50th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080302045 | HINGED INSULATED CONCRETE FORM - An insulated concrete form is provided with a hinge on one of the side walls and indicia on the opposite side wall. The indicia indicate a desired angle for a wall being constructed, and which presents cut lines to remove a section of the opposite wall. The concrete form is then rotated about the hinge to the desired angle and set in place. A plurality of sections may be stacked to form a wall of any desired height and length. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302046 | Form for aligning masonry materials - An alignment tool, for aligning masonry structures, includes at least one pair of upright guides arranged on one side of the alignment tool for centering masonry materials such as blocks or bricks. In a first embodiment for use with laying bricks, other uprights are provided on an opposite sides of the alignment tool for aligning a center of a brick over or under a mortar joint and an additional pair of uprights are provided on one end of the alignment tool. In a second embodiment, an upright is provided along a central rib of the alignment tool for insertion into a hole in a brick. Method steps for using the tool are also disclosed. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302047 | DRYWALL JOINT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Drywall joint formed by a sheet having a first side, a back side, and oppositely arranged beveled edges. A flap is arranged in an area of one of the beveled edges and has a free end which extends out beyond an end of the one of the beveled edges. At least one of the flap being an integral part of a facing forming the first side of the sheet and the flap being a separately formed member that is secured to a facing forming the first side of the sheet. The method provides for arranging the first beveled edge of one sheet adjacent to the second beveled edge of another sheet, securing the adjacent first and second beveled edges to a stud with fasteners, and applying a joint compound over at least a portion of the flap. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302048 | SWIMMING POOL SYSTEM WITH REINFORCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS - A swimming pool assembly having a plurality of side wall panels certain adjacent ones of which have juxtaposed apertured edge flanges joined together by compression plates each having planar blade and a first plurality of pre-alignment fasteners extending away from the plane of the blade through aligned apertures in each juxtaposed flange and engaging a flange plate surface opposite the blade to temporarily align the side wall panels. Each compression plate further includes a second plurality of alignment towers passing through additional aligned apertures in each juxtaposed flange terminating in wedge receiving slots. Wedges, upon being forced into respective slots, clamp the flanges tightly together. Adjacent panel flanges may further include FML flat surfaces oriented to compensate for panel flange draft angle whereby adjacent panels when clamped together present generally coplanar pool surfaces. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302049 | Insulated fabric pocket panels - Insulated Fabric Pocket Panels were designed to provide safe, economical, portable energy saving insulation for the interior living spaces of un-insulated or under insulated structures. The embodiments inserted into the fabric pocket panel include the following but not limited to either one layer of double bubble reflective foil insulation ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302050 | ROOFING TILE WITH WEATHER DURABLE COLORING MATTER - A synthetic roofing material for a roofing tile and a method of extruding a resinous polymeric precursor of an exterior polymeric sheet for one or more roofing tiles; and applying a weather durable coloring matter on a surface of the precursor, wherein the cooling matter comprises one or more pigment colors in a variegated surface coloration pattern, which simulates a distinctive coloration of a natural material. The precursor is impressed with surface topography features and a surface roughness that simulate the surface features of the natural material. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302051 | Snap lock joint - This invention describes a snap-lock interlocking joint which locks a pair of mating construction pieces together by the insertion of a specially shaped tongue into a corresponding groove (having a complimentary shape to the tongue). The invention works well with engineered wood composites such as medium density fiberboard and certain other plastic products, namely free foam cellular plastic. The pieces may be joined together in the complete absence of glue or nails. No clamping is required to provide a strong joint. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302052 | PANELLING SYSTEM FORMED FROM PANELS DEFINED BY TONGUE AND GROOVE STRIPS - A panelling system preferably for floors is defined by a series of panels each formed of a plurality of tongue and groove main floor plank strips arranged side edge to side edge and cut to a common length with a tongue along one cut edge and a groove along the other. At the edges are attached edge strips formed also from the flooring planks with tongue and groove and fastened together to form a common panel member for transportation and installation. The outwardly facing edge of each edge has a tongue or groove for mating with a groove or tongue of a next adjacent panel. The strips are fastened by pins from the rear or by a bonded sheet material on the rear. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302053 | PANELLING SYSTEM FORMED FROM PANELS DEFINED BY TONGUE AND GROOVE STRIPS - A panelling system preferably for floors is defined by a series of panels each formed of a plurality of tongue and groove main floor plank strips arranged side edge to side edge and cut to a common length with a tongue along one cut edge and a groove along the other. At the edges are attached edge strips formed also from the flooring planks with tongue and groove and fastened together to form a common panel member for transportation and installation. The outwardly facing edge of each edge has a tongue or groove for mating with a groove or tongue of a next adjacent panel. The strips are fastened by a corrugated fastening plate bridging the junction or by pins from the rear or by a bonded sheet material on the rear. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302054 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BOTH PARTIAL-HEIGHT AND FULL-HEIGHT WALL MODULES - A system for providing both partial-height and full-height wall modules can include a plurality of wall module portions. The plurality of wall module portions can include lower wall module portions and upper wall module portions. A lower wall portion can be configured with a top bracket upon which a trim cap can be placed to form a partial-height wall module. One or more upper wall module portions can also be stacked on the lower wall module portion to form a full-height wall module. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302055 | REINFORCEMENT MESH FOR ARCHITECTURAL FOAM MOULDING - A reinforcement mesh, an architectural moulding reinforced by the mesh, and methods of making the architectural moulding and the mesh. The mesh is adhered by an adhesive to the architectural moulding. In the mesh, weft yarns bend relative to warp yarns to conform to and against a curved profile of the architectural moulding, and the warp yarns are unbent and adhered against the moulding, | 2008-12-11 |
