44th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120272625 | System for Dry-Filling Bins with Vegetable Products - An apparatus for filling bins with produce such as fruit includes a filling head, and a disk arranged under the head. The disk is composed of two overlying plates, each having openings arranged radially to a rotating plate. Sensors underneath the disk detect the presence of the produce at a predefined vertical distance from the lower plate. A controller detects the instantaneous position of each of the two overlying rotating plates, determines individually the speed of rotation of each of said rotating plates in a manner that depends on a pre-coded external signal generated by said sensors and by the instantaneous positions of the rotating plates. The control unit processes the information received and controls the respective angular speed of the plates so that the respective openings are vertically aligned in correspondence of the information received in order to distribute the produce inside the bin in those angular positions at which the absence of underlying produce is sensed. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272626 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT DEVICE FOR AN OXYGEN COMBUSTION SYSTEM - In an exhaust gas treatment device provided with: an exhaust gas treatment unit in which an oxygen combustion boiler | 2012-11-01 |
20120272627 | AIR FILTER HAVING FLUTED FILTER MEDIA - An air cleaner includes a housing and an access cover. The internal volume of the housing can be reached through an opening in a side wall of the housing. A filter element having fluted filter media is removable and replaceable from the air cleaner. The housing is constructed and arranged to cam the element into sealing engagement with the housing. The access cover includes structure to help support and ensure proper seating of the filter element within the housing. A method of installing the filter element in the air cleaner includes sliding a portion of the filter element against a slide surface in the housing. A method of servicing an air cleaner includes tilting the filter element against a tilt surface in the housing to release a seal between the filter element and the housing. The filter element can have a handle to assist in servicing of the air cleaner. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272628 | Flat bag for vacuum cleaners - A flat bag is for vacuum cleaners. The bad includes, in the interior thereof, at least one diffuser which forms an intermediate plane and is made of strips of material and/or sheet materials with oblong-shaped flow openings. Such flat bags are distinguished by excellent dust storage capacity and extension of the useful life. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272629 | ANTI-POLLUTION, ANTI-BACTERIAL, WATER RESISTANT BABY COVER - A cover of a means for holding children and/or babies, the holding means having at least one opening, wherein the cover includes: (a) means for releasable fastening to the holding means, wherein attachment of the cover to the holding means enables the cover to match its form to openings of the holding means, (b) a layer configured to at least partially filter air introduced via the openings into the holding means, the layer including at least one layer including non-woven material, and (c) at least one window, whereby the child in the holding means is capable of viewing outside the holding means. The windows include a layer impermeable to at least one of the group including dust, air pollutants, viruses, (Rubber) bacteria, UV radiation, liquids and insects. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272630 | CONTROLLED FLOW AIR PRECLEANER - An air precleaner includes a housing defining an air chamber with a downwardly opening outlet and a pair of side inlets. A plurality of vanes in the air chamber define two pathways for intake air to flow from the inlet openings around bends of more than 90 degrees to the outlet opening. The pathways initially narrow to increase the velocity of air in the bends. An ejection compartment between the pathways includes two ejection openings at the ends of the bends for receiving contaminants transferred to an outer layer of the air by centrifugal force. The collected contaminants exit the housing through an evacuation opening. Downstream of the ejection openings, the pathways gradually widen to decrease the velocity of the precleaned air prior to reaching the outlet opening. The precleaner may be applied to an engine intake air cleaner or to the intake air of a cooling package. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272631 | DUST COLLECTOR - A dust collector of the present invention includes a main body, a first dust container, and two lifting apparatuses. The main body includes a shell, an expandable pipe, and a lid. The expandable pipe, which is vertically expandable, is connected between the shell and the lid. The first dust container is detachably disposed on the main body and is used to be selectively covered by the lid. The two lifting apparatuses respectively include a base, a linking up mechanism, and an operating rod. The two bases are respectively fixed on two sides of an outer wall surface of the shell. The operating rod is movably disposed on the base. One end of the linking up mechanism is disposed on the operating rod, and the other end is fixed on the lid. Thereby, the lifting apparatus can horizontally lift the lid. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272632 | AIR INTAKE FOR A PLANT - An air intake includes an air channel for an air stream passing through the air intake into the plant, and a particle filter assembly arranged in the air channel for removing particles from an air stream passing through the air channel, the particle filter assembly including a front and a back filter unit. The front filter unit is arranged before and in series with the back filter unit such that an air stream passing through the air channel passes through the front filter unit before passing through the back filter unit. The front filter unit is removable and replaceable by a fresh front filter unit while the back filter unit remains in the air channel and while an air stream is passing through the air channel during operation of the plant. The front filter unit has at least equal efficiency and dust holding capacity as the back filter unit. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272633 | AIR CLEANER; REPLACEABLE FILTER CARTRIDGES; AND, METHODS - The disclosure concern air cleaners. Preferred air cleaners are shown which include a housing and a removable and replacement primary filter cartridge. Optional and advantageous features are shown. The preferred primary filter cartridge is conical in shape. A preferred optional safety or secondary filter cartridge is shown. Preferred methods of assembly and use are provided. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272634 | EDGE GUIDE FOR A MOWER - A mower comprising an edge guide located adjacent an outer surface of a side wall and at least partially surrounding an opening. The edge guide comprises an inlet and is arranged to guide vegetation towards the opening. The edge guide defines a channel having at least one direction change between the inlet and the opening such that there is no line of sight between the inlet and the cutter element. By providing an edge guide having a convoluted path or channel, an opening in the side wall of the cutter housing can extend vertically up to the plane of the cutter element while still providing a radially-enclosed cutter element as required by safety regulations. Therefore, edge-located vegetation can be fed to the cutter in a more upright configuration for improved cutting. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272635 | Gas Turbine Thrust Fuel Efficiency Enhancement System Water (Volatile) Introduction Arrangement Method and Means - Additional thrust fuel efficiency is provided for a gas turbine system that includes a first member(s) (e.g., a support for a rotating main shaft) that is attached to a stationary casing. The rotating main shaft is attached to the first member through a bearing. A second member is associated with a rotating member, such as a motor or other rotating part of the main or other shaft. The first member has a flow path in it for the liquid (e.g. water and/or other volatile liquid) and has an opening (nozzle) for discharging the liquid. The second member has a liquid impinging member for generating a liquid spray, droplet, mist optimally, which vaporizes with hot combustion gases that flow exteriorly along the main shaft. In this form vaporization is quick and is less erosive. The volume of thrust gases is increased advantageously and likewise engine boost increases. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272636 | COMBUSTOR DRAIN VALVE AND ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly comprises a housing, a movable member, a fixed member, and a resilient member. The seat element has an upstream side, a downstream side, and an outlet port providing fluid communication therebetween, with the seat element fixed in a flow control segment adjacent a valve outlet. The drain element, operable between a first axial position closest to an inlet structure, and a second axial position abutting an upstream surface of the fixed seat element, is retained upstream from the fixed seat element and includes an upstream side, a downstream side, and a plurality of inlet ports through the drain element providing fluid communication therebetween. The resilient element is disposed axially within a middle fluid chamber defined by a portion of the flow control segment located between the fixed seat element and the movable drain element, the resilient element applying a first biasing force to urge the drain element upstream toward the first position, urging the valve into an open, flow permissive configuration. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272637 | REPLACING AN APERTURE IN A LAMINATED COMPONENT - An example method of replacing an aperture in a component includes placing layers of a filler material into a first aperture. The layers of the filler material arranged in a stacked relationship relative to each other within the first aperture. The method cures the filler material and establishes a second aperture that is at least partially defined by the filler material. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272638 | REGENERATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PARTICULATE FILTERS - A method of regenerating a particulate filter of an exhaust system is provided. The method includes determining a first regeneration mode based on a soot level; generating control signals to a first fuel injector associated with an engine based on the first regeneration mode; determining a second regeneration mode based on the soot level; and generating control signal to a second fuel injector associated with an exhaust stream of the exhaust system based on the second regeneration mode. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272639 | Reductant Quality Sensor - A control system for reducing nitrogen oxides in engine exhaust includes an emissions catalyst having an inlet adapted to receive an exhaust from the engine. A reductant tank is configured to store a reductant. An injector is in fluid communication with the reductant tank and is operable to inject the reductant into the exhaust upstream of the catalyst. A sensor is in fluid communication with the reductant and outputs a reductant quality signal based on the reductant. A controller determines a reductant quality of the reductant based on the reductant quality signal and outputs a dosing rate signal based on the reductant quality. The injector alters a dosing rate of the reductant based on the dosing signal. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272640 | VARIABLE SUCTION EXHAUST - A throttleable exhaust venturi is described herein that generates strong suction pressures at an exhaust outlet by accelerating an incoming ambient fluid stream with the aid of a venturi to high gas velocities and injecting a combustion exhaust stream into the ambient fluid stream at an effective venturi throat. A mixing element downstream of the venturi throat ensures that the mixed fluid stream recovers from a negative static pressure up to local atmospheric pressure. A physical and the effective throat of the venturi are designed to promote mixing and stabilize the ambient fluid flow to ensure that high velocity is achieved and the effective venturi is operable over a variety of combustion exhaust stream mass flow rates. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272641 | PARTICULATE MATTER CONTROL SYSTEM AND ITS FAILURE DETERMINATION METHOD - A particulate matter control system includes: an electrode that is provided in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine; a power supply that is connected to the electrode and that applies voltage; a particle number detecting unit that detects the particle number of particulate matter on a downstream side of the electrode; a calculation unit that calculates a reduction rate of the particle number at the time when voltage is applied on the basis of the particle number detected by the particle number detecting unit at the time when voltage is applied and the particle number detected by the particle number detecting unit at the time when no voltage is applied; and a determination unit that determines that there is a failure when the reduction rate of the particle number, calculated by the calculation unit, is smaller than a threshold. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272642 | SELF-REGULATING PRESSURE SOURCE - Self-regulating pressure source. The pressure source includes a chamber enclosing a chemical monopropellant. A moveable boss is attached to a deformable membrane sealing an air chamber, the moveable boss and air chamber being disposed within the chamber. A catalyst is disposed around the membrane so as to be covered by the boss in a retracted position so that the monopropellant is broken down by the catalyst to produce a gas. The gas pressure will increase within the chamber causing air in the air chamber to compress thereby to pull the boss into the retracted position to cover the catalyst thereby to regulate the pressure within the chamber. The self-regulating pressure source is particularly suited to power fluidic elastomeric actuators. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272643 | Solar Air Conditioning Heat Pump with Minimized Dead Volume - A method and apparatus that reduces the dead volume in a heat engine or heat pump, such as a duplex Stirling or Vuilleumier cycle device, by nesting the components of the displacer and regenerator such that nearly all working fluid is purged from the interstices of the regenerator elements and all other working fluid spaces that are not involved in doing useful work at each portion of the cycle. Particularly, a more scalable and efficient method and apparatus for providing solar air conditioning or refrigeration by means of a heated cylinder that alternately pressurizes and depressurizes a separate cooling cylinder by directly transferring thermally induced pressure changes to that cooling cylinder at optimized times in the cycle, under the control of a numerically controlled actuation system that can cycle at a much lower rate than mechanically coupled or harmonically phased systems. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272644 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL TURBOCHARGER WASTE GATE DURING ENGINE BRAKING - The present invention relates to a methods and apparatus for controlling the actuation of the waste gate of a turbocharger. The waste gate may be opened in response to a pneumatically operated waste gate actuator connected to the intake manifold by a waste gate actuator passage. A waste gate cut-off valve may be disposed in the waste gate actuator passage and may block the waste gate actuator passage in response to an engine braking operation of the engine. Alternatively, a snubber may be disposed in the waste gate actuator passage. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272645 | Reciprocating combustion engine - Methods and apparatus are described for a reciprocating combustion engine. A method includes operating a dual-piston engine including introducing a gas into a pair of combustion chambers; introducing a fuel into the pair of combustion chambers; compressing the gas; combusting the gas and the fuel; and exhausting combusted gases. Each of the pistons drives a reciprocating crankshaft that protrudes through a cylinder wall and cooperatively rotate a pair of rotors by engaging substantially sinusoidal cam tracks on the rotors. An apparatus includes a cam driven, concentric drive rotary-valve dual-piston engine. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272646 | LOW PRESSURE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION APPARATUS - When a failure occurs in synchronizing mechanism, an intake air throttle valve is rotated in a direction that is opposite from a normal operational time valve closing direction, so that an arm of a driven plate contacts a throttle valve side stopper to stop rotation of the intake air throttle valve. Thereafter, when a low pressure EGR valve is rotated from a full close position to a full open position, an EGR valve side stopper contacts the arm of the driven plate to stop the low pressure EGR valve. A rotational angle of the EGR valve is sensed with a sensor and is outputted to an ECU. The ECU determines that a failure mode is set when a valve angle sensed with the sensor coincides with a rotation stop position of the EGR valve. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272647 | EXHAUST HEAT REUSE AND TRANSFERRING DEVICE - An exhaust heat reuse and transferring device includes a first heat-exchange pipe which is connected to an inflation valve and a steam pressure buffering member is connected between the inflation valve and a second heat-exchange pipe. The second heat-exchange pipe is connected to a nozzle. A water tank is connected to the first heat-exchange pipe by a pump and provides the agent for heat exchange with an exhaust pipe. The exhaust air with high temperature exchanges thermo energy with the water to form steam which is ejected from the nozzle. The nozzle is connected with power generation device to generate energy. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272648 | INTEGRATED GENERATOR COOLING SYSTEM - An expansion system is presented. One embodiment of the expansion system that includes a pump configured to pressurize a condensed working fluid received from a condenser. The expansion system further includes a heat exchanger coupled to the pump and configured to vaporize the condensed working fluid received from the pump. The expansion system also includes an expander coupled to the heat exchanger and configured to expand the vaporized working fluid flowing from an inlet side of the expander to an outlet side of the expander. In addition, the expansion system includes a generator coupled to the expander and configured to generate energy in response to the expansion of the vaporized working fluid. Further, the expansion system includes an integrated cooling unit configured to convey at least a portion of the condensed working fluid from an inlet side of the generator to an outlet side of the generator to dissipate heat generated by the generator. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272649 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FORCED-FLOW STEAM GENERATOR OPERATING AT A STEAM TEMPERATURE ABOVE 650.degree.C AND FORCED-FLOW STEAM GENERATOR - The invention relates to a method for operating a forced-flow steam generator operating at variable pressure and at a steam temperature above 650° C. and reducing the minimum forced-flow load of the forced-flow steam generator, wherein the forced-flow steam generator is incorporated in the water-/steam-conducting working medium circuit of a power plant and the economizer of the forced-flow steam generator comprises at least one high-pressure pre-heater and/or a heat transfer system for pre-heating the working medium, the at least one high-pressure pre-heater and/or the heat transfer system being arranged upstream as viewed in the working medium circuit direction, wherein if a predetermined partial load point (L | 2012-11-01 |
20120272650 | POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a power generating system which can recover exhaust heat from a working fluid of a fluid coupling and utilize the recovered exhaust heat to generate power. In the power generating system, water is supplied to a boiler ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272651 | Throttleable Exhaust Venturi - A throttleable exhaust venturi is described herein that generates strong suction pressures at an exhaust outlet by accelerating an incoming ambient fluid stream with the aid of a venturi to high gas velocities and injecting a combustion exhaust stream into the ambient fluid stream at an effective venturi throat. A mixing element downstream of the venturi throat ensures that the mixed fluid stream recovers from a negative static pressure up to local atmospheric pressure. A physical and the effective throat of the venturi are designed to promote mixing and stabilize the ambient fluid flow to ensure that high velocity is achieved and the effective venturi is operable over a variety of combustion exhaust stream mass flow rates. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272652 | HEAD PART OF AN ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A head part of an annular gas turbine combustion chamber including: an end wall with a passage opening for accommodating a burner, the end wall including a set back portion adjacent the passage opening; a heat shield covering a back side of the end wall which faces towards the combustion chamber, the heat shield including a protruding portion shaped to cooperate with the set back portion of the end wall; and a burner collar adapted to fit within the passage opening and receive a burner, the burner collar including a protruding portion radially protruding from an outer surface of the burner collar; wherein the head part of the annular gas turbine combustion chamber is configured such that in an installed configuration the protruding portion of the burner collar is held between the protruding portion of the heat shield and the set back portion of the end wall. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272653 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HOT GAS PATH COMPONENT WITH POWDER METALLURGY STRUCTURE - A hot gas path component ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272654 | FULLY IMPINGEMENT COOLED VENTURI WITH INBUILT RESONATOR FOR REDUCED DYNAMICS AND BETTER HEAT TRANSFER CAPABILITIES - A venturi assembly for a turbine combustor includes a first outer annular wall and a second intermediate annular wall radially spaced from each other in substantially concentric relationship. The first outer annular wall and said second intermediate annular wall shaped to define a forward, substantially V-shaped throat region, and an aft, axially extending portion. A third radially innermost annular wall is connected to the second intermediate annular wall at an aft end of said throat region. A first plurality of apertures is provided in the first outer annular wall in the substantially V-shaped throat region, and a second plurality of apertures is provided in the aft, axially extending portion of said second intermediate annular wall so that cooling air flows through the first and second pluralities of apertures to impingement cool the third radially innermost annular wall. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272655 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER GENERATION USING OXY-FUEL COMBUSTION - A system and a method of generating energy in a power plant using a turbine are provided. The system includes an air separation unit providing an oxygen output; a plasma generator that is capable of generating plasma; and a combustor configured to receive oxygen and to combust a fuel stream in the presence of the plasma, so as to maintain a stable flame, generating an exhaust gas. The system can further include a water condensation system, fluidly-coupled to the combustor, that is capable of producing a high-content carbon dioxide stream that is substantially free of oxygen. The method of generating energy in a power plant includes the steps of operating an air separation unit to separate oxygen from air, combusting a fuel stream in a combustor in the presence of oxygen, and generating an exhaust gas from the combustion. The exhaust gas can be used in a turbine to generate electricity. A plasma is generated inside the combustor, and a stable flame is maintained in the combustor. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272656 | MULTIPLE CORE VARIABLE CYCLE GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A gas turbine engine system includes a fan assembly, a low pressure compressor, a low pressure turbine, a plurality of engine cores including a first engine core and a second engine core, and a control assembly. A primary flowpath is defined through the fan assembly, the low pressure compressor, the low pressure turbine, and the active engine cores. Each engine core includes a high pressure compressor, a combustor downstream from the high pressure compressor, and a high pressure turbine downstream from the combustor. The control assembly is configured to control operation of the plurality of engine cores such that in a first operational mode the first and the second engine cores are active to generate combustion products and in a second operational mode the first engine core is active to generate combustion products while the second engine core is idle. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272657 | MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FOR USE IN A POWER GENERATION PROCESS - Disclosed herein is a power generation process in which a portion of the carbon dioxide generated by gaseous fuel combustion is recycled back to the power generation process, either pre-combustion, post-combustion, or both. The power generation process of the invention may be a combined cycle process or a traditional power generation process. The process utilizes sweep-based membrane separation. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272658 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine includes a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger in communication with a bypass flow through an inlet. A valve is operable to selectively communicate the bypass flow to either the first heat exchanger or the second heat exchanger through the inlet. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272659 | REHEAT BURNER INJECTION SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a burner for a combustion chamber of a gas turbine, with an injection device for the introduction of at least one gaseous and/or liquid fuel into the burner, wherein the injection device has at least one body which is arranged in the burner with at least one nozzle for introducing the at least one fuel into the burner, the at least one body being configured as a streamlined body which has a streamlined cross-sectional profile and which extends with a longitudinal direction perpendicularly or at an inclination to a main flow direction prevailing in the burner. The at least one nozzle has its outlet orifice at or in a trailing edge of the streamlined body, and with reference to a central plane of the streamlined body, the trailing edge is provided with at least two lobes extending in opposite transverse directions. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272660 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR RETROFITTING A GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR END COVER - A method for retrofitting an end cover of a turbine engine combustor. The method includes inserting a first insert into a opening formed in the end cover so a circular land on the insert centers the insert in the opening and an annular face on the insert engages a face of the opening. The first insert includes a cylindrical tip section opposite the base having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the opening. The base of the first insert is joined to the opening. The method includes inserting a second insert into the opening so an outer diameter of the second insert is positioned inside the diameter of the opening. The second insert has an inner land adapted to engage the outer diameter of the first insert to position the second insert relative to the first insert and the opening. The second insert is joined to the end cover. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272661 | HEAD PART OF AN ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A head part of an annular combustion chamber for a gas turbine, the head part comprising: an end wall with a passage opening for accommodating a burner, the end wall comprising a back side which faces towards the combustion chamber; a burner collar adapted to fit within the passage opening and receive the burner, the burner collar comprising a protruding portion radially protruding from an outer surface of the burner collar; and a ring member for receiving the protruding portion of the burner collar; wherein the head part of the annular combustion chamber is configured such that in an installed configuration a radially outer portion of the ring member engages with the end wall and a radially inner portion of the ring member receives the protruding portion of the burner collar. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272662 | HEAD PART OF AN ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A head part ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272663 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY WITH STATOR VANE ROW - A compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes rotatable impeller with forward and aft ends, including: an annular hub defining a generally concave-curved cross-sectional inner flowpath surface at its radially outer periphery, the inner flowpath surface extending between an inlet and an exit; an annular array of airfoil-shaped inducer blades extending radially outward from the inner flowpath surface near the forward end; and an annular array of exducer blades extending outward from the inner flowpath surface, the array of exducer blades axially spaced apart from the array of inducer blades; a non-rotating shroud assembly surrounding the impeller and including a convex-curved outer flowpath surface, wherein the inner and outer flowpath surfaces cooperate to define a primary flowpath past the blades and the stator vanes; and an annular array of airfoil-shaped stator vanes extending radially inward from the outer flowpath surface into a space between the inducer and exducer blades. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272664 | ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED CRYOGEN FOG - An apparatus for providing electrostatically charged cryogen fog to a product includes an injection tube having a chamber therein for receiving a cryogenic substance introduced into the chamber and to be provided to the product, a first inlet in communication with the chamber for providing the cryogenic substance to the chamber, an electrostatic device in communication with the chamber for charging the cryogenic substance with a charge opposite to a charge of the product, and an outlet in communication with the chamber and through which the charged cryogenic substance is exhausted to be attracted to the product for adhesion thereto. A method of providing an electrostatically charged nitrogen fog to a product is also provided. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272665 | MAGNETIC HEAT PUMP APPARATUS - A magnetic heat pump cycle has a first to a fourth steps, which are repeatedly carried out. In the first step, a movement of heat medium is stopped by a pressure valve and a pressure accumulating tank and a magnetic field is applied by a magnetic-field control unit to a magnetic working material. In the second step, the pressure valve is opened so that the heat medium flows in a working chamber from a second axial end to a first axial end, and the magnetic field is increased depending on a moving speed of the heat medium. In the third step, the movement of the heat medium is stopped and the magnetic field is decreased. In the fourth step, the heat medium is moved in a revered direction and the magnetic field is decreased depending on the moving speed of the heat medium. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272666 | MAGNETIC HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - In a magnetic heat pump system, in which heat transport medium is heated or cooled by magnetocaloric effect material accommodated in a magnetic heat pump device. A material having a coefficient of thermal conductivity, which is higher than that of the heat transport medium, or a material having a specific heat or a volume specific heat, which is higher than that of the heat transport medium, is mixed in the heat transport medium. A coefficient of thermal conductivity of the heat transport medium is thereby increased so as to increase heating and/or cooling performance of the magnetic heat pump system. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272667 | AIR CONDITIONING LUBRICANT DELIVERY VESSEL, METHOD AND SYSTEM - A vessel for use in an air conditioner recharging system contains a desiccant that may limit moisture in a hygroscopic fluid, such as liquid lubricant and/or dye. The vessel may thus limits the amount of moisture introduced as a result of replacing or injecting lubricant. The vessel may contain an amount of pure lubricant for the air-conditioning system, or a lubricant and fluorescent dye to aid in detecting leaks. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272668 | METHOD OF SELECTING REFRIGERANT-LUBRICANT COMBINATIONS - The present invention provides methods for selecting refrigerant and lubricant combinations for use in heat transfer cycle systems and provides methods for operating said heat transfer systems. More particularly, the invention provides methods to select lubricant and refrigerant combinations for a heat transfer cycle system wherein at the lower temperatures of the heat transfer cycle the refrigerant and lubricant are miscible and at the upper temperatures of the heat transfer cycle the refrigerant and lubricant are phase separated and such that the density phase inversion temperature of the combination is below the upper operating temperature of the heat transfer cycle. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272669 | HVAC UNIT WITH HOT GAS REHEAT - The present disclosure is directed to a single compressor HVAC system with hot gas reheat. The system includes a single compressor, a pair of condensers, a reheat heat exchanger, an evaporator, and an expansion device. Within the system, the refrigerant exiting the compressor is separated into two portions. In the cooling mode, the first and second portions of the refrigerant are directed from the compressor through the two condensers in parallel. In the reheat mode, the first portion of the refrigerant is directed through the first condenser, while the second portion of the refrigerant is directed through the reheat heat exchanger. The system also may include a head pressure control device that is designed to maintain the compressor discharge pressure within a desired range by adjusting the condenser fan speed. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272670 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space; a barrier to divide the storage space into a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, filled with a heat insulator, and having a depression part formed on one side surface thereof; an evaporator accommodated in a part of the depression part; a blowing unit accommodated in another part of the depression part corresponding to a upper side of the evaporator; a barrier cover to shield the depression part by covering one side surface of the barrier. The depression part includes an evaporator accommodating part to accommodate the evaporator, a blowing unit accommodating part configured to accommodate the blowing unit, and a cold air passage extended from the blowing unit accommodating part to allow the cold air to be guided into the freezing compartment and to refrigerating compartment. The blowing unit accommodating part is depressed greater than the evaporator accommodating part. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272671 | ENHANCED BOILER - A method and apparatus for preventing loss of a cooling fluid from a boiler in an aircraft by incorporating an absorber material is provided. In some aspects, an apparatus may include a base section, a top section, a cooling fluid, and an absorber material disposed in the base section. The absorber material may be configured to retain the cooling fluid therein. The apparatus may further include a barrier disposed between the base and top sections. The barrier may be configured to retain the absorber material in the base section while allowing the cooling fluid to pass therethrough. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272672 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - Providing an air-conditioning apparatus that is capable of securing safety while reducing load to the environment. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272673 | CONTAINER REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A container refrigeration apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit which performs a refrigeration cycle, and includes a main circuit sequentially connecting a compressor, a condenser, a main expansion valve and an evaporator, and a hot gas bypass circuit through which a refrigerant compressed in the compressor bypasses the condenser and the main expansion valve to flow into the evaporator; and a compressor control section which controls operating speed of rotation of the compressor during heating operation for heating inside of a container by the evaporator while returning the compressed refrigerant from the compressor to the compressor through the hot gas bypass circuit and the evaporator so that a temperature inside the container reaches a target temperature. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272674 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a method for controlling a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator and a method for controlling a refrigerator in which unnecessary operation of a compressor is prevented for saving power consumption of the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a compressor, a refrigerating chamber evaporator and a freezing chamber evaporator connected to the compressor, a refrigerant valve for guiding refrigerant to the refrigerating chamber evaporator or the freezing chamber evaporator, and a control unit for controlling the refrigerant valve such that the refrigerant valve blocks or introduces the refrigerant to cause an inside pressure of the freezing chamber evaporator to be elevated higher than an inside pressure of the refrigerating chamber evaporator during evaporation at the refrigerating chamber evaporator for the compressor to draw in the refrigerant remained in the freezing chamber evaporator which did not evaporate. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272675 | HUMAN BODY COOLING APPARATUS - A human body cooling apparatus including: an exterior element in which two covering members in a seat shape each having a front cloth formed of a fabric-like material, and a backing cloth formed of a non-water absorbent material which is weldable by heating are put one upon another; a cooling medium containing gel internally packed within cooling medium areas continuously formed within the exterior element in areas other than the outer edge welded portion and the plurality of cooling medium excluding portions defined by the partially welded portions in the internal area; and an outer edge sealed portion in a rectangular shape provided by sewing over an outer edge of the exterior element. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272676 | Water treatment apparatus and process to reduce pipe scale and biomass using positive pressure ultraviolet oxygenation - A method of treating water in order to minimize scaling and biomass buildup in water conduits or containers in which the treated water is used includes pressurizing and optionally filtering ambient air, processing the pressurized ambient air in a chamber including at least one ultraviolet light source operated to generate an output flow mixture of pressurized air and reactive oxygen species (ROS) gas, mixing the pressurized ROS/gas output mixture to realize a flow of water/pressurized ROS gas/air mixture and outputting the flow of water/pressurized ROS gas/air mixture as the treated water process product. The process includes generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) gas in the pressurized ROS/gas output mixture including at least one of Super Oxide (O | 2012-11-01 |
20120272677 | DRAINAGE STRUCTURE OF CORRUGATED FIN-TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER - To achieve a sufficient drainage of condensed water (dew water) adhering to a surface to suppress an adverse effect on an airflow resistance and a heat exchange efficiency, even in a case where heat exchange tubes are arranged horizontally, provided is a drain structure for a corrugated fin-type heat exchanger ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272678 | ICE-MAKING DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator including a main body having a storage chamber, a door provided to the main body to selectively open or close the storage chamber, the door including an outer door defining a front external appearance of the door, and a door liner defining a rear external appearance of the door, the door liner including support steps vertically extending along both sides of the door liner, a liner plate interconnecting the support steps, and a seating step horizontally extending from the door liner, the support steps and the seating step defining an installation space, an ice bank removably located on the door liner, and an ice maker cover located above the ice bank. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272679 | EVAPORATOR PHASE CHANGE THERMAL SIPHON - An evaporator having a manifold and a plurality of refrigerant tubes extending downward in the direction of gravity from the manifold. The evaporator includes at least one PCM housing engaging the upper portion of the refrigerant tube for storing a phase change material. When operating in a first operating mode, heat is transferred from the phase change material to the refrigerant to freeze and cool the phase change material. When operating in a second operating mode, heat is transferred from the refrigerant to the frozen phase change material to condense the refrigerant. The condensed refrigerant falls downwardly through the tubes and receives heat from a flow of air to cool the air and evaporate the refrigerant. The evaporated refrigerant rises upwardly back to the low pressure of the cold manifold. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272680 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING AND COMPRESSING CO2-RICH FLOW - In a method for compressing a water-containing CO2-rich fluid wherein the CO2-rich fluid is compressed in a compressor located upstream from the compression step, an antifreeze agent is injected into the water-containing CO2-rich fluid in order to lower the water solidification temperature. The antifreeze agent-containing CO2-rich fluid is frozen, water is extracted from the frozen fluid, and the frozen fluid is compressed in the compressor. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272681 | Gem setting and piece of jewelry made therewith - A gem setting includes a base structure and a first plurality of supporting prongs extending from the base structure. The first plurality of prongs is arranged with a first lateral extent, each of the prongs forming the first plurality of supporting prongs engaging both a central stone and at least two surrounding stones. The gem setting also includes a second plurality of supporting prongs extending from the base structure. The second plurality of prongs is arranged with a second lateral extent beyond the lateral extent of the first plurality of supporting prongs. The second plurality of supporting prongs is composed of tri-prongs each including a first lateral prong, a second lateral prong and a central prong. The first lateral prong and the second lateral prong are oriented to engage the at least two surrounding stones engaged by the prong of the first plurality of supporting prongs. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272682 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING VITREOUS SILICA CRUCIBLE - During fabrication of a vitreous silica crucible, contamination of the vitreous silica crucible due to wear particles and debris of components of an apparatus for manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible is reduced by preventing damage and wear of the components of the apparatus due to silica fume. The apparatus for manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible is divided into a lower section for accommodating a mold and a mold driving system and an upper section for accommodating an arc electrode driving system, wherein a sectioning member including one or more communication paths for allowing penetration of arc electrodes, thereby the air flow is controlled so as to reduce exchange between gas in the upper section and gas in the lower section. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHAPING THE FLOOR OF A GLASS VESSEL - A method for shaping a floor of a glass vessel, including the steps of bringing the floor region of the glass vessel up in temperature until the viscosity of the glass in the floor region is between 10 | 2012-11-01 |
20120272684 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS MATERIAL FOR PRESS MOLDING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing glass containing a component(s) from Bi | 2012-11-01 |
