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20110067677 | Carburetor arrangement - A carburetor for a gas powered internal combustion engine having a plurality of pressure reducing stages for reducing the pressure of the gas phase in a liquified petroleum gas storage bottle prior to the mixing of the gas phase of the liquified petroleum gas with ambient air. | 03-24-2011 |
20110083759 | LPG fueled internal combustion engine powered devices - A gas phase of LPG such as propane is used to power a small internal combustion engine driving or powering a preselected device such as a powered lawnmower, weed whacker, string trimmer, leaf blower or the like and the fuel system is provided with heating arrangements that insure the gas phase of the LPG is discharged from the LPG tank for all operating conditions of the device. | 04-14-2011 |
20120091380 | Combination Valve Assembly - A combination valve assembly is adapted to being an interface for filling and relieving excess pressure from a closed fluid system such as a propane tank, and to enable the regulation of fluid height within the closed fluid system via a dip tube and a bleeder set screw. The system generally comprises a pin valve element, an insert shell element, a main housing element, a relief system, and a dip tube member in fluid communication with an overfill port in the main housing. The dip tube member may be adapted to extend outward of the distal end of the man housing element. | 04-19-2012 |
20150014870 | Carburetor arrangement - A carburetor for a gas powered internal combustion engine having a plurality of pressure reducing stages for reducing the pressure of the gas phase in a liquified petroleum gas storage bottle prior to the mixing of the gas phase of the liquified petroleum gas with ambient air. | 01-15-2015 |
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20130056783 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN LARGE AREA FLEXIBLE OLED ASSEMBLY - A large area, flexible, OLED assembly has improved thermal management by providing a metal cathode of increased thickness of at least 500 nm. A thermal heat sink trace may be used as alternative or in conjunction with the increased thickness cathode where the trace leads from a central region of the OLED toward a perimeter region, or by other backsheet thermal management designs. External heat sinking, for example to a plate, fixture, etc. may be additionally used or in conjunction with the increased thickness cathode and/or backsheet design to provide further thermal management. | 03-07-2013 |
20130068374 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LARGE AREA HERMETIC ENCAPSULATION OF ONE OR MORE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLEDs) - Apparatus and method for hermetically encapsulating one or more optoelectronic device, such as a light emitting device or a photovoltaic device. The apparatus comprises a base and a carriage movable along the base. The carriage comprises a roller. The apparatus further comprises a vacuum platen coupled with the base and a tensioner coupled with the base. The tensioner comprises a support member that projects orthogonally above a plane of the vacuum platen. | 03-21-2013 |
20130071961 | LARGE AREA HERMETIC ENCAPSULATION OF AN OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE USING VACUUM LAMINATION - Apparatus for accurately picking and placing one or more optoelectronic devices for vacuum lamination of materials in a way that minimizes stress to the materials. | 03-21-2013 |
20130119191 | LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND PROCESSES THEREFOR - Load-bearing structures constructed from polymer matrix composite (PMC) materials, and processes for their production. The structures are produced from at least one shaped panel formed of a continuous fiber reinforcement in a thermoplastic resin matrix. The shaped panel has been thermoformed to have a substantially constant cross-sectional thickness and portions that lie in different planes and are interconnected by one or more bends. The shaped panel is machined to alter its shape, and optionally to produce multiple separate subcomponents therefrom. The machined shaped panel can constitute the entire structure, or the structure can be formed by joining the machined shaped panel with other shaped panels or by joining two or more of the subcomponents. The structure can be installed on an aircraft engine to secure components to the engine. | 05-16-2013 |
20130235572 | COLOR MIXING USING THE REFLECTIVE PROPERTIES OF OLEDS - Color mixing using the reflective properties of an OLED is provided. At least one OLED is used to reflect light from at least one other light source such that light from the OLED and the additional light source are combined. Light from the additional light source is reflected from a surface in the OLED provided by e.g., the cathode of the OLED. By carefully selecting the individual light colors of the OLED and the additional light source, their combined light can provide a light color different from either the OLED or the additional light source alone. | 09-12-2013 |
