43rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120266544 | DORMITORY MODULE - A dormitory module comprising components erectable from a flat pack to define a free standing wall structure of interconnected panels to define an enclosure with an open side arranged to be closed by a screen or door, at least one of the wall panels being pre wired to lighting and at least one power socket whereby assembly of the panels completes an electrical circuit from the lighting and power socket to an outlet lead that can be coupled to a main supply to provide power to the module. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266545 | Connector Assembly for Connecting Building Members - A building assembly utilized in connecting building members together while permitting limited relative movement between the members. The assembly includes a structure such as a track or plate that includes one or more longitudinal slots. Integrally formed in the longitudinal slot is a breakaway washer that receives a fastener that extends into an adjacent structure. When a certain force is applied to the breakaway washer, the breakaway washer breaks away from the slot and this permits the slot to move about the breakaway washer and fastener which results in there being relative movement between two connected structures. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266546 | MODULAR ASSEMBLY - A modular assembly capable of converting from a shipping container configuration into a building unit, and from a building unit into a shipping container configuration. From the shipping container configuration, a plurality of frame panels and unit panels moveably connected to a frame of the modular assembly are selectively positioned to form the floors, walls, and ceilings of the building unit configuration thereby forming a living and/or commercial structure complete with electrical, water and sewage connections. The assembly may include an automated erection system, which may include a system of electric motors, gears, pulleys, cables, automated mechanical arms and electronic controls, located within the container structure of the modular assembly, and which interact with a plurality of frame panels and unit panels to deploy and retract the plurality of frame panels and unit panels for constructing the shipping container configuration and building unit configuration. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266547 | ACTIVE DYNAMIC VIBRATION ABSORBER - An active dynamic vibration absorber | 2012-10-25 |
20120266548 | SELF-CENTERING ENERGY DISSIPATIVE BRACE APPARATUS WITH TENSIONING ELEMENTS - The present invention generally relates to a self-centering energy dissipative brace apparatus. A bracing system is often needed to stabilize, strengthen or stiffen structures such as buildings which are subjected to severe or extreme conditions. The brace apparatus may be installed in a structure to dissipate input energy and minimize residual deformations related to exceptional loading imposed on the structure by winds, earthquakes, impacts or explosions. The apparatus integrates self-centering properties and energy dissipative capacities which help minimize structural damage. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266549 | HEAVY DUTY MODULAR FLOORING AND ROADWAY DEVICE - A modular flooring system is disclosed which is designed to support heavy loads while providing stability and ground protection. The invention contemplates a modular mat having an integral main body with offset mounting and assembly flanges and a lattice interior. The mat is constructed from a unitary piece of high strength plastic. Each flange edge contains an outward radiused edge, while each non-flange edge contains an inward radiused edge. Each flange engages with a corresponding flange on an adjacent tile, allowing the outward radiused and inward radiused edges to properly mate. One or more metal cam locks located along the upper flange edges are secured into corresponding cam receptacles located along the lower flange edge. The mats may utilize optional top covers to prevent water and debris from entering the mats. The modular flooring system provides increased strength and stability and protection of the subsurface in heavy industrial applications. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266550 | Architectural Pavements in Elevated Exterior Deck Applications - A deck assembly uses plurality of joists preferably formed from metal located side by side and each having a web portion and a deck portion integrally formed with the web portion. The deck portion extends laterally from the web portion and the joists are spaced from one another such that the deck portions from a continuous deck surface with the joists being connected to one another. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266551 | TREAD MODULE - A tread module ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266552 | TOWER HAVING A PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE COLUMN AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD - A hollow column having a wall surrounding an inner space is erected. Pre-stressing cables comprising tendons and two cable terminations are pre-assembled. Each tendon is contained in a respective jacket with a protective substance. Each cable termination comprises a block for anchoring each tendon of a pre-stressing cable, a chamber filled with a protective substance on a rear side of the block and a sealing system closing the chamber opposite the block. Each tendon of the pre-stressing cable extends through the sealing system and has its jacket interrupted in the chamber. The pre-assembled pre-stressing cables are installed in the inner space of the hollow column, with the two terminations of each cable bearing against abutment portions provided at the upper and lower parts of the column. The pre-stressing cables can then be tensioned. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266553 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN A ROOF - A roof product has a thermal heat storage layer, a vent layer with channels for transferring excess heat through a length of the roof product, and a flame retardant to suppress fire through the vent layer. These three materials form a unitary structure. The roof product may have a radiant layer, the thermal heat storage layer and the vent layer to form the unitary structure. The roof products are assembled in an abutting configuration on the roof of a building. The vent layer vents excess heat from an eave of the roof up to a ridge of the roof and out to atmosphere. The roof products manage thermal energy in the roof by storing thermal heat with the unitary roof product during a heating cycle; venting excess heat through the unitary product; and releasing the stored thermal heat from the unitary product into or out of the building during a cooling cycle. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266554 | BUILDING BLOCK AND CLADDING SYSTEM - A cladding system for cladding a supporting wall is disclosed. The cladding system includes a plurality of building blocks, each having a body and a facing; and a plurality of support brackets for mounting the blocks on the supporting wall in a plurality of adjoining horizontal rows. The body of each block includes engagement means for engaging at least one of the support brackets such that, in use, at least a part of the body of each block abuts at least a part of the body of a neighbouring block in an adjoining row so as to guard against water penetration between the rows. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266555 | PANEL, COVERING AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUCH PANELS - A panel for forming a covering, more particularly a floor panel for forming a floor covering, which at least at two opposite edges, comprises coupling parts arranged to couple two of such panels to each other by means of a downward movement of one panel in respect to the other. The coupling parts form a first locking system arranged to lock in the plane of the panels and perpendicularly to the edges, as well as form a second locking system, which effects a locking perpendicularly to the plane of the panels. At least one of the coupling parts is formed at least partially from soft PVC (polyvinyl chloride), as well as at least partially formed from a milled profiled part of the soft PVC. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266556 | FLOOR PANEL AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Floor panel of the type comprising a hard top layer forming a decorative surface, from which, together with other identical or similar floor panels, a floor covering can be formed, wherein this floor panel includes at least one sound-absorbing layer which is integrated into the floor panel and is located between other layers of this floor panel. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266557 | Modular floor tile - A disk shaped modular floor tile includes three sets of a first projection, a second projection, and a third projection wherein the second and third projections of the same set are arranged oppositely to each other; and notches each formed between any adjacent first projection and second projection, any adjacent second projection and third projection, or any adjacent third projection and first projection. The first projection has a convex edge between two adjacent notches. The notch has a concave edge formed continuously with the convex edge. Each of the second projection and the third projection comprises a convex edge formed continuously with the concave edge, a first straight edge formed continuously with the convex edge, and a second straight edge formed continuously between the first straight edge and the concave edge. The second straight edge is at an obtuse angle with respect to the first straight edge. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266558 | Seismically Stable Flooring - Methods and systems for isolating objects from seismic vibration, isolation flooring systems, vibrational damping devices, and methods for their use are disclosed. The present invention has the advantage of having a minimum of moving parts, and being extraordinarily easy to install and inspect. In preferred embodiments, the invention is drawn to methods of isolating sensitive objects from the full extent of seismic vibrations. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266559 | Shingle With Impact Resistant Layer - A roofing shingle includes an underlay sheet, an overlay sheet, and a structural lattice layer bonded between the underlay sheet and the overlay sheet. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266560 | Self-counterboring, screw-threaded headed fastener with enlarged flanged portion or wings having cutting teeth thereon, and cutting wrench/screw gun sockets - A self-counterboring screw-threaded headed fastener, for the threaded insertion into an underlying fixed support or substrate in order to fixedly secure a structural component, such as, for example, an insulated metal panel (IMP), to the underlying fixed support or substrate without the need for pre-drilling a bore within the insulated metal panel (IMP), in order to accommodate the screw-threaded head of the fastener, prior to the insertion of the screw-threaded fastener into and through the insulated metal panel (IMP) for fixation within and to the underlying fixed support or substrate, is disclosed. Cutting wrench or screw-gun sockets are also disclosed for similar purposes. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266561 | LIGHTWEIGHT BEAM STRUCTURE - A lightweight beam may have a triangular prism core and a triaxial fabric cover wrapped around the core, with at least one rod proximate an apex of the core. The rod may extend substantially parallel to a centerline of the core. Multiple lightweight beams may be joined to form a larger lightweight structure. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266562 | STRUCTURAL ELEMENT - A structural element comprising a web, a pair of substantially oppositely directed flanges projecting outwardly from respective ends of the web, wherein the web comprises two or more channels formed therein, and wherein at least two of the two or more channels project into the web in opposed orientation to one another. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266563 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING A PRODUCT, AND A PACKAGED PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method and a device ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266564 | FABRICATING A FLEXIBLE RAPID BLOOD COOLING SYSTEM - A new blood unit cooling system was designed to cool blood rapidly to about 22° C. and maintain it at about that temperature, even in ambient temperature extremes, for several hours. The system incorporating a preferred eutectic solution including 98% -dodecanol, 1.5% myristyl alcohol and 0.5% 1-decanol (having, a melting point of about 23° C.) contained in a sealed flexible polymer layer, was used to cool whole blood-filled bags. The preferred design uses inner and outer containers, each made of transparent polyethylene sheets, where the inner compartments are filled with the solution and sealed, and then placed into each compartment in an outer container, wherein two compartments in the outer container are separated by a flattened and sealed portion of the polyethylene | 2012-10-25 |
20120266565 | Method of Forming Container - A container forming assembly and method includes receiving a parison within a cavity of a mold, enclosing the parison within the mold having a wall with a recess, inflating the parison in the mold to form a blow molded container where the blow molded container has a sidewall, a movable region formed at the recess, and a hinge circumscribing an interface between the sidewall and the movable region, and moving or repositioning the movable region toward an interior of the blow molded container about the hinge before filling. The movable region can form a deep-set grip. Further, multiple movable regions can be provided, each of which may form respective deep-set grips. The container shape can be symmetrical or asymmetrical. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266566 | Container Fabricated From A Blank and Method of Forming The Same - A blank of material for use in assembling a container is provided. The blank includes four side panels each including a top edge and a bottom edge, and four bottom panels each extending from a respective one of the side panel bottom edges, such that in the assembled container, the bottom and side panels are oriented to at least partially define a compartment configured to store at least one meter therein. The blank further includes at least one securing assembly including a plurality of cutouts shaped and oriented to secure the at least one meter within the compartment in the assembled container, the securing assembly extending from the top edge of one of the side panels. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266567 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING FILLED CONTAINERS - The method and the device are used to produce filled containers. A preform ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266568 | FLEXIBLE CELLULOSIC FIBER-BASED HONEYCOMB MATERIAL - A flexible cellulosic fiber-based material including: a core portion having a geometrically patterned structure defining two spaced-apart substantially planar faces and providing air space therebetween, the core portion including cellulosic fiber-based walls having a core grammage; and at least one cellulosic fiber-based liner bonded to a respective one of the planar faces of the core portion and having a liner grammage lower than the core grammage, the material being flexible along a plane defined by the at least one liner. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266569 | MEAT TRUSSING SYSTEM - A meat trussing system is provided which incorporates the use of an elastomeric net to receive and restrain meats and other food components, both unitary and combinations including independent meat and/or food elements. At least one flexible wrapper is provided into which the meat and/or food products are encased forming a cylindrical circumferential wrap having a low coefficient of friction with respect to the elastomeric net. The wrapper permits a relatively easy insertion of the wrapped food products into the elastomeric net. The wrapper is preferably provided with at least one perforation adapted to be circumferentially disposed near the midpoint of the food products within the elastomeric net. A method of use includes the deformation of the meat and/or food product. In order to sever the perforation which permits the relatively easy removal of the now separated wrapper portions from between the meat and/or food products and the elastomeric net. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266570 | Apparatus and Method for Packaging Meat - Disclosed is a package having a rigid tray and a dual purpose portion that can serve either as a base for the tray or a lid for the tray. The dual purpose portion has a first grooved portion sized to be retained by a base portion of the tray, and a second grooved portion sized to be retained by an upper lip portion of the tray. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266571 | FILLING ASSEMBLY, GASKET FOR USE IN SAID FILLING ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD FOR FILLING LIQUID - A filling assembly for filling of a tube of packaging material having a seal starting at a first level, comprises a conduit arranged to lead liquid into the tube of packaging material below said first level and a passage arranged to eject gas through openings into the tube of packaging material below said first level. The filling assembly is characterized in that a gasket is arranged to provide a seal between said filling assembly and said tube of packaging material upstream said openings such that the overpressure P | 2012-10-25 |
20120266572 | DUNNAGE PRODUCT - An apparatus and method for packing products includes a dunnage product. The dunnage product includes a bracket engageable with a shipping container, a shaft connected to the bracket, and a number of elongated flexible members movable along the shaft. The elongated flexible members can be placed between the manufactured products during the packing process. The dunnage product is preferably reusable. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266573 | EASY INSERTION/REINSERTION STOPPER FOR USE WITH STILL WINE - The present invention relates to the use of suitable sized cork stoppers for spirit wine with still wine. More particularly, relates to the use of “Bartop” stoppers with still wine bottles. The use of stoppers having a cork body which diameter size exceeds just about 0.5 to 3 mm the neck diameter of still wine bottles to be sealed, enables to keep the organoleptic attributes of wine while prevents wine leakage from bottles regardless its storing position. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266574 | Pre-Stretched Coreless Film Roll Products - A coreless film roll product which may be used for both hand wrapping and machines wrapping with or without retrofitting stabilizing components. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266575 | HANDY SPUR STRUCTURE - A handy spur structure related to a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/7261860 includes: a spur main body, which is a curved rigid body adapted to a configuration of a heel section of a rider's shoe/boot, the spur main body having at least one post outward protruding from a middle section of the spur main body; and a soft and elastic lining member disposed on a portion of an inner circumference of the spur main body that is closer to a lower edge thereof. Multiple recessed/raised anti-slip stripes are formed on a surface of the lining member. The junction face between the spur main body and the lining member is more approximately orthogonal to the direction of the action force when treading on a horse's belly, whereby the possibility of peeling of the lining member from the spur main body along the junction face is minimized. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266576 | HANDHELD CLEANING APPLIANCE - A handheld cleaning appliance includes a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet and separating apparatus for separating dirt and dust from an airflow in an airflow path leading from the air inlet to the air outlet. The separating apparatus includes a cyclonic separator having at least one first cyclone and a plurality of second cyclones arranged in parallel with one another and located downstream of the first cyclone. By providing a cyclonic separator having a plurality of second cyclones in parallel, the handheld cleaning appliance is capable of separating fine dirt and dust particles without using barriers such as filters or bags which need maintenance to ensure that performance remains high over a period of time. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266577 | AIR CLEANER FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS - A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner includes a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In one embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and comprises a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266578 | Filter Element for Filtering Fluids - A filter element for filtering fluids has a support tube having a circumferential wall provided with passages for a fluid. A hollow elongate filter medium is arranged axially on the support tube. The passages are adapted in regard to size; distribution; or size and distribution to a fluidic configuration of the filter element such that non-uniform fluid flows that exist in operation of the filter element upstream of the support tube are compensated. The filter element is used in particular in air filters for internal combustion engines. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266579 | LOW DENSITY MIST COLLECTOR PAD - A wire mesh mist collector pad having multiple density zones, the zones being arranged other than to provide a constantly increasing density gradient, provides a reduced pressure drop and increased capacity. For example, the pad can include at least three zones with the zones arranged so that the density gradient in the direction of gas flow through the pad varies from low to high to low or from high to low to high. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266580 | LAWN MOWER - The invention relates to a lawn mower ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266581 | Compression Roll Housing - A compression roll housing ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266582 | COMBINE HARVESTER DRAPER HEADER WITH FLOOR PAN REARWARD OF CENTRAL DRAPER - A harvesting header includes a header frame, a cutterbar assembly mounted to the header frame, and a conveyor assembly supported behind the cutterbar assembly to receive crop severed by the cutterbar assembly. The conveyor assembly includes a pair of side conveyors and a fore-and-aft draper located between the side conveyors. The header further includes a central crop-conveying member that overhangs the rear margin of the fore-and-aft draper and a floor pan that at least partly defines a transition area. The floor pan presents a forwardmost edge adjacent to and rearward of the rear margin. The forwardmost edge is located above a lower run of the draper to direct severed crop materials from the upper run of the draper and to facilitate crop material flow through the transition area. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266583 | Short Splice Systems and Methods for Ropes - A rope system comprising a rope structure comprising an intact portion comprising intact strands and a disassembled portion comprising loose strands. The loose strands are passed into an interior of the rope structure. Each loose strand is passed from the interior of the rope structure to the exterior of the rope structure adjacent to an associated intact strand. Each loose strand is extended along and wrapped around its associated intact strand at at least one wrap location. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266584 | EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM - An exhaust treatment system for a power system is disclosed. The exhaust treatment system includes an exhaust conduit directing exhaust gas produced by the power system towards at least one exhaust treatment device. The exhaust treatment system may also include a substrate positioned within an enclosure of the at least one exhaust treatment device. The exhaust conduit may be configured to preheat the substrate with the exhaust gas prior to directing the exhaust gas into the enclosure. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266585 | CATALYST TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention has an object to provide a catalyst temperature control device that can properly control a temperature of a catalyst which influences an emission performance of an internal combustion engine. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266586 | ACOUSTIC CLEANING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - An acoustic cleaning assembly that includes a horn assembly and a generator body that is coupled to the horn assembly. The generator body includes an inner surface that at least partially defines an outlet plenum, and an opening that extends in flow communication between the horn assembly and the outlet plenum. An end cap is coupled to the generator body and includes an inner surface that at least partially defines an inlet plenum. A diaphragm is coupled between the generator body and the end cap. The diaphragm channels air from the inlet plenum to the outlet plenum to facilitate generating sound waves within the outlet plenum. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266587 | COOLING SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to the cooling system of an internal combustion engine ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266588 | Exhaust Manifold - The present invention relates to an exhaust manifold for an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle, comprising a housing from which a plurality of inlet pipes emanate, which, in the built-in state, lead to cylinders of the internal combustion engine, and comprising a flange, which is welded to the inlet pipes and which, in the built-in state, is screwed to the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine by means of a screw connection. The fatigue strength of the exhaust manifold can be improved by subdividing the flange into at least two partial flanges in a longitudinal direction of the exhaust manifold. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266589 | HARDENED TURBINE PLATE - A torque converter, including: a damper assembly including a cover plate including a first plurality of openings, a flange, and at least one spring in contact with the flange and the cover plate; a turbine including at least one first blade and a shell including a portion disposed radially inward of the at least one blade, and a second plurality of openings in the portion; a turbine plate with a third plurality of openings; and a plurality of fasteners passing through the first, second, and third pluralities of openings. The plurality of fasteners: fixedly secure the cover plate, the portion of the turbine shell, and the turbine plate to one another; or fixed securing the portion of the turbine shell to the turbine plate and restricting rotation of the cover plate with respect to the portion of the turbine shell to the turbine plate. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266590 | BROAD PRESSURE AND FREQUENCY RANGE ACCUMULATOR - A method and apparatus for reducing undesirable pressure fluctuations over predetermined pressure and frequency ranges in a working fluid system, facilitating maintenance of appropriate levels of stored energy in the fluid system. Embodiments may be employed within a fluid system to dampen pressure fluctuations over an adequately large pressure range, for example in a resonant vibratory system. In such systems, pressures vary dramatically depending on whether resonance is achieved. An apparatus comprises a pressure vessel having a self equilibrating flexible piston device. The piston separates a gas volume from a fluid volume exposed to the system flow. The piston translates within the pressure vessel to equilibrate the gas and fluid pressures. A flexible portion of the piston deflects at high frequency and adequate volume to reduce undesirable pressure fluctuations. The flexible portion translates force via its outer periphery to a ring portion which translates within the pressure vessel. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266591 | THERMO-MAGNETIC ENGINE APPARATUS AND REVERSIBLE THERMO-MAGNETIC CYCLE APPARATUS - A thermo-magnetic engine apparatus includes a magnetic element having a high temperature end to which hot energy is supplied and a low temperature end to which cold energy is supplied, a magnetic-field applier device, and a power source device. Curie temperature of the magnetic element is set between a temperature of the high temperature end and a temperature of the low temperature end. The power source device gains a magnetic power generated between the magnetic element and the magnetic-field applier device as kinetic energy. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266592 | SUPPLEMENTARY INTERCOOLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A supplementary intercooler cools engine air after it has passed through the turbocharger of a vehicle's turbocharged internal combustion engine, but before it enters the engine. The unit has an inlet for capturing the turbo's air charge and an outlet for routing the air charge to the engine after passing through the intercooler. A container stores water until it is needed and a water pump transfers water from the container to the unit. This loosened bond of water is then sprayed on capacitor plates under turbo pressure to be converted into hydrogen and injected into the air intake stream making it a totally “hydrogen-on-demand” intercooler. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266593 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor comprises an impeller wheel mounted within a housing defining an inlet and an outlet. The wheel has a plurality of vanes and is rotatable about an axis. The housing has an inner wall defining a surface located in close proximity to radially outer edges of the impeller vanes which sweep across said surface as the impeller wheel rotates about its axis. The inlet comprises a tubular wall extending away from the impeller wheel in an upstream direction. An enclosed chamber is defined between said inner wall and an outer wall and in communication with at least one opening in said in said inner wall. The outer wall is penetrated by at least one ventilation aperture that is designed to be connected via a conduit to a location upstream of the inlet and downstream of an air filter. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266594 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266595 | HYDRAULIC TURBO ACCELERATOR APPARATUS - A hydraulic drive assists to increase the acceleration rate of a turbocharger impeller/turbine shaft assembly and provide a secondary means of driving the compressor impeller at lower engine speeds where exhaust gases alone does not generate adequate shaft speeds to create significant induction boost. The hydraulic circuit includes a dual displacement motor, which provides high torque for acceleration yet converts to a single motor for high-speed operation. When the exhaust driven turbine function allows compressor speeds, beyond which the hydraulic system can contribute, a slip clutch allows disengagement of the hydraulic drive. The hydraulic circuit is integrated with the power steering circuit to conserve energy and supportive components such as lines and reservoir. In an alternative embodiment, there is no turbocharger and the hydraulic drive provides means of forced induction air alone. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266596 | STEAM TURBINE PLANT - A steam turbine plant of one embodiment includes a boiler to change water into steam, an upstream turbine including plural stages of rotor vanes and plural stages of stator vanes and to be driven by the steam from the boiler, a downstream turbine including plural stages of rotor vanes and plural stages of stator vanes and to be driven by the steam from the upstream turbine, a condenser to change the steam exhausted from the downstream turbine into water, a collector to collect water from, for example, the steam which exists upstream of an inlet of the final-stage rotor vane in the upstream turbine, and a collected matter path to cause collected matter in the collector to flow into, for example, the steam between an outlet of the final-stage rotor vane of the upstream turbine and an inlet of the final-stage rotor vane of the downstream turbine. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266597 | Integration of Waste Heat from Charge Air Cooling Into a Cascaded Organic Rankine Cycle System - The present application and the resultant patent provide a waste heat recovery system. The waste heat recovery system may include a first organic rankine cycle system, a second organic rankine cycle system, and one or more preheaters. The preheaters may be one or more charge air coolers. The charge air coolers may be in communication with the first organic rankine cycle system, the second organic rankine cycle system, or both the first organic rankine cycle system and the second rankine cycle system. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266598 | STEAM TURBINE PLANT - A steam turbine plant of one embodiment includes a boiler to change water into steam, a high pressure turbine including plural stages of rotor and stator vanes and to be driven by the steam from the boiler, a reheater to heat the steam from the high pressure turbine, a reheat turbine including plural stages of rotor and stator vanes and to be driven by the steam from the reheater, a condenser to change the steam from the reheat turbine into water, a collector to collect water from, for example, the steam existing upstream of an inlet of the final-stage rotor vane in the high pressure turbine, and a path to cause collected matter in the collector to flow into, for example, the steam between an outlet of the final-stage rotor vane of the high pressure turbine and an inlet of the final-stage rotor vane of the reheat turbine. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266599 | Heat Exchanger Plate and Evaporator Comprising Same - The invention relates to a heat exchanger plate for an evaporator;
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20120266600 | FUEL FEED CIRCUIT FOR AN AEROENGINE - A fuel feed circuit for an aeroengine, the circuit including a high-pressure pumping system including first and second positive displacement pumps, a hydraulic actuator, and a fuel metering unit. As a function of a position of a slide of the actuator, a feed orifice of the actuator may be connected to a high-pressure delivery orifice connected to an outlet of the second pump, or to a low-pressure delivery orifice connected to a low-pressure feed line. The fuel metering unit includes through sections, one of these through sections being connected to an outlet of the high-pressure pumping system and the other through section being connected to an outlet of the high-pressure pumping system and leading to a high-pressure pilot chamber of the hydraulic actuator. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266601 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING HEAT FROM A TURBOMACHINE - The present invention provides systems and methods of removing heat from internal areas of a turbomachine. Embodiments of the present invention may incorporate a suction device and a control system. Operatively, these elements may collectively discharge remnants of a heated fluid and/or gas from those internal areas. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266602 | Aerodynamic Fuel Nozzle - The present application and the resultant patent provide a combustor for a turbine engine. The combustor may include a number of fuel nozzles with one or more of the fuel nozzles including a swirler assembly. The swirler assembly may include a number of stages with a number of fueled structures and a number of unfueled structures. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266603 | MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC COMPOSITE POROUS STRUCTURE - An article of manufacture includes a first ceramic matrix composite (CMC) sheet having a number of flow passages therethrough, and an open-cell foam layer bonded to the first CMC sheet. The open-cell foam layer is an open-cell foam. The article of manufacture includes a second CMC sheet bonded to the open-cell foam layer, the second CMC sheet having a thermal and environmental barrier coating and having a number of flow passages therethrough. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266604 | FUEL NOZZLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMBUSTOR - A fuel nozzle and a method for operating a combustor are disclosed. The method includes flowing a fuel and an oxidizer through a fuel nozzle, the fuel nozzle comprising an inner tube, an intermediate tube, and an outer tube each configured for flowing one of the fuel or the oxidizer therethrough. At least one of the inner tube, the intermediate tube, or the outer tube includes a plurality of swirler vanes. The method further includes imparting a swirl to the fuel and the oxidizer in the fuel nozzle, and exhausting the fuel and the oxidizer from the fuel nozzle into a combustion zone. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266605 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY WHEREIN CARBONACEOUS FUEL IS GASIFIED - A method for generating electrical energy, wherein a carbonaceous fuel is gasified to a combustible gas, the combustible gas being combusted to drive an apparatus chosen from a gas turbine and a gas engine. Relatively hot exhaust gas from the apparatus is passed along a heat exchanger for removing heat from the relatively hot exhaust gas results in relatively cold exhaust gas after passing the heat exchanger. A kaolin or metakaolin-containing sorbent and a source of active free silica are introduced after the apparatus to remove mercury from the relatively hot exhaust gas, the relatively hot exhaust gas having a temperature of at least 800° C. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266606 | AIR TURBINE START SYSTEM WITH MONOPOLE STARTER AIR VALVE POSITION - An air turbine start system is provided that includes an air turbine starter, a starter air valve, a turbine speed sensor, and a circuit. The starter air valve is movable between an open position, in which the pressurized air may flow into the air turbine starter, and a closed position, in which pressurized air does not flow into the air turbine starter. The turbine speed sensor is coupled to the air turbine starter, and is configured to sense the rotational speed of the turbine and supply a rotational speed signal representative thereof. The circuit is coupled to receive the rotational speed signal and is configured, upon receipt thereof, to determine whether the starter air valve is in the closed position or an open position. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266607 | MAGNETO-CALORIC EFFECT TYPE HEAT PUMP APPARATUS - A magneto-caloric effect type heat pump apparatus includes a magneto-caloric element which generates heat when an external magnetic field is applied to and which absorbs heat when the external magnetic field is removed from; a magnetic field switcher which switches the applying and the removal of the external magnetic field from each other; a pump pumping a heat transport medium between a low-temperature end and a high-temperature end of the magneto-caloric element; and an auxiliary heat source device which supplies heat of a heating element to the magneto-caloric element. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266608 | THERMOELECTRIC HEAT EXCHANGER CAPABLE OF PROVIDING TWO DIFFERENT DISCHARGE TEMPERATURES - A thermoelectric heat exchanger and a thermoelectric heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (HVAC) configured to provide a cooled fluid or air stream and a heated fluid or air stream. The thermoelectric heat exchanger may include a plurality thermoelectric devices (TEDs), also known as thermoelectric coolers (TECs) or Peltier coolers, in thermal communication. The thermoelectric devices may be arranged in a three dimensional array to provide compact packaging for the thermoelectric heat exchanger assembly. The thermoelectric heat exchanger may be configured to transfer thermal energy between a first thermoelectric device and a second thermoelectric device via evaporation and condensation of a working fluid or refrigerant contained within the thermoelectric heat exchanger. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266609 | CAN HEATING AND COOLING DEVICE - An exemplary can heating and cooling device includes a container made of thermally conductive material, a heat spreader with a heat spreading portion and a heat exchanging portion, and a heat exchanger with a thermoelectric cooling chip and a heat sink. The container includes an outer side wall with a planar thermal contacting section of the container. The heat spreading portion of the heat spreader contacts the outer side wall of the container. The heat exchanging portion of the heat spreader contacts the planar thermal contacting section of the container. The thermoelectric cooling chip includes a first surface thermally connected with the heat exchanging portion of the heat spreader, and a second surface thermally connected with the heat sink. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266610 | PERFORMANCE AND POSITION MONITORING OF A MOBILE HVAC&R UNIT - A system for monitoring a mobile refrigerant system including one or more system components is provided. The system includes a global positioning system, a performance monitor, and a processor. The global positioning system includes a receiver that provides a locator signal. The performance monitor provides a monitor signal indicative of operational performance of at least one of the system components of the refrigerant system. The processor is adapted to receive and combine the locator signal and the monitor signal, and produce a combined locator and monitor signal output. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266611 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMPOSITE DEVICE AND A COMPOSITE DEVICE IN WHICH THE METHOD CAN BE APPLIED - Method for controlling a device that includes at least a compressor installation and/or a drying device and a heat recovery system. The heat recovery system absorbs heat from the compressor installation, and the device further includes a controller and device for determining one or more system parameters. The controller controls both the compressor installation and/or the drying device and the heat recovery system on the basis of the system parameters, so that the overall efficiency of the device is optimised. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266612 | THERMAL SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A thermal system is disclosed in thermal communication with an electrical device. In one form the thermal system is a refrigeration system having a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. The electrical device can be disposed within the thermal system such that a working fluid of the thermal system exchanges heat with the electrical device. In one embodiment the thermal system includes a container in which the electrical device is disposed. The working fluid in the container can, but need not, remain in substantially the same physical state when transferring heat with the electrical device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266613 | THERMAL SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A thermal system is disclosed in thermal communication with an electrical device. In one form the thermal system is a refrigeration system. The electrical device can be disposed within the refrigeration system such that a working fluid of the refrigeration system exchanges heat with the electrical device. In one embodiment the refrigeration system includes a container in which the electrical device is disposed. The electrical device can be an electrical motor, but other forms are contemplated. The container can be located anywhere in the thermal system. In one non-limiting embodiment the working fluid of the refrigeration system wets a stator of the motor. A partition can be used to separate the stator from the motor to keep the motor free from working fluid. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266614 | Accelerating, Optimizing and Controlling product cooling in food processing systems - A coolant mixture, method and apparatus for accelerated cooling of product, especially foodstuffs, is disclosed. A further aspect of this invention is the optimizing and controlling of the cooling process and the cooling medium without the need for pressurization. It further relates to a method of effectively increasing the flexibility and maximizing of cooling capacity and its storage without inducing a change of physical state within the coolant nor incurring high energy costs. Finally it relates to effectively eliminating any corrosive properties of the cooling medium. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266615 | ADAPTABLE EVAPORATOR DEFROST LOGIC - Adaptable evaporator defrost logic is employed in a refrigeration system to detect a build-up of ice on the evaporator. In response to the detected build-up of ice, a defrost operation is initiated that includes decreasing the speed of the compressor. At the end of the defrost operation, the adaptable evaporator defrost logic determines whether the defrost operation was a success. If the defrost operation was a success, then normal operation is resumed. If the defrost operation was not a success, then the defrost operation is modified by turning the compressor off and extending a duration of the defrost operation. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266616 | MULTI-TYPE AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multi type air conditioner is provided that may include a plurality of indoor devices, each comprising an indoor heat exchanger, and a plurality of outdoor devices connected to the plurality of indoor devices, each comprising an outdoor heat exchanger. When a defrosting operation condition is satisfied during a heating operation, the plurality of outdoor devices may successively perform a defrosting operation. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266617 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having a storage chamber defined therein, a refrigeration cycle device for cooling the storage chamber, a thawing box mounted in the storage chamber, the thawing box having a plurality of air jet holes formed therethrough, a thawing heater mounted in the thawing box for heating a stored object in the thawing box, and a blower mounted at the thawing box for introducing cool air from the storage chamber into the thawing box through the air jet holes such that the stored object is cooled by the air and discharging the air out of the thawing box. The thawing box, the thawing heater, and the blower perform not only a thawing function but also a rapid cooling function, thereby manufacturing the refrigerator in a simple structure at low costs and improving spatial utilization of the storage chamber. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266618 | AIR COOLED ABSORPTION COOLING SYSTEM OPERABLE BY LOW GRADE HEAT - An air-cooled absorption refrigerating system and method is provided An evaporated refrigerant is mixed with a weak refrigerant stream Portions of the evaporated refrigerant are absorbed into the weak refrigerant stream via air-cooled absorber means to form a reconstituted solution which is pumped into heater means in heat exchange relationship with a hot weak refrigerant. The hot weak refrigerant stream is conducted therefrom Refrigerant is evaporated from the reconstituted solution via generator means in heat exchange relationship with a heat transfer fluid The generator means stream is separated into a hot weak refrigerant stream and a main refrigerant vapor stream The main refrigerant vapor stream is condensed via air-cooled condenser means The pressure of a condensed refrigerant vapor stream is reduced and conducted into evaporator means, where it is evaporated to form an evaporated refrigerant stream and conducted therefrom | 2012-10-25 |