20120272685 | MELTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for melting a raw material such as glass. The method comprises a creating a flow of raw material interrupted by a heated phase separation barrier ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272686 | Disk Roll and Base Material Thereof - A disk roll base material includes 25 to 50 wt % of ceramic wool, 5 to 30 wt % of kibushi clay, 2 to 20 wt % of bentonite, and 25 to 45 wt % of a filler selected from alumina, wollastonite and calcined kaolin clay. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272687 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING VITREOUS SILICA CRUCIBLE - Provided is an apparatus for manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible, which is capable of stably manufacturing a high quality vitreous silica crucible by stabilizing heat generation through an arc discharge. The apparatus for manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible includes a mold that defines a shape of a vitreous silica crucible, carbon electrodes that generate an arc discharge for fusing a silica powder molded body formed in the mold, and a power supply device that supplies power to the carbon electrodes. The power supply device includes a saturable reactor that is provided on a supply path of the power to the carbon electrodes and has variable reactance, and a control device that controls the power supplied to the carbon electrodes by changing the reactance of the saturable reactor. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272688 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR A THIN GLASS SHEET - A manufacturing apparatus for a thin glass sheet includes a forming member main body configured to form the thin glass sheet by fusing together, at a lower end portion of the forming member main body, streams of molten glass, which have overflown from an overflow trough to both sides of the forming member main body, under a state in which the streams of the molten glass are caused to flow down along outer surface portions having a substantially wedge shape. The manufacturing apparatus also includes a pair of covering members fitted onto both widthwise end portions of the forming member main body, respectively, the pair of covering members forming restricting wall portions for restricting widthwise spread of the streams of the molten glass flowing down along the outer surface portions of the forming member main body. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272689 | Laundry Washing and Drying Machine - A laundry washing and drying machine ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272690 | MOTOR-MOUNTED BALANCE RING FOR A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE - A balance ring for a washing machine appliance that is mounted onto the motor of the washing machine is provided. Because the balance ring is placed onto the motor of the washing machine rather than the wash chamber, additional space is made available for the wash chamber that can improve the load capacity of the washing machine. The balance ring can provide improved balance performance because of its additional moment length from the center of gravity relative to conventional balance rings. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272691 | ADDITIVE DISPENSER FOR A WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine includes a casing, a tub disposed within the casing, and a basket configured for receipt of articles to be washed. An additive pack dispenser is disposed within the casing above the tub and included a pack receiver configured for receipt of an additive pack therein. The receiver is biased to a first position wherein the additive pack is stored and is movable to a second position wherein the additive pack is dispensed by gravity from the receiver into the tub. An actuator is disposed proximate to the receiver and is oriented so as to move the receiver at a defined time to cause the receiver to move to the second dispense position and deposit the additive pack into the tub. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272692 | ADDITIVE STORAGE TANK FOR A WASHING MACHINE - A washing appliance, such as a consumer washing machine, has a casing and a tub disposed within the casing. The tub includes a basket configured for receipt of articles to be washed. A vertically oriented additive storage tank is disposed between the casing and the tub. The storage tank includes a first vertical storage component disposed at a first location between the casing and tub, and a second vertical storage component disposed at a second location between the casing and the tub spaced from the first location. The storage tank further includes a bottom transversely extending storage component that extends between the first and second vertical storage components below the tub. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272693 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC TABLET AND OTHER DEVICES - A method for securing a portable electronic device having a housing to a substantially immovable object utilizing a locking assembly having a security rod or spike formed with an anchoring end separated axially by a protruding end, a locking device with an internal locking mechanism and a cable permanently attached to the locking device at one end, includes the steps of securedly fixing the anchoring end of the security rod or spike to the portable electronic device upon or through the housing, attaching an other end of the cable to the substantially immovable object and inserting the protruding end of the security rod into an opening in the locking device to actuate the internal locking mechanism and lock the locking device to the captive security rod. Locking the security rod to the locking device concurrently locks the portable electronic device to which it is anchored to the substantially immovable object. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272694 | Timed Security Box And Method Of Use - Timed security box comprising a housing, where the housing contains a plurality of items; a door attached to the housing, where the door opens on a hinge; a locking mechanism fastened to the door wherein the locking mechanism locks the door and allows access into the housing on a date and a time inputted by a user. To use the timed security box the user places an item into the housing, then closing the door. Next they enter the date and time into the locking mechanism. A recipient is then informed of when the date and time will arrive. On the date and time the timed security box may be opened automatically by the recipient or by using a pass code. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272695 | DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE COMPARTMENT - A handle assembly is provided for use on storage compartment doors of a vehicle. The assembly includes inner and outer housings residing on opposite sides of the door. The handle assembly plunger resides on the inside of the door, rather than between the outside and inside door skins. An exterior handle can be grasped from either side for moving the plunger from an extended latched position to a retracted unlatched position for opening the door. An interior egress handle is provided to open the door from inside the compartment, as a safety feature. A key cylinder on the outer housing allows the handle assembly to be locked to preclude accidental or unauthorized opening of the door. The handle assembly allows the door to be opened by electric remote power and to be closed by slam action. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272696 | RFID PET DOOR - Embodiments of the invention relate to the field of pet doors, particularly selective entry pet doors based on detection of RFID tags. An RFID pet door, the pet door comprising: an RFID reader to read an RFID tag on a pet; and a lock coupled to said RFID reader to control access through said pet door in response to an RFID signal from said tag; wherein said RFID reader has two modes, a first operational mode and a second, reduced power mode, and wherein said pet door further comprises: a pet proximity detector coupled to said RFID reader to identify when a pet is proximate said pet door and to control said RFID reader responsive to said identification such that when said pet is proximate said RFID is in said operational mode and such that said RFID reader is otherwise in said reduced power mode. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272697 | MOTORCYCLE PARAPHERNALIA LOCKING SYSTEM - This disclosure relates to a novel concept regarding the specific latching mechanism to provide a secure and easily releasable device. The latching mechanism is used to attach an accessory such as a luggage rack or the sissy bar to a motorcycle or equivalent. The improvements provided herein are significant and novel in light of the prior art. The improvements add increased functionality, as well as protection to the internal moving components, protection of the user from the moving components, and in at least one embodiment, a locking mechanism for additional safety and security. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272698 | KEY AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - In a key, in particular a motor vehicle key, having a key head manufactured from plastic and a bit, which is anchored on the key head and is movable between an idle position and a usage position protruding from the key head, a first part of the key head, on which the bit engages, is manufactured from a fiber-reinforced plastic and a second part, which forms an outer envelope of the key head, is manufactured from a fiber-free plastic. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272699 | LOCK-KEY SYSTEM - A lock-key system includes a key that can be inserted into a keyway of a lock cylinder, wherein said key is traceable by core pins or by locking elements which are movable in the cylinder core, wherein if there is a match, the cylinder core can be rotated by means of the inserted key. Lettering in the form of an impression and/or an embossment, serving as an identifier and including letters and/or numbers and/or symbols, is introduced into at least one lateral surface of the key shank—if a lateral profiling is present, into said lateral profiling. The lettering or individual letters, numbers, or the symbol or sub-areas thereof are traceable by core pins or locking elements having a correspondingly formed contact surface. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272700 | NUTRIENT YIELDING BIO-RENEWABLE CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILIZER COATINGS - Animal waste is processed to form a biomaterial that is employed as a coating layer for typical fertilizer particles. The biomaterial coating layer can be used neat or with additives and serves to do one or more or any combination of the following: (a) impart a slow or controlled release property to the fertilizer, (b) prevent or reduce the tendency of the fertilizer particles to cake together, or (c) prevent or reduce the tendency of the fertilizer particles to create dust. The biomaterial coating layer can also release nutrients when used as part of a fertilizer composition. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272701 | PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE HUMIC PRODUCTS - The present invention is directed to peat processing and includes the usage of peat as the organic raw material. The peat is processed through preliminary granulation with further curing of the derived granules in closed tanks for cooling. The cooled granules are subjected to re-granulation. Then the hot granules derived from re-granulation emerge into an aqueous solution. The derived mixture is stirred until it turns into a homogeneous viscous fluid paste. The paste is supplemented with alkali until the pH reaches the value of 10-10.5. The final product results after cooling of the paste to ambient air temperature. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272702 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN ELEMENTAL SULPHUR-CONTAINING FERTILIZER - A process for preparing an elemental sulphur-containing fertilizer is disclosed. The process uses a dispersion mill, wherein a rotor turns within a slotted stator, to wet mill elemental sulphur in a liquid (preferably an aqueous liquid), thereby providing a dispersion of milled elemental sulphur in the liquid. The dispersion is combined with further components to provide a mixture of elemental sulphur and further components, and the mixture is granulated in a granulator unit to provide granulated elemental sulphur-containing fertilizer. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272703 | METHOD FOR ROLLING STRIP-SHAPED ROLLING STOCK, IN PARTICULAR METAL STRIP - The invention relates to a method for rolling strip-shaped rolling stock, in particular metal strip. This method is characterised substantially by the following procedure: the metal strip A exiting the pickling line passes through the two roll stands ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272704 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE OPTIMIZED CIRCULATION OF RODS IN THE PRODUCTION OF A SEAMLESSLY HOT-FABRICATED STEEL PIPE ACCORDING TO THE CONTINUOUS PIPE METHOD - A device for the optimized circulation of mandrels includes a presentation and/or cooling table for mandrel rods, a lubricating station for the mandrel rods, optionally an additional drying station for the lubricant applied to the mandrels, and associated roller conveyors. An additional secondary rod circulation of is arranged upstream of the standard rod circulation and includes two redundantly operating transfer tables connected to the presentation and/or cooling table by a third roller conveyor or the first roller conveyor for the discharge of no longer needed rods from the standard rod circulation. The third roller conveyor either forms the continuation of the first roller conveyor or is arranged parallel thereto with an offset. A fourth roller conveyor for accommodating mandrel rods or passing mandrel rods intermittently into the standard circulation via an intermediate buffer is arranged on the opposite side of the transfer tables parallel to the first roller conveyor. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272705 | SHEET METAL REPAIR JIG - A sheet metal repair jig for smoothening a sheet metal by heating and cooling a part of the sheet metal to be repaired includes at least one roller having a cylindrical shape, the roller being made of an electrically-conductive material and serving as a heating means; a roller support shaft supporting the roller pivotably about an axis of rotation of the cylindrical shape; a support supporting the roller support shaft and having an electrode electrically connected to the roller; and a cooling channel serving as an air channel for discharging cooling air to a contact surface between the part of the sheet metal to be repaired and the roller. The cooling channel is formed inside the roller support shaft and has a discharge port that discharges the cooling air to the contact surface between the part of the sheet metal to be repaired and the roller. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272706 | Winding Device, Roller System Having a Winding Device and Related Method - Winding device with which a tube produced in a rolling installation can be wound up outside the rolling installation. The tube which has already left the rolling installation is coiled or wound up in such a winding device for transport purposes. The disclosed device and method make it possible for the tube in the finished shaped condition to be put into a transportable state downstream of the roll stand while still other portions of the tube are at the stage of the tube shell or are just being shaped. For that purpose a winding device for a tube produced in a rolling installation comprises a bending device for curving the tube so that it can be wound in a spiral shape around a first axis, and a holding frame, wherein the bending device is mounted to the holding frame pivotably about a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272707 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SIDE PANEL - A side panel including a first member and a second member having a higher strength is manufactured by arranging a corner portion of the second member in a recessed portion of the first member, and by simultaneously press-working the first member and the second member. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272708 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR A BENDING PRESS - The invention relates to a drive device ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272709 | BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT-MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING THE SAME - This invention provides a biological component-measuring device, enabling the operator to easily calibrate the entire device and capable of measuring biological components accurately, and a method for calibrating the device. The device measures a sample including a body fluid taken through a body fluid sampler by sending it with a pump through a sample channel to a sensor. The device further includes a calibrating liquid channel through which a calibrating liquid can be supplied to the sensor via the sample channel by a switching of a first flow path changeover valve placed in the sample channel at a location upstream of the pump and connected to the channel. The method includes introducing the calibrating liquid in the calibrating liquid channel, via other channels, into the sensor by switching the valve. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272710 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR REAL TIME MONITORING OF A SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A FUEL FLOW RATE - A device and method of monitoring the measurement of a fuel flow rate fed to an airplane engine includes delivering the measurement from a mass flowmeter. The monitoring also includes evaluating whether at least the following conditions are satisfied: a signal delivered by the flowmeter is less than a given value; and the engine is running on its own. The measurement is invalidated if these conditions are satisfied simultaneously. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272711 | ADJUSTING A MEMS GYROSCOPE TO REDUCE THERMALLY VARYING BIAS - A method for calibrating a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) vibrating structure gyroscope is provided. The method includes obtaining an indication of a position of at least one proof mass with respect to at least one drive electrode and applying an electrostatic force to the at least one proof mass as a function of the indication, the electrostatic force configured to position the at least one proof mass in a first position with respect to at least one drive electrode. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272712 | Pressure Activated Sampling System - Screening of items for the presence of contaminants, such as explosives residue, is accomplished by subjecting an item loaded into a pressure chamber to a pressure substantially in excess of atmospheric pressure conditions and rapidly decompressing the item to the ambient atmospheric pressure. The rapid decompression serves to scavenge vapors and particles from the exterior and interior of the item and any objects it contains. A sample of the vapors and particles removed from the item by the rapid decompression is sampled and is tested to determine whether a predetermined contaminant is present in the sample. Depending on the types of contaminants for which the sample is tested, it is possible to detect whether explosives, biological or chemical agents, and/or narcotics residues are present on or in the item being screened. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272713 | Breath actuation of electronic and non-electronic devices for preventing unauthorized access - An apparatus is presented including an input unit for receiving initial breath samples; a breath analysis module for analyzing the initial breath samples; a comparison module for comparing the initial breath samples to subsequent breath inputs; and a breath authorization module for locking and/or unlocking the apparatus in response to results received from the comparison module. The apparatus may also include a storage unit for storing the initial breath samples and the subsequent breath inputs. The breath analysis module is a chemical breath component analyzer configured to: (i) count each of a plurality of select volatile organic compounds from the initial breath samples and the subsequent breath inputs received from the input unit and (ii) determine a concentration of each of the plurality of the select volatile organic compounds. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272714 | GAS STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A time-course change (dM/dt) in the mass of air in an intake passage downstream of a throttle value is estimated through application of a mass conservation law to the air in the passage. A time-course change dTm/dt in the temperature of the air in the passage is estimated through application of an energy conservation law to the air in the passage. The pressure of the air in the passage is estimated on the basis of the mass of the air in the passage obtained through integration of dM/dt with respect to time, the intake air temperature obtained through integration of dTm/dt with respect to time, and a state equation applied to the air in the passage. Only the state equation includes a term regarding the volume of the passage. Therefore, it is possible to easily identify the volume while monitoring only a change in the intake air pressure. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272715 | Analysis of Pressurized Reservoir Fluids - A self-contained analysis system operable to assess gas to oil ratio (GOR), shrinkage of reservoir fluid, and composition of pressurized reservoir fluids. The analysis system can be used for extended compositional analysis of rich flashed gas and lean gas samples as well as flashed equilibrium liquids, condensates, and black oils. Analysis of the various samples is achieved without cross contamination, for example, between rich flashed gases and lean gases or between extended natural gas and liquids (e.g., black oils and condensates). The system yields accurate results up to and including C | 2012-11-01 |
20120272716 | Photoacoustic Sensor Diffusion Membrane Attachment Structure - A photoacoustic detector includes a sensing region for receiving atmospheric samples of a gas. A permeable membrane overlays a gas input port of the sensing region. The membrane is mechanically clamped to the sensing region by a compression force. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272717 | Photoacoustic Detector with Background Signal Correction - A photoacoustic detector includes a sensing region for receiving atmospheric samples. Radiant energy from a source is directed toward the sensing region. A thermal isolator and a displaced optical filter are positioned between the incoming radiant energy and the sensing region so that the radiant energy passes, at least in part, through both elements. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272718 | Photoacoustic Sensor with Baseline and Span Correction - A photoacoustic detector wherein a detector response transfer function can be measured at various times under predetermined conditions during the life of the detector. One or more of the time related transfer functions each can, when acquired, be compared to the stored initial transfer function established at initial manufacture and calibration of the detector. Span and baseline correction values can be determined. These values can be used to compensate detected output values during normal operation. Time related transfer functions can be compared to each other as well as to the stored initial transfer function. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272719 | PHOTOACOUSTIC SENSOR WITH ADAPTIVE OPERATING FREQUENCY - Some embodiments relate to a photoacoustic sensor that includes a gas cell having an opening and a detector to collect pressure fluctuations within the gas cell to determine a spectral content of the pressure fluctuations within the ambient environment. The photoacoustic sensor further includes a light source to generate radiation to radiate sample gas within the gas cell and a control that receives signals from the detector that represent the spectral content of the pressure fluctuations within the ambient environment. The control adjusts a frequency of the radiation produced by the light source to a frequency that conflicts less with the spectral content of the pressure fluctuations within the ambient environment. The detector generates output electrical signals in response to acoustic signals generated by pressure fluctuations of the radiated sample gas. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272720 | HEATABLE GAS SENSOR AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a heatable gas sensor ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272721 | DEVICE COMPRISING A GAS SENSOR SENSITIVE TO THE PRESENCE OF A SPECIFIC GAS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GAS SENSOR SENSITIVE TO THE PRESENCE OF A SPECIFIC GAS FOR USE IN THE DEVICE AND USE OF THE DEVICE - A device including a gas sensor sensitive to the presence of a specific gas is disclosed. In one aspect, the gas sensor includes a first segment made of a dielectric material and a second segment made of a semiconducting material. The first segment has a first surface exposed to an environment of the gas sensor and is located between the environment and the second segment. The first segment has a first thickness and the second segment has a second thickness. The first thickness is selected such that upon diffusion of a gas molecule of the specific gas into the first segment, a dipole of the molecule of the specific gas detectably influences a bending of an energy-band structure of the semiconducting material of the second segment. The second thickness is in the order of, or smaller than, the Debye length of the semiconducting material. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272722 | IN-PIPE LEAK DETECTION BASED ON PRESSURE GRADIENT - Leak detection system. The system includes a structure sized to fit within a pipe for supporting at least one sensing element near an inside wall of the pipe, whereby a pressure gradient at a leak in the pipe will cause the sensing element to respond. Structure is provided for detecting movement or deformation of the sensing element, the movement or deformation indicating the presence of a leak. In a preferred embodiment, the structure includes two spaced-apart rings for supporting the at least one sensing element. The sensing element is a diaphragm in a preferred embodiment. In this embodiment, the sensing element is supported for movement with respect to the ring structure which includes sensing circuitry for detecting the movement to indicate a leak. Other embodiments employ different sensing elements that respond to pressure gradients near leaks. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272723 | GAS TIGHTNESS TESTING MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A gas tightness testing member disposed in an electronic device includes a first end, a second end, and a fluid channel penetrating from the first end to the second end. The second end of the gas tightness testing member is combined with the electronic device, and the first end is connected to a gas tightness testing device for performing a gas tightness test. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272724 | HIGH RESOLUTION LWD IMAGING - A method for forming a high resolution logging while drilling image includes receiving a logging while drilling data set and selecting a borehole grid. The borehole grid includes a plurality of pixels that define discrete azimuthal positions and depth positions in the borehole. The LWD data set is mapped to the selected borehole grid such that an azimuthal position and a depth position are assigned to each data point in the data set. An interpolation routine is used to fill empty pixels. Disclosed embodiments enable high resolution LWD imaging that may resolve various fine formation features such as fractures, fine bedding layers, breakout, and vugs. | 2012-11-01 |