44th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110265434 | FILTER ASSEMBLY - In an embodiment, a filter assembly includes: at least one airflow inlet; at least one tubular filter element adjacent to the at least one airflow inlet; and a support member attached to the at least one tubular filter element at a first portion and a second portion of the support member, the at least one tubular filter element circumferentially surrounding the support member, wherein the support member includes a composite material. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265435 | Fan Filter Device - A fan filter device with one or more fan blades substantially comprising a filter media coated or impregnated with a fluid for removing particulates, such as dust and other pollution, from airflow in a wide variety of environments. The fluid has evaporation and viscosity characteristics suitable for maintaining the filter media in a wet condition at the desired speed and temperature of operation. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265436 | Three-Dimensional Filter - A three-dimensional filter includes a filter frame having a three-dimensional skeletal structure with a filter media connected to the skeletal structure. The filters are nestable. The skeletal structure may be trimmed and provided with walls to create standard sized filters. Methods for making the three-dimensional filter include injection molding of the skeletal structure onto the filter media, injection molding the filter media and the filter frame together in a single molding process, thermoforming a molded or extruded skeletal structure and the filter media, and needle punching a molded or extruded skeletal structure to create filter media within the skeletal structure. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265437 | FILTER ELEMENT HAVING SEALING MEMBERS AND METHODS - A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first seal member is preferably oriented to form a radial seal with a housing. A second seal member is secured to the outer annular surface of the coiled construction. The second seal member includes a gasket extension having first and second opposite ends; an attachment portion; and a protrusion extending from the attachment portion. The second seal member is preferably oriented to form an axial seal with a housing. Air cleaners preferably utilizing filter arrangements as described herein operably installed within housings. Methods of installing, filtering, assembling, and servicing preferably include arrangements as described herein. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265438 | TURBINE ENGINE WITH ENHANCED FLUID FLOW STRAINER SYSTEM - A fuel delivery system for a turbine engine includes a fluid supply conduit. The conduit has an inner peripheral surface that defines a flow supply passage. A fuel strainer is received in the conduit. The strainer has a hollow, generally frusto-conical body with an outer peripheral surface. The strainer has a longitudinal axis. A plurality of holes extends through the body substantially radially to the longitudinal axis. The holes have an associated effective flow area. The outer peripheral surface of the body is radially spaced from the inner peripheral surface of the conduit along the length of the strainer such that a flow area is defined between the outer peripheral surface of the strainer body and the inner peripheral surface of the fluid supply conduit. The flow area is equal to or greater than the effective flow area of the strainer holes along the length of the strainer. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265439 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block, a coating layer and at least one of the bonding layer and the coating layer. The ceramic block includes a plurality of honeycomb units that are bonded together and that have a plurality of cells partitioned by cell walls using a bonding layer. The coating layer is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the ceramic block. The at least one of the bonding layer and the coating layer includes bubble marks having a diameter in a range of approximately 100 μm to approximately 300 μm and includes no bubble marks having a size exceeding approximately 300 μm. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265440 | Manufacturing Methods for Indigo Fleck Fancy Yarn and Indigo Fleck Fancy Fabric - Manufacturing methods for an indigo fleck fancy yarn and for an indigo fleck fancy fabric are provided. The indigo fleck fancy yarn manufacturing method includes providing an original indigo yarn, oxidizing the original indigo yarn, reducing the oxidized indigo yarn, soap washing the reduced indigo yarn, and drying the soap washed indigo yarn to form an indigo fleck fancy yarn. The indigo fleck fancy yarn is an indigo yarn having irregular white area. The indigo fleck fancy fabric manufacturing method includes providing a plurality of indigo fleck fancy yarns made by the above indigo fleck fancy yarn manufacturing method, and using the indigo fleck fancy yarn to make an indigo fleck fancy fabric. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265441 | Connector - This invention relates to a connector, particularly to a shackle suitable for use in connecting two links of a chain or a chain to an anchor, more particularly to a connector comprising a first portion and a second portion, at least one first connector arm on the first portion and at least one second connector arm on the second portion, wherein both the first and second connector arms have multiple bearing surfaces, preferably six, and are able to engage one another when the connector is coupled by means of the bearing surfaces. The connector of the present invention has the advantage of having a break load of 1.3[0.0274 d | 2011-11-03 |
20110265442 | SHACKLE APPARATUS - A shackle apparatus including a generally U-shaped shackle body having an arcuate end, a pair of parallel arms, and a retaining member spanning a gap defined between the shackle arms. The retaining member cooperates with the shackle body to define a closed loop which can be permanently attached to a sling or lifting cable. The retaining member prevents the shackle apparatus from being removed and installed on another sling or lifting cable without substantially destroying the shackle apparatus of the present invention. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING COMPRESSOR INLET FLUID TEMPERATURE - A system includes a radiation detector array directed toward a fluid flow into a compressor. The radiation detector array is configured to output a signal indicative of a two-dimensional temperature profile of the fluid flow. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the radiation detector array. The controller is configured to detect a temperature variation across the fluid flow based on the signal, and to adjust a parameter of a temperature control device to compensate for the detected temperature variation. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265444 | ENERGY RECOVERY AND STEAM SUPPLY FOR POWER AUGMENTATION IN A COMBINED CYCLE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A power generation system ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265445 | Method for Reducing CO2 Emissions in a Combustion Stream and Industrial Plants Utilizing the Same - Disclosed herein are methods for reducing CO | 2011-11-03 |
20110265446 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE ACTUATOR OF THE COWLINGS OF A TURBOJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSER - The control system of the invention includes at least one actuator ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265447 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST MIXER - A gas turbine engine exhaust mixer has a plurality of circumferentially distributed alternating inner and outer lobes. The outer lobes protrude into the annular bypass passage of the engine, whereas the inner lobes protrude into the main gas path passage of the engine. The inner and outer lobes respectively define alternating troughs and crest with radial interconnecting walls therebetween. The mixer has a jagged trailing edge including a plurality of tabs extending from each radial wall between the troughs and the crests. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265448 | JET NOZZLE MIXER - An external jet nozzle mixer includes identically formed lobes. The external mixer works with the internal mixer further to mix the engine internal bypass flow with the internal jet engine core flow to level the disparate flow velocities, to reduce the peak velocities from the jet engine core and increase the lower bypass velocities of the engine internal bypass flow, and thereby reduce noise. The internal lobe contours act as lifting flutes, causing mixing of the primary hot and cold flows to mix before exiting the nozzle. The external lobe contours act as venturi chutes, accelerating the cooler ambient secondary air flow. The lobes thus act collectively as an injector to force the cooler ambient secondary flow into the previously mixed primary flow as it exits the nozzle. Also obtained is an increased thrust efficiency and, consequently, decreased fuel consumption and engine emissions. