40th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100254756 | Bicycle Seat Post Protecting Member - A bicycle seat post protecting member which is utilized for protecting a bicycle seat post clamp from damaging a bicycle seat post is in the form of a ring which has a flexible characteristic. The ring is adapted to be disposed circumferentially between an inner periphery of the bicycle seat post clamp and an outer periphery of the seat tube. The ring defines inner and outer sides, and with the inner side at a proximal end thereof extending outside the outer side at a distal end thereof, and the ring includes an increased region of the inner side extended outside the outer side when the ring is being clamped by the bicycle seat post clamp. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254757 | CONNECTOR FOR FURNITURE AND METHOD OF FRAME MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY - A connector is provided having a first interlocking member, a second interlocking member, and wherein the second interlocking member is structured to matingly engage the first interlocking member in a female/male connection. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254758 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A MECHANICAL, FLUID-TIGHT CONNECTION - Apparatus and method are provided for forming a mechanical, fluid-tight connection. The apparatus includes a grooved fitting, which has an outer diameter sized to allow the fitting to reside within a tubing between which the fluid-tight connection is to be formed, and which includes a circumferential groove about an outer surface and one or more raised features within the circumferential groove. The apparatus also includes a ring formed of a shape memory alloy, which is transversely heat-shrinkable. The ring is sized to allow the ring to reside over the tubing. When the grooved fitting resides within the tubing and the ring is positioned over the tubing aligned over the circumferential groove in the grooved fitting, heat-shrinking of the ring results in deformation of the tubing into the circumferential groove and into contact with the raised feature(s) within the circumferential groove, thereby forming the mechanical, fluid-tight connection. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254759 | BARRIER SYSTEM - A barrier system is provided including at least a first front barrier means and at least a second rear barrier means. The second rear barrier means is located a pre-determined spaced distance behind the front barrier means. At least a part of said second rear barrier means is substantially greater in height than the height of said first front barrier means. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254760 | SLIP BASE STRUCTURE WITH CLIP DEVICE - The present invention relates to a structure for supporting a road support including: a base plate fixedly disposed on ground in such a manner as to be spaced apart by a predetermined distance from the surface of ground; a slip plate slidably disposed on the top surface of the base plate; a coupling body protruded upwardly from the center portion of the top surface of the slip plate in such a manner as to be insertedly coupled to the inner lower end portion of a support body; and a plurality of clips each having an approximately ‘ | 2010-10-07 |
20100254761 | Surface mount traffic channelizer - A Surface Mount Channelizer ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254762 | CAPPED AND/OR BEVELED JET BLAST RESISTANT VEHICLE ARRESTING UNITS, BED AND METHODS - Aircraft arresting beds at ends of runways may be subject to damaging effects of jet blast phenomena. Arresting units for that and other applications and which are resistant to such effects are described, with related methods. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254763 | MULTIPLE PRESET CONCRETE TROWEL STEERING SYSTEM - A self-propelled concrete finishing trowel has a power steering system that facilitates operator selection of a desired steering performance response of the trowel. The power steering system includes a controller that communicates operator steering instructions from one or more joysticks and the powered actuators associated with the driven shafts. A selector allows the operator to select one or more preset steering modes, each of which has a different set of steering response characteristics for a given range of joystick motion. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254764 | System and method for prevention of beach erosion - A system and method for prevention of erosion utilizing a sub-tidal platform designed to be lodged at a beachhead. The sub-tidal platform will be placed under water and will contain at least one or a plurality of main trusses exhibiting a curvilinear convex shape and containing a plurality of gates and at least one or a plurality of intermittent trusses exhibiting a curvilinear convex shape and containing a plurality of gates which, when in their closed position, decelerate material entrained with liquid and allow for deposit of said material in the spaces formed by the trusses. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254765 | Diverting storm surge-apparatus & method - An aqueduct assembly is provided as having a front gate assembly and a rear gate assembly. The front gate assembly has a front gate which will open to let water into the aqueduct assembly. When water begins to rise in the aqueduct assembly, a rear gate of the rear gate assembly opens to let water flow out of the aqueduct assembly. A method for diverting water is also provided. A front gate assembly opens for allowing water to flow into the aqueduct assembly. Subsequently, rear gate assembly opens for permitting water to flow out of the aqueduct assembly. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254766 | METHOD OF COLLECTING BIOGAS GENERATED FROM ORGANIC WASTES IN LANDFILL - A method of collecting biogas from organic wastes in a landfill includes a branch pipe installation step of installing a waste liquid input branch pipe and a landfill gas extracting branch pipe in the landfill, and installing a leachate extracting branch pipe under the landfill at a certain slopea fitting installation step of connecting an organic waste pretreatment device, the waste liquid input branch pipe, a landfill gas collecting pipe and the landfill gas extracting branch pipe a pretreatment step of mixing organic wastes with leachate generated from the landfill to produce a waste liquida waste liquid input step of dividing the waste liquid input branch pipe into some regions and progressively inputting and pressing the waste liquid mixed in the pretreatment step and a gas extraction step of extracting and collecting a generated landfill gas. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254767 | Ram Style Tensioner - A riser tensioner configured to apply a tension to a riser. The riser tensioner includes a frame configured to be fixedly attached to the riser; plural cylinder assemblies spaced around the riser, each cylinder assembly having a cylinder and a piston configured to slidably move inside the cylinder, the piston being configured to connect to the frame; a guide roller support stationarily mounted to and extending from the frame; at least one bearing fixedly attached to the guide roller support; and a guide member configured to be in rolling engagement with the at least one bearing as the cylinder moves relative to the frame. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254768 | Apparatus and a method for constructing an underground curved multisectional wall and stratum - Unit plates are supported by unit frames connected consecutively together for turning about axes being remote from and crossing a longitudinal axis of the frames with the ability to alternately be shifted about the turning axes by rams coupled between the plates and frames and expanded while the frames are shifted continuously. The front frame supports alternately a face-and-end pumping mill, facing disk or wedge or endless chain cutter. A ski tenon supported on the front end of the front frame that is able to be engaged with a ski-trak means of adjacent from behind the same unit frames for relative turning about the axes and disengaged in the trench. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254769 | Tamping Device - A vibrating plate serving as a tamping device comprises an upper mass ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254770 | Reinforced Stabilising Strip Intended for Use in Reinforced Earth Structures - Reinforced stabilising strip ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254771 | INTEGRAL POLYETHLENE TEREPHTHALATE GRIDS, THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND USES THEREOF - An integral polymer grid with a plurality of interconnected, oriented polyethylene terephthalate strands and an array of openings therein is made from a polyethylene terephthalate sheet-like starting material having holes or depressions therein that form the openings when the sheet-like material is uniaxially or biaxially stretched. The grid has a higher tensile strength to weight ratio and a higher creep reduced strength to weight ratio than corresponding ratios associated with a grid made from a non-polyethylene terephthalate starting material. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254772 | Indirect Cooling of a Cutting Tool - A cutting tool having a cutting element such as an insert is cooled indirectly by a micro-channel heat exchanger that is mounted against the rear face of the insert. The heat exchanger is formed with an internal cavity that receives a coolant such as a cryogen. The cavity may include fins to enhance the removal of heat by the cryogen from the insert. Coolant inlet and outlet tubes are coupled to the interior of the heat exchanger to supply cryogen to the cavity. The flow rate of cryogen required to cool the insert during a given machining operation is less than one percent of the amount of standard coolant required to cool the same insert during the same machining operation. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254773 | Cutting Tool and Cutting Insert Therefor - A cutting tool has a cutting insert releasably retained in an insert pocket. The insert pocket includes a supporting portion having support surfaces and a clamping portion including a socket having a socket wall, the socket extending rearwardly from the supporting portion. The cutting insert has a cutting portion with front abutment surfaces and an elongated locating portion extending rearwardly from the cutting portion. The cutting insert is retained in the insert pocket with the front abutment surfaces abutting the support surfaces and with the locating portion located in the socket with abutment surfaces of the locating portion in abutment with the socket wall. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254774 | Cutting Tool Assembly and Tool Holder Therefor - A cutting tool assembly for boring and internal grooving operations includes a tool head having a removably secured cutting insert at a forward insert receiving end and a rear mating end with a male or female type tool holder coupler in the form of an engagement protrusion or cutting holder receiving pocket. The tool head is fixed to a tool holder with a front mating end having a female or male tool head coupler in the form of a tool head receiving pocket or engagement protrusion. Following assembly, at least three abutting wall surfaces and an adjacent support surface of the tool holder coupler are in contact with at least three non-coplanar abutment surfaces and an adjacent supporting surface of the tool head coupler, respectively, and a fastening screw member extends through a through bore in the tool holder coupler engaging a threaded screw bore in the tool head coupler. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254775 | Cutting Insert Having Abutment Bars and Cutting Tool Therefor - A cutting tool has a cutting insert secured in an insert pocket. The cutting insert has two abutment bars located on its opposing side surfaces. The abutment bars of a respective side surface have generally coplanar outer surfaces which define an imaginary plane that does not intersect any portion of the respective side surface apart from the outer surfaces. The outer surfaces of one set of abutment bars engage a major wall of the insert pocket. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254776 | Cutting Insert having an Engagement Protrusion and Cutting Tool Therefor - A cutting tool with a cutting insert secured in an insert pocket. The cutting insert has a single outwardly protruding engagement protrusion located on its opposing side surfaces. The engagement protrusion of a respective side surface has an outer surface that defines an imaginary plane that does not intersect any portion of the respective side surface apart from that outer surface. The outer surface of one engagement protrusion engages a major wall of the insert pocket. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254777 | ROTATING SHAFT TOOL - Shaft tool with an adjustable cutting diameter, which permits improved handling. A rotating shaft tool, in particular a multi-stage reamer, with a first shaft part, equipped with a first cutting head comprising e.g. several cutting blades and a recess in the first shaft part, in which a second shaft part is positioned in the axis of the first shaft part, the second shaft part having a second cutting head with e.g. several blades and the diameter of the first cutting head being adjustable. The second shaft can be rotated in the first shaft part and the rotation in relation to one another creates a fixed connection between the shaft parts. This permits the connection between the two shaft parts and thus in particular the diameter of the first cutting head to be modified even though the shaft tool is inserted into e.g. a spindle of a machine tool. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254778 | Automated Hole Generation - A method for performing operations on a structure. A moveable platform may be positioned in an area relative to the structure to define a working envelope. The moveable platform may be connected to a tool that may be moved around a plurality of axes within the working envelope using the moveable platform. The tool may be moved to a plurality of locations within the working envelope using the moveable platform. An operation may be performed with the tool through the working envelope at each of the plurality of locations using the moveable platform. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254779 | Solid step drill - A solid step drill, including a front tip and a rear end between which a center axis extends and around which the drill is rotatable in a predetermined direction. At least two cylindrical sections are concentric with the center axis, a first section extending rearward from the front tip and having a first diameter, and a second section extending behind the first section and having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter, the first section transforming into the second section via a step. The tip includes two primary cutting edges, which individually co-operate with a respective chip flute that is delimited by a concave surface and countersunk in the first section and in the second section, the respective chip flute intersecting the step while forming a secondary cutting edge. Adjacent to the secondary cutting edge, a chip breaking recess is formed between a cutting edge line of the cutting edge and the concave surface. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254780 | Manual perfect binding machine - A manual perfect binding machine that binds paperback books with hot glue. Pages and a cover are fed under the two clamps on the front of the machine. The front platform is rotated upright to jog the pages. The platform is then rotated horizontally and the pages are secured under the clamps. The cover is scored and a downward clamp is pressed down onto the cover and pages. The front platform is rotated vertically. The uppermost clamp is loosened to allow the glue to penetrate. Glue is applied to the spine, then a leveling guide is moved across the pages, creating a uniform layer of glue on the spine. The front platform is rotated horizontally once more, pressing the glue and spine together. After several seconds, the front platform is rotated vertically. The clamps are loosened and the book is removed. The binding process is complete. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254781 | SHEET BINDING DEVICE AND BINDING METHOD - A sheet binding device and a binding method capable of binding stable sheets independently of sheet shape dimensions. The device operates by feeding a paper strap by strap feed rollers and a tape catcher, whereby the paper strap is clamped and rotated along a locus. In synchronization with this rotation, one hundred sheets are conveyed from left to right. The paper strap is wound round the one hundred sheets. A strap has a contact portion at its end, and the contact portion is permitted to make contact with the paper strap, and a cylindrical body is rotated at an angle formed between the one hundred sheets and the paper strap can be adjusted. If the angle of the binding portion exceeds one hundred sheets, the excess page count is equalized to an allowable value by the strap, thus preventing the curling of the sheets. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254782 | Sheet Cutting Apparatus and sheet Post-Processing Apparatus Having the Same, and Image Forming System - A sheet cutting apparatus, including: a conveying member configured to convey a half-folded sheet bunch in a conveyance path in which the conveying member is provided; a registration member which comes into contact with a leading edge portion of the sheet bunch to correct a skew feed of the sheet bunch; a cutting member positioned upstream of the registration member to cut a trailing edge portion of the sheet bunch; and a discharging member provided at an outlet of the conveyance path to discharge the sheet bunch, wherein the leading edge portion of the sheet bunch is positioned outside the discharging member when, after the skew feed is corrected, the sheet bunch is conveyed downstream in the conveying direction by the conveying member and the trailing edge portion of the sheet bunch is conveyed to a cutting position of the cutting member to cut the trailing edge portion. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254783 | Bookbinding device - Disclosed is a bookbinding device. In a bookbinding device, a recording sheet includes at its one end a plurality of binding holes formed so as to penetrate through the recording sheet, and the recording sheets are bundled to be bound at the plurality of binding holes. The bookbinding device includes a plurality of annular binders corresponding to the binding holes. A part of the annular binder is inserted into the binding hole to be engaged, and by virtue of the insertion of the annular binder into the corresponding binding hole, the sheet bundle is bound to be provided as a booklet. The annular binder includes a pair of binding members. The respective ends of the binding members are engaged with each other, whereby the binding members are unified. The binding members are disposed so as to be aligned and constitute respectively binding member units which can be separated one by one. The pairs of the binding members are located in sequence so as to correspond to the binding holes to be pushed and moved, and, thus, to be inserted through the binding holes. The respective ends of the binding members are then engaged with each other, whereby the binding members are unified. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254784 | RAISE-ASSIST AND SMART ENERGY SYSTEM FOR A PIPE HANDLING APPARATUS - An apparatus for pivoting a boom relative to a frame of a pipe handling system between a first position and a second position has a hydraulic actuator assembly connected to the boom and to the skid, and a pneumatic spring connected to the boom and to the skid. The pneumatic spring has a cylinder with an end pivotally connected to the boom, and a piston with an end pivotally connected to the skid. The hydraulic actuator assembly has a cylinder pivotally connected to the skid, and a piston with an end pivotally connected to the boom. The pneumatic spring urges the boom from the first position toward the second position while resisting movement of the boom from the second position toward the second position. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254785 | LONG-TERM STORAGE PACKAGE WITH REMOVABLE BASE - An overall to long-term storage package intended to receive a case containing radioactive materials, the package comprising a lateral body delimiting a housing for receiving the case, the package body being closed at its top end and at its low end respectively by a removable head cover, and by a package base. According to the invention, the package base takes the form of a removable base cover, allowing insertion of the case via the low end of the body. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254786 | DUST RESISTANT LOAD PORT APPARATUS AND MINI-ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM - In a load port apparatus, a clearance is formed between an inner circumferential surface of an opening of the chamber and an outer circumferential surface of a door. The area of the clearance between the plate and the opening portion on a plane flush with an interior side of the chamber is larger than the area of the clearance between the plate and the opening portion on a plane flush with the exterior of the chamber. A fan located at an upper side of the chamber generates a first flow of air in the downward direction. The clearance generates a second flow of air from the interior of the chamber to the exterior of the chamber. The second flow of air is generated by the difference in the area of the interior cross section of the clearance and area of the exterior cross section of the clearance. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254787 | POSITIONING DEVICE TO POSITION ONE OR MORE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARDS, IN PARTICULAR FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS, IN A METAL-DEPOSITION UNIT - Positioning device to position electronic circuit boards with respect to an operating unit. The device comprises a rotary member which rotates selectively between a first operating position and a second operating position, and a positioning member mounted on the rotary member. The positioning member comprises a frame which is mounted removably on the rotary member, and a strip made of transpirant material on which each board is rested, wherein the strip is wound between a pair of winding/unwinding rollers pivoted on the frame. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254788 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALIGNING COMPONENTS - Method and apparatus for aligning a small-size component with vacuum pick-up nozzles within turrets used with electronic components or assembly equipments. The method comprises the steps of picking-up the component with a pick-up nozzle; measuring a position of the component in respect to a defined value; bringing the component held by the pick-up nozzle in contact with a aligning device; holding the component with the aligning device and; moving the aligning device in order to align the component based on the position measurement. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254789 | PLUNGER WITH A QUICK LOCKING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a plunger that is used to feed and withdraw an electronic component, in particular integrated circuits, to and/or from a contact device that is connected to a test device. The plunger head can be secured to a base body by means of a quick locking system. Said quick locking system comprises locking means that are designed such that they can be placed in a rear-engagement position when the plunger head is rotated in relation to the base body, a position in which the plunger head is axially coupled to the base body. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254790 | Agitating Device for a Grain Bin Discharge Opening - The agitating device is a moveable safety grate designed mainly for use in grain and material handling bins. The grate creates a safe and easy way to break up any lumps created in the grain or material during storage which would impede the flow to the grain sump. The safety bars may comprise width adjustable safety bars which are mounted on rails to move and reciprocate freely at the central opening of the grain sump in the bin floor. The grate can be moved via a rod protruding to the exterior of the bin, or by an optional air cylinder with air lines running to controls on the exterior of the bin. To aid in breaking up of lumps, the grate may also be equipped with a collapsible metal slat which is attached to the sliding grate and can be collapsed when the bin sweep is in use. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254791 | Trailer for Helicopter - A trailer is provided for a helicopter. The trailer includes a chassis, at least two lifters provided on the chassis, at least two drivers provided on the chassis and connected to the lifters, at least two locks for locking the lifters in an upper position and a connector for connecting the chassis to a vehicle. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254792 | GRAIN WAGON WITH EXTERNAL LIFT AUGER - A mobile cart having a bin attached to a support frame with wheels for transport includes front, rear and left and right panels and is open at the top for receiving particulate material, with the panels having inwardly tapered lower portions terminating in a bottom panel of reduced size. A lower section of an unload auger is attached to an outer front corner of the bin and is in communication with a floor auger into which grain is deposited by gravity via an aperture in the bottom panel, while an upper section of the unload auger pivotally coupled to the lower section is movable between a folded transport/storage configuration where the unload auger is confined entirely within the wagon's front profile and an extended, discharge configuration where the auger's discharge end is located lateral to and forward of the bin for ease of viewing by an operator. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254793 | Electronic Anti-Spill - A backhoe loader | 2010-10-07 |
