40th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110239546 | INSTALLATION STRUCTURE OF SOLAR CELL MODULE - An installation structure of a solar cell module comprising: a solar cell module including a solar panel, an eaves-side frame in a long shape holding an edge on an eaves side, a ridge-side frame in a long shape holding an edge on a ridge side opposite to the edge on the eaves side, and a lateral frame in a long shape holding edges of the solar panel different from the above edges; and a fixing member fixed to a predetermined structural member in a roof at a position on a ridge side further than the ridge-side frame and configured to prevent the ridge-side frame from moving towards the ridge side of the roof and in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the solar panel, the eaves-side frame of another solar cell module being positioned above the ridge-side frame and supported by the fixing member from outside. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239547 | PIVOTABLE GUTTER ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides a gutter assembly configured for removing water from a structure. The gutter assembly is also configured to be moved to a position for accessible cleaning. The gutter assembly includes a trough having an opening configured to provide for the flow of water from the trough. A downspout is positioned near the trough and configured to convey water away from the trough. The trough and the downspout are configured to move together between a raised position and a lowered position. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239548 | MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a modular construction system comprising a system in which the carcass results from the juxtaposition and/or stacking assembly of a plurality of prefabricated units ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110239549 | Convertible Hard Side Shelter - A hard side shelter is convertible between transport and deployed modes. When in the transport mode, the shelter has an envelope identical to an ISO-cargo container. A side section floor and cover are each connected to the center section for rotating between being coplanar with the center section floor and roof when in the deployed mode, and being vertical and lying in a center section side planes when in a transport mode. Each side section has end and middle panels that are turnable relative to each other, and a door assembly that is turnable relative to the middle panels. Locking bars engaged the center section floor when the shelter is in a transport mode, and engage the side section floors when the shelter is in the deployed mode. The shelter is handleable by pallet handling systems and includes insulation panels to enhance the heat transfer characteristics of the shelter. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239550 | STABILITY BRACING OF A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ELEVATING A BUILDING SURFACE - A support structure for elevating a building surface above a fixed surface and having stability bracing to provide increased stability to the elevated building surface assembly. The support structure includes a plurality of support pedestals that are disposed in spaced-apart relation on a fixed surface. Stabilizing braces are attached to the central section of adjacent support pedestals to interconnect the support pedestals. The stabilizing braces may attach to the support pedestals using anchoring members that are anchored to the support pedestals. Interconnecting the support pedestals in such a manner creates a stable elevated building surface assembly that can be utilized in unstable environments, such as seismically active geographic areas. The support pedestals can be adjustable-height support pedestals. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239551 | Self-centering compact damper unit applicable to structures for seismic energy dissipation - The damper unit | 2011-10-06 |
20110239552 | DOUBLE-WALLED PANEL FOR BUILDING - A double-walled panel for building includes a main body defining an inner space and two opposite open sides, and being internally provided with spacing boards to divide the inner space into a plurality of chambers respectively having two opposite open ends; a working liquid being filled in at least one of the chambers; and at least two sealing covers being respectively provided on one surface facing toward the main body with insert portions for sealing the two open ends of each of the chambers. The double-walled panel may be used as a ceiling panel or a partition wall. The working liquid filled in the chambers not only helps in lowering indoor temperature in normal use conditions, but also helps in extinguishing fire when the building is on fire. The working liquid can also serve as drinking water for those who are trapped in a collapsed building during a disaster. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239553 | System and method for installation of wire including use of flexible metal conduit - A method is provided for installing wire at an installation including delineating a wire run for installing at least one wire within the installation and identifying at least one first portion of the wire run requiring a metal protection for the wire and at least one second portion of the wire run not-requiring a metal protection for the wire, where the first portion includes at least one non-linear segment. For the first portion, at least one continuously welded corrugated flexible metal tube is installed for the first portion, where at the non-linear segment the corrugated flexible metal tubing is manually bent to fit a path of the wire run. A wire is installed through the first and second portions of the wire run, where during the portions of the wire run in the at least one first portion, the wire is passed through the corrugated flexible metal tubing. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239554 | BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER UNIT - A building-integrated photovoltaic power unit comprising: a solar cell module including a solar panel, a functional member, and a frame body including a first frame formed with an installation part extending outward and holding the functional member and the opposing edges of the solar panel facing each other; a processed rafter including a supporting member, the processed rafters including processed rafters configured as a structure of a roof, each having a width to allow installation parts of different solar cell modules facing each other to be installed thereon in a state where supporting members are successively installed stepwise in a longitudinal direction; and a cap member fixed to the processed rafter including a ceiling part covering upper surfaces of the first frames of the solar cell modules installed such that the respective installation parts face each other on an upper surface of the processed rafter. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239555 | Asphalt roof integrated photovoltaic - A roof integrated photovoltaic roofing panel and flashing system | 2011-10-06 |
20110239556 | COLLAPSIBLE STAIRCASE - Embodiments of the invention described herein pertain to a collapsible staircase comprising a plurality of tread assemblies. Each tread assembly is disposed adjacent to at least one of another of the tread assemblies and includes a tread plate and a first and a second telescoping support member attached to a rear surface of the tread plate. The first and second telescoping support members of each tread assembly are operable to slideably engage the telescoping support members of the adjacent tread assemblies for adjusting a height of the staircase and for defining a substantially fixed angle between the tread plates of each of the tread assemblies. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239557 | MAGNETIC BIRD SCREEN - A magnetic bird screen for an access opening of a steel structure such as a bridge or the like includes a magnetic sheet sized to cover the access opening and overlap the steel structure entirely about the access opening so that the sheet is magnetically secured to the steel structure. The sheet has a plurality of spaced-apart holes sized sufficiently large to permit the passage of air and water therethrough and sized sufficiently small to prevent the passage of pigeons therethrough. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239558 | MAGNETIC BIRD SCREEN - A magnetic bird screen for an opening of a steel structure such as a bridge or the like includes a magnetic sheet sized to cover the access opening and at least partially overlap the steel structure at the opening so that the sheet is magnetically secured to the steel structure. The sheet has a plurality of spaced-apart holes sized sufficiently large to permit the passage of air and water therethrough and to be used as finger holes for installation and removal and sized sufficiently small to prevent the passage of pigeons therethrough. The sheet can be folded or rolled upon itself so that the sheet remains secured at one side of the opening or the sheet can be entirely removed when it is desired to have access through the opening. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239559 | Internal Anchor Board-Up System - An internal anchor board-up system for windows is disclosed. The internal anchor board-up system may include an exterior window cover, one or more interior clamping beams, and bolts or fasteners connecting the cover to the beam. The exterior cover is preferably transparent, such as a plexiglass cover, so that the internal anchor board-up system is substantially more esthetically pleasing than traditional board-up systems relying upon plywood. Further, a transparent plexiglass or acrylic cover is stronger and harder to cut through than plywood. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239560 | Glass Panel Rail Support System - A support rail having replaceable decorative side covers for mounting a glass panel on a window, door frame or other mounting structure. The support rail includes opposed longitudinally extending rail sections that cooperate to define an upper U-shaped channel for receiving an edge portion of a glass panel and a lower inverted U-shaped channel for receiving a portion of a mounting structure. A clamping assembly carried by the rail sections operatively connects the sections together to effect securement of the rail to the glass panel and mounting structure. A pair of decorative side covers are slidably mounted along the rail sections by means of flanges formed at the upper and lower ends of the side covers that project into grooves formed in the rail section. A pair of end plates are removably mounted on the rail sections for holding the side covers in place on the rail sections and allowing the removal thereof. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239561 | CONTINUOUS FLEXIBLE SPACER ASSEMBLY HAVING SEALANT SUPPORT MEMBER - A spacer and sealant assembly comprising a sealant support member having a planar surface bounded by first and second edges wherein said first and second edges have at least one pleated portion, a plastic shim having at least one undulating portion in contact with said first and second edges of said stretchable sealant support member so that said at least one pleated portion is oriented inward into said at least one undulating portion of said shim, a sealant joined to at least said first and second edges of said sealant support member. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239562 | FENESTRATION UNIT WATER RESTRICTOR AND METHOD - A water restrictor adapted to control water diversion from one or more channels in a lower member of a fenestration unit, such as a prehung sliding door or window. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239563 | WIND GENERATOR TOWER AND PROCESS FOR ASSEMBLY THEREOF - The present invention provides a wind generator tower and a process for assembly thereof. A truncated conical tower assembled from reinforced concrete modules disposes of a tensioning system which provides greater resistance to the same and, in turn, the joints defined between the modules which form the tower are sealed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239564 | Apparatus, Composite Section, and Method for On-Site Tower Formation - A composite section including a concentric arrangement of inner and outer laminates having an interstice therebetween is provided. Both the inner and outer laminates include a matrix material and a fabric layer. A plurality of tubes having an inner cavity, are situated in the interstice of the inner and outer laminates. A reinforcing material is disposed in the interstice and along the length of the concentric arrangement unoccupied by the plurality of tubes to create a composite section. A plurality of tension members are threaded though the plurality of tubes to provide post tensioning to each of the composite sections. The components are easily transported and assembled to form composite sections to provide cost effective on-site tower formation. Also provided is an apparatus to form the inner and outer laminates and a method of formation of the composite section. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239565 | APPARATUS FOR SECURING WALL MEMBERS FOR LOG HOMES - An apparatus for securing a plurality of wall members together to define a wall. The apparatus includes a base portion having a stud extending upwardly therefrom, the base portion configured to engage a surface of a first wall member. The apparatus also includes a first securing member sized and shaped to engage with a surface of a second wall member stacked above the first wall member. The apparatus also includes a first coupling member configured to extend through a bore in the first and second wall members. The first coupling member has an elongate rod member having an upper end and a lower end, and a coupler on the lower end of the rod member, the coupler being sized and shaped to receive the stud member therein. The upper end of the rod member is configured to be coupled to the first securing member for biasing the first and second wall members together to inhibit the formation of undesired spaces therebetween. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239566 | INSULATED CONCRETE FORM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The invention comprises a foam insulating panel having an outer surface and a reinforcing member adhered to at least a portion of the outer surface of the foam insulating panel. An insulated concrete form and a method of using the insulated concrete form are also disclosed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239567 | CORNER STUDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A corner stud ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110239568 | COMBINATION FLASHING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM - A combination through-wall masonry flashing/drainage device having a flashing membrane with at least one reinforcing cloth adhered to at least one side of the flashing membrane. A wicking cloth made of a synthetic wicking material is then adhered to the device. The wicking cloth material is selected for wicking ability, life expectancy, mildew resistance, and strength characteristics. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239569 | Building panels - A tough, water-proof building panel, made of fiber-reinforced polymer, is useful in making structural walls, ceilings, and floors of buildings. Upstanding such walls can have vertical and horizontal strengths sufficient to be used in place of concrete, as an engineered solution, both above grade and below-grade, including in severe weather conditions. Panels effectively have inner and outer layers, and structurally reinforcing members. Structurally-reinforcing members extend, typically as layer and/or stud, the full height of the wall panel, at spaced locations along the length of the panel. Spaces between the structurally reinforcing members are optionally filled with rigid thermally insulating foam. Optional reinforcing studs are attached to, or overlaid by, the inner layer, and extend inwardly into the building from what is otherwise the inner surface of the building panel. Panels can be made by e.g. assembling pre-fabricated blocks and/or webs, by evacuating a mold, and by pultrusion. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239570 | Concrete Masonry Hollow Block - A building block having a body with three sets of opposing outer sides defining a generally rectangular outer shape, the body having at least one passageway having an upper open end at a top of the block and an open lower end at a bottom of the block. An inner part of the block is comprises of a first material, and a second different material surrounds the inner part providing a substantially continuous outer surface of said second material. At least one side of one of the sets of opposing sides has at least one protrusion extending outwardly therefrom, and at least one cavity is provided in the opposed side in a position and of a size to receive and effect an alignment of a further block having the same shape and size of this first defined block, by receiving the at least one protrusion into the cavity or cavities. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239571 | WALL LINING - A wall lining is described, comprising wall panels ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110239572 | Thin-Tile Laminated Mosaic Sheet - A laminated tile mosaic sheet having a laminated sheet made of a mesh grid and a plurality of tiles each with an ornamental surface and attached in spaced apart relation to have gaps between the tiles, and a backer sheet having a first adhesive surface and an opposing second adhesive surface and a second mesh grid, the laminated sheet attached to the first adhesive surface, and a cover sheet detachably attached to the second adhesive surface, whereby the tile mosaic sheet attaches to a surface upon removal of the cover sheet. A method of installing a thin-tile mosaic sheet to a surface is disclosed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239573 | Wall Stud with a Thermal Break - Insulating material is sandwiched between one edge of a structural 2×4 and one edge of a structural 2×2 to form a 2×6 wall stud with a thermal break. While shapes, sizes and compositions of the structural members can vary, the insulated wall stud has the advantage of being the size of conventional lumber reducing installation cost. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239574 | Radiant barrier rafter vent - A radiant barrier rafter vent defining an elongate radiant heat reflective panel formed from a sheet of aluminum or other heat reflective material having longitudinal creases that permit compressing the panel a selected amount in a direction transverse to its length and panel strengthening spaced apart formations on the remainder of the panel. The panel have a high reflectivity and are installable in various buildings between the rafters or roof supports spaced apart from the roof and optionally coated with a sound absorbing material or include small perforations therein. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239575 | Section for Structures and Relative Structure - A section with a “T” profile comprising a rib and a plate which extends from a first to a second end. The section having, in proximity of at least one of said ends, a coupling element suitable to engage with a further section, and the rib comprising at least one engagement aperture shaped to house said coupling element. Advantageously, the coupling element comprises an attachment base to the rib which projects at least partially from the section with a free end, and a tongue elastically flexible and connected to the attachment base. The tongue is bent towards the attachment base at said free end so as to form an angle of incidence with the attachment base, and is provided with a coupling hole suitable to engage with at least a first tooth of the engagement aperture. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239576 | Section for Structures and Relative Structure - A section with a “T” profile comprising a rib and a plate which extends from a first to a second end. The section having, in proximity of at least one of said ends, a coupling element suitable to engage with a further section, and the rib comprising at least one engagement aperture shaped to house said coupling element. Advantageously, the coupling element comprises an attachment base to the rib which projects at least partially from the section with a free end, and a tongue elastically flexible and connected to the attachment base. The tongue is bent towards the attachment base at said free end so as to form an angle of incidence with the attachment base, and is provided with a coupling hole suitable to engage with at least a first tooth of the engagement aperture. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239577 | MECHANICALLY TENSIONED WALL PATCH - This invention is an apparatus for repairing a hole in a surface with an adhesive mesh repair patch that is mechanically tensioned inward by a tensioning pin that is attached to a slat, and a method of using the same. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239578 | PREFABRICATED WALL PANEL WITH INTERLOCKING STRUCTURE - A prefabricated wall panel ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110239579 | LIQUID-RESISTANT CONTROL SYSTEMS ENCLOSURE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A liquid-resistant control systems enclosure may include a shell, a shaft and at least one shell anchoring member. The shell may include a top, a shell wall connected to and extending downwardly from a perimeter of the top, and a sleeve. The shaft may extend upwardly through a surface pad and may be adapted to pass through the sleeve. The sleeve may include a sleeve wall extending downwardly from an inner perimeter of an opening in the top. The sleeve may matingly engage the shaft to move the shell between a raised position and a lowered position. The shell may be moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position. The shell may be adapted to be positioned in the latched position when the shell is in the lowered position. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239580 | PARAPET ANCHOR - A parapet anchor is provided. The parapet anchor includes a frame, at least one adjustment member and a davit mount. The frame is configured and arranged to fit around a portion of a parapet. The at least one adjustment member is movably coupled to the frame to selectively engage the parapet to secure the frame to the parapet. Moreover, the davit mount is coupled to the frame and is configured and arranged to support a davit. The davit in turn can be used as a support structure upon which a lifeline can be coupled. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239581 | Precast Concrete to Foundation Connection - The connecting system of the invention eliminates the need to prelocate embedded bolts or other embedded elements within the concrete foundation before it is cast and eliminates the need to align the panel embedments with the foundation embedments and also eliminates the need to utilize threaded anchor bolts with nuts. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239582 | Method For Forming Insulated Concrete Slabs - The slab edge forming and insulating system includes edge members and support braces. The edge members include an elongated shell having an upright portion with an insulated inside surface, an upper portion and a lower portion. Each of the upper and lower portions has formed edges. Open cross sectioned support braces having upper and lower formed edges for engaging the formed edges of the elongated shell are fixed to a footing and connected to the edge members. The edge members form and insulate the edges of the poured concrete of the slab while the open cross sectioned support braces receive the poured concrete of the slab and thus anchor the edge members to the edge of the slab. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239583 | METHOD FOR THE TRANSPORT, HANDLING, POSITIONING AND FIXING OF FLOOR-TO-CEILING PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT'S TO FORM FIRE-RESISTANT INTERNAL WALLS OR PARTIITIONS IN CONSTRUCTIONS OF ANY TYPE, INCLUDING NAVAL CONSTRUCTION - The present invention relates to a method for the transport, handling, positioning and fixing of floor-to-ceiling prefabricated construction elements to form fire-resistant internal walls or partitions in constructions of any type, including naval construction, comprising the transfer and positioning of each panel ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110239584 | METHOD OF BUILDING A HYBRID TOWER FOR A WIND GENERATOR - In the method of building a hybrid tower, a metal mast is erected and connected to a foundation and a concrete structure having a plurality of superimposed concrete segments is built around the metal mast by using the metal mast as a support. Afterwards, the metal mast is disconnected from the foundation and lifted by telescoping and guiding the metal mast along concrete structure. Finally, the lifted metal mast is connected to the concrete structure. Building of the concrete structure comprises: (a) installing at least one first segment of the concrete structure; (b) lifting the installed segment(s) of the concrete structure along the metal mast by guiding the lifted segments of the concrete structure using the metal mast, so as to clear a space having a sufficient height to receive a next segment of the concrete structure; (c) installing the next segment of the concrete structure in said space; and (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until a last segment of the concrete structure is installed at a bottom part of the concrete structure. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239585 | Reinforcement Device for Lateral Buckling Stress and Method of Engaging Reinforcement Device - A reinforcement device for a lateral buckling stress installed on an angle-type steel member so as to be attachable and detachable therefrom without power-off of a power line tower, preparation and disassembly of members in order to prevent lateral buckling and accidental torsion. The reinforcement device includes an accommodation unit for surrounding a steel member, first and second cover units connected to the accommodation unit and formed to cover the steel member, and a fixation member for fixing the first and second cover units. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239586 | Wind Turbine Installation - A wind turbine installation is provided. The installation includes a wind turbine tower or tower section, a receiving part of a wind turbine foundation installation, connection means suitable for connecting the wind turbine tower or tower section to the receiving part, whereby a lower end of the wind turbine tower or the tower section is flange-less. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239587 | MEDICINE PACKAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PACKAGING MEDICINE - There is provided a medicine packaging apparatus, which is capable of rapidly coping with errors occurring during processes. The medicine packaging apparatus includes: a medicine supply unit | 2011-10-06 |
20110239588 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PACKAGING PRODUCT ROLLS - A product roll packaging apparatus includes a transfer unit for lifting and transferring a product roll from a conveyor, a wrapping unit for wrapping a protective sheet around the roll and attaching an end thereof with an adhesive tape, a protective sheet supply unit for cutting off the sheet from a sheet roll and supplying it along a protective sheet path line to the wrapping unit, and a tape supply unit for supplying the tape to the end of the cut sheet. The transfer unit includes a position correcting mechanism for establishing a reference line depending on the roll size, and bringing a reference end face of the roll into alignment with a vertical plane including the reference line. The protective sheet supply unit includes an edge position control mechanism for bringing a reference edge of the sheet into alignment with the reference line corresponding to the roll size. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239589 | THE PACKING INSTRUMENT FOR A BOOKBINDING SPRING - A packing device of a bookbingind spring is disclosed, which comprises a supply frame on which a spring supplied in series from a spring producing device is provided and supplied in series as well; a cover member supply part which is formed of a supply roll on which a cover member having a certain with and made of a synthetic resin material is wound and rotates, and a direction change roll for allowing a cover member supplied from the supply roll to be supplied on an upper side of the spring, with the spring being placed on an upper side of the supply frame and being supplied; a forming guide of which one end is extended at a tapered angle in a conical shape, while surrounding an upper surface of the cover member, as being closer to an end of the supply frame, and the other end surrounds the spring excluding the portion in which both sides of the cover member are overlapped in the lower side of the same; a pair of pressing rollers for pressing and bonding the portions in which both sides of the cover member are overlapped by means of the forming guide; and at least one driving roller for transferring the spring packed by means of the bonding part with the helps of the pressing roller. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239590 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CONTAINER CLOSURES - An apparatus ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110239591 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR METERING TOBACCO IN PORTIONS SUITABLE FOR PACKAGING - An apparatus and method for metering tobacco in portions suitable for packaging. The apparatus includes a feeding element for the tobacco and a device for forming and discharging at least one tobacco portion suitable for packaging. The device comprises a wiping element for wiping tobacco into a portioning chamber. The portioning chamber is variable in volume for compressing the tobacco and releasing the compressed tobacco portion. The portioning chamber is also displaceable relative to the wiping element for displacing from a filling position into a dispensing position and vice versa. An element for discharging the compressed tobacco portion is disposed in the area of the dispensing position. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239592 | PACKAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A packaging method comprises dispensing a material continuously from a roll, forming a plurality of packages from the material, filling each package with contents and sealing each package once filled. A hanging aperture is created for each package, prior to it being formed into the package, the material having been folded or creased in the area in which the aperture is to be created. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239593 | USE OF AN ACTIVATABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING FOLDING-CARTON BLANKS - Described is the use of an activatable adhesive composition for producing a folding-carton blank which is blocking-resistant at 25° C. with adhesive composition applied thereto. The adhesive composition has at less than or equal to 25° C. an Ig G′ value of greater than or equal to 6 and at greater than or equal to 120° C. has an Ig G′ value of less than or equal to 4, and comprises a copolymer having a glass transition temperature of greater than 30° C. The copolymer is formed from a first monomer and from more than 3% by weight and less than 40% by weight of a second monomer, the first monomer being selected from alkyl (meth)acrylates and vinylaromatics, and the second monomer being selected from ethylenically unsaturated monomers having acid groups and hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILLING A COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - A system and method for filling a collapsible container are provided. Such a collapsible container may be made of a relatively rigid portion and a collapsible portion, with the collapsible portion having a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. An obstruction maintains the collapsible portion in the collapsed condition while the container is filled with contents. The obstruction may remain in place until the container is capped and sealed with the contents stored inside the container. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239595 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH A POUCH AND A FLOWABLE FOOD PRODUCT - Methods and apparatus for tilting and filling a carton with a pouch and a flowable food product are described. The carton can be tilted prior to filling in order to minimize a void between the pouch and a sidewall of the carton. The carton is pivoted to a tilted orientation, such that the sidewall includes a lowermost inclined segment. The pouch is then inserted into the carton either prior to or after pivoting the carton to the tilted orientation so that the pouch can substantially rest against the inclined segment. The flowable food product is then at partially deposited into the carton, such that the flowable food product substantially fills in next to the pouch instead of between the pouch and the inclined segment. After a sufficient height of flowable food product has been deposited into the carton, the carton can be returned to a vertical orientation and closed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239596 | METHOD FOR SEALING PACKAGES - A method of sealing packages having at least one pair of opposing flaps that are shortened or “shied.” with tape. The tape comprises two or more adhesive strips and a non-adhesive area positioned there between having a line of weakness | 2011-10-06 |
