46th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080276542 | Sliding window assembly with windload and impact resistance - A sliding window assembly includes two rectangular sash frames each enclosing an insulated glass panel unit and supported by a surrounding main support frame. At least one of the sash frames is supported for horizontal movement, and horizontally extending interlocking members are formed on the adjacent upper and lower horizontal frame members of the sash frame and main support frame. The interlocking members have interfitting horizontal hook portions positioned to permit each movable sash frame to move freely between a closed position and an open position. The interfitting hook portions are effective to engage and interlock each other in response to a substantial positive or negative windload or such a windload after an impact which breaks the glass panel unit, to limit deflection and prevent permanent deformation or release of the sash frame. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276543 | Alkaline barrier polishing slurry - The aqueous slurry is useful for chemical mechanical polishing a semiconductor substrate having a tantalum-containing barrier layer and copper interconnects. The slurry includes by weight percent, 0 to 5 oxidizing agent, 0.1 to 25 silica particles, 0.001 to 3 polyvinyl pyrrolidone, 0.02 to 5 weight percent imine barrier removal agent selected from at least one of formamidine, formamidine salts, formamidine derivatives, guanidine, guanidine derivatives, guanidine salts and a mixture thereof, 0.02 to 5 weight percent carbonate, 0.01 to 10 inhibitor for decreasing static etch of the copper interconnects, 0.001 to 10 complexing agent and balance water; and the aqueous slurry having a pH of 9 to 11. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276544 | Cemented Carbides - The present invention provides a cemented carbide with superior strength and toughness by refining the WC in the alloy uniformly and by restricting the growth of coarse WC efficiently. In this cemented carbide, WC with a mean particle diameter of no more than 0.3 microns serves as a hard phase and at least one type of iron group metal element at 5.5-15 percent by mass serves as a binder phase. In addition to this hard phase and binder phase, this cemented carbide contains 0.005-0.06 percent by mass of Ti, Cr at a weight ratio relative to the binder phase of at least 0.04 and no more than 0.2, with the remaining portion being formed from inevitable impurities. In particular, this cemented carbide does not contain Ta. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276545 | CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM WITH INFLATED MEMBERS - Self-supporting structures are assembled from hollow construction members, particularly inflatable balls made of a durable resilient material. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276546 | ADVANCED GUTTER SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an advanced rain gutter system for preventing the blockage of a rain gutter system on a building roof. The system includes a shield having a first end zone adapted for connection to the roof and a second end zone which forms a curved shaped lip and the lip is in near touching contact with the gutter, substantially covering the gutter without doing so completely. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276547 | Low-Profile Miter Apparatus and System - A gutter cover inside miter to be used with both open valley and closed valley roof miters, where the gutter cover inside miter is formed by coupling two primary member having a stem, legs, a tapered trough, a diverter and a plurality of draining and guide vents oriented to accommodate a variety of water flows. The gutter cover inside miter is also used with an underlying gutter cover as a system to improve the functionality of the gutter cover. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276548 | BUILDING STRUCTURED MATERIAL USING CELL GEOMETRY - A cellular building block including a middle beam and two legs. The cellular building block having the first leg coupled to the middle beam such that the leg is perpendicular to the middle beam and a second leg coupled to the middle beam such that the leg is perpendicular to the middle beam and spaced apart from the first leg, the first leg and the second leg having an inside edge and an outside edge. Having at least one barb located on the inside edge of the first leg and on the inside edge of the second leg and further configured to lock into a recess. The cellular building blocks connect in a two dimensional or three dimensional pattern and a produce a structured material that holds itself together and exhibits beneficial characteristics. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276549 | Ground Anchor System - A portable ground anchor system comprises base plate members having a hinge pin passage formed therethrough and each base plate member having a multiplicity of holes formed therethrough for interaction with ground spikes; central triangular shaped plate members having circular openings formed therethrough at a triangular apex thereof; a spacer member adapted to provide an engagement for a cable, said spacer member interconnected between said central triangular shaped plate members; a cylindrical pin for pivotally joining the base plate members and the central triangular members. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276550 | Multi-Story Building - According to the invention, a method for constructing a multi-story building is disclosed. The method may include slip forming a building core with support member casings deposited within the building core. The method may include providing support pedestals around the building core to support roof structural members, coupling roof structural members, and lifting the roof structure to a first elevation from a top of the building core. The method may include supporting support members with the support member casings, and supporting the roof structure at the first elevation with the support members. The method may include coupling a plurality of floor structural members on the support pedestals. The method may include lifting the floor structure to a second elevation from the top of the building core. The method may include supporting the floor structure at the second elevation with other support members. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276551 | HEADWALL HAVING MOVABLE COVER - An apparatus is provided for coupling to a wall in a healthcare facility, such as a hospital. The apparatus comprises a housing configured to support at least one service outlet, a cover and a linkage for mounting the cover to the housing for pivoting movement between a closed position in which the cover blocks access to the at least one service outlet and an open position in which the cover allows access to the at least one service outlet. The cover remains substantially parallel to the wall as it travels between the closed and open positions. The cover may comprise a wall accessory, such as a picture frame. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276552 | Adaptor - An adaptor for, and a method of, interfacing a substantially planar solar energy collecting panel with curved roof tiles having an arcuate cross-section. An adaptor comprising a substantially rectangular body. An underlapping flange and an overlapping flange extend one from each side edge, and a portion between the underlapping and overlapping flanges is recessed from the front face of the adaptor. The underlapping and overlapping flanges are configured to cooperate with side overlapping and underlapping flanges of a solar energy collecting panel respectively. The recessed portion is configured to receive, into contact with a surface of the recessed portion, a downwardly depending edge of a curved roof tile that is located to extend over the underlapping flange or over the overlapping flange and also over an upwardly depending edge of another curved roof tile. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276553 | Affordable, sustainable buildings comprised of recyclable materials and methods thereof - An affordable, sustainable building, comprising substantially entirely mass-produced, prefabricated constituent parts manufactured off-site, the prefabricated constituent parts comprising a foundation, a frame module comprising a plurality of frames, wherein the frame module is secured to the foundation, a reversible connector to connect the plurality of frames to form the frame module, a wall panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module, a floor panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module, and a ceiling panel configured to be mounted on to the frame module. Each constituent part forms part of a library of parts from which the constituent parts are selected. The constituent parts are preferably made in standardized sizes to facilitate efficient mass production. The constituent parts are predominantly made of recyclable material so as to be environmentally friendly. Computer software may be developed to facilitate design and construction of the affordable, sustainable building and to calculate proper attachment points for lifting and moving frame modules. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276554 | Modular Radiation Shielding System and Related Methods - Provided herein is a portable cubicle useful for environmental shielding of patients undergoing radiation treatment for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, for example, | 2008-11-13 |
