49th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120308357 | STACKABLE CONTAINER - The present disclosure is directed at a stackable container including a body with an upper section having a plurality of upper wall panels, a lower section having a plurality of lower wall panels, a middle section positioned between the upper and lower section having a plurality of middle wall panels and a bottom surface connected to the lower section. A container neck is connected to the upper section of the body. The container also includes a cap removably engaged with the neck. To provide stability when the containers are stacked in diagonal orientation, the bottom section includes a recess and the recess and the cap are configured such that there is interconnection between the cap of one container and the recess of a diagonally adjacent container. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308358 | PARTIALLY SUBMERSIBLE WIND TURBINE TRANSPORT VESSEL - A partially submersible wind turbine transport vessel ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308359 | COMPONENT MOUNTING DEVICE AND A TRAY EXCHANGING METHOD IN A TRAY FEEDER - In a palette movement in which a palette ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308360 | OVERLAP SEAL FOR TURBINE NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - Systems for thermally regulating portions of a turbine are disclosed. In one embodiment, a turbine nozzle assembly includes: an outer diaphragm ring; a vane physically connected to the outer diaphragm ring; and an inner diaphragm ring physically connected to the vane, the inner diaphragm ring including a first axial tooth configured to interact and substantially form a seal with a second axial tooth disposed on a bucket shank. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308361 | CENTRIFUGAL ELECTRIC PUMP FOR SUCTION OF AERIFORM FLUIDS WITH SILENCING DEVICE - A centrifugal electric pump for suction of aeriform fluids includes an electric motor equipped with a shaft; a cylindrical suction box provided with an inlet for the aeriform fluid, one or more outlet openings arranged on the lateral wall thereof and with a closing cover; at least one fan driven in movement by the motor, arranged for sucking a flow of air from the inlet, centrifuge it and discharge it outside the suction box through the one or more outlet openings, a silencing device arranged inside the suction box. The silencing device includes an annular deflector, placed in front of the outlet openings, so as to interrupt the direct path of the flow of centrifuged air between the at least one fan and the outlet openings, and arranged for creating a shaped annular damping chamber for the flow of centrifuged air, open towards the suction inlet. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308362 | DUAL INPUT DRIVE AGB FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A mechanical drive system of an aircraft gas turbine engine includes a tower shaft operatively connected to first and second shafts in an accessory drive gearbox. The first shaft rotates at a rotational speed lower than the rotational speed of the tower shaft and the second shaft rotates at a rotational speed equal to or higher than the rotational speed of the tower shaft. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308363 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP APPARATUS - This centrifugal blood pump apparatus includes an impeller provided in a blood chamber, a permanent magnet provided in one surface of the impeller, and a permanent magnet provided in an inner wall of the blood chamber, for attracting the permanent magnet. A centerline of the permanent magnet is arranged at a position different from that of a centerline of a sidewall of the blood chamber such that a rotation centerline of the impeller matches the centerline of the sidewall of the blood chamber during pump operation. Therefore, high torque transmission efficiency is obtained. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308364 | Drive device for pivoting adjustable blades of a turbomachine - A drive device for pivoting adjustable blades of a turbomachine is provided. The drive device includes an annular flow channel section surrounded by a blade carrier, the section extending along the center line of the blade carrier and blades being provided in the section in a ray-like manner, forming a ring, wherein each of the blades can be pivoted about the longitudinal axis thereof and each has a pin which extends at least into the blade carrier and is coupled to at least one adjustment ring which encloses the blade carrier and may be driven by means of at least one motor. In order to provide a particularly low-wear and reliable drive, the drive shaft of the motor or motors is coupled to the adjustment ring or adjustment rings by means of a pinion gear. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308365 | Turbocharger bearing system - A bearing system for a turbocharger shaft comprising a rotatable elongated cylinder with axially spaced journal bearing surfaces on the inside diameter and a thrust face on each end. A sleeve on the shaft incorporates a flange on one end that transmits thrust force to one thrust face on the elongated cylinder. A flanged collar on the opposite end of the shaft transmits thrust force to the thrust face on the opposite end of the elongated cylinder. A radially extending flange on one end of the elongated cylinder transmits thrust forces to stationary housings. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308366 | Bearing Assembly - A turbocharger bearing cartridge can include a bearing with an inner race, an outer race and rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race; a journal bearing; and a shell that includes an interior, compressor side annular surface configured to seat the outer race of the bearing and an interior, turbine side annular surface configured to seat the journal bearing. Such a cartridge can optionally include an anti-rotation feature to limit rotation of the shell in a bore of a housing of a turbocharger and can optionally be configured to float in a bore of a housing. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308367 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a seal body and a biasing support member. The seal body includes a generally annular shape that defines an outer diameter surface. The biasing support member is circumferentially disposed about the outer diameter surface of the ceramic matrix composite seal body and includes an array of spring fingers that circumferentially overlap about the biasing support member. The array of spring fingers contacts the seal body and centers the seal body relative to the centerline axis of the gas turbine engine. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308368 | FLAP SEAL SPRING AND SEALING APPARATUS - A biasing means is provided for securing a plurality of sealing components which are arranged to seal gaps between adjacent structural components in a turbine, the biasing means having three foot regions joined in a substantially linear fashion by two resilient curved arms, wherein each arm has securing means for securing the biasing means to one of said structural components such that when the biasing means is secured to said one of said structural components, each of said foot regions contacts one of said sealing components and the curved arms urge the sealing components towards one of said structural components so that the sealing components collectively create a seal over the gap between said structural components. An apparatus for sealing gaps between adjacent structural components which includes the biasing means is also provided as is a method of sealing gaps in a turbine. