39th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120243905 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT, DEVELOPING UNIT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge usable with an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, a main assembly of which is not provided with a mechanism for moving a main assembly side engaging portion provided in the main assembly to transmit a rotational force to an image bearing member in the direction of the rotational axis of the image bearing member by an opening and closing operation of a cover member for the main assembly. The process cartridge can be mounted to the main assembly in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the image bearing member without deterioration of the usability performance. With the process cartridge, the electrophotographic image forming apparatus can be downsized. in accordance with the movement of the process cartridge when the process cartridge is dismounted from the main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, a coupling member which is inclinable and translatable relative to a rotational axis of a rotational force transmitted member enters an inside of the recess of the main assembly side engaging portion to receive the rotational force from the main assembly engaging portion. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243906 | IMAGE HOLDING MEMBER UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image holding member unit includes an image holding member having a rotation shaft rotatably supported by a support member and holding a developer image on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a protective member moving between a first position and a second position, and a guide structure including a first link member of which an end is rotatably linked to the rotation shaft and the other end of which is rotatably linked to an end of the protective member in a circumferential direction of the image holding member and a second link member of which an end is rotatably linked to the other end of the protective member in the circumferential direction and the other end of which is rotatably linked to the support member and guiding the protective member between the first position and the second position. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243907 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an intermediate transfer member including, a resin layer as an outermost layer, in which plural recessed portions having a curved inner wall are scattered on the surface thereof. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243908 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided, which includes a controller configured to switch a circumferential velocity of a development roller from a second circumferential velocity to a first circumferential velocity no later than when development of a photoconductive drum is started and to switch the circumferential velocity of the development roller from the first circumferential velocity to the second circumferential velocity after the development of the photoconductive drum is completed. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243909 | ROLL MEMBER, CHARGING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a roll member including a core, and an elastic layer arranged on the core, the elastic layer containing a rubber material and polyalphaolefin. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243910 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided, which includes a controller configured to determine a moment for switching a circumferential velocity of a development roller to a first circumferential velocity from a second circumferential velocity lower than the first circumferential velocity based on a moment when the controller issues to a sheet feeding unit an instruction to start feeding of a sheet, and to determine a moment for switching the circumferential velocity of the development roller to the second circumferential velocity from the first circumferential velocity based on a moment when a first detector detects existence of the sheet ejected from a registration roller. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243911 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developing member including a scooping pole generating the magnetic lines of force to scoop up a developer, rotating while holding the developer scooped up by the scooping pole on a surface thereof, and supplying the developer to an image holding body to develop the electrostatic latent image, and an agitation transport unit that is disposed at a position where a developer used for development and separated and falling from the developing member is received, rotates about a rotating shaft extending along a rotating shaft of the developing member, agitates the developer, and transports the agitated developer to a scoop position, wherein the scooping pole is disposed on the downstream side of a line, which connects the rotating shaft of the developing member with the rotating shaft of the agitation transport unit, in a rotation direction of the developing member. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243912 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device for forming a toner image on an image support member with a developer composed of toner and carriers, the developing device having; a main body in which a first space for a developer is made; a developer support member, which is located in the first space, for supporting the developer and for supplying toner of the developer to the image support member; and a toner tank in which a second space for toner is made, the second space leading to the first space via at least one boundary area; wherein the at least one boundary area between the first space and the second space is closed by the toner or the developer. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243913 | TONER TRANSPORTATION DEVICE, TONER CASE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TONER TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - A toner transportation device includes a toner case and a drive section. The toner case includes a main body containing toner, and an agitating unit rotatably mounted in the main body that agitates the toner. The drive section includes a driving unit driving the agitating unit, a detection unit detecting a driving unit driving state, and a control unit able to transmit a drive instruction signal to the driving unit and receive a detection signal regarding the driving unit driving state from the detection unit. The control unit determines whether the toner case is in an overload state in accordance with a detection signal reception state. The control unit performs a retry control, causing the driving unit to repeatedly rotate the agitating unit forward and backward when the control unit determines that the toner case is in an overload state. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243914 | TONER CASE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING TONER CASE - A toner case includes a main body that contains toner, a discharge port located in the main body through which toner is discharged, an agitating unit rotatably positioned in the main body for agitating the toner, a transportation unit rotatably positioned in the main body for transporting the toner toward the discharge port, and a driving unit that drives the transportation unit and the agitating unit. The driving unit is rotatable forward and backward. When the driving unit rotates in one rotation direction, the agitating unit and the transportation unit rotate. When the driving unit rotates in the other rotation direction, the transportation unit does not rotate and the agitating unit rotates in the same direction as a direction in which the agitating unit rotates when the driving unit rotates in the one rotation direction. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243915 | BLADE MEMBER, CLEANER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A blade member having; a contact layer in contact with a surface of an image carrier; and a support layer superimposed on the contact layer, wherein a first curve indicating a relation between loss tangent and temperature of the contact layer and a second curve indicating a relation between loss tangent and temperature of the support layer intersect with each other in a temperature range of not lower than 25° C. and not higher than 45° C. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243916 | TUBULAR MEMBER, TUBULAR MEMBER UNIT, INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A tubular member formed of a polyamide resin layer includes carbon black and a semi-aromatic polyamide resin having at least a repeating unit structure derived from an aromatic dicarboxylic compound and an aliphatic diamine compound with the alkyl carbon number in the range of from 9 to 13. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243917 | TRANSFER APPARATUS - A transfer apparatus includes a transfer roller which transfers developer on an image carrier onto a recording medium conveyed along a conveyance path, a supporting frame which is provided at an upstream of a transferring portion where the image carrier and the transfer roller are closest, in the conveyance path, and is provided at a side of the transfer roller with respect to the conveyance path, a flexible guide member which has a thin plate shape, and is attached to the supporting frame at an upstream of the transferring portion in the conveyance path to guide the record medium to the transferring portion, and a inflexible protrusion supporting member which is provided on the supporting frame between the transferring portion and the guide member in the conveyance path, and which protrudes toward the conveyance path to support a trailing edge of the record medium after passing the guide member. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243918 | Transfer Apparatus - A transfer apparatus includes a transfer roller which transfers developer on an image carrier onto a conveyed recording medium at a transferring portion, a supporting frame, a flexible guide member attached to the supporting frame to guide the record medium to the transferring portion, and a inflexible protrusion supporting member which is provided on the supporting frame between the transferring portion and the guide member and protrudes to support a trailing edge of the record medium after passing the guide member. The guide member includes a swing portion which is provided at one end side at a downstream thereof. The protrusion supporting member is provided to abut the guide member while the guide member does not protrude from the protrusion supporting member to a side of the transferring portion when the swing portion of the guide member swings by abutting the record medium. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243919 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A fixing device includes a first and a second rollers which form a fixing nip portion, a separating member for sheets, a supporting mechanism and a contact portion. The separating member is displaced between a first posture in which the tip of the separating member is close to the circumferential surface of the first roller and a second posture in which the tip is distant from that. The contact portion forms a gap between the tip of the separating member and the circumferential surface of the first roller. The supporting mechanism includes a pair of supporting members arranged near the opposite ends of the first roller, pivot members extending from the separating members and serving as a pivot of rotation of the separating member, and long holes which are provided at the opposite ends of the separating member and into which the pivot members are inserted. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243920 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a heat source, a roller being heated by the heat source, an endless belt that contacts the roller and rotates along with a rotation of the roller, a guiding portion that includes a first resin member being disposed inside the endless belt and guiding a rotation of the endless belt, a pressing portion that includes a second resin member being disposed inside the endless belt and pressing the endless belt on the roller, and a plate member that includes an elongated metal member of which the longitudinal direction is arranged to be parallel to a rotation axis of the roller, a first end and a second end of the elongated metal member in the transverse direction being unified with the first resin member and the second resin member, respectively, wherein the elongated metal member has a part facing the inner surface of the endless belt. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243921 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a heat source, a roller heated by the heat source; an endless belt rotating with the roller; a plate member arranged inside the endless belt; a pressing member attached to one end of the plate member in a lateral direction of the plate member such that a longitudinal direction of the pressing member runs along the longitudinal direction of the plate member, and pressing the endless belt against the roller; and a guide portion including a long member, and attached to the other end of the plate member in a lateral direction of the plate member such that a longitudinal direction of the long member runs along the longitudinal direction of the plate member, and each of the plural ribs fixed to only one of the pressing member and the long member and extending toward another one of the pressing portion and the long member. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243922 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a rotatable fixing member that fixes a toner image on a recording material, and a rotatable pressure applying member that is pressed against an outer peripheral surface of the fixing member and forms a press-fixing part therebetween through which the recording material having an unfixed toner image is transported. At least one of the fixing member and the pressure applying member includes a core portion provided at a center of rotation, a compressible elastic layer provided over an outer periphery of the core portion, and a shape retaining layer provided over an outer periphery of the elastic layer and retaining a shape of the at least one of the fixing member and the pressure applying member. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243923 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FIXING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes: a toner image forming unit; a transfer unit transferring a toner image onto a recording medium; and a fixing unit. The fixing unit includes: a fixing member fixing toner onto a recording medium with a conductive layer heated by electromagnetic induction; a pressure member coming into pressure contact with an outer peripheral surface of the fixing member, forming a fixing pressure portion between the pressure member and the fixing member; a magnetic field generating member generating an alternate-current magnetic field intersecting with the conductive layer; and a heat storage member contacting the fixing member and facing the magnetic field generating member with the fixing member interposed therebetween, the heat storage member generating heat to supply heat to the fixing member. The image forming apparatus further includes first and second power supplies respectively supplying power to the magnetic field generating member and the heat storage member. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243924 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING GLOSS - The present teachings provide a fusing method and system of tuning gloss level on a copy substrate. The method includes obtaining an image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording medium comprising a charge-retentive surface to receive an electrostatic latent image thereon. The method includes applying toner to the charge-retentive surface to develop an electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on the charge-retentive surface. The developed image is transferred from the charge retentive surface to a copy substrate. The toner images are fused to a surface of the copy substrate. The gloss is adjusted on the copy substrate by providing a fuser member having a surface layer a fluoroplastic matrix having dispersed therein aerogel particles wherein the greater a weight percent of the aerogel particles in the fluoroplastic matrix the lower the gloss. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243925 | CLEANING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable member-to-be-cleaned having elasticity; a cleaning member, having elasticity, for removing a deposited matter deposited on the member-to-be-cleaned; and a supporting portion for supporting the cleaning member so that the cleaning member swings around a swing fulcrum. The swing fulcrum of the supporting portion is provided so that a force exerted from the member-to-be-cleaned onto the cleaning member with respect to a direction along a tangential line where the cleaning member and the member-to-be-cleaned contact each other during movement of the member-to-be-cleaned has a vector component in a direction in which the cleaning member is moved away from the member-to-be-cleaned. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243926 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, a recording medium is fed by being switched between a first conveying path feeding a recording medium to a first image forming portion and a second conveying path feeding the recording medium to a second image forming portion without being enabled to pass through the first image forming portion. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243927 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF, PRINTING SYSTEM, TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus used in connection with a tape printing apparatus has a tape information acquisition section which acquires from the tape printing apparatus tape information about a tape mounted therein, a new standardized tape discrimination section which discriminates whether a new standardized tape having a standard different from an existing standard has been mounted or not based on the tape information, a printing parameter acquisition section which acquires a printing parameter corresponding to the new standardized tape in a case that it is discriminated that the new standardized tape has been mounted, and a data transmission section which transmits the printing parameter acquired by the printing parameter acquisition section to the tape printing apparatus. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243928 | IDENTIFYING EDGES OF WEB MEDIA USING TEXTURAL CONTRAST BETWEEN WEB MEDIA AND BACKER ROLL - A computer-implemented method for identifying the edges of web media transported on a movable transport surface includes sensing, using a linear array sensor positioned along a process path of a web, the web media and the movable transport surface to obtain image data representative of variations in optical textural properties of the web media and variations in optical textural properties of the movable transport surface, wherein the variations in the optical textural properties of the movable transport surface are different from the variations in the optical textural properties of the web media; and processing the image data to determine differences between the variations in the optical textural properties of the web media and the variations in the optical textural properties of the movable transport surface to identify an edge of the web media. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243929 | PRINTER, PRINTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A printer includes: a receiving unit for receiving image identification information, image position information, and print data from outside as printing command data; an image printing position determining unit for reading image size information from a storage unit based on the image identification information in the printing command data received by the receiving unit and determining a position on a printing surface at which the image is to be printed, based on the image position information received by the receiving unit and the read image size information; a superimposing unit for superimposing image data read from the storage unit on the print data received by the receiving unit at the position determined by the image printing position determining unit; and a printing unit for printing a result of the superimposition by the superimposing unit. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243930 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT OF A SHAFT/HUB CONNECTION - A connection arrangement of a shaft/hub connection has a radially elastically deformable securing element that is divided in the longitudinal direction, which engages with shape fit into grooves of a shaft and a hub. The shaft has a wide groove that projects beyond the hub only in certain parts. The securing element is configured as a securing ring or bushing and is widened, at least in certain sections, in the axial direction, beyond the hub projecting into the groove of the shaft. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243931 | LONGITUDINALLY ADJUSTABLE ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE SEAT - A longitudinally adjustable assembly for a bicycle seat has a seat tube, a seat post and an auxiliary hoop device. The seat tube has an inner surface and multiple longitudinal grooves formed in the inner surface of the seat tube. The seat post is slidably inserted into the seat tube and has an outer surface and multiple protrusions. The protrusions are formed on and protrude out from the outer surface of the seat post. The protrusions are respectively slidably mounted in the longitudinal grooves to allow the seat post to longitudinally move along the seat tube. The auxiliary hoop device is mounted securely with the seat tube and around the seat post. Because the protrusions are slidably mounted in the longitudinal grooves and the auxiliary hoop device provides a pressing force for the seat post, a relative rotation between the seat post and the seat tube can be avoided. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243932 | QUICK RELEASE VEHICLE ACCESSORY CONNECTION SYSTEM - An accessory connection system for a vehicle includes a male connector portion that is attached to a vehicle accessory, and a female connector portion that is attached to the vehicle through a threaded engagement with a body of the vehicle. The accessory is attached to the vehicle by slideably inserting the male connector portion into a central opening of the female connector, whereby a locking mechanism secures the male connector portion axially in place. The central opening defines a non-circular cross sectional shape, with the male connector portion having a base that compliments the non-circular cross sectional shape to fit therein and prevent rotation of the male connector portion relative to the female connector. The accessory is removed by moving the locking mechanism to a release position, and withdrawing the male connector portion from the female connector. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243933 | BUTT JOINT BETWEEN ENDS OF SEALING STRIPS OR OF A SEALING STRIP - A butt joint between ends of sealing strips or a sealing strip, comprises a connecting piece for engaging into cavities in the sealing strips or in the sealing strip, the chambers being open at the front face thereof. The connecting piece has devices for hooking onto the walls of the hollow chambers. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243934 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TWO COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a device for connecting two components ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120243935 | Tire Deflation Device - A tire deflation device capable of being remotely operated to extend and retract a spike assembly into the path of a vehicle to controllably deflate one or more of its tires is described. An embodiment includes a self contained supply of pressurized air that is in communication with an actuator that operatively extends and retracts the spike assembly based on a signal received from a wireless remote control. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243936 | TRANSPORTABLE VEHICLE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle access control system includes an elongate, generally hollow, generally planar base platform having a first and a second distal end. A generally hollow enclosure is atop the base platform. A first lift gate is intermediate the enclosure and the first distal end of the base platform, while a second lift gate is intermediate the enclosure the second distal end of the base platform. A first lift arm is pivotally coupled to the first lift gate and extends generally perpendicularly away from a longitudinal axis of the base platform. Likewise, a second, opposing lift arm is pivotally coupled to the second lift gate and extends generally perpendicularly away from the longitudinal axis of the base platform. The base platform is configured for direct contact with a mounting surface. In addition, the vehicle access control system is transportable as a unit. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243937 | TRANSVERSE JUNCTION COMPRISING TWO FACING TRANSVERSE ENDS OF TWO SUCCESSIVE PREFABRICATED CARRIAGEWAY ELEMENTS, AND CONNECTING SYSTEM THEREFOR - A junction between successive flat pre-fabricated elements which comprises an elastic transverse insert ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120243938 | Pavement Crack Router - A pavement crack router includes a plurality of bits rotatably mounted to a frame in a direction. A ratchet gear is rotatable with a wheel mounted to the frame. A movable safety release is operably connected to a ratchet rod pivotable between an engaging position engaged with the ratchet gear preventing rotation of the wheel in a reverse direction and a releasing position disengaged from the ratchet gear allowing free rotation of the wheel. An elastomeric inner tube is mounted around a lower end of each of two handle bars and is slideably received in an outer tube fixed to the frame. Two elastomeric washers are mounted around the lower end of each handle bar and sandwich the inner tube within the outer tube. A switch is operable to lower the frame and bits for opening and cleaning a crack in pavement. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243939 | APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR SERVICING ROADWAYS, AND METHODS FOR REMOVING APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FROM PRIME MOVERS - An apparatus for servicing roadways includes a frame configured to be secured to a prime mover. The apparatus further includes a grinding drum rotatably supported upon the frame. The apparatus still further includes a driving system supported upon the frame and configured to rotationally drive the grinding drum. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243940 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF WATER FOR PLANTS - An apparatus for controlled release of water for plants includes a chamber; a damper that allows the water into the chamber; and a float having a drain tube. The float is adapted to rise with the water level in the chamber to a predetermined upper level, sink, and substantially release the water through the drain tube. The chamber is positioned inside or adjacent to a grow bed. Water from a fish tank may be pumped into the grow bed through a conduit in the chamber, and the apparatus periodically drains a measured amount of water back to the fish tank. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243941 | Synthetic Weir Board - A synthetic weir board riser system is described that controls the water elevation on the front and rear sides of the structure using synthetic weir boards as the barrier. Weir boards are added and removed from a metallic or composite riser system to control the level of water flowing into a larger body. Synthetic weir boards composed of plastic or composite have an increased life span. Geometrically, the synthetic boards provide a more efficient use of material in terms of weight. A reduced radius per each external corner prevents the increased pressure to the rear of the riser from separating the synthetic boards thereby increasing seepage. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243942 | PROCESS FOR INSITU TREATMENT OF SOIL AND GROUNDWATER - A process for insitu treatment of at least one contaminant in groundwater, the process comprises the steps of: installing a permeable reactive barrier in the flow path of the at least one contaminant, wherein the installation of the permeable reactive barrier comprises the steps of: boring a first borehole with a portion longitudinally extending; filling the longitudinally extending portion with a reactive material comprising a solid reactant configured to react with the at least one contaminant in the groundwater to produce at least one product having less hazardous characteristics than the at least one contaminant; boring a second longitudinally extending portion and filling the second longitudinally extending portion with the reactive material. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243943 | Offshore Station, Foundation for an Offshore Station, and Method for Building an Offshore Station - An offshore wind power station has a floatable foundation that can be sunk by flooding a hollow chamber, and a superstructure on which functional units of the station are arranged. The foundation includes a base that projects from the water surface in the sunk state of the foundation and on which the superstructure can be mounted. A floodable floating device surrounds the base in the shape of a ring. In a method for building an offshore station a floatable foundation is prefabricated in a harbor zone, is towed to a mounting location and sunk, whereupon the station is completed with a superstructure and functional units at the mounting location. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243944 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING A FAIRING TO A MARINE ELEMENT - Apparatus and methods for securing a fairing around a marine element. The apparatus can include first and second opposing sides, and a third side extending between the first and second sides. An attachment mechanism can extend from the third side, and is configured to interlock with a corresponding attachment mechanism of an opposing connector to secure the fairing around a marine element. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243945 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING AN ANCHOR MEMBER TO A FLOOR OF A BODY OF WATER - A remotely operable drilling apparatus ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120243946 | FILLING OF PARTITIONED FILM PACKAGES FOR ANCHORING SYSTEMS FOR MINES - A method of forming a partitioned package for grouting for an anchoring system for a mine includes pumping a mastic into the package through a fill tube while a processing lubricant is separately introduced onto an inner wall of the fill tube. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243947 | Rock Anchor Bolt - A system and method with a self-drilling chemical rock anchor bolt, specifically for use in the mining industry and a device for moving the rock anchor bolt, said rock anchor bolt comprising an anchor tube which encloses an interior, a fixation substance arranged within the interior for bonding the anchor tube on rock, a moveable piston arranged inside the interior for moving the fixation substance outside the anchor tube if the anchor tube is arranged in a borehole inside the rock, a boring head at one back end of the anchor tube, a rinsing channel to supply rinsing fluid, in particular rinsing water to the boring head, an expression channel to supply power fluid, in particular power water to the piston, is to be able to supply both rinsing water as well as power water into an interior of the rock anchor bolt with minor technical expenses. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243948 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONSOLIDATING SOIL IN A SPACE TO BE CONSOLIDATED - The invention relates to a method for consolidating soil in a space ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120243949 | ANCHOR ARRANGEMENT FOR USE WITH OPEN MAT SYSTEM; OPEN MAT SYSTEM; AND METHODS FOR REINFORCING EARTH - An open mat system to reinforce turf includes an anchor arrangement to help secure the mat to the turf. The anchor arrangement includes an anchor head embedded in the earth, a cable connected to the anchor head, a cable connector device, and a brace. The cable is inserted into the connector device, which holds the cable against withdrawal from the connector device. The brace includes a receiver, in which the cable connector device is removably oriented in the receiver. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243950 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR VACUUM CONVEYING OF POWDER PRODUCTS OR THE LIKE - The present description relates to an apparatus and a process for vacuum-assisted pneumatic conveying of powder products, granules or the like. The apparatus comprises a container, a filtering unit ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120243951 | CUTTING TOOL FOR MACHINING METALLIC MATERIALS - A cutting tool for metal material processing has a hard metal body and a multi-layer coating applied to the hard metal body in at least one surface area. The multi-layer coating includes the following, sequentially in direction from the hard metal body to the surface of the cutting tool: at least one layer TiC | 2012-09-27 |
