43rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100269435 | FLOOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING PLATE-SHAPED SUPPORTING PORTION - A floor structure includes a plurality of structural metal components that each have: a plate-shaped supporting portion that is laid either perpendicular or oblique to an installation surface; a plate-shaped top flange that extends from a top end portion of the supporting portion in parallel with the installation surface; a plate-shaped bottom flange that extends from a bottom end portion of the supporting portion in parallel with the installation surface and in the opposite direction from the top flange, wherein the structural metal components are laid on a flat surface in parallel with each other such that the top flange of one of the mutually adjacent structural metal components covers the bottom flange of the other of the mutually adjacent structural metal material. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269436 | Attachment profile - In the construction of walls in balloon framing below roof pitches, the attachment profiles need to be suitable for different inclines and are to be connectable to the incline. For this purpose, the attachment profiles have fastening tabs on both sides, which may be bent into the particular required inclined attitude. The fastening tabs extend nearly over the entire profile web and are only linked on a deflection edge on one side on the attachment profile in the area of the profile web. In addition, the attachment profile can be used for the upper and lower fixing of the sub profiles of a stud or stud round wall. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269437 | FOUNDATION FOR A WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD OF MAKING A FOUNDATION FOR A WIND TURBINE - Embodiments of the invention provide a foundation for a wind turbine. The foundation includes a section which is partly embedded in a concrete section and a cover which is arranged across an intersection between the embedded section and the concrete section. In that way, intrusion of water between the sections can be prevented effectively, and the lifetime of the foundation can be increased and/or the maintenance costs can be reduced. A method of making a foundation for a wind turbine and a wind turbine with the foundation are also disclosed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269438 | SYSTEM, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ATTACHING PANELING TO A BUILDING SURFACE - The present disclosure concerns a system, methods and compositions for attaching architectural panels to a building surface, such as a wall. In certain embodiments, the system comprises panels, each with upper, lower and side interlocking members. In a preferred embodiment, the upper and lower interlocking members form a modified tongue and groove joint, with a 45 degree angle interface, while the side interlocking members form a ship lap joint. The upper and lower interlocking members may be designed to press the panels against the building surface and to hide the locations of screws or other attachment devices when the interlocking members are engaged. The system provides a stronger and more secure attachment of panels to a building surface, while eliminating the problem of having to disguise the location of the attachment devices where such devices are inserted directly through the surface of the panel. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269439 | INSULATED PANEL AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A MODULAR BUILDING AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF - An insulated wall panel, comprises a polystyrene foam block having first and second parallel surfaces, top and bottom parallel ends and two parallel side ends, wherein the block is configured to include slots to receive a plurality of studs spaced apart and in parallel relation to one another within the block between the first and second surfaces and the two side ends so that side surfaces of the studs are not exposed. The panel may also include a first track member that is secured to a slab or building foundation and to a bottom end of the studs, and a second track member that is mounted to a top end of the studs. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269440 | Roof tiles and roof tile structures and methods of making same - A roof tile having a mesh covered foam core with a cement-based protective coating, a roof covering formed from such tiles and methods for making same. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269441 | REMOVABLE FLOOR COVERING - Disclosed herein are demountable or removable floor coverings. The floor coverings have independent floor pieces that comprise a lower shock-absorbing layer and a resistant covering upper layer. The lower layer generally has equal recesses from its edges, where the recesses have a choked outlet. The independent floor pieces are joined together by means of intermediate joining elements which are tightly coupled in opposite recesses of adjacent independent floor pieces. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269442 | Construction System Using Interlocking Panels - A system for constructing a structure, such as a wall, by assembling a plurality of interlocking panels together, is provided. Each of the panels includes a core made of an insulating material, preferably, an expanded polystyrene (EPS). Importantly, the panels include stiffeners (studs) on the outer surfaces; each spaced, preferably, about 24 inches on center (OC), to form a rigid exoskeleton. Preferably, the studs are made of galvanized steel. Unlike in conventional wood framing, the studs do not extend from the exterior surface to the interior surface. Instead, the studs are each structured as C-shaped supports wherein each stud is inserted into a grove pair cut into the core. Accordingly, conduction across the studs from the exterior to the interior, and vice versa, does not occur because the studs do not extend through the panels. Preferably, each of the panels has a top track and a bottom track, these tracks made from steel. Preferably, the bottom panels are attachable to a floor, such as a concrete floor, using suitable fasteners. Preferably, the top tracks are attachable to a ceiling using suitable fasteners. Preferably, the panels can be joined together by fitting complementary L-shaped edges together. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269443 | Tongue-in-groove floor and wall panels using multiple bonded sheet construction - Interlocking tongue and groove floor and wall panels use multiple bonded sheet construction, preferably three sheets, of material, such as plywood, bonded together Other rigid durable sheet materials may be used. The shape is preferably either square or rectangular. By offsetting the middle sheet layer so that two adjacent sides extend beyond the top and bottom layers which are in registration, a tongue is developed on two adjacent sides while the opposite sides will have grooves. Thus such panels can be used to cover a large floor or wall area using normal tongue-in-groove techniques by fitting the protruding tongues into the grooves of adjacent panels In an alternate embodiment, the middle sheet is smaller in size than the top and bottom sheets which are in registration. The middle sheet is centered within the top and bottom sheets thus forming grooves on all four edges. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269444 | CEILING PANEL - A ceiling panel is provided for use in a grid-type suspended ceiling, wherein the grid includes a plurality of spaced grid runners. The ceiling panel comprises a tile base with perimeter segments and perimeter profiles along at least a portion of at least two of the perimeter segments. Each profile is supportable by the grid runners during suspension. A facing material is secured across the perimeter segments, and extends beyond the perimeter profiles in order to at least partially conceal two of the grid runners when the tile is suspended from the two grid runners and viewed from below. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269445 | HINGE CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS - A hinged connector for use in pivotally connecting structural components has improved robustness to carry greater loads through a hinged joint formed using the hinged connector. In one aspect ribs are formed in the hinged connector adjacent the pivoting location. Parts are shaped and arranged to resist tearing in tension and buckling in compression. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269446 | DEPLOYABLE TRUSS WITH INTEGRAL FOLDING PANELS - A deployable truss that extends and retracts in a stable and synchronous manner, and can deploy integral folding panels. Primary orthogonal joints, each consisting of two hinged halves, connect rotationally to the truss diagonals with an angled fitting. The main hinge pin of the orthogonal joints remains orthogonal to the truss longitudinal axis and remains centered in the folding truss diagonals. Hinge pins of each truss joint are connected by center-folding chords which cause the truss joints of adjacent bays to remain parallel to each other. Folding diagonals connected to the primary joint halves are hinged together, permitting the diagonals on each side of the truss to remain parallel to each as they form the short sides of a rectangular truss. The truss may deploy z-folded panels with active surfaces such as photovoltaic, reflective, heat-radiating, LCD/plasma, or radar; or structural floor panels for folding work platforms, bridges, and walkways. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269447 | SNAP-ON STRUCTURAL CONNECTOR - A connector is provided and includes a first and second side wall that are connected by a base. The side walls have recesses such that a structural member's protrusions can be interposed between the side wall's recesses and snapped into place to connect the connector to the structural member. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269448 | Remodeling Cable Protecting Plate - A metal plate used to protect service lines (i.e. electrical wires) in a remodeling application characterized by a stamped raised surface on each end of an arched plate with two nail receiving notches to contain the service lines under the plate and secure the plate in place. Upon installation the plate then functions as a major repair to the wallboard and thus has time saving multi-part purposes. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269449 | Fire-Resistant Structures, Fire-Resistant Insulations and a Method For Fire-Protection - Fire-resistant structures, fire-resistant insulations and a method for fire-proofing and fire-protection of permanent or temporary structures or objects. The fire-resistant insulation withstands temperatures between 1200° C. and 2000° C. on the exterior side of the insulation, and the interior side provides a shield for fire-protected structure or object against temperatures not exceeding 300° C. A method for fire-protection comprises steps of providing a fire-protection for structures and objects subjected to fires, brush-fires or fire storms. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269450 | DOOR PANEL WITH THERMAL BREAK - A door panel includes a frame, a laminate core, a plurality of thermally-insulative connectors, and an exterior skin. The frame defines a portion of an outer periphery of the panel and has an inner section and an outer section positioned, respectively, adjacent inner and outer portions of the panel. The laminate core is positioned between the inner section and the outer section of the frame. The plurality of thermally-insulative connectors connect the inner section and the outer section to the core. The exterior skin covers the frame. The core is a thermal barrier between the inner section and the outer section. The inner section and the outer section are formed from a thermally-insulative material. The core includes an inner layer formed from a thermally conductive material, and two outer layers formed from steel. The thermally-insulative connectors include a thermally-insulative jacket and a fastener positioned within the jacket. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269451 | MEDICINE FEEDING DEVICE - There is provided a medicine feeding device which can apply uniform tension to wrapping paper wound in a roll state to wrap a medicine. The medicine feeding device comprises a tablet case which stores a medicine, and the wrapping paper wound in the roll state, wraps a medicine discharged from the tablet case in wrapping paper | 2010-10-28 |
20100269452 | TOP SEAL DRIVER ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to top seal driver assembly for sealing the top opening of a pouch comprising
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20100269453 | AUTOMATIC TOFU-PACKING APPARATUS - Tofu is automatically packed at high speed without damaging the tofu, and water is saved through elimination of the need for exposing the tofu to water. An automatic apparatus for packing tofu includes a pack-moving device | 2010-10-28 |
20100269454 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATING THERMOCHROMIC INK LABELS - In methods and systems for activating a label including a thermochromic ink used as a time/temperature indicator, the label has a first or printing section, and a second or thermochromic ink section. A package parameter, such as the weight of a food package or portion, is determined and printed on the printing section of the label. The label is advanced to an activation energy station. At least the thermochromic ink section of the label is exposed to activation energy, such as heat or radiation. The label is then quickly moved to a cooling station. At the cooling station, at least the thermochromic ink section of the label is quickly cooled, to activate the label for use as a time/temperature indicator. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269455 | Composition Suitable for Single-Sided, Low-Noise, Stretch Cling Film and Films Made Therefrom - The invention is directed to a composition suitable for use in a single-sided stretch cling film, the composition having from 0.1 to 20 percent by weight of a propylene-based copolymer having substantially isotactic propylene sequences, and having from 80 to 99 percent by weight of an ethylene-based copolymer having a density of at least 0.905 g/cc, wherein a film made from the composition exhibits cling layer to release layer cling of at least 70 grams force per inch as measured by ASTM D-5458-95, noise levels of less than 87 dB during unwinding operations, and has a modulus of at least 3 MPA as determined by ASTM D-882. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269456 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR GROUPING OF STACKABLE PRODUCTS OF THE CASES AND OTHER TYPE - The method for grouping stackable products of the cases, small plates or other type, in light of a taking up by appropriate means in order to carry out their packaging, products arriving in line on a first feed conveyor ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269457 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING OBJECTS - A device and a method are provided for packaging flat objects into a packaging material web ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269458 | BAG CLAMP PUCKERING SYSTEM - A bag-puckering system has a pairs of grippers engageable with upper corners of respective bags. The grippers of each pair are shiftable between an inner position in which the respective bag is puckered open and an outer position in which the respective bag is held flat. The pairs of grippers are aligned in a longitudinal row and shiftable in a travel direction through a filling station wherein fluent material can be poured into the bags. A controller upstream of the filling station measures a length in the direction of the bags and generates respective outputs corresponding thereto. A movable cam at the filling station operatively engages the grippers in the filling station for shifting the grippers between their inner and outer positions. A drive connected to the control means and to the cam can shift the grippers in accordance with the size of the respective bags. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269459 | STABILIZING SYSTEM FOR A SADDLE - The invention also a stabilizing system to stabilize a rider in the saddle comprising a saddle stabilizer block which can be used alone or in combination with a complementary boot stabilizer block to restrict movement of the rider in the saddle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269460 | LIQUID TRAP DEVICE FOR GAS - A liquid trap device for a gas is provided which includes a trap housing ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269461 | Filter Element Arrangement and Portable Air Cleaner Incorporating Same - A portable dust collection air cleaner assembly is provided. A access hatch is hinged to a dust collection bin to provide ready access to the filter element. The filter element may include an outer annular flange carrying a gasket that rests upon, engagement and seals against a top panel of the dust collection bin. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269462 | Filter with compressible housing - A filter comprises first and second housing components ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269463 | JOINED FILTER MEDIA PLEAT PACKS - A joined filter media pleat pack assembly. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269464 | FILTER MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND FILTER UNIT - Provided is a filter medium including a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane and a gas-permeable supporting member that are integrated to ensure sufficient stiffness, having excellent gas permeability, and providing excellent bonding between respective layers included in the filter medium. The gas-permeable supporting member includes: a substrate having gas-permeability; and a fiber layer that is placed on the substrate so as to be in contact with the porous PTFE membrane. The gas-permeable supporting member has a structure in which fibers of the fiber layer enter into the substrate and are entangled with the substrate so that the fiber layer is bonded to the substrate. The fiber layer contains polyolefin-containing fibers that are bonded to the porous membrane. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269465 | NONWOVEN FOR AIR FILTRATION AND A PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a spunbonded filament nonwoven fabric and a method of preparing the same, and particularly to a multilayered spunbonded filament nonwoven fabric of which the fineness of the filaments decreases from an air inlet part toward an air outlet part, and a method of preparing the same. The spunbonded nonwoven fabric of the present invention can be used as an air filter for power generation equipment for a gas turbine, because it can reduce a pressure loss, promote filter efficiency, and extend the lifetime for use by using fiber layers having different denier. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269466 | OVAL CAGE COUPLER FOR FILTER CAGES - An elongated, oval, wire cage for use with a fabric filter (not shown), the cage including a plurality of cage sections ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269467 | Panel Filter - A panel filter including a pleated filter media, a frame and a screen is provided. The pleated filter media is supported by the frame which is a one piece die cut frame or a two-piece die cut frame with integrally formed webbing and border. The pleated filter media is further supported by the screen on one or both sides. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269468 | Panel Filter - A panel filter including a pleated filter media, a frame and a screen is provided. The pleated filter media is supported by the frame which is a one-piece die cut frame or a two-piece die cut frame with integrally formed webbing and border. The pleated filter media is further supported by the screen on one or both sides. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269469 | Rake Implement and Process for Removing Vegetation from a Body of Water - A rake implement, which can be attached to a tractor to remove vegetation from a body of water, is comprised of a triangular frame, three arms, a hitch receiver, a rake arm and a plurality of tines. The arms extend from the vertices of the triangular frame and meet at the hitch receiver. The hitch receiver slidingly holds the rake arm. The rake arm is locked to the hitch receiver to set the length of the rake implement. The tines are transversely attached to the rake arm forming a rake like structure. The triangular frame is attached to the three-way hitch of a tractor. The rake implement and tractor can be used to remove vegetation from the body of water. The length of the rake implement is sufficient to allow the tines to engage all of the undesirable vegetation without the tractor entering the body of water. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269470 | Optical Yield Monitor for a Sugar Cane Harvester - An optical sugar cane yield monitor that consist of a row of optical sensors mounted in the elevator floor of the harvester in such a way that when combined with the appropriate electronics, software, and connections, the system measures a duty-cycle type reading of billet depth on the slats that is related to the amount of sugar cane flow through the harvester. The sensors are inserted in the elevator floor in such a way that they run in the material flow and self-clean with the normal souring of the elevator floor. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269471 | MAGNETIC CONNECTION OF DRIVING AND DRIVEN CONNECTION FOR A REEL MOWER - A rotating mechanical apparatus, such as would be used in a reel mower assembly, comprises a drive member rotatably mounted in a frame about a shaft axis. The drive member has a drive face oriented perpendicular to the shaft axis. A driven member has a driven shaft rotatably supported in the frame about the shaft axis, and a driven face oriented parallel to and bearing against the drive face. A bulb extends outward from one of the drive face and the driven face and into a corresponding recess in the other. Magnets force the drive face to bear against the driven face such that the driven shaft rotates with the drive member. One of the drive face and the driven face are movable along the shaft axis to disengage the bulb from the recess. A height adjustment mechanism moves ground rollers closer together or farther apart to vary cutting height. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269472 | Flexible cutting platform to follow ground contour in an agricultural harvesting machine - A cutting platform for use with an agricultural harvesting machine includes at least one platform section having a frame, a plurality of float arms movably coupled with the frame, an endless belt carried by the plurality of float arms, a cutterbar assembly carried by the plurality of float arms, and a plurality of crop ramps extending from the cutterbar assembly. The plurality of crop ramps are movable relative to each other and overly a leading edge of the endless belt. The endless belt and the cutterbar assembly are movable in a localized manner across the cutting platform in upwards and downwards directions. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269473 | CUT GRASS FLOW INDICATION IN A LAWN MOWER | 2010-10-28 |