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265449 | Exhaust Gas Capture System for Ocean Going Vessels - An exhaust gas capture system for capturing the exhaust gas emitted by auxiliary engines, auxiliary boilers, and other sources on an Ocean Going Vessel (OGV) while at berth or at anchor so that these gases may be carried to an emissions treatment system for removal of air pollutants and or greenhouse gases. The exhaust gas capture system includes a manifold and a family of parallel-flow flexible ducts for connecting directly to individual OGV exhaust pipes. The exhaust gas capture system further includes apparatus for connecting the parallel-flow flexible ducts to the OGV exhaust pipes. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265450 | POST-COMBUSTION FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exhaust control system comprises a total loss determination module and a fuel control module. The total loss determination module determines a total energy loss rate of exhaust upstream of a location in an exhaust system based on a convective energy loss rate upstream of the location, a conductive energy loss rate upstream of the location, and an oxidation energy gain rate upstream of the location. The fuel control module receives a target temperature for the exhaust at the location and determines a target input energy rate based on the target temperature, a temperature of exhaust input to the exhaust system, and the total energy loss rate. The fuel control module controls a rate of fuel injection into the exhaust system upstream of an oxidation catalyst based on the target input energy rate. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265451 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS IN EXHAUSTS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An assembly and method for reducing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons in exhausts of internal combustion engines, wherein the exhaust is acted upon in a first stage catalytic converter. A first portion of the first stage catalytic converter output is cooled and a second portion of the catalytic converter output is not cooled. The cooled and not cooled exhausts are united and directed to a second stage catalytic converter. Air is injected into a selected one of (1) the not cooled exhaust prior to the juncture thereof with the cooled exhaust, and (2) the combined cooled and not cooled exhausts after the juncture thereof. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265452 | AMMONIA SENSOR CONTROL OF AN SCR AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - A system includes an engine, an exhaust conduit for the engine, a first SCR catalyst fluidly coupled to the exhaust conduit, and a second SCR catalyst fluidly coupled to the exhaust conduit at a position downstream of the first SCR catalyst. The system further includes an ammonia sensor positioned between the first and second SCR catalysts. A reductant doser is positioned upstream of the first SCR catalyst. The system includes a controller that determines an amount of NH | 2011-11-03 |
20110265453 | Methods and Systems for Variable Displacement Engine Control - Methods and systems are provided for selecting a group of cylinders for selective deactivation, in a variable displacement engine system, based at least on a regeneration state of an exhaust catalyst. The position of one or more valves and throttles may be adjusted based on the selective deactivation to reduce back-flow through the disabled cylinders while also maintaining conditions of a downstream exhaust catalyst. Pre-ignition and knock detection windows and thresholds may also be adjusted based on the deactivation to improve the efficiency of knock and pre-ignition detection. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265454 | Methods and Systems for Variable Displacement Engine Control - Methods and systems are provided for selecting a group of cylinders for selective deactivation, in a variable displacement engine system, based at least on a regeneration state of an exhaust catalyst. The position of one or more valves and throttles may be adjusted based on the selective deactivation to reduce back-flow through the disabled cylinders while also maintaining conditions of a downstream exhaust catalyst. Pre-ignition and knock detection windows and thresholds may also be adjusted based on the deactivation to improve the efficiency of knock and pre-ignition detection. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265455 | AMMONIA BURNING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ammonia burning internal combustion engine capable of using ammonia as fuel comprises an exhaust purifying catalyst purifying ammonia and NO | 2011-11-03 |
20110265456 | Diesel Engine and Method for Flexible Passive Regeneration of Exhaust After-Treatment Devices - A diesel engine and method for operating a diesel engine with exhaust after-treatment device regeneration capability are disclosed. The diesel engine may employ an exhaust after-treatment device such as a diesel particular filter to remove soot from the combustion gases exhausted by the engine. In order to regenerate the exhaust after-treatment device, the temperature of the exhaust gases is raised sufficiently to do so. The temperature of the exhaust gases is raised to such a level by employing multiple compression and expansion strokes of the piston in certain engine cycles, with a combustion event associated with each pair of compression and expansion strokes. The engine may operate in a four stroke, one combustion cycle during conventional power operation, and switch to an enhanced combustion cycle during regeneration. The enhanced combustion cycle may include eight strokes such as one intake stroke, three compression strokes, three expansion strokes, and one exhaust stroke, with three combustion events. The engine may switch between cycles by using a cam follower with lost motion device capability, an electrical actuator, or any other selectively actuable valve actuator to prevent opening of the intake and exhaust valves during regeneration. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265457 | EXHAUST PURIFYING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided an exhaust purifying device for an internal combustion engine in which NOx can be purified in selective catalytic reduction and occurrence of an ammonia slip can be restricted. In the exhaust purifying device provided with selective catalytic reduction in an exhaust passage to selectively reduce nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust gas and urea water adding valve for supplying ammonia as a reducing agent, an absorption excess amount of the ammonia in the selective catalytic reduction is calculated based upon a maximum absorption amount of ammonia capable of being absorbed by the selective catalytic reduction and changing with a temperature and an actual absorption amount of the ammonia actually absorbed in the selective catalytic reduction, and at least one of an operating condition and the urea adding valve is controlled in such a manner that the absorption excess amount calculated is secured at a predetermined value or greater. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265458 | HYDROCARBON ENERGY STORAGE AND RELEASE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exhaust control system comprises an absorption rate estimation module, a desorption rate estimation module, a rate of change module, a release rate estimation module, and a fuel control module. The absorption rate estimation module estimates a hydrocarbon energy absorption rate of a component of an exhaust system. The desorption rate estimation module estimates a hydrocarbon energy desorption rate of the component. The rate of change module that determines a stored energy rate of change based on a difference between the hydrocarbon absorption and desorption rates. The release rate estimation module estimates a hydrocarbon energy release rate for the component based on the stored energy rate of change. The fuel control module controls a rate of fuel injection into the exhaust system upstream of an oxidation catalyst based on the hydrocarbon energy release rate. