50th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100313521 | PAPER SHEEET PROCESSING SYSTEM - A paper sheet processing system has a paper sheet processing apparatus and a paper sheet bundle wrapping apparatus. The paper sheet processing apparatus sends category information of a bundle of 100 paper sheets to the paper sheet bundle wrapping apparatus when discharging the bundle of 100 paper sheets. The paper sheet bundle wrapping apparatus classifies and accumulates the bundle of 100 paper sheets based on the category information when receiving the bundle of 100 paper sheets. The paper sheet bundle wrapping apparatus bands ten bundles of 100 paper sheets as a bundle of 1000 paper sheets. Since the paper sheet bundle wrapping apparatus receives the bundle of 100 paper sheets of different category from the paper sheet processing apparatus and accumulates the bundle of 100 paper sheets for every category to form the bundle of 1000 paper sheets, the usage rate of the paper sheet bundle wrapping apparatus becomes high. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313522 | METHOD FOR CLOSING A FLAT PRODUCT, AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for closing a flat product ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313523 | COMPRESSION PLATE - The invention relates to a compression plate, which ensures a tight wrapping of continuous film on at least one compressible object during a packaging process. Prior to closing the continuous foil wrapped around the compressible object, the compression plate compresses the compressible object unevenly so as to ensure a desired shape of the packed compressible object after closing the continuous foil. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313524 | RETROFIT ICE MAKING AND BAGGING APPARATUS AND RETROFIT METHOD OF INSTALLATION ON AISLE FREEZER - A retrofit ice making and bagging apparatus and retrofit installation method provide automatic supply of bags of ice into a freezer compartment. The apparatus has an outer housing with a lower end configured for securing on top of an aisle freezer so that openings in the lower end of the housing and upper end of the freezer are aligned to provide a passageway into the freezer compartment. An ice making unit and bag making and filling station are mounted in the housing. Ice is transported from the ice making station into partially formed bags at the bag making and filling station, and a bag is sealed and separated when a sufficient amount of ice is supplied to the bag. The bag making and filling station communicates with the passageway into a storage compartment in the freezer, whereby separated bags of ice fall into the storage compartment on completion. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313525 | WRAPPING APPARATUS HAVING TOP LOADING AND THREADING DISPENSER - A packaging material dispenser may include a roll carriage having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a base plate separating the upper portion from the lower portion. The packaging material dispenser may also include a packaging material dispensing assembly mounted on an upper surface of the base plate and defining at least a portion of a packaging material path. A first portion of the packaging material path may extend behind the packaging material dispensing assembly. The upper portion of the roll carriage may include an opening defining a packaging material path access area positioned to provide access to a top of the packaging material path. The packaging material dispenser may also include a packaging material dispensing assembly drive mechanism extending below the base plate. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313526 | THERMALLY-CONTROLLED FRICTION BONDING OF WORKPIECE LAYERS - A system for controlling the strength of seals imparted to workpiece layers by a sealing roll and an anvil roll, the sealing roll and the anvil roll arranged on opposing sides of a conveyed web of workpiece layers, heating elements provided on at least one of the rolls, temperature sensors provided on the at least one of the rolls, and a controller in communication with the sensors and in operable communication with the heating elements. The sealing roll includes a textured sealing surface, the textured sealing surface being divided into a plurality of regions, the texture of a first of the regions being different from a texture of a second of the regions. By controlling the temperature of the respective regions, detrimental effects of anvil wear on the strength of the seal imparted to the workpiece layers may be offset, increasing the service life of rolls. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313527 | Child-resistant Cap - A child resistant cap assembly for a bottle is disclosed comprising an inner cap and outer cap. When an external pressure is applied to the outer cap, the teeth on the outer cap engage with the inner cap. While engaged, the cap assembly is rotated in a counter clockwise direction to unfasten or unscrew the cap assembly from the bottle. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313528 | Envelope processing - A system for processing an envelope containing contents has stations for opening envelopes, and a checking station for checking contents of envelopes. The opening station comprises a cutter and a drive mechanism to separately cut opposed leaves of the envelope. The cutter comprises a wheel for cutting through each of the leaves, and the drive mechanism rotates the wheel and causes it to traverse across the envelope. There is a separate wheel for each envelope leaf and the drive mechanism simultaneously drives the wheels to cut both leaves simultaneously. The cutter comprises a separator for drawing the leaves away from each other so that they are separated from the contents during cutting. The separator comprises at least one suction cup for engaging the leaf and drawing it away from the plane of the contents; and there are opposed suction cups. The separator simultaneously draws the leaves in opposing directions away from the contents. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313529 | COLLAPSING BOX - A package having a top or lid and a coordinating container, which at least partially opens itself to expose an item retained therein. The container is configured to readily change from a first, assembled configuration to a second, at least partially collapsed configuration. At least one, and preferably all of the sidewalls or portions of the sidewalls, collapses, opens, drops, or otherwise changes from the assembled position when the lid is removed from the container. The sidewall or portion of sidewall that collapses is hinged to another portion of the container. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313530 | DOCUMENT INSERTING APPARATUS - An apparatus for inserting a document into an envelope, the apparatus comprising: means for holding an envelope at an insert station; pivotally mounted fingers for opening the envelope; and means for moving the document to be inserted along a platform over the fingers and into the envelope; wherein the platform is pivoted at an upstream end and upwardly spring biased so that the platform is depressed against the spring bias, by an amount dependent on the weight of the insert document moving over, so that a light insert document follows a path which subtends a steeper angle to the horizontal compared to a heavy insert document. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313531 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH A DIVIDER - An indoor vacuum cleaner comprises a dirty air inlet, a handle, a cyclone separator having an outer wall, a fluid inlet downstream from the dirty air inlet and a fluid outlet, a plate having a cyclone chamber surface and positioned to substantially divide the cyclone separator into a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, each of the cyclone chamber and the dirt collection chamber having an outer wall, the outer wall of each of the cyclone chamber and the dirt collection chamber having an outer perimeter, the dirt collection chamber having a cyclone chamber end spaced from a dirt collection floor, a passage extending between the cyclone chamber and the dirt collection chamber, the passage configured such that separated dirt travels at least outwardly as the dirt travels through the passage and, an air flow motor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313532 | FILTER - A filter to be used in the expiratory branch of a ventilator, includes a housing arranged with an inlet passage and an outlet passage, a main filter element, a pre-filter member arranged before the main filter element as seen in the flow direction and an air permeable, material capable of collecting medicament droplets in the air stream through the main filter element. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313533 | Filtering device, in particular an air filter for an internal combustion engine - A filter device comprises a filter element that is comprised of at least two radially nested filter bellows, wherein at least one filter bellows is to be flown through in the radial direction and a flow space for the fluid is formed between the filter bellows. Each filter bellows is embodied as a star-shaped filter with filter folds arranged in a star shape. On at least one end face of the filter element a sealing ring is arranged between a filter bellows and the filter housing. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313534 | Support system for exhaust emission control elements - A device for securing an emission control element by a gastight seal within an exhaust system, and a device to secure loose hardware within an exhaust system. The device for securing the emission control element includes a structure that surrounds the emission control element and a structure that pushes against the emission control element. The structure that pushes against the emission control element uses a system of angled grooves and pushing means to create a force that holds the emission control element in place. The device to secure loose hardware includes a length of wire, the end of which is formed into a loop around the body of the hardware. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313535 | MULTI-PURPOSE FLEXIBLE COVER WITH MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT - A flexible cover having magnetic attachment is provided for sealing openings in a structure such as a heating, ventilation and air conditioning duct, an automobile window, or an automobile door handle or lock. Magnets or another suitable affixing device are attached at the periphery on one side of the cover. Alternatively, the magnets may be attached to one side of the cover by sandwiching the magnets between two opposing flexible covers. Gaps between the magnets permit the flexible cover to attach to objects having a curved or angular conformation. In operation, the cover is placed over the opening preventing the transmission of air, fluid material, or particulate material through the opening. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313536 | DOUBLE CUT LAWNMOWER ATTACHMENT - The present invention relates to a cutting attachment to increase the cutting swath of a riding mower comprising: an attachment mechanism, where said attachment mechanism secures the cutting attachment to a sleeve hitch of a riding lawnmower; a plurality of cutting blades, where said cutting blades rotate vertically; a motor that drives a pulley system, where said pulley system rotates the cutting blades; a battery, where the battery supplies power to the motor; and a plurality of casters, where said casters support the cutting attachment. The cutting attachment may also include a deck that provides an outlet for cut grass. The castors may be positioned on the outer perimeter of the cutting attachment and include a mechanism to adjust the cutting height of the cutting attachment. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313537 | DETHATCHER - A dethatcher is provided that includes a base, a plurality of tines and a foot manipulator assembly. The plurality of tines extends from the base and is configured to engage a ground surface. The foot manipulator assembly is coupled and arranged to move the base up and down based on pressure provide by at least one foot of an operator. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313538 | HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMS FOR GRASS TREATMENT DEVICES - A grass treatment device height adjustment assembly for adjusting the height of a grass treatment tool above ground level comprises a height adjustment mechanism and an elongate rotational element, such as a roller, having first and second ends, said rotational element comprising an axle extending substantially along the longitudinal axis of said element about which said element rotates, the assembly characterized in that the height adjustment mechanism comprises a rotatable member connected to said axle of said rotational element wherein said rotatable member is associated with a second fixed axis of rotation that is substantially parallel to but offset relative to said first rotational axis, said second axis of rotation thereby configured to enable said height adjustment mechanism to adjust the position of said first axis of rotation relative to said second axis of rotation. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313539 | Chopper Assembly For A Harvesting Implement - A chopping assembly for a harvesting implement having a blade assembly, a housing, and a guide. The blade assembly is disposed within the housing and the guide directs cornstalks toward an input port on the housing. The blade assembly not only cuts the cornstalk from its root but also chops the stalk into stover. A fluid dynamic force is created by the blade assembly to direct the stover with the aid of the housing to an output port. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313540 | DRAPER BELT SUPPORT FOR FLEXIBLE DRAPER HEADER - A harvesting machine includes a harvesting header with a header frame, a cutterbar assembly attached to the header frame along the length thereof and configured to cut a crop, and a draper assembly positioned behind the cutterbar assembly and operable to receive severed crop material from the cutterbar assembly. The draper assembly includes a center draper that delivers crop material to a feeder house of the harvesting machine and oppositely spaced side drapers that deliver crop material to the center draper. The harvesting header is operable to flex and thereby follow an uneven terrain. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313541 | TURBINE ENGINE FOR VEHICLE - A turbine engine includes an air inlet fluidly coupleable with an air compressor subassembly. The air compressor subassembly is fluidly coupleable with a combustion subassembly. The combustion subassembly generates and combusts ionic hydrogen, and is fluidly coupleable with a mid-turbine subassembly. The mid-turbine subassembly is fluidly coupleable with a rear turbine subassembly. The rear turbine subassembly is fluidly coupleable with an exhaust outlet for exhausting combustion products from said mid-turbine subassembly. The combustion subassembly includes an electrostatic subassembly fluidly coupleable with a combustion chamber subassembly. The combustion chamber subassembly is fluidly coupleable with the mid-turbine subassembly. The air compressor subassembly can compress and humidify air. The electrostatic subassembly can generate ionic hydrogen from the compressed and humidified air, the combustion chamber subassembly can combust the ionic hydrogen, and the mid-turbine subassembly and rear turbine subassembly can rotate with the flow of combustion products therethrough. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313542 | JET ENGINE SCREEN - The present invention relates to a jet screen designed to protect a jet engine comprising: a conical shaped perimeter; a concaved metal grid within the perimeter; and a plurality of bolts, said bolts provide a mechanism to secure the screen to an intake opening of a jet engine. The metal grid may be manufactured by using a light metal alloy. The perimeter of the screen extends around the circumference of the intake opening and the jet screen completely covers the intake opening. The metal grid according to the present invention provides sufficient spacing to avoid interference with air intake into the intake opening and to prevent entry of foreign objects into the intake opening. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313543 | Lateral Flow High Voltage Propellant Isolator - A high voltage propellant isolator includes at least two different types of isolator rings or segments, in alternating lateral arrangement, that direct the flow of propellant, such as xenon gas, in a tortuous path through the isolator. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313544 | PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH CANTED MULTINOZZLE GRID - A propulsion system includes a canted multinozzle plate, which has a multitude of small nozzles angled (not perpendicular) to major surfaces of the multinozzle grid plate. The multinozzle plate may be a cylindrical section or plate, and the multitude of nozzles may be substantially axisymmetric about the cylindrical plate. The propulsion system includes a pressurized gas source which may be placed either forward or aft of the multinozzle grid plate. The propulsion system may have a conical insert, an internal flow separator cone, to aid in changing directions of flow from the pressurized gas source, to divert the flow through the multiple nozzles. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313545 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE NOZZLE CONFIGURATIONS - In one embodiment, a gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle comprises a housing having a length which extends along a central longitudinal axis and comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a row of chevrons extending from an aft end of the housing, the chevrons having a root region and a tip, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the interior surface or the exterior surface is scalloped proximate the root region of a chevron. Other embodiments may be described. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313546 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TURBOJET ENGINE NACELLE - The invention relates to a turbojet engine nacelle that includes a power supply source ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313547 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING AN EXHAUST FILTER - An exhaust gas particulate filter system for an internal combustion engine comprises an exhaust gas conduit in fluid communication with, and configured to receive exhaust gas from, the internal combustion engine. A hydrocarbon supply is connected to the exhaust gas conduit and is in fluid communication with the exhaust gas for delivery of hydrocarbon thereto. A particulate filter assembly is located downstream of the hydrocarbon injector for receipt of the exhaust gas and hydrocarbon mixture. The particulate filter assembly comprises an exhaust gas filter disposed therein for removal of particulates from the exhaust gas and an electrically heated catalyst device disposed therein, upstream of the exhaust gas filter, and heatable to induce oxidation of the exhaust gas and hydrocarbon mixture and to heat the exhaust gas filter and burn particulates collected therein. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313548 | Emission Control System with an Optimized Reductant Injection Model - According to at least one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an emission control system which includes a reductant injector injecting a pre-determined amount of a reductant into a vehicle exhaust passage, and sensors measuring an exhaust space velocity, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst temperature, and a before-SCR nitrogen oxide (NO | 2010-12-16 |
20100313549 | DESULFATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEAN NOx TRAP (LNT) - A desulfation control system includes a desulfation control module and a spark control module. The desulfation control module initiates a desulfation process in an emission reduction device by increasing temperature of the emission reduction device. The spark control module retards a spark timing to increase the temperature of the emission reduction device in response to the desulfation control module initiating the desulfation process. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313550 | Device for Purification of Exhaust Gases of an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to a device for purification of exhaust gases for the exhaust gas line of an internal combustion engine, with an exhaust gas channel which is made multi-flow in a specified region and has several component exhaust gas lines, and with a metering device by means of which a specified amount of a reducing agent can be metered into the exhaust gas channel in the region upstream from the catalytic converter arrangement at specified times. According to the invention, a metering channel which branches off from the single metering device is assigned to each of the component exhaust gas lines, and a specified proportion of the amount of metered reducing agent can be supplied to each component exhaust gas line via the metering channels. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313551 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGENERATING AN EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION UNIT - A method for regenerating an exhaust gas purification unit arranged in an internal combustion engine system includes setting a predefined minimum engine speed such that the exhaust gas mass flow exceeds a predefined flow value during the regeneration process. An internal combustion engine system including an exhaust gas purification unit adapted to be operated according to the method is also provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313552 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust emission control apparatus that is used with an internal combustion engine to use both a NOx retention member and a catalyst while avoiding a decrease in the exhaust gas purification capacity. A NOx occlusion reduction type catalyst is placed in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine. The NOx occlusion reduction type catalyst includes a base material. The base material includes an exhaust inflow cell, which is closed at its downstream side; and an exhaust outflow cell, which is closed at its upstream side and is adjacent to the first cell with the partition wall positioned in between. The exhaust inflow cell is configured so that a NOx retention layer is formed on the inner surface thereof, and the exhaust outflow cell is configured so that a catalyst layer is formed on the inner surface thereof, respectively. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313553 | Integrated pump and injector for exhaust after treatment - A urea solution injection system and an injector with which urea solution or other exhaust treatment liquid from a source tank can be injected as an atomized spray into an exhaust pipe. A metering pump with integrated injection nozzle are contained in a common housing mounted directly to the exhaust pipe, thereby eliminating the separate electric motor driven pump, line between pump, and injector in conventional systems. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313554 | ADAPTIVE VALVE FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM - A vehicle exhaust system includes at least one adaptive valve that is associated with an exhaust component, and which is movable between open and closed positions. An anti-flutter component is associated with the adaptive valve to reduce fluttering movement of the adaptive valve caused by exhaust gas pulsations. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313555 | Hydraulic Control Circuit For Overcontrol Of A Slewing Gear Drive - A hydraulic control circuit for the overcontrol of a hydraulic system which controls a drive, in particular for controlling a hydraulic motor ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313556 | CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HAVING ELECTRIC CONTROL LEVER - Construction equipment having an electric control lever is provided, which can intercept a control signal applied to a flow control valve when trouble occurs in the electric control lever or a control unit. The construction equipment includes an electric control lever outputting a manipulation signal in proportion to a manipulation amount, a manipulation locking lever outputting a manipulation signal for control in preference to the manipulation signal when an error occurs in the manipulation signal, an electronic flow control valve installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic actuator and shifted, by signal pressure input in proportion to the manipulation signal, to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the hydraulic actuator, a control unit having an operation unit operating a control signal that corresponds to the manipulation signal, and a current driving unit controlling current so that a current value corresponding to the control signal can be applied to the electronic flow control valve, and a power control unit intercepting current applied from the current driving unit to the electronic flow control valve when the manipulation locking lever is manipulated in a state where trouble has occurred in the electric control lever or the control unit. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313557 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HAVING FLOAT FUNCTION - A hydraulic system for construction equipment having a float function is provided, which can perform ground leveling as making a boom descend due to its own weight without using hydraulic fluid that is discharged from a hydraulic pump. The hydraulic system for construction equipment having a float function includes first and second hydraulic pumps and a pilot pump, an operation lever, a float function switch which selects a float function, a main control valve installed in a discharge flow path of the first and second hydraulic pumps and including a boom spool controlling a start, step, and direction change of the boom cylinders, a solenoid valve shifted when the float function switch is turned on, a float valve installed in a flow path between the boom spool and the boom cylinders and shifted by pilot signal pressure to return the hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic tank, and a holding logic poppet mounted in the float valve to prevent an abrupt descending of the boom due to leakage of the hydraulic fluid through a flow path between the main control valve and the float valve during the operation of the boom cylinders. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313558 | METHOD OF EXTERNALLY MODIFYING A CARNOT ENGINE CYCLE - A method of externally modifying a Carnot engine cycle. A first step involves providing a heat exchange path between an external environment and a fluid circulating in a carnot engine. A second step involving permitting the carnot engine to draw from an endless supply of heat or cold in the external environment to regenerate the Carnot engine cycle as entropic losses are encountered and as differential heat energy is converted into power. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313559 | THERMAL ENGINE - A thermal engine is described, which has two pairs of chambers, comprising a first and a second heat transmission chamber and a first and second working chamber which are connected alternately via a first and second cooling device and a first and second heat exchanger, so that a shared total interior is formed, in which a working medium is situated. Linearly movable first and second heat transmission pistons and first and second working pistons are mounted inside the chambers. The particular relative aligned arrangement of the chambers and the special development of the piston heads of the heat transmission pistons lead to an increased efficiency of the thermal engine being able to be achieved. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313560 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE APPARATUS AND BRAKE PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An open port is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder bore of the reservoir apparatus and the port is exposed to the exterior of the reservoir apparatus. A hollow portion is formed concentrically with the port on a reservoir body. An annular thin portion is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder bore and the hollow portion surrounding the port in a radial direction. The thin portion is outwardly deflected and deformed by being pushed outwardly in a radial direction centering on the port in a range narrower than the inner diameter of the hollow portion. Thus, the opening of the port is outwardly sunk from the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder bore thereby to form a curved surface at a root portion of the thin portion on the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder bore. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313561 | TURBOCHARGED ENGINE FOR VEHICLE - Two turbochargers are arranged vertically near a one side of a crank-shaft direction at a one-side face of an engine body so that the large-size turbocharger is located above the small-sized turbocharger, and an exhaust-gas purification device is arranged an open space made on the other side of the crank-shaft direction so that its exhaust inlet is located above and its outlet is located below. Accordingly, the turbochargers and the exhaust-gas purification device can be arranged compactly and the layout of some devices around the engine can be facilitated. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313562 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING POWER FROM FCC PRODUCT - Disclosed is a process for recovery power from an FCC product. Gaseous hydrocarbon product from an FCC reactor is heat exchanged with a heat exchange media which is delivered to an expander to generate power. Cycle oil from product fractionation may be added to the gaseous FCC product to wash away coke precursors. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313563 | HYDRAULIC ENGINE - A gravity driven hydraulic engine that includes an outer shell having first and second ends and an inner cavity that is substantially impervious to water. The engine further includes at least one cylinder, having opposing first and second ends, located within the inner cavity. The engine also includes a weighted piston within the cylinder which divides the cylinder into first and second chambers. The weighted piston is slidably movable within the cylinder. In use, the first and second chambers alternately fill with liquid and air causing movement of the engine thereby generating energy output. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313564 | Turbine blade - The invention relates to a method for increasing the steam mass flow of a high-pressure steam turbine of a steam power plant, particularly a steam power plant including reheating, during a start-up phase of the steam power plant, particularly also during an idle period of the steam power plant, wherein at least one electric consumer is connected upstream of a generator of the steam power plant before synchronization with a power supply grid. The invention further relates to a steam power plant, comprising a generator, a high-pressure steam turbine, and at least one electric consumer, which can also be connected during a start-up phase of the steam power plant, particularly also during an idle period of the steam power plant, in order to increase a steam mass flow of the high-pressure steam turbine before a synchronization process of the generator with a power supply grid. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313565 | WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - The present invention provides a waste heat recovery system, comprising: an internal combustion engine for supplying a high grade waste heat thermal resource fluid and a low grade waste heat thermal resource fluid; an intermediate thermal cycle by which an intermediate fluid is vaporized by means of the high grade waste heat thermal resource fluid and is expanded within a first turbine, whereby produce is produced; and an organic thermal cycle by which an organic motive fluid is preheated by means of the low grade waste heat thermal resource fluid and is vaporized by means of the discharge of the intermediate fluid from the first turbine, said vaporized organic motive fluid being expanded in a second turbine, whereby power is produced. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING AND DILUTING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST GASES - A system for manipulating engine exhaust gases away from inhabited areas comprises an air pressurization system coupled in fluid communication to a housing. The housing is adapted to reside adjacent a terminal portion of an exhaust pipe so that pressurized air injected into the housing entrains the exhaust gases and disperses them from the housing. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313567 | GAS TURBINE - In a gas turbine that generates rotational power by supplying fuel to compressed air compressed by a compressor and burning the fuel in a combustor and supplying resultant combustion gas to a turbine, a circumferential distance starting from a leading edge of a turbine first stage nozzle toward a trailing edge side of the first stage nozzle and ending at center of transition pieces of such combustors that are adjacent in a circumferential direction is set relative to a circumferential pitch of such first stage nozzles within a range of 0.05≦S/P≦0.15, and an axial distance between a leading edge of the first stage nozzle and a transition piece rear end of the combustor is set relative to the circumferential pitch of the first stage nozzles within a range of 0.00≦L/P≦0.13. By improving the relative position of a transition piece of the combustor and the first stage nozzle, both suppression of inner pressure fluctuations of the combustor and enhancement in aerodynamic efficiency can be achieved. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313568 | RESONATOR ASSEMBLY FOR MITIGATING DYNAMICS IN GAS TURBINES - A combustor for a gas turbine engine and related method is provided in which a plurality of combustor cans are selectively adapted with corresponding resonators. The resonators may, for example, be attached to every can in the consecutive arrangement of combustor cans, every other can, every third can or the like, and may be tuned to the same or first, second, third, etc. frequencies of operation. Such selective tuning is configured to suppress one or more of out-of-phase and in-phase dynamic interaction of streams discharged from adjacent combustor cans by changing the frequencies of pressure oscillation instabilities across the arrangement of consecutive cans. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313569 | Distributed-Jet Combustion Nozzle - A combustion nozzle for use in a turbine. The combustion nozzle may include a center body and a cone extending from the center body. The cone may include a number of apertures positioned therein. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313570 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A gas turbine combustor is provided which can accomplish stable high-load combustion, high combustion efficiency, a low concentration of CO, and NOx in a small-sized combustion chamber. The gas turbine combustor includes an inner liner | 2010-12-16 |