20080276555 | Foundation for modular structures - An improvement for building perimeter-wall foundations is created by attaching galvanized-steel corrugated panels to an in-place structure. The freely hanging bottom edges of the panels, which have continuous deformation specific to the enhancement of bearing and anchorage within concrete, are cast in-situ with footing concrete, so becoming a cast-in-place perimeter-wall foundation, capable of residential-scale bearing and shear loadings. A load bearing pier support is included for load bearing supporting large or multi-unit modular structures. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276556 | Insert for a Weep Hole Opening in a Masonry Wall - An insert ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276557 | CONSTRUCTION PANEL - This application relates to a light-weight, multi-purpose construction panel. The panel may be formed, for example, from molded plastic. Each panel includes a substantially planar deck on a first side thereof and a second side comprising alternating male and female sleeves arranged in honeycomb-like compartments defined by a plurality of wall elements. A pair of panels may be releasably coupled together with their respective second sides facing inwardly to form a construction assembly. When a pair of panels is coupled together, the male sleeves of one panel matingly fit within the females sleeves of the other panel, and vice versa. Each panel may also include guide tubes which are aligned when the panels are coupled together. A plurality of channels may be formed in the deck on the first side of the panel and spaced-apart apertures may be arranged in the channels in alignment with the guide tubes for insertion of fasteners therein or to allow water drainage through the assembly. The wall elements may include spaced-apart notches which together define conduits extending through the interior of an assembly when a pair of panels are coupled together. The conduits are sized to receive fluid delivery tubes for delivering fluid, such as heated air or water, through the panel assemblies. The panel assemblies may be used for many different construction applications including flooring, roofing and wall structures. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276558 | ADAPTIVE WALL INSULATING SYSTEM - A building wall or a system for insulating a building wall, comprising: an insulating layer of translucent insulation disposed upon an exterior wall of a building so as to be exposed to solar radiation; an absorbing layer disposed toward the interior of said building from said insulating layer in a position to receive at least of portion of said solar radiation, said absorbing layer being capable of absorbing a portion of said solar radiation and converting said portion of said solar radiation to thermal energy; an adaptive shading mechanism disposed exterior of said transparent insulation, said adaptive shading mechanism comprising: a support structure secured to said building and adapted to support plant matter at a distance therefrom; plant matter disposed upon said support structure in a position to at least partially shade said exterior of said building from said solar radiation, said plant matter being selected so that said plant matter changes during a certain portion of the calendar year so as to increase the amount of solar radiation reaching said exterior of said building, said portion of the calendar year being a portion in which relatively greater solar heating of said building is desired. A method for insulating a building wall comprises the employment of such a system. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276559 | Low Density Concrete Wall Panel With Reinforced Insulation Members - An insulated wall panel is provided that employs a plurality of spaced insulated members that define cavities within the body of the wall panel. The insulation panels that form the cavities may be constructed of a reinforced insulating material, such as expanded polystyrene. The insulated wall panels may include a reinforcing mesh, preferably fiberglass coated with PVC embedded within the body of the EPS foam during fabrication. The strengthened EPS foam blocks have the advantage of being lightweight and very durable, thereby reducing handling damage, for example. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276560 | SUSPENDED CEILING - A modular ceiling comprising a first and second main runners defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface defining a longitudinal retaining cavity along the first main runner and two grooves disposed parallel to and, respectively, on each side from the longitudinal retaining cavity; a cross member installable at an angle from the main runners and adapted to connect the first main runner with the second main runner, the cross member being secured to the main runners by a cross member fastener having a cross runner anchor adapted to engage the groove defined in main runners; and a panel adapted to be disposed between main runners and being supported, at least in part, by main runners. A method for installing a ceiling kit is also disclosed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276561 | Assembled DIY floor - An assembled DIY floor comprises a floor unit having an approximate rectangular shape; an upper side of the floor unit being formed with a groove which also has an approximate rectangular shape; the groove serving for receiving a floor plate; the floor plate being adhered to the groove by using a sticky layer; an upper lateral side of the groove having a buckle for buckling the floor plate to the floor unit; an assembly portion installed around the floor unit; the assembly portion including a plurality of projections and a plurality of recesses. When assembling two floor units, the projections are buckled to the recesses so as to assembly two floor units. In assembly, two floor units are assembled; the projections of a floor unit are combined to the recesses of another floor unit; the floor plate being combined to the groove of the floor unit through the sticky layer; and the floor unit is adhered to ground. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276562 | ENGINEERED BRICK - An engineered brick having a plastic shell having a shape that resembles a conventional brick; and an aggregate layer embedded into the surface of the plastic shell. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276563 | Stud attachment clip - A stud attachment clip for attaching a metal stud to a metal track includes a mounting portion configured for mounting on the metal track and an attaching portion connected to the mounting portion and configured to hold the stud in place. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276564 | Method, An Apparatus and A Means For Making A Reinforcement Mesh - Production of a reinforcement mesh comprising reinforcement bars ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276565 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STICK BUILDING HOMES WITHIN A FACTORY - A method and apparatus for stick-building large buildings (e.g., single-family homes, townhouses, apartment complexes, commercial structures, multi-story buildings, buildings legally or physically too large or oddly shaped to be transported substantially intact via public roads, etc.) within a factory is presented. The factory can be constructed on or near the intended building destination(s). The factory can include a large enclosed structure that shelters the construction process, the raw materials and/or workers from the extremes or effects of the natural elements. Inside the factory, one or more buildings are constructed using stick-building construction techniques (e.g., constructing the building from raw materials without pre-manufactured panels or modular sections). The factory can use assembly line and/or assembly point stick-building techniques. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276566 | Method For Forming A Preform For A Structural Assembly - A preform and method for forming a structural assembly are provided. The preform can be formed by friction welding structural members to a base member and subsequently providing a connection material to join the structural members. The resulting preform can be formed with dimensions and a configuration that approximate the dimensions and configuration of the structural assembly. Thus, the structural assembly can be formed by joining multiple members that are generally smaller than the finished assembly. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276567 | CONSTRUCTION PANEL - This application relates to a light-weight, multi-purpose construction panel. The panel may be formed, for example, from molded plastic. Each panel includes a substantially planar deck on a first side thereof and a second side comprising alternating male and female sleeves arranged in honeycomb-like compartments defined by a plurality of wall elements. A pair of panels may be releasably coupled together with their respective second sides facing inwardly to form a construction assembly. When a pair of panels is coupled together, the male sleeves of one panel matingly fit within the females sleeves of the other panel, and vice versa. Each panel may also include guide tubes which are aligned when the panels are coupled together. A plurality of channels may be formed in the deck on the first side of the panel and spaced-apart apertures may be arranged in the channels in alignment with the guide tubes for insertion of fasteners therein or to allow water drainage through the assembly. The wall elements may include spaced-apart notches which together define conduits extending through the interior of an assembly when a pair of panels are coupled together. The conduits are sized to receive fluid delivery tubes for delivering fluid, such as heated air or water, through the panel assemblies. The panel assemblies may be used for many different construction applications including flooring, roofing and wall structures. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276568 | BUILDING STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - Building components and building structures including structurally insulated panels and cavities for accommodating building services, which cavities are insulated and vapor sealed. The cavity is formed by providing cross beams that accept connection therebetween of structurally insulated panels on one end, but include portions that extend beyond the surface of the structurally insulated panels to accept structural sheating thereon. Building components are also taught that include keyed connections between cross beams and structurally insulated panels. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276569 | ELEMENT FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGE FOR PACKAGING A FOOD PRODUCT, CORRESPONDING PACKAGE, ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A PACKAGE AND A FOOD PRODUCT, CUTTING INSTALLATION AND METHOD - The invention concerns an element including: 1 sheet ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276570 | INDIVIDUAL PACKAGE OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An individual package of an absorbent article permits a base end of a tape to be bonded with sufficiently large bonding strength without complicating packaging process and increasing manufacturing cost. The absorbent article is wrapped by a package sheet having side edge portions and end edges, and one end edge is overlapped over the other end edge. The package sheet is sealed along the side edge portions, a base end of a tape is fixed on the surface of the package sheet located outside in an overlapping portion, and a free end of the tape extends across one end edge and is releasably adhered on the outer surface of the package sheet adjacent one end edge. The package sheet has a surface, on which the base end of the tape is fixed, the surface being smoothed by a smoothing process. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276571 | PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MAKING A PACKAGE - A package includes a first wall, a second wall coupled to the first wall at a peelably openable seal portion, a gusset coupled to the first wall and the second wall, wherein the first wall, the second wall, and gusset define an interior space, a vent portion provided on at least one of the first wall and the second wall, wherein the vent portion is configured to permit gases to escape from the interior space, and a food product provided within the interior, wherein at least one of the first wall and the second wall comprises an anti-fog material on a surface facing the interior space. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276572 | Method and Device for Sealing a Tear-off Foil onto a Packaging Element - Method for sealing a tear-off foil ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276573 | APPARATUS FOR CREATING A VACUUM IN CONTAINERS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FOODSTUFFS - The invention concerns a device to form a vacuum in flexible containers such as bags or rigid containers such as vessels or canisters, for vacuum-packed products. It comprises a plate or tray base and an upper body separably connected and where the upper body encloses a suction group, contains a heat sealing bar and means for commanding the functions of the device and is movable between a raised open position and a lowered closed position of the device. The plate or tray base has at least a positioning or guide means of the mouth of said flexible container, means interacting with a seal on the lower face of the upper body forming a suction chamber, and a profiled seal mating with the heat sealing bar of said upper body when the device is closed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276574 | PACKAGING AND SUPPLY DEVICE FOR GROUPING PRODUCT ITEMS - A packaging device for grouping product items, especially semi-soft tissue paper packs ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276575 | BULGE REDUCER FOR GABLE TOP PACKAGE - A bulge reducer is configured for use on a form, fill and seal packaging machine for gable top packages. The machine has a drive element and plurality of discrete package carriers for conveying the packages along a conveyance path through the machine. The bulge reducer includes a drive member operably connected to the machine station chain. A reciprocating member is operably connected to the drive member for the reciprocation toward and away from the conveyance path. The reciprocating member contacts one of the package side walls as the package moves along the conveyance path to exert an inward force on and urge the side wall inwardly of the package. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276576 | UNIVERSAL TOP SEALING SYSTEM FOR GABLE TOP PACKAGE - A top sealer for a gable top package having a sealed top fin includes an arm support and a pair of opposing arms pivotally mounted to the arm support. The arms each have a sealing jaw at about an end thereof. The arms are pivotal to move the sealing jaws toward and away from one another through an arc. The arm support is linearly movable toward and away from the package, as the arms pivot, to move the sealing jaws downward, toward the package, to alter the arc of the pivoting sealing jaws. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276577 | Method for strapping a package with a strapping machine that includes a motor drive having a drive shaft that rotates 360 within a strapping cycle and controls work components including at least one clamping device for the strap to be strapped - Method for strapping a package with a strapping machine that includes a motor drive having a drive shaft that rotates 306° within a strapping cycle and controls work components including at least one clamping device for the strap to be strapped, wherein the clamping of the leading strap end, fed in in a strap guide frame, for the strap to be strapped in the subsequent strapping cycle occurs in the current strapping cycle in the time between the beginning of the removal of the package already strapped in the current strapping cycle and the end of the addition of a new package to be strapped, whereupon the drive stops, and, after the conclusion of the tensioning process for the fed-in strap about the package, for performing the strapping process, rotates continuously 360° without an intermediate stop in the new strapping cycle until the new leading strap end has been clamped. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276578 | Device for Strapping Packages with Strapping Material - The invention concerns an improved retainer system allowing reliably strapping a package while incurring only minimized wear. This problem is solved by using an additional retainer device ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276579 | DOUBLE CHAIN FOR A WESTERN BIT - A double chain in one example includes two chains lying flatly adjacent to each other, where the chains have chain elements turned out to the right and respectively to the left, which are securely connected with each other at one location. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276580 | Oil Mist Removal Device with Oil Fill - An oil mist removal device, with oil fill, is provided for an internal combustion engine. A housing has first and second passages, and a separator therebetween. An oil fill port in the first passage is provided for adding oil to the engine. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276581 | Removable verticle media insert system for air treatment - A support framework for containing a granular medium that is used to remediate corrosive vaporous pollutants in an air stream. The support framework is situated within a plenum and comprises two concentric open-lattice weave cylinders made from corrosion resistant fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP). The cylinders are of differing diameters and the granular medium is placed into and contained within the open space formed between the inside wall of the outer cylinder and the outside wall of the inner cylinder. The open-lattice weave design allows a greater radial flow through the medium per unit of time, doing so with less pressure drop and using less energy than the prior art. The use of FRP to form the cylinder walls allows creation of large units that are suitable for use in municipal and industrial settings, which was not possible previously. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276582 | Air Filter Arrangement; Assembly; and, Methods - An air filter media construction or arrangement is disclosed. The air filter media construction or arrangement includes strips of media comprising corrugated sheets secured to facing sheets and forming inlet and outlet flutes secured to one another in a stack. Blocked stacked arrangements and slanted stacked arrangements are shown. Such stacked media is provided with molded end pieces to secure and seal opposite side edges of the media strips. Also described are serviceable filter cartridges and air cleaners including the filter cartridges. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276583 | Filter, Especially Air Filter - A filter has a housing and a filter element with a first filter medium, wherein the filter element is arranged in the housing. A releasable lid is provided at an end face of the housing and closes off the housing. The releasable lid and the filter element together form a unitary component and the releasable lid forms a terminal disk at a first end of the filter element. The releasable lid forming the terminal disk of the filter element is glued to an end face of the first filter medium. The unitary construction of the filter element and the lid simplifies changing the filter element. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276584 | Laser Welding Method And Filter Element Produced By It - A method for connecting a filter medium ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276585 | Filtration Plate For a Particle Filter - A filtration plate ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276586 | HONEYCOMB FILTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb body including first and second cells extending along its longitudinal direction. The first cells have upstream opening ends and downstream closing ends opposite to the upstream opening ends along the longitudinal direction. The second cells have upstream closed ends and downstream opening ends opposite to the upstream closed ends along the longitudinal direction. The honeycomb body further includes cell walls intervening between the first cells and the second cells to define the first cells and second cells and extending between the upstream opening ends and the downstream closing ends and between the upstream closed ends and the downstream opening ends. A porosity of the cell walls is about 75% to about 95%. Ceramic particles are provided in the cell wall. A concentration of the ceramic particles in the wall decreases from the first cells to the second cells. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276587 | Methods and Apparatus for Guiding Harvest Residue - Methods and devices for guiding harvest residue at the time of harvest to prepare crops for strip-tilling operations. Embodiments of the invention include an attachment for a harvesting machine, and a method of harvesting a row crop in a way that directs harvest residue into relatively narrow strips, leaving strips of soil between the strips of harvest residue in better condition for strip-tilling. The management and placement of harvest residue during harvesting operations according to embodiments of the invention may improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of strip-tilling operations. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276588 | Rear Discharge Mower - A rear discharge mower comprising: a first shaft; a first blade that is rotated in unison with the first shaft; a second shaft that is configured to be rotated in a direction opposite from a rotational direction of the first shaft; a second blade that is rotated in unison with the second shaft, wherein a grass-clippings discharge path is formed through which grass clippings are discharged in a rearward direction from the area between the first shaft and second shaft; an enclosing casing that supports the blade shafts; and a power train that is accommodated in the enclosing casing and that transmits power to the first and second blade shafts. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276589 | Lawn Mower - A lawn mower, comprising a vehicle body that is supported by a plurality of wheels; a support frame that is connected to a rear part of the vehicle body; a grass collector that is supported on the support frame so as to be pivoted between a grass collecting position and a discharge position about an axis oriented in the transverse direction of the vehicle body, the grass collector having a bottom surface; a swiveling body that is connected to a rotating shaft of the grass collector to be rotated in unison so as to switch the grass collector between the grass collecting position and the discharge position; and a cylinder connected to the swiveling body and to the support frame; wherein the swiveling body and the cylinder are disposed below the grass collector in the grass collecting position, and the cylinder extends along the bottom surface of the grass collector. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276590 | FLEXIBLE DRAPER AND CUTTER BAR WITH TILT ARM FOR CUTTERBAR DRIVE - A harvesting machine includes a harvesting header with a header frame, a cutterbar assembly attached to the header frame along the length thereof and configured to cut a crop, and a draper assembly positioned behind the cutterbar assembly and operable to receive severed crop material from the cutterbar assembly. The draper assembly includes a center draper that delivers crop material to a feeder house of the harvesting machine and oppositely spaced side drapers that deliver crop material to the center draper. The harvesting header is operable to flex and thereby follow an uneven terrain. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276591 | Draper belt rib apparatus and method - A draper belt rib comprising an outer portion being comprised of a material having a higher wear resistance than a base portion of the rib. The head has at least one surface disposed for exposure to wear surfaces. The head has a longitudinally extending projection that is formed with the wear surface of the outer portion and has a plurality of through holes in it longitudinally spaced along its length. The base portion is a material readily adherable to a flexible conveyer belt material. The base portion extends along either side of the longitudinally extending projection of the outer portion being formed such that a first lateral side of the base portion connects with an opposing lateral side of the base portion material through the through holes in the longitudinally extending projection of the outer portion. The connection comprises a retention bridge retaining the outer portion against the base portion. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276592 | Yarn Clamping Device for Underwinding Yarns on Spindles of a Ring Spinning or Ring Twisting Machine - The invention relates to a thread clamping device for lower winding threads on spindles of a ring spinning frame or ring twisting frame. A clamping sleeve is provided between a clamping ring and a radially protruding flange on the spindle which can be axially displaced between a clamping position, which is defined by the position on the clamping ring, and an open position. The clamping sleeve is associated with an actuation device for the axial displacement thereof, which co-operates with radially extending means on the clamping sleeve. The clamping sleeves are associated with elements for fixing the position thereof at least in the clamping position. The aim of the invention is to introduce lower windings into the clamping gap and to improve the removal thereof from the clamping gap. As a result, the actuation elements and/or the radially protruding means are maintained on the clamping sleeve in a radially, elastically touching manner in relation to each spindle axis and are provided with rising sloping surfaces which are radially effective in both relative directions of movement. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276593 | Characterization of Fancy Yarn - According to the method for characterizing fancy yarn, at least one characteristic of the fancy yarn is scanned along the longitudinal direction of the fancy yarn. Values of the scanning are evaluated and the results of the evaluation are outputted. The results of the evaluation are the fancy yarn parameters such as base yarn mass, base yarn diameter, slub distance, mass increase (ΔM) of a slub, slub diameter increase, slub diameter, slub length (L | 2008-11-13 |
