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| 20110082632 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING BRAKING INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a method and system for displaying braking information such as energy dissipation braking information and regenerative braking information. The present invention can be an automobile including an energy dissipation braking system, a regenerative braking system, an energy dissipation braking sensor, a regenerative braking sensor, an energy conversions system, an energy storage unit, an energy storage sensor, a processor, an engine, and/or a display. The processor, energy dissipation braking sensor, and/or the regenerative braking system can acquire and analyze energy dissipating braking data and regenerative braking data in an automobile to determine appropriate braking information for display to a user on the display. Such braking information can include, for example, an energy efficiency rate, and/or an application percentage of the energy dissipation braking system and/or the regenerative braking system. The braking information can also be displayed in various modes to indicate desirable braking applications. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110190968 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MORE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES - The present invention relates to a more efficient and/or flexible operation of plug-in electric vehicles. The present invention includes an automobile having an energy conversion unit, an energy storage unit, a user selection unit, a global positioning system, and a control unit. The automobile can operate in a default charging mode, which is either the charge depletion mode or the charge sustaining mode. Upon a user input, the energy conversation unit and/or the energy storage unit can operate in an extended charging mode or a forced charging mode. In the extended charging mode, the SOC is increased or decreased over a predetermined charging range. In the forced charging mode, the SOC is increased until a predetermined charge limit is reached. The present invention can also use global positioning system signals to operate in the charge depletion mode, the charge sustaining mode, the extended charging mode, and/or the forced charging mode. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120083976 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A GEAR MAP - The present invention is directed to a method and system for adjusting a gear map. The present invention can be an automobile including a continuously variable transmission system, an ignition detecting ignition data, and/or a display unit. The continuously variable transmission system can include a continuously variable transmission, a memory storing a gear map including virtual gears, a gear adjustment mode input unit detecting gear adjustment mode data, and/or a processor. The processor can control the continuously variable transmission to operate at a desired engine speed for a specific automobile speed using the gear map. The processor can adjust the gear map using the gear adjustment mode data, and/or the ignition data. The processor can control the display unit to display information to prompt the user to supply the gear adjustment mode data. | 04-05-2012 |
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| 20090242065 | Small Handling Pole Locking Assembly - In various embodiments, the system includes a tubular female end portion of the first pole section and a male end portion of the second pole section that is insertable into the female end portion. The system additionally includes a locking nut threadingly engaged with the male end portion that is rotatable on the male end portion to longitudinally transition the locking nut into contact with the female end portion to fixedly interlock the male and female end portions. Furthermore, the system includes a biased locking sleeve assembly slidably and rotatably mounted on a locking assembly portion of the second pole. The locking sleeve assembly can include a locking sleeve and a biased plunger slidingly positioned within an interior of the locking sleeve for applying a locking force to the locking nut. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090245924 | Small Handling Pole Locking Assembly - In various embodiments, the system includes a tubular female end portion of the first pole section and a male end portion of the second pole section that is insertable into the female end portion. Additionally, the system includes a locking nut including a body portion and a neck portion and is threadingly engaged with the male end portion. Furthermore, the system includes a biased locking sleeve assembly that includes a locking sleeve having an internal cavity such that the locking sleeve fits over the locking nut neck portion, and a biasing device located within the interior cavity of the locking sleeve for applying opposing forces to the locking nut and the locking sleeve. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100020914 | REACTOR SERVICING PLATFORM - A servicing platform for a nuclear reactor refueling floor is provided. In various embodiments, the servicing platform includes a base structured to be anchored to a refueling floor of the nuclear reactor. The servicing platform additionally includes a telescoping mast having a mounting collar at a first end that is rotationally attached to the base, and a personnel work basket pivotally coupled to a second end of the mast. | 01-28-2010 |
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| 20080236939 | Exhaust silencer assembly - An exhaust silencer assembly for use with a gas turbine engine, the exhaust silencer assembly comprising an exhaust duct extension disposed downstream from an exhaust diffuser of the gas turbine engine, and an exhaust silencer disposed downstream from the exhaust duct extension. The exhaust duct extension has a length that is at least about 50% of an inner diameter of the exhaust duct extension. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090078496 | Mixed-flow exhaust silencer assembly - An exhaust silencer assembly comprising a casing having an exhaust gas entrance opening, an exhaust gas exit opening, and a cooling air inlet opening, and an acoustic-attenuating porous liner disposed within an interior chamber of the casing, thereby dividing the interior chamber into an inner region located between the exhaust gas entrance opening and the exhaust gas exit opening, and an outer region located between the acoustic-attenuating porous liner and the casing, where the cooling air inlet opening is located at the outer region. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090152406 | ROTATING AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AIR INLET DOOR - An inlet door assembly includes an inlet door rotatable about an axis of rotation. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110271686 | EXHAUST SILENCER CONVECTION COOLING - An example auxiliary power unit (APU) exhaust silencer includes cooling features to protect the outer skin and other components from heat generated by gases passing through an exhaust duct. Cooling air flow through a cooling air passage in thermal contact with the exhaust silencer carries heat away from other nearby components and the aircraft skin. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120096772 | Door System - A door system for an inlet comprises: a first door hinged to face a first direction that covers a portion of the inlet; a second door, adjacent to the first door, hinged to face a second direction opposite the first direction that covers the remainder of the inlet; and an actuator system that operates the doors in selectable door system states comprising: first door closed and second door closed; first door opened and second door closed; first door opened and second door opened; and first door closed and second door opened. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120102910 | High Flow Eductor - An exhaust eductor for a gas turbine engine comprises: an engine exhaust chamber with an exhaust chamber inlet that receives engine exhaust from the gas turbine engine and an exhaust chamber outlet that discharges the engine exhaust to establish an exhaust gas flow through the engine exhaust chamber; an air chamber with an air inlet that receives ambient air external to the gas turbine engine; and a mixing baffle that couples the air chamber to the engine exhaust chamber, comprising a first side adjacent the air chamber, a second side adjacent the exhaust chamber, multiple apertures through the mixing baffle that extend from the first side to the second side of the mixing baffle, each aperture having a corresponding canopy that extends from an upstream end of the aperture along the second side of the mixing baffle into the exhaust gas flow for at least a portion of the length of the aperture, to establish an air flow from the air inlet of the air chamber into the exhaust gas flow. | 05-03-2012 |
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| 20090147471 | SLIDER ASSEMBLY FOR A HOUSING OF A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device is provided that includes a front housing segment and a back housing segment. The front housing segment includes a first front slot and a first front securement feature or cleat. The back housing segment includes a first back slot and a first securement feature or cleat. The front housing segment and the back housing segment are positioned so that the first back securement feature is received and slideably engaged with the first front slot, and the first front securement feature is received and slideably engaged with the first back cleat. A combination of (i) the first back securement feature being received and slideably engaged with the first front slot, and (ii)the first front securement feature being received and slideably engaged with the first back securement feature, enable the front housing segment and the back housing segment to slide along a path that includes an extended position and a contracted position. As described with one or more embodiments, the path may be arced or otherwise include a radius of curvature. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100165561 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - A display assembly is provided for a computing device. The display assembly includes an exterior shell that (i) is translucent or clear, (ii) has at least a rounded exterior surface, and (iii) a substantially flat underside along at least a mid-section of the exterior shell. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100172530 | SPEAKER COMPONENT FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A speaker component for a portable electronic device which accepts a receiver and redirects the sound emitted from the receiver toward the speaker hole in the device housing is disclosed. The receiver may be oriented such that sound is directed away from the speaker hole to reduce the footprint of the receiver within the device housing. A channel of the speaker component may redirect or port the sound to the speaker hole. Accordingly, embodiments provide more flexibility for positioning of the speaker hole and the receiver with respect to the device housing. The speaker component may also have a self-contained back volume chamber adjoining the receiver which does not include portions of the device housing or other components of the portable electronic device, thereby improving the sound quality of the sound emitted from the receiver and providing more flexibility as to the size and shape of the back volume chamber. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20120026666 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - A display assembly is provided for a computing device. The display assembly includes an exterior shell that includes an outward radius of curvature about two axes (X and Y axis), and is formed from hardened material such as glass. | 02-02-2012 |
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| 20080203005 | WATER FILTER DEVICE FOR USE WITH INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS - An apparatus for producing purified drinking water. The apparatus comprises a container top including an ultrafiltration insert. The container top attaches to the opening of a liquid holding container, such that liquid from the container passes through a filter. The device includes a mechanism for back flushing or cleaning the filter. The resulting water is substantially pure, being free of bacteria, to make it safe for drinking. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080203025 | LOW PRESSURE PRODUCTION OF DRINKING WATER - An apparatus and methods for producing purified drinking water are disclosed. A hand pump is used in a closed system to generate pressure sufficient to pass the untreated water through a system of filters and a reverse osmosis membrane. The system preferably includes an ultrafiltration filter. The resulting water is substantially pure, being free of bacteria and having a significant amount of minerals and salts removed to make it safe for drinking. The system can produce enough potable water to supply the daily needs for a small village. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090127171 | WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH FILTRATION AND RETROFIT ASSEMBLY - A water supply system in accordance with the invention includes pumping in which there is a mechanical co-dependency between the generations of liquid-draw pressure and filtration-drive pressure, but a hydraulic dependency of the application of the filtration-drive pressure upon release of water from the liquid-draw pressure. In one preferred embodiment, the system is enabled by a retrofit assembly in which a second, filtration-drive pump is mechanically connected to the pump handle of a water intake pump. The retrofit assembly may include multiple arms and hinge points for coupling the second pump to the pump handle, as well as a flow path from the output of the water intake pump to the input of the second pump and a flow path from the second pump to a filtration system. The flow path between the two pumps typically includes an unfiltered water outlet. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090127199 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FLUORIDE REMOVAL FROM DRINKING WATER - A water filtration device and method in which water is pumped through a chamber containing iron oxide particles or material, which allows removal of ionic contaminants, including fluoride. Water is then pumped through a plurality of ultrafilration tubes. The water enters the sides of the tubes into the tube interior and flows out of the open ends of the tubes. The sides and the ends of the tubes are separated by a water impermeable barrier. | 05-21-2009 |