20150258729 | LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND PROCESSES THEREFOR - Load-bearing structures constructed from polymer matrix composite (PMC) materials, and processes for their production. The structures are produced from at least one shaped panel formed of a continuous fiber reinforcement in a thermoplastic resin matrix. The shaped panel has been thermoformed to have a substantially constant cross-sectional thickness and portions that lie in different planes and are interconnected by one or more bends. The shaped panel is machined to alter its shape, and optionally to produce multiple separate subcomponents therefrom. The machined shaped panel can constitute the entire structure, or the structure can be formed by joining the machined shaped panel with other shaped panels or by joining two or more of the subcomponents. The structure can be installed on an aircraft engine to secure components to the engine. | 09-17-2015 |
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20100277055 | FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH PROTECTIVE SLEEVE - A fluorescent lamp having a protective polymeric sleeve to provide impact resistance and contain fragments if the lamp shatters. The sleeve comprises an inner layer of a UV-blocking polymeric material and an adjacent layer of a polymeric material, preferably polycarbonate. The inner layer is preferably a co-polymer comprised of a polycarbonate block and a block comprised of isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, and resorcinol. The inner layer helps protect the rest of the sleeve from UV degradation. | 11-04-2010 |
20100277056 | FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH UV-BLOCKING LAYER AND PROTECTIVE SLEEVE - A fluorescent lamp having a protective polymeric sleeve to provide impact resistance and contain fragments if the lamp shatters. A UV-blocking layer is coated on the outside of the glass envelope of the lamp or on the inside of the sleeve to help protect the polymeric sleeve from UV degradation. The UV-blocking layer includes a UV-blocking component of Al | 11-04-2010 |
20110114924 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE WITH MAGNETIC STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED CURRENT ADAPTABILITY - An organic light emitting device includes a cathode and an optional substrate external to the device. The device further includes at least one film layer disposed on at least one of the cathode or the substrate. The at least one film layer includes at least one of a magnetic, a mixed magnetic material, and combinations thereof. The device further includes an anode and at least one organic layer intermediate the cathode and anode. | 05-19-2011 |
20110147773 | UTILIZING GRADIENT REFRACTIVE INDEX FILMS FOR LIGHT EXTRACTION AND DISTRIBUTION CONTROL IN OLED - The present invention relates to an electro-optical device, wherein the device is a light source, for example an OLED. The OLED includes at least a substrate, a cathode, an anode, one or more organic light-emissive materials disposed between the cathode and anode, and a gradient refractive index film disposed on an external, light emitting surface of the device, for example on the substrate layer. Alternatively, the device may be constructed with the gradient refractive index film as the substrate, and/or the gradient refractive index film may be applied to more than one light-emitting surface of a device | 06-23-2011 |
20110175523 | ENHANCED EDGE SEAL DESIGN FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) ENCAPSULATION - A light source assembly and associated method of forming same includes a generally planar light emitting device having parallel first and second generally planar surfaces that are interconnected along a perimeter. A seal extends over at least a portion of the light emitting device. Further, a sidewall portion encloses the perimeter of a light emitting device, and a cover portion may extend over at least a portion of the light emitting device. The method includes folding perimeter edges of an enlarged backsheet, or providing a frame seal that is dimensioned so that perimeter edges may be folded over the light emitting device. | 07-21-2011 |
20110215706 | MITIGATING SHORTING RISKS IN ENCAPSULATED ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES (OLEDs) - A generally planar, flexible light source assembly or OLED device includes a generally planar, flexible light emitting member having opposite first and second surfaces. An impermeable backsheet is disposed along the first surface of the light emitting surface and includes a conductive portion and an opening through the backsheet. A conductive tab or cover is received over the opening, and an insulator is disposed between the tab cover and the opening to mitigate the risk of electrical contact between the components. The insulator can be precut washer-like members or an applied insulating material situated between the conductive components of the light source assembly that pose a potential for shorting. Using tabs with burr-free edges also mitigates against the risk of electrical shorting. | 09-08-2011 |
20110285273 | LARGE-AREA FLEXIBLE OLED LIGHT SOURCE - A light emitting assembly includes a backplane having a first surface area and an impermeable layer. At least first and second light emitting devices are received on the first surface of the backplane, each light emitting device having a surface area less than the first surface area and electrically connected to an associated external driver. The first and second light emitting devices are positioned on the backplane in contiguous relation without a hermetic edge seal therebetween to maximize the filling factor, and an encapsulating material is received over and seals the first and second light emitting devices. | 11-24-2011 |
