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| 20080274021 | Compact Fuel Processor - A fuel processor for producing a hydrogen-containing product stream from a fuel stream and an oxidant stream, comprises a mixing tube from which the combined fuel and oxidant stream is directed substantially axially into a reaction chamber. The reaction chamber comprises a turn-around chamber and a turn-around wall at one end for re-directing the combined reactant stream, so that in the turn-around chamber the re-directed stream surrounds and is in contact with the combined reactant stream flowing substantially axially in the opposite direction. This design and opposing flow configuration creates a low velocity zone which stabilizes the location of a flame in the fuel processor and offers other advantages. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20100213418 | Method Of Starting A Fuel Processor - In methods for starting a fuel processor, the equivalence ratio of reactants supplied to the fuel processor is controlled in a step-wise procedure to rapidly heat the fuel processor, and optionally sustain it within a desired temperature range until a hydrogen-containing gas stream is needed. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110311761 | Parallel Passage Fluid Contactor Structure - A parallel passage fluid contactor structure for chemical reaction processes has one or more segments, where each segment has a plurality of substantially parallel fluid flow passages oriented in an axial direction; cell walls between each adjacent fluid flow passages and each cell wall has at least two opposite cell wall surfaces. The structure also includes at least one active compound in the cell walls and multiple axially continuous conductive filaments either embedded within the cell walls or situated between the cell wall surfaces. The conductive filaments are at least one of thermally and electrically conductive, are oriented in axially, and are in direct contact with the active compound, and are operable to transfer thermal energy between the active material and the conductive filaments. Heating of the conductive filaments may be used to transfer heat to the active material in the cell walls. Methods of manufacturing the structure are discussed. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120144803 | Method Of Operating A Fuel Processor Intermittently - In situations where the demand for syngas is intermittent, a fuel processor is operated to provide a high absolute hydrogen and carbon monoxide production, rather than to give a high fuel-specific hydrogen and carbon monoxide production. When a syngas generator is operated to intermittently produce syngas, a heating process can be performed between periods of syngas demand in order to keep the fuel processor within a desired temperature range. The heating process can comprise various steps or events including performing a heating event, allowing a standby period, and/or performing a carbon conversion event. Carbon formed during the process of converting fuel to syngas can be advantageously converted to maintain the temperature of the fuel processor within a desired range in between periods of syngas demand. A predictive method can be employed to control at least a portion of the heating process. | 06-14-2012 |
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| 20080276271 | VOTING AND HEADEND INSERTION MODEL FOR TARGETING CONTENT IN A BROADCAST NETWORK - A system and method is provided for use in connection with delivering content that is targeted to users of a broadcast network. In order to select content that is targeted to users of the broadcast network, signals are received from a plurality of customer premise equipment devices (CPEs) of the network users via a broadcast network interface. Based on the received signals, broadcast assets (e.g., programming, advertisements etc.) are selected from a collection of available asset options. Accordingly, at least a portion of the selected assets are inserted into a content stream of the broadcast network. Once the content stream is broadcast over a broadcast network interface, at least a portion of the selected assets area available for receipt by at least a portion of the CPEs. The CPEs generate reports regarding assets delivered such that asset providers can be billed based on guaranteed targeted impressions. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20110088059 | RESPECTING PRIVACY IN A TARGETED ADVERTISING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for delivering targeted assets to subscribers using communication media, wherein each subscriber has a set top box, the method comprising the steps of generating a profile of each subscriber at the set top box associated with the respective subscriber, broadcasting an asset to all subscribers along with target information; and delivering the asset only to subscribers whose profiles match the target information. The delivery of the asset, and accumulated information from delivery of the asset to other subscribers, is reported to a user using an asset delivery notification, without identifying the subscriber to the user. A privacy manager is used to strip identification information from the asset delivery notification. The profile, which may include real time information, for example on whether the subscriber set is on and what it is tuned to, is generated by monitoring the viewing habits of the subscriber and storing the information at a set top box. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20120023522 | TARGETED IMPRESSION MODEL FOR BROADCAST NETWORK ASSET DELIVERY - Systems and methods are presented for insertion of assets into a stream of content (e.g., audio and/or video programming). Such assets may be targeted to network users separate from the surrounding content and deliveries thereof confirmed. Among other things, these systems and methods enable a new advertising paradigm based on guaranteed delivery of targeted commercial impressions. In this regard, the systems and methods generally provide assets with broadcast network programming (e.g., via actual insertion and/or switching to an asset channel) based on actual audience observations. For example, asset providers may wish to target assets for delivery according to specific audience classifications (e.g., gender, income level, locale, age, etc.). Programming providers, such as television programmers and radio programmers (e.g., standard tower broadcast radio and satellite radio), may receive information from broadcast network users and insert the assets into available bandwidth based on that information. | 01-26-2012 |
