13th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120073226 | WALL FORM UNITS AND SYSTEMS - A wall form unit for containing a pourable, curable construction material for forming a wall section integrating said wall form unit and said construction material, comprising a first panel and a second panels spaced apart in predetermined relation thereby forming a hollow between first and second panels for defining said wall section and at least one tie assembly having a spacer member for maintaining said first and second panel in predetermined relation, in which both the first panel and second panels are rigid and adapted to retain said construction material, wherein the first panel is constructed of a thermally insulating material and the second panel is constructed of a thermally conducting material. A wall form system for forming a section of wall and wall section and method for constructing same are also defined. The invention also relates to a panel for use in forming a wall form unit and also claims a kit for constructing a wall form unit. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073227 | ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION - The present invention provides a composite wall construction including a first wall element extending in a first general plan, a second wall element extending in a second general plan parallel to the first plane and spaced from the first wall element. The first and second wall elements define a space between them and the second wall element has an inner sheet defining one side of the space. A plurality of elongate reinforcing members extend longitudinally vertically within the space and are attached to each of the first and second wall elements. Each reinforcing member is formed of sheet material and has keying formations to facilitate adhesion between the reinforcing member and a settable substance poured into the space. The first wall element has a plurality of spaced-apart vertically extending corrugations forming recesses into which the space extends. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073228 | SYNTHETIC BUILDING PANEL - A synthetic building panel configured to cover a wall surface is provided. The synthetic building panel includes a plurality of slurry-based layers and a plurality of reinforcement layers interspersed between and in contact with the plurality of slurry-based layers. The material forming the slurry-based layers is a polymer modified inorganic binder material. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073229 | RETAINING WALL - Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a modular retaining wall, using only blocks which in and of themselves are of insufficient thickness to function as retaining wall blocks. The modular wall includes backer blocks and facing blocks which are connected by connectors in a back to back, spaced apart arrangement, thereby forming a hollow retaining wall. The hollow wall can be filled with loose filler material to increase the mass and retaining capacity of the wall. Further disclosed are wall components and a wall kit for a modular retaining wall. A double sided decorative wall is also disclosed. The modular wall system allows for the construction of retaining walls and freestanding, double sided, decorative walls forming both straight and curved walls. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073230 | PRE-ENGINEERED BRICK PANEL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND INSTALLING SAME - Disclosed is a pre-engineered brick panel formed of first and second adjacent bricks, spaced apart by a grout joint. The surface of the first brick is adjacent to a surface of the second brick. Each of the adjacent surfaces includes a grout channel and the grout channels in adjacent surfaces are aligned with one another. Grout is disposed in both of the grout joint and the aligned grout channels. Also disclosed are methods for making and installing such pre-engineered panels. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING CONCRETE - A composite material used to repair concrete. The composite material includes a first fiber system including at least one fiber layer. Each fiber layer includes a plurality of fibers. The binding material secures together the plurality of fibers. The composite material is positioned and secured in a slot cut in a concrete structure. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073232 | Sheathing and siding hangers - A building construction connective hardware which holds and supports the starter row of wall sheathing and most types of siding at the mud sill and foundation and which holds and supports the roof sheathing at the rafter tails, comprised of a thin, flat rectangular shaped upper arm ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120073233 | MODULAR WALLING SYSTEMS - A system for the modular construction of partitions, the system comprising a plurality of modules, each module comprising a security panel and a frame, the security panel being attached to one or more surface of the frame, the frame comprising at least one box shaped profile, each profile being adapted for connection to an adjacent profile of an adjacent module or to a structural building member. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073234 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR REALISING CHAMBERS JOINED TO ONE ANOTHER - A modular system, for realising chambers that are joined to one another, includes a plurality of walls delimiting chambers and a plurality of joint elements, each configured to fasten two walls of the chamber to one another at a longitudinal corner of the chamber. Each of the joint elements includes a tubular body provided with at least an axial cavity, open at least at an end of the tubular body and conformed such as to be external of the chamber. Interconnectors are further provided, for interconnecting two chambers, including plugs configured to interconnect two joint elements of respective chambers, each plug being configured to be solidly associated to two tubular bodies of two reciprocally-facing joint elements, internally of the respective cavities, for joining two joint elements head to head. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073235 | APPARATUS FOR PREMOUNTING OF LOCKING ELEMENTS TO A PANEL - The apparatus mounts a locking element into a groove in an edge of a panel. An advance device feeds a stream of locking elements to a pressing device which mounts the locking elements into the groove on the edge of the panel. The locking elements are fed from a line of locking elements stored on a reel. A separating device cuts the line of locking elements into individual locking elements. The separating device is positioned either upstream of the advancing device or immediately upstream of the pressing device. When the separating device is immediately upstream of the pressing device, a spring is used to flex the stream during the short stoppage when the separating device separates individual locking elements from the line of locking elements. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073236 | NARROW LINED MODULAR FLOORING ASSEMBLIES - This specification describes a tray substrate for tile flooring that can be used in narrow grout line modular floating tile assemblies. The tray is preferably made of plastic and has vertical tray edges around the top of the tray substrate with upward and downward tabs protruding from the sides of the tray substrate wherein some of the tabs are at least partially recessed under the surface of the tray. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073237 | Pipe Support System - A pipe support system is shown which is used to support an exposed pipe on a surrounding support surface such as the roof of a building. The device includes strut support with a base having a flat bottom for resting on the roof, an upright member of a given length which is connectable to the base at one extent and to a U-shaped channel region at an opposite extent. A pair of the strut supports can be placed in side-by-side relationship with a length of strut material passing between the two and forming a horizontal support surface for supporting the exposed pipe on the roof The length of the upright member can be altered by a user at a job site to thereby provide a device having a desired overall height. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073238 | Attic conversions - A method of effecting an attic conversion includes:
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20120073239 | Flexible-Based Roof Vent for Metal Roofing - A roof ventilation apparatus or cover comprising a vent base having an opening formed therethrough, a vent cap attached to the vent base and at least partially covering the opening of the vent base, and a flexible base attached to the vent base and/or the vent cap. The flexible base may be in covering relationship to an outer periphery of the vent base or the vent cap. Furthermore, the flexible base may be configured to be molded to corrugations of a metal roof and secured thereto. The roof ventilation apparatus may be used in a method of replacing composite or wood shake roof shingles on a roof with metal roof panels and at least one vent opening in a sloped portion of the roof spaced away from a ridge line of the roof. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073240 | REINFORCED MULL POST ASSEMBLY - A composite reinforced mull post is disclosed for use in an entryway assembly. The mull post may engage a door on one side and a side light window on the other side. The mull post may comprise a one or two piece outer portion and one or more internal reinforcing members. The outer portion may comprise a plurality of interlocking pieces. The pieces may include a stop portion and a support portion, each with interlocking ribs. A first internal reinforcing member may be formed of engineered material such as a wood laminate, and a second reinforcing member may comprise a channel that extends partially around the first reinforcing member. The reinforcing member may include orthogonal portions conterminously received within a correspondingly shaped central chamber formed by the housing formed by the joined interlocking pieces. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073241 | PRESCRIPTION ORDER PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for automatically packaging prescription orders composed of one or more prescription containers. The system includes a printer for generating literature associated with each order and a packer for packing the prescription containers and the associated literature into a package. The packer has a scale or other means for determining the weight of the prescription containers. A packer controller calculates package weight information based on the container weight information. The package weight information is transmitted to a mail manifest system, which generates shipping information comprising postage. A labeler applies the shipping information to the package. The packer also includes a loading mechanism for inserting the prescription containers and the literature into the package. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073242 | PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING MAGNETISABLE PORTIONS - A packaging material comprises a plurality of magnetisable portions thereon, the magnetisable portions comprising at least one spot per package to be formed from the packaging laminate. The packaging material further comprises at least one preparation feature for enhancing finishing of packages, wherein the at least one preparation feature is aligned with a magnetic field mark in the at least one magnetisable portion. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073243 | CLEAN ROOM FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS, METHODS AND STRUCTURES - Some food pathogens are not well controlled by lethality treatments followed by refrigeration. A food processing facility according to this invention reduces the likelihood that food pathogens will be able to enter the food processing facility, or spread should they be able to enter. The food processing facility is divided into a plurality of area, with different areas having different allowed actions that can be taken on the food product, different rules and/or procedures for persons who are allowed entry, and/or different levels of cleanliness. The food processing facility includes a plurality of separate rooms for processing the food product, each including separate food processing machines, air handling systems, drain systems and/or often-used supplies and tools. Different air pressures within different areas limit the possible movement of airborne food pathogens. Sanitizing stations are placed between various ones of the different areas. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073244 | METHOD FOR WRAPPING A FLORAL GROUPING - A method for wrapping a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end is disclosed. A wrapper is formed from a sheet of material or bag which is wrapped about at least a portion of the stem end of the floral grouping. The wrapped floral grouping is then positioned within a receiving space of a preformed sleeve whereby the wrapper is secured in a stable position about at least a portion of the stem end of the floral grouping by the preformed sleeve. A detaching element defines the detachable upper portion and a lower portion of the preformed sleeve so that the upper portion can be removed from the lower portion. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073245 | FILM SEALING AND WRAPPING MACHINE WITH ROTARY CUT AND SEAL JAW - The film sealing and wrapping machine with a rotary cut and seal jaw is provided. The rotary cut and seal jaw has an internal sliding mechanism which provides for smooth and quiet operation. The rotational speed of the jaw may be varied to increase through put and to provide for a title bag around products. The rotary cut and seal jaw may comprise a seal bar and pressure pad may both be spring loaded to self align the seal bar and pressure pad during the sealing and cutting process. Lastly, a gap defined by a belt disposed upstream and downstream of the seal bar and pressure pad may be mechanically linked to the pressure pad through a control carriage. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073246 | PACKAGING MACHINE - Methods for forming packages from a web of preformed bags. In one exemplary method of forming packages from a web of preformed bags, a first bag is held open with air. A product is loaded into the first bag that is held open with air. An opening of the first bag is sealed. A next bag is indexed such that an opening of the next bag is proximate to an engagement member. The web is engaged with the engagement member to pre-open the next bag. The web is disengaged by the engagement member. The next bag is opened with air for loading. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073247 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INDIVIDUALLY ASSEMBLED PRINTED PRODUCTS - A method for producing individually assembled printed products includes supplying from a production line at least one envelope product with an individual, optically detectable marking affixed thereto. A regionally oriented supplement and/or a target-group specific supplement is supplied from at least one other production. The envelope products and the supplements are assemble by combining in a first autonomously operating assembling device the envelope product with the regionally oriented supplement to form a first printed product and combining in a second autonomously operating assembling device the envelope product with the target-group specific supplement to form a second printed product, or inserting continuously or intermittingly in the first autonomously operating assembling device the target-group specific product into the first printed product, or inserting in a downstream direction of the first autonomously operating assembling device the target-group specific supplement into the first printed product. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073248 | Breadbasket with Merchandiser Window and Flaps - A basket for shipping and displaying of baked products, wherein the basket comprises several features that substantially inhibit or reduce lateral motion, as well frontward and rearwards motion. Similar baskets can be stacked in a 0°, 90° or 180° configuration, and in the 0° and 180°, an upper basket can pivot and slide about a lower basket. Preferably, three window flaps are provided in one or more merchandising windows of the basket to allow consumers to retrieve baked product from an interior portion of the basket. The window flaps can moved from an open position to provide customers access to the tray, to a closed position to substantially inhibit or prevent product spillage when being transported or stored. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073249 | Interleaver System For High Speed Slicing Machine - A sheet interleaver is provided for a slicing machine that includes a slicing plane for slicing an elongated food product and a sheet of web material beneath the elongated product. The interleaver includes a supply of web material, a drawing station, and a feed station. A tensioning station is disposed between the supply of web material and the drawing station to maintain the tension of the web material at a pre-determined tension. A web accumulation station is between the drawing station and the feed station to provide a slackened length of web material within an acceptable range of slack between the drawing station and the feed station. The supply of web material is disposed on a spool which rotates about a cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft has a braking mechanism which protrudes from the shaft to generate a frictional force against the spool. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073250 | WASTE STORAGE DEVICE - A cassette support portion ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120073251 | Self-cleaning air filter - The self-cleaning air filter uses reverse pulse self-cleaning for small scale, small volume air filtration applications, such as vehicles and motorized equipment. The self-cleaning air filter includes a filter casing, a filter element housed within a filter casing, an electronically controlled pulse valve that releases the compressed air pulse, and a pulse pressure relief vent. During the cleaning cycle, the pulse pressure vent opens to vent the compressed air pulse to the atmosphere thereby maintaining the positive pressure differential between the inside and outside of the filter element, which sustains the cleaning action for the duration of the compressed air pulse. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073252 | AIR CLEANER FOR VEHICLE - An air cleaner for a vehicle includes a body accommodating a filter element, a cover that covers the top of the body, and clamping units clamping the body and the cover. The clamping units include i) at least one first clamp that clamps sides of the body and the cover by means of elastic force of a first spring and functions as a hinge point allowing the cover to rotate with respect to the body and ii) at least one second clamp that clamps the other sides of the body and the cover by means of elastic force of a second spring and locks and unlocks the body and the cover by means of rotation of a key. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073253 | LOW FIBER RECIRCULATION FILTER - An improved disk drive recirculation filter is provided. The filter comprises a fibrous layer disposed between two polymeric scrim or support layers. The scrim layers have a bond through their thickness, the bond forming a plurality of closed cells, such that the span on the unbonded area between the bonds is less than a critical fiber length dimension desired to be contained. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073254 | FILTER ELEMENT AND DOUBLE-PLEATED AIR FILTER USING THE SAME - Provided is a double-pleated air filter where filter elements each of which ensures an inter-pleat gap (air passage) by folding filter media in multiple layers and by defining a pitch, a thickness and a folding shape of the filter media are arranged in the V-bank-shaped structure whereby the air filter can be used with a large air volume due to a low pressure drop. In the filter element which keeps an interval between filter media folded in a zigzag shape by an interval maintaining material, a relationship among an interval a (pitch) between a peak portion of a pleat and a peak portion of a pleat arranged adjacent to the pleat, a folded width b of the filter media, an interval c (a center portion gap) between the filter media at center portions of the pleats arranged adjacent to each other (an intermediate position of the folded width b of the filter media), an interval c′ (an opening portion gap) between the filter media in the vicinity of peak portions of the pleats arranged adjacent to each other, a thickness d of the filter media, and a width e (a distal end width) of the pleat in the vicinity of the peak portion of the pleat is set such that the relationship satisfies c′/c≧1.1, c′=a−e≧0.45 mm, c=a/2−d and e/d≧2. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073255 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM TITANATE-BASED CERAMICS BODY - The invention is to provide a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based ceramics body, wherein, as a regenerated starting material, a fired body recovered in a production process for an aluminum titanate-based ceramics body is used and the aluminum titanate-based ceramics body excellent in a mechanical strength and in a thermal characteristics such as low thermal expansion and heat resistance can be obtained. The invention provides a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based ceramics body using a fired ceramics body recovered in a production process for an aluminum titanate-based ceramics body, comprising the following steps: a step of preparing a pulverized product having a median particle diameter of 100 μm or less from the fired ceramics body; a step of preparing a regenerated clay containing the pulverized product and water; a step of shaping the regenerated clay to form a shaped body; and a step of firing the shaped body. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073256 | LAWN MOWER - A lawn mower comprising: a power supply; a chassis for holding the power supply; a fixed shaft attached to the chassis; a rotary blade which is rotatably supported with respect to the fixed shaft; a transmitting portion which transmits rotation of the power supply to the rotary blade; and a fixed blade which is coaxially-arranged with the rotary blade, wherein a distance between the rotary blade and the fixed blade can be varied. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073257 | AUTOMATIC BYPASSING DEVICE OF TYING POSTS IN FRUIT-BEARING HEDGES, AND AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT MAKING USE THEREOF - Device for the automatic bypassing of tying posts or stakes in fruit-bearing hedges, in particular for trimming machines featuring a working head having two vertical rotating drive shafts on which are mounted two stacks of toothed cutting disks and an opening wheel. The stacks being able to assume a position where they come closer to each other and then intersect, or a position where they get further apart where the cutting disks of each stack find themselves distanced from the cutting disks of the other stack. Each opening wheel is mounted on its drive shaft through the intermediary of the speed reducer coupled to said shaft. The invention also concerns agricultural machines equipped with such a device. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073258 | EDGING AND TRIMMER BLADE - An edging and trimmer cutting device or blade designed for improved durability, performance, and safety. The blade is molded of flexible material composed of synthetic engineered urethane polymer, a polyamide or other resilient mesh bonded to or embedded in the blade for a cutting material to provide a cutting edge, and a metal or other high-durometer support member embedded in the blade. The size of the mesh may be coextensive with that of the blade and the fabric is positioned to intersect the cutting edges of the blade. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073259 | TURBOMACHINE HAVING AN ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A turbomachine including an annular combustion chamber, the combustion chamber presenting a connection flange at its downstream end for connection to an outer casing. The connection flange bears axially against the outer casing and is blocked in an axial direction by the upstream end of an inner casing of a high pressure turbine. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073260 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY - A split heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) arrangement including a first HRSG coupled to a turbine and thereby receptive of a portion of the exhaust gases to deliver the portion of the exhaust gases to a compressor, a second HRSG coupled to the turbine and thereby receptive of a remaining portion of the exhaust gases, which includes an NOx catalyst and a CO catalyst sequentially disposed therein to remove NOx and CO from the exhaust gases and an air injection apparatus to inject air into the second HRSG between the NOx catalyst and the CO catalyst to facilitate CO consumption at the CO catalyst. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073261 | APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTING A FUEL AT HIGH PRESSURE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - A combustor apparatus is provided, comprising a mixing arrangement for mixing a carbonaceous fuel with enriched oxygen and a working fluid to form a fuel mixture. A combustion chamber is at least partially defined by a porous perimetric transpiration member, at least partially surrounded by a pressure containment member. The combustion chamber has longitudinally spaced apart inlet and outlet portions. The fuel mixture is received by the inlet portion for combustion within the combustion chamber at a combustion temperature to form a combustion product. The combustion chamber directs the combustion product longitudinally toward the outlet portion. The transpiration member is configured to substantially uniformly direct a transpiration substance therethrough toward the combustion chamber, such that the transpiration substance is directed to flow helically about the perimeter and longitudinally between the inlet and outlet portions, for buffering interaction between the combustion product and the transpiration member. Associated systems are also provided. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073262 | AIR DISCHARGING DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT DOUBLE-FLOW TURBINE ENGINE - An air discharging device ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120073263 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH AXIAL MOVABLE FAN VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE - A nacelle assembly for a high-bypass gas turbine engine includes a fan variable area nozzle axially movable relative the fan nacelle to define an auxiliary port to vary a fan nozzle exit area and adjust a pressure ratio of the fan bypass airflow during engine operation. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073264 | REDUCTANT DOSING SYSTEM - A reductant dosing system for an engine is disclosed. The reductant dosing system may have a supply of reductant, a reservoir configured to hold pressurized reductant, and a pump configured to draw reductant from the supply and discharge reductant at an elevated pressure into the reservoir. The reductant dosing system may also have a plurality of injectors fluidly connected to the reservoir, and a drain valve fluidly connected between the reservoir and the supply. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073265 | EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVING CROSS-SENSITIVE SENSOR - An exhaust system for use with a combustion engine is disclosed. The exhaust system may have an exhaust passage, a reduction catalyst disposed within the exhaust passage, and an injection device configured to inject reductant into the exhaust passage. The exhaust system may also have a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a concentration of an exhaust constituent and the reductant, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the injection device. The controller may be configured to make a comparison of a value indicative of a rate of change of the signal for a period of time with a threshold amount, and make a determination of whether the sensor is sensing a concentration of the exhaust constituent or the reductant based on the comparison. The controller may also be configured to adjust operation of the injection device based on the determination. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073266 | Process for the Removal of Harmful Substances from Exhaust Gases of Combustion Engines and Catalyst for Carrying Out Said Process - An integrated system for treatment of exhaust gases includes a NO | 2012-03-29 |
20120073267 | PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR - A particulate matter sensor includes a ceramic rod, a first metal layer deposited on the ceramic rod, a ceramic layer deposited on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer deposited on the ceramic layer. The first metal layer serves as a source electrode, and the second metal layer serves as a detection electrode. In another embodiment, a particulate matter sensor includes a metal rod, a ceramic sheet deposited or wrapped around the ceramic rod, and a metal layer deposited on the ceramic layer or sheet. The metal rod serves as a source electrode, and the second metal layer serves as a detection electrode. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073268 | FUEL-FIRED BURNER FOR NO2 BASED REGENERATION - A fuel-fired burner in a vehicle exhaust system is selectively activated to increase exhaust gas temperature to a desired reference temperature. The fuel-fired burner can be either a partial range burner or a full range burner. A control strategy activates the fuel-fired burner only when needed to provide NO | 2012-03-29 |
20120073269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING PARTICULATE MATTER VENTED FROM AN ENGINE CRANKCASE - System and methods for treating particulate matter vented from an engine crankcase are provided. In one embodiment, an engine includes a crankcase. A ventilation hose is coupled to the engine to vent a crankcase gas from the crankcase. A catalytic emissions control device is coupled to the ventilation hose to treat particulate matter in the crankcase gas. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073270 | EXHAUST SYSTEM AND RETROFITTING METHOD - A method of retrofitting an engine with an exhaust system is disclosed. The method may include placing an exhaust treatment device in an exhaust duct of the engine, and placing an exhaust heater in fluid communication with the exhaust duct of the engine at a location upstream of the exhaust treatment device. The method may further include connecting an air supply passage at a first end to an inlet duct of the engine at a location downstream of a compressor and at a second end to the exhaust heater. The method may additionally include placing a restrictor valve in the inlet duct of the engine at a location downstream of the first end of the air supply passage. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073271 | AIR ENTRAINMENT COMPONENT FOR VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM - A vehicle exhaust system includes an air entrainment component that is used to reduce exhaust gas temperatures exiting the vehicle exhaust system. The air entrainment component includes an exhaust pipe with a non-circular cross-section at one end and an overlap tube that substantially surrounds the non-circular cross-section to form an air gap between the exhaust pipe and the overlap tube. Cooling external air is drawn into the air gap to cool heated exhaust gases within the exhaust pipe. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073272 | MIXING SYSTEM IN AN EXHAUST GAS MIXING CHAMBER - The mixing system includes a mixing chamber in which exhaust gases can flow in a flow direction, a nozzle designed to inject a fluid inside the mixing chamber, according to an injection direction, and an evaporating device positioned inside the mixing chamber, downstream from the injection inlet. The nozzle and the evaporating device are movable one with respect to the other, so that a substantial portion of the flow of the fluid injected into the mixing chamber hits the evaporating device regardless of the flow rate of the exhaust gases. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073273 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine including an ammonia oxidation catalyst device and an ammonia holding device arranged immediately upstream of the ammonia oxidation catalyst device is provided. The ammonia holding device has a solid acid, holds ammonia to restrain the ammonia from flowing into the ammonia oxidation catalyst device when a temperature of the ammonia oxidation catalyst device is within a N | 2012-03-29 |