20080276594 | Air Jet Aggregate for an Air Jet Spinning Arrangement - An air jet aggregate for an air jet spinning apparatus for producing a spun thread from a staple fiber strand includes a vortex chamber and a number of fluid-feeding injector channels running into the vortex chamber. At least two injector channels are provided, which have differing angles of inclination in relation to a parallel to the axis of the spun thread. The at least two injector channels having differing angles of inclination are connectable to at least one pressurized air source. The injector channels with differing angles of inclination are, preferably, connectable to separately adjustable pressurized air sources. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276595 | Gas Turbine Protection Device - A gas turbine protection apparatus, which can output a gas turbine protection signal only when a combustor is abnormal, without increasing the number of temperature sensors such as thermocouples. For this purpose, a BPT deviation change amount large automatic stop signal is outputted when a BPT deviation change amount of any of the thermocouples exceeds a BPT deviation change amount large set value, and a BPT deviation change amount large signal is outputted from a determining section ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276596 | Engine Wall Structure and a Method of Producing an Engine Wall Structure - An engine wall structure includes an inner wall to which hot gas is admitted during engine operation, an outer wall, which is colder than the inner wall during engine operation, and at least two webs that connect the inner wall with the outer wall and delimit a cooling duct between the walls. The webs are mainly formed by a first material and the inner wall is mainly formed by a second material of other composition and other heat conductivity than the first material. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276597 | Exhaust Gas Purification System for an Internal Combustion Engine - An object of the present invention is to perform removal of NOx in an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine equipped with an NOx catalyst while suppressing the consumption amount of reducing agent used for NOx removal even when the NOx catalyst is deteriorated. To achieve the object, when the degree of deterioration of the NOx catalyst is lower than or equal to a specific deterioration degree, the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the NOx catalyst is adjusted to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio or a rich air-fuel ratio. On the other hand, when it is determined that the degree of deterioration of the NOx catalyst is higher than the specific deterioration degree, the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the NOx catalyst is adjusted to a specific lean air-fuel ratio. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276598 | Approach for Detecting Reductant Availability and Make-Up - A method of operating an internal combustion engine having a reductant delivery and storage system in an emission control system, comprising coordinating a physical condition associated with a reductant storage device, wherein the physical condition may correspond to a measure of liquid stored in the reductant storage device, with a characteristic of a fluid stored in the reductant storage device to determine the availability and make-up of the stored fluid, wherein at least one of the physical condition and the property of the stored fluid is determined by a plurality of sensors; and adjusting engine operation based on said coordinating the condition associated with the reductant storage device with the property of the stored fluid. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276599 | EXHAUST AIR PURIFIER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided an exhaust air purifier for an internal combustion engine that reduces the frequency of estimation of an amount of accumulated particulate matter, and hence energy consumption involved in the estimation of the amount. Based on a difference ΔP | 2008-11-13 |
20080276600 | Apparatus for Plasma Reaction and System for Reduction of Particulate Materials in Exhaust Gas Using the Same - A reduction system for particulate materials in exhaust gas, which is connected to a tailpipe of an engine that burns a hydrocarbon-based fuel supplied from a fuel storage tank, and collects and removes particulate materials within the exhaust gas, may include a plasma reactor having a gas inlet and an outlet, and a DPF (diesel particulate filter) trap having a filter. The tailpipe of the engine may communicate with the gas inlet of the plasma reactor, and the outlet of the plasma reactor may communicate with the DPF trap. The exhaust gas exhausted from the engine may be transferred to the DPF trap after being heated while passing through the plasma reactor. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276601 | EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFYING APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - An exhaust emission purifying apparatus for an engine in which it is determined that a reducing agent supply system is clogged, which is arranged on the downstream of a pump carrying out suction and pumping of a liquid reducing agent out of a reducing agent tank, when a reduction in a pressure of the liquid reducing agent remaining in the downstream of the pump and also in the upstream of a flow control valve by an amount equal to or more than a first predetermined pressure does not occur until a cumulative injection amount obtained by sequentially integrating an injection amount of the liquid reducing agent computed in real time based on engine operating conditions reaches a predetermined amount after the pump has been temporarily stopped. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276602 | Particulate Filter Regeneration and NOx Catalyst Re-Activation - A system and method may be provided for operating a system having an engine with an emission control system, the emission control system including a lean NOx trap and a particulate filter, where after lean exhaust gas air-fuel ratio regeneration of the particulate filter at an elevated regeneration temperature, a rich or intermittently rich exhaust air-fuel ratio is provided for a duration lasting until LNT temperature falls to a minimum threshold, where said rich or intermittently rich operation reactivates catalysts in the LNT and reverses deactivation caused by the elevated temperature lean operation associated with previous particulate filter regeneration. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276603 | PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A particulate filter regeneration system for an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of combustion cylinders, an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold. The particulate filter regeneration system includes a particulate filter adapted for communication with the exhaust manifold, a flame heater adapted for communication with the intake manifold, and a temperature indicator for providing an indication of a temperature associated with the exhaust manifold. A controller is coupled with the temperature indicator and the flame heater. The controller actuates the flame heater dependent upon a particulate filter regeneration indicator and a signal from the temperature indicator indicating a temperature of less than approximately 300° C. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276604 | EXHAUST GAS CLEANING APPARATUS - An exhaust gas cleaning apparatus is provided with an exhaust gas particulate filter, an oxidation catalytic converter and a regeneration control component. The exhaust gas particulate filter is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine for capturing particulate matter in exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine. The oxidation catalytic converter is arranged upstream of the exhaust gas particulate filter in the exhaust passage. The regeneration control component is configured to control an exhaust gas recirculation rate and a temperature of recirculated exhaust gas being recirculated to an air induction system of the internal combustion engine for controlling a temperature of the exhaust gas particulate filter and a concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the exhaust gas particulate filter such that nitrogen dioxide generated by the oxidation catalytic converter is used to burn the particulate matter captured in the exhaust gas particulate filter. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276605 | Exhaust heat recovery device - An exhaust heat recovery device includes an evaporator for evaporating working medium sealed thereinto by exhaust heat from an internal combustion engine, a condenser for cooling the working medium evaporated at the evaporator, and a communication portion for communicating the evaporator with the condenser in an annular shape. The exhaust heat recovery device further includes an internal pressure operating valve adapted to be closed when a pressure of the working medium is equal to or more than a predetermined pressure, and a temperature operating valve adapted to be closed when a temperature of the coolant is equal to or more than a predetermined temperature. The internal pressure operating valve and the temperature operating valve are disposed between a downstream side of the condenser and an upstream side of the evaporator. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276606 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM WITH EXITING FROM PUMPING AND MOTORING - A hydraulic drive system for storing and releasing hydraulic fluid includes a high pressure storage device, a low pressure storage device, and a pump-motor operating at a range of pump-motor speeds for converting between hydraulic energy and mechanical energy. The pump-motor is disposed between the high pressure device and the low pressure device. In normal operation, the hydraulic drive system enters a motoring mode where hydraulic energy is released from the high pressure storage device and converted to mechanical energy using the pump-motor. It also enters a pumping mode where mechanical energy is converted into hydraulic energy. A neutral state exists where hydraulic energy is neither stored nor released from the high pressure storage device. An approach for exiting either the motoring mode or the pumping mode promotes efficiency within the hydraulic drive system. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276607 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM WITH PRECHARGE LOGIC - A hydraulic drive system for storing and releasing hydraulic fluid includes a high pressure storage device, a low pressure storage device and a pump-motor operating at a range of pump-motor speeds for converting between hydraulic energy and mechanical energy. The pump-motor is disposed between the high pressure device and the low pressure device. In normal operation, the hydraulic drive system enters a motoring mode where hydraulic energy is released from the high pressure storage device and converted to mechanical energy using the pump-motor. It also enters a pumping mode where mechanical energy is converted into hydraulic energy. A neutral state exists where hydraulic energy is neither stored nor released from the high pressure storage device. An approach for facilitating the precharging of the high pressure storage device to a minimum threshold pressure promotes efficiency within the hydraulic drive system. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276608 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR PRESSURE LIMIT - A hydraulic drive system for storing and releasing hydraulic fluid includes a high pressure storage device, a low pressure storage device, and a pump-motor operating at a range of pump-motor speeds for converting between hydraulic energy and mechanical energy. The pump-motor is disposed between the high pressure device and the low pressure device. In normal operation, the hydraulic drive system enters a motoring mode where hydraulic energy is released from the high pressure storage device and converted to mechanical energy using the pump-motor. It also enters a pumping mode where mechanical energy is converted into hydraulic energy. A neutral state exists where hydraulic energy is neither stored nor released from the high pressure storage device. An approach for compensating for temperature changes using varying pressure limits helps to maintain the hydraulic drive system in normal operation, thereby promoting efficiency within the hydraulic drive system. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276609 | DUAL HYDRAULIC MACHINE TRANSMISSION - The modular transmission uses only a pair of small and light hydraulic machines of remarkably improved volumetric efficiency with pistons having body portions substantially as long as the axial length of the respective cylinders in which they reciprocate. The two hydraulic machines operate in a closed loop, one being used as a pump driven by the vehicle's engine, and the other used as a motor. Each machine has a fully articulatable swash plate. By computer control, the angles of the swash plates of the two machines are infinitely varied to provide an appropriate optimum ratio of engine/wheel speed for all conditions from start-up, city driving, hill climbing varied according to load and steepness, and over-drive for highway. This complete vehicle operation is attained while the vehicle's engine continues to operate at relatively constant speeds and relatively low RPM. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276610 | Stirling-Electric Hybrid Automobile - The Stirling-Electric Hybrid automobile herein disclosed utilizes an electric drive motor which is powered by electric storage device. The electric storage device is kept at suitable charge by electric generator mechanically driven by external combustion of Stirling engine type, by thermoelectric generator thermally coupled to the exhaust of the Stirling engine and to kinetic energy recovery system which during deceleration of the automobile utilizes the electric drive motor as a generator and recovering the electrical energy generated by deceleration to the electric storage device. Almost any clean combusting liquid or gaseous fuel may be utilized by the Stirling engine with greater fuel economy and less atmospheric pollution than internal combustion engines presently used. The utilization of thermoelectric generator to recover heat from exhaust of the Stirling engine and utilization of kinetic energy recovery system provides even better fuel efficiency and reduced pollution. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276611 | Passive Hydraulic Controller With Positional Correction by Means of a Directionally-Controlled Exchange of Oil - A passive hydraulic controller is disclosed, in which the volumes V | 2008-11-13 |
20080276612 | Master cylinder - A master cylinder includes a cylinder body, a reservoir connection port formed at a surface of the cylinder body and being in communication with a reservoir, a pressure chamber formed inside of the cylinder body, a reservoir fluid passage connecting the reservoir connection port and the pressure chamber, a valve mechanism accommodated within the reservoir connection port and reducing an amount of fluid flowing in the reservoir fluid passage in a case where the reservoir fluid passage is at a high pressure, and a valve body including a small diameter cylindrical portion and a large diameter cylindrical portion, the small diameter cylindrical portion forming a passage by means of which the reservoir and the reservoir fluid passage communicate, the large diameter cylindrical portion having one end connected to the small diameter cylindrical portion and the other end fixed to the reservoir connection port, the valve body accommodating the valve mechanism. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276613 | DISCRETE VARIABLE GEOMETRY COMPRESSOR - A variable geometry compressor having a housing, a compressor wheel and a plurality of vanes positioned between an exducer of the compressor wheel and a housing volute. The vanes are adjustable through a range of positions, but a vane actuation system is configured to actuate the vanes through three discrete positions from among the range of positions. The actuation system has an actuator that includes an actuator housing containing a diaphragm that divides a housing chamber into two portions. Through the application of a vacuum to either chamber portion, the diaphragm drives a rod to actuate the vanes between two of the discrete vane positions, while a spring returns the vanes to the third position when no vacuum is applied. The actuator is controlled by an open-loop controller. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276614 | Turbocharger Shaft Over-Speed Compensation - A method for controlling engine operation, the engine having a turbocharger coupled between an intake and exhaust manifold of the engine via a turbocharger shaft, the method comprising dynamically determining turbocharger shaft speed based at least on intake and exhaust manifold conditions using a torque balance across the turbocharger; and adjusting turbocharger boosting to adjust turbocharger shaft speed in response to said dynamically determined turbocharger shaft speed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276615 | Harmonic engine - A high efficiency harmonic engine based on a resonantly reciprocating piston expander that extracts work from heat and pressurizes working fluid in a reciprocating piston compressor. The engine preferably includes harmonic oscillator valves capable of oscillating at a resonant frequency for controlling the flow of working fluid into and out of the expander, and also preferably includes a shunt line connecting an expansion chamber of the expander to a buffer chamber of the expander for minimizing pressure variations in the fluidic circuit of the engine. The engine is especially designed to operate with very high temperature input to the expander and very low temperature input to the compressor, to produce very high thermal conversion efficiency. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276616 | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A thermal energy storage apparatus is disclosed. The thermal energy storage apparatus has a phase change medium. The thermal energy storage apparatus also has an inner manifold area having at least one inner feed port. The thermal energy storage apparatus also has an outer manifold area having at least one outer feed port and fluidically coupled to the inner manifold area. The inner manifold area and the outer manifold area are configured to be substantially immersed in the phase change medium. Methods of constructing and controlling embodiments of related thermal energy storage apparati are also disclosed, as well as embodiments of related heat exchangers. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276617 | Configurations and Methods For Thermal Integration of Lng Regasification and Power Plants - Contemplated plants integrate regeneration of a freeze point depressant with LNG regasification and a power cycle. Most preferably, the plant is a combined cycle plant in which heat for reboiling the regenerator is provided by the steam cycle, and in which LNG refrigeration content is used to condense steam from the regenerator and to further subcool intake air for a combustion turbine. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276618 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POROUS FLAME HOLDER FOR HYDROGEN AND SYNGAS COMBUSTION - A mixing region of a fuel nozzle assembly for a combustor in a gas turbine, the assembly including: a gaseous fuel nozzle having a center axis and extending along the center axis, the fuel nozzle including a gaseous fuel passage and a fuel nozzle at a distal end of the passage; an air tube concentric with the fuel nozzle and defining an air passage between the air tube and the fuel nozzle, wherein the air tube includes a distal section extending axially beyond the fuel injection nozzle; a first fuel-air mixing zone defined by and inside the distal section of the air tube, wherein said first fuel-air mixing zone is downstream of the fuel injection nozzle; a flame holder comprising a porous structure with thermal barrier coating and micro swirlers and defining a downstream end of the first fuel-air mixing zone, wherein fuel and air from the first fuel-air mixing zone pass through the porous structure of the flame holder and into a combustion zone of the combustor. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276619 | Impingement jets coupled to cooling channels for transition cooling - Embodiments of a transition ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080276620 | METHOD OF OPERATING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method of operating a gas turbine engine having a rotatable turbine shaft with an electric machine mounted to the shaft. The method includes providing supplemental acceleration and/or deceleration of the turbine shaft of the gas turbine engine through the use of the electric machine operated as an electric motor and/or an electric generator, in order to avoid an undesirable engine speed range during engine operation. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276621 | CATENARY MID-TURBINE FRAME DESIGN - An engine casing assembly having dual load transfer points includes a U-shaped mid-turbine frame, an engine casing, a plurality of dimples, a strut and a mounting apparatus. The engine casing has an exterior surface and an interior surface. A plurality dimples are formed in the engine casing so that U-shaped protrusions are formed in the interior surface and U-shaped indentions are formed in the exterior surface. A strut connects one U-shaped protrusion to the mid-turbine frame and a mounting apparatus located within an indention so that a load is transferred from the mid-turbine frame to the engine casing and the mounting apparatus. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276622 | FUEL NOZZLE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A fuel nozzle includes a swirler assembly including a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface, a plurality of vanes coupled to the swirler assembly radially outer surface. Each vane includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first and second sidewalls are joined at a leading edge and at an axially-spaced trailing edge, and a plurality of openings are formed through each respective vane. Each opening extends from the leading edge to the passage to define a flow passage that extends from the passage to the leading edge. A method for fabricating a fuel nozzle assembly is also described. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276623 | MAGNETIC REFRIGERANT MATERIAL - Specific embodiments of magnetocaloric materials useful in magnetic refrigeration systems, for example, are disclosed. The magnetocaloric materials include nickel-manganese-gallium (NiMnGa) alloys in which substitution is made from some of the manganese. Copper is preferably substituted for at least some of the manganese, but cobalt or a combination of cobalt and copper could also be substituted for at least some of the manganese. In the preferred embodiment, the material comprises a nickel-manganese-copper-gallium of the composition Ni | 2008-11-13 |
20080276624 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A thermoelectric module includes a first insulated substrate having a first opposing surface, a second insulated substrate having a second opposing surface, the second opposing surface faces the first opposing surface, a plurality of electrodes formed on the first and second opposing surfaces, a plurality of thermoelectric transducers provided between the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate, the plurality of thermoelectric transducers electrically connected with one another in series and/or in parallel via each electrode, and a conducting circuit electrically connecting the plurality of electrodes with an external power source, wherein the first insulated substrate includes a substrate body having the first opposing surface and a projecting portion being formed continuously from the substrate body and extending in a direction that intersects the substrate body, and the projecting portion includes a fixing surface extending in the direction that intersects the substrate body. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276625 | Acoustic Power Transmitting Unit for Thermoacoustic Systems - An acoustic power transmitting unit for thermoacoustic systems includes at least one stage provided with at least two thermoacoustic units each of which includes a regenerator or a stack and two heat exchangers, an acoustic resonator including a tube and containing a fluid and in which a magnetic field having high impedance and low-impedance areas is arranged, wherein certain thermoacoustic units are placed in high dimensionless impedance areas. Each high dimensionless impedance area also includes a thermoacoustic unit, wherein two successive thermoacoustic units are always separated by low dimensionless impedance. The resonator includes a reduced diameter section between each couple of successive thermoacoustic units and each cross-sectional narrowing is associated with at least one by-pass which includes a deviation cavity and makes it possible to deviate the major part of a volume flow rate. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276626 | Regenerative cryocooler and pulse tube cryocooler - A regenerative cryocooler, the regenerative cryocooler being connected to a compressor configured to make coolant gas have a high pressure, send the high pressure coolant gas, and absorb coolant gas having a low pressure, the regenerative cryocooler includes a cooling stage having a regenerative material and connected to a cylinder member, the cylinder member being where the coolant gas flows, the coolant gas repeating compression and expansion; and a reinforcing member configured to prevent vibration of the cooling stage. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276627 | FUEL GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A SHIP - A fuel gas supply system of a ship is provided for supplying fuel gas to a high-pressure gas injection engine of the ship, wherein the ship has an LNG fuel tank for storing LNG as fuel and LNG is extracted from an LNG fuel tank of the ship, compressed at a high pressure, gasified, and then supplied to the high-pressure gas injection engine. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276628 | FUEL GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AN LNG CARRIER - A fuel gas supply system of an LNG carrier is provided for supplying fuel gas to a high-pressure gas injection engine of an LNG carrier, wherein LNG is extracted from an LNG storage tank of the LNG carrier, compressed at a high pressure, gasified, and then supplied to the high-pressure gas injection engine. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276629 | Method and apparatus for producing salt water-mixed sherbet ice - Salt water fed to an ice-maker | 2008-11-13 |
20080276630 | Energy saving and environmentally friendly atmospheric dehumidifier chiller for drinking purposes - A method and machine to produce drinking water from fresh air using an energy saving and environmentally friendly chiller is comprising the following steps of: Filtering and sterilize fresh air, then passed to several evaporator coils to condensate the moisture and the condensate collected to a pan. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276631 | System and Method for Cooling a Battery - A system is provided for cooling an energy storage system of a hybrid electric vehicle. The energy storage system includes at least one energy storage device. The system includes at least one inner casing configured to encapsulate at least one inner core of at least one respective energy storage device of the energy storage system. Additionally, the system includes at least one outer layer configured to surround the at least one inner casing. The system further includes an inner space positioned between the at least one inner casing and the at least one outer layer, where the inner space is configured to receive cooling fluid through at least one inlet in the outer layer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276632 | System and Method for Cooling a Battery - A system is provided for cooling an energy storage system of a hybrid electric vehicle. The energy storage system includes at least one energy storage device, including a maximum temperature storage device with a maximum temperature and a minimum temperature storage device with a minimum temperature. The system includes a cooling fluid duct in flow communication with an inlet and the at least one energy storage device, and a blower positioned within the cooling fluid duct to draw cooling fluid into the inlet and through the cooling fluid duct. The system further includes a controller coupled with the at least one energy storage device to increase the temperature of the at least one energy storage device having a temperature below the maximum temperature reduced by at least a predetermined threshold. The cooling fluid duct and blower are coupled to form a common cooling system for the at least one energy storage system. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276633 | Process for Cooling Down a Hot Flue Gas Stream - A process for cooling down a hot flue gas stream comprising water vapour and carbon dioxide, the process comprising: (a) heat exchange between the hot flue gas stream and a cooling water stream so that the hot flue gas stream is cooled to a cooled down gas stream at a temperature at which at least part of the water vapour therein has condensed and the cooling water stream increases in temperature; (b) combining the condensed water vapour and the cooling water stream to produce a combined water stream; (c) separation of the cooled down gas stream from the combined water stream; (d) cooling the combined water stream by contact with air from the atmosphere and by evaporation of a portion of the combined water stream; (e) using at least part of any non-evaporated and cooled water of the combined water stream as at least part of the cooling water stream for cooling the hot flue gas stream in step (a); and (f) storing any non-evaporated and cooled water of the combined water stream that is not used in step (e) and using the stored water later as at least part of the cooling water stream in step (a). | 2008-11-13 |
20080276634 | Refrigerant recovery apparatus with variable vacuum time and method - A recovery apparatus, system and method, including a compressor to evacuate a gas or liquid from a system during a first phase and a second phase of a recovery process, and a vacuum pump to evacuate the gas or liquid during the second phase. A memory stores one or more correlation relations to determine a predetermined second variable recovery time for the second phase to evacuate the system to a second predetermined level related to a first recovery time to evacuate the vessel or system to a first predetermined level during the first phase, and a processor to determine the second variable recovery time, based on the one or more correlation relations and the first recovery time, and selectively control the compressor and the vacuum pump to evacuate the gas or liquid from the vessel or system to the first and second predetermined levels. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276635 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A first motor-actuated expansion valve and a second motor-actuated expansion valve which are connected in parallel with each other in back-to-back connection are provided between an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger. In the first motor-actuated expansion valve, at the time of non-operation and full closure, when the refrigerant pressure on the indoor heat exchanger side is higher than the refrigerant pressure on the outdoor heat exchanger side by a predetermined value or more, the full closure is released by receiving the refrigerant pressure on the indoor heat exchanger side. In the second motor-actuated expansion valve, at the time of non-operation and full closure, when the refrigerant pressure on the outdoor heat exchanger side is higher than the refrigerant pressure on the indoor heat exchanger side by a predetermined value or more, the full closure is released by receiving the refrigerant pressure on the outdoor heat exchanger side. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276636 | Method For Controlling a Refrigeration System - A method for controlling a refrigeration system comprising a variable compressor capacity, and at least two refrigeration entities, e.g. display cases. Suction pressure is controlled by means of permitting/preventing a flow of refrigerant into evaporator of one or more refrigeration entities. Compressor capacity is controlled to match a desired capacity level and based on a signal derived from one or more properties of the one or more refrigeration entities, said signal reflecting a possible difference between the current compressor capacity and a current refrigeration demand of the refrigeration system. Reduces wear on compressors because switching them ON/OFF is avoided to the largest extent possible. Prevents problems relating to conflicting control strategies due to control parameters, e.g. suction pressure, being controlled by means of two or more controllable parts, e.g. compressors and flow of refrigerant into refrigeration entities. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276637 | Speed Control of Multiple Components in Refrigerant Systems - Variable speed drives are utilized in refrigerant systems to operate motors of the system components at varying speeds, typically for the purposes of capacity adjustment, efficiency enhancement, reliability improvement or power consumption limitation. However, variable speed controls are expensive. The present invention offers flexibility to utilize a variable speed drive to provide variable speed functionality between compressor and fans (or other rotating components having electric motors) within a refrigerant system depending on operational and environmental conditions and external load demands. The switching device switches the variable speed drive between component motors as indicated by a control for the refrigerant system. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276638 | Heat pump with forced air heating regulated by withdrawal of heat to a radiant heating system - A heat pump system is disclosed that utilizes a variable speed hydronics pump to selectively divert heat energy from a forced air heating system to a hydronics radiant heating system. By actively controlling the speed of the withdrawal of heat, the temperature of the forced air output may be maintained while maximizing the amount of heat delivered by the efficient hydronics system. The heat pump system also actively controls the blower of the forced air system. To reduce the frequency of the compressors cycling on and off, a tank may be used to store and dispense heat if the hydronics system is not of sufficient size. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276639 | COMPUTER COOLING SYSTEM - A water-cooling system for computer electronic components, particularly the central processing unit. The system has a cooling unit adjacent to, and below, the central processing unit. The intake and outlet ports into and from the cooling unit are insulated with a water-absorbent material and below the cooling unit is a drip pan adapted to collect water being discharged from the cooling unit caused by any leak occurring therein. The drip pan has a plurality of parallel spaced-apart angled blades adapted to deflect dripping water to an adjacent blade covering the former blade. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276640 | Evaporative cooler and desiccant assisted vapor compression AC system - An air conditioning system includes an evaporator assembly and a condenser assembly. A first portion of the exhaust airstream leaves the condenser and enters a primary channel of an evaporative cooler assembly. Water evaporates from the evaporative cooler tubes and creates a moisture-laden airstream. A plurality of apertures in the evaporative cooler tubes bleeds the moisture-laden airstream into a secondary channel defined within the evaporative cooler tubes. The heat drawn from the air in the primary channel produces an evaporatively cooled airstream that enters a desiccant wheel. A solid desiccant material within the desiccant wheel absorbs moisture from the evaporatively cooled airstream to produce a dehumidified airstream that enters the evaporator assembly. A second portion of the exhaust airstream is directed through a heater and then into the desiccant wheel to provide heat for regeneration of the solid desiccant material. | 2008-11-13 |
20080276641 | Cold carbonation and cold syrup system for beverage dispenser with remote tower - A beverage dispensing system is characterized by a beverage dispenser and a beverage dispensing tower located remote from the beverage dispenser. The beverage dispenser has a cold plate and the tower has a heat exchanger. To deliver chilled beverage components to and for dispensing by the tower, a closed-loop water circulating circuit extends between and includes a fluid chilling circuit of the cold plate and a heat exchange circuit of the heat exchanger. The closed-loop circuit is fluid coupled to a beverage valve of the tower to deliver chilled water to the valve, and a supply of beverage syrup is fluid coupled to the tower valve through a fluid chilling circuit of the heat exchanger for delivery of chilled syrup to the valve for mixing with chilled water in the dispensing of a beverage from the tower valve. | 2008-11-13 |