, there are provided on the motor casing a top plate, disposed on which is a fan with orifices, and a motor cover having sight holes and cross-shaped ventilating holes that spreads all over the cover, disposed on top of said fan, and a protection cover with a small elastic plate provided to cloak said motor cover which is screw fastened to said motor casing; the lower end of said motor casing fits on the upper rim of the trough of a fixing base, and is fastened onto the fixing hole base of said fixing base; on said fixing base an outlet port and shaft hole are provided, and by both sides of said shaft hole an ingress of water and a positioning hole that permits the screw fastening of another element are provided; said impeller set combines and fastening an upper cover and a lower cover to accommodate a set of vanes, wherein an outlet hole is provided by one side, and a fixing hole by the other side, of an inlet hole of said upper cover; and said stud set consists of a duct pipe and a support pipe, both of equal length, of which the support pipe has female thread at each end allowing it to be screw fastened to the positioning hole of said motor set and the fixing hole of said impeller set, respectively. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217194 | Solar-powered soffit fan - The solar powered soffit fan includes an electric fan mounted over a soffit vent. A roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panel aimed at the sun delivers power to the soffit fan. During daylight hours, the photovoltaic solar panel provides sufficient electrical power to activate the soffit fan, which provides forced attic ventilation through the soffit vent. At night, the fan automatically powers down when sunlight no longer impinges the solar panel. A thermostat and/or humistat can be included for additional control of the unit. The fan can accept power from an optional rechargeable battery. Multiple soffit fans can be configured to service larger buildings. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217195 | MOTOR-FAN ASSEMBLY HAVING A TAPERED STATIONARY FAN WITH A CONCAVE UNDERSIDE - A motor-fan unit includes an end plate assembly, a motor assembly supported by the end plate assembly, and a shaft rotated by the motor assembly and extending through the end plate assembly. The fan assembly further includes a discharge shell, a tapered stationary fan which has a concave underside, and a rotating fan secured to the rotatable shaft and disposed between the discharge shell and the stationary fan. The tapered stationary fan includes a fan side which is substantially parallel and aligned with the frusto-conical shape of the fan disc of the rotating fan. A tapered fan shell is supported by the discharge shell and held in place by the stationary fan. A fan shroud secures the stationary fan and the fan shell to the discharge shell to prevent damage to a rotating fan secured to the shaft and positioned between the fan shroud and the stationary fan. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217196 | Plunger Pump for Fabricating Soft Capsules - The present utility model provides a plunger pump for fabricating soft capsules, which plunger pump includes a switch body and a plunger body interconnected to each other, a rotary switch adapted to the switch body, and a plunger rod adapted to the plunger body. The switch body and the plunger body are connected to form an accommodation space, the switch body has a liquid suction hole and a liquid injection hole both communicative with the accommodation space, the plunger body has a channel for accommodating the plunger rod, and the rotary switch has a notch and is closely press-fit to the switch body to form a hermetic surface. It is possible to switch between the opening and the closing states of the liquid suction hole and the liquid injection hole. The plunger rod performs a linearly reciprocating movement in the channel so that the accommodation space periodically reaches a maximum value of capacity and a minimum value of capacity. The present utility model employs the structure of a rotary switch, which is sealed with zero gap, to switch between the opening and the closing states of the liquid suction hole and the liquid injection hole, whereby it is substantially free of leakage of medical solution and there is no mixing and dissolving with lubricating oil during normal operation of the plunger pump, to thereby enhance the precision in the loading amount and eliminate the problem of contamination of the medical solution by the lubricating oil. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217197 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR-EXPANDER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE, INCLUDING TWO-LOBED ROTOR SYSTEMS - The present technology is directed generally to rotary displacement systems and associated methods of use and manufacture. The systems can be used to compress and/or expand compressible fluids. In some embodiments, the rotary displacement systems include a chamber housing having a pressure-modifying chamber with a first port and a second port, a first passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the first port, and a second passageway in fluid communication with the chamber via the second port. The systems can further include a shaft positioned within the chamber housing and rotatable relative to the chamber housing about a rotational axis, and a rotor comprising no more than two lobes. The rotor can be carried by and rotatable relative to the shaft, and can be alternately operable in a first mode in which flow is provided from the first passageway to the second passageway via the chamber and in a second mode in which flow is provided from the second passageway to the first passageway via the chamber. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217198 | Shaft Mounted Counterweight, Method and Scroll Compressor Incorporating Same - A counterweight mounted to a drive shaft in a scroll compressor is provided. The drive shaft has a central annular segment generally concentric about the central axis and an eccentric annular segment offset from the central axis that can be used for driving the movable scroll compressor body. A counterweight engages the eccentric and also engages the annular segment for location and mounting of the counterweight to the shaft. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217199 | DOWNHOLE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MOTOR - A downhole positive displacement motor converts hydraulic fluid pressure into rotational torque. The motor includes a non-helical rotor and stator, and upper and lower valve assemblies each comprising cylindrical rotating and stationary elements which define longitudinal passages. The timing of alignment of the passages creates pressure in power pockets in the stator, rotating the rotor. The rotational torque can be used in any application that may require mechanical force to operate or drive a mechanism created for oil, gas, or water production in a down hole application. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217200 | Vacuum pump - The invention relates to a vacuum pump, in particular a vane cell pump, having a housing in which a suction space is provided, and a housing passage opening into the suction space, wherein a suction non-return valve opening to the outside or into an external vacuum space is arranged in the housing passage, said valve being accommodated in a pot-shaped housing, the pot-shaped housing having a housing bottom and a housing jacket, wherein the housing bottom is integral with the housing jacket. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217201 | ABSORBENT PAD FOR TRASH RECEPTACLES - The present disclosure relates to an absorbent pad with a layered architecture that is adapted for absorbing liquids in trash receptacles that masks or suppresses odors therein. The present disclosure also provides a method of using an absorbent pad to absorb trash liquids to reduce or mask odors, delay spoilage of food wastes, and repel rodents or other pests. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217202 | ACTIVE OXYGEN DISINFECTION SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a lens care kit for disinfecting and/or cleaning contact lenses. The lens care kit of the invention comprising: (1) a lens care solution; (2) a lens case for holding the lens care solution and a contact lens immersed in the lens care solution; (3) a singlet oxygen-generating agent which is dissolved or dispersed in a lens care solution; and (4) a light irradiation source for irradiating the singlet oxygen-generating agent for a period of time sufficient to produce a sufficient amount of singlet oxygen in the lens care solution to disinfect the contact lens. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217203 | PROCESS CHALLENGE DEVICE AND METHODS - A process challenge device comprising process challenge device comprising a container defining a space within the container, wherein the space can fully contain a process indicator; and at least one pressure-actuating valve associated with the container, wherein the at least one pressure-actuating valve regulates entrance of a sterilant into and exiting of a gas and/or liquid out of the space within the container, methods of using the device and a kit including the device are disclosed. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217204 | STERILIZATION COMPOSITION - A composition is disclosed which comprises (A) an anti-microbial agent comprising peracetic acid; and (B) a reagent mixture comprising a buffer, an anticorrosive agent and a chelator. The composition may be characterized by the absence of molybdate. The foregoing composition may be dispersed in water to form a liquid sterilant. The liquid sterilant may be used for sterilizing articles such as medical, dental, pharmaceutical, veterinary or mortuary instruments, devices, and the like. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217205 | DIAGNOSTIC RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SENSORS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An integrated passive wireless chip diagnostic sensor system is described that can be interrogated remotely with a wireless device such as a modified cell phone incorporating multi-protocol RFID reader capabilities (such as the emerging Gen-2 standard) or Bluetooth, providing universal easy to use, low cost and immediate quantitative analyses, geolocation and sensor networking capabilities to users of the technology. The present invention can be integrated into various diagnostic platforms and is applicable for use with low power sensors such as thin films, MEMS, electrochemical, thermal, resistive, nano or microfluidic sensor technologies. Applications of the present invention include on-the-spot medical and self-diagnostics on smart skin patches, Point-of-Care (POC) analyses, food diagnostics, pathogen detection, disease-specific wireless biomarker detection, remote structural stresses detection and sensor networks for industrial or Homeland Security using low cost wireless devices such as modified cell phones. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217206 | SENSOR AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SENSOR - “Click-assembly” methods of assembling a sensor for sensing biologically-active molecules by measuring impedance changes, are disclosed, comprising supporting a bio-sensor on a carrier, the bio-sensor comprising an electronic component having at least one micro-electrode and at least one electrical contact, functionalizing the bio-sensor by physically or chemically coupling a bio-receptor molecule to each of the at least one micro-electrode, and subsequently assembling the bio-sensor with a micro-fluidic unit by means of a clamp which clamps the bio-sensor with the micro-fluidic unit, such that in use a fluid introduced into the micro-fluidic unit is able to contact the bio-receptor and is isolated from the electrical contact. The clamp may be a spring, and the method may avoid a requirement for sealing by chemical or thermal means and thereby avoid damaging the bio-receptor. Sensors which can be assembled according to such methods are also disclosed. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217207 | ANALYSIS TOOL, IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS, AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A technique is provided, which makes it possible to easily judge whether or not an analysis tool to be used for an analysis process for a sample is authentic and which makes it possible to secure the reliability of an analysis result thereby. An identification apparatus for identifying an analysis tool having a reagent portion to be used for an analysis process for a sample is provided, wherein the analysis tool further includes an identifying marker portion which is formed by using an invisible substance, the identification apparatus comprising a light emitter which emits a light toward the identifying marker portion, a light receiver which receives a light emitted by the invisible substance for forming the identifying marker portion exposed with the emitted light emitted by the light emitter, and an identification unit which identifies the analysis tool on the basis of a light-receiving result obtained by the light receiver. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217208 | MEASURING FLOW PROPERTIES OF MULTIPLE GAS NOZZLES OF A GAS DISTRIBUTOR - A gas nozzle measurement apparatus comprises a controllable gas source to provide across a gas plate having gas nozzles, a flow of gas at a constant pressure or constant flow rate, and a sensor plate sized to cover an area comprising at least a portion of the front face of the gas plate. The sensor plate comprises gas flow sensors arranged in locations that correspond to positions of individual gas nozzles of the gas nozzles of the gas plate such that each gas flow sensor can measure a pressure, flow rate, density, or velocity of a gas stream passing through the individual gas nozzle that faces the gas flow sensor, and generate a signal indicative of, or display, the pressure, flow rate, density, or velocity of the gas stream passing through the individual gas nozzle. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217209 | Iron Core Reactor - An iron core reactor includes reactor active parts. The reactor active parts include two or more separate reactor active parts. The coils in the respective active parts are connected in series or in parallel. The respective active parts are placed in a same reactor oil tank. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217210 | Gas hydrate production apparatus - A gas hydrate production apparatus capable of reacting a raw gas with a raw water to thereby form a slurry gas hydrate and capable of removing water from the slurry gas hydrate by means of a gravitational dewatering unit. The gravitational dewatering unit is one including a cylindrical first tower body; a cylindrical dewatering part disposed on top of the first tower body; a water receiving part disposed outside the dewatering part; and a cylindrical second tower body disposed on top of the dewatering part, wherein the cross-sectional area of the second tower body is continuously or intermittently increased upward from the bottom. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217211 | Smell-diffusing cell array substrate, apparatus for transferring smell information and electronic device including the apparatus - A smell-diffusing cell array substrate, an apparatus configured to transfer smell information and an electronic device are provided, the smell-diffusing cell array substrate includes at least one smell-diffusing cell having a microcapsule with a core-shell structure. A shell of the microcapsule includes a wall material and a photocatalyst dispersed in the wall material. A core of the microcapsule includes a smell-diffusion material and a hydrophilic liquid. | 2011-09-08 |
20110217212 | DISINFECTING CAPS HAVING AN EXTENDABLE FEATURE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Some assemblies can include a male cap and a female cap, each of which can be used to cover separated medical connectors. In certain arrangements, a male cap can include a movable carriage that transitions from a retracted position when an assembly with which the male cap is associated is in a closed state to an extended position when the assembly is in an open state. | 2011-09-08 |