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308369 | LAMINATE THERMAL INSULATION BLANKET FOR AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A thermal insulation blanket for an aircraft engine, and processes for producing the thermal insulation blanket to have low thermal conductivity and high temperature capability. The thermal insulation blanket has a layered construction that includes an aerogel insulation material, a composite layer disposed at a first surface of the aerogel insulation material, and a backing layer disposed at an opposite surface of the aerogel insulation material so that the aerogel insulation material is encapsulated between the composite and backing layers. The composite layer contains a resin matrix material reinforced with a fiber reinforcement material. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308370 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan has an impeller and a bell mouth. The bell mouth has a plurality of wall parts provided on an outer peripheral surface of the bell mouth. The wall parts are arranged at predetermined intervals on the outer peripheral surface in a circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface. Each of the wall parts extends along the outer peripheral surface from the front side to the rear side in an axial direction so as to be substantially parallel to the axial direction and to a radial direction of the bell mouth. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308371 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR HAVING AN ASYMMETRIC SELF-RECIRCULATING CASING TREATMENT - A centrifugal compressor includes an asymmetric self-recirculating casing treatment that includes, on an inner face of a casing | 2012-12-06 |
20120308372 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR HAVING AN ASYMMETRIC SELF-RECIRCULATING CASING TREATMENT - A centrifugal compressor includes an asymmetric self-recirculating casing treatment that includes, on an inner face of a casing | 2012-12-06 |
20120308373 | AXIAL FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes an axial flow fan between an inlet stator and an outlet stator. The inlet stator has inlet stator blades which extend outwardly from an inner ring. Each inlet stator blade has a downstream edge which has a tangent which is oriented at a first variable angle with respect to a plane which is perpendicular to the fan axis. The first angle increases with increasing distance from the inner support ring. The outlet stator has a plurality of outlet stator blades which extend outwardly from a second inner ring. Each outlet stator blade has an upstream edge which has a tangent which is oriented at a second variable angle with respect to a plane which is perpendicular to the fan axis. The second angle decreases with increasing distance from the inner ring. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308374 | DIFFUSER-GUIDE VANE CONNECTION FOR A CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - An assembly including a diffuser and an airflow rectifier at an outlet of a centrifugal compressor of a turbine engine, the diffuser being substantially in a shape of a radially positioned double annular disc, and the rectifier being a double toroidal part, arranged as an extension of the double disc of the diffuser and curved such as to divert the airflow in the downstream direction of the engine. The rectifier is attached to the diffuser by a connection positioned immediately adjacent to the contact surface of the two parts and is removable using a standard tool, excluding any other supporting mechanism. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308375 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a base having an air inlet and an air outlet, the base housing an impeller and a motor for rotating the impeller to create an air flow passing from the air inlet to the air outlet. The fan assembly further includes a vertically oriented, elongate annular nozzle including an interior passage having an air inlet for receiving the air flow from the base and a mouth for emitting the air flow, the nozzle defining an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308376 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER LOWER VANE RING RETAINING SYSTEM - A vane ring assembly which includes a lower vane ring ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308377 | ENHANCED AXIAL AIR MOVER SYSTEM WITH ALIGNMENT - Implementations of an enhanced axial air mover system address various issues such as drying performance, transportability, storage, use, and assembly. Some implementations include ergonomic positioning of a carrying handle relative to positioning of a fan-assembly to make the system easier to carry. Enclosures with variable diameter profiles increase air flow performance. A floor edge allows for flush positioning of the air mover's outlet to improve flow of air. Various supports and engagement members allow for horizontal and/or vertical engagement of a plurality of the air movers for storage or increased air moving capacity for a given application. An alignment guide assists with positioning of the air mover with respect to a room wall to enhance air flow within the room. A cord retaining system provides an enhanced approach for securing the air mover's electrical cord. Grill guards have slotted ends to assist with assembly of the air mover. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308378 | Fluid Machine - Provided is a fluid machine which can be produced to have an increased weld strength and an increased reliability, at a reduced production cost. A first and a second shells ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308379 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE COWL AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A cowl for an aircraft engine, and processes for producing the cowl to have a layered construction and a high temperature capability. The layered construction of the cowl includes a core member having a cellular construction comprising internal hollow cells, and first and second skins brazed to edges of the cells at opposite surfaces of the core member. The first and second skins and the core member are formed of titanium alloys, the first and second skins are brazed to the core member, and the layered construction of the cowl lacks a thermal insulation capable of thermally protecting the second skin and brazed joints that attach the second skin to cell wall edges at the second surface of the core member. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308380 | VACUUM PUMP - A vacuum pump includes a rotor shaft | 2012-12-06 |
20120308381 | INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTOR WITH SLOTTED OUTER RIM - An integrally bladed rotor has an outer rim with a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly of the outer rim. A plurality of channels are formed radially inwardly of the outer rim. A discontinuity formed at a radially outer surface of the outer rim includes a first thin slot at a radially outer face of the outer rim with an enlarged seal holding area. A second thin slot is positioned radially inwardly of the seal holding. The first and second thin slots are thinner circumferentially than the enlarged seal holding area. A seal is inserted into the seal holding area. The seal does not extend into the first and second thin slots, nor into the channels. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308382 | PIVOTABLE PROPELLER NOZZLE FOR A WATERCRAFT - A propeller nozzle for watercraft includes a stationary propeller and a nozzle ring that shrouds the propeller and can be pivoted by means of a nozzle shaft. The nozzle shaft is provided in the form of a hollow body in order to achieve a constructively simple and simultaneously stable connection between the nozzle shaft and the nozzle ring. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308383 | COOLING AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE - A system and method to cool the air inside the nacelle and the heat generating components, particularly of an offshore wind turbine is presented. The ambient air first enters an air handling unit near the tower bottom where the airborne water droplets and salt particles are removed. The clean air is then compressed adiabatically, thus increasing the dew point temperature of the water vapor in the air. The high pressure, high temperature air from the compressor is then cooled and dehumidified in a sea water-to-air heater exchanger or an air-to-air heat exchanger. The high pressure air from the heat exchanger then enters the turbine at the tower bottom and flows up to the nacelle where it is allowed to expand adiabatically in a duct. The duct helps direct the resulting cold air over the heat generating components. The cold air can also used to cool these components internally. The warm air ultimately exits the nacelle at the rear top. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308384 | TWIST MECHANISM FOR TWISTING A ROTOR BLADE FOR A ROTORCRAFT, AND A BLADE - A twist mechanism for twisting a rotary-wing blade ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308385 | TURBOPROP PROVIDED WITH A BLADE-POSITIONING DEVICE - A turboprop provided with a blade-positioning device including a stationary nacelle, a rotary nacelle including a plurality of blade roots, a turbine, the stationary and rotary nacelles and the turbine being coaxial along a longitudinal axis, a blade positioning device including for each blade a device configured to transform movement suitable for transforming a translation movement into a rotation movement, each one of the device for transforming movement being secured to the rotary nacelle and being suitable for pivoting a blade. The positioning device is placed between the inner surface of the stationary nacelle and the outer surface of the turbine, the positioning device including a member including a body secured to the stationary nacelle and a rod for sliding along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308386 | Chain Drive Train for a Wind Turbine - A distributed chain drive train for a wind turbine is disclosed. The chain drive train may include a first stage chain drive adapted to receive mechanical energy from a main shaft of a wind turbine and a second stage chain drive adapted to receive rotational energy from the first stage chain drive and transmitting the rotational energy to one or more generators of the wind turbine. The chain drives are resilient to structural deflections that may misalign the sprockets and chains, resulting in a long lasting system. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308387 | Hybrid Drive Train for a Wind Turbine - A distributed hybrid drive train for a wind turbine is disclosed. The drive train may include a first stage chain drive adapted to receive mechanical energy from a main shaft of a wind turbine and a second stage gearbox adapted to receive rotational mechanical energy from the first stage chain drive and transmitting the rotational mechanical energy to one or more generators of the wind turbine. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308388 | NACELLE MAIN FRAME STRUCTURE AND DRIVE TRAIN ASSEMBLY FOR A WIND TURBINE - A nacelle main frame structure and drive train assembly ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308389 | LOCKING NUT ASSEMBLY - A locking nut assembly including a bearing nut having a plurality of external serrations, a shaft nut having a plurality of external serrations, and a locking collar having a plurality of internal serrations. The bearing nut and the shaft nut are threadedly installed on a shaft assembly having an impeller, a bearing, and a spline adapter installed within the impeller. The plurality of serrations of the bearing nut align with the plurality of serrations of the shaft nut when they are installed on the impeller. The locking collar is installed on the bearing nut and the shaft nut so that the aligned plurality of serrations of the bearing nut and the plurality of serrations of the shaft nut engage the plurality of serrations of the locking collar. The locking collar is retained on the bearing nut and shaft nut by a retaining ring. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308390 | STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine having a fork-type joint structure is provided that secures sufficient strength for endurance of stress corrosion cracking, low-cycle fatigue, and high-cycle fatigue, and extends an operating life while making it possible to endure long-term operation. The turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of rotor forks rowed in an axial direction; a turbine blade having blade forks arranged in the axial direction of the rotor, the blade forks engaged with the rotor forks; a plurality of pin holes whose positions are different from each other in the radial direction of the rotor; and a plurality of fork pins inserted into the plurality of pin holes in the axial direction of the rotor. A clearance exists between an inner diameter of the pin hole of the blade fork and a diameter of the fork pin, the clearance varying depending on positions in the axial direction of the turbine. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308391 | LAYOUT OF A BLISK - A layout of a blisk includes two inserts housed between the bulb of the blade and the wall of a groove in a disk to compensate for variations in inclination between the overhanging faces of the groove and the upper faces of the bulb at their central part. This construction makes it possible to select blades for which upper faces of the bulb are slightly inclined relative to the radial direction, which facilitates their construction from a composite material. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308392 | Ceramic-Based Tip Cap for a Turbine Bucket - A turbine bucket may generally include an airfoil formed from a metal-based material. The airfoil may include a base and a tip disposed opposite the base. The airfoil may also include a pressure side wall and a suction side wall extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. Additionally, the turbine bucket may include a tip cap disposed between the pressure side wall and the suction side wall. The tip cap may be formed from a ceramic matrix composite material. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308393 | NI-BASED ALLOY, AND GAS TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND STATOR BLADE EACH USING SAME - This invention provides an Ni-based alloy, which is particularly used for standard casting and is provided with properties such as strength at high temperatures, corrosion resistivity, and oxidation resistivity in a more balanced manner, compared with existing materials. The Ni-based alloy comprises Cr, Co, Al, Ti, Ta, W, Mo, Nb, C, B, and unavoidable impurities, with the balance consisting of Ni. Composition of the alloy is represented by mass: 13.1% to 15.0% Cr, 1.0% to 15.0% Co, 2.3% to 3.3% Al, 4.55% to 6.0% Ti, 3.05% to 4.0% Ta, 4.35% to 4.9% W, 0.1% to 2.0% Mo, 0.05% to 0.5% Nb, less than 0.05% Zr, 0.05% to 0.2% C, and 0.01% to 0.03% B. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308394 | Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Components and Methods of Making Same - Structural preform layers of multiple rigid unidirectional strength elements or rods are constructed and arranged for use in fabricating load-bearing support structures and reinforcements of wind turbine blades. Individual preform layers include multiple elongate unidirectional strength elements or rods arranged in a single layer along a longitudinal axis of the preform layer. Each preform layer includes one or more fibrous carrier layers to which the multiple strength elements or rods are joined and arranged in the single layer. Each strength element or rod is longitudinally oriented and adjacent to other elements or rods. Individual strength elements or rods include a mass of substantially straight unidirectional structural fibers embedded within a matrix resin such that the elements or rods have a substantially uniform distribution of fibers and high degree of fiber collimation. The relative straightness of the fibers and fiber collimation provide strength elements or rods and the preform layers with high rigidity and significant compression strength. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308395 | AIRFOIL SHAPE FOR A COMPRESSOR - An article of manufacture is disclosed. The article may have a nominal profile generally in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in TABLE A. X and Y may correspond to distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z in inches, the airfoil profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308396 | SECTIONAL BLADE - A sectional blade for a wind turbine, the blade extending lengthwise between a tip and a root where the blade is attachable to a hub of a wind turbine, crosswise between a leading edge and a trailing edge, and thickness wise between a windward and a leeward outer surface. The sectional blade comprises a first blade portion and a second blade portion. The blade portions are formed as separate components and arranged to extend lengthwise in opposite directions from a junction where the blade portions join. The blade forms, in a cross section perpendicular to the lengthwise direction and through the junction, a maximum thickness location between the leading and trailing edges, the maximum thickness location being where the distance between the windward and leeward outer surfaces is larger than at any other location in this cross section. The sectional blade comprises an assembly board which is adhesively joined to an outer surface of both blade portions between the trailing edge and the maximum thickness location. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308397 | PROPELLER FOR A HYDRAULIC MACHINE, HYDRAULIC MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A PROPELLER, AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH A PROPELLER - A propeller for a hydraulic machine includes a hub extending along an axis of rotation of the propeller and vanes extending from the hub and wherein the propeller is formed of several sectors each including a body having a vane attached thereto and wherein the sectors are assembled together by at least one shrunk-on ring which is placed around the bodies. Each sector also includes a side wall and a projection attached to the side wall and which protrudes toward an inside of the hub perpendicularly to the axis (X-X) and wherein at least one washer is connected to the projections inside the hub. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308398 | Positioning device for a wind power station and wind power station - The invention relates to a positioning device for moving a rotor of a wind power station, comprising at least one support means ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308399 | TURBINE NOZZLE SLASHFACE COOLING HOLES - A turbine vane or blade segment includes at least one airfoil extending radially outwardly from a radially inner band. The radially inner band is formed with substantially axially-extending side edges, and the at least one airfoil is formed with a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, a suction side, and an internal cooling plenum. The pressure side faces one of the substantially axially-extending side edges and the leading edge is located proximate to that one edge. A plurality of cooling passages are formed in the radially inner band in fluid communication with the internal plenum and exiting the inner band via a plurality of exit holes in the one of the substantially axially-extending side edges. The plurality of exit holes are confined to a region along the one of the substantially axially-extending side edges where static pressure P | 2012-12-06 |
20120308400 | FAN CONTROL CIRCUIT - A fan control circuit of a computer includes a fan interface connected to a connector of a fan, a fan controller, a NOT gate, and an electronic switch. The fan controller outputs a PWM signal to the fan interface to control the operation of the fan, and includes a GPIO interface to output a voltage control signal to the NOT gate to switch the electronic switch on or off. A signal output of the electronic switch is connected to the fan interface. The voltage control signal is high level at the start up moment of the computer, and thus does not turn on the fan via the electronic switch. After a preset delay period, the voltage control signal is turned low by the fan controller so that the fan interface receives the PWM signal. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308401 | PUMP UNIT - A pump unit includes a drive motor ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308402 | Advanced Frequency Variable Pump Speed Controller and Method of Operating - The invention is an apparatus and method of varying power output and decrease noise generation of spa pumps by powering them with a variable frequency power device, digital signals capable of controlling cascaded pumps using ganged controls, and to decrease safety concerns of spas using an integrated water level and motion detectors. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308403 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - A motor control device includes a control condition storage unit storing at least one of a control condition defined by an equivalent voltage supplied to a three-phase motor and a control condition defined by relationship between the equivalent voltage supplied to the three-phase motor and a frequency of PWM signal, a control condition extracting unit extracting the control condition from the control condition storage unit in response to a temperature of a viscous fluid supplied by a pump having the three-phase motor as a power source, and a PWM controlling unit controlling a switching element included in an inverter circuit based on a PWM signal related to the extracted control condition when the three-phase motor is started. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308404 | HYDROSTATIC HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM - The invention relates to an hydrostatic hybrid drive system for road vehicles, said system comprising a pump/motor unit ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308405 | MODULAR PUMP - A modular liquid pump operable as a liquid pump when used by itself and as a foam pump when combined with a modular air pump is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the modular liquid pump includes a housing for forming a least a portion of a liquid pump chamber; an inlet valve for allowing liquid into the liquid pump chamber; an outlet valve for allowing liquid out of the liquid pump chamber; and an attachment mechanism configured to secure the liquid pump housing to a modular air pump. The modular liquid pump operates alone to output a liquid or operates in combination with an air pump to output a foam. One embodiment includes a modular air pump configured to be secured to the modular liquid pump. In such a combination, the modular liquid pump and the air pump operate together to output a foam. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308406 | PUMP DEVICE HAVING A DETECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a pump device having a pump ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308407 | DUAL INJECTION AIRLIFT PUMP - The dual injection airlift pump has a hollow tubular body through which the liquid being pumped passes upward from the lower intake end to the upper outlet end. Air or other gas is injected into the liquid in the pump body, the less dense gas adding buoyancy to the liquid and entraining the liquid to rise toward the outlet end. The dual injection airlift pump includes two air injection stages, with the first or lower stage having a perforated interior sleeve allowing the gas to pass therethrough to be injected radially into the liquid. The second, upper stage has an impervious sleeve defining a gap between the sleeve and the interior surface of the pump wall, the lower end being sealed and the upper end open. Air is injected between the sleeve and pump wall, the air exiting at the upper or downstream end in an axially peripheral flow pattern. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308408 | SUBSEA COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR WELL STREAM BOOSTING - A subsea compression station is provided. The subsea compression station comprises a separator, a compressor configured to compress and discharge gas separated from a well stream ingested into the separator, a pump configured to pump liquid separated from the well stream, and an electrical motor drivingly connected to a compressor rotor comprising a compressor rotor shaft connectable to a pump rotor through a speed reduction device, wherein the speed reduction device is configured to bring the pump rotor in co-rotation with the compressor rotor at a reduced speed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308409 | FLUID FLOW METER - A fluid flow meter comprising a fluid pump to displace fluid with pumping strokes of one or more pumping stroke types wherein each of the one or more stroke types displaces a known volume of fluid, a sensor functionally associated with a fluid reservoir and adapted to generate a signal indicative of a fluid pumping condition within the fluid reservoir, which fluid reservoir is integral or functionally associated with the pump, and circuitry to trigger one or a sequence of strokes of the pump in response to a signal from the sensor. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308410 | Fluid Machine - [Purpose] To provide a fluid machine improved in lubrication performance and reliability. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308411 | Water-Powered Pump for Use in Irrigation and for Other Purposes - The present invention is directed to a water pump that may be easily constructed from inexpensive parts and materials and that is powered by the water source from which the water to be pumped is drawn. In a preferred embodiment, two pairs of lever arms located on opposite sides of the pump are alternately filled with water from the source and then emptied causing the lever arms to alternately ascend and descend. As the lever arms ascend and descend, they alternately fill and then compress a pair of pistons causing water to be pumped to an outlet of the pump. Water from the emptied lever arms may preferably be returned to the source, thus minimizing any impact of the pump on the environment and downstream users of the water source. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308412 | Diaphragm Metering Pump Device for Medical Use - This pump comprises a chamber and an annular pumping diaphragm secured to the said chamber and the inner edge of which is secured to a central drive part. This diaphragm has a convex domed profile so that its expulsion stroke results essentially in the energy-generating flexing of the intake stroke. The rigidity of the diaphragm is chosen so that the absolute pressure of the chamber lies within the following range: | 2012-12-06 |
20120308413 | TOOTHED WHEEL AND PUMP AGGREGATE WITH SUCH A TOOTHED WHEEL - A toothed wheel ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308414 | INVERTER-INTEGRATED ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - An inverter-integrated electric compressor is structured to include a suction refrigeration path ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308415 | GRAPHENE-DRUM PUMP AND ENGINE SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to pump systems and engine systems having graphene drums. In embodiments of the invention, the graphene drum can be utilized in the main chambers and/or valves of the pumps and engines. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308416 | COOLING FAN AND ROTOR THEREOF - A cooling fan includes a fan housing, a stator and a rotor received in the fan housing. The rotor includes a shaft, a hub engaged with the shaft, a plurality of rotary blades extending outwardly from the hub, a connecting member and a magnet mounted in the connecting member. The hub includes a plurality of hooks. The connecting member has a flange clasping the hooks of the hub to mount the magnet in the hub. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308417 | HEAT-DISSIPATION FAN - A heat-dissipation fan comprises a hollow cylinder body, a fixing pillar, a stator, a fan wheel, a bearing and bearing plate. The fixing pillar comprises a free end and a fixing end fixed at the hollow cylinder body. The stator is installed at the hollow cylinder body being installed at the bearing plate. The fan wheel comprises a top plate, an outer ring wall, an inner ring wall and a penetration hole formed at the top plate. The inner ring wall surrounds the penetration hole, the hollow cylinder body and the stator are located between the outer ring wall and the inner ring wall, and the bearing is coupled to the inner ring wall. The free end of the fixing pillar is protruded to a top surface of the top plate, which results a supporting surface and the top surface being spaced apart by a first spacing. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308418 | Leak-Preventing Device for a Pump - A pump includes a shell, an air-pumping device, a cover, a valve and a buoyant. The air-pumping device is used for pumping air out of the shell and therefore pumping liquid into the shell. The cover includes an opening and channel defined therein. The cover is attached to the shell and the air-pumping device. The shell is in communication with the exterior thereof via the opening. The shell is in communication with the air-pumping device via the channel. The valve is movable between a first position for releasing the channel and a second position for blocking the channel. The valve is in the second position as the pump is in an inverted position. The buoyant is used for moving the valve to the second position as the pump is almost full of liquid in an upright position. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308419 | Mechanism to Raise the Efficiency of a Reciprocating Refrigeration Compressor - An improvement to raise the efficiency of a reciprocating refrigeration compressor, the improvement comprising a channel in the piston that transfers pressure from the clearance volume of the cylinder to the low pressure side of the piston when an opening of the channel aligns with a groove or a duct in the cylinder wall. The channel comprises a ball extending from and held to the clearance volume opening of the channel by a spring. When the spring is compressed, the ball is moved from the opening, and pressure in the clearance volume is transferred to the low pressure side of the piston. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308420 | AIR MOTOR HAVING CERAMIC VALVES - An air motor includes ceramic valves and valve plates to enhance performance and efficiency of the air motor. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308421 | Compressor Having Wire Retainer - A compressor comprising a shell, a compression mechanism disposed within the shell, a drive shaft for operating the compression mechanism, and a motor for driving the drive shaft. A terminal is secured to the shell for delivering electric current to at least one of the compression mechanism and the motor. A terminal block is engaged with the terminal, and a wire carries the electric current from the terminal and the terminal block. A wire retainer located relative to the compression mechanism supports the wire in a predetermined orientation within the shell. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308422 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor is characterized in that by reducing an Oldham ring | 2012-12-06 |