20080302056 | Lattice Support Structure - The invention relates to a lattice support structure comprising lattice rods interconnected in an articulated manner, wherein, in accordance with the invention, a first structure having small cross-sections extending constantly over its length can be spread apart into a truncated double pyramid structure which tapers toward its ends, with a plurality of first structures being able to be joined together and with the joined together first structures being able to be interconnected by lattice rods to form a second structure, with the additional lattice rods engaging at corner points of the spread-apart cross-sections. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302057 | Method for Producing a Wall-Ceiling Reinforced Concrete Construction - Method of producing a wall-floor reinforced concrete construction in which use is made of prefabricated permanent shuttering systems made up of a wall shuttering system ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302058 | Methods and apparatus for forming and placing generally horizontal structures - One embodiment provides for a method of placing a structure in a generally horizontal position. The method includes constructing the structure in an essentially vertical position, the structure being defined by a first end. The structure is pivotably supported at a support location proximate the first end while the structure is in the essentially vertical position. The structure is then pivoted about the support location to move the structure from the essentially vertical position to the generally horizontal position. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302059 | Filling Fenestration Units - A method for fabricating an insulated system such as, for instance, an insulated window unit, includes introducing an insulating material between adjacent walls and stabilizing the system. Particulate insulators preferably are introduced in the system by filling an expanded internal volume. Stabilization of the system can be carried out by reducing the pressure within the internal volume. A stabilized insulated system is fabricated by introducing an insulating material between adjacent walls and stabilizing the system. Also disclosed are processes and equipment for filling insulated systems, such as fenestration units, and insulated systems comprising mixed insulating materials. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302060 | Device For Fixing A Lightweight Panel Onto A Support - These disclosed embodiments relates to a device for fixing a light-weight panel onto a support. Such device includes an insert including at least one flange, such insert being intended for receiving a fixing device of the bolt type. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302061 | Baluster made of recycled material - A baluster includes at least one first post made of non-composite wood and having a longitudinal engaging end portion, and a second post made of a wood flour composite, which includes wood flour and a resin binder, and having at least one longitudinal connecting end portion connected longitudinally to the engaging end portion. The connecting end portion and the engaging end portion are sleeved one onto the other. A coating layer is coated on an outer surface of each of the first and second posts. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302062 | Baluster made of recycled material - A baluster includes a longitudinal hollow post and a tubular core. The hollow post is made of a wood flour composite which includes wood flour and a resin binder, and has a first end portion, and a second end portion longitudinally opposite to the first end portion. The tubular core is disposed longitudinally in the hollow post. A coating layer is provided on an outer surface of the hollow post. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302063 | REINFORCING ROD - A reinforcing rod made from fiber-reinforced plastic is provided on its peripheral surface with profiling projecting outwardly in the radial direction in the form of ribs extending at least across one part of the periphery. The reinforcing rod has ribs with different geometric and/or material properties. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302064 | Novel Packaging Solution for Highly Filled Phase-Change Thermal Interface Material - A packaging system, packaging method and method of depositing a thin layer of material at a desired location upon a substrate, and in particular a layer of thermally-conductive phase change material at the interface between a heat-dissipating component and heat sink coupled therewith. The packaging comprises a thin layer of material sandwiched between a first base liner and a second top liner. A segment of tape is adhesively bound to the top liner and preferably includes a graspable portion, such as a tab, to enable the same to pull the top liner away from the material to thus leave the layer of material deposited upon the substrate. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302065 | Fixture for Hand-Packing of Cartons - An apparatus is disclosed for use in packing containers into a carton, the apparatus including a base defining a support surface having a width substantially equal to the width of the carton bottom wall, a longitudinal stop disposed at an end edge of the support surface, a lateral stop disposed at a side edge of the support surface, and a corner edge stop. A corner edge stop support connects the corner edge stop to the base and positions the corner edge stop such that the distance between the corner edge stop and the support surface is substantially equal to the carton side wall widths. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302066 | Food Service Set Assembly System and Method - Food service set assembly systems and methods include delivery of one or more utensils and a napkin to a receiving cradle where they are grasped by two fingers attached to a rotatable shaft and wound to a desired tension. Utensils are delivered to the receiving cradle is a uniform alignment via a gravity driven system. Sterilization of the utensils can also be provided. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302067 | Easy-opening ream wrap - A protective wrap material enclosing a stack of cut sheets of paper is folded so that overlapping flaps of the wrap material cover opposite ends of the stack. The overlapping flaps are secured and sealed together only at selected areas that comprise a minor portion of the overlapped flaps, wherein the sealed areas have sufficient burst strength to avoid inadvertent opening of the wrap but at the same time are relatively easy to separate when it is desired to open the wrap to gain access to the cut sheets of paper. In a preferred embodiment the wrap material is heat sealable, and a modified heat plate for applying heat only to the selected areas has a grooved front surface defining heat focusing bars that concentrate heat sufficient to fuse the wrap material only in the selected areas. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302068 | ENVELOPE FILLING MACHINE - An envelope filling machine for introducing sheets into envelopes includes a sliding surface, for transferring the sheets to an envelope filling station by means of pushing lugs, operated along the sliding surface. An envelope supplying conveyor supplies individual envelopes to the station placing them between vertical shafts of a pair of screws. The turns of the screws hold the sides of the envelopes and move each envelope downwards keeping the envelope separated from a subsequent envelope. When the envelope has come to rest on a conveyor belt placed between and under the screws, the lugs push the sheets into the envelope kept steady by movable stop strips yieldingly maintained by elastic means. When the sheets are fully inserted, the lugs push the envelope and force the movable strips to swing and let the filled envelope leave the envelope filling station. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302069 | Horse Bit - A horse bit ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302070 | Vacuum Cleaners with Self-Cleaning Filtration, and other Self-Cleaning Filters - A particularly advantageous vacuum cleaner system has at least two filters and self-cleans its filters via back-flushing, without needing to stop normal operation to self-clean. Also, a self-cleaning valve assembly is provided for use in a vacuum cleaner. Also, a vacuum cleaner is provided that uses permanent, self-cleaning filters, and does not need disposable filters or filter bags, and advantageously can use inexpensive plastic bags. In another vacuum cleaner system, waste is collected in an ordinary plastic bag without any special preparation or modification of the bag being needed. Further, an inventive self-cleaning X-valve assembly cleans itself and is useable in the vacuum cleaner system. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302071 | Separating Apparatus - A separating apparatus includes a shroud that has a wall having a multiplicity of through-holes. At least one baffle is provided on the inner surface of the wall of the shroud. The baffle directs the airflow entering the shroud towards the central region of the shroud, thereby reducing conflicting air currents. The baffle may also be used to assist correct assembly of the separating apparatus. The baffle may be arranged to locate with a member provided on another component of the separating apparatus, such as a cyclone assembly, in order to locate that assembly in a predetermined orientation. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302072 | Filter medium - The present invention relates to a filter composed of a multi-ply filter medium, which comprises at least one non-woven stiffening layer, at least one filtration layer, at least one covering layer and where necessary at least one non-woven microfibre layer, the non-woven stiffening layer comprising fibres of synthetic polymers and the fibres being both partially oriented and oriented fibres. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302073 | Can-filter structure of oxygen concentrator - The invention is a can-filter structure of an oxygen concentrator, which includes: a first can-filter having filter material; a second can-filter having filter material; and an outlet cover. The first can-filter includes an air inlet provided at the entrance side of the first can-filter and a first conical joint formed at the exit side of the first can-filter, wherein the first conical joint is hollow and at least one recess is provided on the outer surface thereof. The second can-filter includes a second conical joint formed at the entrance side of the second can-filter, wherein the second conical joint is hollow, and at least one engaging hook corresponding to the recess is provided on the inner surface thereof for coupling to the first conical joint. The outlet cover is provided at the exit side of the second can-filter and is coupled thereto by ultrasonic fusion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302074 | Multiple Layer Filter Media - The invention provides a multiple layer filter media for removal of particles from a fluid stream. The multiple layer filter media may include a depth filtration layer, a membrane filtration layer and a support layer. Additional layers may be present. The membrane filtration layer may comprise expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). The various layers of the multiple layer filter media may be bonded together through a plurality of point bonds. The point bonding process may include simultaneously bonding multiple layers of the multiple layer filter media together in a single operation. The point bonds may be created using ultrasonic bonding. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302075 | Two-pulley belt tensioning mechanism - A pulley/belt drive system attached to a mower deck has a belt tensioning mechanism for maintaining tension in an endless belt. The belt tensioning mechanism includes an idler arm pivotally mounted with respect to the mower deck such that the idler arm pivots about an idler arm pivot. A back-side idler pulley engaging a back-side portion of the belt and an inside idler pulley engaging an inside portion of the primary belt are rotatably mounted onto the idler arm. A belt tensioning device is attached to the idler arm to pivot the idler arm, wherein the back-side idler pulley and the inside idler pulley remain in a fixed orientation with respect to each other when the idler arm is pivoted. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302076 | UNITARY REAR FRAME FOR MOUNTING ENGINE, HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION, AND OTHER COMPONENTS TO MOWER - A unitary rear frame mounting an engine and hydrostatic transmissions to the rear of a ZTR mower is disclosed. The unitary rear frame includes a lower mounting surface supporting the engine, an upper mounting surface above and forward of the lower mounting surface; a wall extending between the upper and lower mounting surfaces; and a pair of integral side panels depending downwardly from the upper mounting surface and extending forwardly of the wall. Each side panel may have a side pocket for mounting a hydrostatic transmission thereto. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302077 | Device for limiting lowering of implement on working vehicle - A working vehicle includes a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels; an implement supported by the vehicle body via a link mechanism such that the implement can be raised and lowered, the implement being permitted to be lowered under its own weight; an abutting member that moves in tandem with the raising and lowering movement of the implement; a receiving piece for limiting the lowering of the implement under its own weight by receiving a first portion of the abutting member; and a manually operable first operating piece for changing the position of the receiving piece between a receiving position and a retracted position, wherein a lowering limiting position is set to a vertical position that is closer to the upper limit of a range of the raising or lowering movement of the implement than to the lower limit of that range. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302078 | Vehicle and Method for Harvesting Espalier Fruit, Especially Berries or Grapes - A vehicle for harvesting espalier fruit, such as berries or grapes, and for further processing to a must on the vehicle. The vehicle comprises a frame configured to reach over a row of plants to be harvested in an area of a u-shaped recess of the vehicle. Also included are wheels on both sides of the u-shaped recess and arranged on the frame. Further included is a picking device to separate the fruit from a remainder of the plants. A solid-bowl screw-type centrifuge is arranged directly on the vehicle, which solid-bowl screw-type centrifuge separates and clarifies a fruit mash into at least a solids phase and a liquid phase. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302079 | STRAIGHT-TYPE FINISH FOR SYNTHETIC FIBERS, PROCESSING METHOD FOR FALSE TWISTED TEXTURED YARNS USING SAME, AND FALSE TWISTED TEXTURED YARNS - A straight-type finish, which has improved storage characteristics and is capable of preventing synthetic fibers from becoming electrically charged and uneven dyeing from being generated, contains a lubricant and a functional improvement agent at specified ratios. A metal organic sulfonate of a specified type is contained at least as a part of the functional improvement agent at a specified mass % of the total. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302080 | CABLE/HOSE HAULAGE CHAIN - A housing module ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302081 | Method for detecting ice ingestion in a gas turbine engine - A method of detecting an ice shedding event in a gas turbine engine, the engine having a rotor comprising a compressor drivingly connected via a shaft to a turbine; the method for detecting an ice shedding event comprising the steps of measuring the temperature at regular intervals and where a temperature drop of at least 20 degrees per second is recorded, producing a signal indicative of an ice shedding event and sending the signal to an indicator device. Advantageously, the engine may then be inspected for damage associated to an ice impact rather than other foreign object ingestion event or fuel flow irregularity. Alternatively, instead of temperature, pressure may be measured and a pressure drop of at least 20 kPa per second is indicative of an ice shedding event. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302082 | Power transmission arrangement - A power transmission arrangement comprises a first power transmission member connectable to a first main shaft of an engine. The arrangement also includes a second power transmission member connectable to a second main shaft of the engine and to a third power transmission member. A coupling assembly is provided which has a selectable coupling condition to couple the first power transmission member to the second power transmission member to allow power to be transmitted from the third power transmission member to the first main shaft of the engine via the first power transmission member. The coupling assembly has a decoupling condition to decouple the first power transmission member from the second power transmission member to allow power to be transmitted from the main shaft of the engine to the third power transmission member via the second power transmission member. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302083 | INTERNAL MIXING OF A PORTION OF FAN EXHAUST FLOW AND FULL CORE EXHAUST FLOW IN AIRCRAFT TURBOFAN ENGINES - An aircraft includes at least one turbofan engine assembly having a shrouded core engine, a short nacelle surrounding a fan and a forward portion of the core engine, and a fan exhaust duct through the nacelle. A mixer duct shell is positioned substantially coaxial with the engine shroud and extends forwardly into the fan duct to provide an interstitial mixer duct between the mixer duct shell and the core engine shroud. The aft portion of the mixer duct shell extends over a turbine exhaust frame, an attached mixer (if included), and a tail cone exhaust plug. The mixer duct shell can reduce noise and plume exhaust heat radiated from aircraft turbofan engines. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302084 | Estimation of the Temperature of a Catalytic Converter and Corresponding Applications - The aim of the invention is to estimate a temperature jump (ΔT) of a catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine in the event of a change in the composition of the exhaust gas. To this end, a quantity of a reactand (SI) stored in the catalytic converter is monitored ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302085 | Method, Device And Computer Program Product For Diagnosing An Oxidation Catalyst - A method, a device and a computer program product for the diagnosis of an oxidation catalyst for the oxidation of NO into NO | 2008-12-11 |