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| 20100326738 | DRILL PACKER MEMBER, DRILL PIPE, AND CORRESPONDING DRILL PIPE STRING - An element for a drill string includes at least one zone bearing on a wall of the drilled hole, the bearing zone including at least one bearing section with an external diameter greater than the diameter of the other portions of the element, and two activation zones substantially adjacent to the bearing zone and disposed upstream and downstream of the bearing zone. The activation zones include a plurality of grooves with a generally helical shape about the axis of the element. The bearing zone includes two guide sections in a shape of a convex rounded body of revolution, disposed upstream and downstream of the bearing section in a manner adjacent to the bearing section, and tangential to the bearing section and to the activation zones. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110155470 | DRILL STRING ELEMENT WITH INSTRUMENTS - A drill string element including an elongate tubular body delimiting an interior surface longitudinally including at least one portion of revolution and including a first hole provided in the elongate tubular body. That first hole includes a first end opening at the portion of revolution, and in a vicinity of the first end a longitudinal axis intersecting the interior surface at an intersection location. The longitudinal axis, in projection into a first plane passing through the central axis of the portion of revolution and containing the intersection location, forms a first angle of a value that is not zero and in projection into a second plane tangential to the interior surface at the intersection location forms a second angle of a value that is not zero. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120199400 | DRILL PIPE AND CORRESPONDING DRILL FITTING - A drillpipe for a drill stem to drill a hole. The drill stem includes a drill string and a bottom hole assembly. The drillpipe includes a first end having a first inertia, a second end having a second inertia, a first intermediate zone adjacent to the first end, a second intermediate zone adjacent to the second end, and a central substantially tubular zone with an external diameter smaller than the maximum external diameter of at least the first or the second end. A casing is fixed on the pipe over a portion of the external surface thereof, at least one physical parameter sensor is disposed in the casing, and at least one data transmission/storage mechanism is connected to the sensor output, the casing being disposed at a distance from the first and second ends, the casing being integral with the central zone at a distance from the first and second intermediate zones and having a smaller inertia than the first and second inertias. | 08-09-2012 |
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| 20120055008 | METHOD FOR JOINING TOGETHER AIRCRAFT PARTS - In the method of fastening aircraft parts together, the following steps are performed:
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| 20120145254 | AIR INLET FOR AIRCRAFT PROPULSION UNIT HAVING A STRUCTURE RESISTANT TO EXCESS PRESSURE AND A PROCESS FOR REPAIRING AN AIR INLET OF AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION UNIT - An air inlet for nacelle of an aircraft propulsion unit comprising an inner envelope provided with a plurality of orifices for passage of fluid passing through said envelope, and a lip connected to the upstream edge of said inner envelope, and having a portion devoid of orifices for passage of fluid with an axial span of between 20% and 90% of the span of said inner envelope, and a circumferential span α of between 60° and 150° about a longitudinal axis of said air inlet. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120177878 | Part For And Method Of Repairing A Damaged Structure, In Particular An Airframe Skin, And A Repair Kit For Implementing It - The invention aims to enable rapid and efficient repair of damaged metal structures, in particular airframe fuselage skins, without necessitating any additional thickness compromising the transmission of waves. To this end it proposes a double internal/external plate constituted by a particular material. In one embodiment, the damaged structure having an external face and an internal face, the part features a substantially plane double internal/external plate adapted to be fastened to the internal face and the external face of the metal structure, respectively, and a central hub connecting the internal plate and the external plate. A groove is thus formed between these plates. The part is constituted of a single composite material block, and a glass ply, lining the groove, may be positioned between the plates and the structure. The hub may have passing through it at least one orifice adapted to allow connections to pass through the structure. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120321398 | DEVICE FOR REPAIR OF DEFECTS IN A STRUCTURE - A device for repairing defects in an internal layer of a structure, for example, an aircraft. The device includes a cylindrical body which rotates around its axial direction, a movement conversion device housed in the cylindrical body and assembled such that it is able to move in the axial direction, a configuration device able to cause the displacement of the conversion device by an axial traveling motion, and a cutting element coupled to the cylindrical body and to the conversion device such that the cutting element is able to be made to rotate by the cylindrical body and to be made to move with a radial displacement by the conversion device between a folded position and a deployed position through an opening defined in the cylindrical body in order to machine the internal layer with a cut which depends on the axial displacement of the conversion device. | 12-20-2012 |
