06th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120034056 | Trailer and Unloading Device - In one embodiment of a trailer and/or unloading device, a front and rear roller assembly and chock may be moved along the length of the trailer. The front and rear roller assemblies may each include two rollers that may be actuated between a first and second position. The chock may include a stop that may be actuated between a first and second position. The arrangement of front and rear rollers and chock allows the operator to unload a plurality of objects placed on the trailer deck, one object at a time, while remaining in the cab of a prime mover. The moving components of the trailer and/or unloading device may be powered hydraulically. The trailer and/or unloading device may include strategically placed cameras and a control panel for operating the various elements of the trailer and unloading device placed in the cab of the prime mover. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034057 | STORAGE WAGON FOR TRANSPORTING BULK MATERIAL, AND A METHOD - A storage cart for transporting bulk goods has a floor conveyor belt disposed within a container and serving as a floor surface, and a transfer conveyor belt positioned at a front end of the cart and protruding beyond the end. A loading conveyor belt is displaceable in a longitudinal axis of the cart. A lifting device and an operator cab are provided at a rear end of the cart. The above are disposed directly on the loading conveyor belt in a segment of the loading conveyor belt directly adjacent to a receiving end. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034058 | ROBOTIC ARM - A robotic arm is for holding a molding item. The robotic arm includes a mount; a lifting mechanism mounted to the mount; a horizontal driving device; a rotating assembly mounted between the lifting mechanism and the horizontal driving device to rotate the horizontal driving device relative to the lifting mechanism; a holder for holding the molding item, the holder mounted on the horizontal driving device. The lifting mechanism cause the holder to move relative to the mount in a first direction, the horizontal driving device moves the holder relative to the mount and the lifting mechanism in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034059 | ARTICLE HANDLING APPARATUS - An article handling apparatus for gripping and moving an article such as a large tire or other vehicular component of a mining, earthmoving or like vehicle. The article handling apparatus includes a base frame for movement of the apparatus over a substrate surface, and a handling frame for gripping the article, such as a tire. The apparatus has a pair of moveable arm members on the base frame, and a pair of moveable arm members on the handling frame. The apparatus can be compactly stored by contraction of the arms, can be manipulated through tight spaces, and is extremely stable while handling large and heavy articles. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034060 | DEPALLETIZING DEVICE - The invention relates to a depalletizing device comprising a carriage as well as a friction roller attached to the carriage, which friction roller is rotatable about a horizontal rotation axis and is coupled to a rotational drive in order to rotate. The carriage can be moved to and fro in a direction at right angles to the rotation axis of the friction roller in order to push the friction roller against a side of an object on the pallet in such a manner that the friction roller exerts an upward friction force on the object as a result of which the object is raised on that side, and in order for the friction roller to pass underneath said object after the latter has been raised. The depalletizing device comprises drive means with variable driving power in order to drive the carriage. The drive means comprise detection means. The drive means are designed such that, when the carriage moves, it is driven with a power of not more than a base value and that, when the friction roller engages on the side of the object, the driving power is increased from that power until the detection means detect that the object has been raised. The power is then immediately reduced to the power of not more than the said base value when the detection means detect that the object has been raised sufficiently high. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034061 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOISTING AN ITEM BY MEANS OF A CRANE - A method and a device for hoisting an item at sea with a hoisting device comprises moving the item between a plurality of different height levels. In addition, the method comprises alternately supporting the load of the item with a first hoisting rope and a second hoisting rope while moving the item between the plurality of different height levels. Further, the method comprises arranging the first hoisting rope and the second hoisting rope to extend in parallel along at least part of the distance between the item and the hoisting device. Still further, the method comprises releasably connecting the first hoisting rope to the second hoisting rope. Moreover, the method comprises suspending the second hoisting rope from a hanger when the second hoisting rope is supporting the load of the item. The method also comprises connecting the hanger to an arm of the hoisting device. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034062 | STOCKER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - A stocker apparatus and method have openers for receiving FOUPs acting as containers each for storing a plurality of substrates, to feed and collect the substrates to/from a substrate treating apparatus main body, a transport mechanism for holding and transporting the FOUPs, and racks arranged above the openers for receiving the FOUPs. The racks include an incoming rack for receiving the FOUPs from an external transport device, an outgoing rack for delivering the FOUPs to the external transport device, and a mid-treatment storage rack for keeping an empty FOUP after the substrates are fed therefrom. The openers include a feed-only opener for feeding the substrates, and a collect-only opener for collecting the substrates. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034063 | SUCTION GRIPPER FOR PET BOTTLES - The invention relates to a handling and transporting machine for containers ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034064 | CONTOURED AXIAL-RADIAL EXHAUST DIFFUSER - In accordance with one embodiment, a system includes a gas turbine diffuser. The gas turbine diffuser includes an axial diffuser section including a first duct portion having an axial flow path along a centerline of the gas turbine diffuser. The gas turbine diffuser also includes an axial-radial diffuser section coupled to the axial diffuser section, wherein the axial-radial diffuser section includes a second duct portion having a curved flow path along the centerline from the axial flow path to a radial flow path and the axial-radial diffuser section excludes any turning vane in the second duct portion. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034065 | Auto Power-Off And Actuation Circuit for a Fan - An automatic power-off and actuation circuit for a fan comprises a drive unit, a detection unit, a voltage-modulating unit, a comparison unit, an auto-restart unit, a regulation unit and a controlled IC, wherein the detection unit is electrically connected to the drive unit, the voltage-modulating unit is electrically connected to the detection unit, the comparison unit is electrically connected to the voltage-modulating unit, the auto-restart unit is electrically connected to the comparison unit, the regulation unit is electrically connected to the auto-restart unit and the drive unit, and the controlled IC is electrically connected to the regulation unit and the drive unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034066 | VACUUM PUMP - A vacuum pump includes: a pump main body; a control unit which drives and controls the pump main body; a connector device including a first connector member on the pump main body side and a second connector member on the control unit side, at least one of power and a control signal being input and output between the pump main body and the control unit; and a connector attachment member attached to the pump main body coaxially with the pump shaft center between the pump main body and the control unit, the first connector member being attached to the connector attachment member. The connector attachment member is attached to the pump main body at one of a first phase of attachment and a second phase of attachment depending on a phase of attachment of the pump main body and the control unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034067 | Turbocompressor and System for a Supercritical-Fluid Cycle - A turbocompressor for use with a process fluid and including an axial expansion turbine for expanding the process fluid and a centrifugal compressor for compressing the process fluid. The turbine and compressor share a common shaft, all of which can be housed by a common housing that encloses sealed spaces. The axial expansion turbine has a rotor located between two main bearings, and the centrifugal compressor includes an impeller mounted to one end of the shaft. In one embodiment, the main bearings are lubricated by a portion of the process fluid so that the only fluid in the sealed spaces is the process fluid. The turbocompressor can be used in a power-cycle system that includes a heat source and, optionally, an electrical generator. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034068 | VENTILATION INLET - A ventilation inlet comprising a ventilation pipe to receive flow from a first flow zone and to deliver the flow to a second flow zone; a divider arranged to divide a portion of the ventilation pipe into a static pressure zone and a total pressure zone; and a deflector arranged to direct flow from the total pressure zone at least partially across the static pressure zone to restrict delivery of the flow from the static pressure zone to the second flow zone dependent on the pressure of the flow in the first flow zone. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034069 | TRANSVERSE AXIS TURBINE WITH CONTROLLABLE DISPLAY - A transverse axis fluid turbine with controllable display components thereof is disclosed. The turbine has a base structure, rotor rotatably attached to the base structure and at least three blades rotatably attached to the rotor. A matrix array of light reflective or emitting elements is mounted on the flat blade surface. The light reflective or emitting elements are controlled by a control unit in such a way that the light reflecting or emitting provides stable still or moving image(s) to its viewer(s) while the turbine is in operation. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034070 | Circumferential ring propulsors and control assemblies for manned or unmanned underwater vehicles - A propulsor and control system for an underwater vehicle ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034071 | DIFFUSER APPARATUS, CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR, AND TURBO SUPERCHARGER - A diffuser apparatus which includes a diffuser provided as a passage space communicated with the exit side of an impellor radially outwardly of the impellor of a centrifugal compressor, the apparatus including a housing portion which houses a rotational plate therein so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis and forms a hub side wall portion, wherein the side surface of the rotational plate on the diffuser side is provided with a vane having one end in the circumferential direction fixed to the rotational plate, the other end in the circumferential direction movable in the direction of the axis, and flexibility, the housing portion is provided with an inclination path which has one end opened to the portion which forms the hub side wall portion, and bendably guides the vane so that the other end of the vane is moved in the circumferential direction with the rotation of the rotational plate and is moved in the direction of the axis so as to be projected into the diffuser, and an actuator rotates the rotational plate so that the vane is driven between a projected position where the other end is projected into the diffuser and a retracted position where the other end is retracted into the hub side wall portion. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034072 | SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly arranged adjacent to a primary flow region, the seal assembly including: first and second components; a seal arranged between the first and second components to seal a secondary flow region from the primary flow region; and a first recess portion provided in the first component and arranged adjacent to the seal and the primary flow region, the first recess portion further being arranged to receive flow from at least one of the primary flow region and the secondary flow region and shed flow to the primary flow region, wherein the first recess portion is configured to promote a first flow feature within the first recess portion, the first flow feature flowing with a portion of the first flow feature adjacent to the primary flow region and the portion of the first flow feature being shed to the primary flow region in substantially the same direction as the flow in the primary flow region. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034073 | ANTI-ROTATION METHOD FOR A ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING CARTRIDGE - To solve heat soak and reduced heat rejection capability problems in turbochargers with rolling element bearings (REBs), the REB cartridge is mounted to the bearing housing in a way that is not rigid, thus allows for an oil damping film, but, at the same time, the REB cartridge is held both axially, to transfer thrust loads to the bearing housing, and rotationally, so that the REB cartridge does not rotate relative to the bearing housing, using male or female features in the REB and corresponding female or male features associated with the bearing bore or the turbine face of the bearing housing closure. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034074 | Part of a casing, especially of a turbo machine - A part of a casing of a turbomachine is provided. The part is of one piece of material. The part includes a cavity extending along a circumference of a rotational axis of the turbomachine, the cavity having a radially outer wall and a radially inner wall. The part also includes an inlet opening for supplying a cooling medium into the cavity and an outlet opening for discharging the cooling medium from the cavity. The radially inner wall is configured to support at least vanes or rotor seals facing rotor blades of the turbomachine, or a carrier for these vanes or seals. The proposed design provides enhanced efficiency without increasing production costs. The turbomachine may include, for example, a gas turbine, a steam turbine or a compressor. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034075 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A TURBINE COMPONENT - A cooled component wall ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034076 | FAN CASE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - Composite article includes a generally cylindrical body having an internal grid structure interleaved with casing layers formed of reinforcing fibers disposed in a resin matrix. The composite article may be utilized in a fan case containment system for aircraft engine applications. Methods for fabricating the composite article are also provided. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034077 | HVAC Diffuser With Mounting Receptacle for Variable Blower Control - An automotive HVAC diffuser connects to a blower and a variable blower control (VBC) module having a plurality of cooling fins. An inlet receives air flow from the blower. An outlet is downstream from the inlet. An enclosed passageway is provided between the inlet and the outlet for forming a diffused air stream at the outlet. The enclosed passageway has a plurality of peripheral walls for guiding the air stream between the inlet and the outlet, including a curved outer peripheral wall corresponding to a region with a tendency for a high flow as a result of centrifugal effects. One of the peripheral walls includes a VBC receptacle formed as a depression into the peripheral wall having a substantially flat mounting surface and a first sloped side at an upstream end of the VBC receptacle to shape a portion of the diffused air stream. The flat mounting surface includes a plurality of cooling fin receiving slots arranged to receive the cooling fins, whereby the cooling fins extend into an interior of the diffused air stream. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034078 | IMPELLER AND CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is an impeller of a centrifugal compressor including: a hub fixed to a rotation shaft; and a plurality of blades extending outward from a center portion of the hub on one surface of the hub, wherein a length of the blade is greater than a straight length between an inlet end of the blade and an outlet end thereof. Assuming that an outlet angle formed along a longitudinal direction of the blade at the outlet end of the blade is β and an inclination angle of the blade from the one surface of the hub at the outlet end of the blade is γ, the following equation is satisfied: 12012-02-09 | |