20120308423 | OIL PUMP - An oil pump includes: a rotor chamber; an outer rotor; and an inner rotor. A partition surface between a starting end side of the intake port and a terminal end side of the discharge port is set as a first seal land. An intake groove portion that projects from the starting end side of the intake port toward the terminal end side of the discharge port and a discharge groove portion that projects from the terminal end side of the discharge port toward the starting end side of the intake port are formed in positions which are located on the first seal land. The intake groove portion and the discharge groove portion are provided in intermediate tooth height direction positions of a meshing location between the inner rotor and the outer rotor. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308424 | SEALING DEVICE, AND PUMP DEVICE USING SAME - A sealing device is constructed by a seal ring and a back ring, the back ring is constructed by a lip packing provided with an inner lip and an outer lip in one end portion in an axial direction of an annular base portion, and is provided with an annular protrusion for setting a diametrical direction compression margin in the back ring in an outer peripheral surface of the annular base portion. The outer lip has a function of sealing the sealed fluid by coming into close contact with the cylinder and releasing the accumulated pressure by being pushed by a pressure at a time of a pressure accumulating phenomenon in the another space in the axial direction so as to be spaced from the cylinder. The annular protrusion is provided with a flow path for introducing the accumulated pressure to the outer lip. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308425 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A rotary compressor includes a first compressing unit and a second compressing unit arranged one on top of another with a partition board therebetween. The partition board is provided with a vertical hole and a horizontal hole. After the front end of an injection copper tube to inject a refrigerant liquid is loose fit in the horizontal hole, an injection liner having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the injection copper tube is inserted into the injection copper tube from the back end and is pressed up to the front end to increase the diameter of the front end of the injection copper tube such that the injection copper tube is tight fit in the horizontal hole. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308426 | FRANGIBLE PROJECTILE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - In one aspect, the invention relates to compositions useful in frangible projectiles, methods of making same, and articles comprising same This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308427 | NICKEL BRAZE ALLOY COMPOSITION - An alloy composition includes a blend of a first alloy and a second, different alloy. The blend has a combined composition including about 17.2 wt %-24.25 wt % of chromium, about 6 wt %-10.51 wt % of aluminum, about 3 wt %-23 wt % of cobalt, about 1.5 wt %-3.6 wt % of silicon, about 0.1 wt %-0.175 wt % of boron, up to about 0.163 wt % of hafnium, about 0.075 wt %-0.7 wt % of yttrium, and a balance of nickel. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308428 | THERMO-MECHANICAL PROCESSING OF NICKEL-BASE ALLOYS - A thermo-mechanical treatment process is disclosed. A nickel-base alloy workpiece is heated in a first heating step to a temperature greater than the M | 2012-12-06 |
20120308429 | COPPER ALLOY SHEET FOR ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC PART - A shear plane ratio is reduced by a dislocation density in which a value obtained by dividing the half-value width β of the intensity of diffraction of {311} plane in the surface of a Cu—Fe—P alloy sheet, by its peak height H, is 0.015 or more. In addition, a Cu—Fe—P alloy sheet with relatively small Fe content is provided with a texture in which a ratio (I(200)/I(220)) of intensity of diffraction of (I(200)) from the (200) plane in the sheet surface to intensity of diffraction of (I(220)) from the (220) plane, is 0.3 or less. In addition, a Cu—Fe—P alloy sheet with relatively small Fe content is provided with a texture in which the orientation distribution density of Brass orientation measured by the crystal orientation analysis method using an EBSP by an FE-SEM, is 25% or more; and an average grain size in the sheet is 6.0 μm or less. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308430 | SEALING RING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a sealing ring and a preparation method thereof. The sealing ring, based on percent by weight, includes 80%-85% of aluminum, 10%-15% of titanium, 0.1%-1% of scrap iron, and 4%-4.9% of potassium fluoroaluminate. Moreover, the present invention provides a method for preparing sealing ring, which includes the following steps: Step A: melting the aluminum in a medium-frequency induction furnace, adding the potassium fluoroaluminate to the medium-frequency induction furnace after melting the aluminum, melting and stirring the mixture evenly; Step B: adding titanium scrap or sponge titanium, and scrap iron to the mixture successively, melting and mixing the mixture totally at 800° C. to 1200° C., standing the mixture after stirring evenly; Step C: removing scum on the surface; Step D: casting into a mould to obtain a final sealing ring. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308431 | Method And System For Inlet Temperature Monitoring For Centralized Heat Disinfection Of Dialysis Machine Inlet Lines - A method for inlet temperature monitoring for centralized heat disinfection of dialysis machine inlet lines is described. The method can be used, for example, for a dialysis system which has a central water processing system used at a multiple patient dialysis treatment clinic or center. A central water processing system and a plurality of dialysis machines having fluid inlets are fluidly connected to a water supply loop which circulates heated water from the central water processing system to the dialysis machines and back to the central water processing system. A dialysis system for centralized heat disinfection of dialysis machine inlet lines of dialysis machines supplied with water by a central water processing system also is provided. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308432 | CORROSION INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAHYDROBENZOTRIAZOLES AND OTHER TRIAZOLES AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A composition with a corrosion inhibitor component having one or more tetrahydrobenzotriazoles and one or more other triazoles; wherein the tetrahydrobenzotriazoles are in a weight ratio to the other triazoles such that the composition decreases the General Corrosion rate, as measured by copper electrodes in the presence of 10 ppm sodium hypochlorite, by at least about 0.05 mpy relative to a corrosion inhibitor component which is 100% of the other triazoles. Also, a method of using this composition to inhibit corrosion of a metal component which has a metal or metal alloy which is corrodible in the presence of copper or copper corroding agents. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308433 | TREATMENT OF CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS - A method of rendering harmless chemical and/or biological warfare agents on a surface, comprising: (i) exposing the agents to an atmosphere comprising peroxide vapour, and causing the peroxide vapour to condense on the surface having the chemical and/or biological agents thereon; (ii) after step (i) exposing the agents to an atmosphere comprising further peroxide vapour, and causing the further peroxide vapour to condense on the surface having the chemical and/or biological agents thereon; and (iv) optionally repeating step (ii). | 2012-12-06 |