20080302086 | Electrically heated particulate filter diagnostic systems and methods - A system that diagnoses regeneration of an electrically heated particulate filter is provided. The system generally includes a grid module that diagnoses a fault of the grid based on at least one of a current signal and a voltage signal. A diagnostic module at least one of sets a fault status and generates a warning signal based on the fault of the grid. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302087 | Exhaust system monitoring methods and systems - A diagnostic system for an exhaust system including a catalyst and a post-catalyst oxygen sensor is provided. The system generally includes a fuel control module that commands fuel to transition from a rich condition to a lean condition and that commands fuel to transition from the lean condition to the rich condition. A first diagnostic module monitors the post-catalyst oxygen sensor during the transition from the rich condition to the lean condition. A second diagnostic module monitors the catalyst during the transition from the lean condition to the rich condition. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302088 | Exhaust Injector Spray Target - A system for treating exhaust gasses from an engine is described. The system includes, the exhaust gasses routed from the engine to atmosphere through an exhaust passage, an injector directing a spray of reductant into exhaust gasses against a flow of exhaust gasses, a spray target, the spray target having a front and rear surface, where the front surface is convex and generally facing a direction opposite of exhaust flow, the spray target positioned in the exhaust passage such that injected reductant impinges on the rear surface of the spray target to increase reductant vaporization, an oxidation catalyst positioned upstream of the injector and upstream of the spray target; and a selective catalytic reduction catalyst positioned downstream of the injector and downstream of the spray target. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302089 | Dispensing System with Remotely Mounted Metering Device - A system is disclosed for dispensing a reactant into an exhaust stream. The system dispenses a mixture of reactant and pressurized air into the exhaust stream. This system includes a mixing manifold that mounts to an exhaust pipe that carries the exhaust stream. The system also includes a metering device remotely mounted from the mixing manifold. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302090 | Exhaust purification device of internal combustion engine | 2008-12-11 |
20080302091 | Exhaust system for an internal combustion engine provided with an exhaust gas recirculation circuit - An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, which is provided with a feeding pipe of fresh air to an intake manifold and with a turbocharger arranged along the feeding pipe; the exhaust system displays: an emission pipe for releasing the exhaust gases produced by the internal combustion engine into the atmosphere; at least one gas treatment device, which is arranged along the emission pipe and consists of an oxidising catalyser and an anti-particulate filter; and a recirculation circuit, which displays a recirculation pipe which is regulated by a recirculation valve and connects the emission pipe downstream of the treatment device to the intake pipe upstream of a compressor of the turbocharger to introduce into the intake pipe a certain amount of exhaust gases present in the emission pipe; along the recirculation pipe a filter consisting of a metallic mesh arranged to close the recirculation pipe is arranged. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302092 | NOX ADSORBER CATALYST AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - A NOx adsorber catalyst may comprise a housing defining an inlet configured to receive exhaust gas produced by an internal combustion engine, an outlet and a chamber between the inlet and the outlet. A NOx adsorber element may be positioned in the chamber adjacent to the inlet. The NOx adsorber element may be configured to trap NOx in the exhaust gas during lean fuel operation of the engine, and to release the trapped NOx and reduce the released NOx to nitrogen during rich fuel operation of the engine. A hydrocarbon trap may be positioned in the chamber between the NOx adsorber element and the outlet. The hydrocarbon trap may be configured to trap hydrocarbons that travel through the NOx adsorber element during the rich fuel operation of the engine. The trapped hydrocarbons may be oxidized by oxygen present in the exhaust gas during lean fuel operation following rich fuel operation. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302093 | MULTI-ENGINE SYSTEM WITH ON-BOARD AMMONIA PRODUCTION - A power system is provided having a first power source including at least one engine configured to combust a first air/fuel mixture and produce a first exhaust stream. The fuel of the first air/fuel mixture may be liquefied petroleum gas. The system also has a first exhaust passageway fluidly connected to the first power source and configured to receive the first exhaust stream. In addition, the system has a second power source including at least one engine configured to combust a second fuel/air mixture and produce a second exhaust stream. Furthermore, the system has a second exhaust passageway fluidly connected to the second power source and configured to receive the second exhaust stream. The system further has a first catalyst disposed within the first exhaust passageway to convert at least a portion of the first exhaust stream to ammonia | 2008-12-11 |
20080302094 | COOLING APPARATUS OF EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A cooling apparatus of an exhaust gas recirculation system includes a first cooling portion, made of a first material, that receives recirculation exhaust gas; and a second cooling portion, made of a second, different material, that receives the recirculation exhaust gas from the first cooling portion and exhausts the recirculation exhaust gas out of the apparatus. A cooling method of an exhaust gas recirculation system includes receiving a recirculation exhaust gas in a first cooling portion made of a first material; cooling the recirculation exhaust gas in the first coolant portion; receiving the recirculation exhaust gas in a second cooling portion made of a second, different material; and cooling the recirculation exhaust gas in the second coolant portion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302095 | DEFLECTOR STYLE EXHAUST MANIFOLD - An exhaust manifold for an engine having at least one combustion chamber and multiple exhaust valves arranged on a first plane is provided with a housing formed to provide a longitudinally extending main exhaust gas passage on a second plane terminating in an outlet at one end. A plurality of discrete, laterally spaced, inlet branch passages include a floor and a ceiling which are initially level with the exhaust valve for a distance equal to one-half the width of the inlet branch passage prior to sloping downward toward the main exhaust gas passage. One of the inlet branch passages is positioned at an end of the housing opposite the exhaust gas passage outlet. The remaining inlet branch passages include integrally formed deflector members arranged to provide an angular change of flow direction requiring exhaust gas to enter the main exhaust gas passage in the downstream direction. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302096 | Drive Assembly for a Reciprocating Pump Utilizing a Linear Actuator - A drive assembly for a reciprocating pump includes a support structure with a linear actuator mounted on the support structure. The linear actuator has a stationary portion and a movable ram portion. At least one direction altering cable guide is mounted to the movable ram portion of the linear actuator. At least one cable is provided having a first end and a second end. The first end is anchored to one of the support structure or the stationary portion of the linear actuator. The second end is adapted for attachment to a polish rod of a reciprocating pump. As the movable ram portion moves, the cable and cable guide configuration provide a mechanical advantage which results in the polish rod reciprocally moving a multiple of the distance traveled by the movable ram portion of the linear actuator. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302097 | Hydraulic Unit - The invention relates to a hydraulic group comprising a reservoir ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302098 | Hydraulic Control Apparatus - A hydraulic control apparatus | 2008-12-11 |