20120034079 | Harnessing Flowing Fluids to Create Torque - An apparatus and method for producing high output and low cost/time, sustainable energy (e.g., wind or water) via natural currents that is environmentally friendly and includes a gravity-assisted equalizing control system is provided. Wings with a large surface area can be included in the design, as well as an optional counterbalance system that synchronizes the wings' position and speed with a mechanical leverage point on the body of the device. When a fluid flows past wings of the device, the fluid flow induces motion in the wings, which causes a shaft to move, creating torque at the generator. The outcome is a coordination of harmonizing the wings pitch angle to the natural frequency of a fluids specific velocity. The device can adapt itself to the velocity of the surrounding fluid through a rotational sweeping control system that produces a more streamlined profile to maximize reliability. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034080 | ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR A CONVERTIBLE GAS TURBINE PROPULSION SYSTEM - A method of powering a rotary-wing aircraft includes selectively coupling and uncoupling a first power turbine to change a power distribution between the rotor system and the secondary propulsion system. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034081 | COMPRESSOR BLADE ROOT HEATING SYSTEM - A compressor blade root heating system for a turbine engine is disclosed. The compressor blade root heating system may be formed from one or more induction heaters formed from one or more induction coils positioned in close proximity to a root of a compressor blade. In one embodiment, the induction heater may be coupled to a static casing component positioned immediately upstream of a first row of compressor blades on a rotor assembly such that the induction heater is stationary during turbine engine operation. The induction heater causes eddy current formation, which heats the row one compressor blades. This heating increases the fracture toughness of the material forming the rotor and compressor blades, thereby increasing the mechanical life cycle. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034082 | WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine having a set of curved blades mounted on a central rotatable hub. Each of the blades has a defined pitch angle, to a rotational axis of the hub, along the blade from the hub to the tip. A curve is provided on the wind contact surface along each of the blades over the blade surface from the leading edge of the blade to the trailing edge of the blade by an amount between about 6 and about 24 degrees. The defined pitch angle from any point along the leading edge of the blade being defined by the are-sine of a ratio of blade velocity to apparent wind velocity, with a variance of ±30 percent of the complementary angle to the arc-sine; and apparatus for varying the velocity of the blade to control power output so that it is within fifteen percent of maximum obtainable power of the blade most distant from the hub. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034083 | FAN WITH AREA EXPANSION BETWEEN ROTOR AND STATOR BLADES - An axial-flow fan structure is disclosed, having a localized area expansion between the rotor (i.e. front rotating impeller) and stator blades (i.e. rear stationary or fixed blades, sometimes called de-swirl vanes). The area expansion is provided by utilizing an impeller having a (slightly) falling tip contour (FTC). | 2012-02-09 |
20120034084 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A TURBINE WHEEL FOR AN EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to a process for producing a turbine wheel for an exhaust gas turbocharger by metal powder injection molding, which comprises the following steps: (a) provision of a feedstock comprising a metal powder and a binder, (b) provision of a tool which comprises a negative mold of the turbine wheel to be produced for metal powder injection molding of the turbine wheel, (c) introduction of a rotationally symmetrical core comprising a binder into the negative mold of the tool provided in process step (b) and alignment of the core so that it is aligned symmetrically about the axis of rotation of the turbine wheel to be produced, (d) production of a green body by metal powder injection molding of the feedstock provided in process step (a) around the core, (e) carrying out of a binder removal step to remove the binder from the green body in order to obtain a molding in the shape of the turbine wheel, and (f) sintering of the molding. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034085 | FAN ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING SAME - In general terms, embodiments of the present invention relate to fan assemblies and methods for installing the same. For example, some embodiments of the present invention include a fan assembly that includes: (a) a rotational member; (b) a connection member structured for connection to the rotational member and including a body portion and a head portion; and (c) a blade arm defining an opening therein, such that the opening includes an open end portion and a closed end portion. In some embodiments, the connection member and the blade arm are configured such that, (a) when the blade arm is positioned in a support state, the head portion of the connection member rests against the blade arm to support the blade arm relative to the rotational member, and (b) when the blade arm is positioned in a secure state, the head portion of the connection member at least partially bears against the blade arm adjacent to the opening defined in the blade arm. Also, some of these embodiments of the present invention may be characterized as “easy install” fan assemblies because they include an “easy install” blade arm to motor connection, as described above, and/or an “easy install” blade arm to fan blade connection. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034086 | SWING AXIAL ENTRY DOVETAIL FOR STEAM TURBINE BUCKETS - An arrangement and a method for mounting articulated turbine buckets in axial entry slots of rotor wheels. A curvature on a vertical plane may be incorporated on a swing axial-entry male dovetail projection of the bucket root and the associated swing axial-entry female dovetail slot of the rotor wheel. The curvature facilitates loading of buckets otherwise precluded by interferences, such as interlocking tip shrouds on adjacent buckets. Such loading may be provided by locating the shroud tip shroud in proximity to an adjacent tip shroud and pivoting the root end of the swing axial-entry bucket around the location of the tip shroud such that the arc formed by the bucket allows the curvature of the swing axial-entry male dovetail projection to swing into the swing axial-entry female dovetail slot of the rotor wheel. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034087 | Axial Turbomachine Rotor Having a Sealing Plate - An axial turbomachine rotor is provided. The turbomachine includes a rotor body designed in a rotation symmetrical manner around the rotor axis, a rotor blade ring including rotor blades that are each fixed to the rotor body by the blade foot thereof and a sealing disc designed in a rotation symmetrical manner around the rotor axis that is arranged having the outer edge thereof radially inside, neighboring an axially extending protrusion of the blade foot, so that a hollow space is formed between the blade foot and the sealing disc, wherein a groove exists on the outer edge leading radially to the outside, wherein a sealing ring is mounted that may slide radially to the outside in the groove during operation of the rotor by centrifugal force until the sealing ring radially contacts the inside of the protrusion and thus seals the hollow space on the blade foot. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034088 | Method for Connecting a Tension-Torsion Strap - An apparatus may comprise a housing, a first member, and a second member. The housing may have a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, an opening located in the first end, and a passage extending from the opening. The first member may extend from the first side. The first member may have a first channel in communication with the passage and the channel has a first center axis. The second member may extend from the first side. The second member may have a second channel in communication with the passage and the second channel has a second center axis substantially aligned with the center axis of the channel in the first member. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034089 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD - A composite material and method for manufacturing the material, the material including: a plurality of plies layered one on top of the other; and one or more through-thickness fibres which join one or more of the plurality of plies to one another; wherein the one or more through-thickness fibres form a boundary which delineates one or more discrete regions of the material. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034090 | Helicopter Blade Mandrel With Roller Assembly - Methods and apparatus are provided for making a rotor blade spar from composite material wherein a multi-component mandrel is used to form the composite spar. The mandrel is made using a number of components that are assembled and held in place using a roller assembly. The roller assembly is removed after pre-cure lay up and compaction of the composite material. Once the roller assembly is removed, the remaining mandrel components can be separated from each other and easily removed from the spar. The mandrel components, including the roller assembly, can then be re-assembled and re-used to form additional composite spars. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034091 | AEROFOIL, AN AEROFOIL SUB-ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An aerofoil sub-assembly of a blade, in particular an aerofoil blade for a gas turbine engine. A multi-layer construction including first and second skin panels which together define the external surfaces of the aerofoil and aerofoil leading and trailing edges. Between the skin panels at least there is at least one web-forming membrane which has a multiplicity of fingers trapped between the first and second panels at one of the edges and which extend away from the edge region. The fingers each have “dog-leg” shapes which are overlaid immediately behind the blade leading edge to form a transition zone providing additional support to resist crumpling of the hollow blade in the event of an external foreign object striking the leading edge. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034092 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLATING OF A VANE TIP AND CORRESPONDINGLY PRODUCED VANES AND GAS TURBINES - The invention relates to a method for producing a plating ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034093 | BLADE - A rotor blade has a chord and a span length perpendicular to the chord. The rotor blade includes a first skin having an inner surface and a first plurality of elements extending from the inner surface. The first plurality of elements are distributed along at least a portion of the span length and inclined with respect to the chord of the rotor blade. A second skin is attached to the first skin so as to form an outer surface of the rotor blade. The second skin has a second plurality of elements extending towards the inner surface of the first skin and engaging with the first plurality of elements to form a plurality of ribs within the rotor blade. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034094 | PROTECTED WIND TURBINE BLADE, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IT AND A WIND TURBINE - A protected turbine blade includes a first turbine blade shell and a second turbine blade shell, being fibre-reinforced, are connected by a cured resin and provided with a protective cover at a leading edge. The protective cover is a composite comprising a layer of UV-resistant thermoplastic material and a layer of cured epoxy resin, the UV-resistant thermoplastic material having the following properties a surface free energy of less than 35 mJ/m | 2012-02-09 |
20120034095 | PROPELLERS FOR AIRCRAFT - One aspect of the present invention provides a propeller for an aircraft. The propeller comprises a propeller hub, a spinner for streamlining the propeller and a plurality of composite propeller blades mounted to the propeller hub. The propeller blades are arranged to rotate together in the same rotational direction in at least two parallel planes substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the propeller. The propeller has a reduced sized spinner with an improved aerodynamic profile that can be better matched to an engine nacelle and also has reduced drag. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034096 | INCORPORATION OF FUNCTIONAL CLOTH INTO PREPREG COMPOSITES - Incorporation of functional cloth into prepreg composites A combined prepreg material ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034097 | COMPONENT WITH INSPECTION-FACILITATING FEATURES - A turbine airfoil can be formed with features to facilitate measurement of its wall thickness. An outer wall of the airfoil can include an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface of the airfoil can have an outer inspection target surface, and the inner surface of the airfoil can have an inner inspection target surface. The inner and outer target surfaces can define substantially flat regions in surfaces that are otherwise highly contoured. The inner and outer inspection target surfaces can be substantially aligned with each other. The inner and outer target surfaces can be substantially parallel to each other. As a result of these arrangements, a highly accurate measurement of wall thickness can be obtained. In one embodiment, the outer inspection target surface can be defined by an innermost surface of a groove formed in the outer surface of the outer wall of the airfoil. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034098 | Ni-BASED SINGLE CRYSTAL SUPERALLOY AND TURBINE BLADE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A Ni-based single crystal superalloy which has the following composition: Co: 0.0 wt % or more to 15.0 wt % or less, Cr: 4.1 to 8.0 wt %, Mo: 2.1 to 4.5 wt %, W: 0.0 to 3.9 wt %, Ta: 4.0 to 10.0 wt %, Al: 4.5 to 6.5 wt %, Ti: 0.0 to 1.0 wt %, Hf: 0.00 to 0.5 wt %, Nb: 0.0 to 3.0 wt %, Re: 8.1 to 9.9 wt % and Ru: 0.5 to 6.5 wt % with the remainder including Ni and unavoidable impurities. As a result, the Ni-based single crystal superalloy which includes more than 8 wt % of Re in the composition ratio and has excellent specific creep strength and the turbine blade incorporating the Ni-based single crystal superalloy may be made. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034099 | Reinforcing Element for Use with a Ventilator Hub - In order to provide a ventilator hub ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034100 | RECESSED METERING STANDOFFS FOR AIRFOIL BAFFLE - An internally cooled airfoil comprises an airfoil body, a baffle and a plurality of standoffs. The airfoil body is shaped to form leading and trailing edges, and pressure and suction sides surrounding an internal cooling channel. The baffle is disposed within the internal cooling channel and comprises a liner body having a perimeter shaped to correspond to the shape of the internal cooling channel and to form a cooling air supply duct. The baffle includes a plurality of cooling holes extending through the liner body to direct cooling air from the supply duct into the internal cooling channel. The standoffs maintain minimum spacing between the liner body and the airfoil body. The standoffs are recessed into a surface of either the baffle or the airfoil body such that a height of the standoffs is greater than the spacing. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034101 | TURBINE BLADE SQUEALER TIP - A turbine blade having a squealer tip coupled to a radially outer end of the turbine blade that is usable in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The squealer tip may require less cooling air and may therefore be more efficient than conventional configurations. The squealer tip may be formed from one or more materials such as oxide dispersion strengthened alloys and FeCrAl alloys. The squealer tip may be formed from a plurality of segmented tips extending radially outward and spaced apart from each other. For example, the squealer tip may be formed from two rails extending radially outward and spaced apart from each other. The two rails may be formed from outer and inner rails that each form a continuous ring. The squealer tip may be attached to the tip with a transient liquid phase bond or an additive manufacturing process, such as, a selective laser melting process. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034102 | BUCKET ASSEMBLY COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE BUCKET ASSEMBLY - A bucket assembly and a method for forming the bucket assembly are disclosed. The bucket assembly includes a platform, an airfoil, and a lower body portion. The platform defines a platform cooling circuit configured to flow cooling medium therethrough. The airfoil extends radially outward from the platform. The lower body portion extends radially inward from the platform. The lower body portion defines a root and a cooling passage extending from the root. The cooling passage is configured to flow cooling medium therethrough. The platform and lower body portion further include a ligament between the cooling passage and the platform cooling circuit. The ligament defines a bore hole extending through the ligament between the cooling passage and the platform cooling circuit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034103 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OF ESP - A method monitors an ESP with a pump for pumping oil, gas, water or other fluid media, which pump is driven by an electrical motor. Acoustical phenomena of the motor and/or the pump are used as a state variable for pumping the media. The acoustic phenomena are measured as electrical signals and the electrical signals are discriminated in respect to the pumped media. In the corresponding apparatus for monitoring of ESP, with pump section(s) for pumping a mixture of oil, gas and water, which is driven by a motor section(s), whereby at least one acoustic sensor is placed near the ESP. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034104 | LINEAR COMPRESSOR - The present invention discloses a linear compressor which makes it possible to precisely operate a voltage using a current without having a high-capacity capacitor connected in series to a motor. The linear compressor comprises a mechanical unit including a fixed member having a compression space therein, a movable member linearly reciprocated in the fixed member to compress a refrigerant sucked into the compression space, one or more springs provided to elastically support the movable member in the motion direction of the movable member, and a motor connected to the movable member to linearly reciprocate the movable member in the axial direction, and an electric control unit including a rectification unit receiving AC power and outputting a DC voltage, an inverter unit receiving the DC voltage, converting the DC voltage to an AC voltage according to a control signal, and supplying the AC voltage to the motor, a current sensing unit sensing a current flowing between the motor and the inverter unit, an integrator circuit unit integrating a voltage corresponding to the current from the current sensing unit, and a control unit receiving an integrated value from the integrator circuit unit and controlling the AC voltage applied to the motor to permit the reciprocation of the movable member. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034105 | Linear peristaltic pump - An improved technique for delivering a fluid to an outlet from a storage container takes the form of a linear peristaltic pump which enables the use of two elements: a single bearing and a valve. The single bearing provides enough pressure to a flexible tube in which the fluid moves to close the tube off at a single location. The valve controls the fluid flow out of the flexible tube at the egress point in conjunction with the bearing and is attached to the flexible tube at a single location. In this manner, when the bearing is engaged with the flexible tube, the bearing divides the flexible tube into two subvolumes, one of which contains fluid to be moved toward the egress point at the far end of the flexible tube and the other creating suction for intake of fluid immediately behind the bearing. A bearing controller moves the bearing along the surface of the flexible tube when so engaged; in doing so, the bearing moves the fluid. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034106 | Ejector Device for Forming a Pressurized Mixture of Liquid and Gas, and Use Therefore - Ejector device for forming a pressurized mixture of liquid and gas, comprising a suction chamber and a diffuser. The suction chamber comprises an injection nozzle for producing a jet of liquid flowing in a longitudinal direction, a gas inlet for admitting into the suction chamber a gas to be driven by the liquid jet, and an outlet opening for discharging the liquid jet and the driven gas from the suction chamber. The diffuser is connected to the outlet opening of the suction chamber and has, in the longitudinal direction, a transversal section that increases from the outlet opening, the diffuser being situated immediately after the outlet opening of the suction chamber. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034107 | ROTARY VACUUM PUMP WITH A DEVICE FOR DECOUPLING THE DRIVING MOTOR - A rotary vacuum pump comprises, between the rotor ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034108 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes a motor-driven impeller for creating an air flow, at least one heater for heating a first portion of the air flow, and a casing comprising at least one air outlet for emitting the first portion of the air flow, and first channel means for conveying the first portion of the air flow to said at least one air outlet. To cool part of the casing, the casing includes means for diverting a second portion of the air flow away from said at least one heater, and second channel means for conveying the second portion of the air flow along an internal surface of the casing. This second portion of the air flow may merge with the first portion within the casing, or it may be emitted through at least one second air outlet of the casing. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034109 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PRESSURE APPLIED BY A PIEZO-ELECTRIC PUMP - A system and method for measuring the pressure provided by a disc pump is disclosed. The disc pump comprises an actuator mounted within the disc pump on a flexible skirt that allows the actuator to oscillate for generating air flow through the cavity of the pump and allows the actuator to be displaced with increasing pressure to a load. The actuator moves from a rest position when air begins flowing through the cavity to a biased position when the load is fully pressurized or depressurized depending on the direction of fluid flow through the cavity. The pump further comprises a sensor which measures the displacement of the actuator at any position between the rest position and the biased position as fluid begins flowing through the cavity to pressurize or depressurize the load. The pressure being delivered by the disc pump is determined as a function of the displacement of the actuator. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034110 | VACUUM PUMP HOUSING AND SET OF COOLING ELEMENTS FOR A VACCUM PUMP HOUSING - A vacuum pump housing comprises a pump housing formed in a pumping chamber. In the pumping chamber, pumping elements are arranged. On a planar outer side of the pump housing, a cooling element is arranged. The cooling element comprises at least one cooling channel which is open towards the outer side of the pump housing. The disclosure further relates to a set of cooling elements comprising a plurality of cooling elements having different outer dimensions. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034111 | Motor pump unit - A motor pump unit for a high-pressure cleaning apparatus has an electric motor and a pump. The electric motor has a motor housing that is surrounded by a cooling housing with an annular space having an annular space inlet and an annular space outlet formed therebetween. The pump has a suction inlet connected to the annular space outlet and a pressure outlet. The liquid to be transported by the pump can be supplied to the annular space inlet. In order to improve the motor pump unit such that the motor housing can have a small wall thickness and can still be cooled effectively over a large surface area, the motor housing is configured as a one-piece deep-drawn part which in a front shell area contacts stator laminations of the electric motor and in a rear shell area is arranged at a distance from rear coil heads of the stator and in the rear shell area has stiffness-enhancing depressions, wherein the front and the rear shell areas are surrounded by the annular space. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034112 | MOTOR PUMP UNIT - A motor pump unit for a high-pressure cleaning apparatus has an electric motor and a pump. The electric motor has a motor housing that is surrounded by a cooling housing with an annular space having an annular space inlet and an annular space outlet formed therebetween. The pump has a suction inlet connected to the annular space outlet and a pressure outlet. The liquid to be transported by the pump can be supplied to the annular space inlet. The cooling housing, on its inside, comprises at least one flow guide rib for guiding the liquid within the annular space. In order to ensure that no liquid can leak out of the annular space even in the long term, the at least one flow guide rib is spaced-apart from the motor housing. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034113 | PUMPING DEVICE FOR FLUIDS LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF A DRILLED WELL - Device for pumping fluid located under conditions of high ambient temperature and pressure which must deliver at high pressure including a hydraulic delivery pump ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034114 | LINEAR COMPRESSOR - The present invention discloses a linear compressor including: a hermetic container which defines a sealed space where a refrigerant flows in and out and which has an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe; a cylinder provided in the hermetic container and having a compression space therein; a piston linearly reciprocated in the cylinder and compressing the refrigerant of the compression space; a linear motor supplying a driving force to the piston and operating the piston at a set operating frequency; a plurality of support springs elastically supporting an assembly composed of the cylinder, the piston and the linear motor on the bottom surface of the hermetic container; and a loop pipe provided to guide the refrigerant compressed in the compression space to the outlet pipe. As the exciting force exerted on the hermetic container by the loop pipe has an opposite phase to the exciting force exerted on the hermetic container by the support springs, vibration of the assembly can be offset by vibration of the loop pipe through the phase shift, and thus the overall vibration can be reduced. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034115 | METHOD OF OPERATING A PUMP/MOTOR - A method of operating a pump/motor includes pumping working fluid into a high-pressure manifold with a first piston/cylinder assembly while the piston in the first piston/cylinder assembly is displaced from a bottom dead center position to a top dead center position, and transferring working fluid from the high-pressure manifold to the cylinder of a second piston/cylinder assembly to displace the piston of the second piston/cylinder assembly from a top dead center position to a bottom dead center position, thereby imparting torque on a cam and an output shaft, within the same complete revolution of the cam and the output shaft in which working fluid is pumped into the high-pressure manifold by the first piston/cylinder assembly. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034116 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor for providing pressurized air at a predetermined pressure and at a predetermined volume. The compressor has a motor with a shaft to which an eccentric is attached which moves a crank rod upwardly and downwardly and to which is attached a flexible diaphragm. The reciprocal movement of the diaphragm draws air into a chamber while an inlet flapper valve opens and expels air from the chamber through an outlet flapper valve. The flapper valves are made from spring steel and act in a cantilever movement to open and close the inlet and outlet passageways. O-rings are provided to deaden the sound of the flappers. A counterweight is attached to the eccentric to provide an opposed force to the force generated by rotation of the eccentric. An air bleeder allowing air movement between the inlet and outlet passageways may be provided to adjust the air pressure emanating from the compressor. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034117 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING A TUBE FOR USE WITH A PUMP DELIVERY SYSTEM - In a method and system for forming tubing to achieve at least one predetermined performance characteristic relating to the flow of a flowable material therethrough, a relationship is determined between at least one material characteristic of the tubing material, at least one operating parameter of the tube forming machine, and the at least one predetermined performance characteristic of the tubing. Based on this relationship, at least one operating parameter for operation of the tube forming machine to achieve the at least one predetermined performance characteristic is determined. The at least one operating parameter is input into the tube forming machine and the machine is operated to achieve the at least one predetermined performance characteristic. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034118 | Fluorinated Elastic Tube - A fluorinated elastic tube includes: an elastic hollow body made of a fluorinated polymer; and an amorphous perfluororesin membrane having a thickness of not greater than 1 μm and being in direct close contact with the inner surface of the hollow body. The amorphous perfluororesin membrane may have a repeating unit of, for example, formula (1), (2a), or (2b). The fluorinated elastic tube can have further improved durability while ensuring solvent resistance. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034119 | Double Acting Fluid Pump - A double acting dual stroke fluid pump with pressure assists is disclosed. First and second pistons are mounted to a common shaft which reciprocates during compression and suction strokes. During each of the strokes, fluid is pumped out at an outlet. This is accomplished by way of a one-way valve on the second piston. The one-way valve is opened or closed depending on whether the first and second pistons are in the compression or suction strokes. Additionally, pressure from the outlet assists in traversing the first and second pistons in the compression stroke. During the suction stroke, the fluid pressure applies a force on the first piston to counteract the fluid pressure on the second piston so that a smaller spring may be used. The size requirements of the solenoid and spring are reduced. Additionally, the fluid pump provides lower pressure spikes compared to prior art fluid pumps since fluid is pumped out during both the compression and suction strokes and also provides a more even flow of fluid out of the fluid pump. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034120 | ARRANGEMENT FOR HYDROCARBON EXTRACTION IN WELLS USING PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMPS - Arrangement for hydrocarbon extraction in wells using progressive cavity pumps which consists of a rotating tube located inside a fixed tube which extend along the well casing. The rotating tube carries fluid from the bottom of the well to the surface. Between the rotating tube and the fixed tube there is an “O” ring space into which an anti-friction lubricant is injected between the external face of the rotating tube and the internal face of the fixed tube. The bottom end of the rotating tube has a section holding holes through which fluid flows into it, it is connected to the progressive cavity pump by means of a rod, and its top end is connected to a production outlet and to its propelling motor mechanism. The upper section of the fixed tube is connected to an anti-friction lubricant injection pipe in the space left between the rotating and the fixed tubes. This arrangement prevents the wearing out, as a result of friction and corrosion, of conventional tubings used in field wells where fluid extraction is carried out by means of progressive cavity pumps. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034121 | BALANCE PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR A FLUID DEVICE - A fluid device includes a displacement assembly and a balance plate assembly disposed adjacent to the displacement assembly. The displacement assembly includes a ring and a rotor disposed in a bore of the ring. The ring and rotor cooperatively define a plurality of volume chambers. The balance plate assembly includes a housing that defines a cavity. A balance plate is disposed in the cavity. The balance plate includes a first end surface and an oppositely disposed second end surface. The balance plate is adapted to move axially between a first position in which the second end surface of balance plate abuts a first end face of the ring to a second position in which the second surface of the balance plate is recessed in the cavity. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034122 | PUMP WITH A RESILIENT SEAL - A pump comprises a housing, with an interior defining a rotor path, an inlet formed in the housing at a first position on said rotor path, an outlet formed in the housing at a second position on said rotor path spaced from said first position. A rotor is rotatable in the housing with a first surface that seals against the housing. A second surface is formed on said rotor circumferentially spaced from said first surface and forms a chamber that travels around said rotor path to convey fluid from the inlet to the outlet. A resilient seal formed with the housing is located on the rotor path to prevent fluid flow from said outlet to said inlet past the seal. A passage may be provided to supply fluid to an under surface of the seal at a pressure that acts to urge the seal against the rotor. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034123 | 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. The rotor includes two halves that define a central chamber. The rotor also includes a plurality of radial slots which receive a like plurality of vanes. The outer ends of the vanes are in contact with the wall of the cylindrical chamber and the inner ends are in contact with a single vane ring received within the central chamber. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034124 | COMPRESSOR AND KIT REPAIRING AND INFLATING INFLATABLE ARTICLES - A non-lubricated, rotary vane compressor of maximum 10-70 litres/minute capacity, and having a pump body defining a cavity; a rotor having a cylindrical body housed in the cavity; a number of vanes; an inlet and outlet connected to the cavity; and a non-return valve fitted to the outlet. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034125 | VANE PUMP WITH IMPROVED ROTOR AND VANE EXTENSION RING - A fluid vane pump is provided which includes a housing providing a generally cylindrically walled control volume wherein the control volume has an inlet and outlet. A rotor is provided having a rotatable axis within a cylindrical wall control volume. The rotor has a plurality of radially movable vanes operatively associated with the cylindrical wall. A single vane ring is provided which is operatively associated with the rotor having an outer radial surface contacting the inner radial edges of the vanes. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034126 | STAINLESS AUSTENITIC LOW Ni STEEL ALLOY - An austenitic stainless steel alloy having the following composition in percent of weight (wt %): 0.02≦C≦0.06; Si<1.0; 2.0≦Mn≦6.0; 2.0≦Ni≦4.5; 17≦Cr≦19; 2.0≦Cu≦4.0; 0.15≦N≦0.25; 0≦Mo≦1.0; 0≦W≦0.3; 0≦V≦0.3; 0≦Ti≦0.5; 0≦Al≦1.0; 0≦Nb≦0.5; 0≦Co≦1.0; the balance Fe and normally occurring impurities, wherein the contents of the alloying elements are balanced so that the following conditions are fulfilled: | 2012-02-09 |
