51st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110311298 | Hand-Shaped Lotion and Cream Applicator - A hand-shaped lotion or cream applicator device equipped with a handle to allow the practitioner to apply wherever needed. The handle has an integrated reservoir into which lotion may be loaded. The lower portion of the handle acts as a pump to advance lotion or cream for application when pressure is applied. The hand-shaped applicator portion of the device has a multitude of apertures to ensure even distribution of the lotion or cream. The handles of the device come in multiple lengths to allow the user to optimize to their body size. Further, the device is designed to dispense lotion or cream with minimal waste remaining in the tubing when the reservoir is depleted. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311299 | MAGNETIC CLEANING TOOL WITH FLUID PUMP - Described herein are techniques related to a magnetic tool for cleaning one or more surfaces of a plate of magnetically permeable material, such as a window. With an implementation described herein, the tool includes a pair of magnetically attracted utensils designed to be magnetically coupled together through a window. While a user slides the utensil along an interior surface of the window, the second utensil follows the first utensil and slides along the exterior surface of the window. The second utensil is tethered to a fluid pump via a fluid-conductive hose. In this way, cleaning fluid may be delivered to the second utensil while it is on the exterior surface of the window and cleaning that surface. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311300 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING UNITARY STRUCTURE - A ring binder has an elongate body and rings. Each ring includes ring members moveable between open and closed positions. The ring members and body can suitably formed together as one piece from a moldable polymeric material. The binder suitably includes a retaining system operable to selectively and releasably hold the ring members in the closed position. When the ring members are in their open position, loose-leaf pages can be added or removed from the rings. Loose-leaf pages can also be moved from one ring member to another when the ring members are in their open position. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311301 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING RETAINING SYSTEM ON RING MEMBERS - A ring binder has an elongate body and rings. Each ring includes ring members moveable between open and closed positions. The body and rings are made of one or more moldable polymeric materials. The binder suitably includes a retaining system operable to hold the ring members in the closed position. The retaining system has interlocking formations adjacent ends of the ring members that are moveable between a retaining position in which the retaining system holds the first and second ring members in the closed position and a non-retaining position. The ring members and body can suitably be formed together as one piece from a moldable polymeric material. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311302 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING SNAP-IN RING MEMBERS - A ring mechanism has an elongate body made of a moldable polymeric material and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring members are movable relative to the housing and the second ring members between a closed position and an open position. At least one ring member for each ring is a separately formed ring member and comprises a ring portion and an anchor connected to the ring portion. The at least one separately formed ring member is formed separately from the body. The anchor of the separately formed ring member is secured to the body for pivoting movement relative to the body. The anchor can be received in a receptacle in the body adapted to receive the anchor. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311303 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTOR TORQUE TRANSMISSION - In a rotary machine such as a gas turbine, torque is transmitted between adjacent components of a rotor. To enable effective transmission of torsional and radial loads, a plurality of mating surfaces are distributed on an interfacing surface of a disk of the rotor. The mating surfaces include at least one first mating surface and at least one second mating surface. Each first mating surface is angularly offset relative to a radial line by a first angle, and each second mating surface is angularly offset relative to the radial line by a second angle. The second angle is opposite in direction from the first angle from the radial line. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311304 | ELECTRICAL ISOLATOR FOR COUPLINGS - A coupling includes a first portion configured for connection to a first shaft and having a first portion flange and a second portion configured for connection to a second shaft and having a second portion flange. The coupling also includes an isolating member disposed between the first portion flange and the second portion flange and that is formed of ceramic and electrically isolates the first portion from the second portion. The coupling also includes one or more connecting members passing through the first portion flange, the second portion flange, and the isolating member and holding the first portion flange and the second portion flange in a fixed relationship to one another. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311305 | ELECTRIC ISOLATORS FOR COUPLINGS - A transfer device includes a first portion having a first portion flange and a second portion having a second portion flange. The device also includes one or more isolating members disposed at least partially within the second portion flange and at least partially between the first portion flange and the second portion flange, the one or more isolating members electrically isolating the first portion from the second portion. The device also includes a fastener passing through one of the one or more isolating members, the first portion flange and the second portion flange and holding the first portion flange and the second portion flange in a fixed relationship to one another. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311306 | PICK HOLE GUARD FOR MANHOLE COVERS - Pick hole guards are provided for use in guarding pick holes on manhole covers. In some embodiments of the present invention, the pick hole guards can have a base, biasing member, and guard member. The biasing member can be attached to the base and guard member, and can bias the guard member toward a pick hole on the manhole cover to guard the pick hole. In other embodiments, the pick hole guards do not have movable guard. members, but instead have retaining surfaces to serve as a receptacle for catching waste disposed through a pick hole. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311307 | Method and material for repairing of cracks in pavement and other surfaces - The present invention relates to a method of repairing cracks and holes in pavement surfaces. This method involves filling a crack or hole in a paved surface with a flexible crack filler mix until the mix fills up the site and overlaps the edges of the aperture to a predetermined amount. Thereafter, the method includes the step of applying a zig-zag shaped mesh tape on top of the filled crack. The extra layer of a crack filler mix gets applied on top the zig-zag shaped mesh tape. Also disclosed is a material for repairing a crack in a paved surface. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311308 | Stabilization of Soils Using a Proportional Lime Slurry - A novel method and composition of high solid content lime slurry composed of a lime material and water that can be used in stabilization applications. The lime slurry compound itself is chemically treated, by means of a cellulosic or other thixotropic agent(s) and sucrose to create a thixotropic flow property controlled system wherein the wetted lime material remains in suspension, does not settle out prior to use even without further mixing and maintains suitable temperatures without excessive heat build. A novel apparatus and method for mixing the novel lime slurry is disclosed to insure the exact proportioning of all ingredients and the proper wetting of the lime material. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311309 | Blade attachment for motor grader - A wing blade attachment for a motor grader used to maintain unimproved rural roads. The wing blade attachment mounts to a trailing end of a main motor grader blade and swings up and down into ground scraping contact in order to create water drainage passages through the gravel windrows along the road edges or to smooth roadways at intersections, bridges and driveways. The windrows are placed by road maintenance crews to stockpile materials for roadway use. A linear actuator such as a hydraulic ram allows the grader operator to remotely and selectively swing the wing blade up and down and cut passages. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311310 | RIGID BOOM CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - A rigid boom containment system utilizes vertical piles erected in coastal waters and extending above a waterline. A host boom having at least one ballast valve is connected to one or more of the vertical piles by a connector. The connector provides a vertically movable connection of the host boom. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311311 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFINING AND SALVAGING OIL AND METHANE LEAKAGE FROM OFFSHORE LOCATIONS AND EXTRACTION OPERATIONS - A method of, and system for, collecting and controlling hydrocarbons leaking from offshore sea bottom environments entail providing a concrete containment barrier around the leak source, pumping concrete, opening ports and valves in a containment vessel while it is positioned over the leak source, at least partially embedding a containment vessel in the pumped concrete, closing the ports and valves to capture leaking fluids, and communicating the fluids to the surface for further processing. A system includes a modular containment barrier to be placed around an existing or potential well site, or an operating well, abandoned well or sea bottom fissure; an adaptable containment vessel with various ports and valves that may be opened to relieve pressure and allow ice to escape and closed to capture leaking fluids; a pumped submarine concrete anchor and ballast into which the vessel is at least partially embedded; and an optional catenary gasket with a central aperture attached to the bottom of the containment barrier. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311312 | Rapid Deployment, Multi-Dimensional Wedge Barrier Levee & Dike Repair System - The system utilizes a matrix of inflation modules held in position by x-y orthogonal cables. The inflation modules contain hydroscopic materials such as polymer power that swells when wet to produce modules of substantial height. The modules may be stacked in rows and columns to bridge a gap in a levee. Ballast holds the bottom of the matrix down and inflation modules, which may be air filed spheres hold the top of the matrix, on or near the surface of the water. The matrix may be configured to have a levee side that is as narrow as the opening in the levee and a water side that is wider than the gap in the levee to produce a wedging effect. Orthogonally arranged cables maintain the inflation modules in position and are used to anchor the matrix to intact portions of the levee. At points where the cables intersect they are held together by connector modules which a comprised of two halves with groves for cables and provision for holding the halves together with a bolts or other fasteners. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311313 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TUBE IN THE GROUND - Method for mounting a pipe ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311314 | MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH WELDED WIRE FACING CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of constructing a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) structure. A wire facing is composed of horizontal and vertical elements. A soil reinforcing element has a plurality of transverse wires coupled to at least two longitudinal wires where the longitudinal wires are coupled to a coil and a threaded rod is configured to extend through both the vertical facing and the coil. A washer engages the vertical facing and prevents the threaded rod from passing completely through the vertical facing and a nut is threaded onto the threaded rod to prevent its removal from the coil. Multiple systems can be characterized as lifts and erected one atop the other to a desired MSE structure height. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311315 | Friction Bolt Assembly - A friction bolt assembly ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311316 | JET GROUTING EQUIPMENT - Equipment serves to form consolidated soil columns having a non-circular cross-section, and includes a mast ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311317 | SOIL REINFORCING ELEMENT FOR A MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH STRUCTURE - A soil reinforcing element for use in a mechanically stabilized earth structure is disclosed. The soil reinforcing element may include a pair of longitudinal wires extending substantially parallel to each other and having a connection end. A plurality of transverse wires is coupled to the pair of longitudinal wires and laterally-spaced from each other, thereby forming a welded wire gridworks. To increase the tensile capacity of the soil reinforcing element and also improve pullout valued from the backfill, the soil reinforcing element is made of positively deformed wire or bar stock. An end connector is coupled to the connection end and facilitates connection of the soil reinforcing element to a vertical facing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311318 | MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of constructing a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) structure. A wire facing is composed of horizontal and vertical elements, where a soil reinforcing element is coupled to initial and terminal wires of the horizontal element. The soil reinforcing element may have a hook or similar coupling device on its end in order to be coupled to the initial wire. A strut may be coupled to the top-most cross wire of the vertical element and the terminal wire of the horizontal element to maintain the vertical element at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal element as backfill is added to the wire facing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311319 | LOW PROFILE CABLE BOLT HEADERS - Improved roof cable bolts with reduced protrusion from a mine roof. Particularly, a roof cable bolt head can preferably be dimensioned such that most of its length fits inside a drilled hole in the mine roof. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311320 | DEVICE FOR NON-CONTACT TRANSPORTING AND HOLDING OF OBJECTS OR MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a device for transporting and holding of touch-sensitive structural elements or materials, the device comprising the following features: At least an oscillatory plate-like take-up | 2011-12-22 |
20110311321 | Hydraulic solid transportation system - A hydraulic solid transportation system suitable for the transportation of coal particulates from a mine said system comprising:
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20110311322 | Commodity Splitter for an Air Delivery System - A commodity splitter ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311323 | Cutting Tool Having An Ambidextrous Clamp and Coolant Supply - A cutting tool includes a tool body and an ambidextrous clamp for removably securing a cutting insert to the tool body. The clamp has at least one internal fluid duct passing through a space between two clamp screw throughbores located mirror symmetrically with respect to a plane of symmetry and extending from a coolant fluid inlet port to at least one discharge orifice. The clamp is secured to the tool body by a single screw located in one of the clamp screw throughbores and threadingly engaged with a single threaded bore of the tool body. The same clamp is used in both left-handed and right-handed tools, and the jet of the coolant fluid is ejected from the discharge orifice of the clamp onto the same region of the cutting insert in both cases. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311324 | METAL CUTTING SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE COOLANT DELIVERY - A metal cutting system with a tool holder, a shim, an insert with a top depression, a top piece and a clamp. A rake face cooling channel for fluid delivery is formed between the top piece and the depression in the insert. A primary discharge slot at the end of the rake face cooling channel delivers fluid from below the cutting edge of the insert. A second cooling channel for delivery of fluid to the flank face is formed between the insert and the shim or is formed between the shim and the tool holder with a portion of the cooling channel passing through the shim. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311325 | METAL CUTTING SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE COOLANT DELIVERY - A metal cutting system with a tool holder, a shim, an insert with a top depression, a top piece and a clamp. A rake face cooling channel for fluid delivery is formed between the top piece and the depression in the insert. A primary discharge slot at the end of the rake face cooling channel delivers fluid from below the cutting edge of the insert. A second cooling channel for delivery of fluid to the flank face is formed between the insert and the shim or is formed between the shim and the tool holder with a portion of the cooling channel passing through the shim. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311326 | SHIM PLATE FOR TOOLS FOR CUTTING MACHINING AS WELL AS A TOOL - A shim plate for mounting in a cutting tool for rotary chip removing machining, the cutting tool including a basic body having a rotational axis, a peripheral envelope surface concentric with the rotational axis, a front end surface, and at least one insert seat including a seat surface, the basic body being rotatable in a direction of rotation and arranged to, in each insert seat against the seat surface, receive the shim plate and a mountable cutting insert adjacent to the shim plate. The shim plate includes a bottom surface adapted to adjoin to the seat surface of the basic body, a contact surface opposite to the bottom surface and adapted to adjoin to the cutting insert, and at least one side surface that extends between the bottom surface and the contact surface. In a radial cross-section orthogonal to the rotational axis and traversing the shim plate, an imaginary straight line (a) associated with the bottom surface, intersecting a point (a | 2011-12-22 |
20110311327 | MULTI-EDGE CUTTING HEAD AND AN INSERT USED THEREIN - A cutting portion of an integral cutting tool or of a cutting insert adapted for mounting onto a cutting tool holder to form a cutting tool, which comprises a plurality n of cutting edges. The cutting portion extends along a cutting path about a central axis. The cutting path (CP) passes through a point of each of the cutting edges which is at a maximal radial space R from the central axis, such that (formula I), where D=2R and θ is the angular extension of the cutting path about the central axis (X). At any given point along the cutting portion, (formula II), where L is one of the following: i. the extension of the cutting portion in a direction perpendicular to the cutting path; and ii. the extension of the cutting edges in a direction perpendicular to the cutting path. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311328 | Locating Device for Use with Power Tools - A powered cutting tool for locating objects behind sheet material and subsequently cutting around the object. The tool incorporates at least one sensor having a transceiver emitting signal to detect at least one from the group of object density, conductivity, depth, and identification. The sensor is housed within a sensor unit that is affixed to the body of the cutting tool. The sensor unit can be integral with, or removable from, the cutting tool. A marking unit is used to mark the cutting area of the sheet material and is generally integral with, or located near, a sensor unit. Indicator members, such as lights, audio, and/or display screen, are used to provide information to the user. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311329 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL GUIDING DEVICE - A hand-held power tool guiding device is disclosed. The device includes a receptacle element for receiving the power tool, a remote control device for operating the power tool, and a guiding and support device, which is designed to be adjustable with an adjusting lever. The adjusting lever has a handle which is configured to be rotatable relative to the adjusting lever around an axis of rotation. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311330 | EXPANSION BOLT AND FRAME USING THE SAME - An expansion bolt and a frame using the same, comprising: a main body piece, a sleeve, and a nut. One end of the main body piece is provided with a T-shape cone portion having double protrusion ribs, while the other end is provided with a threaded portion; said sleeve is sleeved onto said main body piece, with its one end disposed an expansion portion and is provided with double slots corresponding to said double protrusion ribs; and said nut is screwed and locked onto said threaded portion. When said nut is screwed up along said threaded portion, it will push said expansion portion of said sleeve to move toward said T-shape cone portion, thus pushing said double slots to expand, such that said expansion portion will expand and fix tightly onto said T-shape cone portion. Said frame assembled through using said expansion bolt mentioned above can be detached and reassembled without causing damages to said frame. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311331 | REMOVABLE LONG-LIVED AND REUSABLE U-SHAPED HYBRID NUT - A NUT WITH A C-SHAPED PROFILE, of the type formed by a punched metal sheet folded onto itself for fixing onto a panel, wherein one of the arms, i.e. the upper base, has a hole for the arrangement of a screwed device with at least one thread and wherein the other arm, i.e. the lower base, which is aligned with the axis of the preceding hole, has another hole for receiving the nut tightening screw, said upper base being provided with incisions which define horizontal connecting portions separated from the body of said upper base and longitudinal connecting portions which form an extension of the former and which join together said upper base and lower base, which has a retaining claw which is designed to facilitate application of a tool for slackening the pressure which the nut applies to the panel to which it is fixed; which has a bottom rear flange and side stops on said upper base which form an anti-rotation mechanism when a screw is tightened on the nut; said bottom rear flange freeing from pressure said upper base during assembly on the panel; and said longitudinal connecting portions are overdimensioned, i.e. their height is greater than the sum of the greatest thickness “P” of the panel foreseen for use with said nut and the height “h” of said retaining claw in relation to said lower base. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311332 | CHASSIS MOUNTING SYSTEM - An assembly includes a chassis coupled to a mounting surface via a mounting system. The mounting system includes a bolt, a dashpot, and a spring. The dashpot and the spring are configured to reduce vibration forces transferred from the mounting surface to the chassis. Techniques for forming the assembly are also described. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311333 | BUSHING ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly includes a bushing having a flange configured to be urged toward a work-piece, and an isolation spring configured to be positioned between the flange and the work-piece. The isolation spring includes a metal core integrally formed with a rubber coating. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311334 | BLIND FASTENER AND PRODUCTON METHOD THEREOF - This invention relates to a blind fastener having a hollow sleeve with high surface hardness and sufficient elongation, and to a novel heat treatment method therefor. The method for the heat treatment of the blind fastener includes austempering. The austempering includes a step in which a hollow sleeve of cold-rolled low carbon steel with a carbon percentage of 0.08 to 0.13% is heated and maintained from 800° C. to 950° C. during carburization, and a subsequent step in which isothermal maintenance is performed from 320° C. to 500° C. The resulting carbon percentage (CP) value is from 0.3 to 0.5%. Even in the case of a low carbon steel blind fastener, the austempering can harden the surface of the sleeve and soften the inner portion other than the surface for suitable elongation in order to provide a blind fastener having a sleeve with high surface hardness and sufficient elongation. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311335 | REMOVABLE FASTENER - A connector for removably fastening an ornamental object to an article comprising a fastener receptacle having a cavity defined by an inner surface and a top connective lip forming a keyhole opening for receiving a fastener member having at least one radially extending foot configured to pass through the keyhole opening and to rotate within said cavity. The inner surface further has a nodule and a stop creating at least one generally J-shaped catch. The connector further has at least one flexing tab for exerting a force on the fastener member for positioning the at least one radially extending foot between the nodule and the stop thereby removably locking the fastener member in place. Also provided is a means for affixing the receptacle to the article and a means for securing the ornamental object to the fastener member outside the cavity. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311336 | Method and device for manufacturing book cases - In a case maker ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311337 | ACCESS PORT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is engraved or otherwise defined by the access port, so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311338 | CYLINDRICAL BALE TRAILER - A cylindrical bale trailer for transporting cylindrical bales of crop material, such as hay, cotton and the like, from one location to another comprising a pair of elongate side frame rails in substantially parallel arrangement, being spaced apart at a distance less than the diameter of a cylindrical bale, and a generally arcuate overhead axle substantially perpendicular to the side frame rails and having each end respectively attached to one of the side frame rails. A wheel and brake assembly is operatively attached to each of the side frame rails adjacent the overhead axle, and a hydraulic lift assembly is operatively connected to each of the side frame rails and the wheel and brake assembly for selectively raising and lowering the cylindrical bale trailer during loading and unloading procedures. In cooperation with the overhead axle, a front frame rail maintains the side frame rails in parallel relation. A hitch assembly, such as a standard bumper hitch, a hydraulically-actuated bumper assembly, or a gooseneck hitch assembly, extends forwardly to attach the cylindrical bale trailer to a prime mover. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311339 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Reduction in cooling rate of a substrate having a lower temperature is suppressed because the substrate having a lower temperature is not affected by radiant heat of a substrate having a higher temperature while cooling a plurality of substrates in a cooling chamber. The substrate processing apparatus includes a load lock chamber configured to accommodate stacked substrates; a first transfer mechanism having a first transfer arm provided with a first end effector, and configured to transfer the substrates into/from the load lock chamber at a first side of the load lock chamber; a second transfer mechanism having a second transfer arm provided with a second end effector, and configured to transfer the substrates into/from the load lock chamber at a second side of the load lock chamber; a barrier installed between the substrates to be spaced apart from the substrates supported by a substrate support provided in the load lock chamber; and a barrier auxiliary unit installed between the substrate support and the barrier, wherein the barrier auxiliary unit is installed at places other than standby spaces of the end effectors. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311340 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SUBSTRATE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate transit table configured to mount thereon a plurality of substrates; a substrate processing chamber configured to process the substrate one by one; a substrate transfer device capable of loading the substrate into the substrate processing chamber from the substrate transit table and unloading the substrate from the substrate processing chamber to the substrate transit table; and N number of (N is an integer equal to or larger than 3) substrate holding devices provided at the substrate transfer device and configured to hold the substrates one by one. Here, a multiplicity of (2 to N−1 number of) substrates are concurrently held by 2 to N−1 number of substrate holding devices among the N number of substrate holding devices and one substrate is loaded into the substrate processing chamber. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311341 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FREIGHT CONTAINER LOADING - Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for use thereof for loading bulk material into freight containers. One apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a ram. The ram comprises a plate and a driver configured to move the plate from a back end of the hopper to an open end of the hopper to expel material into a container. Another apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a reciprocating conveyor floor system. Optionally, a chute can be employed in combination with a loader vehicle to quickly and efficiently load bulk material into a container. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311342 | THREE DIMENSIONAL FEATURE LOCATION FROM AN EXCAVATOR - A combination of location measurement apparatuses to measure in three dimensions the location of an excavator with respect to a job site, and to further measure the location of an excavated or a topographical feature with respect to the excavator by range finding from the excavator in proximity of the feature and contemporaneously recording measurement data on a computer. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311343 | WORK EDGE DETECTION MECHANISM AND WORK TRANSFERRING MECHANISM - This invention relates to a work edge detection mechanism that enables an edge of a work to be viewed clearly through an aligning camera without adding an illumination device, and to a work transfer mechanism that uses the work edge detection mechanism. The work edge detection mechanism formed from a tubular body provided with an opening at one end thereof, the tubular body having a blocking member provided at the other end thereof, includes light-reflecting means on a lower surface side of the blocking member in order to reflect any light entering from the opening, is constructed so that the tubular body has an inside diameter (φ1) at the opening of the tubular body and an inside diameter (φ2) at a side of the blocking member, the inside diameter (φ2) being greater than the inside diameter (φ1), and enables vacuum suction transfer of the work. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311344 | TURNOVER APPARATUS - A turnover apparatus includes a tower configured to travel on abase, a lifter configured to rise and fall along the tower, a target holding portion configured to hold a turnover target, a wheel traveling base, a wheel axle rotatably attached to the target holding portion, and a wheel axle lock. The wheel axle includes a wheel configured to roll on the wheel traveling base. The target holding portion is attached to the lifter via a rotation shaft parallel to the wheel axle. The wheel axle lock is configured to lock the wheel axle such that the wheel does not roll on the wheel traveling base and the wheel axle can rotate with respect to the target holding portion. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311345 | HIGH ROLL DENSITY FIBROUS STRUCTURES - A roll of fibrous structure. The fibrous structure can be embossed and have a basis weight of less than about 45 pounds per 3000 square feet. The roll can have a roll diameter greater than about 6.5 inches and a roll density of greater than about 0.09 grams per cubic centimeter. The roll can also have a dispensed to effective caliper ratio of greater than about 1.01. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311346 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING THE FLOW RATE OF CHARGE MATERIAL IN A CHARGING PROCESS OF A SHAFT FURNACE - In a charging process of a shaft furnace, in particular of a blast furnace, batches of charge material are typically discharged in cyclical sequence into the furnace from a top hopper using a flow control valve. A method and system is proposed for adjusting the flow rate of charge material in such a process. According to the invention, a respective set of plural valve settings is stored for each batch, each valve setting of a set being associated to a different stage in the discharge of the batch. The method and system are configured to discharge a given batch so that, at each stage in the discharge of the given batch, the flow control valve operates at a constant valve opening according to the valve setting associated to that stage and so that an actual average flow rate at which charge material is discharged is determined for that stage. Further according to the invention, the method and system are configured to correct the plural valve settings offline and in function of the actual average flow rate determined for the associated stage. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311347 | Flash Steam Turbine - A flash steam powered flywheel turbine is provided comprising a stator housing with an internal channel for the flash and expansion of steam, the channel having a plurality of jet orifices to direct jets of expanding steam toward a rotary flywheel which is fixed to a rotational shaft within the stator housing. The rotary flywheel. is fitted with a plurality of inlet jet passages generally extending radially inwardly from the peripheral surface of the flywheel and oriented such that the force of expanding and impinging steam causes the flywheel to rotate about its central axis. Each inlet jet passage merges into one or more outlet jet passages oriented generally laterally such that the force of discharging steam causes further rotation in reaction to the discharging steam. The discharging steam is directed against steps or depressions formed on the inner lateral walls of the stator housing to add a jet-propulsion effect. in a clean and renewable manner, rotational energy and power will be generated, and the flywheel turbine and rotational shaft can be used to drive an electricity generator or as a prime mover. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311348 | MULTI-INLET VACUUM PUMP - A multi-inlet vacuum pump includes a first pump device ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311349 | ROTOR ELEMENT WITH A FLUID PASSAGE AND PASSAGE-BLOCKING MEMBER AND TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING THE ROTOR ELEMENT - A rotor element including an annular surface portion about the rotor rotational axis, a fluid passage being formed through the surface portion, a passage-blocking mechanism including a blocking element that is deformable depending on the rotor rotating speed and arranged so as to adjust the fluid flow depending on the rotor rotating speed, and an annular collar with a free edge engaging with the blocking element so as to form the blocking mechanism. The free edge of the annular collar defines, together with the blocking portion of the blocking element, a diaphragm that blocks the fluid passage. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311350 | TURBO MACHINE - A turbo machine includes an impeller that rotates to make gas flow, a driving device that rotationally drives the impeller, a rotary shaft that transmits a rotational driving force of the driving device to the impeller, a bearing that rotatably supports the rotary shaft, and a casing that houses at least the driving device and the rotary shaft. In addition, the casing is provided with a grease flow path to supply grease to the bearing for lubricating the bearing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311351 | SHROUD FOR ROTARY ENGINE - Disclosed herein are several embodiments for shroud arrangements to be used in rotary engines using a plurality of rotors within the shroud arrangement. At least one of the rotors is not fixed to the shroud. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311352 | METHOD FOR CHECKING THE BEARING ALIGNMENT IN A GAS TURBINE - The disclosure refers to a method and apparatus for checking the bearing alignment of a rotor of a gas turbine or steam turbine having a rotor with a radial offset and a radial offset surface and in a bearing shell, which supports the rotor, with a radial, at least in sections, end surface, wherein the radial offset surface and the radial end surface face the free end of the rotor. The radial offset is arranged in the bearing shell and offset towards the free end of the rotor. The degree of offset in the axial direction with regard to the rotor is measured at least two different circumferential positions around the rotor periphery in order to determine the alignment of the rotor. Differences in the degree of offset at different circumferential positions are used as measurement for the bearing alignment. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311353 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH TURBINE NOZZLES - A method for assembling a turbine nozzle assembly with respect to a combustor of a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling a radial outer retaining ring to an aft end of the combustor. A plurality of turbine nozzles is provided. Each turbine nozzle includes an inner band, a radially opposing outer band, and at least one vane extending between the inner band and the outer band. The outer band of each turbine nozzle is coupled to the outer retaining ring to define the turbine nozzle assembly. An inner retaining ring is positioned about an axis of the gas turbine engine and coupled to the inner band of each turbine nozzle. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311354 | COMPRESSORS WITH CASING TREATMENTS IN GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A compressor section includes a rotor platform; a rotor blade extending radially outwardly from the rotor platform, the rotor blade including a pressure sidewall and a circumferentially opposing suction sidewall extending in a radial direction between a root and a tip and in an axial direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge; a casing having an inner surface surrounding the tip and spaced radially outwardly thereform to define a gap therebetween; a plurality of grooves disposed in the inner surface of the casing and extending in a generally circumferential direction, the plurality of grooves including a first groove and a second groove; and a channel system comprising at least a first channel positioned within the casing and configured to provide fluid communication between the first groove and the second groove. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311355 | AXIAL TURBO COMPRESSOR FOR A GAS TURBINE HAVING LOW RADIAL GAP LOSSES AND DIFFUSER LOSSES - An axial turbo-compressor for a gas turbine having a stator vane assembly that is formed by stator vanes having vane tips exposed on the hub side and a stationary shaft cover on the hub side and delimits the flow channel of the axial compressor is provided. A radial gap is designed between the shaft cover and the van tips that is minimally sized such that the axial turbo-compressor may still be assembled, and there is a plurality of recesses in the shaft cover, wherein one of the recesses is allocated to each vane tip that is arranged directly neighboring the vane tip allocated thereto and is sized such that during operation of the axial turbo compressor every vane tip may be plunged into the recess allocated thereto without one of the vane tips significantly contacting the shaft cover. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311356 | SUCTION CASING AND FLUID MACHINE - A suction casing of the present invention includes: a suction nozzle that introduces a fluid from an outer circumferential side to an inner circumferential side in a radial direction; and a chamber that includes a substantially doughnut-shaped space in communication with an inside of the suction nozzle on the outer circumferential side and that guides the fluid, introduced from the suction nozzle, to an inlet opening portion opening in an axial direction and disposed in a substantially annular shape, in which the chamber is formed so that a radial width is narrower in a circumferential direction from a joint portion in communication with the suction nozzle to an opposite side across a central axis. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311357 | Volute Shaped Pump Casing for a Centrifugal Pump - A volute shaped pump casing ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311358 | Blade Retainment System - A blade retention system for retaining a foot of a turbine blade in a shoe of a turbine disc of a turbine wheel includes: a hook on a heel end of the blade foot that protrudes from a bottom of the blade foot to engage a heel end of the turbine disc shoe; and a compound fillet that engages the hook with the bottom of the blade foot. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311359 | YAW SYSTEM FOR A WINDMILL - The present invention relates to a yaw system | 2011-12-22 |