20120243952 | ON LINE VIBRATION DETECTED AND INTELLIGENT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CUTTING PROCESS WHICH INTEGRATED WITH MACHINE TOOL'S I/O MODULE AND METHOD THEREOF - An on-line vibration detected and intelligent control apparatus for cutting process which integrated with machine tool's I/O module and a method thereof are disclosed, which can detect vibration of the machine tool during a machining process and calculate a gain, which can be a plus value or a minus value, according to the detected vibration signal. By adding the gain to the current spindle speed or the current feed rate of the machining process, an updated spindle speed or an updated feed rate is obtained so as to be used in the machining process for compensating and thus preventing the vibration of the machine tool during the machining process. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243953 | THREAD-CUTTING SYSTEM - A thread-cutting system, especially for cutting threads in holes drilled into concrete, including a cutting-tool set ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120243954 | Hole saw tube notcher - The present is a hole saw tube notcher with a rotary vice that aligns a tubular workpiece and a hole saw aligning assembly with a rotatable arm that aligns a hole saw to form a single or multiple cut notch geometry with a set radial middle that remains fixed when the rotary arm is rotated and when different diameter workpieces and hole saws are secured to the notcher. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243955 | Line Boring Jig - The invention provides an assistive device designed for use in building adjustable shelving comprising a rectangular unit fashioned from a durable oak wood or aluminum material. Vertically lined along the surface of the Jig, are a series of holes are drilled linearly at one and one half inch intervals. A specialized drill bit with an integrated shoulder or adjustable stop ensures the hole is drilled at the desired depth. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243956 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool | 2012-09-27 |
20120243957 | KEY DUPLICATION MACHINE - Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with a key duplication machine are described. In one embodiment, an assembly for duplicating a master key includes an optical imaging device, a logic, a clamping assembly, and a cutting member. The optical imaging device is capable of capturing an optical image of at least a portion of the master key. The logic is capable of determining a key pattern of the master key from the optical image of the master key. The clamping assembly is capable of clamping a key blank and the cutting member is capable of cutting a key pattern into said key blank. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243958 | Vehicle transportation system on the highway - The invention presents a vehicle transportation system on the highway. This system can transfer the moving vehicles such as cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) from one site of the highway to another site. The system can decrease fuel consumption and lower the amount of the exhausts from the vehicles for good environment protection. It also cuts the operating cost for the vehicles' owners. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243959 | Elastic nut - The invention provides a type of elastic nut, primary comprising first and second compression slots allowing for compression and connecting strips at the bottom of the retaining nut, with the connecting strips in alternate positions, so that when the retaining nut is used to hold a plug in place on the bolt, and further torque is applied to the retaining nut, the nut is held in place on top of the plug with elastic force, effectively holding the plug in place more tightly. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243960 | FLANGED RIBBED NUT - According to aspects of one or more exemplary implementations, disclosed is a flanged ribbed nut, or FRN, having a head above an extended flange formed integral to said head, and a neck integral to and extending from said flange opposite said head, and a threading guide in fluid communication with said head, flange and neck, and having at least two interfering ribs formed therein. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243961 | PRINTING SYSTEM, JOB PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing system which is capable of performing square back processing and preventing occurrence of a new trouble of inadvertently creating a saddle-stitched brochure defective in the appearance of a trimmed edge and/or print appearance, which is unexpected by an operator. A receiving unit receives a job of a first type for creating a saddle-stitched brochure subjected to square back processing and trimming processing or a second type creating a saddle-stitched brochure not subjected to the square back processing but subjected to the trimming processing. A controller controls a trimming position at an end of the sheet bundle for the job and/or an image printing position on a sheet included in the sheet bundle based on whether a job to be processed is of the first type or of the second type. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243962 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A folding line is pressed using both a first and second pressing members of press roller pairs. Further, positions of the first and second pressing members are shifted from each other. When the number of the sheets included in a booklet is a predetermined number or less, the folding line is pressed by only the first pressing member. When the number of the sheets is more than the predetermined number, the folding line is pressed by both the first and second pressing members. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243963 | PROCESS FOR FORMING THE WALL OF THE MOUTH OF A METAL CONTAINER OR PACKAGING, DEVICE FOR THIS PURPOSE AND PACKAGING OR CONTAINER OBTAINED - A process of forming the wall of the mouth of a cylindrical, metal container or packaging from a tubular ring that may or may not be molded that has to accommodate a sealing lid equipped with an elastic seal secured by a vacuum created in the container is characterized essentially by the use of a single element, the head carrying out the deformation of the internal diameter of the container by expansion to produce a bead together and simultaneously with a contraction that produces shrinkage above the bead of the mouth, the head comprising an expansible stationary part and a moving part that turns around the stationary part, the parts of the head being coaxial, which has the effect of compressing the metal and hardening it by organizing the metal molecules under two simultaneous stresses, which hardens the packaging and allows it to withstand the vacuum applied thereto. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243964 | Pipe Handling Boom Pretensioning Apparatus - A pre-loading system for a pipe handling apparatus in which a boom is pivotally mounted at one end to a skid and in which an arm is connected to an opposite end of the boom. The pre-loading system has a tensioning assembly with one end affixed to the arm and an opposite end fixedly mounted so as to apply tension to the arm when the arm has a load applied to an end of the arm opposite the boom. The tensioning assembly includes a first cable assembly having one end connected to the arm and an opposite end fixedly mounted, and a second cable assembly connected to the arm and having an opposite end fixedly mounted. The first and second cable assemblies extend from opposite sides of the arm. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243965 | Cartridge Tubular Handling System - A cartridge of tubulars may be removably positioned with a carriage, and the carriage may move the cartridge transversely, vertically, and/or rotationally to roll tubulars on an adjacent tubular receiving member using only gravity from a selected tier of tubulars without human contact. A single trolley disposed with the tubular receiving member both pushes and pulls tubulars toward or away from the drilling deck. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243966 | HANDLING SYSTEM FOR ISO CONTAINERS HAVING A GANTRY CRANE - A handling system for ISO containers having a gantry crane and a loading and unloading area, in which transport vehicles can be driven in and out. The crane comprises a first traveling crane having a first crane boom on which a first crane trolley having a first load receiving means can travel between a section on the water side and a section on the land side of the first crane boom, and a second traveling crane having a second crane boom disposed below the section on the land side of the first crane boom, on which a second crane trolley having a second load receiving means can travel, wherein containers can be transferred between the first and second traveling cranes. A passive transfer station is disposed on the second crane boom and the container can be transferred between the transfer station and a transport vehicle located in a loading and unloading area. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243967 | MOVABLE CONVEYOR FOR LOADING A CONTAINER - A container for example for a seeder includes a filling auger mounted on the container with a bottom hopper and an upper filling spout with the auger being mounted on a lift system arranged for movement in a direction inwardly and outwardly relative to the side of the container to different positions relative to the container for cooperation with a supply. The hopper is supported on two pairs of castor wheels. A cradle is provided on the container for holding the auger in transport position, with the cradle carried on an arm which is swung out from the side by a linkage connected to the lift system as the auger is raised from the transport position. The lifting action also tilts the hopper wheels to the ground. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243968 | GARBAGE CAN LIFTER - A garbage can lifter having a pair of arms operatively connected to a handle, and a pair of pins secured to exterior surfaces of the pair of arms. The pair of arms is adapted to be operatively connected to one or more lifting arms of a tractor. The garbage can lifter also has a cross member secured to the pair of arms and the handle. The handle is positioned between the pair of arms and between interior surfaces of the pair of arms. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243969 | COAL FLOW DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLERS FOR COAL PULVERIZERS - A solid particle flow distribution controller includes an extension skirt configured to be mounted to a discharge skirt at a division between an upstream solid particle conveyance pipe and a plurality of downstream pipes. The extension skirt includes a plurality of circumferential segments. Each segment is movably mounted to the discharge skirt for movement in an upstream and downstream direction with respect to the discharge skirt. The segments of the extension skirt are configured and adapted for motion in the upstream and downstream direction independent of one another to extend upstream of the discharge skirt as needed to improve solid particle distribution among the downstream pipes. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243970 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CLOSED FLOW COOLING OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT - An arrangement for cooling a gas turbine engine component includes a gas turbine engine component provided with at least one cooling channel through which a cooling medium is intended to flow during operation of the arrangement, a feeding system configured to supply cooling medium to the cooling channel, a cooling channel inlet, and a cooling channel outlet. The feeding system is arranged in flow communication with both the inlet and the outlet of the cooling channel such as to form a closed flow system. A gas turbine engine provided with such a component and a method for cooling such a component are also provided. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243971 | EPICYCLIC GEAR TRAIN - An epicyclic gear train includes a carrier that supports star gears that mesh with a sun gear. A ring gear surrounds and meshes with the star gears. Each of the star gears is supported on a respective journal bearing. Each journal bearing includes an internal central cavity and at least one passage that extends radially from the internal cavity to a peripheral journal surface of the respective journal bearing. The epicyclic gear train has a gear reduction ratio of greater than or equal to about 2.3. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243972 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEMS INVOLVING INTEGRATED FLUID CONDUITS - Gas turbine engine systems involving integrated fluid conduits are provided. In this regard, a representative engine casing for a gas turbine engine includes: a casing wall; and a fluid conduit integrated into the casing wall. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243973 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A CHARGER, IN PARTICULARLY AN EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER - In an adjusting device for a charger device, in particular an exhaust gas turbocharger, with a holding ring on which a plurality of guide vanes is mounted in an operative connection with an actuating ring via a respective connecting element and whose respective angle of attack is adjustable by rotation of the actuating ring, the respective connecting elements are in an operative connection with the actuating element via at least one effective area which extends slant to the axial direction of the adjusting device so as to bias the connecting elements and the guide vanes associated therewith in a predetermined axial direction. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243974 | MECHANICAL COOLANT PUMP - A mechanical coolant pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pump rotor wheel comprising a blocking ring and rotor blades. The rotor blades are configured to pump a coolant radially outwardly. Variable pump stator blades are pivotably supported by a static blade holding ring at a first axial blade end. The variable pump stator blades are arranged radially outwardly of the pump rotor wheel. The blocking ring is arranged to partially overlap a second axial blade end. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243975 | COMPRESSOR AIRFOIL WITH TIP DIHEDRAL - An airfoil for a compressor is described. The airfoil has a root, an airfoil tip, a leading edge, a trailing edge, airfoil pressure and suction sides extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The airfoil has an inner span region and an outer span region and the trailing edge has a dihedral profile such that the trailing edge dihedral angle decreases in at least a portion of the inner span region and the outer span region. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243976 | TURBINE SHELL WITH PIN SUPPORT - A turbine is provided and includes a turbine shell including shrouds at multiple stages thereof, and constraining elements, disposed at least at first through fourth substantially regularly spaced perimetrical locations around the turbine shell, which are configured to concentrically constrain the shrouds of the turbine shell. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243977 | SEALING DEVICE FOR ROTATING TURBINE BLADES - A seal for reducing a fluid flow around tips of rotating blades of a turbine includes a plurality of diaphragms disposed in succession and providing an outer support for a radial arrangement of static blades disposed alternatingly with the rotating blades in an axial direction. An outer seal has axial and radial supports. The radial support includes a ring held in position by a key and a circumferential extension of the ring. The key and the circumferential extension have a clearance so as to allow a relative radial movement between the ring and a part of a casing or the plurality of diaphragms and providing a pressure sealing face and support in the axial direction. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243978 | STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine | 2012-09-27 |
