47th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080286044 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING COMPACTION MACHINES - A method and a system is described for controlling at least one compaction machine in which the oscillations propagating from the compaction machine in the ground are detected by means of a sensor at least at one relevant measuring location. The measured oscillation values as detected by the sensor are sent to a data-processing unit which then compares the same with a permissible oscillation limit value for the respective measuring location. Upon exceeding the limit value, at least one compaction parameter of the compaction machine is changed in such a way that the measured oscillation values as measured at the measuring location are set by a control loop circuit automatically to a value smaller than or equal to the oscillation limit value. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286045 | Element Used to Form Breakwaters - The invention relates to an armor unit to construct armor layers of mound breakwaters, revetments and groins for shore protection or hydraulic and maritime structures featuring a cubic or parallelepiped shape ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286046 | Modular, self-contained, engineered irrigation landscape and flower bed panel - An ornamental planting landscape irrigation distribution and reservoir product and method ecosystem employing a substantially continuous panel on the soil surface on which ornamental landscape plantings is placed or produced, the panel having a primary, lateral water distribution structure which distributes water from a water charging inlet through the lateral area to the panel periphery, where it is restrained, the primary water distribution structure being such that when filled with water or completely submerged in water air is trapped by the gaps and spaces of the material for ornamental landscape plant usage. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286047 | River water ride apparatus and method - Embodiments of the invention provide a river water ride including a wave generator, a ride surface, and nozzles or jets coupled to the ride surface. The nozzles or jets can be configured to form an artificial wave upon the ride surface. Embodiments of the invention also provide an apparatus and method of forming an artificial wave that moves in a direction against current flow. Some embodiments of the invention can also be used to make a standing wave that is suitable for recreational use by causing water to flow through nozzles or jets. Some embodiments of the invention include a concave feature with a depression and a de-watering grate positioned upstream of the nozzles or jets. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286048 | Sheet flow water ride apparatus and method - Embodiments of the invention provide a sheet flow wave generator including a ride surface and a plurality of nozzles or jets coupled to the ride surface. The nozzles or jets can be configured to form an artificial wave upon the ride surface. Embodiments of the invention also provide an apparatus and method of forming an artificial wave that moves in a direction against current flow. An apparatus and method of making an artificial wave can include forming an artificial wave that moves in one direction and using current moving in another direction to slow the speed of the artificial wave. Some embodiments of the invention can also be used to make a standing wave that is suitable for recreational use by causing water to flow through nozzles or jets. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286049 | Clamping Device for Buoyancy Bodies - Buoyancy unit for use on a riser for sub sea applications, particularly for great depths, with a clamp | 2008-11-20 |
20080286050 | STAB AND HINGE-OVER PIPELINE END TERMINAL ASSEMBLY - A subsea system for securing an end portion of a pipeline includes a subsea foundation. The foundation has a lower portion located below the sea floor and an upper portion extending above the sea floor. The subsea foundation has a receptacle formed in the upper portion. The system includes a base frame that lands on the subsea foundation. The base frame has a track formed therein. A stab is hingedly mounted to the base frame. The stab stabs into the receptacle to secure the base frame to the subsea foundation. A sliding mechanism is carried by the base frame and moves along the track. The sliding mechanism is connected to a segment of the pipeline extending along the sea floor. A terminal assembly for an end portion of a pipeline and a method for securing an end portion of a pipeline are also included herein. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286051 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PULLING A PIPE - A method of and apparatus for pulling pipe involves providing a pipe having an exterior surface with a groove circumscribing the exterior surface of the pipe adjacent to one end and an anchoring collar which is segmented into segments and has an inner circumferential surface with an inwardly projecting tongue. The segments of the anchoring collar are secured together to circumscribe the pipe with the inwardly projecting tongue engaging the groove of the pipe. One end of the pipe is capped with an end cap. The end cap is coupled to the anchoring collar. A tow line is secured to the end cap and exerts a pulling force, with the anchoring collar securing the end cap against removal when pulled and the end cap preventing debris from entering the pipe. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286052 | Device for Maintaining Very Long Tubes or Pipelines in Position and Damping Same in Relation to Fixed Support Structures - The invention relates to a device for maintaining very long tubes or pipelines in position and damping same in relation to fixed support structures. The device is inserted between a pipeline and a fixed support which can be used to position a plurality of pipelines. The device includes a cylindrical sleeve comprising a central hub and side walls which project out externally, such that a pipeline can be passed through a central hole. An elastically-deformable shaped component is provided around the central hub and between the side walls of the sleeve in order to provide damping at least radially and to perform an elastic return function. The component deforms temporarily when it abuts against the fixed support in accordance with the movements of the pipeline owing to environmental stresses. The device controls and absorbs axial and radial movements following the positioning of the pipeline and the expansion thereof. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286053 | Arctic platform - The instant disclosure relates to a system and method of constructing drilling and production platforms that are particularly useful in remote, inaccessible and/or environmentally sensitive operating environments. According to one aspect of the invention, an arctic drilling platform is provided wherein various methods and means of interlocking neighboring platform modules are provided. Methods and means for sealing the intersections formed between a plurality of interlocked platform modules are also disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, improved platform floor plans are provided, and various wellhead cellar layouts and sealing means are also described. Methods and means of enhancing the usefulness of modular storage platforms are disclosed, and a number of support post installation and removal techniques are also provided. Also taught are a variety of methods of adjusting the height and level of an assembled drilling platform, and methods and means of adding extension members useful for extending the length of a support post are also described. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286054 | Self-drilling rock anchor - A self-drilling rock anchor includes a drilling head ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286055 | Supporting Member, Retaining Wall Structure Having the Same and Building Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a supporting member, a retaining wall structure having the same and a building method thereof. The supporting member includes: a pair of downward protrusions spaced apart and extended to one direction; and a coupling portion for coupling one ends of downward protrusions and being connected to each of the one ends of downward protrusions about vertically to a projecting direction of the downward protrusions. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286056 | RADIUS END MILL - In the radius end mill, main gash faces has an angle of inclination with respect to an axis that is smaller than a twist angle of chip discharge flutes. The main gash faces are formed on inner circumferential sides of distal end portions of wall surfaces that face in a tool rotation direction of helically twisted chip discharge flutes, which is formed on an outer circumference of a distal end portion of a tool body that is rotated around the axis. End cutting edges are formed on a distal end of the main gash faces. Sub gash faces has an angle of inclination with respect to the axis that is greater than that of the main gash faces. The sub gash faces are formed on an outer circumferential side of the main gash faces such that they extend away via step portions from the main gash faces. In addition, corner cutting edges that have a protruding arc-shaped contour are formed to be continuous with an outer circumferential side of the end cutting edges extending from a distal end as far as an outer circumference of the sub gash faces. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286057 | CLAMPING MECHANISM FOR CUTTING INSERT - A clamping mechanism for a cutting insert that clamps the cutting insert in an insert mounting seat having a pair of contacting surfaces facing each other. Contacting surfaces of the insert mounting seat are provided with a pair of inclined planes inclined so as to be formed in a convex V-shape in the cross-section along the contacting direction, and the contact surfaces of the cutting insert are formed in a concave V-shape which has a pair of convex surfaces with roundness to be concave toward the inclined planes, and the pair of inclined planes and the pair of convex surfaces come in contact with each other at a pair of contacting positions, which have an interval therebetween in the width direction orthogonal to the contacting direction. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286058 | Ball Endmill - A ball endmill having (a) a cylindrical tool body and (b) ball-nosed end cutting edges each of which includes (b-1) a first portion, (b-2) a second portion and (b-3) a third portion. The first portion is defined by a circular arc which is convex in a direction of rotation of the tool body and which has a first radius of curvature as measured in a distal end view perpendicular to the axis. The second portion is defined by a straight line or a circular arc which is convex in the rotation direction and which has a second radius of curvature as measured in the distal end view. The third portion is defined by a circular arc which is convex in the rotation direction and which has a third radius of curvature as measured in the distal end view. The second radius of curvature is larger than the first radius of curvature. The third radius of curvature is smaller than the second radius of curvature. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286059 | Short Tapping Machine - A drilling or tapping machine includes a housing having a front end through which a drill mounting stub projects; a drill shaft having an inner drill tube carrying a splined bush at a rear thereof and carrying the drill mounting stub at a front thereof, a support tube coaxial with the drill tube, having front and rear bearing nuts mounting the support tube on the drill tube for relative rotation; a spline shaft extending from rear to front through the drill tube, and slidably engaged within the splined bush whereby rotation thereof rotates the drill tube; a moving plate fixed to the rear bearing nut and moveable axially relative to the spline shaft, the moving plate engaging the drill tube to axially move the drill tube relative to the housing; a first drive rotating the spline shaft; and a second drive causing the moving plate to move axially. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286060 | Apparatus For Cutting an Oval Hole in the Wall of a Pipe - The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting an oval hole in the wall of a pipe. The pipe secured to a baseplate ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286061 | Adaptor shank for SDS format pneumatic hammer/ drill gun - An adaptor shank for SDS format pneumatic hammer/drill guns, the adaptor shank having a drill bit receiving end with drill bit locking means and an SDS format end for locking engagement with SDS format pneumatic hammer/drill gun, thereby allowing the drill bit alone to be discarded and replaced upon wear or breakage. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286062 | GEAR UNIT OF SMALL MOTOR - In the present invention, driving torque outputted from a motor portion is transmitted to a worm from a motor shaft, further to a helical gear from the worm, and is taken out to the outside from an output shaft which rotates together with the helical gear with a fixed shaft fixed to a gear box as a center. This fixed shaft is constructed in a hollow and cylindrical shape having an opening in which one end portion thereof has been opened, and a ceiling surface in which the other end portion thereof has been closed, and one end portion of this fixed shaft is subjected to dislocation preventive work, and is fixed to a gear box made of resin by pressing-in or insert molding. The other end portion of the fixed shaft is formed with the dislocation preventive structure of the output shaft and the helical gear installed to the fixed shaft. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286063 | Rotary Cutting Machine - A rotary cutting machine | 2008-11-20 |
20080286064 | Device for deburring end portions of tubes - A device for deburring end portions of tubes, arranged in a horizontal plane, comprises a support body which can be rotatively driven about a pivot axis (X) and supporting pairs of drum brushes rotating about a drum brush pivot axis arranged perpendicular to the support body pivot axis (X), the support body and drum brushes being adapted to be controllably driven on a plane coinciding with a tube end portion to be deburred. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286065 | Undercut Anchor - The invention relates to an undercut anchor ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286066 | Push Nut - A push nut comprises legs ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286067 | Automobile Body Accessory Fastener - A fastener for mounting an automobile body accessory to an automobile body. The fastener includes a doghouse formed in the accessory. The doghouse includes a first wall having a slot formed therein forming two opposing slot faces. A second wall extends transversely from the first wall at an intersection. A bolt includes a shaft and means, such as threads and a nut, at a first shaft end for fastening to the automobile body. A bolt head is formed near an opposite, second shaft end. A washer is mounted to the shaft and spaced from the head to form a recessed collar between the washer and the head. The collar has at least first and second opposing collar faces for disposing adjacent the slot faces. The contact between the faces prevents rotation of the bolt during installation. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286068 | Rotary part mounting mechanism - The present invention proposes a mounting mechanism where a rotary part can be easily and assuredly mounted to a mounting plate; and the mounting mechanism has a supporting part composed of an annular plate having a circular center hole, and a support cylinder that projects concentrically with the circular center hole on one surface side of the annular plate, and a fixing cylinder that has an inner circumferential surface, which is continuous to the circular center hole on said one surface side of the annular plate, and that projects along the axis line direction to be longer than the support cylinder; the fixing cylinder has a tapered surface whose diameter becomes smaller toward the end on the inner circumference, which is situated further compared to the end of the support cylinder and is divided into three or more along the circumferential direction; the support cylinder is fitted into the circular hole of the rotary part; the fixing cylinder of the supporting part is fitted into the circular fixing hole of the mounting plate; a securing part is fitted into the fixing cylinder and the tapered surface is pressed by its end; and the end of the fixing cylinder is warped outward due to elastic deformation. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286069 | Screwed Connection - A screwed connection has a threaded bolt; a nut; a washer arranged between the nut and a surface of a component to be clamped; a screwing device with a housing, a holding tool connected to the housing, and a tightening tool that engages positively the nut; a measuring element arranged in the washer for measuring a compressive force generated by tightening the screwed connection. The washer has an anti-rotation device oriented toward the surface of the component. The outer periphery of the washer is positive-lockingly engaged by the holding tool. The washer has no positive or frictional connection to the threaded bolt, and the holding tool has no torque supporting action on the threaded bolt or on any other part so that a reaction moment, generated when tightening the nut, is introduced from the housing of the screwing device through the washer into the component to be clamped. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286070 | Probe device for the docking station - The invented probe device comprises a base and a probe. The probe comprises a cap and an elastic member. The elastic member provides a force to push the cap ourwardly. The cap has a cylinder and a substantially slope peripheral at the top of the cylinder. The probe may further comprise a support, slidably connected with the cap. In the lower part of the support a notch is formed and screw threads are form at the side faces except at the surface of the notch. A fixing hole is provided in the base. The fixing hole has a recession so that the shape of the hole matches with the cross-sectional contour of the lower part of the support. A nut secures the lower part of the support tightly to the base. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286071 | Fastener with interchangeable decorative elements - In some embodiments, a decorative fastener assembly is provided having a fastener with a receiving chamber. A decorative member having a minor shaft is insertable into the receiving chamber for attaching the decorative member to the fastener. The minor shaft can be threaded. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286072 | Screw - The invention concerns a screw, in particular a self-tapping screw, with a screw thread which reaches to the front end of the screw formed as a drilling tip. In the front area, starting with a distance from the front end of the screw, there is an opposite thread showing the same pitch as the screw thread, however, its thread height is lower than the thread height of the screw thread. This second, opposite single-thread, double-thread or triple-thread/multi-thread only reaches over the tapered drilling tip and leaves the shank of the screw free. It forms a cutting edge with its thread edge which is used to cut fibers in order to reduce wedge effect during screwing in the screw. The screw is particularly suitable for wood or wood-like materials in the edge areas of structural elements. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286073 | HYBRID CONTOURED LOAD-SPREADING WASHER - A hybrid contoured load-spreading washer is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the washer includes a washer body having a composite layer and a metal layer bonded to the composite layer and a fastener opening extending through the washer body. A floor beam seat track attachment assembly and a method of transmitting a load from a seat track to a floor beam web in a seat track attachment assembly are also disclosed. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286074 | Inter-Box Connector (Ibc) Storage and Handling System - An inter-box connector (IBC) installation and removal system for a freight container having four bottom corner fittings, with each corner fitting being capable of receiving an IBC. The system comprises an IBC handling device having at least one elongated magazine, wherein the magazine has an opening at least one end thereof and being adapted for receiving and supplying IBCs through said opening. The handling device also includes a transport mechanism adapted to move the magazine into IBC receiving and supplying positions such that in each of said positions the opening of the magazine is proximate to one of the respective corner fittings. In addition, the handling device includes at least one IBC installation and removal mechanism arranged and adapted to receive IBCs supplied from the magazine through said opening and to install the same into the respective corner fitting in each of said positions, and to remove the IBCs from the respective corner fittings and supply the same into the magazine through said opening in each of said positions. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286075 | Method for producing semiconductor device, and substrate processing apparatus - Disclosed are a method for producing a semiconductor device and a substrate processing apparatus. The method comprises a step of carrying a substrate into a processing chamber, a step of feeding a material gas into the processing chamber to thereby form a high dielectric constant film on the substrate, a step of carrying the substrate after film formation thereon out of the processing chamber, and a step of feeding an O | 2008-11-20 |
20080286076 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REPOSITIONING SUPPORT FOR A SUBSTRATE CARRIER - In a first aspect, a first method is provided repositioning support provided by an end effector. The first method includes the steps of (1) employing the end effector to support a substrate carrier by a bottom of the substrate carrier; (2) transferring the substrate carrier from the end effector to an intermediate support location, wherein the intermediate support location supports the substrate carrier by a bottom of the substrate carrier; (3) repositioning the end effector proximate an overhead transfer flange of the substrate carrier; (4) employing the end effector to support the substrate carrier by the overhead transfer flange of the substrate carrier; and (5) transferring the substrate carrier from the intermediate support location. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286077 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SEALANT OF AN INSULATING GLASS UNIT - A method and apparatus for heating and/or pressing sealant of an insulating glass unit. The apparatus may include an oven and a press. The oven includes a detector that detects an optical property of the insulating glass unit. The detected optical property is used to regulate the amount of energy applied to the insulating glass unit to adjust the amount of energy applied to the sealant. The press may include a displacement transducer that detects a pre-pressed thickness of the insulating glass unit. The measured pre-pressed thickness is used to automatically select a press thickness from a set of pressed IGU thicknesses. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286078 | BATCH TRANSPORT OF ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES FOR THE TOBACCO-PROCESSING INDUSTRY - The invention relates to an apparatus structured and arranged to transport rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry in a mass flow between an outlet of a first machine and inlets of a plurality of second machines. The apparatus includes guide rails having an inlet side in fixed relation to the outlet of the first machine and a moveable outlet side. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286079 | TRANSPORT TRAILER AND METHOD - A trailer ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOVING SHELVING - A system for moving a shelving system includes a lifting system that is operable to engage a section of a shelving system with a lifting element and to move the section of the shelving system upwardly or downwardly relative to a ground surface. The system also employs a moving device that is positionable between the shelving-system section and the ground surface when the lifting device moves the shelving-system section upwardly. The moving device also receives the section of shelving system onto a receiving area when the lifting device lowers the shelving-system section. The at least one movement component allows the at least one moving element to move relative to the ground surface. A lifting system for lifting a shelving system may include a jack and a lifting bracket that couples operation of the jack to upward or downward movement of the shelving-system section. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286081 | Truck lifted rear-load transfer system - A roll-off waste container having a gate at one end, and lifting devices using the power equipment of a garbage truck to raise one end of the container to approximately the level of the truck's hopper and container gate and the other end of the container higher so that waste within the container may slide out. A mechanical link may be attached and in use, the link may grab or connect to the container to be raised or a cable link may be attached to the truck hydraulics, and the cable may be attached to the container to be raised. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286082 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERRUPTED COUNTING OF ITEMS IN COUNTAINERS - Methods and systems for counting items in storage containers in an array of at least two storage containers, the method including the steps of: providing a storage array of at least two storage containers, each of the storage containers containing an unknown amount of items; providing a receiving array of at least two receiving containers, wherein the receiving containers initially contain no items; extracting a layer of the items from the storage array; inserting the layer into corresponding locations in the receiving array; repeating the steps of extracting and inserting while at least one of the storage containers is not empty; counting, for each storage container in the storage array, a productive-extraction amount; and reporting, for at least some of the storage containers, the productive-extraction amount from each storage container. Preferably, the method further includes recovering a storage identity upon recovery from a system failure that erases the productive-extraction amount. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286083 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS - An apparatus for transporting a container between stations, for example, from a rotary machine to a conveyor is provided having a rotary apparatus having a plurality of grippers constructed and arranged to receive and retain containers, a mechanism for rotating the grippers by about 90°. For example, the containers can be in a vertical position when received by the grippers and in a horizontal position when released by the grippers. A method for transporting a container between stations is provided. For example, the method can include receiving and retaining containers proximate a rotary machine and rotating the container to by about 90° proximate a conveyor and releasing the container to fall by gravity onto the conveyor. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286084 | Substrate transporting apparatus and substrate guide unit for use therein - An apparatus for transporting substrates includes a plurality of shafts arranged in a row and transporting rollers installed at the respective shafts to rotate with the shafts. A guide unit is provided to prevent a substrate from shaking in a side direction when the substrate is transported by the rotation of the transporting roller. The guide unit includes an inner ring where formed is a through-hole into which a shaft is inserted, an outer ring where formed is a through-hole into which the inner ring is formed, and bearings provided between the inner ring and the outer ring to allow the inner ring and the outer ring to rotate independently. The outer ring includes a ring-shaped guide protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the outer ring in a side direction. The outer circumferential surface of the outer ring comes in contact with the bottom edge of a substrate to support the substrate, and a side surface of the guide comes in contact with the side of the substrate to prevent the substrate from traveling in a side direction. The inner ring rotates with the shaft, and the outer ring rotates by a friction force with the substrate. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286085 | Media Transportation Mechanism And Media Processing Device Having The Media Transportation Mechanism - A media transportation mechanism and a media processing device enabling carrying media without transportation errors or picking errors by accurately detecting if media is present. A media transportation mechanism | 2008-11-20 |
20080286086 | Automated object mover - An automation apparatus and method includes a first unit rotationally moving objects from one area to another, and a second unit connected to the first unit and holding the objects, moving through or offset from the body of the first unit from a first side of the first unit to the other side the first unit in a direction other than the rotational movement by the first unit. Moreover, the apparatus and method provides moving the objects through a vertical axis of the body of the first unit. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286087 | System and a Method for Capacity Control in a Screw Compressor - A system and a method for implementing capacity control in a screw compressor, said system comprising; a screw compressor, said compressor driven by a multi-capacity (speed and power) motor to compress air or gas medium, a bypass inlet member with a bypass valve, extending from the high pressure zone to the low pressure zone of the screw compressor to recirculate the gaseous medium, a bypass valve controller functionally connected to said bypass valve, a motor controller functionally connected to the motor to effect multi-capacity (speed and power) operations, a main processing control unit disposed to control the bypass valve and multi-capacity (speed and power) operations, measuring means disposed on the compressed medium passage for measuring the changes in the pressure and/or temperature changes in the form of signals, a signal converter functionally connected to the main processing unit and the measuring means to receive the signals, and said motor controller and bypass valve controller are functionally connected to the main processing unit to perform the capacity control of the screw compressor. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286088 | FAN SYSTEM AND MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT - A control circuit is electrically connected to at least one fan device. The fan device has a motor and generates a sensing signal. The control circuit receives a power-source signal and the sensing signal and includes a power converting unit, a control unit and a switch unit. The power converting unit receives the power-source signal and thus respectively outputs a first power-source signal and a second power-source signal according to the power-source signal. The control unit receives the first power-source signal and the sensing signal and thus generates a control signal according to the sensing signal. The switch unit receives the control signal and generates at least one switch signal according to the control signal. The fan device receives the second power-source signal and the switch signal and drives the motor according to the switch signal. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286089 | TURBO-MOLECULAR PUMP - Disclosed is a turbo-molecular pump, which comprises a rotor including a first cylindrical body formed with a part of a plurality of rotating blades arranged in multistage, a second cylindrical body integrally connected to an outer peripheral region of a downstream end of the first cylindrical body and formed with the remaining rotating blades, and a stress-releasing protrusion extending from the downstream end of the first cylindrical body along a direction of a rotation axis of the rotor. The turbo-molecular pump of the present invention can reduce a stress in the downstream end of the first cylindrical body. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286090 | Turbine Component - A plurality of film cooling holes | 2008-11-20 |
20080286091 | FAN DETECTING APPARATUS - A fan detecting apparatus for detecting operation of at least two fans includes at least two airflow detecting units with two signal transmitting terminals, a judging unit with at least one judging terminal, and at least two identity indicating units electrically coupled to the corresponding at least two airflow detecting units respectively. The airflow detecting units detect airflow of the fans, and output control signals to corresponding identity indicating units when airflow from corresponding fans is no longer detected. Each of the identity indicating units has an identity code corresponding to a fan which is electrically coupled to the airflow detecting unit, and transmits the identity code to the judging terminal of the judging unit when it receives the control signal. The judging unit indicates which of the fans is no longer producing detectable airflow according to the identity codes received at its judging terminal. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286092 | Air convection warmer with noise reduction filter - To reduce the noise level of air convective warmer, the air filter of the warmer is fitted with an air intercept mechanism to disrupt the flow of air that traverses inside the interior cavity of the air filter. By thus disrupting the air flow, the noise that otherwise would have been generated due to a non-interrupted air stream flow is lowered. The air intercept mechanism may be in the form of at least one partition positioned inside the interior cavity of the air filter. Alternatively, double-ended open tubes may be used, so long as the interior cavity of the filter is sealed, with only the tubes providing the passages for air to output from the air filter. Yet a third embodiment of the air reduction filter has an air impermeable material covering at least one portion of the surface area of the filtering material to prevent the inflow air from directly entering into the interior cavity of the air filter through the covered surface area. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286093 | Cooler Fan Hub - The invention relates to an impeller wheel ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286094 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY NACELLE ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A nacelle assembly includes an inlet lip section and a cowl section positioned downstream of the inlet lip section. At least a portion of the cowl section is moveable to influence an effective boundary layer thickness of the nacelle assembly. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286095 | Centrifugal Compressor Return Passages Using Splitter Vanes - A return section in a multistage centrifugal compressor includes a plurality of circumferentially positioned flow vanes, and a plurality of splitter vanes disposed between the flow vanes. The splitter vanes serve to minimize or eliminate regions of reverse or separated flow, resulting in improved compressor performance. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286096 | DRAIN PUMP, AND AIR CONDITIONER PROVIDED THEREWITH - A drain pump is provided that reduces the operating noise when the head is low. The drain pump has a pump casing, and an impeller. The pump casing has a drain inlet for sucking in drain water at a lower end part and a drain outlet for discharging drain water at a side part. The impeller has a shaft part disposed extending in a vertical direction inside the pump casing, a main blade disposed on the outer circumferential side of the shaft part, an auxiliary blade disposed on the lower side of the main blade, and a disc shaped dish part disposed between the main blade and the auxiliary blade. The dish part has an annular partition part extending upward from the outer circumferential edge part of the main blade, which is disposed at a position lower than the upper end part of the partition part. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286097 | Support bar with adjustable shim design for turbine diaphragms - A support arrangement for a diaphragm segment in a turbine casing that includes: 1) a support bar joined to a diaphragm segment; 2) a turbine casing comprising a vertical wall and a horizontal shoulder, wherein a portion of the horizontal shoulder underlies the support bar; 3) a cut out area defined by the vertical wall and an outer edge of the support bar; and 4) a shim interposed between the horizontal shoulder and the support bar. The cut out area may be a size that allows the shim to pass through. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286098 | Wear minimization system for a compressor diaphragm - Aspects of the invention relate to a system for reducing relative movement between the outer shroud of a compressor diaphragm and the compressor shell of a turbine engine, thereby minimizing the wear and prolonging the life of such parts. Embodiments of the invention include a system for applying a preload on the outer shroud of a compressor diaphragm. The preload can be applied in the axial and/or radial directions. The preload can be applied at or proximate the joint between two shell segments, which is typically the location of the largest relative movement. In one embodiment, the preload can be achieved by providing one or more load applying members that operatively engage the outer shroud. A load applying member according to aspects of the invention includes a first portion, a second portion, and a biasing member operatively positioned therebetween. The biasing member can be a plurality of spring washers. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286099 | Steam turbine exhaust hood and method of fabricating the same - A method of fabricating an exhaust hood is provided for use with a turbine engine. The method includes providing an upper shell casing wherein the upper shell casing is fabricated from a composite material, and coupling the upper shell casing to a lower shell casing such that a turbine is housed within the exhaust hood, the shell casing is fabricated from a composite material. A turbine assembly is also provided. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286100 | FAN BRACKET AND BRACKT SET - A fan bracket and a bracket set are respectively adapted to allow a cooling fan and cooling fans to be assembled therein. The cooling fan is provided with at least one positioning groove and the fan bracket includes a bracket body, at least one elastic positioning protrusion and at least one joint part, in which the bracket body is provided with at least one opening and used for allowing the cooling to be placed therein; the elastic positioning protrusion is disposed in the bracket body, corresponding to the positioning groove and used for lodging in the positioning groove to allow the cooling fan to be fixed in the bracket body; the joint part is disposed on one side face of the bracket body and used for connecting with a joint portion of a fixing element to enable the bracket body to be connected with and fixed on the fixing element. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286101 | FAN WITH POWER ADJUSTABLE HOUSING - A ceiling mounted fan comprising: a first housing portion; a second housing portion; and a motive unit operably coupled to the second housing portion, wherein the motive unit is configured to adjust a position of the second housing portion from a position proximate to the first housing portion to a position distal to the first housing portion. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286102 | Roof fans generating vehicle - The invention is related to the driving force booster for the vehicle installed with the fan on the roof to be operated with head wind in the driving operation to generate the electricity to be charged for the battery to provide the additional driving energy. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286103 | FAN WITH POWER DEPLOYED FAN BLADE - A fan comprising: a housing unit; a retractable fan blade; and a means for driving the retractable fan blade from a retracted position within the housing unit to an extended position exterior to the housing unit. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286104 | Near wall cooling for a highly tapered turbine blade - A turbine blade having a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall connected at chordally spaced leading and trailing edges to define a cooling cavity. Pressure and suction side inner walls extend radially within the cooling cavity and define pressure and suction side near wall chambers. A plurality of mid-chord channels extend radially from a radially intermediate location on the blade to a tip passage at the blade tip for connecting the pressure side and suction side near wall chambers in fluid communication with the tip passage. In addition, radially extending leading edge and trailing edge flow channels are located adjacent to the leading and trailing edges, respectively, and cooling fluid flows in a triple-pass serpentine path as it flows through the leading edge flow channel, the near wall chambers and the trailing edge flow channel. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286105 | FAN WITH ADJUSTABLE FAN BLADE PITCH - A fan comprising: a housing unit, wherein the housing unit is positioned perpendicular to a ceiling; a motive unit; a fan blade operably coupled to the motive unit; and the motive unit configured to adjust a position of the fan blade from a plane parallel to the ceiling to a position that is tilted from the plane parallel to the ceiling. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286106 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A removable rotor blade platform includes a first platform leg, a second platform leg, and a platform portion coupled to the first and second platform legs. The first platform leg is configured to be retained by a first retainer coupled to a first rotor blade, and the second platform leg is configured to be retained by a second retainer coupled to a second adjacent rotor blade. A method of assembling a blade assembly that includes a removable platform, a rotor assembly including the removable platform, and a gas turbine engine assembly including the removable platform, are also described herein. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286107 | Course of leading edges for turbomachine components - The course of the leading edges of turbomachine components, such as rotor blades and stator vanes is defined mathematically exactly and repeatedly as well as aerodynamically advantageously by the respective axial coordinate in the direction of the machine axis in relation to the blade height in percent, extending from the blade tip as per equation (1): | 2008-11-20 |