20120266619 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR USE IN AN APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A cooling system for use in cooling an interior volume. The cooling system includes a first cooling assembly that is positioned within a housing that defines the interior volume. The first cooling assembly facilitates cooling the interior volume of the housing. A second cooling assembly is positioned external to the housing in flow communication with the first cooling assembly. The second cooling assembly is configured to channel a cooling fluid to the first cooling assembly. A control system is coupled to the first and second cooling assemblies. The control system is configured to channel cooling fluid from the second cooling assembly to the first cooling assembly when a temperature of air external to the housing is less than a temperature of air inside the housing, to facilitate reducing the air temperature inside the housing. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266620 | Monitoring and Control System for a Heat Pump - Disclosed is a monitoring and control system for an air source heat pump apparatus having a controller to control at least one operation of the heat pump apparatus, a temperature sensor to detect the temperature in a specified area at, near, and/or around the controller, and an operable component, the system including a control program to: determine the temperature based on the detected temperature of the temperature sensor; determine whether a first condition exists, the first condition including a determination that the controller is powered, but the operable component is not operating; determine whether a second condition exists, the second condition including a determination that the controller is powered, and the operable component is operating; and based at least partially on determinations (a)-(c), determine the ambient temperature at or around the heat pump apparatus. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266621 | CONTAINER REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A container refrigeration system includes a refrigerant circuit configured to perform a refrigeration cycle and including a main circuit in which a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator are connected together in this order, and a hot gas bypass circuit in which compressed refrigerant of the compressor is supplied to the evaporator by bypassing the condenser and the expansion valve; and a compressor control section configured to, in a defrosting operation in which the compressed refrigerant of the compressor returns to the compressor through the hot gas bypass circuit and the evaporator and the evaporator is defrosted, control an operating speed of the compressor such that a pressure of the compressed refrigerant of the compressor reaches a target value. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266622 | REFRIGERANT CYCLE DEVICE - When a temperature of feed air blown into a space for air conditioning cannot be increased up to the target temperature in an indoor condenser of a heat pump cycle included in a gas injection cycle, the volume of the feed air flowing into the indoor condenser is decreased. Thus, the temperature of the refrigerant condensed by the indoor condenser is increased, while the amount of a compression work in a high-pressure side compression stage of the compressor is increased, which suppresses the lack of the heating capacity of the feed air blown into the space for air conditioning. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266623 | CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE MODULATION - An electronic expansion valve (EEV) is employed in refrigeration systems to regulate the flow of refrigerant through an evaporator. The position of the EEV is controlled through a first control loop that generates a first position signal based on superheat feedback associated with the refrigeration system, and a second control loop that generates a second position signal based on pressure feedback associated with the refrigeration system. The larger of the first position signal and the second position signal is selected to control the position of the EEV value, and the selected position signal is provided in feedback to both the first control loop and the second control loop. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266624 | HEAT PUMP CYCLE - A heat pump cycle includes a compressor having a suction port and a discharge port, a heating heat exchanger which heats air, a gas-liquid separator, and a cooling heat exchanger which cools air upstream of the heating heat exchanger in an air flow direction. The heat pump cycle further includes an intermediate pressure passage which guides gas refrigerant from the gas-liquid separator to the suction port. A variable open-close portion opens the intermediate pressure passage and decompresses the gas refrigerant in the intermediate pressure passage, so that the gas refrigerant is introduced into the suction port when a bypass dehumidifying-heating mode is selected as a dehumidifying-heating mode in which the air having been heated in the heating heat exchanger becomes equal to or higher than air in an air-conditioning target space in temperature. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266625 | APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING THE TEMPERATURE OF A FLUID - An apparatus for maintaining the temperature of a fluid in a container includes a body having a cavity and a seal assembly adapted to engage and temporarily seal the container; a second fluid located and sealed in the cavity and having a freezing point below 0° C.; and the body and the seal assembly have no apertures through which the fluid or the second fluid flows. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266626 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE PREVENTIVE DEVICE IN REFRIGERATOR - A negative pressure preventive device in a refrigerator is provided to be mounted to a machinery room on a top side of the refrigerator, in which an opening and closing damper is provided over an evaporator for controlling external air such that warm external air is led through an evaporator to reduce a temperature difference while the warm external air passes through the evaporator for minimizing a temperature change in the refrigerator, the opening and closing damper has a control lever operative by gravity to make quick and accurate opening, closing, and air introduction to the refrigerator for compensating a pressure difference, a filter mounted to the opening and closing damper at an air introduction portion to be detachable with a packing cap for easy removal of noxious insects, microbes, and dust, and easy washing and replacement, and a packing member provided to the opening and closing damper for improving a sealing function to prevent cold air from leaking, quick compensation of the pressure difference, and eliminating difficulty in opening the door caused by the negative pressure. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266627 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having a storage chamber defined therein, a refrigeration cycle device for cooling the storage chamber, a chilling case for receiving a beverage container such that the chilling case surrounds the beverage container in a contact manner, and a rapid cooling device, having a case receiving part for receiving the chilling case, for cooling a coolant using the refrigeration cycle device and spraying the cooled coolant to an outside of the chilling case in a vicinity of the chilling case. A beverage is cooled in a state in which the beverage container is not in direct contact with the coolant, whereby the coolant is not present at the outside of the beverage container, and therefore, the beverage container is kept sanitary. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266628 | Collapsible Insulated Container - A collapsible insulated container has a base wall and a peripheral wall with an open end defining an enclosure. The peripheral wall has at least two layers and is divided into elongate pockets between the layers, with foldable crease lines between adjacent pockets. Each pocket contains a flexible-walled, insulating gel pack which substantially fills the pocket. The crease lines may be defined by stitching securing the outer and inner layers of the container together. The gel packs may be surrounded by matting, foam or mesh material which is sewn into the lines of stitching, or may have integral peripheral rims sewn into the lines of stitching. The container is foldable between an erect, open condition and a storage condition in which it is folded along the crease lines into a substantially flattened package. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266629 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR THE SEPARATION AND CONCENTRATION OF ISOTOPOLOGUES - The present invention is a novel method for removing tritium oxide contamination from a solution with water. The method captures the tritium oxide in a much smaller volume suitable for economical disposal. In so doing the original water is decontaminated of the tritium oxide and may be discharged. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266630 | METHOD FOR FRACTIONATING A STREAM OF CRACKED GAS TO OBTAIN AN ETHYLENE-RICH CUT AND A STREAM OF FUEL, AND RELATED INSTALLATION - This method includes introducing a downstream stream ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266631 | SETTING FOR GEMSTONES, PARTICULARLY DIAMONDS - A setting for a gemstone including a girdle, a crown on one side of the girdle, and a pavilion on the opposite side of the girdle, characterized in that the setting mounts the gemstone in an inverted orientation such that the pavilion faces outwardly of the setting and the crown faces inwardly of the setting. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266632 | SHEET WIDTH CONTROL FOR OVERFLOW DOWNDRAW SHEET GLASS FORMING APPARATUS - A method keeps the width of the manufactured sheet substantially the same by attaching edge directors for the formed sheet to the manufacturing apparatus structure instead of to the forming block. Thus, sheet glass may be manufactured to specification for a longer time with the same forming block. An additional method adjusts the width of the manufactured sheet by changing the distance between the edge directors. Thus sheet glass may be manufactured to different width specifications with the same forming block. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266633 | APPARATUS FOR SEALING A JOINT BETWEEN VESSELS FOR CONVEYING MOLTEN GLASS - A sealing apparatus for use in conveying molten glass from a first vessel to a second vessel, wherein at least a portion of the first vessel is nested within the second vessel without contact between the first and second vessels, and a flexible member comprising a gas-tight seal separates an atmosphere enclosed by the sealing apparatus and an ambient atmosphere. The sealing apparatus is useful for flexibly sealing a non-contact joint between conduits for supplying molten glass to a forming body. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266634 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN GLASS FIBER FORMING - In a glass fiber forming station, bushing air is delivered to the veil from grills that encroach near the front and rear sides of the veil. Sealing material may at least partially seal the space around the bushing. The system may reduce the requirement for conditioned air, and may reduce the likelihood of dust entrainment in the veil. Pot sprays may be provided for additional cooling of the veil. In a method of retrofitting a glass fiber forming station, a station duct is attached to a main duct, and carries air from the main duct to a grill that extends near the veil, for example within 12 inches of the veil. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266635 | METHOD OF MAKING A KNIT APPAREL WITH A TIE DYED APPEARANCE AND AN APPAREL MADE BY THE METHOD - A knit apparel is made using a decorating pattern that is generated to give the apparel the appearance of tie dyed apparel. The decorating pattern includes a main element, a secondary element and intermediate zones have the same color but gradually lighter shades as the main element. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266636 | COMBINATION LOCK - A combination lock includes a lock body, a shackle, a blocker, and a plurality of dials. The shackle includes a long leg and a short leg. The blocker is disposed within the lock body and is movable in an axial direction between a shackle securing position, in which the blocker causes at least one locking member to engage with the shackle, and a shackle releasing position, in which the blocker allows the at least one locking member to disengage from the shackle for separation of the short leg from the lock body. Each dial includes a recess disposed on an outer periphery of the dial. When each dial is rotated to an unlocking orientation, each recess aligns with a corresponding dial engaging portion of the blocker, allowing the blocker to move from the shackle securing position to the shackle releasing position. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266637 | ANTITHEFT DEVICE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN OF A VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A BACKLASH BOLT ACTUATOR - The invention relates to an antitheft device for the steering column of a vehicle, including: a bolt ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266638 | KEY AND LOCK CYLINDER COMBINATION - Some embodiments disclosed include keys, lock cylinders, and key and lock cylinder combinations. The keys include a bow and a blade extending from the bow, where the blade includes at least one undercut groove in a lateral side thereof that receives at least one projection defining a keyway passage of a lock cylinder in which the key is positioned. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266639 | DOOR LOCK APPARATUS - The door lock apparatus of the invention includes: a latch mechanism; a lock mechanism having a link | 2012-10-25 |
20120266640 | Lock With Pin Tumblers and Lever Tumblers - A lock is disclosed having a set of pin tumblers in the lock cylinder in addition to the lever tumblers to prevent rotation of the cylinder without a key to release the driver pins that engage the cylinder and prevent rotation. The key has pin tumbler cuts on the edge of the key. Because the pin tumblers and the related pin tumbler cuts on the edge of key can be spaced randomly along the length of the key and because the lengths of the pin tumblers and the depths of the pin tumbler cuts in the key can be random, the ability to create a duplicate key rendered substantially more difficult then a key with only lever tumbler cuts. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266641 | SYSTEM FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE SURFACE TREATMENT - A system and method for electromagnetic surface treatment of a work piece has an electromagnetic pulse generator and an electromagnetic pulse tool. The work piece has a working surface. A current pulse generated by the electromagnetic pulse generator travels through the tool producing an electromagnetic pulse. The electromagnetic pulse interacts with the working surface causing an indentation to form. A residual compressive stress layer is also formed. The indentation has a smooth and continuous topography that is described by an indentation perimeter, an indentation transition region, an indentation sidewall, an impact transition region, and an impact region. The method may also simultaneously, or subsequently, form a second indentation which overlaps with the indentation. An inter-indentation overlap region is formed when the indentations overlap. The inter-indentation overlap region is smooth and continuous. Multiple treated surfaces may easily be formed on the working surface of the work piece. | 2012-10-25 |
20120266642 | FORMING MACHINE FOR FORGING, IN PARTICULAR, STRETCH-FORGING, WORKPIECES - A forming machine for forging metal workpieces which have been heated and/or are in a flowable condition including at least two forming tools ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120266643 | Method for Producing a Formed Part Furnished with a Through Hole - In order to produce a formed part furnished with a through hole, a rod material is advanced by a defined length in the direction of its lengthwise extension into a forming die through a stationary guide and then immobilised by a clamping arrangement that engages with it circumferentially. The end portion of the rod material is then axially swaged by a swaging tool and is thus shaped into a disc, the circumference of which is defined by the forming die. The disc is then penetrated axially by a dishing tool and impact extruded at the same time, the displaced material flowing between the dishing tool and the inner circumferential wall of the forming die. The formed part located in the forming die is then rotated coaxially relative to the rest of the rod material and thereby separated from the rest of the rod material by torsion shearing. | 2012-10-25 |