20100254794 | Palletizer Puller Bar - In an item-handling device, a layer head includes an item layer building platform defining an item receiving plane, the layer building platform being vertically positionable. A puller bar mounts to the layer head and moves in relation thereto within a plane above the item-receiving plane. The puller bar is positionable between a retracted position above the layer building platform and an extended position offset from the layer building platform. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254795 | MODULAR CEMENTED PLANAR STRUCTURE - A modular cemented planar structure is formed from a plurality of cells and a cementitious mixture. In particular, the plurality of cells can be formed by a polymeric cellular confinement system. The resulting structure is useful in many civil engineering applications. The structure allows for homogeneous curing with minimal shrinkage and cracking, as well as easy and cost effective assembly in the field. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254796 | DUAL RECYCLABLES AND NON-RECYCLABLE WASTE COLLECTION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A device for commercial waste collection has a first container and a second container. A lid covers the first container. A first pair of lifting sleeves is attached to side surfaces of the first container for lifting the first container. A second pair of lifting sleeves is attached to side surfaces of the second container and positioned below the first pair of lifting sleeves. A third pair of lifting sleeves is attached to the side surfaces of the first container and aligned with the second pair of lifting sleeves. The second pair of lifting sleeves and the third pair of lifting sleeves are used together to lift both the first container and the second container together. A latching mechanism is provided for preventing opening of the lid when lifting both the first container and the second container together | 2010-10-07 |
20100254797 | ENDWALL WITH LEADING-EDGE HUMP - An example airfoil assembly includes a base having an airfoil projecting radially therefrom. The base extends laterally away from the airfoil. The airfoil extends axially from an airfoil leading edge portion to an airfoil trailing edge portion. The base has a humped area forward the airfoil leading edge portion. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254798 | Vertical axis windmill - An upstanding bladed rotor is journalled from support structure and a windshield assembly is also journalled from the support structure for angular displacement about an upstanding axis about the rotor. The windshield assembly includes a wind-shielding portion which extends generally about one half the periphery of the rotor and further includes a wind vane operative to maintain the assembly in predetermined position relative to wind incident upon the rotor with the wind-shielding portion in position to shield generally one lateral half of the rotor from the incident wind. The windshield assembly additionally includes a combined wind booster and excess wind controlling vane supported therefrom and disposed outward of the other lateral half of the rotor into the sweep area thereof responsive to high velocity wind incident thereon so as to apply rotary torque to the windshield assembly partially overcoming the directional control thereon by the wind vane and swinging the wind-shielding portion into position across the side of the rotor upon which the wind is incident so as to reduce the amount of high velocity wind available to drive the rotor and thus prevent the latter from overspeeding. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254799 | WIND ENERGY DEVICE - A shroud for vertical axis wind turbines. The shroud contains vanes that direct airflow to the turbine blades to increase efficiency. The vanes in the shroud further provide a means to close entirely the turbine from adverse weather conditions. The vanes are operated utilizing electrical feedback from the rotational speed of the turbine. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254800 | FAN - A bladeless fan assembly ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254801 | COOLED AEROFOIL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A cooled aerofoil for a gas turbine engine has an aerofoil section with pressure and suction surfaces extending between inboard and outboard ends thereof. The aerofoil section includes first and second internal passages for carrying cooling air. The aerofoil section further includes a plurality of holes in the external surface of the aerofoil section which receive cooling air from the internal passages. The external holes are arranged such that cooling air exiting a first portion of the external holes participates in a cooling film extending from the leading edge of the aerofoil section over said pressure surface and cooling air exiting from a second portion of the external holes participates in a cooling film extending from the leading edge over said suction surface. The first portion of external holes receives cooling air from the first internal passage, and the second portion of external holes receives cooling air from the second internal passage. The first and second internal passages are supplied with cooling air from respective and separate passage entrances. Each entrance is located at either the inboard end or the outboard end of the aerofoil section. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254802 | ROTOR ARRANGEMENT - With highly loaded rotors and stators problems can occur with secondary flows sweeping low momentum fluid across the blades reducing efficiency. By provision of collector slots to collect the secondary air and direct that air to a return slot in a rotor hub it is possible to provide impetus to the collected secondary flow to an outlet slot such that there is dispersal of the secondary flow and therefore reduce the effects upon the overall performance of a gas turbine engine incorporating the arrangement. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254803 | Turbofan engine noise suppression using fan flow deflector - An embodiment of the invention is a technique to suppress noise in a jet engine. A substantially annular fan nozzle of a separate-flow turbofan engine includes a flow boundary surface and an outlet to discharge fan air into atmosphere. At least one vane extends substantially radially from the flow boundary surface to vector at least a portion of the fan air toward a direction where noise suppression is desired. The-vane is situated in proximity of the outlet and has a span substantially greater than a thickness of a local boundary layer of the fan air. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254804 | STATOR VANE ASSEMBLY - A stator vane assembly comprising: an inner vane support ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254805 | GAS TURBINE INNER FLOWPATH COVERPIECE - A gas turbine inner flow path cover piece for a gas turbine a first turbine wheel and a second turbine wheel is provided is provided. The gas turbine inner flow path cover piece can include a main body having an first surface and a second surface, side pieces disposed on the first surface of the main body and mating pairs disposed on the second surface of the main body. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254806 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND/OR APPARATUS RELATING TO SEALS FOR TURBINE ENGINES - A seal formed between at least two blades in the turbine of a turbine engine, a first turbine blade and a second turbine blade, wherein one of the turbine blades comprises a turbine rotor blade and the other turbine blade comprises a turbine stator blade, and wherein a trench cavity and the seal is formed between the first turbine blade and the second turbine blade when first turbine blade is circumferentially aligned with the second turbine blade, the seal comprising: a cutter tooth and a honeycomb; wherein: the cutter tooth comprises an axially extending rigid tooth that is positioned on one of the first turbine blade and the second turbine blade and the honeycomb comprises an abradable material that is positioned on the other of the first turbine blade and the second turbine blade; and the cutter tooth and the honeycomb are positioned such that each opposes the other across the trench cavity when the first turbine blade is circumferentially aligned with the second turbine blade. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254807 | TURBINE ROTOR SEAL PLATE WITH INTEGRAL FLOW DISCOURAGER - A seal plate for a turbine engine is provided. The turbine engine has a central axis. The seal plate comprises a forward face extending radially from the central axis. The forward face comprises a flat portion extending circumferentially around the central axis, and a front flow discourager coupled to the flat portion and extending outward from the flat portion. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254808 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL WIND GUIDE APPARATUS FOR VERTICAL SHAFT MINDMILL - The present invention relates to a vertical shaft aero-generator. An aero-generator has the advantage that it is not influenced by the wind direction, but the resistance in the reverse direction of rotation is a disadvantage thereof. For figuring out this disadvantage, a plurality of dimple panel wind guide apparatuses are mounted around the outer surface of a cylindrical vertical shaft windmill as well as on top and bottom thereof in order to maximally guide the wind coming from various directions including above and below to the rotational direction of the windmill, thereby the efficiency of the vertical shaft aero-generator is increased. The dimple panel wind guide apparatus includes a feature that a great number of dimples are formed on both entire lateral surfaces of the dimple panel so that the resistance may be minimized. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254809 | STEAM TURBINE STAGE - A stage of a steam turbine, having a rotor extending along a longitudinal axis, has a fixed stage and a movable stage arranged successively along a flow channel for feeding steam in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis; the fixed stage has an inner ring coaxial with the longitudinal axis, and a number of stator blades arranged radially about the inner ring; each stator blade is fixed to an annular top portion of the inner ring, which has a top surface facing the flow channel and crosswise to the longitudinal axis; and the movable stage has a number of rotor blades arranged radially about the rotor and fixed to the rotor. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254810 | CASING ARRANGEMENT - Asymmetric loading within such machines as gas turbine engines can cause distortion of a casing surrounding a rotating assembly. Such distortion may cause rub and therefore inefficient energy usage and shorter operational life. By providing driver arms | 2010-10-07 |
20100254811 | DRY GAS BLOW DOWN SEAL - A sealing assembly configured to seal a rotating shaft of a turbo machine having a high pressure process gas, comprising a housing defining a bore configured to receive the rotating shaft and sealing assembly, wherein the housing is mounted to a casing of the turbo machine; a first sealing stage comprising a single dry gas seal and configured to blow down the high pressure process gas to a lower pressure; a labyrinth seal mounted longitudinally outward from the first sealing stage; and a second sealing stage mounted longitudinally outward from the labyrinth seal, wherein the second sealing stage comprises a tandem dry gas seal having a primary dry gas seal and a secondary dry gas seal axially spaced with an intermediate labyrinth seal. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254812 | WIND TURBINE WITH VARIABLE AREA PROPELLER BLADES - An apparatus and method for reducing wind turbine damage includes a propeller having a plurality of blades projecting radially from a hub. The blades may be adjustably combined to form variable cross-sections that either increase or decrease propeller rotation speed dependent on wind speed and weather conditions. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254813 | WINCH SERVICING OF WIND TURBINES - A wind turbine with a nacelle, a base, and a plurality of blades operably connected around a turbine hub is described. The wind turbine is configured to house a winch mechanism for servicing a portion of a blade. The winch mechanism may have any of a number of components or configurations. Features included as part of a winch mechanism are a winch, a cable, pulleys and a securing element. Methods of servicing blades of a wind turbine with the winch mechanism including repair, removal, installation, replacement of the blades is also described. The winch mechanism may be removably or statically housed in the wind turbine for performing of the described methods and may be mounted by hoisting through the tower. A device for temporarily applying attachment points to a wind turbine blade, such that the attachment points can be remotely removed, is also described. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254814 | PELTON TURBINE WHEEL, METHOD FOR MAKING SAME AND PELTON TURBINE INCLUDING SUCH WHEEL - The invention relates to a Pelton turbine that comprises a plurality of sub-assemblies arranged about the rotation axis of the wheel and each including a bucket ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254815 | NOZZLE VANE AND CRANK ARM ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A method of assembling a crank arm ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254816 | Exhaust Gas Turbocharger - A turbocharger for or in a motor vehicle has a rotor with an intermediate blade disposed between two primary blades. The intermediate blade, at least in some regions, has an angular progression that differs from the primary blades. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254817 | High performance low noise rotorcraft blade aerodynamic design - One embodiment of the present invention is a main rotor helicopter blade for generating higher lift with less drag and delaying stall at high Mach numbers. A cross-section of this blade includes aft camber. The difference between a chord line of the cross-section and a camber line of the cross-section increases from a leading edge of the cross-section to a maximum between a trailing edge of the cross-section and a midpoint of the chord line and decreases to the trailing edge producing the aft camber of the blade. The aft camber generates higher lift with less drag and delays stall at high Mach numbers. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254818 | Process for preparing turbine blades or vanes for a subsequent treatment, and associated turbine blade or vane - Process for preparing turbine blades or vanes for a subsequent treatment, for example the application of a coating and/or a material-removing operation, wherein the turbine blade or vane has an airfoil, which is delimited at at least one end by an endplate with peripheral surfaces, wherein at least one of the peripheral surfaces is at least partially covered prior to the treatment of the turbine blade or vane. In the process a covering strip is fitted onto at least one peripheral surface to form a plug connection. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254819 | FOAMED PLASTIC SHEET - An unmixed plastic sheet, which is made of a thermoplastic material and which is composed of a number of body segments that are adjacent to one another in a plane, interconnected and made of a closed-cell foam material. The body segments are thermoplastically welded to one another at their abutting lateral faces while forming flat weld seams. The flat weld seams form a plastic intermediate layer, which has few pores, and which is provided in the form of a web structure that, when viewed from above, is reticular and reinforces the plastic sheet. The inventive plastic sheet is preferably used as a core layer in sandwich composites. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254820 | Article with restored or regenerated structure - A restored or regenerated article including a residual substrate comprised of a first material and a restorative or regenerative layer of second material overlying at least a portion of the residual substrate. The second material is substantially similar in composition to the first material to promote an integral bond therebetween. The second material comprises the deposit of a suitable deposition process, i.e., vapor phase deposition, cathodic arc deposition, or sputtering. The restored/regenerated article includes an environmental coating at least partly diffused into the restorative or regenerative layer. The environmental coating comprises a deposit from a deposition process selected from vapor phase deposition, cathodic arc deposition, and combinations thereof. Heat treatments of about 2 hours or longer at temperatures between about 1500 ° F. to about 2300° F. (about 816° C. to about 1260° C.) to enhance the bond between the residual substrate and the restorative/regenerative layer. Surface characteristics of the restored/regenerated component may be enhanced by a suitable surface treatment such as grit blast polishing. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254821 | INTERMEDIATE-MANUFACTURED COMPOSITE AIRFOIL AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING - An intermediate-manufactured composite airfoil includes first and second composite skins each having a plurality of fibers in a polymer matrix. A composite core is removably located between the first and second composite skins. The composite core includes a dry, three-dimensional, woven fiber network. The composite core may alternatively include a three-dimensional, woven fiber network in a fully cured polymer matrix. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254822 | Super oxidation and cyclic damage resistant nickel-base superalloy and articles formed therefrom - A nickel-base superalloy composition including (measured in % by weight) from about 6.5 to about 7.5% aluminum, from about 4 to about 8% tantalum, from about 3 to about 10% chromium, from about 2 to about 7% tungsten, from 0 to about 4% molybdenum, from 0 to about 6% rhenium, from 0 to less than about 0.001% niobium, from 0 to about 5% cobalt, from 0 to about 0.2% silicon, from 0 to about 0.06% carbon, optionally, from 0 to about 0.5% titanium, from 0 to about 0.005% boron, from about 0.15 to about 0.7% hafnium, from 0 to about 0.03% of a rare earth addition selected from the group consisting of yttrium, lanthanum, cesium, and combinations thereof, balance nickel and incidental impurities. The nickel-base superalloy composition may be used in single-crystal or directionally solidified superalloy articles such as high pressure turbine blades for a gas turbine engine. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254823 | HOLLOW ROTOR BLADE FOR THE TURBINE OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A hollow blade includes an internal cooling passage, an open cavity located at the tip of the blade and bounded by an end wall and a rim and cooling channels that connect the internal cooling passage to the outer face of the pressure wall. The cooling channels are inclined to the pressure wall in such a way that they emerge on the outer face of the pressure wall near the top of the rim. A reinforcement of material is present between the rim and the end wall of the cavity along at least one portion of the pressure wall, whereby the rim is widened at its base adjacent to the end wall in such a way that the cooling channels emerge near the top of the rim without reducing the mechanical strength of the tip of the blade. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254824 | GAS TURBINE AIRFOIL - A turbine component ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254825 | Pumping System with Power Optimization - The present invention provides a pumping system for moving water of a swimming pool, including a water pump and a variable speed motor. In one example, a target volume amount of water and an operational time period is provided, and the operational time period is altered based upon a volume of water moved. In another example, operation of the motor is altered based upon the volume of water moved. In addition or alternatively, a target flow rate of water to be moved by the water pump is determined based upon the target volume amount and a time period. In addition or alternatively, a plurality of operations are performed on the water, and a total volume of water moved by the pump is determined. In addition or alternatively, an optimized flow rate value is determined based upon power consumption. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254826 | Radial Blower - The invention relates to a radial blower, with at least one axial air inlet port ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254827 | Method and Auto-control System on Improving Pumping System Performance - The present invention discloses a method and auto-control system on improving pumping system performance. The system contains a pump, a pool, pipelines, a parameter setting module, a water level measuring module and a system control module. The parameter setting module is configured to preset a characteristic parameter and a control parameter of the pump and the pipelines. The water level measuring module is configured to measure, determine and compute a high level pool water level, a flow demand trend and a system instantaneous flow at regular intervals. The system control module is configured to receive the data sent by the water level measuring module that is measured and computed, and controls the operation of the system based on the data. The method and auto-control system on improving pumping system performance in the present invention is able to automatically measure and predict the flow demand of the pipeline system, and controls the pumping system to operating in high efficiency zone in most of the time. Compared to existing pumping control system, the system in the present invention can save energy for 10%-30%. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254828 | Variable Displacement Transmission Pump Control - A system for controlling fluid flow rates in a transmission includes a pump having variable displacement and providing a pressurized fluid source, a regulating valve communicating with the fluid source and a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor producing a variable control signal whose magnitude represents a degree to which fluid flow requirements of the transmission are being provided by the fluid source, and an actuating valve producing a pressure that changes the pump displacement in response to the magnitude of the control pressure. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254829 | Attachment to air moving device or system for the purpose of scenting spaces - An attachment for a fan, blower of other air moving device encompassing, and made of or designed to hold a scented material. The attachment may be constructed from any flexible, rigid or semi rigid material. A scented material base utilizing or made of paper, polymer, plastic, cardboard, ceramic, gel or other fragrance containing substrate that can be contained or placed inside said attachment. When the fan or blower is turned on a scent is emitted throughout the space. The attachment is available in standard or custom sizes, scents, shapes or colors to fit any standard fan or blower. The air movement produced creates a scent dispersion/diffusion effect. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254830 | Magnetically driven micro-pumping method using external rotating stirrer - A device and method for conducting peristaltic pumping of a fluid in a body is provided. The body includes a channel having an input and an output and being partially defined by a flexible layer. A plurality of contacts are spaced along the layer and the channel is filled with the fluid. The plurality of spaced contacts is magnetically coupled to a magnetic field in sequence so as to translate peristaltic motion to the layer thereby pumping the fluid through the channel. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254831 | Displacement conversion mechanism and actuator - A rotational to linear displacement conversion mechanism comprises: an assembly including a plurality of driver discoidal elements and a plurality of driven discoidal elements mounted alternately on a common central axis to form an interleaved stack. Each discoidal element has a ramped surface, the ramped surfaces of adjacent elements being complementarily shaped and opposed so that, when in contact and completely interengaged, they form a stack of minimum length. A coupling means is provided for coupling the driver discoidal elements for rotation together about the axis by an externally applied force while permitting them to translate along the axis. The driven elements are mounted in such a way as to permit translation along the common axis while preventing rotation of the driven elements about the common axis. A rotational displacement of the driver elements by such an externally applied force causes the elements to separate by camming action of their interengaged ramp surfaces so as to produce an extension of the stack corresponding to the cumulative separations of the driver and driven elements. Finally, a resilient bias means is coupled to a driven element in such a way as to restore the assembly to its minimum length in the absence of the externally applied force. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254832 | LIQUID SUPPLY DRIVE MECHANISM USING OSMOTIC PUMP AND MICROCHIP HAVING THE LIQUID SUPPLY DRIVE MECHANISM - Provided is a microchip having a liquid supply mechanism which can supply a solution in a micro flow path with a simple construction in which a drive source utilizing an osmotic pressure is arranged within the microchip and which controls the osmotic pressure by a control unit utilizing temperature or the like, whereby it is possible to effect drive control such as intermittent driving and continuous driving at a fixed velocity. The liquid supply mechanism using osmotic pressure includes an osmotic pump utilizing the osmotic pressure of a liquid filling chambers separated from each other by a semipermeable membrane, and a unit which varies the osmotic pressure by changing a condition of the solution in at least one of the chambers on the basis of a timing of a pumping operation. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254833 | TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - Provided is a terminal device for an electric compressor including: a partition wall arranged between a container part for a compression mechanism drive motor present with a lubricant-containing fluid to be compressed and a circuit part for supplying power to the motor; and a power supply terminal member hermetically extending through the partition wall so as to supply power to the motor. An electric communication portion of the terminal member extending between the two parts is covered with insulating varnish. Even when polyalkylene glycol-based oil is used as the lubricant-containing fluid to be compressed, it is possible to realize an electric compressor terminal device with a simple structure at a low cost which can exhibit a sufficiently high insulation performance. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254834 | HERMETIC CRANKCASE HEATER - A heater is provided inside a hermetic compressor to heat the fluid in an oil sump of the compressor. The heater can be substantially submerged in the fluid even at low fluid levels. The heater can raise the temperature of the fluid to a predetermined temperature to substantially maintain non-lubricant fluids in a gaseous state and prevent non-lubricant fluids from mixing with the lubricant in the sump. A feed through assembly in the compressor housing is used to supply power to both the compressor motor and the heater. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254835 | SCROLL DEVICE INTEGRATING A FEED PUMP - A scroll device including two coupled stages on a rotary shaft, at both ends of an intermediate electric power device, wherein the first stage is formed by a first pressure variation device of an operating fluid, comprising a scroll case containing a fixed scroll and a mobile scroll relatively to the case, and with admission and outlet ports, and wherein the second stage is a feed pump which pumps the operating liquid and provides it in return. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254836 | Oil-Cooled Screw Compressor - In an oil-cooled screw compressor comprising, a compressor body including a pair of a male rotor and a female rotor, a motor including a stator and a motor rotor connected to one of the male and female rotors, and an oil separator container for gathering the oil from a mixture of the gaseous manner and oil to restrain the oil from proceeding with the compressed gaseous matter after the mixture of the gaseous manner and oil is discharged from the pair of male and female rotors, a rotational axis of the motor rotor and the rotational axis of the one of the male and female rotors are coaxial with respect to each other. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254837 | ACTUATOR FOR MANIPULATING A FLUID, COMPRISING AN ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER OR AN ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a microfluidic device comprising an actuator for converting between mechanical and electrical energy comprising an electro-active polymer or electro-active polymer composition, wherein the stiffness of the actuator at or near a first surface or part thereof differs from the stiffness at or near a second surface or part thereof, or wherein the stiffness of the actuator at or near a first extremity differs from the stiffness at or near a second extremity. Preferably the polymer comprises (alkyl)acrylate units based on a monomer represented by formula I and/or formula II | 2010-10-07 |
20100254838 | Oil drain and suction pump - A pump providing oil suction and oil drain functions includes a barrel and a lid; a first passage is disposed on a bottom of the barrel; the lid contains a second passage, a third passage, and a fourth passage; a regulating member is disposed on the lid to connect the third passage through the second passage and to allow air to flow in sequence from an oil storage space, the third passage, the second passage, a pipe, the first passage, a ventilation pipe, and the fourth passage into the ambient air for producing suction in oil suction operation; and to connect the fourth passage through the third passage for the ambient air to flow in sequence through the second passage, the pipe, the first passage, the ventilation pipe, the fourth passage, and the third passage to enter into the oil storage space for producing pressure during the oil drain operation. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254839 | Top seal assembly - A downhole sucker rod pump including a brush disposed between the downhole pump barrel and the well tubing to provide an effective seal which is not damaged during the insertion and/or withdrawal of the pump. The bush has a sufficient density and stiffness, such that it provides a sufficient interference fit between the pump barrel and the well tubing, that which retains its integrity with damage during the insertion and withdrawal process of a deep well. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254840 | MECHANICAL SEALING DEVICE, AND A PUMP - A mechanical sealing device and a pump including a mechanical sealing device are described. The sealing device includes a first seal element ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254841 | COMPRESSOR HAVING CAPACITY MODULATION ASSEMBLY - A compressor may include a shell assembly defining suction and discharge pressure regions, first and second scroll members disposed within the shell assembly, and a capacity modulation assembly. The first scroll member may include a first end plate defining a discharge passage, a biasing passage, a modulation port, a first spiral wrap extending from a first side of the first end plate, and an annular hub extending from a second side of the first end plate. The second scroll member may include a second spiral wrap meshingly engaged with the first spiral wrap forming a suction pocket in communication with the suction pressure region, intermediate compression pockets, and a discharge pocket in communication with the discharge passage. A first intermediate compression pocket may be in communication with the biasing passage and a second intermediate compression pocket may be in communication with the modulation port. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254842 | Contoured Check Valve Disc and Scroll Compressor Incorporating Same - A check valve is provided which may be integrated into a scroll compressor that prevents static cohesion sticking forces between a valve disc member and a retainer member of the check valve housing. Such static cohesion sticking forces may be particularly generated due to oil mist generation in such scroll compressors which create a thin lubricant film between the valve disc and the stop plate of the check valve housing, creating suction type static cohesion when dislodgment of the valve disc away from the stop plate is attempted. A relief region is created between the retainer and the valve disc creating a minimal contact surface area that greatly reduces and/or eliminates such static cohesion sticking forces. For example, the valve disc may be dished to have a concave surface that faces the retainer element provided by the stop plate. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254843 | Scroll compressor - A scroll compressor includes a chamber formed in a casing and a compartment formed in a rearward end, a fixed scroll mounted within the casing and having a spiral scroll element extended from a base plate, and an orbiting scroll rotatably disposed in the casing, and having a spiral scroll element extended from a carrier plate and arranged to form a line contact between the spiral scroll elements, and the fixed scroll includes an inlet mouth and a fluid passage formed through the base plate, and the casing includes an inlet port and an outlet port formed in the rearward end for easily and quickly coupling to the tubings of the vehicle with pipings without bending or folding the pipings. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254844 | EXPANDER-COMPRESSOR UNIT - An expander-compressor unit ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100254845 | COMPRESSOR - A system is provided for controlling the balance piston pressure in a screw compressor. The system can use the slide valve of the compressor as a valve to control the flow of fluid from a fluid source to the balance piston. When the slide valve prevents direct flow between the fluid source and the balance piston, an alternate path is used to provide fluid at a reduced pressure to the balance piston. The reduced pressure fluid is obtained by passing the fluid from the fluid source through an orifice to lower the fluid pressure. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254846 | ROOTS TYPE FLUID MACHINE - A roots type fluid machine includes suction and discharge ports, rotary shafts and a pair of rotors. The rotor has a number n of lobe and valley portions with apex and bottom ends. The lobe portions are located on imaginary lines extending radially from an axis of the rotary shaft. The outer surface of each one of the rotors is generated by rotating an outline of the rotor including an arc and involute and envelope curves around and moving the outline in the direction of the axis. The arc has a radius R and a center located on the imaginary line. The involute curve is formed by an imaginary base circle having a radius r and a center located on the axis. The envelope curve is formed by an arc having a radius R. The number n is four or more. A torsional angle β is over | 2010-10-07 |
20100254847 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SINTERED ANNULAR NUCLEAR FUEL PELLET WITHOUT SURFACE GRINDING - A method for manufacturing an annular nuclear fuel pellet is provided. In the method, an annular nuclear fuel green compact whose lateral cross-section is a trapezoid is prepared. The thickness of the annular nuclear fuel green compact reduces along one direction of the central axis, and a green density of the nuclear fuel green compact increases along one direction of the central axis. The annular nuclear fuel green compact is sintered under a reducing gas atmosphere so that the annular nuclear fuel pellet is obtained. According to this method, the annular pellet which has uniform inner and outer diameters and small diametric tolerances along the pellet height is fabricated without grinding the pellet surfaces. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254848 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY PLATE - The invention offers a magnesium alloy sheet having excellent warm plastic formability, a production method thereof, and a formed body produced by performing warm plastic forming on this sheet. The magnesium alloy sheet is produced by giving a predetermined strain to a rolled sheet RS that is not subjected to a heat treatment aiming at recrystallization. The sheet is not subjected to the foregoing heat treatment even after the giving of a strain. The strain is given through the process described below. A rolled sheet RS is heated in a heating furnace | 2010-10-07 |
20100254849 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY - An object of the invention is to provide a magnesium alloy having high strength and sufficient formability. A magnesium alloy mainly contains magnesium and has high tensile strength and high compression strength. The crystal grain structure of the alloy has a high angle grain boundary, and the inside of the crystal grain surrounded by the high angle grain boundary is composed of subgrains. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254850 | CERACON FORGING OF L12 ALUMINUM ALLOYS - A method for producing high strength aluminum alloy consolidated billets containing L1 | 2010-10-07 |
20100254851 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL PHOTOCATALYTIC PAINT COAT AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF - The multifunctional paint is based on a highly porous inorganic substance created by a reaction of at least two components. TiO | 2010-10-07 |
20100254852 | Modular Ductwork Decontamination Assembly - A modular ductwork assembly decontaminates an air stream circulating within a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The assembly includes one or more of (a) an ionizing module for removing particulates from the air stream, (b) a sterilization module for neutralizing airborne pathogens present in the air stream, (c) an ozone treatment module for neutralizing pathogens or odoriferous constituents or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in the air stream, optionally (d) baffles for slowing and disrupting the flow rate and promoting turbulence in the air stream traveling through the modules and optionally (e) a fan module for directing a treated air stream, (f) an ozone sensor, (g) a monitoring or ozone control means, (h) a means of delivering and repurposing generated ozone. Each of the modules is arranged substantially adjacent to at least one of the other modules. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254853 | Method of sterilization using plasma generated sterilant gas - A sterilizing apparatus and method provide a sterilizing system having a sterilization chamber and a method for sterilizing an item in the sterilization chamber. The method includes the steps of: loading the item into the sterilization chamber; evacuating gas from the sterilization chamber; preparing sterilant gas by use of plasma; and filling the sterilization chamber with the sterilant gas to a preset pressure. The method further includes the steps of waiting a preset time interval to thereby accomplish an intended sterilization and evacuating the sterilant gas from the sterilization chamber. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254854 | CHEMICAL ANALYZER - A chemical analyzer includes a slide transport mechanism having a slide track adapted to hold a plurality of reagent test slides, a sample metering device, an incubator formed as a part of the slide transport mechanism to precisely maintain the temperature of the reagent test slides, a slide ejector mechanism to remove the slides from the slide transport mechanism, a sample preparation station, which includes a centrifuge, and associated electronics and software. The slide transport mechanism holds a plurality of trapezoidally-shaped reagent test slides about its circumference, which slides are loaded onto the transport mechanism by the slide inserter mechanism. The slide transport mechanism positions the reagent test slides under the sample metering device, which device deposits a predetermined volume of sample onto each slide. The slide transport mechanism also carries the slides above a reflectometer. After testing has been completed, the slide ejector mechanism automatically removes the reagent test slides from the slide transport mechanism. | 2010-10-07 |
20100254855 | BIOCHIP WITH A THREE DIMENSIONAL MESOPOROUS LAYER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a biochip comprising a substrate and a three-dimensional mesoporous layer on top of it, wherein the mesoporous layer on top is chemically modified to recognize labeling DNAs, proteins, peptides, saccharides, and cells. In addition, this invention also discloses a method for forming the biochip with a three-dimensional mesoporous layer, including a blending process, a heating process, a coating process, a gelation process, a drying process, and a surface modification process. | 2010-10-07 |