20120308434 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT-EXCHANGER-INTEGRATED OXYGENATOR - A plurality of heat transfer pipes have a circumferential portion arranged at a short distance from an inner surface of a heat exchanger case while they are bundled to form a pipe group and a first bowstring-shaped portion which retracts toward a center in a direction of cylinder diameter from an arc formed by the circumferential portion. The plurality of bundled heat transfer pipes are loaded in the exchange case such that the first bowstring-shaped portion and an inner surface of the heat exchange case on a side where a heat exchange medium inlet port is attached are opposed to each other. By making a flow of a heat exchange medium to each heat transfer pipe uniform, a heat exchanger capable of obtaining high heat exchange performance is obtained. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308435 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CLOSED TUBE SAMPLING AND OPEN TUBE SAMPLING FOR AUTOMATED CLINICAL ANALYZERS - A centrifuge to which sample tubes can be introduced while the centrifuge is in motion. The centrifuge comprises a carousel having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion of the carousel has a plurality of positions for sample tubes for a centrifugation operation, a plurality of drive mechanisms attached to the upper portion of the carousel, a movable element mounted upon each drive mechanism, the movable element capable of traversing the length of the drive mechanism when the drive mechanism is actuated, a sample tube-holding assembly comprising a sample tube holder and a bearing attached to each movable element, and at least one balancing element capable of contributing to a force vector that cancels an imbalance vector generated by rotation of the centrifuge. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308436 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM OF BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES IN LIQUID FLOW - One embodiment of the present invention is to provide a system for sorting biological particles in a liquid flow running from a flow chamber to a flow cell, which comprises a sheath-liquid tank for storing a mass of a sheath liquid, a fluidic pump being operable to suck the sheath liquid from the sheath-liquid tank, a buffer reservoir being adapted to remove air bubbles from the sheath liquid, and a mass flow controller being operable to supply the sheath liquid free from air bubbles to the flow chamber at a constant flow rate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308437 | Detector Module, a Method for Controlling the Detector Module and a Detection System - According to embodiments of the present invention, a detector module is provided. The detector module includes: a chip configured to receive at least one specimen; a first light-emitting diode configured to illuminate the at least one specimen; and a first photodetector configured to detect light emitted from the at least one illuminated specimen. According to further embodiments, a detection system is provided. The detection system includes: a detector module; a control module in electrical communication with the detector module; and a pump module configured to collect a sample and transfer the sample to a chip of the detector module. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308438 | OLIGOMERIZATION REACTOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A process unit, having:
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20120308439 | COLD START CATALYST AND ITS USE IN EXHAUST SYSTEMS - A cold start catalyst is disclosed. The cold start catalyst comprises a zeolite catalyst and a supported platinum group metal catalyst. The zeolite catalyst comprises a base metal, a noble metal, and a zeolite. The supported platinum group metal catalyst comprises one or more platinum group metals and one or more inorganic oxide carriers. The invention also includes an exhaust system comprising the cold start catalyst. The cold start catalyst and the process result in improved NO | 2012-12-06 |
20120308440 | OZONE GENERATOR - Ozone generator cells that include two thermally conductive plates that maintain contact between various layers of the cells in the absence of a bonding agent. The cells lack aluminum-containing materials in the discharge region of the cell. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308441 | Method and Apparatus for Production of Electrical Energy and Liquid Hydrocarbons from Oil Sands/Bitumen, Biomass and Waste Products by Means of Thermal Anaerobic Gasification Gas Up-Grading - A method and apparatus for producing clean electrical energy, and liquid hydrocarbons, as well as various types of useable by-products from biomass, waste products and oil sand. Uniquely, the apparatus includes a plurality of inclined pyrolysis units arranged in tandem that are heated by the combination of an infra-red system and by heat produced by the pyrolysis units. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308442 | METHOD AND REACTOR FOR PERFORMING FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS - Method and reactor for performing Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis with controlled steam partial pressure by introducing cool points in the FT reactor, typically in form of cooled solid surfaces. At the surface, the low temperature will force condensation of the water into a liquid film. Thereby, the partial pressure of steam in the gas and reactor will not exceed significantly the vapour partial pressure at the liquid film and water from the gas stream will be removed as it is produced, i.e. steam induced deactivation is avoided. In addition, the decrease of hydrogen and carbon monoxide partial pressures due to dilution by steam will be kept low ensuring a constant high reaction rate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308443 | COUPON REDEEMABLE UPON COMPLETION OF A PREDETERMINED THRESHOLD OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - A coupon for providing an incentive for a user to participate in physical activity. The coupon detects the physical activity of a user and indicates to the user when the threshold of physical activity has been reached. Once the coupon has indicated that the threshold has been reached, the user may redeem the coupon for a reward. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308444 | Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Detecting Cardiac Troponin I and Myoglobin - In accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure, a lateral flow immunoassay strip may include a first conjugate pad containing streptavidin-gold nanoparticle (streptavidin-AuNP) conjugates, a second conjugate pad containing anti-cardiac troponin I monoclonal antibody (anti-cTnI mAb)-AuNP-biotinylated single stranded DNA (ssDNA) conjugate complexes, and a nitrocellulose membrane coupled with the first conjugate pad and the second conjugate pad, wherein the nitrocellulose membrane contains a first test line prepared with capturing anti-cTnI mAb. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308445 | DISPENSER WITH FILTER DEVICE - A biological processing system includes a platform assembly for holding slides and a dispenser assembly with dispensers. The dispensers are sequentially positionable over specimen-bearing slides to enable dispensing of substances onto specimens. The dispensers include a filter device for filtering a processing substance such that a substantially precipitate free filtrate is applied to the specimens. The dispenser includes a filter device positioned at least partially in a reservoir chamber. The filter device includes anti-clogging features to maintain desired performance. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308446 | BLOOD SEPARATING AGENT AND BLOOD COLLECTION CONTAINER - Provided is a blood separating agent that can form an excellent partition wall in an intermediate layer between clot and serum or between blood cell components and plasma even under low-temperature centrifugation conditions, is less likely to form crevices in the partition wall, is less likely to have any effect on test values, and offers stable performance even after long-term storage. The blood separating agent contains: a polymer for the blood separating agent which is composed of a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based polymer and has a viscosity of 10 to 200 Pa·s at 25° C. and a ratio of viscosity at 15° C. to viscosity at 25° C. of below 4.6; an inorganic powder; and a polyalkylene glycol having a number average molecular weight of 700 or more, wherein the polyalkylene glycol is mixed at a concentration of 5% by weight or less of the total weight of the blood separating agent. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308447 | TUBE AND FLOAT SYSTEMS FOR DENSITY-BASED FLUID SEPARATION - Tube and float systems that can be used to detect target materials in a suspension are disclosed. In one aspect, the tube includes structural elements along the inner surface of the tube and the float includes a smooth main body. The float is inserted into the tube along with the suspension and has a specific gravity to position the main body of the float at approximately the same level as the layer containing the target materials. The structural elements are configured so that when the tube, float, and suspension are centrifuged together, the structural elements form at least one channel between the main body of the float and the inner surface of the tube to allow the suspension fluid to flow around the float. Then centrifugation is stopped, the structural elements hold the float in place to enable detection of the target materials located in the at least one channels. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308448 | ORAL FLUID COLLECTOR - An apparatus for collecting oral fluid, comprising a vial formed with an inner specimen receptacle for receiving the oral fluid. The open top of the vial is cylindrical and formed with threads on a portion of its outer surface adjacent its open top. The specimen receptacle is disposed within the vial, spaced along its length from the inner surface of the vial and has a closed bottom end and an open top end. The entire periphery of the receptacle top end is sealingly secured to the inner surface of the vial proximal to but spaced from the vial's open threaded end. The bottom end of the vial can be open and flat and extend beyond the closed end of the specimen receptacle to enable the vial to be set on a horizontal surface. A funnel is removably placed in the open top end of the vial and narrows to an inner neck fits within the open top end of the vial. An outer neck depends from the funnel to surround the inner neck and extend beyond the inner neck and beyond the threaded portion of the outer surface of the vial to provide protection for the threaded portion of the vial from contamination from collected oral fluid. A cap for the vial is retained securely inside an enclosure on the underside of a lid that frictionally but removably fits to the top end of the funnel. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308449 | BIOCHIP - There is provided a biochip including: a hydrophilic first substrate including a plurality of micro wells formed therein at predetermined intervals; a hydrophobic barrier layer formed on a surface of the hydrophilic first substrate; and a hydrophobic second substrate including biomaterials formed thereon, the biomaterials being inserted into the micro wells by joining the hydrophilic first substrate and the hydrophobic second substrate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308450 | PROCESS OF RECOVERY OF BASE METALS FROM OXIDE ORES - A method for recovering base metal values from oxide ore is provided, where the ore includes a first group metal selected from nickel, cobalt and copper. The method includes reducing ore particle size to suit the latter unit operation, favoring contact for the metal elements, contacting the ore with ferric or ferrous chloride, hydrated or anhydrous, to produce a mix of ore and iron (II or III) chloride subjecting the mixture of the ore and ferric or ferrous chloride to enough energy to decompose the chlorides into hydrochloric acid and a iron oxides from the second group, forming their respective chlorides, selectively dissolve the produced base metal chlorides, leaving the metal as oxides and in the solid state, and recovering the dissolved base metal values from aqueous solution. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308451 | ACID GAS ABSORBENT, ACID GAS REMOVAL METHOD, AND ACID GAS REMOVAL DEVICE - There is provided an acid gas absorbent having excellent performance of absorbing acid gas such as carbon dioxide, and an acid gas removal device and an acid gas removal method using the acid gas absorbent. An acid gas absorbent of an embodiment contains at least one type of tertiary amine compound represented by the following general formula (1). | 2012-12-06 |
20120308452 | ABSORBENT SOLUTION CONTAINING A BREAKDOWN INHIBITOR DERIVED FROM THIAZOLE OR FROM OXAZOLE AND ABSORPTION PROCESS FOR ACID COMPOUNDS CONTAINED IN A GASEOUS EFFLUENT - The degradation of an absorbent solution comprising organic compounds provided with an amine function in aqueous solution is reduced considerably in the presence of a small amount of degradation inhibiting additives whose structure comprises a 5-atom heterocycle composed of a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom, and 3 carbon atoms, at least one of which is joined to a sulfur atom not belonging to the ring. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308453 | TREATMENT EQUIPMENT OF VOC GASES - A method of manufacturing treatment equipment ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308454 | METHOD FOR REMOVING MERCURY FROM FLUE GASES OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLANTS - The invention relates to a method for removing mercury from flue gases of high-temperature plants, in particular of power plants and waste incineration plants, in which method bromine and/or compounds containing bromine are added to the flue gas after firing in the flow direction. The flue gas is then subjected to at least one dry scrubbing process to remove the mercury and perhaps excessive bromine and/or excessive bromine compounds. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the bromine and/or the bromine compounds are brought in contact with the flue gas at a flue gas temperature ranging from 80° C. to 490° C., preferably from 80° C. to 250° C. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308455 | DEVICE HAVING AN INJECTOR FOR A LIQUID REDUCING AGENT, CONFIGURATION HAVING THE DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE DEVICE AND THE CONFIGURATION - A device includes an injector for a liquid having at least one pressure sensor, preferably an integrated pressure sensor. The device is used, in particular, for adding liquid reducing agent to an exhaust gas line of a motor vehicle. A configuration having the device and methods of using the device and the configuration are also provided. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308456 | Selective Sulfur Removal Process - A cyclic process for selectively separating hydrogen sulfide from a gas mixture including CO | 2012-12-06 |