20120153812 | LARGE AREA LIGHT EMITTING ELECTRICAL PACKAGE WITH CURRENT SPREADING BUS - Disclosed herein is a light emitting electrical package having a first electrode layer comprising a substantially transparent nonmetallic conductive material, and a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on said first electrode layer. The first electrode layer comprises a peripheral region, and an elongated bus is disposed on at least a portion of the peripheral region and adjacent the first electrode layer. The elongated bus is configured to spread current across a length dimension of said first electrode layer. Also disclosed are elongated bus structure designed intended to reduce the resistive losses along a transparent nonmetallic conductive contact at its edge or periphery. One design for an elongated bus comprises: (1) a conductive adhesive/metal foil/conductive adhesive sandwich structure; (2) another design comprises a vapor deposited bus of one or more materials; and a further design employs (1) and (2) in tandem. | 06-21-2012 |
20120256813 | LOW TEMPERATURE CONTACT STRUCTURE FOR FLEXIBLE SOLID STATE DEVICE - A lighting assembly includes a light source having a first generally planar, light source including a perimeter edge. A backsheet is disposed in substantially parallel relation with the light source, and includes at least one electrical feedthrough region extending through the backsheet and substantially covered by a contact patch disposed in substantially planar relation between the backsheet and the light source. A generally planar, connector cable extends over the backsheet and has connector pad(s) positioned thereon to associate with each feedthrough and to the light source through the contact patch. A low temperature solder material is disposed between each connector pad and contact patch for establishing electrical connection with the light source, wherein one or more of the light source, connector cable, backsheet, or any portion thereof is constructed of one or more plastics. | 10-11-2012 |
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20110277363 | Sign Fixture - A sign fixture includes a support beam, a sign holder and at least one H-bracket. The support beam having a first end and a second end and supported by a product display structure. The sign holder supports a sign indicative of information related to a product displayed for sale. The at least one H-bracket includes a magnet to magnetically couple a first portion of the support beam to a first portion of the sign holder. | 11-17-2011 |
20150068991 | RETAIL MERCHANDISE PUSHER - A retail merchandise pusher, the pusher including a frame assembly for providing a support surface to a plurality of articles of merchandise in a front-to-back column, the frame assembly having sides, a front end and a back end, a first and second divider support fixedly coupled to the frame assembly proximate the front end and the back end, at least one divider removably coupled to the first and second divider supports, the at least one divider providing lateral support to the column of articles of merchandise along the side of the frame assembly, a pusher paddle slideably mounted to the frame assembly and interposed between the front end and back end of the frame assembly, the pusher paddle including a spring configured to apply pressure to the rear of the column of articles of merchandise, thereby urging the column of articles of merchandise forward; and, a transparent front stop coupled to the front end of the frame assembly for providing a front stop to the column of articles of merchandise. | 03-12-2015 |
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20150079942 | WIRELESS BEACON AND METHODS - A method for distributing micro-location-based notifications to a computing device, including: receiving a unique identifier from a first entity, the unique identifier collected from a wireless beacon by a computing device proximal the wireless beacon, the unique identifier generated locally on the wireless beacon according to a rule assigned to the wireless beacon; resolving the unique identifier into an identity of the wireless beacon based on the rule; identifying a second entity affiliated with the wireless beacon based on the identity of the wireless beacon; and in response to agreement between the first entity and the second entity, authorizing delivery of a communication through a native application executing on the computing device responsive to receipt of the unique identifier at the computing device, the communication affiliated with the first entity. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081474 | WIRELESS BEACON AND METHODS - One variation of a method for distributing notifications to a mobile computing device, includes: receiving a unique identifier broadcast wirelessly from a wireless beacon arranged within a physical space; receiving authorization to communicate with the wireless beacon based on the unique identifier; identifying a product arranged within the physical space proximal the wireless beacon; projecting a level of interest in the product by a user affiliated with the mobile computing device based on communication between the mobile computing device and the wireless beacon during a period of time; and in response to the level of interest in the product exceeding a threshold value, presenting, on the mobile computing device, a product ordering option for ordering a unit of the product. | 03-19-2015 |