20080286108 | COLD SPRAYING METHOD FOR COATING COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE BLADE TIPS WITH ABRASIVE MATERIALS - A method for coating compressor or turbine blade tips of a bladed disk with abrasive particles includes installing the blades onto a disk, and then cold gas-dynamic spraying the abrasive particles onto the blade tips while the blades are installed in the disk. According to another embodiment, a method for coating compressor and turbine blade tips of a bladed wheel with abrasive particles includes grinding the blade tips to bring the bladed wheel to a predetermined diameter. Then, surfaces of the bladed wheel not requiring coating are masked. After masking the surface not to be coated, the abrasive particles are cold gas-dynamic sprayed onto the blade tips. For both embodiments, an oxidation resistant layer may be cold gas-dynamic sprayed on the blade tips prior to spraying the abrasive particles. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286109 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A rotor blade assembly includes a shank, an airfoil that is formed integrally with the shank, and a removable platform coupled between said shank and said airfoil via a friction fit. A method of assembling a gas turbine engine rotor blade assembly that includes a removable platform, and a gas turbine engine rotor assembly including the removable platform are also described herein. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286110 | Wind-turbine blade and method for reducing noise in wind turbine - Low-noise wind turbine blades are provided wherein metallic and/or polymeric cellular materials that are capable of bearing directional loads are used in the construction of wind turbine blade parts or entire sections. The use of such materials influences the air flow over them in such a way that the resulting boundary-layer turbulence is damped in a controlled way, thus weakening the noise scattering mechanism at the trailing edge, and the scattered acoustic waves are absorbed and attenuated by the material acting as an acoustic liner. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286111 | CEILING FAN HANGING SYSTEM - A ceiling fan hanging system ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286112 | Magnetic vertical axis wind turbine - A lift and drag-based vertical axis wind turbine in which the vertical axis and foils mounted thereon are magnetically levitated above the turbine's base, thereby reducing friction within the system. The foils or vanes are three-dimensionally shaped about the vertical axis so as to resemble the billowed sail of a sailing ship and capture wind through 360 degrees of rotation under any wind condition. The system has an axial flux alternator using variable resistance coils which can be individually and selectively turned on or off depending on wind conditions and electrical draw requirements. The coils can also be used to produce mechanical drag on the system as desired to brake the turbine in high wind conditions or for maintenance. The system may be programmed to assess whether electricity generated by the system can be or should be transmitted to a public grid or stored locally on a chargeable battery system. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286113 | High Speed Type Impeller - Disclosed is a high speed type impeller, including: a body having a shaft coupling hole into which a rotation shaft of a motor is coupled, the outer circumference of the body being widened from the top to bottom end in the insertion direction of the rotation shaft to form a bent surface, a step portion shadowed in the radial direction being formed on the top end of the body; a plurality of blades installed on the bent surface of the body to be bent at a predetermined angle to the rotation shaft direction; and an upper reinforcing ring installed at the step portion of the body. Even through the impeller is made of a low cost material, the reinforcing ring reinforces the weak portion of the impeller to improve durability. Reliability of the impeller is attained with high economical efficiency. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286114 | PORTABLE FAN - A self-contained, easy to assemble, low cost, universal, and safe fan for use on a pole. The fan can oscillate in either a horizontal or vertical direction. The fan can rotate about the pole. The fan can be positioned in multiple directions and positions. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286115 | Blade for a gas turbine engine - A main body is provided for a gas turbine engine comprising an outer structure, a first internal partition and a second internal partition. The outer structure and the first internal partition may define an entrance leg of a cooling circuit for receiving a cooling fluid. The second internal partition may include a metering slot. The outer structure, the first internal partition and the second internal partition may define an intermediate leg of the cooling circuit. The intermediate leg may communicate with the entrance leg. The second internal partition and the outer structure may define an exit leg of the cooling circuit. The metering slot meters cooling fluid as it passes from the intermediate leg into the exit leg. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286116 | Cooling arrangement - An aerofoil for a gas turbine engine comprising a pressure wall and a suction wall and defining leading and trailing edges, the walls define a passage into which is supplied a cooling fluid, an array of cooling holes is provided through at least one of the walls to allow the cooling fluid to flow from an interior surface to an exterior surface. The array of holes comprise two groups, the holes of each group are angled to intersect the holes of the other group and are characterised in that the holes of at least one of the groups comprises two or more holes at different angles to one another to vary the porosity of the wall to account for otherwise varying wall temperatures. This arrangement also allows either less coolant mass flow to maintain a constant metal temperature, or a lower metal temperature for a given coolant mass flow. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286117 | Pump with automatic deactivation mechanism - An automatic deactivation mechanism is configured for an air bladder pump having a casing and a motor located therein to pump air into an air bladder from the atmosphere and through an air valve connected through the casing. The automatic deactivation mechanism includes a housing positioned within the casing and has defined therethrough a first aperture in fluid communication with the atmosphere through the casing and a second aperture in fluid communication with the air bladder through the casing. Included within the housing are at least two switches and a diaphragm positioned between the switches. The housing is sealed so that when a threshold pressure is reached therein, at least one switch is triggered by deflection of the diaphragm to automatically deactivate the pump by de-energizing the motor. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286118 | CAPACITY MODULATED SCROLL COMPRESSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for modulating capacity of a scroll compressor having a motor includes determining a target capacity of the scroll compressor, operating the motor at a first speed when the target capacity is within a first predetermined capacity range and at a second speed when the target capacity is within a second predetermined capacity range, determining a pulse width modulation cyclic ratio based on the target capacity and the first or second speed, and periodically separating intermeshing scroll members of the compressor according to the pulse width modulation cyclic ratio to modulate the capacity of the scroll compressor. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286119 | Arrangement and method for monitoring a hydraulic system - An arrangement for monitoring a supply within a platform. A sensor is arranged to generate sample values relating to a fluid characteristic variable, wherein the fluid is fed by the supply within the platform. A processor is arranged to receive a plurality of sample values from the sensor. The processor, is arranged to generate an absolute value of a difference between each of the received plurality of sample values and a subsequent associated sample value, wherein the received sample values are generated during a predetermined time period. The processor is arranged to determine an indication number corresponding to the number of the generated absolute values which are greater than a predetermined threshold value. The sample collecting process is only active when a criterion comprising a stable pump in a no load condition and all hydraulic consumers are in a resting position or close to a resting position is fulfilled. The processor is arranged to generate a piece of indication information depending upon a result of a comparison between the determined indication number and a predetermined comparison value. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286120 | Reciprocating piston pump operating on pressure medium - The present invention relates to a reciprocating piston pump comprising: at least one cylinder with an inlet for a pressure medium; a piston slidable in the cylinder between a first and a second position, and forming a pressure chamber in the cylinder; a first valve member which is received in the piston and which in an open position mutually connects the cylinder spaces on either side of the piston; a second valve member which is received in the piston and which in an open position connects a pressure medium passage formed in the piston to an outlet of the pump; a resilient member urging the piston in the first position; an actuating member connected to the valve members and which are embodied such that in the first position the first valve member is closed and the second valve member is opened and in the second position the first valve member is opened and the second valve member is closed, wherein the piston is moved to the second position by the pressure medium. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286121 | Ejector-type rotary device - A centrifugal-type ejector machine of the invention comprises a sealed housing with a rotating rotor. The interior of the housing is filled with a liquid. The rotor has a central axial opening and is provided with a plurality of radial channels leading to the outer periphery of the rotor in a substantially tangential direction to the rotor periphery. The device operates as a compressor or a vacuum chamber based on the principle that difference of speeds between the periphery of the rotating rotor and stationary liquid created a negative pressure at the exit of radial channels of the rotor connected to the source of gas, which is extracted from the channels of the rotor into liquid and is removed through the outlet port of the compression chamber. In case the device works as a vacuum chamber, evacuation occurs through the aforementioned radial channels and the hollow shaft of the rotor. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286122 | GAS-DRIVEN LIQUID PUMP - A gas-driven liquid pump includes a gas source, a tank, a pumping pipe, at least one gas conveying pipe, and at least one liquid conveying pipe. The pumping pipe includes a gas input end, a liquid output end and a suction portion located between the gas input end and the liquid output end. An inner diameter of the pumping pipe gradually decreases from the gas input end to the suction portion, and the inner diameter of the pumping pipe gradually increases from the suction portion to the liquid output end. At least one gas conveying pipe is configured for connecting the gas source and the gas input end of the pumping pipe. One end of the liquid conveying pipe is connected to the tank, and another end is engaged with the suction portion of the pumping pipe. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286123 | Oil pump system for vehicle - An oil pump system for a vehicle includes: a vane pump having a plurality of vanes which respectively project retractably from a plurality of vane accommodating grooves provided in a rotor so as to be brought into sliding contact with a cam surface, the vane pump being adapted to supply a hydraulic fluid to an automatic transmission; an electric power-driven oil pump for assisting the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid during an idling stop of the automobile; and an ECU for controlling its operation. During an idling stop, the hydraulic fluid is fed to the automatic transmission by the operation of the electric power-driven oil pump to assist the hydraulic pressure, while the hydraulic fluid is fed with pressure also to the vane accommodating grooves to press the vanes against the cam surface. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286124 | PUMP FOR INFLATABLE OBJECTS WITH INTEGRATED LIGHT SOURCE - A pump for inflatable objects having a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet, a motor positioned within said housing, an impeller positioned within the housing for moving air, a light source defined on an exterior of the housing; and a reflector disposed on the housing proximate the light source. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286125 | DOUBLE-HEADED PISTON TYPE COMPRESSOR - A double-headed piston type compressor connected with an external device is provided. The compressor includes a plurality of cylinder bore pairs, double-headed pistons, a first rotary valve, a second rotary valve, first suction passages, and second suction passages. In each cylinder bore pair, a first time period from a first top dead center timing, which is timing when the double-headed piston reaches a top dead center in a first compression chamber, to a first communication start timing, which is timing when a first introduction passage starts to communicate with a first suction passage, is different from a second time period from a second top dead center timing, which is timing when the double-headed piston reaches a top dead center in a second compression chamber, to a second communication start timing, which is timing when the second introduction passage starts to communicate with a second suction passages. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286126 | Utility pump - A lightweight, inexpensive, corrosion proof, utility pump having a flexible member forming a sliding interference fit with a pump rod with the flexible member confined between a pump rod bushing and an end cap to prevent leakage and a method of converting an inexpensive utility pump from a leaking condition to a non leaking condition without having to modify the existing components of the utility pump. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286127 | INTEGRATED ACOUSTIC DAMPER WITH THIN SHEET INSERT - An exemplary noise damper for a compressor of a turbocharger includes a compressor housing comprising a cavity substantially adjacent a gas flow surface of a conduit to a compressed gas outlet of the compressor housing and an insert that spans the cavity and forms a wall of the cavity where the wall includes one or more openings to the cavity to thereby allow acoustic energy to be damped by the cavity. Various other exemplary technologies are also disclosed. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286128 | Combination of a Generator with an Air Compressor - The combination of a generator with an air compressor includes an engine having; a generator, a clutch device, an air compressor and a speed accelerating/decelerating mechanism. The engine includes a throttle disposed at a side thereof. The generator includes a power-generating module, an output unit and a shell. The clutch device is comprised of a solenoid valve. The air compressor includes an air-compressing module connected to the clutch device, a plurality of air reservoirs connected to the air-compressing module, and a pressure sensor installed between the air reservoirs and the solenoid valve of the clutch device. The speed accelerating/decelerating mechanism is connected to the throttle of the engine. The speed accelerating/decelerating mechanism includes a motor electrically connected to the output unit, wherein the motor is adapted for moving the throttle to control the speed of the engine. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286129 | Helical Screw Compressor - The invention relates to a helical screw compressor which comprises two rotors ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286130 | Fan impeller - A fan impeller having fan blades, a base plate, a support ring and fasteners to releasably hold the fan blades between the base plate and the support ring. The base a plate includes channels each having two or more sockets that receive and releasably seat at least a portion of the fan blade. The position of the fan blade relative the axis of rotation of the impeller can be selected from the two or more sockets. The support ring includes grooves in which at least a portion of the fan blade releasably seats to hold the fan blades static relative the base plate and the support ring. The fasteners can extend between the base plate and the support ring to releasably hold the two or more blades. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286131 | ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS - A method of pumping wellbore fluid, comprising the steps of: installing an electric submersible pump in a wellbore; and operating the pump at more than 4,500 rpm to pump the wellbore fluid. Pumping in this manner provides a number of advantages in use in that the required high-speed motor and pump is shorter for a given power than existing arrangements, and provides increased reliability due to reduced complexity. A much shorter motor/pump combination also allows such equipment to be used in deviated boreholes with a reduction in damage due to mishandling and bending, as well as facilitating assembly and testing in the manufacturer's plant. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286132 | REDUCING CYLINDER WEAR IN A DRUG PUMP - The present invention relates to a method and related apparatus for rotating a piston of a drug pump during the pumping stroke to reduce drug pump wear. The actuator may move a piston that pumps fluid through a pumping channel. In the present invention, the armature includes one or more openings or shapes that cause the actuator, including the armature and the piston, to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the piston during the pumping stroke. Rotation of the actuator member may help to reduce wear to the actuator member and the pump itself caused by repetitive pumping motions. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286133 | AIRFLOW GENERATOR - The present invention provides an airflow generator, including a plate, a magnetic brake and a housing. The plate has a pivot point and a swinging end. Two magnetic poles are assembled at predefined locations on the plate nearby the pivot point. The magnetic coil is located opposite to magnetic poles of the plate, then a controller is used to control the magnetization state of the magnetic coil, thus yielding suction and repulsion with magnetic pole and driving the swinging end of the plate. The volume of the generator of the present invention is minimized, but an efficient heat-radiating effect is achieved to resolve the bottleneck of a typical radiator fan, making it applicable to the heat-radiating structure of various small-sized electronic devices. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286134 | SUBMERSIBLE PUMPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEEP WELL APPLICATIONS - Submersible pumping systems, devices and methods for extracting liquids in deep well applications are disclosed. In the various embodiments, a submersible pumping system includes a power supply and a power converter coupled to the power supply. A subsurface unit may be coupled to the power converter and positioned in the well. The subsurface unit may include a subsurface controller, a motor and a pump portion operably coupled to the subsurface controller. The pump portion may further include a front shroud having an inlet, and a back shroud sealably coupled to the front shroud to define a volume. An orifice fluidly communicates with the volume and an annular fluid discharge space disposed about the subsurface unit. An impeller operably coupled to the motor and positioned within the volume may transport a liquid from the inlet to the annular fluid discharge space. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286135 | SERIAL AXIAL FAN UNIT - A serial axial fan unit includes first and second axial fans and a spacer arranged therebetween and connected thereto. First and second impellers respectively provided in the first and second axial fans have a diameter in a range from approximately 25 mm to approximately 200 mm, for example. The axial height of the spacer is in a ranged of approximately 1.5 mm to approximately 8 mm, for example. Due to the spacer, the first and second axial fans are spaced apart from each other by an appropriate distance. Thus, a harsh noise caused by interference occurring when air from the first axial fan flows into the second axial fan is reduced. Also, the static pressure to airflow volume characteristics of the serial axial fan for a given sound value is improved. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286136 | Fan housing - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a fan housing having a first part with a first side wall and a first back wall, a second part having a second side wall and a second back wall, where the first back wall and the second back wall meet to define an axle opening and the first and second side walls meet to define a right circular cylinder parallel with the axle opening. The first part and second part of the housing can be mirror images when positioned with the first and second sidewalls and the edge of the first and second back walls facing each other. Embodiments of the fan housing can also include a motor casing that extends from the first and second back walls away from the first and second side walls. The motor casing can contain and house a motor for turning the impeller contained in the housing. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286137 | Multistage compression type rotary compressor - An object is to provide a high inner pressure type multistage compression rotary compressor capable of avoiding beforehand generation of vane fly of a second rotary compression element and realizing a stabilized operation, the rotary compressor includes a communication path which connects an intermediate pressure region to a region having a low pressure as a suction pressure of a first rotary compression element; and a valve device which opens or closes this communication path, the rotary compressor applies a high pressure as a back pressure of an upper vane, and this valve device opens the communication path in a case where a pressure difference between the intermediate pressure and the low pressure increases a predetermined upper limit value before the intermediate pressure reaches the high pressure. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286138 | Helical Screw Compressor Comprising a Cooling Jacket - The invention relates to the rotor housing ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286139 | Photo-Shaping Method, Photo-Shaping System, And Photo-Shaping Program - In photo-shaping a target object executed by a photo-shaping machine ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286140 | Uniaxial Pressing and Heating Apparatus - The present invention is directed towards an uniaxial pressing and heating apparatus for the production of ceramic materials comprising a heater ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080286141 | Method for Preparing Nano-Sized Metal Powder Feedstock and Method for Producing Sintered Body Using the Feedstock - A method for preparing a nano-sized metal powder feedstock comprises the steps of preparing a nano-sized metal powder, mixing the metal powder with a solution of an organic binder in a solvent, and wet-milling the mixture so that aggregates of the metal powder are uniformly formed. Further disclosed is a method for producing a sintered body using the feedstock. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286142 | Copper Alloy Water Supply Member - A member for water works is proposed in which the content of lead is limited to a very small values while maintaining its mechanical properties, castability, machinability, pressure resistance, etc. to levels equivalent to those of conventional copper alloys containing lead. | 2008-11-20 |
20080286143 | FRAGRANCE DIFFUSER KIT AND METHOD - A fragrance diffuser kit is provided comprising a decanter, a fragrance refill set, a removable snuffer cap and a removable decorative vented lid. The decanter may be selected from a plurality of unique and decorative designs that are suitable for prominent display as a piece of home decor. The fragrance refill set comprises a bottle of high-quality fragrance composition for filling the decanter and a replacement wick, whereby the user may select and change the fragrance emitted by the fragrance diffuser. The decanter incorporates a wick holder having a top opening that communicates with a top opening in the decanter body so that a wick from the fragrance refill set may be inserted and held in a position to absorb and emit the fragrance composition contained in the decanter. The snuffer cap may be used to stop the emission of the fragrance composition and the vented lid may be used to hide the wick and snuffer cap, if present. | 2008-11-20 |