20120034127 | LOW SULFUR NICKEL-BASE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUPERALLOY WITH PPM ADDITIONS OF LANTHANUM AND YTTRIUM - A single crystal casting having substantially improved high-temperature oxidation resistance, hot corrosion (sulfidation) resistance, and resistance to creep under high temperature and high stress is characterized by an as-cast composition comprising a maximum sulfur content of 0.5 ppm by weight, a maximum phosphorus content of 20 ppm by weight, a maximum nitrogen content of 3 ppm by weight, a maximum oxygen content of 3 ppm by weight, and a combined yttrium and lanthanum content of 5-80 pm by weight. It has been discovered that careful control of the deleterious impurities, particularly sulfur, phosphorus, nitrogen and oxygen, in combination with a carefully controlled addition of yttrium and/or lanthanum provides unexpected improvements in corrosion and oxidation resistance, while also enhancing high-temperature, high-stress resistance to creep, without any detrimental effects on other mechanical properties, processing or producability, particularly castability. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034128 | AL-MG-SI-BASED, CASTING ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH EXCELLENT YIELD STRENGTH AND CAST MEMBER MADE THEREOF - A Al—Mg—Si-based, casting aluminum alloy comprising by mass 4-6% of Mg, 3.1-4.5% of Si, 0.5-1% of Mn, 0.1-0.3% of Cr, and 0.1-0.4% of Cu, the balance being Al and inevitable impurities. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034129 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A METAL NANOSTRUCTURE USING AN IONIC LIQUID - The present invention provides a method of forming metal nanostructures, and, more particularly, a method of uniformly forming various shapes of nanostructures, such as cubic or octahedral nanoparticles, nanowires and the like, using ionic liquid in a polyol reduction reaction in which metal salts are used as precursors. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034130 | STERILIZATION PROCESS WITH CONTROLLED COOLING - The present invention relates to a process ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034131 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION TO MATERIALS DURING STORAGE USING PULSED ELECTRICAL ENERGY - A container having a main storage space for holding a matter, having an inlet/outlet opening and fitted with a PEF system. The PEF system comprises two or more electrodes disposed within said container and contacting the matter; and electric pulse source connected to the two or more electrodes and adapted to pass pulsed electric energy through the matter. The PEF system being activated to deliver a treatment protocol to the matter. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034132 | Magnetic Particle Resuspension Probe Module - An acid injection module ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034133 | Catalyzed SCR Filter and Emission Treatment System - Provided is an emission treatment system and method for simultaneously remediating the nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and gaseous hydrocarbons present in diesel engine exhaust streams. The emission treatment system has an oxidation catalyst upstream of a soot filter coated with a material effective in the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NOx by a reductant, e.g., ammonia. Also provided is a method for disposing an SCR catalyst composition on a wall flow monolith that provides adequate catalyst loading, but does not result in unsuitable back pressures in the exhaust. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034134 | FILTER BAG, PLEATABLE FILTRATION MATERIAL THEREFORE, AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAME - The pleated filter bag, which can be used in a bag-house type dust collector, is elongated and has a longitudinal hollow center with an open end, and a pleated filter wall circumscribing the hollow center. The pleated filter wall has a felt such as PTFE fibers felted onto an apertured and pleatable scrim which can be made of metal, and having a permeability lower than a permeability of the scrim. A membrane of lower-permeability material, such as an E-PTFE membrane, covers the support felt on the outer side of the bag. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034135 | PLASMA REACTOR - A reaction vessel has a reaction chamber, and two or more plasma nozzles coupled to the reactor chamber. Each plasma nozzle has a microwave plasma generator powered by a magnetron, and a feed tube for directing a flow of material via the plasma generator to a respective inlet to the reaction chamber whereby the plasma generator at least partly ionises the material to form a plasma prior to entry of the at least partly ionised material into the reaction chamber. The plasma-generating region of each nozzle is separated from the reactor chamber at a distance between 0.005 to 1 m. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034136 | SYMMETRIC VHF PLASMA POWER COUPLER WITH ACTIVE UNIFORMITY STEERING - A coaxial VHF power coupler includes conductive element inside a hollow cylindrical outer conductor of the power coupler and surrounding an axial section of a hollow cylindrical inner conductor of the power coupler. Respective plural motor drives contacting the hollow cylindrical outer conductor are connected to respective locations of the movable conductive element. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034137 | PLASMA REACTOR - A reaction vessel has a reaction chamber; and one or more plasma sources coupled to the reaction chamber. Each plasma source has a plasma generator in fluid communication with a reaction region within the reaction chamber whereby the plasma generator at least partly ionises material to form a plasma prior to entry of the at least partly ionised material into the reaction region. The reaction vessel further includes a flow inducer for establishing a fluid flow within the reaction chamber. The flow inducer has the coupling of the one or more plasma sources to the reaction chamber. The coupling induces the flow of the at least partly ionised material from the plasma generator to establish a fluid flow within the reaction chamber. The flow of the at least partly ionised material from the plasma generator is a vortex. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034138 | Coiled Convective Heating For Membrane Reactor - A reactor vessel for subjecting a first gas and a second gas to a chemical reaction to produce a third gas is provided. The reactor vessel includes a catalyst bed, an inlet for receiving the first gas and the second gas, and a first outlet for discharging the third gas. The first outlet includes a selective microporous conduit to separate the third gas from products of incomplete reaction or unreacted first gas and unreacted second gas. A second outlet for discharging one or more of the following: unseparated third gas is also included in this invention. The products of incomplete reaction, unreacted first gas, or unreacted second gas are removed from the system. At least one helical tube is disposed within the reactor vessel and in direct contact with the catalyst bed. The helical tube has an inlet end communicating with a hot gas source, and an outlet end exhausting cooled gas. Indirect heat exchange between the helical tube and the first and second gas, promoted by the catalyst, generates the third gas. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034139 | Suspended Mass Transfer and Reaction Tower - A suspended mass transfer and reaction tower system used for the scrubbing, stripping or chemical reaction between gases and liquids. The system comprises a top head having a suspension means, a bottom head, and a shell capable of retaining and supporting a suspended packing bundle. The shell is capable of securely and removably attaching to the top head and bottom head, thereby creating a single tower capable of being suspended by the suspension means in the top head. Various embodiments of the system can be adapted for the purposes of chemical vent scrubbing, absorption, odor abatement, gas-liquid chemical reactions, or similar processes. The tower can be operated in the classical counter current or concurrent flow modes, under pressure, or in a partial vacuum. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034140 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS TOOL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMPLE ANALYSIS TOOL, AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING DECREASE IN LIQUID PERMEABILITY OF DEVELOPMENT MEMBER - Provide is a sample analysis tool whose reactivity and reproducibility in analysis can be prevented from decreasing. The sample analysis tool 10 of the present invention includes a development member 11 and a plastic base 16, and at least part of the development member 11 is in contact with the plastic base 16. The sample analysis tool 10 further includes a hydrophilic component layer 15, and the hydrophilic component layer 15 is formed on part or the whole of at least one of a surface of the plastic base 16 and a surface of the development member 11. It is particularly preferable that the hydrophilic component layer 15 contains sucrose or N-methyl glucosamine. In the sample analysis tool 10 of the present invention, since the hydrophilic component layer 15 is formed on part or the whole of at least one of the surface of the plastic base 16 and the surface of the development member 11, it is possible to prevent the adhesion of a hydrophobic component(s) derived from the plastic base 16. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034141 | FLUORINE BASED VANADIUM BORIDE NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS - The present disclosure generally relates to Vanadium Boride nanoparticle synthesis. In some examples, a method is described that includes fluorine based Vanadium Boride nanoparticle synthesis. In some examples, the method includes providing Vanadium Boride battery waste products, treating the battery waste products to treat precursors for fluoridation, heating the precursors for fluoridation to form VF | 2012-02-09 |