20160088443 | WIRELESS BEACON AND METHODS - A method for distributing micro-location-based notifications to a computing device includes receiving a unique identifier associated with a first entity, the unique identifier collected from a wireless beacon by a computing device proximal the wireless beacon, receiving identification of a second entity affiliated with the wireless beacon from the first entity; and in response to positive identification of the second entity as an authorized entity, authorizing delivery of a communication from the second entity, the communication executing on the computing device responsive to receipt of the unique identifier at the computing device. | 03-24-2016 |
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20100175953 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR A LIFT SYSTEM - A display device for a lift system with at least one lift shaft, in which several lift cabins travel. The device comprises an allocation manager that allocates an identifier to a lift cabin carrying out a transport job and a display at a boarding location that outputs an identifier of a lift cabin. The display can simultaneously display the identifier for several lift cabins. | 07-15-2010 |
20100236870 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR - In accordance with the present invention concerning operation of an elevator, a traveling mode of the elevator is prevented if it is established that an elevator load exceeds a limit value. During normal operation, the limit value is equal to a first limit value. If it is established that a special situation is present (e.g., an evacuation situation or a peak traffic situation) the system is switched over to a special situation mode. In the special situation mode, the limit value is equal to a second limit value, which is higher than the first limit value. | 09-23-2010 |
20110272220 | ELEVATOR CONTROL OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - An elevator control of an elevator installation having at least two elevator cars movable independently of one another in a common elevator includes a control device for maintaining a defined minimum distance between two successive ones of the elevator cars and a defined maximum distance between two successive ones of the elevator cars. | 11-10-2011 |
20120012427 | ELEVATOR CONTROL OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - An elevator control of an elevator installation with at least two elevator cars that move independently of one another in a common elevator shaft has a control device for fixing a first common direction of travel of the at least two elevator cars and for reversing this first direction of travel on the basis of at least one internal destination floor selection and/or an external conveying request and/or a destination call only when all of the internal destination floor selections and/or all of the external conveying requests and/or all of the destination calls in the first direction of travel have been processed. | 01-19-2012 |
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20130343815 | INSERT RING FOR SPLINE COUPLING - A spline coupling comprises a male spline having a plurality of spline teeth separated by keyways. An insert ring comprises a plurality of U-shaped segments each having a pair of side walls separated by a gap and interconnected by a proximal end wall. Each U-shaped segment is configured to be received in one of the keyways of the male spline with the side walls being against surfaces of the keyway and the gap leaving a portion of the keyway exposed. Each U-shaped segment is connected to adjacent U-shaped segments by a distal end wall to leave a portion of the spline teeth exposed between each pair of adjacent U-shaped segments. A female spline has a shape complementary to that of a combination of the male spline and insert ring for coupling engagement therebetween. | 12-26-2013 |
20140144139 | AIR COOLED AIR COOLER FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIR SYSTEM - An air-to-air cooler has a heat exchanger integrated to a housing. A first passage extends through the housing for directing a flow of cooling air through the heat exchanger. A second passage extends through the housing for directing a flow of hot air to be cooled through the heat exchanger. The first passage has a cooling air outlet tube disposed downstream of the heat exchanger. The cooling air outlet tube extends across the second passage between the heat exchanger and a hot air inlet of the second passage. The hot air inlet is disposed to cause incoming hot air to flow over the cooling air outlet tube upstream of the heat exchanger. An ejector drives the flow of cooling air through the first passage of the air-to-air cooler. A portion of the hot air flow may be used to drive the ejector. | 05-29-2014 |
20140250680 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE IN A GAS-TURBINE ENGINE - A method of assembling an electromechanical device in a gas-turbine engine, including mounting a rotor of the device on a rotor support, securing a stator of the device to a stator support, coupling the rotor support to the stator support such that said rotor is rotatable about said stator, securing the device to a bearing support, securing a bearing assembly on the low pressure shaft, coupling the device to the low pressure shaft by installing the bearing support over the bearing assembly, and drivingly engaging the rotor support to the high pressure shaft. | 09-11-2014 |