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265459 | REDUCTANT DOSING MANIFOLD - A reductant dosing manifold is disclosed. The reductant dosing manifold may have a housing with a pump interface configured to directly connect the reductant dosing manifold to a reductant pump, and a reductant supply passage in fluid communication with the pump interface. The housing may also have a reductant outlet port, and a pressurized reductant passage connecting the pump interface to the reductant outlet port. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265460 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SUPPLY POWER TO CONDUCTIVE CARRIER OF CATALYST CONVERTER - In an apparatus for controlling supply power to a conductive porous carrier of a catalyst converter for cleaning an emission, a moisture determiner determines whether moisture is contained in and/or on the conductive porous carrier. A power controller controls supply power to the conductive porous carrier for energization of the conductive porous carrier such that a value of the supply power to the conductive porous carrier when it is determined that the moisture is contained in and/or on the conductive porous carrier is lower than a value of the supply power to the conductive porous carrier when it is determined that the moisture is not contained in and/or on the conductive porous carrier. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265461 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - It is determined quickly whether there is a shortage in reducing agent supplied to an NOx selective reduction catalyst. After it is determined that a quantity of reducing agent equal to or larger than a predetermined quantity is absorbed in the NOx selective reduction catalyst on the assumption that there is no abnormality in reducing agent supply unit, the supply of a quantity of reducing agent needed to reduce a quantity of NOx flowing into the NOx selective reduction catalyst is started. A determination of an abnormality in the reducing agent supply unit is made based on the NOx removal rate after the lapse of a predetermined period of time since the start of the supply of reducing agent. The NOx removal rate becomes lower when there is an abnormality in the reducing agent supply unit. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265462 | DIESEL ENGINE - An object is to provide a diesel engine ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265463 | AMMONIA BURNING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine in which ammonia which is fed into a combustion chamber is ignited by an ignition device which is arranged in the combustion chamber. As this ignition device, at least one plasma jet ignition plug which emits a plasma jet or a plurality of spark plugs which generate sparks are used. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265464 | AMMONIA BURNING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Inside an engine compartment of a vehicle, an ammonia concentration sensor is arranged above a liquid ammonia injector which is attached to an internal combustion engine body and to the rear in a direction of progression of the vehicle. An ammonia concentration which is detected by the ammonia concentration sensor is used as the basis to judge if ammonia is leaked. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265465 | Heat Transfer Arrangement, Heat Transfer Device and Manufacturing Method - The present invention relates to an arrangement for the heat transfer between a tubular body suitable for conducting a fluid and a contact body that is in contact with said tubular body, wherein the contact body comprises a contact side facing the tubular body, with which the contact body is in contact with an outside of the tubular body facing the contact body, wherein in a tensioned state of the arrangement a preload force presses the contact body against the tubular body in a preload direction. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265466 | EXHAUST THROTTLE VALVE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust throttle valve | 2011-11-03 |
20110265467 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A control device for a hybrid construction machine includes a discharge pressure introduction passage that leads a discharge pressure from a variable volume pump to a regulator, and a load pressure introduction passage that leads one of a maximum load pressure of respective actuators and a load pressure of a hydraulic motor to the regulator. A controller, having determined that the actuators are in an inoperative condition on the basis of a detection result from an operating condition detector, excites a solenoid of a solenoid pilot control valve such that a discharge oil from the variable volume pump is led to the hydraulic motor, and controls the regulator such that a differential pressure between the discharge pressure of the variable volume pump and the load pressure of the hydraulic motor is kept constant. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265468 | WAVE POWER PLANT - The invention relates to a wave power plant, comprising at least one floating power plant body and means for converting movement of the floating power plant body into a rotary motion for power take off. The floating power plant body ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265469 | RESERVOIR AND MASTER CYLINDER - Provided is a reservoir having first and second partitions. The first partitions partition a brake reservoir chamber and clutch reservoir chambers. The first partitions extend in a length direction of the vehicle and are formed uprightly along the sidewalls. The second partitions connect the first partitions and the sidewalls adjacent to the first partitions. The second partitions are formed uprightly at middle positions of the respective sidewalls in the length direction of the vehicle. The brake reservoir chamber and the clutch reservoir chambers are formed to face the sidewalls. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265470 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An energy recovery system includes an exhaust line which is capable of collecting exhaust gas from an exhaust manifold of the engine and which is equipped with a particulate filter, a secondary line which is thermally linked with, but distinct from, the exhaust line, and which carries a fluid. The particulate filter has a filtering part in which exhaust gases can flow and a heat exchanging part in which the fluid can flow, the filtering part and heat exchanging part being arranged to transfer heat by conduction from the exhaust gases to said fluid. The secondary line is connected to energy recovery means capable of recovering energy from the heat. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265471 | EXHAUST DRIVEN AUXILIARY AIR PUMP AND PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - One exemplary embodiment may include an engine breathing system including an exhaust driven auxiliary air pump to flow air directly into the exhaust side of the breathing system. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265472 | Nested Valve and Method of Control - A valve in an engine exhaust system is disclosed. The valve can improve engine operation and reduce engine component degradation during cold engine starting. The valve may also be configured to provide different levels of restriction to exhaust gases flowing to a turbocharger turbine. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265473 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system for a vehicle is provided. The EGR system includes a turbine fluidly coupled downstream of an exhaust manifold and an EGR conduit including a first port coupled to an exhaust passage directly downstream of the turbine, an axis of the first port arrange at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the rotation axis of the turbine and a second port coupled to an intake system. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265474 | WATER RECLAMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system reclaiming contaminated water includes a heat exchanger that receives the contaminated water and converts at least a portion of the contaminated water into steam and collects at least a portion of the contaminants within the heat exchanger. A thermal transfer fluid is heated by a heat exchanger is communication with a heat source. The heated fluid is circulated through the heat exchanger to heat the contaminated water. A steam engine is coupled to a generator, the steam engine receives the steam from the heat exchanger to drive the generator to provide power for the system. Steam exhausted from the steam engine is supplied to supplemental heat loads and then condensed in a modular condensing system. The collected contaminants are directed to an evaporation device to remove residual liquid. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLD STARTING A STEAM TURBINE - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for cold starting a steam turbine by preheating a steam turbine component using eddy currents. The process includes providing an electrically conducting steam turbine component, an electro-magnetic coil, and a supply of AC to the coil. The coil is located relative to the component so that the coil is capable of forming eddy currents in the component. In this location, an AC current is passed through the coil thus heating the component. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265476 | OPERATIONAL FLUID FOR A VAPOUR CIRCUIT PROCESSING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - The invention relates to an operating fluid for a steam cycle process apparatus comprising a steam generator, an expander, a condenser and a reservoir for the operating fluid, comprising a working medium that evaporates by supplying heat in the steam generator, performs mechanical work in the vapour phase by expanding in the expander and condenses in the condenser and an ionic liquid which forms a mixture with the working medium, wherein the melting point of the mixture lies below −5° C. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265477 | THERMAL INTEGRATION OF A CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND COMPRESSION UNIT WITH A STEAM OR COMBINED CYCLE PLANT - A power plant system including a fossil fuel fired power plant ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265478 | THERMOCHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS CONTINUOUS CYCLE MACHINE - It is a thermodynamics machine carrying heat from T1 cold heat source to T2 hot heat source without using any energy operating contrary 0. law of thermodynamics or it is thermodynamics machine operating by using atmosphere heat using single heat source contrary 2. law of thermodynamics. Continuous cycle is combinated chemical reaction system in which A+B<->AB format homogeneous chemical reaction is controlled with having partner B component B+C→BC format mono direction chemical reaction. United chemical reaction system are continuous cycle, because heat of homogeneous reaction is bigger than direction reaction heat and this heat is used for the decomposition of mono direction reaction or never used heat for decomposition of mono direction reaction. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265479 | SYSTEM FOR STEAM PRODUCTION FOR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION - A system for steam production for electric power generation may include an electrode boiler. The electrode boiler is configured to provide overheated steam. A steam turbine is coupled to the electrode boiler and is driven by the overheated steam. An electrical generator is coupled to the steam turbine to convert the kinetic energy of the steam turbine to electrical power. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265480 | RADIAL COUNTERFLOW STEAM STRIPPER - Turbine exhaust steam, axially fed between counter-rotating radial flow disk turbines, separates into: (1) a radially inward flow of low enthalpy dry steam, and (2) a radially outward flow of high enthalpy steam, noncondensibles, and condensate. The radially inward flow goes to a conventional condenser. The radially outward flow loses enthalpy turning the disk turbines as it passes in the boundary layers against the disks, thus becoming low enthalpy dry steam, and the counter-rotation of the disks by impinging mass flow of condensate, high enthalpy steam, and noncondensibles sustains a cascade of dynamic vortex tubes in the shear layer between the boundary layers. The low enthalpy dry steam resulting from work being done flows into the condenser through the vortex cores of fractal turbulence. Condensate exits the periphery of the workspace, ready to be pumped back into the Rankine cycle. More condensate is recovered from the low enthalpy vapor in the condenser. Heat rejection from the cooling water circuit is easier because a significant mass fraction does not enter the condenser. Dynamic evaporative cooling of cooling water, uses fractal turbulence between counter-rotating centrifugal impellers, fed at their common axis of rotation with cooling water. Chilled water flows radially outward to recirculation, and hot water and vapor flows radially inward to the impeller axis of rotation. Vapor is stripped through the vortex cores of fractal turbulence into a condenser where it condenses as distilled water. Ultimate heat rejection is into the environment without discharge of vapor. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265481 | DUAL FUEL CAN COMBUSTOR WITH AUTOMATIC LIQUID FUEL PURGE - A lean, low NOx gas-fired can combustor having liquid fuel operation capability includes a housing, a combustor liner disposed within the housing and defining a combustion zone for combusting fuel with air, and a head assembly for joining the longitudinal housing and liner ends and for supporting swirler vanes that admit about 45-55% of a total combustor air flow to the combustion zone. The head assembly includes multiple gaseous fuel injection ports upstream of the swirler vanes, and a single liquid fuel injector positioned along the liner axis for directing atomized liquid fuel into the combustion zone. The head assembly further includes a heat shield disposed between the injector and the combustion zone, and the head assembly is configured to provide a flow of air for cooling the heat shield during all operations of the can combustor. The can combustor may also include apparatus for automatically purging the liquid fuel injector with compressed air, such as cooled compressed air from a gas turbine engine compressor stage. The apparatus includes a shuttle valve controller including a shuttle member biased by a first pressure towards a first position interconnecting the liquid fuel input to the liquid fuel injector inlet, while blocking compressed purging air flow, and biased by a second pressure towards a second position interconnecting the compressed purging air input to the liquid fuel injector inlet, while blocking liquid fuel flow. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265482 | POCKETED AIR AND FUEL MIXING TUBE - An improved mixing tube design and fuel nozzle that allows for a more uniform and thorough mixing of fuel and air being fed to the combustor of a gas turbine engine, wherein each of a plurality of mixing tubes comprises a pair of concentric hollow cylinders that define a ring-like, annular path for the flow of fuel between the two hollow cylinders in each mixing tube, a plurality of air injection slots formed in the concentric hollow cylinders defining corresponding air flow paths from the outside into the interior of each mixing tube, and one or more fuel injection ports formed in selected ones of the plurality of air injection slots that allow for the flow of fuel from the annular path formed by the hollow cylinders into the air flow path, resulting in significantly better mixing and improved thermodynamic behavior of the fuel and air mixture downstream of the nozzle and upstream of the combustor. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265483 | Combustor For A Turbine, and Gas Turbine Outfitted With A Combustor of This Kind - Combustor for a turbine, and gas turbine outfitted with a combustor. The combustor has a housing in which an air collecting chamber, a combustion antechamber, and a combustion chamber are formed. A combustor head plate is arranged in the housing so that the combustor head plate separates the combustion antechamber from the combustion chamber. A baffle plate is arranged in the combustion antechamber so that the baffle plate divides the combustion antechamber into a first sub-chamber adjoining an air supply fluidically connected with the air collecting chamber and a second sub-chamber adjoining the combustor head plate. Wherein baffle plate has a plurality of through-passages that fluidically connect the first sub-chamber with the second sub-chamber so that air that has flowed into the first sub-chamber from the air collecting chamber via the air supply can flow into the second sub-chamber via the through-passages and to a back surface of the combustor head plate facing the second sub-chamber. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265484 | COMBUSTION DEVICE FOR A GAS TURBINE - A combustion device ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265485 | FLUID COOLED INJECTION NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine includes a fluid cooled injection nozzle assembly. The fluid cooled injection nozzle assembly includes an inner conduit portion that includes a body portion having first end portion to a tip end portion. The body portion includes an outer surface and an inner surface. A cooling element extends through the inner conduit portion. The cooling element includes a body element having a first end section that extends to a second end section. The body element includes an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a cooling passage. The outer surface of the body element is spaced from the inner surface of the inner conduit portion to define a return channel. Fluid passing through the cooling passage impinges upon and convectively cools the tip end portion, enters the return channel and is directed out from the nozzle member. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265486 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL TURNDOWN CAPABILITY OF A GAS TURINE ENGINE - A turbine engine assembly for a generator including a turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section, and the turbine engine having a base load. The combustor section includes a combustor and a combustor shell. A flow control device is located in a flow path between the combustor shell and an inlet to the combustor. The flow control device effects an increase in a pressure drop of shell air flowing from the combustor shell to the combustor. A controller is provided for operating the flow control device to change a pressure drop across the flow control device, wherein an increase in the pressure drop across the flow control device results in a corresponding reduction in mass flow through the combustor for effecting a reduction in power output from the turbine engine during a reduction in an operating load to less than the base load. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265487 | Dynamically Auto-Tuning a Gas Turbine Engine - Tuning processes implemented by an auto-tune controller are provided for measuring and adjusting the combustion dynamics and the emission composition of a gas turbine (GT) engine via a tuning process. Initially, the tuning process includes monitoring parameters, such as combustion dynamics and emission composition. Upon determining that one or more of the monitored parameters exceed a critical value, these “out-of-tune” parameters are compared to a scanning order table. Upon comparison, the first out-of-tune parameter that is matched within the scanning order table is addressed. The first out-of-tune parameter is then plotted as overlaid slopes on respective graphs, where the graph represents a fuel-flow split. Typically, the slopes are plotted as a particular out-of-tune parameter against a particular fuel-flow split. The slopes for each graph are considered together by taking into account the combined impact on each out-of-tune parameter when a fuel-flow split is selected for adjustment. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265488 | ALTERNATE METHOD FOR DILUENT INJECTION FOR GAS TURBINE NOx EMISSIONS CONTROL - A method and system for gas turbine emissions management through delivery of a diluent fluid stream (steam, CO2, N2 etc) into a gas turbine combustion system while the gas turbine is operating on a conventional fuel such as light distillate oil or natural gas. The diluent injection system delivers required diluent-to-fuel ratios over the emissions compliance operating range of the gas turbine. The method for diluent injection is coupling the injection system to a gas turbine compressor discharge purge system, such that the diluent fluid is mixed with compressor discharge air. The mixed compressor discharge purge air and diluent stream are injected into the gas turbine combustor through a non-fueled combustion fuel nozzle passage to achieve emissions guarantee compliance. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265489 | Pyrolyzing gasification system and method of use - Pyrolyzing gasification system and method of use including primary combustion of non-uniform solid fuels such as biomass and solid wastes within a refractory lined gasifier, secondary combustion of primary combustion gas within a staged, cyclonic, refractory lined oxidizer, and heat energy recovery from the oxidized flue gas within an indirect air-to-air all-ceramic heat exchanger or external combustion engine. Primary combustion occurs at low substoichoimetric air percentages of 10-30 percent and at temperatures below 1000 degrees F. Secondary combustion is staged and controlled for low NOx formation and prevention of formation of CO, hydrocarbons, and VOCs. The gasifier includes a furnace bed segmented into individual cells, each cell is independently monitored using a ramp temperature probe, and provided with controlled air injection. Gasifier air injection includes tuyere arrays, lances, or both. The oxidizer includes three serially aligned stages separated by air injecting baffles, and ability to adjust the exit air temperature. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265490 | FLOW MIXING VENT SYSTEM - A vent system is disclosed having a first flow stream flowing over a first surface in a flow path, a conduit that channels a second flow stream and an aero-chimney that is in flow communication with the conduit and located near the first surface wherein the aero-chimney has a body having an aerodynamic shape having a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion such that the first flow stream flows around the aero-chimney near the first surface. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265491 | COMBUSTOR CONNECTION STRUCTURE, COMBUSTOR TRANSITION PIECE, DESIGNING METHOD OF COMBUSTOR TRANSITION PIECE, AND GAS TURBINE - Provided is a combustor connection structure in which a cross-sectional area (Dout) of a transition piece outlet ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265492 | FREEZER WITH CRYOGEN INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A freezer for reducing the temperature of product is provided which includes a controller in communication with and for receiving signals from the cryogen delivery assembly, the cryogen flow assembly, the conveyor, the product measurement assembly and the first heat sensor, the controller responsive to the signals for controlling the cryogen flow assembly to provide an amount of the cryogen to the cryogen delivery assembly for application to the product. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265493 | Thermoacoustic Apparatus With Series-Connected Stages - A thermoacoustic apparatus includes multiple thermoacoustic device stages, such as individual thermoacoustic refrigerators, connected in a looped series such that excess acoustic energy from a first stage forms a part of the input energy to the next successive stage. Each stage includes an acoustic source, a regenerator, and a plurality of heat exchangers. The stages are interconnected by transmission lines. The dimensions of the transmission lines, materials used, and the operating parameters are selected so that that excess acoustic power is communicated to a succeeding stage with a pressure phase at the back of an acoustic source of the succeeding stage such that the electric power required by the acoustic source of the succeeding stage is minimized for a given acoustic power produced by the second stage. Improved operating efficiency of the thermoacoustic apparatus is thereby provided. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265494 | Production of Liquefied Natural Gas - A liquefied natural gas production and storage scheme for offshore liquefaction of stranded gas reserves using a processing vessel and a liquefaction and storage shuttle vessel. The processing vessel includes the typical steps of condensate management, pre-treatment and compression. The processing vessel also recompresses a recycle gas from the LNG production and storage vessel. The high pressure, treated natural gas is fed to the LNG production and storage vessel that has minimal processing equipment consisting of at least a heat exchanger, an isentropic expander, a separator vessel, and a small LP compressor. The liquefier on the liquefaction and storage vessel are designed to generate a high liquid yield without the need for excessive operating pressures or multiple refrigerants circulating between vessels. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265495 | Cold trap and cold trap regeneration method - A cold trap is provided with a cold panel provided in a pumping path such that the panel is exposed, a refrigerator thermally coupled to the cold panel and operative to cool the cold panel; and a controller configured, in a regeneration process for evaporating a gas frozen on the surface of the cold panel and discharging the gas outside using the vacuum pump, to control the refrigerator so as to raise the temperature of the cold panel to a temperature exceeding a non-liquefaction temperature range and to adjust a pressure in the pumping path at the temperature so that the gas frozen on the surface of the cold panel is evaporated without being melted, the non-liquefaction temperature range being a range in which it is guaranteed that a gas frozen on the surface of the cold trap is evaporated without being melted. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265496 | PROCESS CHAMBER WITH INTEGRATED PUMPING - A process chamber with integrated pumping including a process chamber, refrigerators and arrays, or pumping surface, that are integral to the process chamber. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265497 | Microtome Cassette Clamp Having An Air Channel For Dissipating The Heat Of A Cooling Element, And Microtome - A device for cooling a tissue sample on a microtome includes a cooling element ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265498 | MECHANISM FOR ICE CREATION - A refrigerator is provided that includes an apparatus for producing ice comprising a reservoir that contains water, at least one freezing member, a power source, and at least one fin located on the reservoir. The at least one freezing member is located at least partially in the reservoir. The at least one freezing member is configured for forming ice by freezing the water along the periphery of the at least one freezing member. The power source is configured to move the reservoir to create a movement of the water about the at least one freezing member. The at least one fin located on the reservoir is configured for enhancing the movement of the water about the at least one freezing member and for restricting a splashing of water from the reservoir. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265499 | CONTROLS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY HEAT PUMPS - As discussed herein, a first aspect of the present invention provides a method of providing improved efficiency in heating/cooling. The method can include operating an HVAC system that includes first and second heat pump compressors working together with corresponding heat pump expansion valves and heat pump heat exchangers. The method can include collecting HVAC fluid information concerning actual conditions of an HVAC fluid flowing in the HVAC system via sensors positioned in various places throughout the HVAC system. The method can include transmitting an update that includes HVAC fluid information. The method can include receiving control instructions at a heat pump controller. The method can include implementing the control instructions with the heat pump controller. Steps of the method can be repeated periodically during operation of the HVAC system. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265500 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL DISCHARGE COOLING IN A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for operating a discharge cooling cycle in a refrigeration system. The method includes determining a first operating condition of the refrigeration system. The method also includes, based on the determination of the operating condition, activating an evaporator fan for a first predetermined period of time, deactivating the evaporator fan for a second predetermined period of time, and repeating the activating and deactivating until a second operating condition is detected. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265501 | System and a method of energy recovery from low temperature sources of heat - A system of energy recovery from low temperature sources of heat, comprising components of Organic Renkine Cycle (ORC) including a turbine from which an ORC vapor is withdrawn, a condenser in which the ORC vapor withdrawn from the turbine condenses into an ORC condensate, a pump which circulates the ORC working medium, a heat exchanger which is supplied with a heat carrier from a lower temperature heat source and in which the ORC working liquid, and an ARC Condenser in which the ORC working liquid is heated or evaporates to produce ORC working vapor which is supplied to the turbine; components of an absorption refrigeration cycle (ARC) including an absorption refrigeration machine which receives heat and vaporizes a liquid refrigerant of the ARC to produce an ARC refrigerant vapor which is supplied to the ARC condenser to heat the ORC working liquid; and an additional component increasing a temperature difference between the ORC condensate and the heat carrier from the low temperature heat source. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265502 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY HEAT PUMPS - As discussed herein, a first aspect of the present invention provides a high-efficiency heat pump that includes a frame, as well as a first circuit, a first compressor, a condenser heat exchanger, a first electronic expansion valve, an evaporator heat exchanger, and a controller. The first circuit, the first compressor, the condenser heat exchanger, the first electronic expansion valve, and the evaporator heat exchanger can be supported by the frame. The first compressor, the condenser heat exchanger, the first electronic expansion valve, and the evaporator heat exchanger can be connected to the first circuit. The controller can be in electronic communication with the first electronic expansion valve, and the controller can be configured to control operation of the first electronic expansion valve and/or the second electronic expansion valve. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265503 | REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER - A refrigerated merchandiser including a refrigeration system, a first sensor in communication with the refrigerated airflow in a discharge passageway to sense a discharge airflow temperature, and a second sensor is in communication with the refrigerated airflow in the return passageway to sense a return airflow temperature. A controller is in electrical communication with the first sensor and the second sensor and controls a temperature of the product within a predetermined temperature range that is between about 22 degrees Fahrenheit and 23 degrees Fahrenheit based on at least one of the discharge airflow temperature and the return airflow temperature. The controller is further programmed to operate the refrigeration system such that the discharge airflow temperature is maintained above a temperature between about 10 degrees Fahrenheit and 30 degrees Fahrenheit to regulate an evaporation temperature of the evaporator to avoid freezing the product. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265504 | REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER - A refrigerated merchandiser including a case, a refrigeration system, a sensor, and a controller. The refrigeration system is operable in a defrost mode defrosting the evaporator, and a refrigeration mode discharging a refrigerated airflow into the product storage area to refrigerate the product and to maintain the product within a predetermined temperature range without freezing the product, and to receive the refrigerated airflow along a return passageway. The sensor senses one or more defrost conditions of the case. The controller controls the refrigeration system in the refrigeration mode and in the defrost mode, and includes an algorithm for calculating when to initiate the defrost mode and for calculating a duration of the defrost mode. The controller is programmed to vary the refrigeration system between the refrigeration mode and the defrost mode based on the signals indicative of the defrost conditions and the calculations by the algorithm. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265505 | Optimization of a Thermoacoustic Apparatus Based on Operating Conditions and Selected User Input - In a thermoacoustic refrigerator, operating temperatures, ambient temperature, and selected user input are utilized to control frequency and/or input power in order to optimize the efficiency of the thermoacoustic refrigerator operation. In a thermoacoustic heat engine, operating temperatures, ambient temperature, and selected user input are utilized to control impedance of a load to optimize the efficiency of the thermoacoustic heat engine operation. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265506 | High Ratio Mobile Electric HVAC System - An energy efficient and highly versatile electrically-powered air conditioning and heating system for mobile vehicles. Multiple variable-speed compressors operate in series and parallel modes giving an exceptionally wide range of operating capacity making the system suitable for combined on-highway and no-idle use in trucks. In series mode, the single-stage compressors function like a two-stage compressors for increased energy efficiency. A unique power control and storage system has multi-voltage input and output capability without the use of DC-DC or DC-AC converters. A battery management system is incorporated which is compatible with all advanced battery technologies and offers cell-level charge and discharge control. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265507 | REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER - A refrigerated merchandiser including a case and a refrigeration system in communication with a product storage area of the case. The case includes a case top, a discharge passageway, and a return passageway, and the case top has a lower wall, a front wall, and a deflector. The refrigeration system includes a refrigeration circuit that has a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator in series, where the evaporator is disposed in the case top. The refrigeration system further includes a fan that cooperates with the lower wall, the front wall, and the deflector to discharge a substantially laminar refrigerated airflow into and through the product storage area to refrigerate the product within a predetermined temperature range without directing the refrigerated airflow directly at the product. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265508 | COIL WITH BUILT-IN SEGMENTED PAN COMPRISING PRIMARY AND AUXILIARY DRAIN PANS AND METHOD - An air-conditioning system provides a segmented pan with a primary drain segment and a built in auxiliary drain pan segment to receive overflow condensate from the primary drain pan and drains through auxiliary drain lines. The built-in auxiliary drain pan and primary drain pan are plumb with respect to each other and are secured together and/or monolithic. The assembly construction thereby provides reduced time and costs associated with storing, transporting, installing, leveling, and plumbing individual components. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265509 | MULTIPLE-WAY VALVE, SYSTEM FOR ALTERNATELY COOLING AND HEATING A REACTOR, AND ALSO SORPTION COOLING - A multiple-way valve comprises a housing ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265510 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a reciprocating compressor and a refrigerating apparatus having the same, a ball bearing ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265511 | NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION METHOD WITH ENHANCED PROPANE RECOVERY - The liquefaction method provides fractionation of the natural gas with ethane recycle in order to enhance propane recovery and to increase the critical pressure of the gas to be liquefied. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265512 | CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE FROM POWER OR PROCESS PLANT GASES - The present invention are methods for removing preselected substances from a mixed flue gas stream characterized by cooling said mixed flue gas by direct contact with a quench liquid to condense at least one preselected substance and form a cooled flue gas without substantial ice formation on a heat exchanger. After cooling additional process methods utilizing a cryogenic approach and physical concentration and separation or pressurization and sorbent capture may be utilized to selectively remove these materials from the mixed flue gas resulting in a clean flue gas. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265513 | DECORATIVE BODY JEWELRY SYSTEM - A decorative body jewelry system configured to decorate a part of a human body. It includes a body anchor configured to secure under and protrude through human skin. The body anchor includes an anchor base and a receiving post including a first coupling device. There is a stage member configured to couple to the receiving post and to provide a support. The support includes a platform having a first magnetically active portion and a second coupling device configured to couple to the first coupling device. In addition, the system includes a decorative device including a decorative base having a second magnetically active portion. The first magnetically active portion and the second magnetically active portion are magnetically attracted to each other. Furthermore, the system includes a retaining protrusion positioned to restrict lateral displacement of the decorative device. The system further includes a decorative element coupled to the decorative base. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265514 | METHOD OF CUTTING DIAMONDS - In a method of taking a star facet of a diamond and extending its length to the girdle (the outside perimeter) of the diamond, a shield style (obelisk-shaped) facet is produced in rounds and fancy cut diamonds, and on square and off squares it remains a three-sided facet but is made larger and longer. The facet becomes larger than it was previously. It becomes a five-sided facet when it was a three before (or a much larger three-sided facet on squares and off squares). The reason it becomes five-sided is because when the facet is extended it collides with the bezel and both upper girdle facets as it extends to the girdle on rounds and fancy cut diamonds. The new facet on square and off square becomes longer and larger but remains three-sided. When the new star facet of rounds, fancy, square and off square diamonds collide with the others it produces a new larger facet and makes an exchange of positions of the previous largest facet which is true of all rounds, fancy, square and off square. This new facet has a different angle from the previous largest facet. Because of the adjustment it appears a little different because the world is used to the standard cuts. The new cut produces new angles for the largest facet and produces a very appealing display of light performance. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265515 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BENDING GLASS SHEETS WITH COMPLEX CURVATURES - The present invention is related a method and a system for bending glass sheets with complex curvatures comprising: heating at least a pre-selected area of at least a glass sheet using microwave energy and then superficially forming the sheet against a die. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265516 | COMPOSITIONAL CONTROL OF FAST RELAXATION IN DISPLAY GLASSES - Methods are provided for reducing the dimensional changes of a glass substrate during a display manufacturing process. The reductions are achieved by increasing the fast relaxation exhibited by the glass. Test methods are provided for distinguishing the effects on dimensional changes of fast relaxation versus slow relaxation. Glass substrates which exhibit reduced dimensional changes during critical thermal cycles of display manufacturing processes are also disclosed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A 3D GLASS ARTICLE - A method of making a 3D glass article includes forming at least one marker on an edge of a 2D glass piece. The 2D glass piece is thermally reformed into a 3D glass article, where the at least one marker formed on the edge of the 2D glass piece is carried over to an edge of the 3D glass article. The 3D glass article is aligned on a support using the at least one marker on the edge of the 3D glass article. Then, the edge of the 3D glass article is finished to a final shape and dimension. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265518 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HERMETIC CONTAINER AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A manufacturing method of a hermetic container includes the steps of sandwiching a frame-like sealing material between a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate, irradiating first local heating light to a first region of the sealing material, and sealing the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate to each. The sealing is performed by irradiating, on a boundary between the first region of the sealing material and a second region of the sealing material which is adjacent to the first region and on which the first local heating light is not irradiated, second local heating light to heat and melt a portion of the second region adjacent to the boundary, during a period that viscosity of the sealing material at a portion of the first region adjacent to the boundary is equal to or lower than 10 | 2011-11-03 |
