49th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130318871 | PLANTER HAVING A MULTI-PURPOSE LID - A planter includes a lid and a container. The container has an upper side, a lower side, and a plurality of lateral walls extending between the upper side and lower side. The upper side, lower side, and lateral walls of the container define a container interior configured to retain a growth medium. The upper side of the container includes an opening configured to provide access to the container interior, and the lower side includes a plurality of drainage apertures or holes. One or more protrusions extend from at least one of an first face of the lid and the exterior of the lower side of the container. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318872 | PLANT POT ASSEMBLY - A plant pot assembly comprises a first pot for a plant in growing medium, a second pot coupled to it for forming a liquid reservoir, and a wick between the liquid reservoir and the first pot for transporting liquid from the liquid reservoir into the first pot. The liquid reservoir has a filling opening at or near the upper side of the assembly and wherein the first pot is received in the second pot with a close fit so that the liquid reservoir is situated substantially below the first pot. The wick extends between the first and second pots and protrudes near an upper edge of the first pot into the first pot, and extends in it. The first pot is substantially watertight and the assembly is arranged to prevent liquid transport between the reservoir and the growing medium via another route than the wick. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318873 | Door System Having an Actuator - A door system for an aircraft or spacecraft having a door and an actuator for actuating the door. The actuator includes an actuator drive which moves the door in relation to the aircraft or spacecraft, a detection device which determines movement information of the door and/or of the actuator, an actuator control unit which controls the actuator based on the movement information, and an actuator housing which surrounds the actuator drive and the actuator control unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318874 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING DOORS AND METHOD THEREOF - A household appliance including a non-adjustable first door, an adjustable second door, and an adjustable third door. The non-adjustable first door provides a reference point for adjusting each of the second door and the third door. A first adjustment device adjusts the second door in a vertical direction until one of a handle and a top edge of the non-adjustable first door and the second door are aligned at a same height. A second adjustment device adjusts the third door in a horizontal direction such that a first gap between the third door and the second door is equal to a second gap between the non-adjustable first door and the second door, and adjusts the third door in the first direction such that the third door is level and a bottom edge of the third door is aligned with a bottom edge of the second door. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318875 | RESIDENTIAL WINDOW POWER ACTUATOR - A power actuator for a window in a building includes a drive unit, a cable system, and a controller. The drive unit is positioned within a sill of the window. The cable system is engagable with the drive unit for moving a pane of the window relative to a window frame between an opened position and a closed position. The controller is electrically coupled to the drive unit and a power outlet located in the building and connected to an external power grid. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318876 | METHOD OF FIXING DRIVE MOTOR IN WINDOW REGULATOR AND WINDOW REGULATOR - A method of fixing a drive motor in a window regulator is provided which enables mounting operations to be facilitated. The window regulator includes the drive motor, an elongate push-pull member, and a frame. The frame has a guide portion for guiding the elongate push-pull member, a motor-fixture portion for mounting the drive motor, a motor mounting hole, and a positioning regulating portion for positioning the drive motor. The method includes the steps of: mounting the drive motor on the motor-fixture portion; rotating the drive motor with an output shaft of the drive motor as a center of rotation to bring a portion of the drive motor into contact with the positioning regulating portion; and connecting the drive motor with the frame through the motor mounting hole. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318877 | Sliding Cantilever Gate - A sliding cantilevered gates gate panel is carried by posts for sliding movement in the plane of the gate opening with each post having inner and outer parallel post members separated by a central opening within which the gate panel is mounted. The gate panel has a longitudinally extending track member, a plurality of upstanding posts connected to and upstanding from the track member and a top rail connected across top ends of the posts forming together a generally rectangular panel. Each post has support rollers for running along the track and a drive assembly at a post drives a sprocket engaging a chain mounted inside the track member. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318878 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A DOOR AND METHOD INSTALLING SUCH A DEVICE - A device for opening and closing a door is provided, with a rolling device having a shell-shaped housing assembled from two complementary housing parts and in which a driving device is arranged, which is connected via a drive shaft to a driving wheel which, in a fitted operating position of the rolling device, is in frictional contact with a rolling surface facing the driving wheel. A fixing body is arranged on a housing part, which together with an opposite fixing body on the other housing part, form a fixed bearing for the drive shaft, each fixing body further having a recess forming a bearing seat for a bearing of the drive shaft. A housing part has linear guide means for connection to corresponding linear guide means of a fastening element. The linear guide means are arranged adjacent to the bearing seat. A method for installing such a device is also provided. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318879 | Spring Break Protection Mechanism for a Sectional Door System - An assembly ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130318880 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR DOOR SKIN OUTER GLASS - A household cooking appliance include a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes an outer door skin forming an outer surface of the door, the outer door skin including an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position, a middle glass panel disposed between the outer glass panel and the inner glass panel, and outer glass support means for supporting the outer glass panel on the outer door skin. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318881 | SELF-LOCATING DOOR INTERLOCK APPARATUS AND ENCLOSURES, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS INCLUDING SAME - A door interlock apparatus is disclosed. The door interlock apparatus has a body configured to couple to a first one of a door and an enclosure structure, the body having one or more angled self-locating features, a locking protrusion extending from a surface of the body and configured to couple with the locking member of an interlock mechanism, and a misalignment-accommodating mechanism configured and adapted to allow motion of the body. The door interlock apparatus aligns the locking protrusion and locking member during door closing, even when the door and enclosure structure are substantially misaligned. Electrical component enclosures, door interlock assemblies, and methods of assembling a door interlock assembly are also provided, as are other aspects. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318882 | Door Assistant - A door assistant apparatus for retaining an opened door in a desired position, comprising a wedge-shaped portion, a foot pad portion and a vertically extending handle portion. The handle portion includes a grasping portion rotatably mounted to a vertical element of the handle portion. The grasping portion is operable between a first position substantially aligned with the wedge-shaped portion and the foot pad portion, and a second position wherein the grasping portion is substantially aligned with a surface of a door to which the door assistant has been applied. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318883 | CUTTING TOOLS MADE FROM STRESS FREE CBN COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - An insert for a cutting tool and a method of making an insert are provided. The insert for a cutting tool may comprise a body and a substrate carrier. The body may have a top, a bottom, and a plurality of side walls connected to the top and the bottom. The body may comprise superhard particles in absence of a support. The substrate carrier may have a recess. The bottom and the sidewall of the body may be adapted to be affixed to the recess of the substrate carrier. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318884 | CUTTER ASSEMBLY WITH AT LEAST ONE ISLAND AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CUTTER ASSEMBLY - A cutter assembly and a method of making the cutter assembly are disclosed. A method of fabricating a cutting element having at least one island structure in at least one pocket of a substrate may comprise steps of building a substrate green body with at least one pocket; building at least one island green body; assembling the at least one island green body and the substrate green body with at least one pocket in the substrate green body to form a green body assembly; and subjecting the green body assembly to a final fabrication process to form the said cutting element. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318885 | Deployable and Inflatable Roof, Wall, or Other Structure for Stadiums and Other Venues - A deployable and inflatable roof, wall, or other structure has first and second covers made of flexible panels and cables arranged from edge to edge along the covers. Couplings along the edges of the covers connect the structure to supports, such as rails on which the structure can deploy and other supports of a building. Air from blowers blow air in between the covers to inflate the structure like an air cushion. In addition to cables, lateral support for the structure can use struts disposed edge to edge along the covers. Traction or rack and pinion drive mechanisms or cable drive systems can be used to deploy and retract the structure along the rails to cover or open a rooftop or other opening or area of the building. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318886 | Deployable Structure Shield - A readily deployable shield for single family dwellings and other structures protects the structures from transient, temporary threats such as fire, hurricane, tornado or similar forces. The deployable structure shield is delivered to a structure site in an enclosed shield module. The enclosed shield module may be permanently or temporarily secured to the roof of the structure to be protected. The shield module includes the shield canopy, an energy generator, a compressor, control electronics, one or more deployment catapults, sandbags, lanyards, tie-down straps, and a manual deployment apparatus. Once secured to the roof of a structure, the shield canopy may be deployed manually with the manual deployment apparatus, or remotely using the control electronics and any suitable initiation apparatus such as a smartphone. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318887 | Wall Capping Systems and Methods of Using Same - Described herein are systems for both preventing intrusion by an unwanted party and/or detection of a local event. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318888 | Method for implementing a rail-guided self-climbing forrmwork system with climbing rail extension pieces - A method is proposed for constructing mufti-story concrete structures using a rail-guided self-climbing formwork system. A climbing rail is thereby displaced in a vertical direction within lower and upper climbing shoes and a lower extension piece is positioned to extend vertically in a downward direction below a lower end of the climbing rail. The lower extension piece has a length which is less than the length of the climbing rail. The climbing rail is then displaced in the vertical direction until the lower extension piece is captured within the lower climbing shoe. The method simplifies construction of the lower stories of concrete structures. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318889 | MODULAR INSULATED SCAFFOLD WALL SYSTEM - A scaffold wall system for erecting temporary insulated facilities using a scaffold structure for support is disclosed. The system comprises a floor supported by the scaffold structure, a plurality of walls supported by the floor, and a ceiling supported by the walls. The floor comprises a plurality of support beams laid across the scaffold structure, and floor boards laid across the support beams. The walls comprise a plurality of wall panels placed into customized tracks secured to the floor. Insulative sleeves are placed between the wall panels. The ceiling also comprises a plurality of panels with insulative sleeves. The system allows for multiple levels of temporary insulated facilities to be erected within a scaffold. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318890 | DRILLING RIG ASSEMBLY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A drilling rig including a base structure, a lifting device attached to the base structure, and a rig floor comprising a derrick and drilling equipment disposed thereon, in which the lifting device is configured to lift the rig floor so that at least one box may be inserted between the base structure and the rig floor, the rig floor having load points attached thereto and configured to be aligned with the lifting device. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318891 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUND INSTALLATION - A method and system for ground installation is disclosed. In one aspect, a method to secure a fixture on a ground includes steps of securing one or more anchors on a base plate; placing the base plate on the ground; applying force to one or more ground stakes into the ground through the base plate to secure the base plate on the ground; disposing the fixture on the base plate; and securing the fixture on the base plate. The entire ground installation system merely includes a base plate and a few ground stakes, and it is fairly easy to assemble and disassemble the installation system without special training and skills. Also, the ground installation system provides a stable and secure base for the fixtures thereon. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318892 | INSULATING GLASS UNIT WITH ASYMMETRICAL BETWEEN-PANE SPACES - An insulating glass unit may include at least three panes of transparent material and at least two spacers positioned between different panes of the unit. For example, a first spacer may hold a first pane of transparent material a first separation distance from a second pane of transparent material and a second spacer may hold the second pane of transparent material a second separation distance from a third pane of transparent material. In some examples, the insulating glass unit is configured so that the first separation distance is greater than the second separation distance. In such examples, the insulating glass unit may have a comparatively larger first between-pane space and a comparatively smaller second between-pane space. In some applications, the insulating glass unit may exhibit thermal and sound insulating properties approximately equal to a triple-pane insulating glass unit while having size characteristics approximately equal to a double-pane insulating glass unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318893 | Mounting Device and Method of Installing of a Solar Panel - A solar panel mounting anchor adapted for mounting a solar panel on a flat roof, the anchor comprising integral ballast, and edges comprising a resilient material and at least one engagement feature adapted to receive a solar panel and to space the panel from said roof, and a base adapted to inhibit slipping of the anchor on said roof. Preferably the integral ballast is such that the mass of the anchor is at least 15 kg. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318894 | Self-Ballasted, Roof-Integrated, Lightweight FRC PV Mounting System - A ballast tile system for supporting photovoltaic modules that includes at least one fiber-reinforced concrete ballast tile. The at least one ballast tile has a first mounting member extending upwardly from a top surface thereof, the first mounting member configured to receive a lower end of a photovoltaic module. The at least one ballast tile also has a second mounting member extending upwardly from the top surface thereof, the second mounting member configured to secure an upper edge of the photovoltaic module. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318895 | HOOK AND LOOP ATTACHMENT OF SOLAR PANELS TO ROOFING MEMBRANES - An energy generating system for placement on a roof structure is disclosed including one or more solar panels being secured to roof system components. The solar panels are secured thereto with hook and loop fasteners that may be integral with the roof system components. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318896 | Pre-Tensioned Discrete Element Support System - A matting system comprised of an assembly of discrete, individual small mat segments connected by pre-tensioned cable elements. The mat segments are configured to displace at the connecting surfaces of the mat segments at a predetermined load. The pre-tensioned cable elements holding the mat segments together are elastic through a reasonable displacement range so that the mat segments of the matting system will reassemble after the applied load is removed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318897 | Set of honeycomb panels for covers and walls - A set of honeycomb panels for producing covers and walls includes a first honeycomb panel and a second honeycomb panel which are positioned adjacently, to be joined to each other at end-sections, wherein the end-section of the first honeycomb panel defines a groove and the end-section of the second honeycomb panel includes a protuberance, which has a substantially complementary form to that of the groove and is configured to be housed in the groove. In one embodiment, each of the first and second honeycomb panels of the set is made of a plastic material and has a sealing element firmly applied during production of an individual honeycomb panel at the groove. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318898 | MULTI-STOREY INSULATED FOAM BUILDING - Multi-storey ICF building having concrete walls poured into insulated concrete forms with adjustments mounted between floors and an outside foam layer and guides for an inside for layer. ICF buildings can be constructed with greater than three stories and masonry or stucco exteriors without the use of supplementary forms. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318899 | CROWN MOULDING - An elongated crown moulding with a front surface having a top front chamfer portion, a bottom front chamfer portion, and a front non-planar decorative profile portion separating the top front chamfer portion and the bottom front chamfer portion, and a back surface having a top back chamfer portion, a bottom back chamfer portion, and a back non-planar decorative profile portion disposed between the top back chamfer portion and the bottom back chamfer portion, the back non-planar decorative profile portion oriented as an inversely mirrored version of the front non-planar decorative profile portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318900 | Grain Bin Floor Support Member - Floor support members in a grain bin floor system support perforated floor panels spanning above a plenum space at the bottom of a grain bin. Each floor support member includes a top rail including a horizontal top flange at a top end of the floor support member and a bottom rail including a horizontal bottom flange at a bottom end of the floor support. Each floor support member further includes a plurality of columns connected between the top rail and the bottom rail such that a top end of each column is abutted with the top flange of the top rail and such that a bottom end of each column is abutted with the bottom flange of the bottom rail. Clinching is used to fasten each column to the top and bottom rails. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318901 | Element Resistant to Air Transfers and Thermal and Hydric Transfers in the Field of Construction, Especially for Lightweight Walls or Lightweight Facades - An element is directed to the dry construction of lightweight walls, especially the construction of load-bearing lightweight façades or non-load-bearing lightweight façades, which do not contribute to the stability of the building. The element includes a panel based on a hydraulic binding agent and all or part of the face is coated with a polymer film obtained by polymerization under the action of radiation. The element also includes a structure, and a jointing component resistant to air transfers and thermal and hydric transfers. The element does not comprise any membranes that are resistant to air transfers and thermal and hydric transfers. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318902 | Structural Unit Insulation Arrangement, System, and Process - A structural unit includes a first face shell; a second face shell positioned opposite the first face shell; at least one central web connecting the first face shell to the second face shell; a first partial web forming a gap between an end of the first partial web and a first edge of the second face shell, and defining a first cavity; and a second partial web forming a gap between an end of the second partial web and a second edge of the second face shell, and defining a second cavity. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318903 | SMART FLOORING SYSTEM - Some novel features pertain to a floor coupling structure that includes a first portion, a second portion extending from a first end of the first portion, the second portion for coupling to a first plank portion of a floor plank; and a third portion extending from a second end of the first portion, the third portion for coupling to a second plank portion of the floor plank. In some implementations, the first portion, the second portion and the third portion are a single piece. In some implementations, the floor coupling structure further includes a side protrusion and side slot, the side slot configured to couple to another protrusion of a first coupling structure, the side protrusion configured to coupled to another side slot of a second coupling structure. In some implementations, the second portion is a first coupling portion and the third portion is a second coupling portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318904 | CONVENTIONAL FIRE-RATED ONE-SIDED CONSTRUCTION - A fire resistant membrane comprising a plurality of regularly spaced elongated parallel sheet metal framing elements, a first layer of fire rated wallboard attached directly to the framing elements with screws, a side of the framing elements opposite a side bearing the first wallboard layer being substantially free of any directly attached covering layer, a grid of elongated parallel sheet metal shafts overlying the first wallboard and secured to the studs with screws extending through the first wallboard layer, the shafts being oriented at right angles to the studs, and a second layer of fire rated wallboard overlying the shafts and being spaced from the first layer by the shafts, the second layer of wallboard being attached to the shafts with screws having a length insufficient to fully penetrate the first wallboard layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318905 | TWO-PIECE MODULAR YOKE - A sheet metal yoke for supporting a pair of main runners of a suspended ceiling grid in parallel alignment with a relatively narrow spacing, the yoke having an inverted U-shape with a horizontal span and a depending leg adjacent each end of the span, a lower end of each leg having a tab extending towards the other leg, the tab being proportioned to fit in a cross runner slot of a main runner and being capable of vertically supporting the main runner at a desired elevation. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318906 | MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLOOR PANELS - Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318907 | ATTACHMENT MEMBER AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A STRUCTURAL BUILDING COMPONENT - An attachment member for securing a structural building component (e.g., joist) to a support pedestal of an elevated building surface assembly. The attachment member includes a central portion and at least one joist support arm attached to the central portion. The central portion includes one or more features that allow it to be secured to a support pedestal, and the at least one support arm includes engagement flaps that can be attached to a structural building component to secure the structural building component to the attachment members, and hence to the support pedestal. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318908 | COMPOSITE FACE PANELS FOR STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS - Composite face panels for use with structural insulated panels (SIP) are provided to form a suitable replacement for structural insulated panels that employ oriented strand board or plywood. The structural insulated panel has a sandwich structure with a generally planar, insulating core. A composite face panel is disposed on each of the opposed surfaces of the insulating core. The insulating core composition includes an insulating material that is formed of an expanded polystyrene or a rigid polyurethane foam. Each composite face panel includes a core and face sheets on each surface of the core. The core composition includes mixture of a resin binder and a fire retardant. The resin binder can be formed of a methacrylate modified urethane, and the fire retardant can be formed of alumina trihydrate. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318909 | PORTABLE DRILLING RIG APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - A portable drilling rig apparatus includes a rig floor having a pedestal structure thereon, the pedestal structure comprising a lower pivot point and a lower attachment point and wherein the pedestal structure is configured to be rotated to a vertical position about the lower pivot point. The drilling rig further includes a mast structure having a mast pivot point at a lower end of the mast structure wherein the mast pivot point is configured to be pinned to an upper pivot point of the pedestal structure. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318910 | CASING SYSTEM - A casing system for covering the edges of structural frameworks and the like. The system includes a first casing piece and a second casing piece shaped to fit together. The first casing piece has a decorative profile milled into at least one side or end edge. The second casing piece has a reverse image of the decorative profile milled into a side or end edge. The pieces fit together by abutting edges or sides having a decorative profile and the reverse image of the decorative profile. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318911 | Insulated Sheathing Panel and Methods for Use and Manufacture Thereof - Insulated wall and roof sheathing systems for use in building construction designed to provide moisture permeable wall panels that protect from bulk water, excess air, and thermal transfer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318912 | ARTICLE DISPENSING - An apparatus for dispensing sorbent canisters into containers includes a first wheel and a second wheel, disposed to rotate with each other. A first plate is disposed between the first and second wheels and a second plate is disposed on a side of the second wheel opposite the first wheel. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318913 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING PHARMACEUTICAL ARTICLES FROM A COUNTER TO INSIDE CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCING CONTAINERS AND A MACHINE FOR PACKING PHARMACEUTICAL ARTICLES IN RELATIVE CONTAINERS - The device (D) for transferring pharmaceutical articles from a counter to inside containers (C), continuously advancing along an advancement direction (V), comprises a first series of tubular elements (T | 2013-12-05 |
20130318914 | AUTOMATIC PACKAGING DEVICE - An automatic packaging device includes a casing, a wrapping mechanism and a conveyance mechanism. An insertion portion is provided in the casing. The wrapping mechanism is provided inside the casing and wraps a radiation image capture device inserted through the insertion portion in a cover material. The conveyance mechanism automatically conveys the radiation image capture device that has been wrapped in the cover material by the wrapping to an ejection portion. The automatic packaging device automatically wraps the radiation image capture device in the cover material. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318915 | AUTOMATIC TEST TUBE RECAPPER - An automatic test tube recapper is presented that is capable of recapping thousands of test tubes per day. Specially designed caps are poured into an upper triangular shaped hopper. The randomly oriented caps are transported by a pair of belts to an upper slide. Misaligned caps are rejected and fall back into the hopper, while properly aligned caps slide down the slide to a cap catch, one at a time. A hammer shaft then drives the cap into the top of the test tube until the cap is firmly seated. The hammer shaft reverses, which withdraws the shaft upwards. As the hammer shaft moves upwards, it triggers a pair of arms that allows another cap to fall into the cap catch. A conveyor also automatically moves the next uncapped test tube under the cap. The cycle then repeats itself. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318916 | PACKAGING FOR A LIQUID FILLING MATERIAL, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING IT - A packaging for a liquid filling with a product packaging pouch made out of a liquid-tight and elastic material and having a reaction chamber pouch made out of a liquid-tight and elastic material. The reaction chamber pouch is completely closed, and is arranged inside the product packaging pouch and partially filled with a first reactant. An inner pouch made out of a liquid-tight and elastic material is completely closed, is arranged inside the reaction chamber pouch and exhibits a predetermined breaking point that yields when its interior pressure is increased, and is filled with a second reactant. The first and second reactant induce a temperature change upon coming into contact with each other. As a result, a temperature change can be initiated by the user on the one hand, while minimizing the risk that the filling will become contaminated with chemicals on the other. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318917 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR LEAK DETECTION - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for detecting a leak in a sealed package containing a product in the form of a foodstuff or a pharmaceutical. The leak detecting arrangement comprises a testing station, in which a package is placed by the transporting means and a pressure applying means arranged to apply a predetermined amount of pressure on the package located in the testing station. The arrangement further comprises a continuously operated suction means arranged to draw ambient air past a seal on the packet to be tested and a gas sensor located in the flow of ambient air drawn off by the suction means and arranged to transmit a signal dependent on the test gas concentration detected in the ambient air. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318918 | SYSTEM FOR PACKAGING HOMEMADE BABY FOOD - A system for dispensing homemade baby food includes a dispenser with a nozzle and a plunger that can be moved toward the nozzle for dispensing baby food from the nozzle. The system further includes a container having a nipple that is releasably engageable with the nozzle so that baby food in the dispenser can be dispensed directly into the container. The container can be separated from the dispenser and sealed when a selected volume of the baby food has been placed in the container. The container with the baby food therein can be stored temporarily and used when needed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318919 | TOOL LIFT MECHANISM - The present application relates to a lifting apparatus comprising a first member and a second member; a lifting mechanism coupled to said first member adapted to move said first member towards said second member; and a third member coupled to said first member, the third member slideably moveable through said second member when said first member is moved towards said second member. When a predetermined compressive force is applied to said third member, a latching mechanism responds by latching said second member to said third member, such that when a further compressive force is applied to said third member, said first member and lifting mechanism are isolated from said further compressive force. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318920 | CAP STABILIZER FOR CAPPING DEVICE - A cap stabilizer of a capping device includes a fastening element that connects the cap stabilizer to the capping device such that the cap stabilizer is removable from the capping device by sliding the cap stabilizer in a first direction, opposite a direction of travel of container to be capped by the capping device. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318921 | APPARATUS, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR ROUTING SINGLE LENGTH OF FLEXIBLE RIBBON AROUND PACKAGE IN CROSSED CONFIGURATION, WITH APPARATUSES FOR ATTACHING, SECURING, AND CUTTING RIBBON - A ribbon routing assembly for routing a single length of ribbon around and securing the ribbon to an object. The ribbon has a first end and a second end. The ribbon routing assembly includes a body with a void. The body includes a first leg configured for securing to the first end of the ribbon and a second leg configured for securing to the second end of the ribbon. The void includes a routing edge that defines a first acute angle relative to the first leg and a second acute angle relative to the second leg. The first and second acute angles are approximately forty-five degrees. The body has a first surface and a second surface that define a thickness therebetween, the first leg defines a first length and the second leg defines a second length. A lid is configured for mounting to the body in a mounted configuration. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318922 | CANNULA HOLDERS - Cannula holders for holding a nasal cannula are described. The cannula holders may also be configured to hold a CPAP mask, BPAP mask, nebulizer mask, or any other piece of medical equipment. The cannula holders may be used to help prevent a nasal cannula from coming into contact with unclean surfaces when not in use, helping to keep the nasal cannula clean. The cannula holders may help prevent a nasal cannula from falling onto the floor or elsewhere when not in use. The cannula holders provide an alternative to placing or hanging a nasal cannula on equipment, furniture, or elsewhere. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318923 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID CONTAINER - An object is to provide a technology capable of decreasing the possibility that bubbles may reach a first member. A method of manufacturing a liquid container includes (a) a process of preparing a liquid container, (b) a process of storing liquid in a first storage chamber by injecting the liquid from the downstream side of the first storage chamber based on a flow direction of a fluid from an atmosphere opening port to a supply port. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318924 | METHOD OF PACKAGING A PRODUCT AND CORRESPONDING PACKAGE - A method for wrapping a product in a sheet material wrapper employing a first sheet of plastically deformable sheet material (for example aluminium) and a second sheet of wrapping material (for example a plastic film) having springback. Once the product is placed on the first sheet, the second sheet is applied on the product providing in the second sheet a part wrapping the product and a part facing the first sheet. The first sheet and the part of said second sheet facing it are airtight-seal coupled so to form, by effect of the coupling, a plastically deformable composite sheet material against the product or to form an integral housing cup. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318925 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING A SHIPMENT - Embodiments relate to a cover, a method of covering, and a cover system for shipments of products transported by air with ULDs. The cover system can be adapted to any skid such as wooden or plastic pallets used for smaller loads used in air transport or any other mode of transportation. The cover system can include one or multiple parts. Each part of the cover system can be made of one or more layers. Each layer can be made of a single material or a combination of different materials. Different parts of the cover can be made of different materials or different combination of materials. The cover system provides thermal protection to temperature-sensitive products in or on the ULD. The cover system maintains the proper relative humidity level and gas concentrations for horticultural product loads. The cover system decreases the amount of water vapor released in the cargo holds. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318926 | STERILE FILLING MACHINE HAVING FILLING STATION AND E-BEAM CHAMBER - A sterile filling machine and related method are provided for sterile filling a container with a substance. The container includes a resealable stopper or portion and a chamber for receiving the substance therein. The sealed, empty containers are subjected to radiation capable of penetrating through the resealable portion and chamber for sterilizing the container. The previously sterilized containers are then transported through another sterilizing chamber, such as an e-beam chamber, to sterilize the penetrable surface. A filling member is moved into engagement with the resealable portion to pierce the sterilized penetrable surface of the resealable portion and inject the substance through the filling member and into the chamber of the container. Energy is then transmitted onto the stopper to hermetically re-seal the penetration in the resealable portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318927 | Indicator System for A Combined Procedure Drape and Bag - The present specification discloses a combined drape and carrying bag unit used in medical and surgical settings with an indicator attached to a drawstring of the unit. Conversion of the unit from a drape or mat configuration involves pulling on exposed drawstring sections and results in deployment of the identifying indicator. The indicator includes preprinted information, a barcode for scanning, and/or space for the inscription of information by medical personnel. The inclusion of an integrated indicator with the combined drape and carrying bag unit informs medical personnel of the contents of the unit when in the bag configuration and obviates the need for opening the bag and discovering its contents, thereby reducing exposure of medical personnel to biohazard waste. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318928 | Apparatus and Method for Refilling a Brewing Cup - In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, an apparatus and/or a method are used to dispense loose particulate solid matter into a brewing cup. Such an apparatus allows one to add any coffee, while using all the features of an automated single-cup or multi-cup brewing machine. The apparatus may use a housing having a brew cup enclosure, a storage hopper, and rotatable valve coupled to a lever. Operation of the lever causes the rotatable valve to rotate, such that particulate solid matter is collected from the hopper and dispensed into a brew cup residing in the brew cup enclosure. In further embodiments of the disclosed technology, a safety mechanism prevents the rotatable valve from dispensing particulate solid matter if no brew cup is present in the brew cup enclosure. In still further embodiments, a lid sliding arm removes and/or reapplies the lid during operation of the apparatus | 2013-12-05 |
20130318929 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED FILLING OF MAIL TRAYS - A mail tray filler includes a filling mechanism that is vertically movable to be lowered and lifted into and out of a mail tray. With the mechanism in the raised position an empty mail tray is moved into position to underneath the mechanism. The mechanism lowers a feeding arm down into the first mail tray to feed envelopes starting at a forward end of the mail tray. The apparatus detects a pack pressure of the envelopes. When the pack pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold, the relative position of the feed arm is moved towards a back end of the mail tray to make room for more envelopes. After the pack pressure is below the predetermined threshold feeding continues. When the tray is full, the feeding arm is lifted from the mail tray, and a next empty mail tray is advanced. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318930 | Bottom-Discharging Scrap Bin and Dumping Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a bottom-discharging scrap bin and a dumping method thereof. The bottom-discharging scrap bin includes a bin body that has an upper end opening and a lower opening that is rotatably coupled to the bottom board by a door shaft to allow the bottom board to selectively close the lower end opening of the bin body. The lower end opening is fixable to the bottom board by a locking device. Handles are provided on the bin body for receiving forks of a fork lift to insert therein to lift the bin body. When the bin is full of scraps, the locking device is locked and the bottom board closes the lower end opening. To dump the scraps, the locking device is unlocked and the bottom board is rotated with respect to the lower end opening to be opened. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318931 | PHARMACY PACKAGING SYSTEM - A system for storing and packaging pharmaceuticals includes a frame configured to store cassettes that contain pharmaceuticals and a cassette-moving assembly coupled to the frame. The cassette-moving assembly is operable to move relative to the frame to retrieve the cassettes from the frame. The system also includes a dispensing area positioned adjacent the frame to receive the cassettes from the cassette-moving assembly. The dispensing area is operable to selectively open the cassettes. The system further includes packaging equipment in communication with the dispensing area. The packaging equipment includes a feed stock roll for forming pouches. The packaging equipment is operable to fill the pouches with pharmaceuticals that are dispensed from the cassettes in the dispensing area. The system also includes a control system including a processor. The control system is coupled to the cassette-moving assembly and the packaging equipment to control operation of the cassette-moving assembly and the packaging equipment. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318932 | BAREBACK PAD WITH CUSTOMIZABLE INSERTS - A bareback pad with customizable inserts for use in training and/or riding a horse is provided. The bareback pad provides a wide range of flexibility to provide comfort, control and support to both the rider and the horse to improve trust, balance and strength between the two. The invention discloses a modified training pad with removable and pliable inserts at the front and rear of the pad and along the flap. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318933 | DYNAMIC CYCLONE SEPARATOR, WITH AN AXIAL FLOW AND HAVING A VARIABLE CONFIGURATION - Dynamic cyclone separator, with an axial flow, having a variable configuration and tubular structure ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130318934 | METHOD OF REDUCING SILICOSIS CAUSED BY INHALATION OF SILICA-CONTAINING PROPPANT, SUCH AS SILICA SAND AND RESIN-COATED SILICA SAND, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of reducing silicosis caused by inhalation of silica-containing proppant, such as silica sand and resin-coated silica sand, and apparatus therefor. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318935 | BIOFILTER - A biofilter ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130318936 | BOX FILTER WITH ORIENTATION DEVICE - A panel filter including a generally rectangular border frame having four sides; a filter media supported by the border frame and extending within the border frame; and a key formed into the border frame is provided. The key is used to properly determine if the filter is appropriate for mounting in a housing. It may also be used for properly orienting the filter within the housing. A system including the housing is also provided. Methods of providing biosecurity for animal confinements are also provided. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318937 | HYBRID CORE ROPE - The present invention is to provide a hybrid core rope which does not require maintenance or a hybrid core rope capable of reducing a maintenance task. The hybrid core rope includes a resin solid core in which a plurality of spiral grooves is formed in the longitudinal direction on an outer peripheral surface thereof, a plurality of fiber bundles respectively spirally wound around the outer peripheral surface of the resin solid core along the plurality of spiral grooves, the fiber bundles having thickness to fill the spiral grooves, and a plurality of steel strands spirally wound around the outer peripheral surface of the resin solid core around which the fiber bundles are wound. The fiber bundles and the strands are respectively wound so as to have angles which are not parallel to each other. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318938 | HEAT ENGINE - A non-compression engine having two or three variable volume mechanisms, an induction-displacer ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130318939 | LUBRICATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE GEAR ASSEMBLY - An exemplary apparatus for supplying lubricant to a gear assembly in a gas turbine engine includes a valve having a valve inlet configured to be coupled to a source of lubricant. A valve outlet is configured to direct lubricant to the gear assembly. The valve is selectively controllable into a plurality of settings for varying an amount of lubricant flowing from the valve inlet to the valve outlet. A bypass is associated with the valve. The bypass has an inlet configured to receive lubricant from the source and an outlet configured to direct lubricant to the gear assembly. The bypass permits at least a selected amount of lubricant to flow to the gear assembly independent of a setting of the valve. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318940 | LUBRICATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE GEAR ASSEMBLY - An exemplary apparatus for supplying lubricant to a gear assembly in a gas turbine engine includes a valve having a valve inlet configured to be coupled to a source of lubricant. A valve outlet is configured to direct lubricant to the gear assembly. The valve is selectively controllable into a plurality of settings for varying an amount of lubricant flowing from the valve inlet to the valve outlet. A bypass is associated with the valve. The bypass has an inlet configured to receive lubricant from the source and an outlet configured to direct lubricant to the gear assembly. The bypass permits at least a selected amount of lubricant to flow to the gear assembly independent of a setting of the valve. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318941 | Supercharged Combined Cycle System With Air Flow Bypass - A system and method for supercharging a combined cycle system includes a forced draft fan providing a variable air flow. At least a first portion of the air flow is directed to a compressor and a second portion of the airflow is diverted to a heat recovery steam generator. A control system controls the airflows provided to the compressor and the heat recovery steam generator. The system allows a combined cycle system to be operated at a desired operating state by controlling the flow of air from the forced draft fan to the compressor and the heat recovery steam generator. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318942 | FLAME DETECTION IN NO-FLAME REGION OF GAS TURBINE - A flame detector in photonic communication with a no-flame region of a combustor of a gas turbine may emit a signal when a photon is detected. A controller may be arranged to receive a signal from the flame detector and may determine whether a flame presence in the no-flame region is indicated responsive to the signal. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318943 | ROCKET MOTOR COMBUSTION CHAMBER INJECTION HEAD - An injection head including an annular distribution cavity for distributing a propellant upstream from an injection plate supporting injectors. The cavity includes a multiply-perforated distribution grid distributing the propellant, which grid is coaxial with the distribution cavity and of a concave shape that projects into the distribution cavity, the grid being fastened to a dome of the cavity. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318944 | Jet Exhaust Noise Reduction - Reducing jet noise by weakening Mach cones in a jet exhaust gas streamtube. The Mach cones are weakened by modifying exhaust gas flow in a longitudinal axial core of the exhaust gas streamtube. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318945 | AVIATION GAS TURBINE THRUST REVERSING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an aircraft gas turbine thrust-reversing device with an engine having an engine cowling, the rear area of which can be displaced in the axial direction of the engine from a closed forward thrust position into a rearwardly displaced thrust reversal position, resulting in an essentially annular free space towards a forward stationary area of the engine cowling, with the rear area of the engine cowling being functionally coupled to deflecting elements arranged in the forward thrust position within the front area of the engine cowling, with the deflecting elements during displacement of the rear area of the engine cowling being moveable on a partial-circular path facing the central axis of the engine and contactable by their rear end areas with a cowling of the core engine. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318946 | Process for Powering a Compression Ignition Engine and Fuel Therefor - A diesel engine fuel composition comprising methanol at a level of at least 20% by weight of the fuel; water at a level at least 20% by weight of the fuel; a ratio of water to methanol of between 20:80 to 80:20; a total amount of water and methanol of at least 60% by weight of the fuel composition, and one or more additives, in a total amount of at least 0.1% by weight of the fuel, wherein the level of sodium chloride, if present as an additive, is between 0 to 0.5% by weight of the fuel, and the level of flavourant, if present as an additive, is between 0 to 1.5% of the composition is provided. Also provided is a process for powering a compression ignition engine using a fuel comprising methanol and water, including inlet air pre-heating, and associated systems and uses of the fuel composition. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318947 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF GASES WITH REDUCING AGENTS GENERATED USING STEAM REFORMING OF DIESEL FUEL - Systems and methods for treatment of a heated exhaust gas including hydrocarbons are provided. A method includes providing a first gas including a gaseous mixture of vaporized diesel fuel and steam and treating the first gas using at least one corona discharge including a combination of streamers to transform the first gas into a second gas including volatile partially oxidized hydrocarbons (PO—HC) and hydrogen gas (H | 2013-12-05 |
