37th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100229471 | EXTERIOR SIDING MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - An exterior siding mounting bracket assembly used in conjunction with siding placed over sheathing of an exterior wall has a base member having a mounting flange fastened to the sheathing and a water diversion fitting also fastened to the sheathing and flashed in-part beneath the lower end of the mounting flange. A wall arrangement projects laterally outward from the mounting flange and away from the sheathing. A trim member of the bracket assembly has a partition arrangement that preferably snap fits to the wall arrangement and a trim flange constructed and arranged to substantially cover the water diversion fitting and the cut edges of the siding that cover in-part the mounting flange. Preferably, the water diversion fitting has an elongated drip edge spaced outwardly from the siding to shed water collected from generally cascaded from the mounting flange and outward from the siding. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229472 | NET-ZERO ENERGY MECHANICAL CORE AND METHOD - A pre-fabricated service module suitable for use in a multi-story building, includes (a) a chassis dimensioned to be stacked with another pre-fabricated service module to match the floors of the multi-story building; (b) a waste and ventilation subassembly providing access to bathroom and kitchen waste rough-in plumbing and ventilation; (c) a water and electrical subassembly providing access to water and electrical supplies; and (d) a ducts and fan subassembly providing access to a heating and air circulation system. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229473 | Pneumatic Tower Design - A telescopic support tower has a plurality of tubes nested or stacked with one another. A base is coupled with the outermost tube to stand the plurality of tubes transverse to the base. A mechanism is provided in the base to enable access to an interior space of the plurality of tubes. The mechanism is coupled with a source of compressed air. A plurality of seals, at least two, are positioned on each of the adjacent tubes to seal the tubes with respect to one another. The plurality of seals enables sealed sliding movements of the tubes with respect to one another. At least one first clamp is provided to prohibit movement of selected tubes of the plurality of tubes such that only one tube of the plurality of tubes is enabled to telescope at a time. At least one second clamp fixes the selected telescoping tube to an adjacent tube of the plurality of tubes. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229474 | Concrete Slab Joint System Including A Load Plate Sleeve - A load plate sleeve assembly for maintaining a load plate in position between adjacent concrete slabs and facilitating controlled lateral movement of the load plate includes a housing and an insert clip coupled to the housing. The housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, opposing side walls extending between the top and bottom walls, and an end wall extending between the top and bottom walls, and between the side walls. The walls define an internal cavity, and the housing includes a cavity access opening. The insert clip includes a opposing side walls having a first end and a second end. The insert clip also includes an end wall extending between the side walls, a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from the side walls, and a collapsible diamond shaped center support extending from the end wall. The insert clip is positioned inside the internal cavity of the housing. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229475 | Grid framework accessories - The present invention is directed to accessories which are attached to the support grid members of a grid framework system. The accessories are a means to insulate electrified conductors attached to the support grid members from other conductive items located proximate thereto, a management device for cables and wires, and a retention device for fixedly attaching a component to the grid framework system. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229476 | REVERSE MOLDED PANEL - A reverse molded fiberboard panel; a wainscot kit comprising a plurality of differently sized reverse molded panels, and a planar finishing or spacer panel, adapted to completely cover any size wall between a wall base board and a wall chair rail; and a method of reverse molding a loose cellulosic mat, in a single pressing step, to provide one or more relatively high density, raised panels without requiring preliminary pressing, or other pre-shaping step, such as scalping. The reverse-molded panels are molded in a conventional, multi-opening fiberboard press, in a single pressing step process, while achieving excellent transfer of mold detail (embossing fidelity) without visually noticeable fiber fracture. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229477 | Decoration Solar Panel Bridge Supplying Power Sources - A decoration solar panel bridge supplying power sources, for commercial and residential applications, incorporates at least one solar panel in a decoration bridge comprising members of frame, cross brace and board. The wide boards including solar panels cover straight beams and cross braces as a partial or full surface of the bridge. The slice boards cover the top arc beams or alternative round beams as partial surfaces of the bridge. Each solar panel output power and dimension can be designed for desired power consumption and needed. The alternative frame members can be used to construct different shapes of the bridge and can replace the curve shape frame members. The decoration bridge includes optional members: safety fence members, supporting members and handrail members. Solar powered lights can be installed at the top of safety poles and solar powered light stands can replace the vertical spindle of handrails. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229478 | ADJUSTABLE STAIR RISER AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAME - An adjustable stair riser includes a body portion made of a flexible material. An upper connecting portion is disposed adjacent to an upper end of the body portion. A lower connecting portion is disposed adjacent to a lower end of the body portion. A front surface of the body portion is concavely shaped between the upper and lower ends so as to create slack for moving the upper and lower ends toward or away from each other to accommodate spacing between adjacent treads of a stairway during installation. The concavely shaped front surface of the body portion additionally provides an obstruction free path of foot travel. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229479 | Section for a Window, Door or Facade Element Comprsing an Electric Cable - The invention relates to a frame section ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100229480 | Window Muntin and Method - A non-metal window muntin formed from plastic or wood is described for use in hermetically sealed insulated glass windows. The process for forming the muntin includes machining polystyrene sheets which are painted with a latex pain and baked prior to use between sealed glass of the window. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229481 | MODULAR PRE-CAST COMPOSITE FLOORING TILE AND FLOOR SYSTEM - A multilayer tile for flooring and the like has a cementitious top surface, a lower density intermediate layer preferably incorporating expanded polymeric beads mixed with cement, and a lower layer reinforced by tension-bearing fibers embedded therein. The interface between the top and middle insulative layers may be upwardly domed to reduce the tendency for cracks to form in the bottom surface of the top layer. Channels formed along the edges of such tiles allow insertion of heat transfer tubing to provide a hydronic floor surface. A composite tile may have cementitious top and bottom surfaces with an intermediate lower density layer there between. Such intermediate layer may be divided into two portions by a water impervious layer that serves as a binder and vapor barrier. Tile panels according to the invention are laid-out on a prepared surface on mortar pads positioned along edges and corners of the tiles, leaving a continuous under air space which may be ventilated to remove moisture, soil gases and radon gas. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229482 | Connecting Structure - The present invention relates to a connecting structure including: a node member having an accommodating space formed therein; a lower truss member disposed penetratingly at the lower portion of the node member, the lower truss member being made of a material with tension and compression-resistant rigidity and having a predetermined length; an upper truss member disposed penetratingly at the upper portion of the node member in such a manner as to be spaced apart from the lower truss member, the upper truss member being made of a material with tension and compression-resistant rigidity and having a predetermined length; and a filler adapted to be filled in the node member in such a manner as to be initially injected in a fluid state into the accommodating space of the node member so as to surround the lower truss member and the upper truss member, and then to be hardened as time elapses so as to rigidly couple the lower truss member and the upper truss member therewith. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229483 | FIRE-RESISTANT GLASS BLOCK HAVING A THERMAL BREAK AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A fire-resistant glass block including a thermal break and methods for making same. Embodiments of the glass block assembly include at least two portions filled with fire-resistant gel, wherein the at least two portions are connected using a thermal break channel. The thermal break channel improves the thermal conductions characteristics of the assembly and mitigates the potential for breakage in either glass block half unit through direct heat transfer. The glass block assembly can be made by connecting two or more glass portions using a thermal break channel and filling the connected glass block portions with fire-resistant gel. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229484 | CLADDING PANEL - A composite cladding panel | 2010-09-16 |