20110265519 | METHODS FOR SEPARATING GLASS SHEETS FROM CONTINUOUS GLASS RIBBONS - Methods for separating glass sheets from glass ribbons are disclosed. One method includes forming a glass ribbon having a curvature in a lateral direction. A conformable nosing is engaged with a first surface of the glass ribbon such that the conformable nosing conforms to the curvature of the glass ribbon. The glass ribbon is scored along a scoring line on a second surface of the glass ribbon. The conformable nosing is then at least partially disengaged from the first surface of the glass ribbon by adjusting a bow of the conformable nosing. A bending moment is applied to the glass ribbon to separate a glass sheet from the glass ribbon at the scoring line. Application of the bending moment conforms the curvature of the glass ribbon to the bow of the conformable nosing prior to the glass sheet separating from the glass ribbon. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265520 | Methods For Determining The Rotational Characteristics Of An Optical Fiber - A method for determining a rotational characteristic of an optical fiber is disclosed. The method includes forming an orientation registration feature in an optical fiber preform and drawing an optical fiber from the preform such that the orientation registration feature formed in the optical fiber preform is imparted to the optical fiber. The optical fiber is then rotated about a longitudinal axis and the direction of rotation is periodically reversed. An orientation signal of the optical fiber is determined based on a position of the orientation registration feature as the optical fiber is rotated. A rotational characteristic of the optical fiber is then determined based on the orientation signal. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265521 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector assembling method capable of preventing workability from worsening is provided. First, when assembling the optical connector, an optical cord ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265522 | OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD - An optical fiber manufacturing apparatus including: a heating furnace in which an optical fiber is formed by melt-drawing an optical fiber preform; a sealing mechanism which is provided on an opening portion located at an upstream of the heating furnace and seals the heating furnace with an inert gas; a first pipe which is connected to the heating furnace and introduces the gas into the heating furnace; a second pipe which is connected to a lowermost compartment closest to the heating furnace among the compartments and introduces the gas into the lowermost compartment; and a gas flow rate control unit which controls a total sum of a flow rate of a gas supplied from the first pipe into the heating furnace and a flow rate of a gas supplied from the second pipe into the lowermost compartment to be substantially constant. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265523 | Laundry Machine with an Integrated Heat Pump System - A laundry machine includes an integrated heat pump system. The laundry machine comprises a cabinet ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265524 | LAUNDRY APPARATUS - A laundry apparatus including a cabinet; a first space provided in the cabinet, in which a first treating part provided to treat laundry is installed; a second space provided in the cabinet, in which a second treating part provided to treat laundry is installed; a drawer movably provided in the second space, in which the second treating part is installed; and a rail unit configured to limit vertical and horizontal movement of the drawer with respect to the second space and to guide the outward movement of the drawer. Therefore, laundry may be treated by using the first and second treating parts and vibration and noise generated in the second treating part may be reduced. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265525 | Holder and washing machine having the same - A washing machine having a holder, which is configured to fix a hose in a simplified manner, thus achieving enhanced assembly efficiency and productivity. The washing machine includes a cabinet defining an outer appearance of the washing machine, a tub placed in the cabinet, a circulation pump placed beneath the tub, a circulation hose connected to the circulation pump and serving to supply wash water pumped by the circulation pump into the tub, and a holder provided at a position of the tub to fix the circulation hose. The holder includes at least one fixing protrusion protruding from a front surface of the tub. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265526 | PORTABLE LOCK WITH MODULAR CABLE - A lock assembly ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265527 | WIRELESSLY CONTROLLED ELECTRIC LOCK - The invention relates to a wirelessly controlled electric lock, comprising a lock body ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265528 | MECHANICALLY OPERATED ELECTRIC LOCK - A mechanically operated lock which can operated by electrical control. The lock comprises a door handle rotatable door handle spindle ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110265529 | CLOSING DEVICE - The invention relates to a closing device which includes a stationary part and a part which is displaceably mounted thereon. Tumblers are arranged by means of a key in order to release the displaceable part. These tumblers are maintained in a locking position by means of the locking element. The locking element can be adjusted by means of a drive in order to release the tumblers, which can be controlled via an electronic control device. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265530 | Key and lock assemblies - The present invention is directed to key assemblies and their mating locks, and more particularly, to keys with mutually compressible, actuating elements capable of being continuously positioned axially within apertures in a key blade. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265531 | THEFT DETERRENT LOCKING SYSTEM - A cylindrical lock assembly has a locking core which separates into two portions when the locking core is struck along or across its axis. A reinforced barrier is positioned near a break zone between two portions of the locking core to promote separation at the break zone. The lock housing contains the locking core for movement between locked and unlocked positions. An optional reinforced tumbler prevents unauthorized removal of the locking core from the lock housing. The housing includes an optional reinforced section to inhibit unauthorized removal of the locking core from the lock housing. The lock assembly may be used in retrofit and new installations | 2011-11-03 |
20110265532 | Process for Treating Sludge and Manufacturing Bioorganically-Augmented High Nitrogen-Containing Inorganic Fertilizer - The invention describes a new method for treating sludge, which can result in the production of high nitrogen organically-augmented inorganic fertilizer that incorporates municipal sludges or biosolids or organic sludges that can compete with traditional fertilizers such as ammonium phosphate, ammonium sulfate and urea on the commodity fertilizer marketplace. The method takes advantage of the thixotropic property of dewatered biosolids or organic sludge to create a pumpable paste-like material from the biosolids or organic sludge that is then treated with an oxidizer to reduce odorant effects and an acid. This mix is then interacted with concentrated sulfuric and or phosphoric acids and an ammonia source or alternatively a hot or molten melt or salt of ammonium sulfate/phosphate to form a fertilizer mix. The present invention controls the heat, atmospheric pressure and retention time of the fertilizer mix in the reaction vessel. When a fertilizer melt is formed ammoniation is subsequently completed by the specific use of vaporized ammonia. The invention can also be an add-on to commercial production of ammonium salts. The fertilizer produced by the present invention contains more than 8 wt. % nitrogen and preferably 15 wt. % nitrogen. The invention is oriented to be tailored to the biosolids production for individual municipal waste treatment plants in order to keep the fertilizer manufacturing plants of the present invention small with a minimization of logistics and liability. | 2011-11-03 |
20110265533 | Organic Containing Sludge to Fertilizer Alkaline Conversion Process - This invention is directed to systems, devices and methods for treating organic-containing sludges and converting such sludges to high value fertilizers containing both inorganic and organic fertilizer components, which creates an inorganically-augmented bioorganic fertilizer. The invention describes methods to create a thixotrophic or paste-like material via the application of mixing energy to the organic sludge followed by an alkaline treatment and a subsequent ammoniation. The invention further describes a method to increase the plant nutrient content in the organic containing product to a level which permits the finished granular fertilizer product to compete in the commercial agricultural fertilizer marketplace. Further, the invention reduces odors associated with said organic-containing sludges. | 2011-11-03 |