20130318948 | SOOT SENSOR FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY MONITORING - A method of monitoring functional capability of a soot sensor that is responsive to deposition of soot from an exhaust gas stream on a sensor surface comprises acquiring a measurement signal of the soot sensor and running a plausibility check, in which it is ascertained whether the measurement signal agrees with an expected finding. According to the invention it is detected whether conditions are present, on which liquid, e.g. water, from the exhaust gas stream condensates on the sensor surface. Additionally or alternatively, such conditions are produced. The plausibility check then includes ascertaining whether the measurement signal reflects the condensation of liquid. The detection of presence of conditions for condensation comprises a measurement or an estimation of temperature on the sensor surface. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318949 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas purifying system includes: a SCR catalyst which has a function of reducing NOx and absorbing NO | 2013-12-05 |
20130318950 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING A REDUCING AGENT TO AN EXHAUST-GAS AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130318951 | SENSOR CONNECTION INTEGRATION DEVICE - An article of manufacture includes a housing having three input ports and an output port. An electronic sensor operationally coupled to an exhaust flowpath is coupled to the first input port via an electrical conduit. A first fluid conduit fluidly couples the second input port to the exhaust flowpath upstream of a particulate filter, and a second fluid conduit fluidly couples the third input port to the exhaust flowpath downstream of the particulate filter. A differential pressure sensor in the housing determines a differential pressure in response to a first pressure at the second input port and a second pressure at the third input port. The article includes a communication module that provides electronic information representative of the differential pressure and output from the electronic sensor at the output port, wherein the communication module is disposed in the housing. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318952 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC PUMP OF A WHEEL LOADER - The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a hydraulic pump of a wheel loader, which drives a working machine as necessary, thereby improving the acceleration performance of and more particularly, to a method for controlling a hydraulic pump in order to improve acceleration performance of the wheel loader in a situation in which an injection amount of fuel is limited during an acceleration process of the wheel loader in accordance with stricter regulations on exhaust gas. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318953 | HYDROSTATIC DRIVE - A hydrostatic drive, especially a hydrostatic fan drive, includes a hydraulic constant-displacement pump configured to drive a hydraulic motor for a fan. The drive further includes a hydraulic machine configured to supply a second hydraulic circuit with a pressure medium. The constant-displacement pump is configured to be hydraulically combined with the hydraulic machine. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318954 | Compressed Air Supply Installation, Pneumatic System and Method - A compressed air supply installation for operating a pneumatic installation, especially an air suspension installation of a vehicle, includes: an air supply unit and an air compression unit for supplying a compressed air supply unit with compressed air, a pneumatic connection, especially a bleeding line, comprising a bleeding valve system in the form of a controllable solenoid valve system and a bleeding port for bleeding air, and a pneumatic connection, especially a compressed air supply line, comprising an air drier and a compressed air port for supplying the compressed air. The solenoid valve system comprises a primary valve and a secondary valve, which are actuatable by a controller of the solenoid valve system that is common to both valves and acts upon both valves. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318955 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING AND REUSING POTENTIAL ENERGY - A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic actuator, a pump configured to supply fluid to the hydraulic actuator, and a first accumulator fluidly connected to the hydraulic actuator. The first accumulator is configured to store fluid received from the hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic system also includes a motor drivingly connected to the pump and fluidly connected to the first accumulator. The motor is configured to receive the stored fluid from the first accumulator to drive the pump. The hydraulic system further includes a first discharge valve fluidly connected between the first accumulator and the hydraulic actuator. The first discharge valve is configured to supply the stored fluid from the first accumulator to the hydraulic actuator without the stored fluid from the first accumulator circulating through the pump. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318956 | ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Provided is an electric construction machine capable of avoiding a situation where charging is difficult to achieve due to the exhaustion of a battery device. An electrically-operated hydraulic excavator includes an electric motor, a hydraulic pump that is driven by the electric motor, hydraulic actuators that are driven by hydraulic fluid discharged from the hydraulic pump, and a battery device that serves as an electrical power source for the electric motor. The battery device includes battery systems that each have a plurality of batteries. A selector switch makes it possible to select either one of the battery systems. An arithmetic control section of an inverter device controls connection change switches through battery controllers to change the connections of the battery systems so that electrical power is supplied to the electric motor from either the battery system or the battery system, whichever is selected by the selector switch. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318957 | FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE - A fluid control system including a variable displacement pump having a load system control and configured to operate in an open center mode. A pump control is operable between a first arrangement and a second arrangement. The pump control receives pressurized fluid from a first load sensor pressure in fluid communication with the pump and an actuator return pressure in fluid communication with an actuator configured to operate using pressurized fluid from the system, the pump control providing a selective pump control pressure to the pump load system control. When the system is operating in a standby mode, the pump operates in a first minimized displacement condition. When the system is in a stall mode, the pump operates in a second minimized displacement condition. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318958 | CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY - A power machine and a power conversion system for a power machine are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the power conversion system includes a pump configured to provide a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid and a control valve assembly to receive the hydraulic fluid. The control valve assembly includes a first valve element configured to direct hydraulic fluid to an actuator when the first valve element is in first and second actuated positions. The control valve assembly also includes a second valve element downstream of the first spool. The first valve element is moveable between an unactuated position and the first and second actuated positions and is configured to direct hydraulic fluid received from the actuator through the second actuated position to the second valve element and to direct hydraulic fluid received from the actuator through the first actuated position to bypass the second valve element. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318959 | Hydraulic Circuits with Energy Conservation Features for Overrunning Load Conditions - A hydraulic system is disclosed that includes a hydraulic actuator having a head end, a rod end and a piston disposed therebetween. The system also includes a pump configured to supply fluid to both ends of the actuator. The system also includes an energy conservation system that is configured to reduce flow from the pump to the head end of the actuator and to increase flow from a make-up fluid circuit to the head end of the actuator during an overrunning load condition. The energy conservation system also increases flow from the pump to the head end of the actuator and decreases flow from the make-up circuit to the head end of the actuator after the overrunning load condition has ceased. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318960 | BUOYANCY POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - A buoyancy power generating apparatus includes: a tank adapted to receive liquid therein; a buoyancy mechanism disposed in the tank and including a bladder support and a bladder supported on the bladder support; a vertical support disposed outwardly of the tank; a weight unit supported movably on the vertical support; and a transmission coupled to the buoyancy mechanism and the weight unit so that the weight unit can be driven by the bladder to move upwardly during upward movement of the bladder and that the weight unit can be moved downwardly by gravity when the bladder is deflated. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318961 | POLYMERIC ACTUATOR, ACTUATOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLYMERIC ACTUATOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTUATOR DEVICE - There is provided a polymeric actuator including: a pair of facing portions located so as to face each other; and a folded portion through which one end portions of the pair of facing portions are coupled to each other, wherein the pair of facing portions and the folded portion are composed of an inner electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an outer electrode layer which are laminated in order from an inside. Therefore, the displacements are generated in the pair of facing portions, respectively, to be added to each other, and the displacement is generated in the folded portion as well due to the bending. As a result, the large displacement is generated as a whole. Thus, it is possible to increase the displacement amount after the simplification of the structure is realized. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318962 | CONTROLLING A FLUID FLOW WITH A MAGNETIC FIELD - A device, system and method for controlling the fluid flow of a process fluid in a tube with a magnetic field. A ferrogel can be included in the tube with the process fluid. A membrane can encapsulate the ferrogel. A mounting support can secure the membrane within the tube, and a magnetic field generator can generate the magnetic field to deform the membrane and the ferrogel from a natural position to a deformed position. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318963 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - The braking control device for a vehicle is adapted to be used for a vehicle brake device and it is an object of the present invention to prevent an operator of the vehicle from feeling of any an unpleasant feeling by reducing an ineffective operating amount by which no braking force increases in response to the increase of the brake operating amount. The braking control device includes a controlling portion for changing a servo performance to an ineffective operating amount reducing servo performance which is closer to the increase ratio of the hydraulic pressure braking force relative to the increase of the brake operating amount after the input piston has been in contact with the output piston when the brake operating amount reaches to the servo performance change operating amount which is smaller than the assisting limit operating amount. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318964 | MASTER CYLINDER DEVICE AND HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A housing of a master cylinder device includes a housing member separating an interior of the housing into a front and a rear side chambers and having an opening through the housing member. A pressurizing piston includes a main body portion disposed in the front side chamber and is moved forward by a force for pressurizing the brake fluid. An input piston can move forward by an operation force. An input chamber into which a brake fluid from a high pressure source device is introduced is defined between a rear end of the main body portion of the pressurizing piston and the housing member. The input piston is fitted in the housing with seals, whereby, the input piston and the pressure receiving piston face to each other through the opening, though the input piston and the pressure receiving piston are not fitted to each other with any seal. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318965 | Supercharged Combined Cycle System With Air Flow Bypass To HRSG And Hydraulically Coupled Fan - A supercharging system for a gas turbine system having a compressor, a combustor, a turbine and a shaft includes a prime mover and a fan assembly that provides an air stream at an air stream flow rate. A hydraulic coupler is coupled to the prime mover and the fan assembly and a second torque converter may couple the supercharger prime mover to an electrical generator. The supercharging system also includes a subsystem for conveying a first portion of the air stream to the compressor, and a bypass subsystem for optionally conveying a second portion of the air stream to other uses. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318966 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING ENGINE THROTTLES - An engine system and method for operating an engine including a central throttle and a port throttle is disclosed. In one example, the central throttle and port throttle are adjusted to improve air flow distribution to engine cylinders. The system and method may be particularly beneficial for turbocharged engines. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318967 | WASTE HEAT RECOVERY DEVICE - In an axial piston expander for a waste heat recovery device of a motor vehicle, the expander having a shaft with an axis of rotation around which a number of cylinders are arranged parallel to, and distributed around, the axis of rotation, each cylinder including a piston connected to a coupling plate which is pivotally mounted on the shaft so as to provide for an adjustable piston stroke and the cylinders having high pressure inlets and low pressure outlets with valve devices for the control of the operating fluid flow through the cylinders, a stroke adjustment arrangement is provided by which the stroke of the pistons is adjustable via a regulation of the pressure in an operating chamber at the back side of the pistons, the waste heat recovery device being coupleable with the drive train of the internal combustion engine for the transfer of mechanical driving power. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318968 | Plasma Feedwater and/or Make Up Water Energy Transfer System - A method and system for converting a feedstock using thermal plasma or other gassifier, into a feedwater or make up water energy transfer system. Feedstock is any organic material or fossil fuel. The energy transferred in the feedwater or make N up water is used in any Rankine or other steam process, or any process that requires heat. Heat is extracted from a gas product issued by a gassifier and is delivered to a power plant via its feedwater system or make up water system. Preferably, the gassifier is a plasma gassifier and the gas product is syngas that is combusted in an afterburner. A heated air flow and/or EGR flow is provided the afterburner at a variable flow rate that is responsive an operating characteristic of the afterburner. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318969 | HEAT RECOVERY USING ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE - A system includes a heat exchanger and an organic Rankine cycle system. The heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between extraction air from a power block and nitrogen from an air separation unit. The organic Rankine cycle system is coupled to the heat exchanger. In addition, the organic Rankine cycle system is configured to convert heat from the extraction air into work. | 2013-12-05 |
20130318970 | METHOD AND CONFIGURATION FOR THE RECOVERY OF THERMAL ENERGY IN THE HEAT TREATMENT OF COLD-ROLLED STEEL STRIP IN A HOOD-TYPE ANNEALING FURNACE - A method and a configuration recover thermal energy in a thermal treatment of cold-rolled steel strip in an annealing furnace. The steel strip is heated up in a protective gas atmosphere to a temperature above the recrystallization temperature, and is subjected in a first, slow cooling phase and a second, fast cooling phase to a protective gas. The temperature of the protective gas is reduced during the first phase down to an intermediate temperature and in the second phase from the intermediate temperature to a final temperature. A first heat exchanger transfers the thermal energy of the protective gas by an oil circuit and a second heat exchanger to a working medium, and which evaporates and is fed to a steam motor, which converts the thermal energy contained in the working medium into energy. | 2013-12-05 |