20100269474 | BAFFLE BASED BATTERY HOUSING | 2010-10-28 |
20100269475 | ROTARY DISK CROP HARVESTING HEADER WITH AN AUGER FOR TRANSFERRING THE CROP - A crop header has generally horizontal flail disks mounted for driven rotation about generally upright axes. A pair of conditioner rolls is mounted in a discharge opening. A crop converging system includes two over-shot auger elements defined by a common auger shaft with an auger flight carried thereon arranged generally longitudinal of the cutter bar so as to carry the cut crop longitudinally of the cutter bar to the entrance opening. Each auger element is arranged with a forwardmost tangent to the auger flight located behind the axes of the rotary disks and with an outer end thereof spaced outwardly of the respective end of the entrance mouth. The common auger shaft is driven by a common rotary drive with the bottom roll of the conditioner rolls. The augers terminate inwardly of the outer end of the cutter bar to locate the drive inboard of the end plates. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269476 | REEL MOWER HAVING TRANSVERSELY SPACED, PIVOTAL, AND RIGID LINKS PERMITTING CUTTING UNIT ROLL - A walk reel mower includes a pair of inclined rigid links for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for rolling about a longitudinal axis, and a pair of vertical support arms for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for pitching about a transverse axis. An integrated gearbox houses both the traction and reel drives, including the differential that is part of the traction drive, as well as a parking brake. A flexible drive shaft powers the cutting reel from the gearbox and is made from materials that do not require petroleum based lubricants to avoid the possibility of damage to the turf or grass. A single control handle located on the handle of the mower actuates both the reel and traction drives. The reel cutting unit includes a back plate which has a portion formed as a hollow beam for strength. The reel cutting unit also has a pivot axis for the bedknife allowing adjustment of the bedknife relative to the cutting reel without changing the longitudinal location of the front edge of the bed-knife to ensure consistent cutting of the cutting unit. Finally, an improved mounting for the grass basket used on he cutting unit is disclosed which mounting avoids inadvertent disengagement of the grass basket from the cutting unit. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269477 | MANUAL HARVEST SYSTEM FOR FINE WINE GRAPES CROP - Manual grape harvesting system for fine wines production, which improve the laborers conditions avoiding the lumbar lesions and possible accidents caused by working tools, the system comprising: a) a constriction lumbar belt with length adapting means and lumbar straightening means; b) a frontal modular piece with closing means, accessories store means and adjust belt means to constraint the laborer lumbar back area; c) a curved container to store the grape bunches, temporally fixed to the frontal modular piece through said belt adjust means | 2010-10-28 |
20100269478 | Spinning method - A method for spinning a multifilament yarn from a thermoplastic material, where the filament bundle is cooled below the spinneret in a first cooling zone, first of all by means of at least one transverse blowing operation with a gaseous cooling medium and by means of an extraction means for the gaseous cooling medium which lies opposite said transverse blowing means, and subsequently the filament bundle is cooled further in a second cooling zone below the first cooling zone by automatic suction of gaseous cooling medium which is situated in the vicinity of the filament bundle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269479 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELDED ROUND AND PROFILE CHAINS, CHAIN LINKS FOR A ROUND OR PROFILE CHAIN AND ROUND OR PROFILE CHAIN MADE OF CHAIN LINKS OF SAID KIND - A method for producing welded round and profile chains of chain links that are connected to each other. The chain links for round and profile chains produced by this method include two chain link partial pieces that are connected to each other by friction welding. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269480 | Gas turbine exhaust diffuser - A gas turbine including an exhaust diffuser with a flow splitter located between the inner wall and outer wall defining the exhaust gas flow path. In one aspect the flow splitter being moveable independent of the walls defining the exhaust gas flow path to allow for differing thermal movement between the components. In one form a structural member extends from a wall and is coupled to the flow splitter. The wall can have an opening for the through which the structural member is allowed to pass. In some forms a plurality of structural members can be coupled to the flow splitter. In other forms the flow splitter can be independently movable relative to the wall. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURGE PROTECTION TO A TURBINE COMPONENT - Systems and methods for providing surge protection to turbine components are provided. A surge protection limit may be determined for the turbine component. One or more measurements associated with operation of the turbine component may be received and provided to a cycle model executed to predict an operating condition of the turbine component. The predicted operating condition of the turbine component may be adjusted based at least in part on the received one or more measurements. The surge protection limit may be adjusted based on the adjusted predicted operating condition of the turbine component. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269482 | GAS TURBINE SYSTEM USING HIGH-HUMIDITY AIR - A gas turbine system using high-humidity air, comprises a compressor for compressing air, a humidifying tower for humidifying the compressed air supplied from the compressor, and a gas turbine driven by a combustion using the compressed air humidified by the humidifying tower, wherein | 2010-10-28 |
20100269483 | ION PROPULSION EMITTER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The emitter for ion propulsion comprises: —two mutually coupled semi-emitters ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269484 | SOLID PROPELLANT GAS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods of controlling solid propellant gas pressure and vehicle thrust are provided. Propellant gas pressure and a vehicle inertial characteristic are sensed. Propellant gas pressure commands and vehicle thrust commands are generated. A propellant gas pressure error is determined based on the propellant gas pressure commands and the sensed propellant gas pressure, and vehicle thrust error is determined based on the vehicle thrust commands and the sensed vehicle inertial characteristic. Reaction control valves are moved between closed and full-open positions based on the determined propellant gas pressure error and on the determined vehicle thrust error. The system and method allow the reaction control valves to operate at variable frequencies or at fixed frequencies. The system and method also allows propellant pressure to be commanded to follow a predetermined pressure profile or commanded to vary “on-the-fly.” | 2010-10-28 |