20100229485 | System for collecting seepage water in buildings - Perimeter and transverse troughs, possibly 3-5 inches wide and deep, can be formed in an existing building subterranean concrete floor, with the perimeter trough being immediately adjacent and extended along the foundation wall and the traverse trough connecting the perimeter trough to a nearby sump pit formed in the floor. Each trough can be formed by cutting narrow shallow grooves outlining its desired location, and then breaking away the concrete there between. Water seepage through the wall will collect in the perimeter trough and drain away via the transverse trough to the sump pit, eliminating water pooling on the building floor itself. The troughs can be covered by separate metal or plastic covers, secured by adhesives, sealants and/or nails relative to the floor and/or foundation wall. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229486 | NOISE CONTROL FLOORING SYSTEM - A noise control flooring system is presented herein for reducing noise transmission in a building structure that contains the system. The system comprises a solid substrate layer, a compressible layer overlying at least a portion of the substrate layer, and an entangled net layer that overlies at least a portion of the compressible layer, wherein the net layer is comprised of multiple polymer filaments and air, together forming a void space. A separation layer overlies at least a portion of the entangled net layer. The separation layer carries a floating solid substrate layer thereupon. This solid substrate layer provides loading for causing the compressible layer to compress into the overlying entangled net layer. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229487 | Radiant thermal barrier - Fan-folded panels are provided with longitudinal cuts or fold lines along an extended length of the panels to enable folding of edge sections of the panels into channel walls on either side of an intermediate panel section together forming a channel having a heat reflective surface inside the channel, the channel for insertion between two facing joists or studs so that tops of the channel walls are pushed up against a facing surface supported by the joists to form an air cavity between the facing surface and the channel acting as the radiant thermal barrier. A hydronic under floor heating pipe may be pre-installed attached to the facing surface supported by the joists or studs with the result that a proper air cavity is maintained with the radiant thermal barrier. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229488 | Plank Precision Spacing Device - The present invention is a plank precision spacing device comprised of a sheet component and a pluralty of clamp components with a flattened upper surface perpendicular to the sheet component, and a gripping component and protuberances which engage siding planks. The clamp component further includes a lip which is angled outward. The plank precision spacing device eliminates the need to measure and chalk a line for each siding plank, reducing installation time and labor costs. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229489 | Method of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Wall Construction - A novel wall system for residential and light commercial construction that incorporates autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC). This wall system comprises AAC blocks married to a building frame with a system of clips. The AAC blocks are joined one to the next with thin-bed mortar. The cavity between the frame and the AAC blocks is injected with structural insulating foam. The exterior of the autoclaved aerated concrete walls is finished with waterproof decorative stucco. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229490 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING PREFABRICATED CONCRETE SECTIONS - A device is provided for joining pre-cast concrete sections, the device including a cable loop, wherein the cable sections forming bent portions of the cable loop have sleeves for keeping the cable sections in a bent-over position. The sleeves are plastically deformable before bending and surround the bent portions of the cable sections, but the material of the sleeves is such that the sleeves break under return deformation. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229491 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLOORBOARDS - A locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards including horizontal joining of a first and a second joint edge portion of a first and a second floorboard respectively at a vertical joint plane and vertical joining of the first and second joint edge portions, the tongue, the tongue groove, the locking element and the locking groove have a configuration that allows insertion of the locking element into the locking groove by inward angling of the second floorboard towards the first floorboard while maintaining contact between the joint edge portions, and the tongue, the tongue grove, the locking element and the locking groove have a configuration that allows insertion of the locking element into the locking groove by a substantially vertical snap action. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229492 | Adjustable structural header beam - A longitudinal length adjustable header made up of a center section and two end sections moveably attached to the center section. The center section has an “L” shaped cross section and at least two longitudinal slots that are adapted to receive bolt means there through. The end sections have a plurality of apertures that align with the slots in the center section and are adapted to receive bolt means there through. The end sections are longitudinally slidable with respect to the center section whereby enabling adjusting the length of the header. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229493 | Arm connection for a structural member - A structural member and method with an improved arm connection is provided that allows quick connection of an arm to the structural member. Pins are inserted through aligned apertures in first and second thru-vangs, as well as an abutting arm bracket. A flexible securement member is inserted through an aperture in the pins that is transverse to the pins. Last, an arm is secured to the arm bracket for support of electrical conductors strung thereon. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229494 | System and method for strengthening lightweight ceilings - The present invention is directed to a method of reinforcing a waffle-structure ceiling having vertical members. The method includes drilling a hole through the vertical members and through a continuous upper layer covering the vertical members. Then, a reinforcing pin is inserted into the hole such that the shear stresses on the vertical member are transferred to the pin. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229495 | CONTINUITY TIE FOR PREFABRICATED SHEARWALLS - A continuity tie is provided for connecting a prefabricated shearwall to a structural member above the prefabricated shearwall. In the preferred embodiment, the continuity tie is a steel tube with aligned openings for receiving a threaded rod therethrough. The tube is welded to the shearwall. A pair of tubes are preferably attached. Nuts attach the threaded rod to the tube. The threaded rod attaches to a structural member above the tube. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229496 | STRUCTURAL MEMBER JOINT STRUCTURE - A structural member joint structure can easily join members to each other by using a simple structure having a reduced number of parts and can provide the members with a large fastening force which makes the members less likely to be loosened from each other. The joint structure is used to join one pillar and the other pillar to each other such that the other member is vertically abutted against a side face of the one pillar. The structure has a pair of fastening members positioned in the inside of the other pillar and arranged so as to be movable in the widthwise direction of a groove formed in a side face of the one pillar, a nut mechanism located on the inward side of the other pillar and formed between the pair of fastening members, and a bolt operated from the outside through an opening in the other pillar to be fitted into the nut mechanism. Rotating the bolt causes the nut mechanism to urge and move the pair of fastening members in the direction in which the pair is separated from each other. This causes engagement projections respectively arranged on ends of the pair of fastening members to engage with engagement recesses respectively arranged at lateral opposite ends of the groove in the one pillar. Thus, the pillars are joined to each other. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229497 | HAZARDOUS DRYWALL REMEDIATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention fulfills the above and other objects by providing a method and system for hazardous drywall remediation ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100229498 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE BUILDING INSULATION - Devices and associated methods are provided for improving ventilation of insulation material and building construction and renovation. Specifically, the present disclosure includes devices and system(s) to achieve the ventilation of exterior walls and roofs. Components of the system(s) consider shut-down of the ventilation process when it is not necessary, such as in winter, and in the event of fire, where the prevention of vertical and horizontal fire spread is desired. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229499 | SHAKE JIG FOR INSTALLING SHAKE SIDING - A method and system for installing shakes on a building comprising a ledger board and a shake jig for assisting with installation of shakes. The shake jig comprising a base member supporting an adjustable member with a releasably fastener facilitating releaseable retention of the adjustable member in a desired relative position with respect to the base member. The base member has a shake shelf for abutting against a surface of a shake to prevent further insertion of the base member, between an installed topmost shake and an at least partially overlapped shake, and facilitate desired alignment of the shake jig with respect to the installed topmost shake. The adjustable member has a ledger shelf for engaging with the ledger board and retaining the ledger board in a desired horizontal orientation with respect to the shake shelf and assisting with installation of shakes. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229500 | DOOR WITH GLASS INSERT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A door comprising first and second door skins secured to each other to form a cavity therebetween filled with expended foam. Each of the door skins has an opening therethrough for receiving a glass insert and a flange portion. Distal ends of the flange portions of the first and second door skins engage each other in an overlapping relationship by the expansion pressure of the expanded foam. The door further comprises a glazing rim member having a leg portion snap-locked between the flange portions of the first and second door skins. The method for assembling the door comprises the steps of filling the cavity between the door skins with foam material, then inserting the glass insert through the openings in the door skins and mounting the glazing rim member to the first door skin by snap-locking between the flange portions of the first and second door skins. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229501 | Steel stud with openings and edge formations and method - A steel stud construction member for use in supporting structures and having openings and reduced heat transfer characteristics as compared with solid web studs, and having a web defining side edges and an axis, a flange on at least one side edge, openings through said web at spaced intervals therealong, of predetermined size and profile, at least a side portion of said web removed from said opening remaining attached integrally to said web, by bend lines being formed along axes parallel to said web axis. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229502 | STRIP PACK DEVICE - A strip pack device is adapted to manufacture a strip-pack product having an article attached to a strip. The strip pack device includes a conveying part, a drawing-in part, a moving part and an attachment part. The drawing-in part is configured and arranged to draw a front end of the article conveyed by the conveying part to a predetermined position. The front end is located frontward in a conveying direction. The moving part is configured and arranged to receive the article at the predetermined position in the drawing-in part, to move the article from the predetermined position in a generally opposite direction of a draw-in direction of the drawing-in part, and to move the article to an attaching position. The attachment part is configured and arranged to attach the front end of the article to the strip after the article has been moved to the attaching position. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229503 | WRAPPER WITH DECORATIVE EXTENSION AND METHOD - A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping is disclosed. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. When the wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, upper edges of the sheet of material and extension cooperate to form a skirt portion preferably having at least two separate edges providing a “two-sheet” effect in the decorative cover. The wrapper may have extensions on opposing ends of the sheet of material and may have one or more additional overlapping extensions. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229504 | INSERTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTING POSTAL ITEMS INTO ENVELOPES - An inserting apparatus is equipped with a circulatable member arranged downstream of an envelope feeding path and rotatable about an axis transverse to the envelope feeding path. The circulatable member has envelope flap catcher members, each having a free edge arranged for entering between a flap and a body of an envelope fed along the envelope feeding path for engaging the flap and for holding the flap while the circulatable member is circulated so as to turn the flap to an opened position. An envelope support is provided for holding an envelope of which the opened flap is held by one of the catcher members of the circulatable member in an inserting position. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229505 | PACKAGING MACHINE FOR INCUBATOR TRAYS - The present invention discloses a novel construction arrangement in a packaging machine for incubator trays, which enables the general automation of the packaging process of eggs in incubator trays. The packaging machine for incubator trays accepts several arrangements and capacity for four, five, six and twelve eggs, depending on the incubator trays to be used. The packaging machine for incubator trays of the present invention exhibits great improvements. One of these great improvements is related to the introduction of an automatic feeder for trays, commonly called tray dispenser or denester for incubator trays. Another great improvement refers to a constructive change in one of the main elements of the disclosed machine, and this change was made in order to stop vibrations that the eggs were eventually exposed. The benefits obtained from the use of the packaging machine for incubator trays, the main object of this invention, are related to the possibility of greater automation of the process. In addition, the transport of eggs occurs in a more secure and constant way, decreasing the number of broken and/or damaged eggs. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229506 | Tablet Filling Instrument - A tablet filling instrument | 2010-09-16 |