20110311360 | OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE - Offshore wind turbine which includes at least one floating body supporting a wind turbine tower with belonging rotor and machinery house containing components necessary for production of energy based on wind. The at least one floating body consists of a buoyancy body, spacer and ballast structure, the floating body being connected to a steering arm which is further connected to a connecting structure having a turntable which is connected to anchor lines tied to seabed anchors. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311361 | SYSTEM OF COMPACT CONTRA-ROTATING PROPELLERS - A system of contra-rotating propellers for an aircraft jet engine, including: a free power turbine; a first and second propeller, contra-rotating, the first propeller being placed in a predetermined direction relative to the second propeller, each including a hub, an outer ferrule, and coupling arms linking the two; and a casing inserted between the free turbine and the propellers, the propellers arranged in the predetermined direction relative to the casing and the free turbine arranged in the opposite direction relative to the casing, the casing including a casing extension in the given direction, rotatably supporting the hub of the propeller. The coupling arms extend in the opposite direction, radially towards the outside. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311362 | Compound Steel Bearings and Methods of Manufacturing - A bearing comprising a high tensile steel layer and a mild steel base layer with said layers being fused together across a fusion zone, a raceway machined across the bearing, with said raceway having a bearing support depth which is substantially greater than a bearing support depth obtainable using traditional steel hardening processes, and a retention structure machined into at least the mild steel base layer and utilized to retain the bearing to an underlying bearing support. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311363 | VORTEX PROPELLER - The invention discloses at least one blade extending away from a beginning point and longitudinally along a central axis and approximating the shape of a spiral about said central axis. The blade comprises a beginning point disposed a first lateral distance away from the central axis and a terminating point disposed a second lateral distance away from the central axis, the second distance being greater than the first distance. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311364 | Balanced Lift Wind Turbine - A vertical axis wind turbine that utilizes a unique semi-circular, angled, scoop design and frame to fully harness wind energy. The shape of the scoops maximizes wind collection while minimizing wind resistance. The angle of the scoops allows the wind turbine to catch wind, including updrafts, to produce a rotational and balanced lifting force on the scoop system. This balanced lift is possible due to a stable frame which maintains a fixed position of the vertical axis. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311365 | FAN BLADE AND ATTACHING MEANS THEREFOR - In order to disclose attaching means ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311366 | TURBINE WHEEL PROVIDED WITH AN AXIAL RETENTION DEVICE THAT LOCKS BLADES IN RELATION TO A DISK - A turbine wheel including a plurality of blades, each of the blades presenting an airfoil, a platform, and an attachment member, a disk having the blades mounted at the periphery thereof, the attachment member of each blade being engaged in a housing that opens into a periphery of the disk and extending axially between two opposite faces of the disk, the housings being separated by teeth, and an axial retention device for retaining the blades. The disk includes a first stop member, and the platform of the blade includes a projection projecting axially beyond one of the faces of the disk. The projection includes a second stop member. The axial projection, the second stop member, and the face of the disk together form a groove facing towards the axis of the disk, the groove serving to receive the axial retention device. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311367 | STATOR AND TORQUE CONVERTER - It is an object of the present invention to inhibit generation of a vortex in the position where operating oil separates from a stator and to increase a capacity coefficient by allowing the operating oil to efficiently flow from a turbine to an impeller. A torque converter stator of the present invention is configured to regulate the flow of operating oil returning from a turbine to an impeller within a torque converter. The torque converter stator includes an annular stator shell, a plurality of stator blades and an annular stator core. The stator blades are radially extended from the stator shell. The stator blades respectively include a corrugated operating-oil outlet-side edge. The stator core is disposed on the outer peripheries of the stator blades. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311368 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL TURBINE ENGINE VANE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of fabricating a turbomachine blade out of a composite material including fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix, the method including making a one-piece fiber blank by three-dimensional weaving; shaping the fiber blank to obtain a one-piece fiber preform having a first portion forming a blade airfoil and root preform and at least one second portion forming a preform for an inner or outer blade platform; and densifying the preform with a matrix to obtain a composite material blade having fiber reinforcement constituted by the preform and densified by the matrix, fowling a single part with incorporated inner and/or outer platform. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311369 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS WITH COOLING HOLE TRENCHES - An engine component includes a body having an interior surface and an exterior surface; a cooling hole formed in the body and extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface; and a concave trench extending from the cooling hole at the exterior surface of the body in a downstream direction. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311370 | SUMP PUMP SYSTEM WITH REMOTE CONTROL AND MONITORING - The present invention in several embodiments is a sump pump system with broad capabilities for remote and automatic operation. The sump pump system of the present invention is preferably connected to the internet and possesses means for communicating over the internet. The sump pump system could comprise redundant, auxiliary, and emergency devices to guard against failure or miss operation of the components of the system. Additionally, the system could comprise failsafe routines to combat the risk of flooding. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311371 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING CAPACITORS - A method for supplying a plurality of capacitance values to a plurality of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC/R) components is provided. The method includes configuring a first set of terminals of a connection device to couple a first capacitor to the connection device and configuring the connection device to couple the first capacitor to at least one of the plurality of HVAC/R components. The method further includes configuring a second set of terminals of the connection device to couple a second capacitor to the connection device and configuring the connection device to selectively couple the second capacitor to at least one of the plurality of HVAC/R components. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311372 | Pump Devices, Methods, and Systems - A membrane-based electroosmotic pump, having catalyst regions on electrodes, can pump a fluid without applying an external voltage. Chemical reactions of fluid components on the catalyst regions on the electrodes can induce an electric field that generates an electroosmotic flow through channels of the membrane. In one embodiment, a pump comprising platinum and gold electrodes can generate the flow of the fluid containing hydrogen peroxide through channels of the membrane. In another embodiment, a pump comprising gold electrodes, on which glucose oxidase and laccase are deposited, can generate the flow of the fluid containing glucose. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311373 | Rotary pump for a vehicle - Rotary pump intended to pump a liquid for the pollution control of exhaust gases in a system on board a vehicle and comprising a rotor ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311374 | Submersible Pumping System - A technique is provided for pumping fluids in a subterranean wellbore. A submersible pumping system can be deployed in a wellbore for moving desired fluids within the wellbore. The pumping system energizes the desired fluid movement by reciprocating a working fluid between expandable members. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311375 | Modular Down Hole Gauge for Use in Retrievable Electric Submersible Pump Systems with Wet Connect - Systems and methods for employing gauge packages for use with a wet-connect ESPs. In one embodiment, a modular gauge package includes a body, a gauge electronics assembly housed within the body, and a pair of electrical connectors at the upper and lower ends of the body, where power is passed through the body from one connector to the other. The electrical connector at the top of the body engages a complementary electrical connector on the bottom of a pump motor. The electrical connector at the bottom of the body engages a complementary electrical connector at the end of a production conduit. The connector at the bottom of the body may be identically configured with the connector at the bottom of the pump motor, and the connector at the top of the body may be identically configured with the connector at the end of the production conduit. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311376 | JET PROPELLER FOR AIR-CHARGING AND OUTBOARD MOTOR HAVING THE SAME - The invention provides a jet propeller for air-charging, and an outboard motor having the same. In addition to the propelling function, the present invention can be coupled with special function nozzle device to use the same apparatus achieving the following functions: air-charging, air pumping, as a spray gun, high-pressure water spray (fire fighting or cleaning), and water pumping. The present invention does not use the ordinary propeller blade, which is not easy to harm the human being or marine creatures, or to be collided and wrapped by miscellaneous objects in the water, and provides a multi-purpose, safe and environment-friendly propeller. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311377 | COMPRESSOR INTAKE SYSTEM - A compressor intake system including an end cap having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a perimeter rim, a groove proximate the perimeter rim, and a substantially centrally disposed extended portion including a plurality of air inlet passages, an O-ring configured to be circumferentially disposed proximate the interior surface of the end cap at the groove, a filter including a first end configured to be disposed adjacent the air inlet passages and the interior surface of the end cap and a second end, and a retainer including a plurality of openings wherein the retainer is configured to be disposed proximate the second end of the filter so as to retain the filter proximate the air inlet passages and the openings. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311378 | DIAPHRAGM INSTALLATION TOOL - An air-driven dual diaphragm pump comprises a pump body with a first air passage leading to a first air cavity with a first diaphragm, a second air passage leading to a second air cavity with a second diaphragm, and a reciprocating shaft which connects the first and second diaphragms. A diaphragm installation tool for the dual diaphragm pump comprises a plate which fits atop the pump body. A groove in a surface of the plate opposite from and nonadjacent to the pump body extends from the location of the first air passage to the location of the second air passage. A hole located within the groove at the location of either the first air passage or the second air passage extends through the plate. Pressurized air entering the pump body is redirected by the groove and the hole to always enter the first air passage, rather than the second, thereby slowly filling the first air cavity and positioning the second diaphragm for installation. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311379 | PUMP DIAPHRAGM - A diaphragm assembly designed for employment in a fluid driven diaphragm pump includes a piston having an inflexible core. This core includes a hub with a plate extending radially from about the periphery of the hub and a center attachment concentrically arranged in the hub and accessible from a first end of the hub. The plate defines the inflexibility of the piston. The piston further includes a unitary diaphragm body molded with the inflexible core in situ. A peripheral convolute portion outwardly of the piston is integrally molded with the unitary diaphragm body. The unitary diaphragm body has a plurality of connective tendons extending through the plate. A thermoplastic coating extends about the inflexible core between the core and the molded unitary diaphragm body. The unitary diaphragm body is of thermoplastic elastomer having at least a thermally miscible surface with the thermoplastic coating. The unitary diaphragm body between the periphery of the circular plate and the convolute portion has an annular ring portion of greater cross-sectional thickness than the peripheral convolute portion. The first end of the hub including a mounting surface exposed through the adjacent unitary diaphragm body with a threaded hole as a center attachment extending through the mounting surface. A pump shaft has a threaded end engaged with the threaded hole and a shoulder. An inflexible backing plate is held between the mounting surface and the shoulder on the pump shaft and extends in juxtaposition with the diaphragm to the annular ring portion. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311380 | PUMP ASSEMBLY - An electric motor includes a housing and at least one heat pipe for dissipating heat is integrated in the housing. Substantially all functional elements of the motor are disposed in the housing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311381 | Solid State Sump Pump Control - The present invention provides a sump pump control system. The system includes a mounting fixture fabricated from a corrosion resistant material, and an electrical control comprising solid state electrical components supported by the mounting fixture. The sump pump control system also includes a diving bell cover. The diving bell cover has an open bottom, and is dimensioned to cover the electrical components. The diving bell cover is releasably secured to a support surface of the mounting fixture. The electrical control controls the operation of a sump pump. Should water rise to a level of the electrical components due to failure of the sump pump or due to quickly rising water, the diving bell cover will prevent water from contacting the electrical components. A method of removing water from a subterranean vault is also provided herein. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311382 | VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A SUCTION VALVE OF A GAS COMPRESSOR FOR REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT - The present invention refers to a system for actuation in an ad mission valve ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311383 | HYDRODYNAMIC CHAMFER THRUST BEARING - An axial flow pump for a blood circulating pump for the circulation of blood, the rotor the rotor being constructed and arranged to impel blood in a downstream direction upon rotation of the rotor about its axis in a forward circumferential direction. The rotor is provided with hydrodynamic thrust bearing surfaces, each such thrust bearing surface being constructed and arranged to apply a hydrodynamic force to the rotor with a component of the force in the downstream direction upon rotation of the rotor in the forward circumferential direction. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311384 | TEMPORARY SELF-LUBRICATING COATING FOR SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A sealed compressor is provided with a spray lubricant that will provide lubricant at various bearing surfaces during initial start-up of the compressor. The lubricant will wear away quickly after initial run-in, but liquid lubricant will be provided by that time. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311385 | Vane Pump and Vapor Leakage Check System Having the Same - A vane pump includes a housing defining a pump chamber; a rotor rotatably arranged in the pump chamber; and a motor to rotate the rotor. An imaginary plane is defined to bisect the pump chamber in an axis direction. The housing has a first inlet port and a second inlet port located symmetrical with each other with respect to the imaginary plane, and the housing has a first outlet port and a second outlet port located symmetrical with each other with respect to the imaginary plane. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311386 | Pumping Systems - A modular symmetrical asphalt pumping system providing a series of field-configurable gear pumps and meters usable to safely and efficiently pump viscous molten fluids, such as, asphalt and similar bituminous materials. The system utilizes highly symmetrical physical geometries and modular components to allow for the development of multiple pump configurations using a reduced quantity of parts. Preferred arrangements of the system reduce pump pulsing and cavitation. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311387 | HIGH EFFICIENCY FIXED DISPLACEMENT VANE PUMP - A vane pump for an automatic transmission includes a housing which may be spaced from the axis of the transmission input shaft axis and driven by a chain or gear train driven by the torque converter hub or disposed on and about the axis of the transmission input shaft and driven at engine speed. The vane pump includes a pair of port plates which reside on the end faces of a pump body having a cylindrical chamber which receives an eccentrically disposed rotor that is coupled to a stub shaft in an off-axis arrangement. The rotor includes a plurality of radial slots which receive a like plurality of vanes. The outer ends or edges of the vanes are in contact with the wall of the cylindrical chamber and the inner ends or edges are in contact with a pair of vane rings received within recesses in the ends of the rotor. The vanes are thus constrained between the wall of the chamber and the vane rings which positively determine their radial positions as they and the rotor rotate. Suitable inlet (suction) and outlet (pressure) ports in the port plates supply and collect hydraulic fluid to and from the cylindrical chamber. A compression spring biases the port plates and body together. The vane pump according to the present invention is self-priming and achieves high pumping efficiency. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311388 | HYDRAULIC MOTOR OR PUMP - A hydraulic motor or pump ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311389 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING TURBINE COMPONENTS - A method is provided for manufacturing a turbine component. The method includes forming a first intermediate turbine article with an additive manufacturing process; encapsulating the first intermediate turbine article with an encapsulation layer to form a second intermediate turbine article; and consolidating the second intermediate turbine article to produce the turbine component. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311390 | STEEL MATERIAL COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING PISTON RINGS AND CYLINDER SLEEVES - The invention relates to a steel material composition, in particular for producing piston rings and cylinder sleeves, containing the following elements in the given fractions in relation to 100% by weight of the steel material: 0.5-1.2% by weight C, 6.0-20.0% by weight Cr, 45.0-88.5% by weight Fe, 3.0-15.0% by weight Mn and 2.0-10.0% by weight Si. Said composition can be produced by melting the starting materials and casting the melt in a pre-fabricated mould. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311391 | STEEL MATERIAL COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING PISTON RINGS AND CYLINDER SLEEVES - The invention relates to a steel material composition, in particular for producing piston rings and cylinder sleeves, containing the following elements in the given fractions in relation to 100% by weight of the steel material: 0.5-1.2% by weight C, 2.0-20.0% by weight Cr, 49.0-97.1% by weight Fe, 0.1-3.0% by weight Mn, 0.1-3.0% by weight Mo, 0.-7.0% by weight Nb, 2.0-10.0% by weight Si, 0-7.0% by weight Ti, 0.-7.0% by weight V and 0.-0.5% by weight W, the sum of the fractions of Nb, Ti, V and W being 2.0-7.0% by weight. Said composition can be produced by melting the starting materials and casting the melt in a pre-fabricated mould. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311392 | CO-DOPED TITANIUM OXIDE FOAM AND WATER DISINFECTION DEVICE - A quaternary oxide foam, comprises an open-cell foam containing (a) a dopant metal, (b) a dopant nonmetal, (c) titanium, and (d) oxygen. The foam has the advantages of a high surface area and a low back pressure during dynamic flow applications. The inactivation of | 2011-12-22 |
20110311393 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH THERMAL BEND ACTUATED PRESSURE PULSE VALVE - A microfluidic device having a channel having an inlet, an outlet and a meniscus anchor between the inlet and the outlet such that liquid flow from the inlet towards the outlet stops at the meniscus anchor where the liquid forms a meniscus, and, an actuator valve with a movable member for contacting the liquid, and a thermal expansion actuator for displacing the movable member to generate a pulse in the liquid to dislodge the meniscus such that the liquid flow towards the outlet resumes. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311394 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH THERMAL BEND ACTUATED SURFACE TENSION VALVE - A microfluidic device having a channel having an inlet, an outlet and a meniscus anchor between the inlet and the outlet such that liquid flow from the inlet towards the outlet stops at the meniscus anchor where the liquid forms a meniscus, and, an actuator valve with a movable member for contacting the liquid, and an actuator for displacing the movable member from a quiescent position to an actuated position where the meniscus is extended into contact with a surface downstream of the meniscus anchor such that the liquid flow towards the outlet resumes. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311395 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH ACTIVE VALVE AT REAGENT RESERVOIR OUTLET - A microfluidic device having a reservoir for containing a reagent, an outlet valve in fluid communication with the reservoir, the outlet valve having a meniscus anchor configured to form a meniscus that retains the reagent in the reservoir, and an actuator for receiving an activation signal and actuating in response to the activation signal such that the meniscus unpins from the meniscus anchor and the reagent flows out of the reservoir. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311396 | REAGENT PREPARATION APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEM - This reagent preparation apparatus prepares a reagent supplied to a measurement portion measuring a specimen with the reagent. The reagent is prepared from a first liquid and a second liquid different from the first liquid. The reagent preparation apparatus comprises a reagent preparation portion preparing the reagent and a control portion acquiring reagent information related to the reagent prepared by the reagent preparation portion, acquiring supply time information related to a time when the reagent prepared by the reagent preparation portion was supplied to the measurement portion and outputting the reagent information and the supply time information. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311397 | REACTION CONTAINER HOLDER AND ANALYZER - A reaction container holder capable of inhibiting the lowering of the transfer efficiency of heat transferred from a rotating member to a bottom surface of a reaction container, and an analyzer comprising the reaction container holder, are provided. In a reaction container holder comprising: a retaining member unit comprising a plurality of container retaining sections for retaining reaction containers, which house a reaction liquid containing a reagent and a specimen; and a circular rotating member for detachably fixing the unit from above and rotating, the holder keeping the container at a constant temperature by transferring heat from a heat source through the rotating member to the container, the rotating member comprises a level difference section, an upper surface of which is positioned below a bottom surface of the container retained by the unit and above a bottom part of the section, when the retaining member unit is fixed. | 2011-12-22 |