20110239597 | Tamper Resistant Container with Locking Rim - A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239598 | DEVICE FOR FEEDING A CONVERTING UNIT WITH A WEB SUBSTRATE FOR A FEEDING STATION IN A PACKAGING PRODUCTION MACHINE - A device for feeding a converting unit with a web substrate, the converting unit converting the substrate when stopped. The device includes a main drive roller rotating on a main shaft a main electric drive motor ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110239599 | Dust Collection Device for Sanding Tool - A dust collection device for a sanding tool includes a paper bag having a sidewall with an inner surface and a coupler attached to the bag. The sidewall comprises at least one filter layer and an outer support layer. A sleeve having an outer surface, a sleeve sidewall, a first end, a second end, and at least one gap at either the first end or the second end is positioned within the bag. The sleeve's first end is positioned adjacent the coupler to direct incoming air towards the sleeve and the sleeve is positioned within the bag such that a bypass volume is present between the outer surface and the inner surface | 2011-10-06 |
20110239600 | Authorized Filter Servicing and Replacement - A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239601 | PLUGGED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a plugged honeycomb structure | 2011-10-06 |
20110239602 | MAT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE MAT, AND APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS - A mat includes a first principal face, a second principal face opposite to the first principal face, entangled points, and unentangled portions. The entangled points are provided by entangling inorganic fibers with one another. The unentangled portions are provided from the first principal face to the second principal face. The inorganic fibers are not entangled with one another and are arranged substantially parallel to one another in said unentangled portions. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239603 | GANG REEL MOWER WITH DIFFERING FRONT AND REAR REEL CUTTING UNIT SETUP FOR IMPROVING AFTERCUT APPEARANCE - A gang reel mower comprises a plurality of laterally spaced front reel cutting units having gaps therebetween, each gap being covered by a rear reel cutting unit that spans and overlaps the gap on each side thereof by an overlap area. Each of the front cutting units is supported for rolling on the ground by a grooved front roller having a grooved portion and by a substantially smooth rear roller having a substantially smooth rolling surface that each extend substantially across the entire width of cut of the front cutting unit. Each of the rear cutting units has a grooved front roller with side shoulders on each end and with a grooved portion between the side shoulders such that the shoulders extend substantially over the overlap areas between the front and rear cutting units with the grooved portion on the front roller of the rear cutting units not extending substantially into the overlap areas. In addition, each of the rear cutting units includes a rear roller with a rolling surface is shorter than the rear roller on the front cutting unit such that the shorter rolling surface does not extend substantially into the overlap areas. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239604 | ADJUSTABLE WEED CUTTING TOOL - The weed cutting tool ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110239605 | Swather with Automatic Reel Control - In a swather formed by a tractor and attached heeder for cutting standing crop to form a swath, reel speed and optionally draper speed are controlled relative to ground speed by a control system including a manually operable input and display available to the operator. The control system can be used in an automatic mode to set an index value for an actual difference in reel speed relative to ground speed and to vary reel speed accordingly. In this mode a manually operable control varies the index. The control system can be switched by the operator to manual in which case the same control varies the actual reel speed. Minimum reel speed can be set by the same control and when operative the automatic system does not allow reel speed to fall below the minimum set value despite the values of index and ground speed. A crop-lodged switch is also provided which when operated acts to move the header to a lowered position and the move the reel to a forward most and lowermost position in a single operation controlled by the single switch. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239606 | TINE ASSEMBLY - A tine assembly is used with an agricultural machine such as a harvester or hay merger. The tine assemblies mount on a reel that rotates about an axis extending transverse to the direction of travel. The tine assembly includes a first tine and a second tine, each having a main extended portion and a lateral portion extending transverse to the main portion at a mounting end of the tines. The lateral portions mount into tabs or opposite ends of a sleeve. The sleeve or tabs and mounting end of the tines are enclosed by a molded mounting portion that also includes a reinforcing arcing element configured for mounting to the reel bar. The arcing element includes orifices that allow for easily bolting and unbolting the tine assemblies for easy attachment and removal. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239607 | COMBINATION BIOMASS HARVESTER AND BALER - The present disclosure relates to a combination biomass harvester and baler. In some embodiments, the combination biomass harvest and baler includes a self-propelled vehicle base, an engine compartment, a fuel and radiator compartment, a movement mechanism operably connected to the self-propelled vehicle base, a cutting head assembly, a transfer assembly, and a baler assembly. The baler assembly may be configured to consolidate the biomass into one or more bales. A bale carrying platform is provided to store the bales while the combination biomass harvester and baler continues to move. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239608 | WALK-BEHIND WORK MACHINE - A walk-behind work machine in which vibration produced by the driving of an engine is not readily transmitted to an operating handle. The work machine includes a work-machine body having a plurality of mounting parts to which an engine is joined. The mounting parts include a high-rigidity mounting part positioned at a maximally rigid part on the work-machine body, and other mounting parts exclusive of the high-rigidity mounting part. The engine is joined securely to the other mounting parts and is joined more loosely to the high-rigidity mounting part than to the other mounting parts. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239609 | SELF-PROPELLED LAWN MOWER WITH CHIPPER - A lawn mower with an integral chipper or shredder, comprising a deck that has a volute shape with a rearwards-facing funnel along one side, expanding towards and exiting at the rear of the deck, a skirt arranged around the perimeter of the deck to enclose a cutting space, a handle, front and rear wheel sets, and a motor having a drive shaft extending downwards through the deck, the mower also having grass cutting blades and shredder blades connected to the drive shaft, the chipper blades located above the grass cutting blades, the mower also having a chipper tube running through the deck and opening above the chipper blades, the mower also having a power take-off mechanism connecting to the rear wheels and the motor, and adapted to drive the rear wheels in use. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239610 | WALK-BEHIND LAWNMOWER - A walk-behind lawnmower is provided with a height-adjusting mechanism for adjusting the height of a housing above the ground. The walk-behind lawnmower further comprises an operating button for switching an adjustment operation of the height-adjusting mechanism from a restricted state to a permissive state; and a height-adjusting grip capable of being grasped by a hand so as to raise or lower the housing when the operating button is operated, and the adjustment operation of the height-adjusting mechanism is thereby permitted. The height-adjusting grip is provided to the housing in the vicinity of a left or right lateral part. The operating button is positioned in an area allowing operation by a finger of the hand grasping the height-adjusting grip. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239611 | LAWNMOWER - A walk-behind lawnmower is provided with a height adjusting mechanism for adjusting the height of a housing above the ground. The height adjusting mechanism includes a front wheel supporting member and a rear wheel supporting member that are attached to the housing so as to be capable of swinging up and down; a linking member for linking the front and rear wheel supporting members so as to be capable of associated motion; and a locking mechanism for restricting and releasing displacement of the linking member in the forward and backward direction. The front wheel supporting member or the rear wheel supporting member has an arcuate part, the arcuate part having on an arcuately shaped outer circumferential surface a display part for displaying the height of the blade. The display part is viewed through a peephole formed in the housing. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239612 | WALK-BEHIND LAWNMOWER - A walk-behind lawnmower having a height adjusting mechanism for adjusting the height of a housing above the ground. The height adjusting mechanism includes: a front wheel supporting member and a rear wheel supporting member that are attached to the housing so as to be capable of swinging up and down; a linking member for linking the front and rear wheel supporting members so as to be capable of concerted motion; and a locking mechanism for restricting and releasing displacement of the linking member in the forward-and-backward direction. The locking mechanism includes: a plurality of locking grooves arranged in a row from front to rear on the linking member; a locking pin capable of selectively interlocking with one of the locking grooves; a pin-guiding part for guiding the locking pin to be capable of entering into and retracting from one of the locking grooves; and an operating member for sliding and operating the locking pin. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239613 | LAWNMOWER - A lawnmower comprises a chassis having wheels (front wheels, a rear wheel) and capable of moving at least in a predetermined forward direction; a motor provided on the chassis, having a rotor, a stator and an output shaft and positioned with the axial line of the output shaft substantially vertical; a rotary blade connected to the output shaft; a handle arranged separated from the chassis; and a connecting piece (retractable pipes) connecting the chassis and the handle. The rotor comprises coil disks that have a plurality of annular coils arranged in a circumferential direction about the output shaft as viewed from the direction of the axial line of the output shaft. The stator comprises a magnetic flux generation mechanism that generates magnetic flux passing through the coil disks in the direction of the axial line of the output shaft. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239614 | HAND MOWER - A hand mower includes a base, a housing surrounding the base, a handle coupled to the housing, a cutting cylinder rotatably mounted on the front side of the base, two wheels mounted on the two distal ends of a center shaft of the cutting cylinder, two transmission gear sets, each comprising an internal gear fixedly located on one wheel, a driven gear fixedly mounted on the center shaft of the cutting cylinder and two intermediate gears meshed between the internal gear and the driven gear, and two one-way clutches respectively set between the center shaft of the cutting cylinder and the transmission gear sets for controlling transmission of force between the center shaft and the transmission gear sets. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239615 | WALK-BEHIND LAWNMOWER - A walk-behind lawnmower having a rear shield is disclosed. The rear shield extends downward from a rear end part of a housing and is in the form of an elastic sheet. The sheet has a thin-walled part formed in a central site in a heightwise direction between an upper end part and a lower end part, the upper end part being attached to the rear end part of the housing. The thin-walled part has a thickness set to be smaller than a thickness of other parts. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239616 | LAWNMOWER - A rotary lawnmower includes a shutter for switching a location to which grass cut by the blade is to be discharged, and a shutter operating mechanism for operating the shutter. The shutter operating mechanism has a first shaft, a second shaft, a first link arm, and a second link arm, a third link arm, and an operating lever. The first shaft is positioned on the housing. The first link arm is capable of swinging about the first shaft and has the operating lever. The second shaft is positioned adjacent to and parallel to the first shaft, is rotatably attached to the housing, and is linked to the shutter via the third link arm. The second link arm is attached to the second shaft in such a manner as to be restricted in relative rotation but capable of swinging about the second shaft, and is swing-driven by the first link arm. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239617 | TWO-FOR ONE TWISTING OR CABLING SPINDLE - A two-for-one twisting or cabling spindle apparatus ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110239618 | FIRE RETARDANT FABRICS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A fire retardant fabric is manufactured from oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers having a fineness of about 0.5 to about 1.5 denier per fiber. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239619 | COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE - A combustor of the present invention includes: a plurality of nozzles which is arranged around the central axis of a combustor and of which each base end is connected to an oil supply tube; a nozzle tube base which supports the plurality of nozzles and includes an oil chamber supplying fuel to the nozzles via an oil inflow portion provided in each oil supply tube; a first guide portion which faces the center of the combustor inside the oil chamber and guides the oil remaining inside the oil chamber to the oil inflow portion; and a second guide portion which faces the base end of the combustor inside the oil chamber and guides the oil remaining inside the oil chamber to the oil inflow portion. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239620 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING ORGANIC WASTE AND A DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The invention relates to alternative power engineering, more specifically to methods and devices for processing organic waste into thermal and electrical energy, liquid, solid and gaseous energy carriers and into other useful chemical products. The method differs from a known method for the pyrolysis processing of organic waste through air-free thermal heating in that the thermal heating is carried out in an aqueous medium at pressures in the medium that are greater than the pressure of saturated water vapor at the highest pyrolysis temperature. As a result, humid and liquid organic waste can be processed into combustible energy carriers without pre-drying, and the heat energy produced when the pyrolysis products are burned can be used both for maintaining the organic waste processing process and for producing commercial heat and electrical energy. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239621 | Fiber optic microphones for active combustion control - Disclosed is a fuel injector for a gas turbine engine combustor that includes a fuel nozzle for injecting fuel into the gas turbine engine combustor and a fiber optic microphone operatively associated with the fuel nozzle for measuring acoustic pressure differentials within a combustion chamber of the gas turbine engine combustor. The fiber optic microphone includes a fiber bundle having at least one light transmitting fiber and one light receiving fiber; and a dynamic pressure-sensing diaphragm operatively spaced apart from a sensing end of the fiber bundle. The diaphragm has a reflective surface and is formed from a material capable of withstanding temperatures associated with flame exposure. The diaphragm is adapted and configured for deflecting in response to acoustic pressure changes within the combustion chamber. The fuel injector can further include a mechanism for measuring the temperature of the diaphragm, so as to account for changes in the material properties of the diaphragm caused by temperature changes in the combustion chamber. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239622 | EMISSION TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - An emission treatment system is provided. The emission treatment system comprises a separation system and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst. The separation system comprises a separator, a fuel inlet disposed to supply fuel to the separator, a first fuel outlet and a second fuel outlet respectively disposed to carry away fuel from the separator. The SCR catalyst comprises a catalyst composition comprising silver and templated metal oxide substrate. The emission treatment system is designed such that the separation system is configured to be in fluid communication with the SCR catalyst through the first fuel outlet during operation. A system including the emission treatment system and a combustion engine is also provided. Method of increasing NOx reduction efficiency of the SCR catalyst using fuel fraction is discussed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239623 | REGENERATION STRATEGY FOR ENGINE EXHAUST - A method of regenerating a particulate filter of an exhaust system of an engine system is disclosed. The method may include determining a condition indicative of an accumulation of hydrocarbons in the particulate filter, and monitoring the particulate filter to determine when to initiate regeneration of the particulate filter. The method may also include selecting a regeneration profile for regeneration of the particulate filter based on the determined condition, and regenerating the particulate filter in accordance with the regeneration profile. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239624 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING AN EXHAUST FILTER - An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine comprises an exhaust gas conduit in fluid communication with the internal combustion engine to conduct the exhaust gas between a plurality of exhaust treatment devices. A hydrocarbon injector in fluid communication with the exhaust gas delivers hydrocarbon thereto. A selective catalyst reduction device is disposed downstream of the hydrocarbon injector and is configured to receive and mix the hydrocarbon and exhaust gas and to reduce components of NO | 2011-10-06 |
20110239625 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADAPTING THE INJECTION AGENT SUPPLY IN AN INJECTION SYSTEM, AND EXHAUST GAS AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - In a method and a device for adapting the injection agent supply for an emission control system, the following steps are carried out: a) setting of a agent pressure target value in the line upstream of the pump in relation to the ambient pressure; b) opening of the pressure relief valve for a predetermined time t; c) determining the pressure difference between the target and the injection agent pressure, caused in step b), immediately after step b); d) setting a target value for the agent pressure in the line downstream of the pump in relation to the exhaust gas pressure in the system; e) opening of the injector for a predetermined time t; f) determining the pressure difference between the target and the agent pressure, caused in step e), immediately after step e); g) comparing the pressure differences from steps c) and f); and h) optional adaptation of the injector opening time. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239626 | Diesel Particulate Control - A method and apparatus are provided for reducing emissions of particulates from diesel engines. Exhaust is passed through a diesel particular filter having at least two stages comprised of (a) a catalyst section having a platinum group metal catalyst on contact surfaces within the catalyst section and (b) a filter section comprised of passages effective to remove particulates from a moving stream of combustion gases generated by combusting the fuel in the engine and holding them therein to permit their oxidation. Carbon removal is enhanced by utilizing levels of platinum group metal composition, cerium compositions, fuels and/or optional chemical enhancers to generate NO | 2011-10-06 |
20110239627 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING OXIDATION CATALYST FUNCTIONALITY - Method and apparatus for evaluating an ammonia conversion efficiency of an ammonia oxidation (AMOX) catalyst for reducing ammonia and hydrocarbons present in an exhaust gas stream. The AMOX associated with an exhaust gas after-treatment system has a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides (NO | 2011-10-06 |
20110239628 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSING DEVICE AND ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSING METHOD, AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purification system abnormality diagnosing device includes: a sensor value detecting means that reads a sensor signal of a specified gas concentration sensor to detect a gas concentration; a limiting device controlling means which, when the gas concentration has become equal to or greater than a predetermined start-of-diagnosis threshold value or when a difference obtained by subtracting from the gas concentration an estimated NO | 2011-10-06 |
20110239629 | FLUE GAS PURIFYING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a flue gas purifying device that can suppress leakage of ammonia and can efficiently decrease nitrogen oxides in flue gas. The object is achieved by a flue gas purifying device including: an exhaust pipe; a urea-water injecting unit that injects urea water into the exhaust pipe; a catalytic unit that includes a urea SCR catalyst that promotes a reaction between ammonia and nitrogen oxides and a support mechanism that supports the urea SCR catalyst in the exhaust pipe, and is arranged on a downstream side to a position where urea water is injected; a concentration measuring unit arranged on a downstream side to the catalytic unit in a flow direction of flue gas to measure an ammonia concentration in flue gas having passed through the urea SCR catalyst; and a control unit that controls injection of urea water by the urea-water injecting unit based on an ammonia concentration measured by the concentration measuring unit. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239630 | CLOSELY COUPLED EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING TWIN TURBOCHARGERS - A closely-coupled exhaust aftertreatment system for an engine having twin turbochargers includes a first exhaust conduit comprising a first valve operable between first and second positions, the first promoting flow within the first conduit to an oxidation catalyst (OC), the second promoting flow within a second conduit; a third conduit is fluidly coupled to the OC outlet and includes a second valve operable between first and second positions, the first promoting flow within the third exhaust conduit to a particulate filter (PF), the second promoting flow through a fourth conduit to an inlet in the second conduit. A first turbocharger is coupled to the second exhaust conduit downstream of the inlet; an SCR catalyst is downstream of the first turbocharger to receive the flow therefrom and upstream of the PF to provide the flow thereto. A second turbocharger is coupled to the third exhaust conduit downstream of the second valve. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239631 | Ring Reductant Mixer - An engine exhaust aftertreatment system including a ring disposed in an exhaust conduit. The ring assists in the introduction and conversion of a reductant introduced by an injector. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239632 | EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFYING APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - In order to maintain a high NOx purification rate of a NOx reduction catalytic converter even in the case in which an NOx emission amount from an engine changes suddenly, in an exhaust emission purifying apparatus for an engine that reduces and purifies NOx in exhaust gas using ammonia generated from an injection-supplied urea aqueous solution, after engine starting, when an exhaust temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature T (step S | 2011-10-06 |