20120243979 | MIXING FAN - The invention relates to a fan comprising a housing and a fan wheel arranged on a motor shaft and being drivable by a motor. According to the invention, the fan is designed as a mixing fan for transporting and mixing a combustible medium with air, wherein at least the fan wheel is designed in an insulating manner. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243980 | Rotatable Dry Air Supply - A rotatable dry air supply system for a wind turbine is provided. The system includes a rotatable dry air supply housing connected to a rotatable hub having a plurality of wind turbine blades connected thereto. The housing is rotatable with the hub and includes a compressor and a moisture trap for removing moisture from the compressed air. The moisture trap may include a plurality of outlet ports arranged around a casing of the moisture trap. The moisture purged from the outlet ports may exit through a moisture outlet in the housing of the rotatable air supply. In some arrangements, the outlet may be heated. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243981 | CAST TURBINE CASING AND NOZZLE DIAPHRAGM PREFORMS - Various turbine component preforms are disclosed having near-net shape features. In one embodiment, a turbine casing preform is disclosed. The turbine casing preform includes an as-cast body comprising a partially cylindrical wall section of a turbine casing, the wall section having an inner surface and an outer surface. The turbine casing preform also includes a circumferentially-extending vane slot formed in the wall section on the inner surface. In another embodiment, a turbine nozzle diaphragm preform is disclosed. The turbine nozzle diaphragm preform includes an as-cast body comprising a partially-cylindrical wall section of a turbine nozzle diaphragm having an inner surface and an outer surface. The turbine nozzle diaphragm preform also includes an as-cast, circumferentially-extending seal member projecting from one of the outer surface or inner surface. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243982 | COMPRESSOR AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a compressor that is capable of, with a simple configuration, facilitating the insertion operation of a compressor bundle by reliably preventing tilting thereof during insertion into a chamber; and that also makes it possible to reduce a roller size without increasing the contact pressure of rollers for sliding the compressor bundle. A small tilt sensor that detects a relative angle difference θ of the compressor bundle with respect to the bundle casing is provided at at least one location in the compressor bundle to be inserted into the chamber inside the bundle casing. In addition, the weight of the compressor bundle during the insertion into the chamber is supported by rollers provided at a bottom portion near the front end of the compressor bundle by making the rollers come in contact with an inner circumferential wall surface of the chamber. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243983 | HIGH CAMBER STATOR VANE - A stator vane for a compressor is described. The stator vane has an airfoil root, an airfoil tip, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an inner span region, a midspan region and an outer span region, wherein the stator vane has a normalized camber profile that increases in the outer span region in a spanwise direction towards the tip and is more than 1.4 in the outer span region. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243984 | TURBINE ENGINE SUPPORT ARMS - A turbine engine support including a pair of arms for use in an arrangement of an engine having an inner case, an outer case and an interim fairing, the engine support arms comprising integrally formed arms arranged to extend from the outer case to the inner case and to be connected to the cases by a first and second end region respectively, and with an intermediate region of the pair of arms arranged to extend through the fairing, the pair of arms having a common first region located in the region of the outer case with the arms diverging from each other towards the inner case, and a fastening arrangement connecting the outer case to the arms, the fastener arrangement accessible from a direction extending between the two arms towards the first end region. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243985 | AXIAL BLOWER - An axial blower includes a moving vane generating air flow by rotation, a casing accommodating said moving vane, and an adapter detachably attached to the casing. The adapter includes a fitting part to be fit to an inner surface of the casing. The adapter forms a protrusion or a step on the inner surface of the casing. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243986 | TURBO MACHINE - A turbomachine has a shaft extending along and rotatable about an axis and having an outer surface, a first impeller wheel permanently mounted on the shaft and having a respective back face, a second impeller wheel detachably mounted on the shaft axially offset from the first impeller wheel and having a respective back faces axially confront the back face of the first impeller wheel, and respective first and second axial bearings each having a respective rotor bearing half fixed to the respective impeller wheel and a respective nonrotatable stator bearing half axially juxtaposed with the respective rotor bearing half. The rotor shaft is of increasingly smaller cross-sectional size from the first wheel to the second wheel. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243987 | WATER WHEEL IMPELLER BLADE TYPE ELECTRIC POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - A water wheel impeller blade type electric power generating apparatus including a rotating shaft for transmitting motive power to a power generator, a rotor fixed to the rotating shaft, an impeller blade provided on the outer periphery of the rotor to receive a flow of fluid for rotating the rotor, and a fluid guide plate inclined from above to below the rotor so as to guide the fluid to the impeller blades located on a lower portion of the rotor. The impeller blade is rotatably disposed on the rotor, a fluid receiving part and a stopper part shorter than the fluid receiving part are formed, the fluid receiving part is disposed in the upstream direction of the fluid in a fluid passage, and a bearing which rotatably supports the rotating shaft is provided on the outer periphery of the rotor. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243988 | PORT PURGING AND DEICING SYSTEM - An active sensing system for wind turbines is described. The sensing system may include a plurality of ports, a local sensing device and a load mitigation device and may be operably coupled to a control system. The plurality of ports, local sensing device, and load mitigation device may be operably coupled and configured to monitor air pressure on wind turbine blades, determine if proper sensing operation is occurring, and eradicate an obstruction if proper sensing operation is being prevented by the obstruction. Associated methods performing the sensing and eradication of the obstruction including purging and deicing are disclosed. Wind turbines and wind turbine blades with the active sensing system are also described. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243989 | WIND TURBINE LOAD MITIGATION DEVICE AND PORT CONFIGURATION - An active sensing system for wind turbines is described. The sensing system may include a plurality of ports, a local sensing device and a load mitigation device and may be operably coupled to a control system. The plurality of ports, local sensing device, and load mitigation device may be operably coupled and configured to monitor air pressure on wind turbine blades, determine if proper sensing operation is occurring, and eradicate an obstruction if proper sensing operation is being prevented by the obstruction. Associated methods performing the sensing and eradication of the obstruction including purging and deicing are disclosed. Wind turbines and wind turbine blades with the active sensing system are also described. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243990 | Vertical axis wind turbine - A vertical axis wind turbine is disclosed which includes an upstanding tower. A plurality of radially spaced-apart airfoil supports are rotatably mounted on the tower which extend outwardly therefrom. A generally vertically disposed airfoil blade is pivotally secured, about a vertical axis, to the outer end of each of the airfoil supports. A wind vane is secured to each of the airfoil blades which causes pivotal movement of the associated airfoil blade relative to the associated airfoil support in response to wind direction. A mechanism interconnects each of the airfoil blades to the associated wind vane which causes pivotal displacement of the airfoil blade with respect to the associated wind vane and wind flow with the pivotal displacement being of a magnitude and direction to cause a forward thrust to the airfoil blade from wind acting on the airfoil blade. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243991 | INFINITELY VARIABLE MOTION CONTROL (IVMC) FOR GENERATORS, TRANSMISSIONS AND PUMPS/COMPRESSORS - Infinitely variable motion control (IVMC) provides motion control without any requirement for changing gears or use of a clutch. A spur gear transgear, defined as a system having an input, an output and a control, a variable pitch cam having an eccentric inner and outer cam assembly, a driver and a one-way clutch or ratchet bearing assembly may be used to form a cam controlled speed converter converting a given input to a variable or constant output speeds and further having direction control. All IVMC's, cam controlled IVMC, input compensated IVMC and pitch controlled IVMC may be utilized to form various embodiments of infinitely variable generators, transmissions and compressors/pumps. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243992 | WIND TURBINE BLADE - A partial pitch wind turbine blade in which the pitch system of the blade functions as a lightning receptor. As the pitch system is of a relatively large dimension, it is able to dissipate the effects of a lightning strike without damage, and removes the needs for additional blade features normally used to conduct lightning around or away from the pitch system. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243993 | Adjustable Height Pressure Sensing Port - An adjustable height pressure sensing port arrangement is provided. In some example, the pressure sensing port may be arranged on an airfoil, such as wind turbine blade. The pressure sensing port arrangement may include a pressure sensing port body and a spring arranged within the port body. The pressure sensing port arrangement may further include a pressure sensing port arranged vertically above the spring and a rotatable capture disk arranged vertically above the port. The capture disk may be rotated to adjust a height of the capture disk. Further, the spring may be arranged to force an alignment feature of the pressure sensing port into an alignment feature on the rotatable capture disk in order to secure the port and capture disk in place. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243994 | ROTOR SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention relate to a rotor system, particularly for use in a wind turbine generator system. A support ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120243995 | COMPONENTS WITH COOLING CHANNELS FORMED IN COATING AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A method of fabricating a component is provided. The method includes depositing a structural coating on an outer surface of a substrate, where the substrate has at least one hollow interior space. The method further includes forming one or more grooves in the structural coating. Each groove has a base and extends at least partially along the substrate. The method further includes depositing at least one additional coating over the structural coating and over the groove(s), such that the groove(s) and the additional coating together define one or more channels for cooling the component. The method further includes forming one or more access holes through the base of a respective groove, to connect the respective groove in fluid communication with the respective hollow interior space, and forming at least one exit hole through the additional coating for each channel, to receive and discharge coolant from the respective channel. A component with cooling channels formed in a structural coating is also provided. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243996 | Wind Turbine Having Blades with Medial and Lateral Openings - Various embodiments of a wind turbine are disclosed having a support structure with a rotor disposed about the support structure and having first and second scoops. Each of the scoops can have medial and lateral openings, and the medial opening can include a plurality of apertures that remain open during a complete rotation of the rotor. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243997 | Wind turbine blade with lightning receptor and method for protecting the surface of a wind turbine blade - A wind turbine blade has at least one lightning receptor, wherein at least part of a surface of the wind turbine blade close to the lightning receptor is covered by a protective layer having electrical and thermal insulating material. Moreover, a method for protecting the surface of a wind turbine blade close to a lightning protector against temperature increase resulting from lightning impact is disclosed. At least part of the surface of the wind turbine blade is covered with a protective layer having electrical and thermal insulating material. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243998 | Wind turbine with an automatic liquid lubricant changing arrangement - A wind turbine includes a component arranged in the nacelle of the wind turbine, which component requires lubricating with a liquid lubricant. An automatic liquid lubricant changing arrangement includes a source of fresh liquid lubricant, a supply line for supplying fresh liquid lubricant from the source to the component, a waste liquid lubricant collecting unit for waste liquid lubricant, and a removal line for conveying waste liquid lubricant from the component to the waste liquid lubricant collecting unit. Moreover, a control device for such a wind turbine and a method of operating such a wind turbine are provided. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243999 | DIRECTLY DRIVEN WIND TURBINE DRIVE TRAIN SPECIFICATION IDENTIFICATION - Wind turbine comprising a tower ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120244000 | Propeller, Engine Cooling Device Comprising Such A Propeller, And Mould For Producing Said Propeller - The invention relates to a propeller ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120244001 | RETAINING RING ASSEMBLY AND SUPPORTING FLANGE FOR SAID RING - A retaining ring assembly for at least one blade of a rotor disk of a turbine engine and a supporting flange for the ring. The flange and the ring are rotating parts having an axis X, the flange including an attachment edge configured to be connected to the rotor disk and a free edge configured to bear against the retaining ring; and the flange bears against the ring such that the bearing force of the flange on the ring has an axial component and a radial component relative to the axis of revolution X. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244002 | TURBINE BUCKET ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING SAME - A turbine bucket for use with a turbine engine. The turbine bucket includes a shank and a platform bordered by a forward edge and an aft edge that are coupled together by a pair of side edges, the forward edge upstream from the aft edge. The platform includes at least one interlock seal extending outward from at least one of the side edges and a mating groove defined in at least one of the side edges, the groove sized to receive the at least one interlock seal extending from an adjacent turbine bucket. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244003 | ROTOR HAVING AN ANNULUS FILLER - An annulus filler for installation between blades, such as fan blades, of the rotor of a gas turbine engine includes a channel which accommodates a post defined between blade slots of the disc. A chocking surface of the annulus filler contacts regions of a contact surface of the post to chock the head of the post within the channel. The annulus filler is thus supported along the axial length of the post, enabling it to withstand circumferential forces generated on rotation of the disc. | 2012-09-27 |
20120244004 | COMPONENT LOCK FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A lock assembly includes a lock body with an undercut slot which receives a retaining wire of a polygon shape. | 2012-09-27 |