20100229507 | LOCKING HEADPLATE FOR ADJUSTABLE SADDLE TREE - A locking headplate for an adjustable saddle tree includes opposed, hingedly connected elements for securing to a saddle tree head portion, a rotatable displacing element for displacing the hingedly connected plates inwardly or outwardly, and an engaging element for selectively preventing rotation of the rotatable displacing element. The engaging element includes at least one insert and a threaded fastener for compressing the insert against the rotatable displacing element to selectively prevent rotation thereof. A portion of the rotatable displacing element may be made of a material having a first hardness, and the insert may be made of a material having a second hardness which is less than the first hardness whereby a portion of the rotatable displacing element impinges into the material of the insert. Saddle trees and saddles incorporating the locking headplate are provided. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229508 | HORSE BOOT ASSEMBLY - A horse boot assembly comprises: a boot body shaped to accommodate a hoof of a horse, fastening means associated with the boot body for fastening the boot assembly onto the hoof, and an adapter. The adapter is compressed against a rear part of the hoof upon fastening of the fastening means. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229509 | PROTECTIVE ARTICLES FOR HORSES - A protective article for a horse includes a protective member and a replaceable securing member. The protective member includes a body portion extending between a pair of opposing ends and dimensioned to be wrapped around and secured to a horse's body part, and further includes a first engagement member coupled to the body portion adjacent one end, and a second engagement member coupled to the body portion adjacent the other end. The replaceable securing member is adapted to be selectively engaged with the engagement members in a manner that urges the engagement members towards one another. The replaceable securing member includes a first securing assembly adapted to be manually reversibly secured to the first engagement member, and a second securing assembly adapted to be manually reversibly secured to the second engagement member, the first securing assembly securing to the first engagement member independently of the second securing assembly. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229510 | OIL MIST SEPARATOR OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to an oil mist separator of an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one gas-permeable diffusion separation body, through which a crankcase ventilation gas of the internal combustion engine can flow and in which oil mist present in the crankcase ventilation gas can be separated from the gas. The novel oil mist separator is characterized in that in the or each diffusion separation body additionally continuous free gas channels are formed, and that, viewed in the flow direction of the crankcase ventilation gas, behind the gas channels at least one further diffusion separation body, or an impingement separation surface is disposed at a distance from the or each diffusion separation body. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229511 | Filter Element Having Serrated Seal - The invention relates to a filter element consisting of a filter medium ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100229512 | Multi-layer particle collector assembly - A multi-layer bag assembly is used with a housing for collecting particles from air flowing through the multi-layer bag assembly. Multi-layer bag assembly includes at least two bags arranged one inside the other. Each of the bags includes an air permeable filtering material for collecting particles carried by air flowing through the material. The air permeable filtering material being may be the same or different for the at least two bags. The multi-layer bag assembly includes structure for holding the at least two bags in a wide open position. The structure may be a cooperating bag structure incorporated in the at least two bags for cooperating with the housing for selectively holding the respective bags in their respective open conditions. The structure may also be a removable collar attached to at the open portion of the at least two bags, where the removable collar is part of an integral collar of the multi-layer bag assembly. The removable collar of the innermost bag is separable from the remaining portion of the integral collar for enabling the withdrawal of the innermost bag of the at least two bags. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229513 | Air Filter for Internal Combustion Engines in Motor Vehicles and Method for Producing the Filter - An air filter for internal combustion engines and interiors of motor vehicles has a filter insert in the form of a bellows of filter material folded in a zigzag shape by a first folding, wherein the bellows has a plurality of neighboring pockets extending in a longitudinal direction of the bellows, wherein between the pockets first folds are formed at ridges between the pockets. A seal is connected to the bellows. The folded filter material has a second folding in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and second folds are formed by the second folding that extend substantially transversely to the longitudinal direction. End faces extending transversely to the longitudinal direction are formed by cutting the bellows to a desired length. The seal extends across the end faces and longitudinal sides of the bellows. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229514 | FILTER RETAINER FOR TURBINE ENGINE - Embodiments of the present invention include a filter clamping device for use in a filtering system that provides filtered intake air for a power generation facility. In some embodiments, a filter clamp is provided, which includes an over-center action mechanism that locks the clamp in place against the filter gasket. Some embodiments also include a camming surface that provides gradually increasing pressure on the filter gasket as the clamp is engaged. The clamp may also include a stop that engages the filter frame at a predetermined position and determines, in part, the amount of clamping pressure applied to the filter. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229515 | Peaky filter - A peaky filter comprises a covering and a corresponding base, a supporting frame connected between the covering and the base, and a multifold filter covering the exterior of the supporting frame. The supporting frame includes plural transversely spaced first supports and plural connectors. Each support has a supporting rod and a plurality of longitudinally spaced supporting members connected to the supporting rod. Each supporting member has a first supporting leg and a second supporting leg extending radially and outwardly from the supporting rod. Each connector has a first connecting part and a second connecting part, which are used for respectively connecting one end of the first supporting leg of one support and one end of the second supporting leg of another adjacent support to connect elastically the plurality of transversely spaced supports, and consequently alter the size of the supporting frame and the filtering area of the filter. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229516 | PLEATED FILTER WITH BIMODAL MONOLAYER MONOCOMPONENT MEDIA - A pleated filter is made from a monocomponent monolayer nonwoven web containing a bimodal mass fraction/fiber size mixture of intermingled larger size and smaller size continuous monocomponent polymeric fibers of the same polymeric composition. Rows of pleats are formed in the nonwoven web, and the pleated web is cut to a desired size and shape to provide a filter element containing a self-supporting porous monocomponent monolayer matrix of fibers bonded to one another at least some points of fiber intersection and having an average initial submicron efficiency of at least 15% at a 1.52 meters/sec face velocity. The filter element is deformation resistant without requiring stiffening layers, bicomponent fibers or other reinforcing measures in the filter media layer. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229517 | POLYIMIDE FIBER MASS, SOUND ABSORBING MATERIAL, THERMAL INSULATING MATERIAL, FLAME-RETARDANT MAT, FILTER CLOTH, HEAT RESISTANT CLOTHING, NONWOVEN FABRIC, HEAT INSULATION/SOUND ABSORBING MATERIAL FOR AIRCRAFT, AND HEAT RESISTANT BAG FILTER - A polyimide fiber assembly of the present invention includes polyimide fibers having curved shapes with an average fiber diameter falling within a range of greater than 1 μm to not greater than 100 μm, the polyimide fiber assembly having a bulk density falling within a range of not less than 1 kg/m | 2010-09-16 |
20100229518 | SELF PROPELLED KIT APPLICABLE TO BUCKRAKING MACHINES OR SILO-BAG - The kit of the present invention is applicable to buckraking machine or silo-bag<\. The buckraking machine includes a reception hopper, a filling tunnel, a worm gear or load screw for the fitted of the bag storage, and a work spear. The self-propelled kit comprises: a movable base having at least one wheel; an independent engine mounted on the movable base, wherein the independent engine activates the worm gear or load screw; a clutch mechanism coupled to the independent engine; a coupling fuse coupled to the clutch mechanism; a speed reducer coupled to the coupling fuse; and a short cardan joint coupled to the speed reducer at one end and to the hopper in the other end. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229519 | PNEUMATIC COTTON HARVESTING MACHINE - A cotton picking machine comprises a chassis for moving the machine in a traveling direction, a vacuum pump provided to create a predetermined vacuum and a cotton picking unit including a cotton picking head supported by the chassis. The cotton picking head includes upper and lower vacuum compartments both in fluid communication with the vacuum pump and connecting tubes vertically extending between the upper and lower vacuum compartments and movable along a predetermined endless path so as to be in sliding contact with the upper and lower vacuum compartments at the corresponding distal ends thereof. Each of the connecting tubes includes a set of hollow picking fingers radially outwardly extending therefrom. The predetermined endless path includes an extracting zone and an inoperative zone. The connecting tubes fluidly connect the upper and lower vacuum compartments only when the connecting tubes pass the extracting zone of the predetermined endless path. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229520 | Rotor tine and rotary element configuration for crop residue treatment systems - A rotor tine construction for a rotary element of a crop residue treatment system for effecting improved transport of crop residue along a material flow path and, if a counter knife assembly is spaced from the rotary element across the material flow path, for also effecting improved shear cutting of such crop residue by the knife elements of the counter knife assembly and more efficient operation of the crop residue treatment system, which rotor tine construction includes a base portion generally mountable to the rotary member of the rotary element, at least one rotor tine extending outwardly from such base portion and including three distinct blade edges, one of which forms a trailing edge and the other two of which are upper and lower edge portions forming a leading edge, with the lower and upper edge portions configured and intersecting with one another to form a notch-like indentation along the leading edge at an intersection point P defined to be the point of cut contact position, such that, as the rotary member rotates forwardly the rotor tine is rotated through the material flow path to engage and concentrate engaged lengths of crop residue near intersection point P for an improved cut as such material is moved past the knife elements of the counter knife assembly. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229521 | Yarn and Method for Manufacturing the Same - The present application of the invention aims at improving knot strength of a twisted yarn without compromising circularity, with respect to various yarns including a fishing line. For such purpose, the present application of the invention provides a yarn including a multifilament subjected to two twisting processes in different directions, and a coating resin that covers a surface of the multifilament; wherein the multifilament is subjected to a first twist in one direction, and then to a second twist in a direction opposite to that of the first twist, without being doubled with another yarn. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229522 | Plasma-Assisted E-Waste Conversion Techniques - Plasma-Based Waste-to-Energy (PBWTE) facility/systems, including plasma-assisted gasification systems, are described that can be integrated into a single system which when fed a steam of municipal solid waste, discarded tires, or electronic wastes, organic or inorganic, which have been shredded to a uniform size produces a synthesis gas (syngas) and a molten slag, and/or electricity. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229523 | CONTINUOUS COMBINED CYCLE OPERATION POWER PLANT AND METHOD - A combined cycle power plant includes a gas turbine, a steam turbine, a generator coupled to the gas turbine and a generator coupled to the steam turbine, and an auxiliary boiler operatively coupled to the steam turbine. The power plant is continuously operated in a combined cycle mode during operating of the gas turbine by starting the steam turbine first. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229524 | LOW HEATING VALUE FUEL GAS BLENDING CONTROL - A method includes blending a first fuel with a second fuel in a ratio to produce a third mixed fuel. The first fuel has a first heating value, the second fuel has a second heating value, and the third mixed fuel has a third heating value. In addition, the first heating value is different than the second heating value. The method also includes feedforward controlling the third heating value of the third mixed fuel via prediction and correction of a fuel flow rate of the first and/or second fuels to adjust the ratio of the first and second fuels based at least in part on a comparison between a measurement and a target for the third heating value. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229525 | TURBINE COMBUSTION AIR SYSTEM - A turbine combustion air system includes a recuperator and a multi-zone combustor for accepting multiple combustion air streams at multiple temperatures. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229526 | ATTACHEMENT OF A JET ENGINE NACELLE STRUCTURE BY MEANS OF A REINFORCED KNIFE-EDGE/GROOVE COUPLING - The present invention relates to a nacelle ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100229527 | TRANSLATING VARIABLE AREA FAN NOZZLE PROVIDING AN UPSTREAM BYPASS FLOW EXIT - A variable area fan nozzle assembly for a turbofan engine includes a nacelle having an aft edge and a translating nozzle segment having a forward edge and a first end. The nozzle segment is movably disposed behind the aft edge such that an upstream bypass flow exit is defined between the aft edge and the forward edge when the nozzle segment is in a deployed position. A deflector is disposed between the aft edge and the forward edge proximate to the first end. The deflector substantially prevents bypass flow from exiting the upstream bypass flow exit in a region that is proximate to the first end. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229528 | ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A TRANSLATING VARIABLE AREA FAN NOZZLE - A variable area fan nozzle assembly for a turbofan engine includes a nacelle having an aft edge and a translating thrust reverser sleeve with a trailing edge. The thrust reverser sleeve is movably disposed aft of the nacelle's aft edge and is movable between a forward position and an aft position. A translating fan nozzle having a forward edge is movably disposed behind the trailing edge, and is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. An upstream bypass flow exit is defined between the trailing edge and the forward edge when the fan nozzle is in the deployed position. An extendable actuation system is configured to move the fan nozzle between the stowed position and the deployed position. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229529 | Timing control system for pulse detonation engines - An engine timing input system is described for pulse detonation engines that allows for accurate engine timing when rotary or cylindrical valves are used to distribute an air/fuel mixture for combustion. The invention uses a profile disk having a predetermined circumferential edge corresponding to valve position to provide for accurate engine timing. A frequency wheel is used in conjunction with the profile disk to provide a more accurate representation of valve position by partitioning the valve position into multiple pulses during each rotation of the rotary or cylindrical valve. The profile disk and frequency wheel when used with programmable timing circuitry signal fuel valve timing and ignition relative to the rotating valve. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229530 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - There are provided a control device and a control method for an exhaust gas purification apparatus that can prevent the actual adsorption amount from becoming excessively lower than the saturated adsorption amount and can prevent the reduction efficiency of the reduction catalyst from degrading even when the temperature of catalyst continues to shift to a low temperature side for a predetermined time or longer. The device includes: a temperature transition determining means for predicting a transition of the temperature of the reduction catalyst and determining whether or not the temperature of the reduction catalyst continues to decrease for a predetermined time or longer; a first injection controlling means for injecting the reducing agent according to a first target adsorption amount that is a smaller value than a saturated adsorption amount of the reducing agent corresponding to the temperature of the reduction catalyst if it is determined that the temperature of the reduction catalyst does not decrease continuously for a predetermined time or longer; and a second injection controlling means for injecting the reducing agent according to a second target adsorption amount that is a value larger than the first target adsorption amount and smaller than the saturated adsorption amount if it is determined that the temperature of the reduction catalyst continuously decrease for a predetermined time or longer. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229531 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REDUCTANT DOSING IN AN SCR CATALYST SYSTEM - According to one representative embodiment, an apparatus for controlling reductant dosing in an SCR catalyst system having a reductant injection system configured to inject reductant into an exhaust gas stream includes a controller, an actual reductant dosing rate module, and a reductant doser compensation module. The controller is configured to determine a reductant dosing rate command representing a desired reductant dosing rate. The actual reductant dosing rate module is configured to determine a predicted actual reductant dosing rate based at least partially on the reductant dosing rate command. The reductant doser compensation module is configured to determine a modified reductant dosing rate command based at least partially on the predicted actual reductant dosing rate. The reductant injection system injects reductant into the exhaust gas stream at a rate corresponding to the modified reductant dosing rate command. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229532 | CONTROL UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR REDUCTANT SUPPLY SYSTEM - There are provided a control unit and a control method for a reductant supply system, which are capable of reducing energy consumption by immediately stopping heating means in the case of entering an idling stop mode. A control unit which performs control of a reductant supply system includes an idling stop determination portion that determines whether an internal combustion engine is stopped by idling stop control that automatically stops the internal combustion engine, a heating means operation determination portion that determines whether the heating means provided in the reductant supply route that supplies the liquid reductant to the reductant injection valve is in operation, and a heating means control portion that stops operation of the heating means in a state where the internal combustion engine is automatically stopped and the heating means is in operation. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229533 | PEROVSKITE-TYPE COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN LEAN NOx TRAPS - An exhaust aftertreatment system for a lean-burn engine may include a lean NO | 2010-09-16 |
20100229534 | ADDITION VALVE CONTROL METHOD AND ADDITION VALVE CONTROLLER - To suppress clogging of an injection nozzle that supplies fuel to an exhaust passage of an engine, a controller executes intermittent addition of fuel from the injection nozzle. In executing the intermittent addition, the controller calculates a particulate discharge amount within the exhaust passage based on the engine operation state, and multiplies the exhaust gas temperature by the intake air rate to calculate the exhaust energy. Then, based on the particulate discharge amount and the exhaust energy, the controller calculates the amount of fuel to be added. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229535 | METHOD FOR REMEDIATING EMISSIONS - A method for remediating a NOx-containing lean diesel emission includes providing a LNT/SCR catalyst system including a SCR catalyst and a first and second LNT. The SCR catalyst is disposed downstream of the second LNT which is disposed downstream of the first LNT. The lean NOx-containing diesel emission is introduced to the first LNT with the NOx being absorbed on to the first LNT forming a substantially NOx-free lean diesel emission. An exotherm generating agent is introduced to the substantially NOx-free diesel emission between the first LNT and the second LNT to form a reactive lean diesel emission. The reactive lean diesel emission is introduced to the second LNT generating a quantity of heat effective for desorbing absorbed NOx. A reducing agent is introduced into the desorbed NOx between the second LNT and SCR catalyst. The desorbed NOx diesel emission is remediated in the SCR catalyst. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229536 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Disclosed is a technology that enables better reduction of NOx stored in an NOx catalyst in an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine. When NOx stored in an NOx catalyst is to be reduced, the air-fuel ratio of the ambient atmosphere around the NOx catalyst is decreased to a target air-fuel ratio by decreasing the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine. In doing so, if the temperature of the NOx catalyst is not lower than a specific temperature, the air-fuel ratio of the ambient atmosphere around the NOx catalyst is decreased to the target air-fuel ratio while bringing the combustion state into low temperature combustion. On the other hand, if the temperature of the NOx catalyst is lower than the specific temperature, the air-fuel ratio of the ambient atmosphere around the NOx catalyst is decreased to the target air-fuel ratio while decreasing the quantity of EGR gas in a cylinder so that the amount of generated smoke is kept within an allowable range. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229537 | Crankcase Ventilation System - A system for venting crankcase emissions from an engine is disclosed generally comprising a crankcase emissions conduit that communicates blow-by gases from the crankcase into the exhaust flow of an exhaust conduit, which includes a venturi, via an inlet located upstream of the minimum inner diameter of the venturi in order to pump the crankcase emissions therethrough. In certain embodiments, the gases are then directed to a filter assembly, which may include a particulate filter and may include a catalyst for facilitating redox of harmful substances to create harmless compounds prior to venting them or recirculating them in the system. In certain advantageous embodiments, an auxiliary oxygen supply is provided to facilitate these burning processes. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229538 | Diesel particulate filter regeneration control and method - An after-treatment device that includes a diesel particulate filter (DPF) requiring periodic regeneration includes a sensor providing a signal indicative of a soot accumulation and at least one device providing an operating parameter indicative of a work mode of the machine. A controller determines a soot level and a readiness level based on the work mode of the machine, and further classifies the soot level relative to a desired range for initiating a regeneration event and initiates the regeneration event when the soot level falls within the desired range. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229539 | HYDROCARBON SCR AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An engine exhaust aftertreatment system including a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device. The system contains no significant amount of catalyzed material upstream of the SCR device. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229540 | Combination Liquid-Cooled Exhaust Manifold Assembly And Catalytic Converter Assembly For A Marine Engine - An exhaust system for a marine engine comprising liquid cooled manifold and catalytic converter assemblies. Each assembly uses a separate cooling system to cool either the exhaust manifold or a shell inside which resides the catalytic converter. The housing or shell containing the catalytic converter uses water to cool an exterior surface of a water jacket to an acceptable temperature conforming to federal regulations. The liquid-cooled manifold assembly may use either water or glycol to cool a jacket surrounding tubes extending from the engine block to the catalytic converter assembly. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229541 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH AN SCR CATALYTIC CONVERTER - A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided, wherein at least one SCR catalytic converter for the after-treatment of exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine is present. The method serves to assure that a sufficient quantity of reducing agent is supplied for the operation of the SCR catalytic converter. The motor vehicle has a fuel tank ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100229542 | TEXTURIZED PURIFICATION STRUCTURE INCORPORATING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CATALYST SYSTEM - A structure for the purification of a polluted gas comprising a porous matrix of an inorganic material, in the form of interconnected grains and an electrochemical system for the treatment of said gas, formed by a reduction catalyst A for reducing the polluting species of the NO | 2010-09-16 |
20100229543 | DEVICE FOR INFLUENCING AN EXHAUST GAS FLOW - A device for influencing an exhaust gas flow, in particular for controlling sound emission in an exhaust branch of an engine, has a closure member that is driven by a motor in the exhaust pipe. The closure member produces pressure pulsations in the exhaust gas, so that a so-called “sound design” is possible. A force-transmitting, thermal decoupling member is integrated into a force transmission member located between the drive motor and the closure member to interrupt the heat transfer between the closure member and the drive motor. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229544 | Systems and Methods for Improving Drivetrain Efficiency for Compressed Gas Energy Storage - Generally, the invention relates to power generation and energy storage. In particular, to systems and methods for providing constant power from hydraulic inputs having widely-varying pressures. More particularly, the invention relates to hydraulic-pneumatic energy storage and recovery systems that include either a fixed or variable displacement hydraulic motor and control systems that allow a user to maintain constant power from the fixed or variable displacement hydraulic motor. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229545 | Energy Extraction Method and Apparatus - A method and apparatus for extracting energy from wind and wave motion using a common floating platform comprising a ship hull ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100229546 | Heat Engine - A heat engine has four oscillating pistons which lie at a right angle to one another are located in four cylinders. The pistons and the cylinders are of wedge-shaped configuration and have the shape of a cone section. The pistons rest with their lower tip on a piston bearing. The four cylinders are connected to one another by means of channels; compression chamber to displacement chamber and displacement chamber to compression chamber. The crank rotates in this method of operation counter to the gas flow. The engine is applied in the stationary area, preferably in order to generate electricity and heat decentrally in the context of power/heat cogeneration with the use of renewable resources. It is to be possible, inter alia, to also use the heat engine for the low and medium temperature range and to make few demands of the quality of the fuels. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229547 | RESERVOIR TANK AND BRAKE DEVICE USING THE RESERVOIR TANK - Hydraulic fluid is supplied from a hydraulic fluid supply opening to a hydraulic fluid supply portion. The hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic fluid supply portion is supplied to a primary hydraulic fluid storage chamber and to a secondary hydraulic fluid storage chamber via a hydraulic fluid supply passage. An oblong cylinder-shaped portion that has a chamber is formed between the hydraulic fluid supply opening and the hydraulic fluid supply portion. Further, a volume-augmented chamber forming portion that has a volume-augmented chamber that is communicated with the chamber is disposed in this oblong cylinder-shaped portion. In that case, at least part of the volume-augmented chamber is positioned above a MAX line of the hydraulic fluid. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229548 | COOLER ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A cooler device for a motor vehicle includes a charge air cooler with a first cooler element, an EGR cooler with a second cooler element, the first and second cooler elements are arranged beside and substantially in plane with one another. The cooler elements each comprise pipelines for the respective medium to be cooled. Air passages for a cooling air flow are arranged between the pipelines. A screening device is arranged in front of or behind the cooler elements to regulate the air flow through elements. A control mechanism switches the screening device to and from between an open position in which the screening device does not, or at least does not appreciably, limit air flow through the air passages of the cooler elements, and a closed position in which the screening device limits the air flow through the air passages between all of the pipelines of the second cooler element and the air flow through the air passages between only some of said pipelines of the first cooler. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229549 | CHARGE AIR COOLER CONDENSATE SEPARATION AND DISPERSION SYSTEM - A system for separating and dispersing condensate formed in a charge air cooler of a turbocharged engine system. The system includes a drain tube on the charge air cooler lower surface that is plumbed to a reservoir, with a charge air recirculation tube plumbed from the reservoir to the turbocharger compressor inlet duct. The pressure difference between the charge air cooler and the compressor inlet draws any condensate formed in the charge air cooler back into the reservoir. A valve at the bottom of the condensate reservoir will open under predetermined vehicle operating conditions to drain the stored condensate out from the reservoir. The condensate could be simply drained to the ground, or a spray bar could be connected to the reservoir outlet to spay the condensate on to the outside surface of the charge air cooler, providing additional performance for brief periods of high engine load operation. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229550 | Internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust gas turbocharger - In an internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust gas turbocharger, including a turbine with at least two inlet passages arranged in the exhaust gas tract of the internal combustion engine, via which exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine can be supplied to a turbine wheel of the turbine, and a valve arrangement being arranged in to the exhaust gas tract to the turbocharger to control the supply of exhaust gas to the inlet passages of the turbine, a valve and turbine inlet passage configuration is selectable providing for a maximum braking power with low thermal load. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229551 | Asymmetric Split-Inlet Turbine Housing - A turbine housing for a turbocharger for use in a reciprocating internal combustion engine includes a housing having a housing axis and configured to house a rotatable shaft having a turbine wheel disposed thereon. The housing includes a volute having a volute chamber disposed around the housing axis for receiving the turbine wheel. The volute has a first volute inlet providing a first flow path in fluid communication with the volute chamber and second volute inlet providing a second flow path in fluid communication with the volute chamber. The first volute inlet is circumferentially spaced about the housing axis from the second volute inlet by a phase angle α. The first volute inlet is also radially spaced about the housing axis from the second volute inlet, and may also be axially spaced from the second volute inlet along the housing axis. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229552 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GAS ENRICHMENT OR GENERATION OF MECHANICAL POWER - The present invention relates to a device comprising:
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20100229553 | CONDENSER FOR POWER PLANT - A condenser is provided and includes a body into and through which steam turbine discharge is able to flow, and first and second cooling members disposed in the body, wherein the first and second cooling members are each independently receptive of first and second coolant, respectively, the first cooling member, being receptive of the first coolant, is configured to cool the discharge during at least a first cooling operation, and the second cooling member, being receptive of the second coolant, is configured to cool the discharge during a second cooling operation. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229554 | Steamoline: a gas-electric-steam power hybrid automobile - The conventional automobile is powered solely by gasoline. Recent automobiles have been produced which incorporate electric motors either in tandem with a gasoline-powered engine or alone. This improvement aims to add an external-combustion steam engine to the mix. The envisioned automobile can be thought of as a gas-electric-steam power trihybrid automobile. By utilizing steam power, the fuel efficiency of the current state of automotive technology can be significantly augmented. The envisioned automobile is powered primarily by a steam engine along with an electric motor and a gasoline-powered boiler. The automobile uses the electric motor to start and after warming-up utilizes a steam powered external combustion engine whose steam is produced by a boiler which utilizes gasoline or other hydrocarbon as a fuel source. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229555 | Fuel manifold with reduced losses - A fuel conveying member of a gas turbine engine fuel system conducting pressurized fluid flow is provided. The fuel conveying member comprises a body defining an L-shaped fuel flow passage therein, the L-shaped passage including an elbow. The elbow portion provides a substantially smooth fluid-dynamic transition between portions of the passage upstream and downstream thereof. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229556 | TURBINE FUEL NOZZLE HAVING HEAT CONTROL - In one embodiment, a system includes a turbine engine fuel nozzle having an air path, a fuel path, and a surface along the air path. The fuel path may be directed toward the surface. The turbine engine fuel nozzle also may include a heating element configured to heat the surface. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229557 | Gas turbine combustor - This invention provides a gas turbine combustor including: a main burner at a head portion of a combustor cylinder; and a pre-mixing type supplemental burner at a downstream portion of the combustor cylinder and extending through a circumferential wall thereof. The supplemental burner includes: an introducing passage configured to deflect a part of the compressed air radially inward, the compressed air flowing from an air passage between the circumferential wall of the combustor cylinder and a housing surrounding the circumferential wall toward the head portion of the combustor cylinder, and introduce the compressed air into the combustor cylinder; and a fuel nozzle configured to supply the fuel from fuel injection holes to the compressed air introduced into the introducing passage to produce a pre-mixed gas in the introducing passage. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229558 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing A Sacrificial Shield For A Fuel Injector - Embodiments of methods and apparatus for providing a sacrificial shield for a fuel injector are provided. According to one example embodiment, a method for shielding a fuel injector associated with a combustion device is provided. The method can include providing at least one shield support device operable to mount to a tip of a fuel injector. The method can also include mounting a plurality of shields to the at least one support device, wherein each of the plurality of shields is spaced apart from each respective adjacent shield by at least one segmentation, and wherein each of the plurality of shields is operable to reduce heat exposure to the tip of the fuel injector. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229559 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS IN A TURBOMACHINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER - Turbomachine, comprising a combustion chamber provided with systems ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100229560 | Small gas turbine engine with multiple burn zones - A small gas turbine engine for use in an UAV such as a cruise missile, the gas turbine having a combustor forming a primary burn zone and a secondary burn zone, and in which fuel is injected into both the primary and the secondary burn zones by either a rotary cup injector or a plurality of fuel injector nozzles. The secondary burn zone with separate fuel injection allows for the diameter of the engine to be reduced in size but still allow for adequate power and efficiency to be reached for powering the vehicle. Air flow from the compressor is used to cool the combustor walls before being injected into the combustor, and to pass through and cool the guide nozzles and a main bearing located near the hot section of the combustor prior to being introduced into the combustor. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229561 | AT LEAST ONE COMBUSTION APPARATUS AND DUCT STRUCTURE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A combustion apparatus and duct structure for a gas turbine engine are provided. The combustion apparatus comprises a combustion system to receive fuel and air, ignite at least a portion of the fuel and air and output a stream of first combustion products and any remaining fuel and air. The combustion apparatus further comprises structure positioned adjacent to the combustion system for receiving and accelerating the first combustion products and any remaining fuel and air from the combustion system. The duct structure receives the first combustion products and any remaining fuel and air from the combustion apparatus, allows any remaining fuel and air to combust to generate second combustion products, accelerates the first and second combustion products and outputs the first and second combustion products to a first row blade assembly. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229562 | REDUCED EXHAUST EMISSIONS GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR - A gas turbine engine combustor includes a plurality of main fuel injector assemblies, and a plurality of pilot fuel injector assemblies, that are arranged and configured to reduce exhaust gas emissions during engine operation. The plurality of main fuel injector assemblies are arranged in a substantially circular pattern of a first radius, and each includes an outlet port having a first divergence angle. The plurality of pilot fuel injector assemblies are arranged in a substantially circular pattern of a second radius. Each pilot fuel injector assembly is disposed between at least two main fuel injector assemblies, and each includes an outlet port having a second divergence angle. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229563 | Wall elements for gas turbine engine combustors - The invention relates to a wall element for a wall structure of a gas turbine engine combustor. The wall element has an inner, in use, hot surface, and an outer, in use, cooler surface. A plurality of projections is provided on the outer surface to facilitate heat transfer to a coolant flow. The wall element comprises a means to direct more coolant flow at a hot-spot on an adjacent tile than the remainder of the adjacent tile and thereby reducing the thermal gradient across the adjacent tile. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229564 | COMBUSTOR LINER COOLING SYSTEM - A system, in one embodiment, includes a turbine engine. The turbine engine includes a combustor that includes a hollow annular wall having a combustor liner. The turbine engine also includes first flow path in a first direction through the hollow annular wall. The turbine engine further includes a second flow path in a second direction that is opposite the first direction through the hollow annular wall. The second flow path may include one or more film holes configured to supply a cooling film to a downstream end portion of the combustor liner. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229565 | WALL OF A ROCKET ENGINE - A wall configured to withstand a high thermal load, said wall having a surface that is turned away from a heat source and provided with at least one strengthening element that, from a base portion thereof, protrudes from said surface. Said at least one strengthening element presents a decreasing width from its base portion towards a top portion thereof. The wall is an engine wall of a thrust nozzle of a rocket engine. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229566 | TWO-SHAFT GAS TURBINE SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a highly-reliable two-shaft gas turbine system in which the rotational speed of a compressor exceeds its rated rotational speed when the combustion temperature during rated operation is set to the rated combustion temperature of a simple-cycle gas turbine system and in which the drive force for the compressor can be balanced with the output from a high-pressure turbine without turbine efficiency being compromised. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229567 | TURBINE ENGINE ARRANGEMENT - A turbine engine arrangement incorporates an electrical machine combination which can act as a generator or motor. Thus, the combination during initial turbine engine arrangement start-up acts through this motor to drive shaft rotation. This shaft rotation creates core compressed air which is bled through a valve to an air turbine such that the electrical machine when acting as a motor or generator at low engine loads is appropriately cooled. The arrangement also includes a compressor fan which generates an airflow utilised by the air turbine in order to drive the electrical machine as a generator of electrical power when engine conditions dictate. A duct is provided to direct airflow exhausted from the air turbine to a heat exchanger arranged to exchange heat with a bypass flow from the compressor fan. In such circumstances, the generators can operate substantially independently of rotational speed of the engine shafts within the core whilst bled air through the valve acts to cool the electric machine during initial start-up. Generally, a gearbox is provided whereby matching of air turbine rotation with generator requirements is achieved whilst also through a coupling allowing connection to the primary drive shaft of the core to either allow engine start-up or driving of the generators when engine speed is appropriate. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229568 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine is disclosed having a compressor, a combustion chamber downstream of the compressor, and a turbine downstream of the combustion chamber. The compressor includes a first group of compressor blade wheels and a second group of compressor blade wheels downstream of the first group of compressor blade wheels and rotating in an opposite direction such that a deviation of a performance, defined as air mass flow per second between the first group of compressor blade wheels and the second group of compressor blade wheels, is minimized, and a detachment of the air mass flow from blades of a first blade wheel of the second group of compressor blade wheels is substantially eliminated. A bypass enables the air mass flow flowing from the first group of the compressor blade wheels to substantially serve all of the second group of compressor blade wheels substantially simultaneously. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229569 | Engine Exhaust System - An exhaust system for an aircraft has a primary exhaust duct for communicating exhaust gas from an engine exhaust exit and is configured for movement with the engine. A secondary exhaust duct is in fluid communication with the primary exhaust duct and is movably mounted to the airframe. The system has means for maintaining a generally consistent relative alignment between the primary duct and the secondary duct. | 2010-09-16 |
20100229570 | BURNER FOR A GAS TURBINE AND METHOD FOR LOCALLY COOLING A HOT GASES FLOW PASSING THROUGH A BURNER - The burner ( | 2010-09-16 |