20100269485 | INTEGRATED VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE AND THRUST REVERSING MECHANISM - A variable area fan nozzle for use with a gas turbine engine system includes a nozzle having a cross-sectional area associated with a discharge air flow from a fan bypass passage. The nozzle is selectively moveable between multiple static positions for varying the cross-sectional area and multiple thrust reverse positions that are different from the static positions for reversing a direction of the discharge flow from the fan bypass passage to produce a thrust reversing force. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269486 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING SLIM-LINE NACELLE - A method of providing a slim-line nacelle for a gas turbine engine includes the steps of detecting a windmilling condition and increasing a discharge airflow area of a variable area fan nozzle in response to the detection of the windmilling condition. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269487 | Thermally-integrated fluid storage and pressurization system - An oxygen-hydrogen pressurization system includes a cryogenic oxygen tank, cryogenic hydrogen tank, thermal switch, supercritical oxygen bottle, supercritical hydrogen bottle, and pressure management system and a thermodynamic vent system. The thermal switch permits heat to flow between hot and cool areas within the space vehicle to help facilitate pressure management within the cryogenic liquid oxygen tank and the cryogenic liquid hydrogen tank in conjunction with the higher pressure fluid from the supercritical oxygen tank and the fluid from the supercritical hydrogen tank and the added cooling from the pressure management system. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269488 | Particulate trap system and method - A particulate trap system for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a monolithic wall-flow particulate trap having a plurality of contiguous porous walls, and a remotely actuated relief valve downstream of said trap for periodically creating a reverse pressure throughout the exhaust system upstream of the relief valve and including said trap. A reversing apparatus periodically creates a reverse pressure drop across a portion of the contiguous porous walls of said trap to dislodge accumulated particulate and cause a portion of the filtered exhaust gas to flow back through said portion of the contiguous porous walls to remove particulate therefrom. A control system actuates the relief valve and the reversing apparatus. In one embodiment the system is utilized on a vehicle and the reversing apparatus includes a relief valve that is also operative as an exhaust break. Regeneration includes the steps of: creating a backpressure in the entire exhaust system from a location downstream of the trap; creating a reverse pressure drop across only a portion of the porous walls to dislodge accumulated particulate therefrom; and causing a portion of filtered exhaust gas to flow back through said portion of the porous walls to carry the dislodged particulate out of the trap. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269489 | OXIDATION CATALYST OUTLET TEMPERATURE CORRECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A temperature control system comprises a temperature determination module, a temperature correction module, a temperature control module, and an updating module. The temperature determination module determines a desired outlet temperature for an oxidation catalyst (OC) that is located upstream of a particulate filter (PF) in an exhaust system. The temperature correction module determines a temperature correction from a plurality of temperature corrections. The temperature control module controls an outlet temperature of the OC based on the desired outlet temperature and the temperature correction. The updating module selectively updates at least one of the plurality of temperature corrections when an engine speed and an engine load are within respective predetermined ranges. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269490 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PURIFYING EXHAUST GAS - An exhaust gas pressure P, exhaust gas temperatures T | 2010-10-28 |
20100269491 | PARTIAL FILTER SUBSTRATES CONTAINING SCR CATALYSTS AND METHODS AND EMISSIONS TREATMENT SYSTEMS - Catalytic articles, methods and emissions treatment systems for treating an engine exhaust gas stream containing NO | 2010-10-28 |
20100269492 | DIESEL AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - A diesel exhaust gas aftertreatment system ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269493 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - An exhaust system for an engine including an exhaust passage with an expanding flow area and at least an opening for transferring air external to within the exhaust passage to cool the exhaust, for example due to particulate filter regeneration. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269494 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS - An hydraulic excavator is provided with an exhaust gas treatment apparatus in an exhaust pipe for effecting the purification treatment of exhaust gas including capturing the particulate matter in the exhaust gas. A space provided for mounting and removing a filter accommodating cylinder ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269495 | HOUSING FOR AN EXHAUST GAS-TREATING DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A housing ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269496 | DRIVE AND HYDROSTATIC PISTON ENGINE WITH BRAKE ENERGY RECOVERY - The invention relates to a hydrostatic piston engine ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269497 | HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - The invention relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter with an impeller connected on the drive side arranged in housing and a turbine driven by the latter, connected with the driven side of the torque converter, with a turbine damper actively disposed between the turbine and driven side. To improve the vibration damping on the driven side of the torque converter, it is proposed the turbine damper with a first damper part formed out of an input part connected with the turbine and an intermediate flange, limited and rotatable opposite and against the action of at least a first energy accumulator and a second damper part with the intermediate flange and an output part limited and rotatable oppositely and against the action of at least a second energy accumulator, wherein an adaptive-speed vibration absorber is arranged on the intermediate flange. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269498 | SYSTEMS FOR CONVERSION, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE AND NONRENEWABLE SOURCES - A system and method for converting, storing and distributing energy from renewable and non-renewable sources is provided, particularly a system to convert, store and distribute energy in the form of chemical energy in hydrogen (H | 2010-10-28 |