20100313571 | GAS TURBINE - In a gas turbine, a plurality of burners, which are arranged concentrically to the rotational axis in a regular arrangement, each directing hot gas through an associated combustion chamber outlet into a turbine, at the inlet of which a second plurality of stator blades are arranged in a ring, uniformly spaced apart around the rotational axis. Cooling openings are provided, which are distributed over the circumference, through which cooling air is injected into the hot gas flow at the combustion chamber outlet. An improvement of the flow conditions in the hot gas is achieved by the cooling openings being divided into first cooling opening groups and second cooling opening groups. The arrangement of the first cooling opening groups corresponds to the arrangement of the stator blades, and in that the arrangement of the second cooling opening groups corresponds to the regular arrangement of the burners. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313572 | OPTICAL INTERROGATION SENSORS FOR COMBUSTION CONTROL - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for providing optical interrogation sensors for combustion control. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method for controlling combustion parameters associated with a gas turbine combustor is provided. The method can include providing an optical path through the gas turbine combustor, propagating light along the optical path, measuring absorption of the light within the gas turbine combustor, and controlling at least one of the combustion parameters based at least in part on the measured absorption. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313573 | APU BLEED VALVE WITH INTEGRAL ANTI-SURGE PORT - A compressor bleed air valve in an auxiliary power unit (“APU”) modulates bleed air flow both for accessory pneumatic systems powered by the bleed air and for reducing or removing surge in the compressor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313574 | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a superconducting magnetic apparatus that conductively cools a superconducting coil contained in a vacuum container with a cryogenic refrigerator. The superconducting magnetic apparatus includes a thermal conductor thermally connecting a cooling stage of the cryogenic refrigerator to the superconducting coil, a radiation blocking layer provided around the superconducting coil, and a coil supporting body supporting the superconducting coil by partial or entire contact with a surface of the superconducting coil. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313575 | THERMOELECTRIC-BASED HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system for a vehicle that operates in a heating mode, a cooling mode or a demisting mode. In some embodiments, the system includes a first circuit having first pump for circulating a first medium therein, a second circuit having a second pump for circulating a second medium therein and a thermoelectric module having a first surface in thermal contact with the first medium and a second surface in thermal contact with the second medium. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313576 | HYBRID VEHICLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a hybrid vehicle is disclosed, the HVAC system including at least one thermoelectric device for providing supplemental heating and cooling for air supplied to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the HVAC system has at least a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit can be configured to transfer heat to or from an electric side of the hybrid vehicle. The second circuit can be configured to transfer heat to or from a fuel-fed side of the hybrid vehicle. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313577 | HIGH EFFICIENCY COMPACT LINEAR CRYOCOOLER - A method of removing heat due to compression of a working gas from a linear cryocooler is disclosed. The cryocooler includes a sealed housing, a displacer including a displacer piston and a displacer cylinder, and a compressor all arranged within the housing. The compressor includes a compressor piston that is movable within a compression chamber. The method includes providing a port in the compression chamber to remove heat from the compression chamber due to the compression of the working gas to the housing prior to entering the displacer piston. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313578 | CO2-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VAPORIZING A CRYOGENIC FLUID, IN PARTICULAR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS - The invention relates to a method for vaporising a cryogenic fluid, in particular liquefied natural gas that comprises the following steps: supplying heat from ambient air to a heat-transfer intermediate fluid in a first heat exchanger ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313579 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WHOLE-BODY CRYOTHERAPY - The present invention relates to a system, and to a method for installation of the system, for whole-body cryotherapy applicable to humans or animals at a temperature of the order of −110° C. According to the invention, the treatment chamber and the refrigerating elements, or at least one of these two elements, are mounted on at least one mobile or transportable self-supporting structure, in a way that permits use from the self-supporting structure. It also relates to a whole-body cryotherapy system equipped with pre-chambers at intermediate temperatures, defining a modifiable or removable two-way path between the treatment chamber and the outside, and including elements for local cryotherapy. It also relates to such a system divided into several separable modules. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313580 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZER AND AIR CONDITIONER - An atomizing electrode includes: a trunk unit made to be tabular-shaped and almost rectangular-shaped for receiving water dropped from water supply means in a direction of gravitational force and delivering the water; and a top end atomizing unit which is a plate-shaped projection formed so as to be projected from a side surface of the trunk unit and formed unitedly with the trunk unit. The trunk unit of the atomizing electrode extends a long-side direction in a horizontal direction, is provided below the cooling unit with a space of a predetermined distance so as not to contact the cooling unit, and is arranged so that when the cooling unit is projected in the direction of gravitational force, a width of the cooling unit in a horizontal direction should be included in a width of a long-side direction of a top surface of the trunk unit exposed to the cooling unit. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313581 | Method and Apparatus for Harvesting Water and Latent Energy from a Gaseous Mixture - An apparatus harvests latent energy and water by adiabatically decompressing a controlled volume of atmospheric air to lower its pressure and temperature below the saturation point of included water vapor, thus causing the water vapor to change state to nonvaporous water and release to the decompressed air thermal energy associated with the change of state. The apparatus then extracts the nonvaporous water, leaving the released thermal energy in the decompressed air. The apparatus then recompresses the decompressed air, which will have a resulting temperature, and thus a thermal energy, greater than those of the initially ingested air, and harvests the recompressed air and its increased thermal energy. The apparatus can also humidify and warm atmospheric air before it is ingested to increase appreciably the amount of harvested thermal energy. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313582 | HIGH EFFICIENCY R744 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND CYCLE - A high efficiency R744 air conditioning and refrigeration system and cycle comprises a vapor compressor and two independent ejectors operatively connected to high and low-pressure sides of the compressor, respectively. The two ejectors reduce the overall pressure ratio of the mechanical vapor compressor resulting in dramatically increased thermodynamic cycle efficiency. As one example of its potential applications for residential, commercial or industrial uses, a 150 ton capacity of a water-cooled chiller designed in accordance with the present invention is predicted to provide the power consumption as low as 0.47 kW/ton, when operated in accordance with the cooling methods of the present invention, which corresponds to 7.47 of Coefficient of Performance (COP). | 2010-12-16 |
20100313583 | HELIUM MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - A helium management control system for controlling the helium refrigerant supply from a common manifold supplies a plurality of cryogenic refrigerators with an appropriate helium supply. The system employs a plurality of sensors to monitor and regulate the overall refrigerant supply to deliver an appropriate refrigerant supply to each of the cryogenic refrigerators depending on the computed aggregate cooling demand of all of the cryogenic refrigerators. An appropriate supply of helium is distributed to each cryopump by sensing excess and sparse helium refrigerant and redistributing refrigerant accordingly. If the total refrigeration supply exceeds the total refrigerant demand, or consumption, excess refrigerant is directed to cryogenic refrigerators which can utilize the excess helium to complete a current cooling function more quickly. Similarly, if the total refrigeration demand exceeds the total refrigeration supply, the refrigerant supply to some or all of the cryogenic refrigerators will be reduced accordingly so that detrimental or slowing effects are minimized based upon the current cooling function. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313584 | WATER CONSERVATION SYSTEM FOR EVAPORATIVE COOLER - A water conservation system for an evaporative cooler includes one or more probes located proximate to one or more evaporative cooler pads of an evaporative cooler. The probe(s) can detect a resistance level, a humidity level, and or a moisture level associated with the evaporative cooler pad. A controller communicates with the probe(s) and a valve for delivering water to the evaporative cooler pad, wherein the controller automatically turns the valve on or off, depending upon the moisture, resistance and/or humidity detected by the probe(s) in order to conserve water during operations of the evaporative cooler. Sensors can thus be utilized to detect the moisture level, humidity and/or resistance of the pad(s) to control the operation of a water pump for the delivery of water to the pads(s). | 2010-12-16 |