20120034142 | RECOVERY OF ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE DURING THE BAYER PROCESS USING CROSS-LINKED POLYSACCHARIDES - The invention provides methods and compositions for improving the production of alumina hydrate. The invention involves adding one or more polysaccharides to liquor or slurry in the fluid circuit of the production process. The one or more polysaccharides can be a cross-linked polysaccharide (such as cross-linked dextran or cross-linked dihydroxypropyl cellulose). The various polysaccharides can impart a number of advantages including at least some of: greater flocculation effectiveness, increasing the maximum effective dosage, faster settling rate. The production process can be a Bayer process. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034143 | RECOVERY OF ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE DURING THE BAYER PROCESS USING SCLEROGLUCAN - The invention provides methods and compositions for improving the production of alumina. The invention involves adding a product containing one or more polysaccharides to liquor within the fluid circuit of the production process, where one of the polysaccharides is scieroglucan. The use of scleroglucan can impart a number of advantages including at least some of: greater flocculation effectiveness, increasing the maximum effective dosage, faster settling rate. The production process can be a Bayer process. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034144 | CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION INVOLVING TWO-SALT-BASED THERMOLYTIC PROCESSES - The present invention relates to an energy efficient carbon dioxide sequestration processes whereby Group 2 silicate minerals and CO | 2012-02-09 |
20120034145 | TREATMENT METHOD AND TREATMENT FACILITIES OF EXHAUST GAS - An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment method and a plant of an exhaust gas in which corrosion resistance of the exhaust gas treatment plant to a sulfuric acid mist after wet type desulfurization is increased. The treatment method of an exhaust gas in the present invention, wherein sulfur oxide is removed by wet type desulfurization of the exhaust gas and a sulfuric acid mist is removed by feeding ammonia into the exhaust gas, is characterized in that an ammonia gas is mixed into the exhaust gas by feeding inorganic ammonium salt to an alkali desulfurizing agent when the desulfurizing agent is sprayed into the exhaust gas to absorb and remove the sulfur oxide in the exhaust gas. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034146 | CARRIER FLUIDS FOR ABRASIVES - The invention relates to improved novel carrier fluids for abrasives, in particular cutting fluids, for wafer production, the use thereof and a method of cutting wafers. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034147 | METHOD FOR CLEANING SILICON SLUDGE - After removing organic matters and forming a silicon oxide film by ozone-oxidizing a silicon powder in silicon sludge, the ozone is removed and the resulting sludge is dispersed into hydrochloric acid for dissolving metal impurities thereinto. Then, the supernatant liquid of the hydrochloric acid is removed, and the silicon oxide film is dissolved with hydrofluoric acid after being rinsed with ultrapure water, so that the metal impurities in the surface layer of the silicon powder are removed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034148 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR CATALYTIC GAS PHASE REACTIONS AND USE THEREOF - Improved reactors for catalytic, exothermic gas phase reactions with, as seen in the flow direction of a feed gas, which contains at least one oxidant and at least one component to be oxidized, an entry zone ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034149 | GaN-CRYSTAL FREE-STANDING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention relates to a GaN-crystal free-standing substrate obtained from a GaN crystal grown by HVPE with a (0001) plane serving as a crystal growth plane and at least one plane of a {10-11} plane and a {11-22} plane serving as a crystal growth plane that constitutes a facet crystal region, except for the side surface of the crystal, wherein the (0001)-plane-growth crystal region has a carbon concentration of 5×10 | 2012-02-09 |
20120034150 | Method for Producing Solid Carbon by Reducing Carbon Oxides - A method for the production of various morphologies of solid carbon product by reducing carbon oxides with a reducing agent in the presence of a catalyst. The carbon oxides are typically either carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide. The reducing agent is typically either a hydrocarbon gas or hydrogen. The desired morphology of the solid carbon product may be controlled by the specific catalysts, reaction conditions and optional additives used in the reduction reaction. The resulting solid carbon products have many commercial applications. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034151 | Filmy Graphite and Process for Producing the Same - A process for producing a filmy graphite includes the steps of forming a polyimide film having a birefringence of 0.12 or more and heat-treating the polyimide film at 2,400° C. or higher. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034152 | PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR ON-SITE IODINE EXTRACTION FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION - A portable system for extracting iodine from brine on-site is disclosed. The portable system includes a mobile platform containing a treatment unit for oxidizing iodine ions into elemental iodine, an adsorption unit capable of binding iodine, and may also have an electrolytic cell and/or a gas-liquid separator. The treatment unit and the adsorption unit may be located in the same or different portable operating devices. When transported to a field site containing natural gas wells, the natural gas wells provide a fluid stream containing natural gas and brine. The separators can separate the natural gas from the brine, and the brine is then run through the treatment unit and the adsorption unit to bind iodine present in the brine. The brine is then returned to the natural gas well. Upon saturation, the portable operating device is transported to a second location, where iodine is extracted from the adsorption unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034153 | ELECTROLYTIC RECYCLING OF COMPOUNDS - An electrolytic recycling method recovers two or more component elements of one or more compounds simultaneously. A compound, such as a compound semiconductor, to be recycled is dissolved in a liquid electrolyte. Electrolysis of the dissolved compound recovers component elements simultaneously at respective negative and positive electrodes by reduction and oxidation respectively. The component elements produced may be in respective condensed phases or include a gaseous phase. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034154 | PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN THROUGH OXIDATION OF METAL SULFIDES - Utilization of process and equipment for oxidation of metal sulfides, preferably two step metal sulfide oxidation reactions, and more preferably with looping back of second step oxide to the first step as an oxidizing agent, to generate sulfur dioxide and a useful metal or metal oxide, and react the sulfur dioxide with halogen (iodine or bromine) and water to produce sulfuric and halogen acid under moderate process conditions and equipment requirements and then dissociating the halogen acids (HI or HBr) to halogen and hydrogen as an overall environmentally and cost efficient and otherwise acceptable safe process for producing hydrogen and other useful products. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034155 | Artificial cells - The present disclosure relates to various embodiments associated with artificial cells, particularly artificial antigen presenting cells, methods of making the same, methods of administering the same, computer systems relating thereto, computer-implemented methods relating thereto, and associated computer program products. | 2012-02-09 |