20100269499 | STIRLING ENGINE SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD - A Stirling engine system comprising a Stirling engine, a burner adjacent to the engine, and a supply of combustible fuel to the burner to produce a hot combusted fuel stream to heat the engine. The system further comprises means to provide relative movement between the burner and engine to increase the proportion of combusted fuel which bypasses the engine as the required heat output increases. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269500 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING PRESSURE TO AN ACTUATION UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAID DEVICE - A device for supplying pressure to an actuation unit of a vehicle brake system, in particular to a vehicle brake system of the ‘brake-by-wire’ type, comprising a pneumatic motor-and-pump assembly with a pump and a motor driving the pump, wherein the motor-and-pump assembly is controlled by an electronic control unit depending on a pressure level or pressure difference in a pneumatic brake booster of the actuation unit, with the pressure level in a chamber or a difference in pressure between two chambers of the brake booster being detected by means of a sensor. In order to maintain the availability of the service brake function as high as possible and to obtain a maximum possible redundancy, the control unit, used to control the motor-and-pump assembly comprises a logic module and a power module, which are arranged separately of each other. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269501 | Control system to manage and optimize a geothermal electric generation system from one or more wells that individually produce heat - A control system manages and optimizes a geothermal electric generation system from one or more wells that individually produce heat. The control system includes heat sensors that measure temperature and fluid flow and are placed at critical points in the wells, in piping, in a hot fluid reservoir, in a cold fluid reservoir and in a cooling system. The control system also includes pump and valve controls, generator controls, a network for gathering information and delivering instructions, and a processing module that collects information and communicates control information to each component. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269502 | External combustion engine - In the “External Combustion Engine” fluid stored in a compressed fluid tank is released, and then heated by a synchronized heat exchanger. Heat is added at constant volume in a series of heaters and pre-heaters. The last heater is immediately above the power piston while the power piston is at the top of its stroke. Adiabatic expansion takes place and produces power output. Energy from the compressed fluid tank produces power output. Adiabatic expansion again takes place, and produces power output all the way to complete expansion. The spent fluid is exhausted through the heat exchanger, cooled, compressed, and stored in the compressed fluid tank. The pre-heaters heat all the fluid in the pre-heaters at constant volume and any number of pre-heaters can be used thereby providing unlimited time to transfer heat into the engine. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269503 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY OF A LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT SOURCE TO MECHANICAL ENERGY - In a method and device ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269504 | Coating system and method for reducing coking and fuel system fouling - A fuel system for delivering fuel to an engine includes a fuel tank, a hot section in fluid communication with the fuel tank for delivering fuel for combustion by the engine, and a coating applied to at least a portion of the hot section for reducing fuel coking. The coating includes a fluorine functional group and a silane functional group. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION DYNAMICS - A tunable fluid flow control system for controlling combustion dynamics in a combustor is disclosed. The control system includes a fuel supply path having an inlet portion, a first diverted portion, a second diverted portion, and an exit portion. A first diverted portion has a first length and a first diameter. A second diverted portion has a second length and a second diameter and spaced apart from the first diverted portion. The first and second diverted portions converge at a merging location. The exit portion is coupled to the merging location of the first and second diverted portions. At least one flow regulation device is coupled to the inlet portion and configured to divert fuel flow to the first and second diverted portions alternately to generate fuel flow perturbations at the merging location. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269506 | Fuel spray apparatus for gas turbine engine - The present invention provides a fuel spray apparatus for a gas turbine engine, including: a pilot part configured to spray a fuel to be used for a diffusion combustion; a main part provided so as to surround the pilot part and configured to inject a pre-mixed gas only upon a high power operation; and a shield body constituting a purge air passage which is configured to take therein an air flowed on an upstream side relative to a fuel injection port of the main part as a purge air, and to blow off a fuel dripping from the fuel injection port toward a main air passage of the main part. The purge air passage is provided in a position opposite to a main fuel passage communicated with the fuel injection port across the shield body. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269507 | RADIAL LEAN DIRECT INJECTION BURNER - A burner for use in a gas turbine engine includes a burner tube having an inlet end and an outlet end; a plurality of air passages extending axially in the burner tube configured to convey air flows from the inlet end to the outlet end; a plurality of fuel passages extending axially along the burner tube and spaced around the plurality of air passage configured to convey fuel from the inlet end to the outlet end; and a radial air swirler provided at the outlet end configured to direct the air flows radially toward the outlet end and impart swirl to the air flows. The radial air swirler includes a plurality of vanes to direct and swirl the air flows and an end plate. The end plate includes a plurality of fuel injection holes to inject the fuel radially into the swirling air flows. A method of mixing air and fuel in a burner of a gas turbine is also provided. The burner includes a burner tube including an inlet end, an outlet end, a plurality of axial air passages, and a plurality of axial fuel passages. The method includes introducing an air flow into the air passages at the inlet end; introducing a fuel into fuel passages; swirling the air flow at the outlet end; and radially injecting the fuel into the swirling air flow. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269508 | COMBUSTION BURNER - A combustion burner | 2010-10-28 |
20100269509 | Anti-flashback features in gas turbine engine combustors - A gas turbine combustor ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269510 | Machine Component and Gas Turbine - A machine component including a base body produced from a base material is provided. The base body is equipped in a partial region of the surface thereof with a plating made of an application material having a greater hardness and/or viscosity as compared to the base material. The plating is foamed by a number of plating elements that are applied to the base body in the longitudinal direction thereof in a tilted manner relative to the main flow direction of a hot gas flowing through the base body. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269511 | NACELLE FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAVING A NOZZLE WITH A VARIABLE SECTION - The invention relates to a nacelle for an aircraft engine that comprises a front cowling ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269512 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING SLIM-LINE NACELLE - A gas turbine engine system includes nacelle, a first boundary layer control device, a second boundary layer control device, at least one sensor, and a controller. The nacelle is defined about an axis and includes an inlet lip section, an inlet internal diffuser section, and a variable area fan nozzle moveable to influence a discharge airflow area of the nacelle. The first boundary layer control device is positioned near the inlet lip section and is actuable to introduce a first airflow at the inlet lip section. The second boundary layer control device is positioned near the inlet internal diffuser section and is actuable to introduce a second airflow at the inlet internal diffuser section. The sensor produces a signal that represents an operability condition. The controller receives the signal and simultaneously moves the variable area fan nozzle and actuates the first boundary layer control device and the second boundary layer control device in response to receiving the signal to achieve a slim-line nacelle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269513 | Thimble Fan for a Combustion System - The present application describes a combustion liner. The combustion liner may include a number of air mixing holes and a number of thimble fans positioned thereon. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269514 | FLUIDIZABLE ALGAE-BASED POWDERED FUEL AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - An algae-based powdered fuel is configured to be fluidized in a gas stream. The algae-based powdered fuel is manufactured by drying an algae slurry to produce a powdered composition and then comminuting the powdered composition to produce the fuel. The algae-based powdered fuel can be combusted in a gas turbine to generate electricity and/or to propel an aircraft. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269515 | GAS TURBINE CONTROL METHOD AND GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - An object is to reduce a fluctuation in the gas-turbine output in a nozzle switching period. In the nozzle switching period during which a first nozzle group that has been used is switched to a second nozzle group that is going to be used, the amounts of fuel supplied through the first nozzle group and the second nozzle group are adjusted by using at least one adjustment parameter registered in advance, the adjustment parameter registered in advance is updated according to the operating condition of the gas turbine, and the updated adjustment parameter is registered as an adjustment parameter to be used next. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269516 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS TURBINE INSTALLATION AND EQUIPMENT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method is provided for operating a gas turbine installation which has at least one compressor for compressing combustion air, at least one combustion chamber for combusting a supplied fuel, using the compressed combustion air, and also at least one turbine which is exposed to throughflow by the hot gases from the at least one combustion chamber. Both a first fuel on a carbon base, especially in the form of natural gas, and also a second fuel, in the form of a hydrogen-rich fuel or pure hydrogen, are used as fuel. A reduction of the CO | 2010-10-28 |
20100269517 | MODULE FOR COOLING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A module for cooling a heat generating element comprising a heat receiving plate thermally connected to at least one heat generating element; a heat transfer device one end portion of which is thermally connected to the heat receiving plate and other end portion of which is thermally connected to a heat dissipating plate; a thermoelectric cooler one face of which is thermally connected to one face of the heat dissipating plate; a first heat sink thermally connected to other face of the heat dissipating plate; and a second heat sink thermally connected to other face of said thermoelectric cooler. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269518 | WIRE RETAINER - An outdoor unit for an air conditioner/heat pump is provided with a bracket which is attached to the tube sheet of the heat exchanger coil for routing the electrical leads from the electronic components within the unit to a control box located outside thereof. The bracket is mounted without fasteners and is preferably clipped onto a planar structure on the tube sheet by way of opposing tabs on the bracket. The bracket is preferably secured to the planar wall by way of dimples that engage with holes formed in the planar wall. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269519 | Retrofittable air conditioner to refrigeration conversion unit - A conversion unit for an air conditioning system to cause it to act like the cooling unit of a refrigeration system comprises a frost detector, an A/C temperature control defeating mechanism and a control unit which operate together to force the range of operation of the air conditioning unit into the range of operation of a refrigeration unit. The conversion unit is particularly useful for providing low cost cooling systems for farmers in third world countries for keeping their produce fresh and safe, not to mention its use by all farmers around the world and by florists or others in need or desire of an economical refrigeration alternative. The present invention is also usable to provide inexpensive cooling to RV's and to refrigerated vehicles. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269520 | AIR-CONDITIONING WITH DEHUMIDIFICATION - One embodiment comprises an apparatus with an evaporative unit for a refrigerant having a flow direction opposing the airflow direction and an adjustable airflow rate to utilize to produce both cold/dehumidified exit air and warmed exit refrigerant for high efficiency and to maintain an airflow sufficient to avoid freeze-up of evaporative unit or freeze-up to an extent that blocks the airflow. This may produce low humidity even when the room thermostat is set warm (e.g. 85F) and 5%-30% lower A/C bills. Other embodiments comprise systems and methods related to the adjustable airflow. A further embodiment comprises a controller to adjust the humidity in an air-conditioned space to produce air, which is both temperature and humidity controlled. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269521 | AIR-CONDITIONING WITH DEHUMIDIFICATION - One embodiment comprises an apparatus with an evaporative unit for a refrigerant having a flow direction opposing the airflow direction and an adjustable airflow rate to utilize to produce both cold/dehumidified exit air and warmed exit refrigerant for high efficiency and to maintain an airflow sufficient to avoid freeze-up of evaporative unit or freeze-up to an extent that blocks the airflow. This may produce low humidity even when the room thermostat is set warm (e.g. 85 F) and 5%-30% lower A/C bills. Other embodiments comprise systems and methods related to the adjustable airflow. A further embodiment comprises a controller to adjust the humidity in an air-conditioned space to produce air, which is both temperature and humidity controlled. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS THROUGH DETECTION OF MECHANICAL WAVES IN REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS AND/OR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES - The present invention relates to a system and a method of diagnosis for a refrigeration system and/or household appliance which, based on a multiplicity of physical magnitudes detected, determine and inform the operating condition of said refrigeration system and/or of its components. Basically, the magnitudes are divided into two groups, namely: (i) those from which spectral signatures will be generated (magnitudes relating to mechanical vibrations); and (ii) magnitudes from which spectral signatures will not be generated. The spectral signatures are compared with the standard signatures, and the diagnosis is provided Digital based on this comparison. After the operating condition has been diagnosed, it is stored in a database, and a processing record of the system operation is updated. The operating central conditions are made available for viewing, and based on the record viewed, it is possible to determine whether or not the refrigeration system and/or household appliance and the components thereof are malfunctioning or not. The application further describes a compressor whose diagnosis can be determined by the method and system of diagnosis according to the present invention. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269523 | MOUNTING OF PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES IN A HIGH PRESSURE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A plurality of pressure relief devices are disposed within a refrigeration circuit, and each of the pressure relief devices is located within a compartment that fluidly communicates with the ambient air. Each of the pressure relief devices is oriented so that the release of high pressure vapor therefrom is directed to a rear wall of the compartment. Further, a four sided cover is disposed over each of the pressure relief devices so as to partially contain any released vapor and allow it to be discharged in one direction only. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269524 | VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A method and system for controlling operation of a vapor compression system ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269525 | Refrigeration and freezing device with fresh-keeping function by supplying nitrogen - A refrigeration and freezing device with fresh-keeping function by supplying nitrogen comprises a box body, a refrigerating and freezing chamber disposed inside the box body, a door to the refrigerating and freezing chamber, a control device and a nitrogen generator; wherein said nitrogen generator is disposed either inside or outside the box body of the refrigeration and freezing device, said nitrogen generator comprises an air inlet, an oxygen outlet, a nitrogen outlet, an air filter connected with the air inlet, a compressor, a pipe device for transmitting gas, at least one carbon molecular sieve absorber, at least one control valve to control different absorbers to work alternately, a nitrogen storage container, a nitrogen purifier, a pressure reducing valve for adjusting the pressure of the produced nitrogen, a ventilating muffler disposed on a pipe to the oxygen outlet and a control circuit. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AND MONITORING DEHUMIDIFIERS - Systems and methods of automatically operating dehumidifiers in response to dehumidifier operating conditions are disclosed herein. A method of operating a dehumidifier configured in accordance with one embodiment includes directing air flow through the dehumidifier at a first volumetric flow rate while the dehumidifier is operating at a first operating condition. The method further includes changing the first volumetric flow rate to a second volumetric flow rate when the first operating condition of the dehumidifier changes to a predetermined second operating condition. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269527 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VAPOUR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A method for controlling a vapour compression system, such as a refrigeration system, preferably an air condition system, comprising at least two evaporators. While monitoring a superheat (SH) at a common outlet for the evaporators, the amount of available refrigerant is controlled in response to the SH and in order to obtain an optimum SH value. The available refrigerant is distributed among the evaporators in accordance with a distribution key. The distribution key is preferably obtained while taking individual consideration to operating conditions for each of the evaporators into account. Thereby the vapour compression system can be operated in such a way that each of the evaporators is operated in an optimal manner, and in such a way that the system in general is operated in an optimal manner. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269528 | ABSORPTION HEAT PUMPS, ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION MACHINES AND ABSORPTION HEAT TRANSFORMERS BASED ON EMIM ACETATE/METHANOL - Absorption heat pumps, absorption refrigeration machines and absorption heat transformers (referred to as apparatus for short) operated using
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20100269529 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND AIR CONDITIONER FOR AN AUTOMOBILE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - The present invention provides a flow control valve which can control an amount of heat transfer medium bypassed or introduced into a heat exchange medium receiving portion according to temperature set by a user, and an air conditioner for an automobile equipped with the same, which can increase air-conditioning and cooling efficiency. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269530 | Cabin For Work Vehicle - A cabin for a work vehicle comprises: a driver's seat positioned within the cabin; cabin frames including at least a transverse frame located in a rear region of the cabin; a roof supported by at least some of the cabin frames; at least one air-conditioning duct located within the roof; an air conditioning unit located rearwardly with respect to a rearward end of a seat portion of the driver's seat and adjacent the transverse frame for conditioning air and for feeding air-conditioned air into the at least one air-conditioning duct. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269531 | COOLING DEVICE - Preventing the flow of the ambient air into the cabinet ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100269532 | ICE-MAKING ASSEMBLY OF REFRIGERATOR - Provided is an ice-making assembly of a refrigerator. A tray is removable from a frame to improve cleaning of the tray. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269533 | ICE BANK FOR REFRIGERATOR - An ice bank for a refrigerator, comprises: an ice bank body having an ice-crushing unit and a discharging passage; and a mode conversion apparatus disposed in the ice bank body for guiding ice cubes to the ice-crushing unit, or guiding the ice cubes to the discharging passage for discharge in a non-crushed state, wherein the mode conversion apparatus comprises: a guide member rotatably disposed in the ice bank body for guiding ice cubes to the ice-crushing unit, or to the discharging passage for discharge in a non-crushed state; an elastic member for elastically supporting the guide member; and a driving unit for generating a driving force so as to rotate the guide member. Accordingly, ice cubes can be dispensed in a non-crushed state or in a crushed state, and limitations in installation places of the ice bank can be reduced. | 2010-10-28 |
20100269534 | Ice making drum for drum type ice making machine - An ice making drum with an improved ice making performance includes a cylindrical drum body, rotational shafts, and shaft members respectively provided at the end faces of the drum body. The drum body has refrigerant flow passages which are each defined by an outer wall portion forming an outer surface, an internal wall portion set apart from the outer wall portion inwardly in a radial direction, and adjoining partition portions extending between the outer wall portion and the internal wall portion. The whole drum body is integrally formed of the same metallic material. | 2010-10-28 |