20080302099 | Method for Controlling a Hydraulic Cylinder and Control System for a Work Machine - A method is provided for controlling a hydraulic cylinder, including detecting at least one operating parameter, and variably controlling a communication path between the piston-rod side and piston side of the hydraulic cylinder on the basis of the detected operating parameter. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302100 | Electric booster and method for manufacturing the same - An object of the present invention is to provide an electric booster and a manufacturing method thereof in which it becomes possible to conduct a test of an electric motor alone without disassembling a motor casing, thereby facilitating the manufacturing process and reducing manufacturing cost. In an electric booster which drives an electric motor | 2008-12-11 |
20080302101 | Master Cylinder Assembly for a Hydraulic Actuation System for a Handlebar-steered Vehicle - A master cylinder assembly for a hydraulic actuation system for a handlebar-steered vehicle. The assembly includes a housing mountable to a frame member of the handlebar-steered vehicle and having a chamber including a fluid cavity with first and second regions. The first region is in fluid communication with the hydraulic actuation system. A piston is slidably disposed in the fluid cavity. An actuator is operatively connected to the housing and operatively connected to the piston to slidably displace the piston between an open fluid circuit position and a closed fluid circuit position. A first seal is disposed on either the piston or a wall of the fluid cavity. The first seal is configured to be in sealing engagement between the fluid cavity and the piston with the piston in the closed fluid circuit position to block fluid flow between the first and second fluid cavity regions. The first seal is configured to be in non-sealing disengagement between the fluid cavity wall and the piston with the piston in the open fluid circuit position to permit fluid flow between the first and second fluid cavity regions. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302102 | Steam Temperature Control in a Boiler System Using Reheater Variables - A technique of controlling a boiler system such as that used in a power generation plant includes using manipulated variables associated with or control inputs to a reheater section of the boiler system to control the operation of the furnace, and in particular to control the fuel/air mixture provided to the furnace or the fuel to feedwater ratio used in the furnace or boiler. In the case of a once-through boiler type of boiler system, using the burner tilt position, damper position or reheater spray amount to control the fuel/air mixture or the fuel to feedwater flow ratio of the system provides better unit operational efficiency. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302103 | Liquefied Natural Regasification Plant - The invention relates to a plant for regasification of liquefied natural gas (GNL), comprising a liquefied gas storage reservoir ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302104 | Catalytic Engine - A catalytic engine comprises a catalytic reformer and a turbine, and it employs the process steps of introducing a reactant mixture of fuel, air, water and recycled exhaust gas into a reaction zone, reacting said fuel mixture over oxidation catalysts in the reaction zone by adjusting the CO | 2008-12-11 |
20080302105 | Combustor of a gas turbine engine - The present invention provides a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including: a fuel spray portion configured to spray a fuel so as to create a diffusion combustion region in a combustion chamber, the fuel spray portion including a fuel atomizing portion configured to atomize the fuel, and a diffusion passage portion disposed downstream of the fuel atomizing portion, the diffusion passage portion having a spreading trumpet-like shape and being configured to diffuse the fuel and the air; a pre-mixture supply portion configured to supply a pre-mixture gas including the fuel and an air so as to create a pre-mixture combustion region in the combustion chamber, the pre-mixture supply portion being positioned concentrically with the fuel spray portion so as to surround the fuel spray portion; and fuel diffusion restraining member disposed on an inner circumferential face of the diffusion passage portion for restraining a diffusion of an injected fuel by separating a stream of the injected fuel away from the inner circumferential face. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302106 | INTEGRATION OF COAL FIRED STEAM PLANTS WITH INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS - A method of improving the output and efficiency of a pulverized coal plant by integration with an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plant. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302107 | METHOD OF AND POWER PLANT FOR GENERATING POWER BY OXYFUEL COMBUSTION - A method of and a power plant for generating power by combusting carbonaceous fuel with substantially pure oxygen, and a method of modifying a process of generating power by combusting carbonaceous fuel from combusting the fuel with air to combusting the fuel with substantially pure oxygen. The methods include feeding substantially pure oxygen into a furnace for combusting fuel with the oxygen to produce exhaust gas including mainly carbon dioxide and water, recovering low-grade heat from the exhaust gas by using multiple exhaust gas coolers arranged in a downstream portion of the exhaust gas channel, wherein a first portion of the recovered low-grade heat is used for preheating feedwater; pressurizing a first portion of the exhaust gas in multiple exhaust gas compressors so as to produce liquid carbon dioxide, recycling a second portion of the exhaust gas to the furnace via an exhaust gas recycling channel, using a first portion of steam extracted from a steam turbine system to preheat feedwater, wherein the first portion of the recovered low-grade heat is more than 50% of the total amount of recovered low-grade heat, or larger than the first portion of the recovered low-grade heat in the air-fired process, allowing minimizing of the first portion of the extracted steam, and the expanding of a second portion of the extracted steam in at least one auxiliary steam turbine for driving at least one compressor or at least one pump of the power plant. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302108 | ENERGY TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHODS - The invention provides an energy transfer apparatus having an energy transfer chamber (optionally bounded by an energy transfer tube) in which rotating flow is established. Preferably, the apparatus has a cold-fluid-discharge end and a hot-fluid-discharge end. Also provided are methods of using such apparatuses. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302109 | Apparatus And Method For Pumping A Fluid From A Storage Vessel And Detecting When The Storage Vessel Is Empty - An apparatus for delivering a process fluid comprises a storage vessel, a process pump for pumping the process fluid from the storage vessel, a hydraulic drive system comprising a hydraulic drive unit operatively connected to drive the process pump, a pressure sensor for measuring hydraulic fluid pressure of the pressurized hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic drive system, and, an electronic controller programmed to monitor a signal representative of hydraulic fluid pressure that is measured by the pressure sensor, process the signal to determine when the storage vessel is empty, and stop the process pump when the storage vessel is empty. The disclosed method relates to using the disclosed apparatus to measure hydraulic fluid pressure in the hydraulic drive system, process measured hydraulic fluid pressure to determine when the storage vessel is empty, and stop the process pump when the storage vessel is empty. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302110 | Thermal Management For High Pressure Storage Tanks - Apparatus for the thermal management of high pressure gas storage tanks wherein the compression heat of refueling the tank is evacuated from the interior of the tank in which a gas circulates within the tank powered by a pump powered and as the gas traverses from the high pressure refuel depot to the storage tank, the circulating gas absorbs the refueling heat and carries the heat to a cooling system having a supplemental heat exchange device before the gas is introduced into the tank. The apparatus may be operated in reverse to transfer heat from a source to the tank interior to provide more complete exhaustion of the tank during vehicle operation. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302111 | Apparatus And Method For Pumping A Cryogenic Fluid From A Storage Vessel And Diagnosing Cryogenic Pump Performance - An apparatus and method are provided for pumping a cryogenic fluid from a storage vessel. The cryogenic fluid is pumped from the storage vessel to a heat exchanger and then to a delivery conduit. A pressure sensor measures fluid pressure in the delivery conduit. An electronic controller is programmed to monitor a signal from the pressure sensor, process the signal to determine from the measured process fluid pressure when cryogenic pump performance is degraded, and to send a signal to an operator of the apparatus indicating when the electronic controller determines that cryogenic pump performance has degraded below a predetermined threshold volumetric efficiency. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302112 | Refrigerant reheat circuit and charge control - A refrigerant system for cooling a comfort zone is selectively operable in a cooling-only mode and a reheat mode. The system operates in the cooling mode to meet sensible and latent cooling demands of a room or area in a building when the room temperature is appreciably above a target temperature. The reheat mode is for addressing the latent cooling or dehumidifying demand when the room temperature is near or below the target temperature. In some embodiments, a generally inactive condenser stores excess refrigerant during the reheat mode, thereby avoiding the need for a separate liquid refrigerant receiver. To maintain a desired level of subcooling in the reheat coil, refrigerant can be transferred accordingly between the inactive condenser and the reheat coil. In some embodiments, the system's evaporator and reheat coil can be connected in a series or parallel flow relationship. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302113 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM HAVING HEAT PUMP AND MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATION - The present invention provides a refrigeration system including a first refrigerant circuit including a first heat exchanger for transferring heat from refrigerant, a second refrigerant circuit including a second heat exchanger for transferring heat to refrigerant, and a third refrigerant circuit. The third refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, a condenser connected to the first refrigerant circuit such that heat exchange can occur between the refrigerants of the first and refrigerant circuits, an expansion device, and an evaporator connected to the second refrigerant circuit such that heat exchange can occur between the refrigerant of the second and third refrigerant circuits. The refrigerant can travel along the third refrigerant circuit in a common direction during operation in both heating and cooling modes. Refrigerant can be prevented from moving between first, second, and third refrigerant circuits during operation in heating and cooling modes. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302114 | STORAGE SYSTEMS - A system for storing articles can have at least two operating modes. In the first mode, gases are evacuated from the system whereby the articles are stored at a pressure less than the pressure at the exterior of the system. In the second mode, gases are evacuated while the system is open to the admittance of gases from the exterior of the system whereby the articles are ventilated by the admitted gases. The system also can have a third operating mode wherein both the first and second modes are rendered inoperative. The storage system can function so that when the articles are stored in the first mode, gases are intermittently removed from the system whereby the pressure at which the articles are stored is maintained at less than the pressure at the exterior of the system. The storage system can be located in a refrigeration appliance such as a household refrigerator. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302115 | Combined pressure compensator and cooling unit - A container for containing underwater sensors such as sonar transceivers, sonar imaging devices, optical imaging devices, etc, electronic equipment and a cooling liquid for cooling the electronic equipment is connected to a second, variable volume container which acts both as a heat exchanger and as a pressure compensator for compensating the pressure difference between the cooling fluid and the surrounding water or other fluid. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302116 | Refrigerating Control System Using Non-Azeotropic Refrigerant - On a single-stage type refrigerating system using non-azeotropic refrigerant, composing with a compressor ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302117 | Air conditioning system - An air conditioning system including a variable speed compressor configured to operator at faster and slower speeds. The system includes an evaporator and a thermal expansion valve for regulating the flow of a refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator. The system includes a flow restricting device in a flow path from the thermal expansion valve to the evaporator thereby increasing the efficiency of the system when the compressor is operating at slower speeds. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302118 | Heat Pump Water Heating System Using Variable Speed Compressor - A transcritical refrigeration system includes a compressor, a gas cooler, an expansion device, and an evaporator. Refrigerant is circulated though the closed circuit system. Preferably, carbon dioxide is used as the refrigerant. A variable speed drive controls the speed of the refrigerant flowing through the compressor. Varying the speed of the refrigerant flowing through the compressor changes the mass flow rate of the refrigerant in the system to optimize the coefficient of performance. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302119 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING REFRIGERATED AIR WITHIN A VEHICLE - A system for refrigerating ambient air flowing into a moving racing vehicle and delivering it to the passenger compartment, such as through the driver seat, into a helmet, driver's suit, and/or other locations within the cockpit to mitigate the effects of excessive heat, or to cool mechanical or electrical components of the vehicle. The system includes a coolant container unit, such an insulated cooler having inflow and outflow ports connected to a delivery conduit system, that receives fresh air from the vehicle's air intake system and directs it through a conduit system, such as coiled cooper tubing which is surrounded by an endothermic material dry ice (CO | 2008-12-11 |
20080302120 | Indoor Unit of Air Conditioner - An indoor unit of an air conditioner is provided. The indoor unit includes a cabinet, a heat exchanger, and at least one ventilation unit. The cabinet includes a plurality of discharge ports formed on different surfaces thereof. The heat exchanger is installed in one side of the cabinet. The ventilation unit is installed inside the cabinet and includes a discharge port selectively communicating with one of the plurality of discharge ports of the cabinet. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302121 | Air conditioning system - An air-conditioning system comprising water as the coolant in the heat exchanger in relation with cooling the air. A source of vacuum assists the vaporization action. The heat of vaporization of water is greater than a coolant of the fluorocarbon series, and the system operates most efficiently by dispersing the water vapor and its absorbed heat directly into the atmosphere instead of being kept within a closed cycle system which would require additional equipment and be much less efficient. One modification of the system incorporates a steam ejector system for a large air-conditioning system designed for a large structure. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302122 | ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP - An absorption heat pump, including: an evaporator which takes in a first heat source and evaporates refrigerant liquid into refrigerant vapor; an absorber which has a heat receiving medium passage and which takes in heat receiving medium liquid through a heat receiving medium inlet of the heat receiving medium passage, heats the heat receiving medium liquid with the heat of absorption generated when the refrigerant vapor generated in the evaporator is absorbed into solution, and discharges the heat receiving medium in the form of vapor or mixture of vapor and liquid through a heat receiving medium outlet of the heat receiving medium passage; a generator which takes in a second heat source and evaporates the refrigerant from the solution having absorbed the refrigerant vapor; and a condenser which takes in a cooling source and the refrigerant vapor generated in the generator to condense the refrigerant vapor. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302123 | DISPOSABLE FLAVOR INSERT FOR WATER DISPENSER - A water dispenser is provided which includes a housing for the dispenser, a dispensing area associated with the housing and including a space for receiving a receptacle for receiving a charge of water from the dispenser, a water outlet through which water is dispensed into the dispensing area, and a fixed flange support positioned between the water outlet and the dispensing area arranged to receive a flavor insert device in a substantially horizontally sliding manner. The flavor insert device includes a cup having a flange extending around at least a portion of a periphery of the cup, a porous enclosure located in the cup, and a supply of solid flavor particles contained in the porous enclosure. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302124 | Keg refrigerator - Keg refrigerator with an insulated refrigerator housing where the major portion of the housing is rectangular in shape but the front hinged door portion of the housing is curved to match the shape of a standard cylindrical keg which can snuggly reside within the refrigerator housing. A standard refrigerator mechanism including compressor and refrigeration coils keeps the keg within the housing cool. A standard fluid connection connects the contents of the keg to a spigot located above the top surface of the refrigerator housing. A set of castor wheels mounted to the underside of the refrigerator housing allows the refrigerator to be easily rolled from one location to another. A preferred embodiment includes the refrigerator housing is sized to snuggly retain a keg that is approximately twenty three and one quarter inches tall and seventeen inches in diameter. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302125 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED COMPARTMENT - The invention concerns a storage unit that is adapted to be located in a refrigeration appliance. The storage unit includes a holding compartment for holding articles the temperature of which is to be controlled. The holding compartment is adapted to be placed in air flow communication with a source of cold air whereby the cold air may be delivered to the holding compartment. An air-flow passageway for recirculating air discharged from the holding compartment back to the holding compartment is provided along with a mixing area where the cold air and the recirculated air may be mixed in selected quantities. A user interface providing for the selection of a temperature-control procedure from a group of available temperature-control procedures for application to the interior of the holding compartment is included. The storage unit can include a controller for controlling the implementation of the temperature-control procedure selected by the user. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302126 | CHEST FOR COOLING AND DISPENSING BEVERAGE CONTAINERS - A cooler for containing beverage cans comprising a chamber comprising a bottom wall, side walls, a front wall, back wall, top wall and bottom wall, the top and bottom walls having exterior complementary mating surfaces, wherein the cooling chamber receives and stabilizes a plurality of beverage containers and receives ice adjacent the plurality of containers; at least one beverage-dispensing opening into the cooling chamber defined by the front wall, the opening selectively covered by a substantially transparent beverage-dispensing door, the door moveable between open and closed positions, wherein the beverage containers are aligned with the opening and door and viewable through the door in the closed position, the opening being large enough to permit access and removal of individual containers through the door in the open position; and, an ice-loading opening into the cooling chamber defined by the top wall, the opening selectively covered by an ice-loading door. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302127 | BEVERAGE COOLER AND METHOD - A coolant base for regulating the temperature of a beverage is detachable from the beverage container with which it works. The base may be repeatedly used with the same container. The base can be chilled separately from the beverage container and, when assembled, can provide a stable, chilled beverage for an extended time. In some embodiments, the diameter of the base cooler/container system is the same as the diameter of the beverage container absent the base cooler. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302128 | COMPRESSOR - The present invention relates to a compressor used in an air conditioner of a vehicle. In the present invention, an oil separation chamber and a discharge chamber are formed in one side of a discharge chamber of a compressor, a cylindrical oil separation conduit is formed between the oil separation chamber and the discharge chamber. At the same time, one discharge passage is formed such that refrigerant supplied from the front and rear discharge chambers is collected and oil is separated from the refrigerant, so that the oil is separated from the compressed refrigerant and returns to a swash plate chamber, thereby improving lubricity in the swash plate chamber. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302129 | Refrigeration system for transcritical operation with economizer and low-pressure receiver - A refrigeration apparatus for transcritical operation includes a gas cooler, an aftercooler, an evaporator with a low-pressure liquid separator, a compressor, a first controllable throttling device and interconnecting piping between the mentioned components and in addition a second controllable throttling device and an intercooler that comprises two flow paths separated by heat exchanging surfaces. A first flow path inlet of the intercooler is connected to the gas cooler outlet. A first flow path outlet of the intercooler is connected to the aftercooler inlet. A second flow path inlet of the intercooler is connected to the outlet of the second throttling device. A second flow path outlet of the intercooler is connected to the economizer port of the compressor. The second throttling device inlet is connected to the piping either upstream or downstream of the aftercooler. The second throttling device outlet is connected to the second flow path inlet of the intercooler. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302130 | Drainage Mechanism for a Flooded Evaporator - A liquid refrigerant drainage mechanism is described for use in a flooded evaporator to mitigate liquid carryover. The drainage mechanism can trap liquid refrigerant droplets, create a liquid column to overcome a pressure difference across the mechanism and drain liquid back to the pool in the evaporator. The drainage mechanism is disposed in a suction baffle, and has a mesh pad and a tapered pipe secured to the bottom of the baffle. The pipe has a drainage aperture at one end to allow the accumulated liquid refrigerant to return to the refrigerant pool below. The mesh pad helps to separate liquid droplets that coalesce and fall into the tapered pipe. By using this liquid drainage mechanism in conjunction with a suction baffle, liquid carryover can be reduced and chiller performance improved. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302131 | Evaporator - An evaporator includes a plurality of flat heat exchange tubes arranged in a left-right direction at a spacing with the widthwise direction thereof pointing forward or rearward, and fins arranged between respective adjacent pairs of heat exchange tubes. The fins have at least front edges thereof projected forwardly outward beyond the heat exchange tubes. Assuming that the amount of projection of the fins beyond the heat exchange tubes is X mm and that the heat exchange tubes are Y mm in thickness in the left-right direction, i.e., in height, X and Y have the relationship of 0.11Y≦X≦1.0Y. The surfaces of the fins can be drained of condensation water efficiently. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302132 | Method and apparatus for separating aromatic dialdehyde - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for continuously separating aromatic dialdehyde from a reaction mixture obtained by gas-phase oxidation of dimethylbenzene. The method for continuously separating aromatic dialdehyde includes the steps of congealing aromatic dialdehyde by cooling the gas-phase reaction mixture including the aromatic dialdehyde, which is obtained by gas-phase oxidation of dimethylbenzene, to 5-70° C. and separating the congealed aromatic dialdehyde from the remaining reaction mixture. Using the method and apparatus in accordance with the present invention, aromatic dialdehyde can be effectively and selectively separated from a reaction mixture obtained by gas-phase oxidation of dimethylbenzene in high yield. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302133 | Method and Device for Recovering Carbon Dioxide from Fumes - The method and the system for capturing the carbon dioxide present in flue-gas implement a) a first cooler device ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302134 | Reversible ring for providing two rings in one for a finger of a wearer - A reversible ring for providing two rings in one for a finger of a wearer. The ring includes a setting and at least one loop. The setting has a first side and a second side that is opposite to the first side of the setting. The setting shows a first display on the first side thereof and a second display on the second side thereof. The at least one loop circles the finger of the wearer, is pivotally connected to the setting, and is rotatable between a first position and a second position. The first display is positioned opposite to the finger of the wearer when the at least one loop is in the first position thereof, and the second display is positioned opposite to the finger of the wearer when the at least one loop is in the second thereof. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302135 | Method for the Production of Shaped Silica Aquagels - It has been discovered that aquagels, formed from acid catalized composite sols, survive to conditions of high-tension when they are prepared by a process that hydrolyzes the silicon alkoxides in presence of fumed silica. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302136 | Process for recycling glass fiber - An effective process for removing organic coatings and binders from glass fiber surfaces in a manner that is both environmentally friendly and does not comprise the integrity or physical properties of the fiber. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302137 | Yarn Feeder of Yarn Feeding Device for Weft Knitting Machine - A yarn feeder comprises a switching mechanism which presets a swing direction of the yarn feeding port after completion of a yarn feeding operation, and, after having completed yarn feeding operation, changes over the swing of the yarn feeding port from one yarn feeding position to another standby position interlocking with the released selective operation of the entraining means, in which the switching mechanism includes a feeder rod having a yarn feeding port at its lower end, which is composed of at least two members, both of the members being arranged to relatively slide each other in a vertical direction and provided with a push-up member to force upward respectively. The switching mechanism includes a support member for bearing the yarn feeding rod being provided with a regulation unit for regulating the upward movement of the yarn feeding port in the determined standby position, wherein the rise of the yarn feeding port in the standby position is limited below the determined altitude by using the regulation unit. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302138 | Controlling method of a steam generator and a laundry machine with the same - A laundry machine having a steam generator is disclosed. A heater is controlled, such that steam generation coincides with a predetermined time period, whereby the steam supply time is enabled to be controlled with relative accuracy. If an error occurs when water is being supplied to the steam generator, then an error message is displayed such that a user may be informed of the error. If a predetermined time period has elapsed, then a pump is stopped to prevent an excessive amount of water from being supplied to the steam generator. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302139 | Ozone Laundry Systems - Ozone laundry systems are disclosed. In one system, a tunnel washer system generates ozone and dissolves the ozone in water at various stages of the tunnel washer, such as with a Venturi injector. The ozonated water may be stored and recirculated/re-ozonated to ensure that a desired level of dissolved ozone is present in any water delivered to the various zones of the tunnel washer. The ozonated water provides maximum cleaning efficiency and effectiveness at cooler water temperatures, saving water and energy costs. In some systems, controlled safe application of gaseous and/or dissolved ozone may be made to laundry in a washer. Ozone levels may be monitored and precisely controlled. The application of ozone using some embodiments allows the ozone to treat materials and articles of clothing such as jeans to achieve a desired look and feel, such as an appearance of having been worn. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302140 | Rotating tub body and drum-type washing machine having the same - A cylindrical rotating tub body and a drum-type washing machine having the same, in which the rotating tub body is formed by rolling a plate such that both ends of the plate are connected to each other. The washing machine includes a cylindrical rotating tub body and a plurality of lifters, which are spaced apart from each other on an inner peripheral surface of the rotating tub body. The rotating tub body includes lifter installation sections on which a plurality of lifters are installed, concave-convex sections having a plurality of concave-convex parts and being installed between the lifter installation sections, and reinforcement sections to reinforce the strength of the lifter installation sections. The lifter installation sections having a strength lower than that of the concave-convex sections are reinforced due to the reinforcement sections, so that the lifter installation sections are prevented from being extremely being deformed during the rolling process. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302141 | Drum type washer and door - A drum type washer and a door thereof are provided to eliminate moisture inside a door glass using natural convection. The door of the drum type washer includes a door glass, an inner door having a holder integral to the inner door to support an outer surface of the door glass, an outer door having a support rib integral to the outer door to support an inner surface of the door glass, the support rib including a hole set formed in the support rib such that an inside of the door glass communicates with an exterior of the drum type washer. With this configuration, the moisture created inside the door glass can be rapidly eliminated. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302142 | Laundry Machine and a Method for Operating the Same - Disclosed are a structure of a washing machine having a steam generator ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080302143 | Secure Tap - My invention “Secure Tap” is a locking box designed to fit over the tap that cable companies use to distribute their services to their customers. The purpose or use for this invention is to stop the theft of cable service and protect cable provider customers of services being interrupted by theft. The secure tap has internal hinge placement to avoid tampering with the hinge to gain unlawfully entry, also the lock placement is out of reach with a double locking latch. Meaning if the box is pried or forced open it will not lock or close therefore revealing the theft of service. | 2008-12-11 |
20080302144 | Field-reversible cabinet latch lock - A four-way, field-reversible self-latching cabinet lock includes a cylinder and plug assembly shell that is rotatable with respect to a bolt housing cover for the lock. A locking device is provided to fix the cylinder and plug assembly shell in one of four orthogonal positions with respect to the bolt housing cover. The bolt housing cover is receivable by a bolt housing and conventional self-latching latch bolt. In this manner, pins in the cylinder and plug assembly may be retained in a desirable vertical position while a throw of the bolt can be adjusted to vertical, inverted, left-hand, and right-hand positions in the field without special tools or additional parts. | 2008-12-11 |