20100313585 | FLUID EXPANSION-DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY - An expansion-distribution assembly for simultaneously throttling, mixing, and distributing refrigerant fluid upstream of a heat-absorbing component (e.g., an evaporator) of a heat pump system. The expansion-distribution assembly comprises a valve-nozzle adjustment device which moves a pin relative to a nozzle chamber to vary flow-characteristics therethrough. The pin is moved during operation of the heat pump system (based on, for example, pressure and temperature data) to dynamically customize the valve-nozzle for the current load of the system. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313586 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - A refrigeration cycle apparatus ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313587 | Evaporator Phase Change Thermal Siphon - An air conditioning system including an evaporator having a manifold and a plurality of tubes extending downward in a vertical direction from the manifold. The evaporator defines at least one PCM tank engaging the manifold for storing a phase change material. When operating in a first operating mode, heat is transferred from the phase change material to the refrigerant to freeze and cool the phase change material. When operating in a second operating mode, heat is transferred from the refrigerant to the frozen phase change material to condense the refrigerant. The condensed refrigerant falls downwardly through the tubes and receives heat from a flow of air to cool the air and evaporate the refrigerant. The evaporated refrigerant rises upwardly back to the low pressure of the cold manifold. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313588 | AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED CASE - A temperature-controlled case is provided including a rear wall spaced apart from an intermediate wall, forming a cavity therebetween. The intermediate wall includes a first set of openings disposed below a second set of openings. A deck may be disposed proximate to the first set and the shelves proximate to the second set of openings. Each shelf may include a shelf base and cover, the cover having openings through which air may be directed. An air distribution system having an air diverting device provides for improved air flow and cooling of products within the case. The air diverting device directs a first portion of an air flow toward the deck and permits a second portion to be directed toward the shelves. The air diverting device may direct the first portion of the air flow through the cavity and towards the deck, or away from the cavity and towards the deck. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313589 | TUBULAR ELEMENT - A tubular element including a wall defining therein an inner cavity, and a plurality of microchannels supported by the wall and extending along a length of the wall. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313590 | LIQUID-COOLED COOLING APPARATUS, ELECTRONICS RACK AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF - Liquid-cooled electronics racks and methods of fabrication are provided wherein a liquid-based cooling apparatus facilitates cooling of electronic subsystems when docked within the electronics rack. The cooling apparatus includes a liquid-cooled cooling structure mounted to a front of the rack, and a plurality of heat transfer elements. The cooling structure is a thermally conductive material which has a coolant-carrying channel for facilitating coolant flow through the structure. Each heat transfer element couples to one or more heat-generating components of a respective electronic subsystem, physically contacts the cooling structure when that electronic subsystem is docked within the rack, and provides a thermal transport path from the heat-generating components of the electronic subsystem to the liquid-cooled cooling structure. Advantageously, electronic subsystems may be docked within or undocked from the electronics rack without affecting flow of coolant through the liquid-cooled cooling structure. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313591 | ADAPTIVE HEAT SINK FOR AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM - An avionics cooling system includes a first heat exchange system, a second heat exchange system and a vapor cycle system. The second heat exchange system has a heat sink capacity that is generally out of phase with a heat sink capacity of the first heat exchange system. The vapor cycle includes a fluid loop in communication with the first and second heat exchange systems and the fluid loop transfers heat to the first and second heat exchange systems. A method for cooling aircraft components includes selectively directing a fluid having an elevated temperature in a fluid loop of a vapor cycle system to a first heat exchanger to transfer heat from the fluid to a fuel based on a heat sink capacity of the fuel, selectively directing the fluid to a second heat exchanger to transfer heat from the fluid to air based on a heat sink capacity of the air, and cooling aircraft components with the fluid. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313592 | REFRIGERATOR AND DOOR THEREOF - This present embodiment relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes an exterior member which defines the appearance of the refrigerator and in which a transmissive part, through which light is passed, is formed; a decoration member provided at a rear side of the exterior member; and a light-emitting unit which emits light toward the decoration member. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313593 | REFRIGERATOR AND APPARATUS FOR ICE DISCHARGING THEREIN - A refrigerator and a device for ice discharging are disclosed. The device for ice discharging includes a case having an ice introduction opening and an ice discharge opening ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313594 | REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING ICE MAKING DEVICE - A refrigerator, which includes an ice making compartment, an ice making device arranged in the ice making compartment, and an ice making tray provided at the ice making device and configured to receive and retain water to be frozen to make ice. The refrigerator also includes a cold air inlet provided at the ice making compartment and configured to allow cold air to be introduced into the cold air compartment, and a cold air guide configured to guide cold air from the cold air inlet toward the ice making tray. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313595 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator comprises: a body having a storage chamber and a door for selectively shielding the storage chamber; a dispenser disposed at one side on a front surface of the door, for dispensing ice pieces made in the body from outside of the body; and a dispensing guide unit disposed to the dispenser, and having a length controlled to be contracted or expanded in a dispensing direction of the ice pieces, for guiding the ice pieces in the dispensing direction. When water or ice pieces are dispensed from the refrigerator from outside, the dispensing guide unit has a controlled length to decrease a distance from a container to store the water or ice pieces. This may prevent the water or ice pieces from being scattered. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313596 | COOLING WAREHOUSE AND AIR REFRIGERANT TYPE COOLING SYSTEM - The object of the present invention is to cool an inside space of cooling warehouse uniformly by using a air refrigerant type cooling apparatus. A piping for taking in air in the cooling warehouse is installed. The air taken in by the piping (higher temperature) is mixed by the air sent from the air refrigerant type cooling apparatus (lower temperature) and blown off to the cooling warehouse. The temperature of the mixed air is closer to the temperature inside of the cooling warehouse than the air sent from the air refrigerant type cooling apparatus so that the inside of the cooling warehouse is cooled more uniformly. Furthermore, the amount and speed of the air blown off into the cooling warehouse are increased so that the inside space of the cooling warehouse is more uniformly cooled. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313597 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF LIQUID NATURAL GAS - A process and system for liquefying a hydrocarbon gas is provided. The hydrocarbon feed gas is pre-treated to remove sour species and water therefrom. The pre-treated feed gas is then passed to a refrigeration zone where it is cooled and expanded to produce a hydrocarbon liquid. A closed loop single mixed refrigerant provides most of the refrigeration to the refrigeration zone together with an auxiliary refrigeration system. The auxiliary refrigeration system and closed loop single mixed refrigerant are coupled in such a manner that waste heat generated by a gas turbine drive of the compressor in the closed loop single mixed refrigerant drives the auxiliary refrigeration system and the auxiliary refrigeration system cools the inlet air of the gas turbine. In this way, substantial improvements are made in the production capacity of the system. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313598 | Separation of a Fluid Mixture Using Self-Cooling of the Mixture - The use of an inexpensive heat exchanger for self-cooling of a fluid mixture is disclosed. The heat exchanger is made up of a plurality of plates and each plate has at least two channels defined in the plate. A fluid mixture is cooled and expanded, and separated, generating at least two process streams. One or more of the process streams are passed back to the heat exchanger to cool the fluid mixture. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313599 | Fin For Heat Exchanger And Heat Exchange Equipped With Such Fins - The invention concerns a fin defining a general corrugated direction (D | 2010-12-16 |