20110239633 | EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFYING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an exhaust emission purifying apparatus. In the exhaust emission purifying apparatus, while an ammonia adsorbent is coated on a predetermined length portion on the exhaust inflow side of a carrier of a catalytic converter which reduces and purifies NOx in exhaust gas, a NOx reduction catalyst is coated on the remaining portion on the exhaust outflow side of the carrier of the catalytic converter. On the other hand, a first layer containing the ammonia adsorbent and the NOx reduction catalyst in a mixed state and a second layer containing a hydrolysis catalyst are coated in that order on a carrier surface of the catalytic converter. In a transition of an engine operation state, NOx is reduced and purified with the use of ammonia adsorbed to the ammonia adsorbent. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239634 | EXHAUST BYPASS FLOW CONTROL FOR EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY - An exhaust system for an engine comprises an exhaust heat recovery apparatus configured to receive exhaust gas from the engine and comprises a first flow passage in fluid communication with the exhaust gas and a second flow passage in fluid communication with the exhaust gas. A heat exchanger/energy recovery unit is disposed in the second flow passage and has a working fluid circulating therethrough for exchange of heat from the exhaust gas to the working fluid. A control valve is disposed downstream of the first and the second flow passages in a low temperature region of the exhaust heat recovery apparatus to direct exhaust gas through the first flow passage or the second flow passage. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239635 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROL - An apparatus is provided that includes a thermoelectric generator and an exhaust gas system operatively connected to the thermoelectric generator to heat a portion of the thermoelectric generator with exhaust gas flow through the thermoelectric generator. A coolant system is operatively connected to the thermoelectric generator to cool another portion of the thermoelectric generator with coolant flow through the thermoelectric generator. At least one valve is controllable to cause the coolant flow through the thermoelectric generator in a direction that opposes a direction of the exhaust gas flow under a first set of operating conditions and to cause the coolant flow through the thermoelectric generator in the direction of exhaust gas flow under a second set of operating conditions. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239636 | Device For Cooling An Exhaust Gas Stream Emerging From A Soot Particle Filter - Device for cooling an exhaust gas stream emerging from a soot particle filter, having an outlet connector provided on the soot particle filter for conveying out the exhaust gas stream, the outlet connector comprising a mouth region tapering in the direction of the exhaust gas stream, which region projects into an open end of an adjacent exhaust gas pipe in such a way that a reduced pressure relative to the surrounding environment may be produced in a suction region between the outlet connector and the exhaust gas pipe on passage of the exhaust gas stream. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239637 | Device For Cooling An Exhaust Gas Stream - A device for cooling an exhaust gas stream, having an exhaust gas pipe receiving the exhaust gas stream, the exhaust gas pipe being surrounded at least in places by a heat shield arranged spaced therefrom, which together with the outside of the exhaust gas pipe forms a convection region for air supplied from the surrounding environment. A mouth region of the exhaust gas pipe extended relative to the heat shield projects in such a way into an open end of an adjoining outlet port that a reduced pressure relative to the surrounding environment may be produced in a suction region between the mouth region of the exhaust gas pipe and the outlet port as the air heated in the convection region due to the exhaust gas stream rises. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239638 | EXHAUST SYSTEM OF MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - Provided is an exhaust system of a multi-cylinder engine capable of increasing the air-intake and thereby increasing the engine output with a simple configuration. The exhaust system is provided with low velocity-side passages | 2011-10-06 |
20110239639 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, ACTUATOR AND METHOD - An energy storage device a first member and a second member that is slidably engaged with the first member. There are at least two seals that slidably seal the first member to the second member and define a cavity therebetween that varies in volume with relative movement between the first member and the second member. The first member is biased toward the second member in a direction that resisted increases in volume of the cavity. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239640 | HEAT EXCHANGER STRUCTURE AND ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSION OR EXPANSION CHAMBER - A thermodynamic machine includes at least one chamber in which an isothermal expansion and/or compression is to be carried out, said chamber being longitudinally defined by first and second walls that are mobile relative to each other. The chamber is divided by partitions extending longitudinally from each of the first and second walls, the partitions being interleaved within each other, and the distance between the partitions extending from a same wall being such that the ratio between the distance squared and the cycle duration of the thermodynamic machine is lower than the average thermal diffusivity of the gas contained in the chamber. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239641 | BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A brake fluid pressure control device for a vehicle includes: a base body; reservoirs to store brake fluid in the base body; and a single lid member secured to the base body. The reservoir has a reservoir hole, a piston that slides inside the reservoir hole, and a spring that biases the piston. The lid member hermetically seals the reservoir holes. The lid member includes a plate member with which the springs make contact and a ring-shaped sealing member held between one face of the base body to which the plate member is secured and the other face of the plate member opposed to the one face to provide a sealing function. In the lid member, a screw hole is disposed outside a region surrounded by the sealing member and a communication passage communicating with the reservoir holes is provided inside the region. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239642 | Double-Acting, Two-Stroke HCCI Compound Free-Piston Rotating-Shaft Engine - This invention provides a compact, fuel-efficient internal combustion engine that can be used to provide rotating shaft output power to a wide variety of mobile and stationary applications. It is based on a two-stroke free-piston gas generator that implements the homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion principle for essentially constant-volume combustion, and it employs a variable piston stroke to maintain a high level of efficiency across a wide range of loads and speeds. A rotary device, which may be of either an aerodynamic or positive displacement type, converts the energetic gas stream to power at a rotating shaft. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239643 | POWER ASSEMBLY, ESPECIALLY FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A power assembly includes an internal combustion engine including an air intake line and an exhaust gas line having at least one heat exchanger. The power assembly further includes a Brayton cycle system capable of providing additional power to the main internal combustion engine and that includes a gas compressor, a fuel burning heater and a turbine linked to the compressor so that air is drawn into the compressor where it is pressurized, the pressurized air is further heated by flowing through at least one heat exchanger where it exchanges heat with exhaust gases from the main internal combustion engine, the heated and pressurized air is further heated by the fuel burning heater and is thereafter expanded through the turbine where a first fraction of the work extracted by the turbine is used to drive the compressor and a second fraction of the work extracted by the turbine is used to bring additional energy. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239644 | CLOSELY-COUPLED EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE FOR A TURBOCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust manifold that is configured for fluid communication with an exhaust port to receive an exhaust gas flow. It also includes a primary turbocharger having a turbine inlet configured for fluid communication with the exhaust manifold to receive the exhaust gas flow and pass it to an outlet. It also includes an exhaust bypass valve that is operable for movement between an open position and a closed position, the exhaust bypass valve having an inlet that is configured for fluid communication with the exhaust manifold in the open position to receive the exhaust gas flow and pass it to an outlet. Still further, it includes an exhaust aftertreatment device configured for thermal communication with the exhaust manifold, the device having an inlet configured for fluid communication with the turbine and bypass outlets to receive the exhaust gas flows therefrom. | 2011-10-06 |
20110239645 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR TURBOCHARGED DIESEL ENGINE - Disclosed is a control apparatus for a turbocharged diesel engine. The control apparatus comprises an engine start controller ( | 2011-10-06 |