20140252769 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH INTERNAL ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE - A gas turbine engine including high and low pressure shafts, an electromechanical device having a rotor and a stator coupled such that the rotor is rotatable with respect to the stator, the rotor having a device gear secured thereto, the device being secured to a support structure in a bearing housing forming part of a bearing assembly supporting a portion of the low pressure shaft extending in proximity of the high pressure shaft and of the shaft gear, and a coupling idle gear secured for rotation about a stationary gear support mounted in the bearing housing, the idle gear being in toothed engagement with the shaft gear and with the device gear. An electromechanical device assembly for a gas turbine engine and a method of operating an electromechanical device are also provided. | 09-11-2014 |
20150176486 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH TRANSMISSION - A gas turbine engine with a transmission having a variable ratio is discussed. A first gear train is in driving engagement with the low pressure spool and has a first output gear. A second gear train is in driving engagement with the high pressure spool and has a second output gear spaced apart from the first output gear. A third gear train defines a driving engagement between the low pressure spool and the low pressure compressor rotor with a variable transmission ratio. A fourth gear train is in driving engagement with the first and second output gears, and in driving engagement with the third gear train to determine the transmission ratio. A method of adjusting a speed of a low pressure compressor rotor of a gas turbine engine is also discussed. | 06-25-2015 |
20150200580 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE IN A GAS-TURBINE ENGINE - A method of assembling a starter/generator in a gas-turbine engine, including coupling a rotor and a stator of the starter/generator such that the rotor is rotatable with respect to the stator to drive the rotor when the starter/generator is electrically powered and to produce electrical power when the rotor is rotated, securing the stator to a bearing support, coupling the starter/generator to a low pressure shaft of the engine by installing the bearing support over a bearing assembly secured to an end of the low pressure shaft, inserting the low pressure shaft through a high pressure shaft of the engine with the end of the low pressure shaft protruding therefrom and positioning the starter/generator in proximity of an end of the high pressure shaft, and drivingly engaging the rotor to the high pressure shaft. | 07-16-2015 |
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20150292741 | COMBUSTOR WALL ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A wall assembly of a combustor for a turbine engine includes a shell and a liner and a sealing interface structure. A cooling cavity is defined between the shell and liner and the sealing interface structure functions to minimize leakage out of the cooling cavity. The sealing interface structure may have a sealing width that is equal to or greater than twice the thickness of the liner and/or may include a chamber located between longitudinal segments of the sealing interface structure that inhibits leakage. | 10-15-2015 |
20160003477 | SELF-COOLED ORIFICE STRUCTURE - A self-cooled orifice structure that may be for a combustor of a gas turbine engine, and may further be a dilution hole structure, includes a hot side panel, a cold side panel spaced from the hot side panel, and a continuous inner wall extending between the hot and cold side panels and defining an orifice having a centerline and communicating axially through the hot and cold side panels. A plurality of end walls of the structure are in a cooling cavity that is defined in-part by the hot and cold side panels and the inner wall. Each end wall extends between and are engaged to the hot and cold side panels and are circumferentially spaced from the next adjacent end wall. A plurality of inlet apertures extend through the cold side panel and are in fluid communication with the cavity, and each one of the plurality of inlet apertures are proximate to a first side of a respective one of the plurality of end walls. A plurality of outlet apertures extend through the hot side panel and are in fluid communication with the cavity, and each one of the plurality of outlet apertures are associated with an opposite second side of a respective one of the plurality of end walls. | 01-07-2016 |
20160084502 | TURBINE ENGINE DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY WITH AIRFLOW MIXER - A diffuser assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This diffuser assembly includes a. diffuser module with a combustor plenum and a mixing chamber. The diffuser module is configured to receive first and second airflows into the mixing chamber and direct a mixed airflow out of the mixing chamber. The diffuser module includes a mixer configured to mix the first and the second airflows together within the mixing chamber to provide the mixed airflow. | 03-24-2016 |
20160123592 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR LINER PANEL - A liner panel is provided for a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The liner panel includes a multiple of heat transfer augmentors. At least one of the multiple of heat transfer augmentors includes a depression, where the depression includes an entrance to at least one passage through the liner panel. | 05-05-2016 |