20100313600 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESSURIZED PRODUCT PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a pressurized product stream product by cryogenic rectification. A main heat exchanger, used in the cryogenic rectification, warms a pumped product stream composed of oxygen-rich or nitrogen-rich liquid and thereby produces the pressurized product stream. Layers of the main heat exchanger are designed such that a reduction in the heat transfer area provided within the main heat exchanger for warming the pumped product stream occurs at a location at which the temperature of the pumped product stream exceeds either the critical or a dew point temperature of such stream. The reduction in heat transfer area leaves regions of the layers able to heat or cool another stream that is used in connection with the cryogenic rectification. Such other stream can be a refrigerant stream that allows the introduction of additional refrigeration to increase production of liquid products. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313601 | Piece of Jewelry - A piece of jewelry for the neck, arm, finger or ear, with an outer body as its first part, and an inner body randomly rotatable against the outer body, and fitting inside the outer body, as the second part. The inner body can be separated from the outer body without the use of tools, and may be connected to the outer body without the use of tools. A socket of the inner body formed as a slice of a hollow sphere, the inner body forming a joint head as a slice of a sphere, with two diametrically opposite depressions at the socket, extending from one edge of the socket to an area of the socket having a great circle. A width of the depressions is greater than a height of the joint head, and the interval of the depressions is greater than the outer diameter of the joint head. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313602 | Glass Container Forming Machine and Method - A blow head mechanism for an I.S. machine wherein the blow head has a final blow tube. The final blow tube is supported for vertical displacement between an up position where the open end of the final blow tube is proximate the top of a blown parison and a down position where the open end of the final blow tube is proximate the bottom of a blown parison. The final blow tube is oscillated a plurality of times during the time when the blow head is “on.” | 2010-12-16 |
20100313603 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDING DIE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS GOB, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS MOLDED ARTICLE - This invention provides a method for manufacturing a molding die having excellent durability, with which durability film peeling and air bubbles are effectively reduced. A molding surface having a predetermined shape is formed on a substrate, and a cover layer is deposited on the molding surface by a sputtering method which cover layer is then roughened by etching. In the above method, the cover layer is deposited with the substrate held by a substrate holding member which is rotated around a predetermined rotation axis to vary the relative position between a sputtering target and the substrate holding member in such a way that the angle between the normal line of the surface of the sputtering target and the rotation axis is temporarily varied. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313604 | Furnace and Process for Controlling the Oxidative State of Molten Materials - A method useful with oxy-fuel combustion and in a furnace which contains molten material, wherein either substoichiometric or superstoichiometric combustion and low velocity injection of fuel and primary and secondary oxidant in an oxy-fuel burner are carried out in an orientation which forms either a reducing or oxidizing atmosphere proximate the molten surface. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313605 | Process for Producing Long Glass Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Compositions - The invention relates to a process for producing a long glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition, comprising the subsequent steps of a) unwinding from a package of at least one continuous glass multifilament strand containing at most 2% by mass of a sizing composition; b) applying from 0.5 to 20% by mass of an impregnating agent to said at least one continuous glass multifilament strand to form an impregnated continuous multifilament strand; and c) applying a sheath of thermoplastic polymer around the impregnated continuous multifilament strand to form a sheathed continuous multifilament strand, wherein the impregnating agent is non-volatile, has a melting point of at least 20° C. below the melting point of the thermoplastic matrix, has a viscosity of from 2.5 to 100 cS at application temperature, and is compatible with the thermoplastic polymer to be reinforced. This process allows trouble-free handling and unwinding of packages, no fouling of the equipment used, stable and constant production and good reproducibility during the sheathing step, and results in long glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastic products that can be made into articles having good mechanical properties and high quality surface appearance. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313606 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBERS FROM ROCKS AND A PLANT FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method and a plant for producing fibers from molten rocks such as basalt, diabase, amphibolite, andesite, dacite, granite and rhyolite. The inventive method involves rock crushing for producing grains of a specified size, charging the crushed rock into a melting zone and drawing fibers from the melt. The melting zone is extended along the vertical axis. The sized grains successively fall under gravity into the melting zone and the fibers are drawn from each sized grain melt. The drop rate of each sized grain into the melting zone is limited by the upward flow of a hot gas-air mixture. The plant comprises a rock crushing device and melting device with a melting zone whose outlet is connected to the discharge orifice with a bushing assembly and a device for fiber winding at the output. The plant includes a funnel at the outlet of the rock crushing device rotatable around the vertical axis. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313607 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING A TUBULAR KNITTED ARTICLE AT ONE OF ITS AXIAL ENDS, AT THE END OF ITS PRODUCTION CYCLE ON A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE FOR HOSIERY OR THE LIKE - A method and an apparatus for closing a tubular knitted article at one of its axial ends, at the end of its production cycle on a circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like. The method consists in ending the production of an article at one of its axial ends. The article is then picked up from the machine and transferred to a handling device located in a sewing or looping station. The pick-up is performed by transferring individually the loops of the last row of knitting from the needles of the machine to spikes of the handling device, which has an annular body composed of two semiannular elements. The article is then turned, and one of the two semiannular elements is turned over with respect to the other one, so that the spikes of one semiannular element face, and are aligned with, the spikes of the other semiannular element. The loops of knitting arranged on the spikes of one semiannular element are transferred to the spikes of the other semiannular element so that each spike of the latter semiannular element supports a pair of loops of knitting. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313608 | TURNING DEVICE FOR TUBULAR KNITTED ARTICLES, PARTICULARLY FOR SEWING OR LOOPING STATIONS FOR THE AUTOMATED CLOSING OF TUBULAR ARTICLES AT AN AXIAL END THEREOF - A turning device for tubular knitted articles, particularly for sewing or looping stations for the automated closing of tubular articles at an axial end thereof comprising a lower portion and an upper portion, which are arranged respectively below and above an intermediate region at which elements are or can be positioned for supporting the tubular article to be turned, which hangs at one of its axial ends and is arranged substantially vertically, a tubular body, which can be inserted from the bottom upwardly, with its upper axial end, through the axial end of the article that hangs from the supporting elements, so as to evert the article onto the outer lateral surface of the tubular body, extracting it progressively from the upper axial end of the tubular body. Auxiliary sliding elements are provided, which can move on command with respect to the tubular body, parallel to the axis of the tubular body, and can engage and disengage cyclically the article everted onto the outer lateral surface of the tubular body in order to produce its sliding toward the lower axial end of the tubular body. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313609 | SLOW SPEED DRIVE METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED MOTOR, CONTROLLER IMPLEMENTING SAME, WASHING MACHINE INCORPORATING SAME - Provided is a method of operating a motor at a low speed. The method includes sensing an event corresponding to an angular position of the motor. If the event occurs between a first time threshold and a second time threshold, the method includes slowing the motor. If the event has not occurred by the first time threshold, the method includes increasing driving power to the motor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313610 | OZONE LAUNDRY SYSTEM AND ITS METHOD OF USE WITH CONTINUOUS BATCH AND TUNNEL WASHERS - An ozone laundry system and its method of use with continuous batch or tunnel washers is provided, wherein ozone can be injected into a plurality of different chambers along the continuous batch or tunnel washer and wherein the interfacing of a plurality of system controls occurs on a centralized HMI controller along with DOM and ORP monitoring. Vacuum sensors over vacuum switches are used to compensate for a slightly positive pressure at the ozone outlet, due to a long tube run with a weak vacuum. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313611 | Stringed instrument locking device - A locking device is described for preventing the theft of a stringed instrument having a neck with a curved rear face and a planar front face. The locking device includes a rear arm having a curved inner face corresponding to the rear face of the neck, and a front arm having a planar inner face corresponding to the front face of the neck. The arms are hinged at their proximal ends so that the front arm is pivotal toward and away from the rear arm. Spaced axially aligned rows of padding projections extend inwardly from the inner faces of the arms. A lock releasibly joins the distal ends of the arms to lock the locking device around the neck of an instrument. A cable has a proximal end attachable in a groove between the hinged ends of the arms and a distal end attachable to a stationary object. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313612 | Low-cost switch sensor remote dead bolt status indicator - A low-cost switch sensor remote dead bolt status indicator includes a switch sensor which starts a transmitter at a door lock location upon sensing of a dead bolt entering into a locked position. The transmitter is provided with a self shut-off feature operating after a fixed duration of minutes length has elapsed. The indicator also includes a receiver in a hand held unit, such as a key fob capable of receiving signals from the transmitter after the user presses an inquiry key on its surface. The hand held receiver having two indicators for alternately displaying the lock's dead bolt status as being locked or unlocked. In an alternate embodiment, the switch sensor is provided as an integral part bonded to the conventional manufactured metal strike plate dead bolt frame that is typically attached to the door jamb. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313613 | Anti-theft locking device for a vehicle steering wheel - An anti-theft locking device for a vehicle steering wheel includes, specially an anti-theft locking device locking the steering column ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313614 | Municipal bicycle sharing system - A bike share system with the flexibility to anchor the rental bike anywhere at the end of the trip employs a remotely operable lockbox which incorporates a wireless communication card with a GPS receiver. The lock system includes a scissor clamp for grasping the bicycle seat support post and a pair of extended fingers of the scissor clamp which are retained by the clamshell halves of the lockbox. One arm of a U-shaped retainer can be extended into throughbores of first and second ears positioned on opposing sides of the bicycle wheel to lock the wheel against rotation. A mechanical locking device has teeth which engage with protrusions on the other arm of the U-shaped retainer to prevent its movement relative to the lockbox maintaining the other arm in wheel immobilizing position. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313615 | Electronic Lock - An electronic lock includes: an elongated lock case formed to have an opening, and formed thereinside with a bobbin-receiving space and a first passage; an annular bobbin with a middle passage, and disposed such that the middle passage is coaxially and spatially communicating with the first passage to serve as a second passage; a coil being operable to generate a magnetic field inside the second passage; a driving body configured such that when the magnetic field is generated by the coil, the driving body is repulsed by the magnetic field to move toward the opening; a latch body configured such that when the coil generates the magnetic field, the latch body is driven to move from an unlatching position to a latching position; and a spring for storing a restoring force when the latch body moves from the unlatching position to the latching position. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313616 | COMBINATION LOCK CYLINDER - A combination lock cylinder has a shell and multiple external wheels. Multiple resilient ribs are attached respectively in mounting recesses of the shell. Each resilient rib corresponds to one mounting recess and has a central protrusion. Each external wheel has multiple elongated ribs formed transversely out from the outside wall. With the resilient force of the resilient ribs and the interaction between the elongated ribs and the central protrusions, the external wheels are positioned at predetermined positions automatically. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313617 | SLIDING PADLOCK - A sliding padlock has a shell, a locking assembly, a shackle and a resilient element. The locking assembly is mounted in the shell and has a lock cylinder and a lock rod. The shackle is mounted in a locking end of the shell, is selectively blocked by the lock rod and abuts the resilient element. Because of the resilient element, the shackle is held to abut the shell without external force even when the lock cylinder is unlocked. Therefore, the sliding padlock still holds an object in position when unlocked so a user may take the object easily without using a key. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313618 | Minimalized keys and blanks for same - A “minimalized” key has the smallest length, overall volume and weight commensurate with the ability to operate a lock in the same manner as a corresponding conventional key. It is easily formed from a conventional key blank, preferably after unique edge profiling to suit the lock, by eliminating the head portion and providing an aperture in the remaining body portion for attachment of means that facilitate application of a torque to turn it to operate the lock. Minimalized key blanks are also easily and inexpensively made from strip stock of rectangular cross-section of appropriate dimensions by forming longitudinal grooves and an aperture in selected lengths thereof, and the minimalized key blanks so formed are then individually profiled to make minimalized keys to fit specific locks. They may also be color-coded to make them visibly distinguishable from one another. Because of their small size, minimalized keys, individually or attached to others, may be conveniently and safely carried in open casings or discreetly on the user's person. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313619 | Lime-Based Compositions, Method for Making Them and Their Use in Treating Water and Sludge - A composition based on lime comprising at least one mineral agent consisting of slaked lime in the solid phase and of an organic polymer incorporated into said solid phase, a method for its making and the use for its application in the treatment of water and sludge, in particular for conditioning sludge before dewatering. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313620 | CALCIUM FORMIATE FERTILISER - The invention relates to a method for producing a formulation containing calcium formiate, to the formulation itself, and to the use thereof for producing a product, and the use thereof as a fertiliser. | 2010-12-16 |