20120073274 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Internal combustion engine according to the invention comprises an exhaust treatment apparatus provided in an exhaust passage, a burner apparatus provided upstream of the exhaust treatment apparatus for increasing exhaust temperature, and a variable mechanism for varying valve timing of an exhaust valve. The variable mechanism is controlled in such a manner that, when a flow amount of exhaust gas passing through the burner apparatus is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the exhaust valve opens in the middle of piston descending during an expansion stroke. When the exhaust valve is opened at this timing, high-temperature exhaust or combustion gas existing in combustion chamber at this time is sent to the burner apparatus, making it possible to increase atmosphere gas temperature of the burner apparatus. Therefore, even when flow amount of exhaust gas is increased to the predetermined value or more, sufficient ignition performance can be ensured. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073275 | TAIL TRIM ASSEMBLY FOR EXHAUST PIPE IN VEHICLE - A tail trim assembly for an exhaust pipe in a vehicle which may be mounted at a rear portion of the exhaust pipe that may be formed at an end of a vehicle muffler and discharges exhaust gas and condensed water from the muffler to the outside, may include a main body fitted around the rear portion of the exhaust pipe, at least a welding part formed at an end of the main body and welded to the exhaust pipe, and a collecting part formed at a rear end of the main body, wherein the rear end of the main body and a rear end of the rear portion in the exhaust pipe may be spaced with a predetermined gap to collect the condensed water discharged from the exhaust pipe therethrough. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073276 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS INCORPORATING PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS FOR WASTE HEAT RECOVERY FROM ENGINE EXHAUST - Thermoelectric devices, intended for placement in the exhaust of a hydrocarbon fuelled combustion device and particularly suited for use in the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine propelling a vehicle, are described. Exhaust gas passing through the device is in thermal communication with one side of a thermoelectric module while the other side of the thermoelectric module is in thermal communication with a lower temperature environment. The heat extracted from the exhaust gasses is converted to electrical energy by the thermoelectric module. The performance of the generator is enhanced by thermally coupling the hot and cold junctions of the thermoelectric modules to phase-change materials which transform at a temperature compatible with the preferred operating temperatures of the thermoelectric modules. In a second embodiment, a plurality of thermoelectric modules, each with a preferred operating temperature and each with a uniquely-matched phase-change material may be used to compensate for the progressive lowering of the exhaust gas temperature as it traverses the length of the exhaust pipe. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073277 | VALVE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST MUFFLER - A valve comprises a support including an exhaust gas passage opening, a plug able to move by tilting between a plugging position and a release position of the passage opening, and an elastic strip for returning the plug to its plugging position. The elastic strip has a first end fastened to the support and a second end bearing on the plug. The second end is able to slide on the plug between a first position, in which the plug is in the plugging position, and a second position, in which the plug is in the release position. The plug includes a stop forming a hard spot that cooperates with the second end of the elastic strip when the elastic strip is in the first position, so that this stop forms an obstacle for movement of the second end of the elastic strip from the first position to the second position. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073278 | STATOR CENTERING PLATE - A stator assembly for a torque converter includes first and second blade plates, a one-way clutch assembly disposed axially between the blade plates and a centering plate. The one-way clutch assembly has an inner race with an outer circumferential surface, an outer race with an outer circumferential surface, and a plurality of blocking elements disposed radially between the inner race and the outer race. The centering plate includes a ring portion grippingly engaged with the outer race outer circumferential surface and an annular portion with an inner circumferential surface arranged to radially position the inner race outer circumferential surface. In an example embodiment, at least one of the blade plates is made by stamping. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073279 | RIVET FOR USE WITH ANGLED FIXTURE AND METHOD THEREOF - A method of connecting plates in a torque converter including: forming a head of a rivet with an end surface that is curved or forms multiple planes; forming a portion of an interior surface of the cover to protrude or indent with respect to a surrounding portion of the interior surface; disposing the body of the rivet in respective holes in respective portions of the plates; and displacing the plates such that the end surface of the rivet head contacts the portion of the interior surface, the respective portions of the first and second plates are at an acute angle with respect to the surrounding portion of the interior surface, and a longitudinal axis of the rivet is at an acute angle with respect to a line orthogonal to the surrounding portion of the interior surface. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073280 | COMPRESSED AIR ENGINE - An engine comprises a tank of compressed air and a piston. The tank of compressed air is connected to a conduit and the conduit is connected to a cylinder comprising a first valve and an inlet to a chamber. The chamber comprises the piston, which reciprocates. The chamber also has a second outlet connected to a second valve. The air traverses from the tank of compressed into the chamber by opening the first valve. Both the first valve and second valve are closed and the compressed air moves the piston in the chamber to produce work. The second valve opens and the air escapes from the chamber and the piston. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073281 | Drive apparatus for a vehicle - A drive apparatus for a vehicle includes an engine output system that outputs power from an engine and a power transmission system that transmits the power from the engine output system to a driving wheel. A power transmission path including a chain mechanism and a one-way clutch is provided between an oil pump and a turbine shaft that is part of the engine output system. Another power transmission path including a corresponding chain mechanism and a corresponding one-way clutch is provided between the oil pump and a primary shaft that is part of the power transmission system. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073282 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A hydraulic system, especially in a high-pressure application, comprises a pressurized-fluid tank, a pressurized-fluid pump driven by a drive unit, at least one hydraulic load that can be pressurized thereby and a control and/or distribution unit connected fluidically between the pressurized-fluid pump and the load. This unit is provided with a housing and a core received therein and connected rigidly with the housing, which core bears with part of its surface in the region of a common, closed, especially cylindrical joint face with the housing on a corresponding inside face of a housing opening. Surface groove-like flow ducts are provided on the core and/or the housing in the region of the joint face, and the pressurized-fluid pump is directly built onto the control and/or distribution unit in the region of a free end face of the core. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073283 | HYDRAULIC CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE AND AUTOMOBILE HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides a hydraulic continuously variable transmission structure for an automobile comprising an oil tank, a tee joint, a hydraulic pump, an automobile speed regulation valve, an astern valve and a hydraulic motor, wherein the oil tank, the hydraulic pump, the automobile speed regulation valve, the astern valve and the hydraulic motor are connected via oil pipes to form an integral hydraulic continuously variable transmission structure. An automobile adopting the hydraulic continuously variable transmission structure for an automobile is also provided. According to the present application, continuously variation of speed ratio may be achieved. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073284 | HOT ZONE HEAT TRANSFER STRUCTURE OF A STIRLING ENGINE - A hot zone heat transfer structure of a Stirling engine is provided. One end of a cylinder includes a heated head, with its end wall connected with a hot air pipe. The cylinder accommodates a piston. The piston has an end surface corresponding to the end wall, between which a hot zone is defined. The end wall is fitted with a protruding heat conductor towards the piston, and the end surface is fitted with a concave heat-conducting portion, enabling normal overlapping of the ends of both the heat conductor and the heat-conducting portion. The overlapping may vary with the changing locations of the piston. A flanged section is set externally onto said heat conductor towards the exterior of the end wall. The heat from the head can be transferred to the central area of the hot zone via the help of the heat conductor and heat-conducting portion. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073285 | BRAKE APPARATUS - A brake apparatus, which is configured to generate a hydraulic pressure in a master cylinder by driving a piston by an electric actuator, accurately and appropriately sets a control position of the piston. According to a movement of an input piston in response to an operation of a brake pedal, the brake apparatus generates a hydraulic pressure in a primary chamber of the master cylinder by driving a primary piston by an electric motor to supply brake fluid to a brake caliper, thereby exerting a brake effect. The brake apparatus sets a first control position where the primary chamber is out of communication with a reservoir, and a second control position where the primary chamber is in communication with the reservoir as a holding position of the primary piston when no brake is applied. Then, the brake apparatus can improve the brake responsiveness while preventing occurrence of a brake drag by appropriately switching the holding position of the piston between the two points. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073286 | BOOSTER - An electric booster including a plunger movable by operation of a brake pedal, an electric motor controlled based on a relative displacement between the plunger and the linear motion member, which is detected by a relative displacement sensor, and a ball and screw mechanism. The linear motion member pushes a piston of a master cylinder through a reaction member, thereby generating a brake force. Part of a reaction force from the master cylinder is fed back to the brake pedal through the reaction member. When a reference position sensor detects that a relative position of the plunger to the linear motion member coincides with a predetermined reference position, a detection value of the relative displacement sensor is stored as a relative displacement reference value, and relative displacement between the plunger and the linear motion member is determined. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073287 | TURBOCHARGER HAVING ANTI-SURGE VALVE - A turbocharger having an anti-surge valve may include a compressor that may be disposed at an intake line to compress intake air, and the anti-surge valve that selectively fluid-connects the downstream and the upstream of the compressor to circulate the intake air from the downstream to the upstream of the intake line, wherein a passage communicating with the downstream of the intake line may be formed in the anti-surge valve and the intake air flowing through the passage may be supplied to an edge portion outside a rotation center of a blade of the compressor. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073288 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TURBOCHARGING AN ENGINE - A method for improving operation of a turbocharged engine is presented. In one embodiment, the method may reduce engine emissions and improve engine efficiency during an engine start. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING AN EXPANDER - A Rankine cycle system includes: an evaporator configured to receive heat from a heat source and circulate a working fluid to remove heat from the heat source; an expander in flow communication with the evaporator and configured to expand the working fluid fed from the evaporator; a condenser in flow communication with the expander and configured to condense the working fluid fed from the expander; a pump in flow communication with the condenser and configured to pump the working fluid fed from the condenser; a first conduit for feeding a first portion of the working fluid from the pump to the evaporator; and a second conduit for feeding a second portion of the working fluid from the pump to the expander. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073290 | Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) electric power plant - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for OTEC plant. The device can be deployed in ocean with depth of 600 meter or more. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073291 | Industrial Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Processes - A combined OTEC and steam system having an OTEC power generation system including a multistage condensing system in fluid communication with a cold water system and a steam system comprising a steam condenser, wherein the steam condenser is in fluid communication with the cold water system. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073292 | Process for the gasification of waste tires with residual oil - A process for the production of a synthesis gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide utilizes shredded waste tires that are substantially free of metal particles as a feedstream, either alone or in combination with a residual oil feedstream, for gasification in the combustion chamber of a tubular wall membrane partial oxidation gasification reactor in the presence of a predetermined amount of oxygen. Optionally, the product synthesis gas is introduced as the feedstream to a water gas shift reactor to enhance the hydrogen content of the final product stream. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073293 | STEAM TURBINE VALVE HAVING INTEGRAL PRESSURE CHAMBER - A steam turbine valve having an integral pressure chamber is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the valve for supplying steam includes a valve body; and a pressure chamber substantially contained within a wall of the valve body, the pressure chamber having an inlet for receiving a pressurized fluid. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073294 | RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM - A Rankine cycle system mounted on a vehicle includes a Rankine cycle circuit, a pressure detector, a temperature detector and a controller. The Rankine cycle circuit includes a fluid expansion device, a fluid transferring device, first and second passages, a heater, a cooling device, a bypass passage and a flow regulating valve. The bypass passage connects the first passage and the second passage, and in which the flow regulating valve is provided for opening and closing the bypass passage. The controller is connected to the flow regulating valve for controlling an operation of the flow regulating valve and to the pressure and temperature detectors and for receiving signals of pressure and temperature from the pressure and temperature detectors, respectively. The controller controls the operation of the flow regulating valve based on a superheat degree of the working fluid calculated from the signals of the pressure and temperature. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073295 | RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM - A Rankine cycle system mounted on a vehicle has a Rankine cycle circuit through which working fluid circulates, a power generator, a power storage and a controller. The Rankine cycle circuit includes a fluid expansion device, a fluid transferring device, first and second passages, a heater, a cooling device, a bypass passage and a flow regulating valve. The bypass passage connects the first passage to the second passage. The flow regulating valve is provided in the bypass passage for opening and closing the bypass passage. The power generator converts the work generated by the fluid expansion device into electric power. The controller monitors charge rate of the electric power charged in the power storage and controls an operation of the flow regulating valve based on the monitored charge rate. The controller causes the flow regulating valve to be opened when the monitored charge rate is greater than a predetermined value. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073296 | ROTARY CAM RADIAL STEAM ENGINE - The present invention is directed to a Rotary Cam Radial Steam Engine of a single or multiple pistons and cylinders, which are driven lineally by the introduction of pressure from an external source, through a single, centralized rotating valve. The valve has been designed to provide timed introduction of the pressurized gasses into each cylinder at the moment determined to be best for the engine's applied use, and then the same central rotating valve assembly at the appropriate moment opens to allow the used pressure to exhaust it into the atmosphere, or a collection system. The lineal direction of the pistons is then directed outward and onto an external rotating cam which converts the lineal energy into circular rotating energy. The engine can be disassembled for servicing or complete rebuilding and reassembled quickly with use of no tools. With the need for efficient energy generation, there is a growing requirement for a lighter weight, long lasting, economical motors with affordable ease of maintenance to be used on different applications capable using a variety of different power generating sources. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073297 | Apparatus And Method Of Converting A Portion Of The Specific Energy Of A Fluid In Gas Phase Into Mechanical Work - An apparatus ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120073298 | ROTARY EXPANSION ENGINE - A rotary engine comprising an engine block that is movable in rotation about an axle, said engine block including at least one blind cylinder mounted on a casing. Said blind cylinders are closed by respective movable pistons defining sealed chambers of variable volume inside the cylinders. Each piston is connected to a crank mechanism secured to the stub axle of the engine block. The variable-volume sealed chamber of each piston contains a fluid suitable for expanding under the effect of a rise in temperature, the engine further including heater means for raising the temperature of the fluid present in said chamber. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073299 | HIGH TEMPERATURE MANIFOLDS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A fuel manifold for distributing fuel to a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of interconnected manifold segments. Each manifold segment extends between a pair of fuel injector inlet fittings. Each manifold segment includes a fuel liner defining an internal fuel passage therethrough fluidly connecting a pair of fuel injector inlet fittings. A wire braid layer surrounds the fuel liner, a fire sleeve surrounds the wire braid layer, and a flexible thermal shield surrounds the fire sleeve. An insulation space is defined between the fire sleeve and the thermal shield to thermally isolate the fire sleeve from conditions external to the thermal shield. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073300 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A COMBUSTOR - A combustor includes an end cover and a combustion chamber downstream of the end cover. The combustor further includes nozzles disposed radially in the end cover and a shroud surrounding at least one of the nozzles and extending downstream into the combustion chamber. The shroud includes an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface. A method for operating a combustor includes flowing compressed working fluid through nozzles into a combustion chamber, flowing fuel through each nozzle in a first subset of the nozzles into the combustion chamber, and igniting the fuel from each nozzle in the first subset of nozzles in the combustion chamber. In addition, the method includes extending into the combustion chamber a separate shroud around each nozzle in a second subset of the nozzles and isolating fuel to each nozzle in the second subset of nozzles. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073301 | CRITICAL FLOW NOZZLE FOR CONTROLLING FUEL DISTRIBUTION AND BURNER STABILITY - A fuel delivery system for delivering fuel to a gas turbine engine includes a fixed critical flow nozzle, a first fuel nozzle and a second fuel nozzle. The fixed critical flow nozzle and the variable critical flow nozzle are connected to a fuel source in parallel. The fixed critical flow nozzle has an orifice throat with a fixed effective cross-sectional area. The variable critical flow nozzle has an orifice throat with a variable effective cross-sectional area. The first fuel nozzle is connected to the fixed critical flow nozzle for delivering fuel to the gas turbine engine, and the second fuel nozzle is connected to the variable critical flow nozzle for delivering fuel to the gas turbine engine. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073302 | FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE SYSTEM - A fuel nozzle assembly is disclosed. The fuel nozzle assembly comprises an outer burner tube and an inner burner tube defining a pre-mixing annulus therebetween. The fuel nozzle assembly further comprises a swirler assembly, the swirler assembly comprising a plurality of swirler vanes disposed in an annular array about the inner burner tube and configured to interact with primary air upstream of the pre-mixing annulus. The fuel nozzle assembly further comprises an air injection feature configured to flow secondary air into the pre-mixing annulus downstream of the swirler assembly such that the secondary air flows in a generally linear path longitudinally with respect to the pre-mixing annulus and adjacent at least one of the outer burner tube and the inner burner tube. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073303 | METAL INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS AND COMPONENTS FORMED THEREWITH - A process of producing a metallic component having a desired shape that includes at least one nonuniform section, as well as metallic components produced by such a process. The process uses a composition containing a mixture of a polymeric binder and a metal powder that includes particles of an alloy having a reactive element that renders the alloy uncastable. The composition is metal injection molded to yield a green compact having a shape corresponding to the shape of the metallic component, including its at least one nonuniform section. A majority of the binder is then removed from the green compact, and then the green compact is sintered to remove a remainder of the binder and fuse particles of the metal powder together to form the metallic component and the nonuniform section thereof. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073304 | TURBOMACHINE INCLUDING A CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE (CMC) BRIDGE - A turbomachine includes a turbine section including a turbine inlet. A transition piece includes a transition piece inlet and a transition piece outlet. A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) bridge member links the transition piece outlet and the turbine inlet. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073305 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A combustion chamber of a gas turbine including first and second premixed fuel supply devices connected to a combustion device having first zones connected to the first premixed fuel supply devices and second zones connected to the second premixed fuel supply devices. The second fuel supply devices are shifted along a combustion device longitudinal axis with respect to the first fuel supply devices. The first zones are axially upstream of the second premixed fuel supply devices. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073306 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER MADE OF CMC MATERIAL AND SUBDIVIDED INTO SECTORS - An assembled annular combustion chamber comprises an annular inner wall and an annular outer wall made of ceramic matrix composite material together with a chamber end wall connected to the inner and outer walls and provided with orifices for receiving injectors. Elastically-deformable link parts connect the inner wall and the outer wall of the chamber to inner and outer casings that are made of metal. The assembly formed by the inner wall, the outer wall, and the combustion chamber end wall is subdivided circumferentially into adjacent chamber sectors, each sector being made as a single piece of ceramic composite material and comprising an inner wall sector, an outer wall sector, and a chamber end wall sector. The link parts connect the inner metal casing and the outer metal casing respectively to each inner wall sector of the combustion chamber and to each outer wall sector of the chamber. The chamber end wall sectors are in contact with a one-piece ring to which they are connected. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073307 | HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT AND THERMAL CYCLING UNIT - A heat exchanger unit according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a plurality of heat exchangers that includes magnetic particles therein; and a connection section that is provided between the heat exchangers to connect the heat exchangers, the connection section including a solid-core member, a porous body or a combined substance of the solid-core member and the porous body. In the heat exchanger unit, the connection section invades partially into an inside of the heat exchanger connected thereto. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073308 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A BLACK BODY - Provided is an apparatus for controlling temperature of a black body. The apparatus includes a black body emitting radiant energy of infrared rays; a first Peltier element adjacent to the black body, the first Peltier element having a 1a surface and a 1b surface that selectively emit or absorb heat; a copper plate adjacent to the 1b surface; a second Peltier element adjacent to the 2b surface, the second Peltier element having a 2a surface and a 2b surface that selectively emit or absorb heat; a heat transfer member comprising a bent surface adjacent to the 2a surface, and an arm extending toward both ends of the black body to be adjacent to the both ends of the black body and a control unit controlling the 2a surface to emit heat when the 1a surface emits heat, and the 2a surface to absorb heat when the 1a surface absorbs heat. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073309 | THERMOELECTRIC DRINKING APPARATUS AND THERMOELECTRIC HEAT PUMP - A thermoelectric drinking apparatus has a feeding pipe, a cooling-gain circulating loop, a heating-gain circulating loop, an outlet pipe, and a thermoelectric heat pump. The thermoelectric heat pump has a cooling unit attached to the cold side of a thermoelectric chip, which has a cooling channel in its interior, and a heating unit attached to the hot side of the thermoelectric chip and provided with a heating channel in its interior. The feeding pipe conducts fluid into the cooling channel and the heating channel respectively. The cooling-gain and heating-gain circulating loop respectively cause fluids in the cooling channel and heating channel to create circular flows, such that the cold side and hot side of the thermoelectric chip respectively cool and heat the fluids via the cooling channel and heating channel. The outlet pipe discharges the cooled and/or heated fluids respectively from the cooling-gain circulating loop and heating-gain circulating loop. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073310 | CRYOGENIC VACUUM BREAK THERMAL COUPLER - A novel thermal coupler apparatus and method to couple a cryocooler or another cooling device to a superconducting magnet or cooled object allows for replacement without a need to break the cryostat vacuum or to warm up the superconducting magnet or other cooled object. A method uses a pneumatic actuator for coupling, and a retractable mechanical actuator for uncoupling. Mechanical closing forces are balanced between the intermediate temperature and low temperature cooling surfaces and do not transfer to the cooled object. The pneumatic actuator provides permanent control under mechanical closing forces in the thermal coupling. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073311 | REFRIGERANT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A refrigerant system and a method for controlling the same are provided. A refrigerant system includes: an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in an operating loop of the refrigerant system and configured to perform a heat exchange between outdoor air and a refrigerant; a compressor disposed in the operating loop and configured to compress the refrigerant; an indoor heat exchanger disposed in the operating loop and configured to perform a heat exchange between indoor air and the refrigerant; an expander disposed in the operating loop and configured to expand the refrigerant; a refrigerant storage connected to the operating loop and configured to receive and store the refrigerant from and discharge the refrigerant to the operating loop; and a refrigerant storage controller configured to control a total amount of refrigerant in the operating loop based on an indoor air conditioning load and an amount of the stored refrigerant. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073312 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN FREEZING OR THAWING BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MATERIALS - A system for use in freezing or thawing a biopharmaceutical material includes a container means and a support member. The container means has a receiving cavity receiving the biopharmaceutical material therein. The support member is connected to and supported by the container means. A transmitter is configured to propagate an ultrasonic pulse into the biopharmaceutical material and is located in a support member cavity of the support member. An ultrasonic sensor is configured to sense a reflection of the pulse in the biopharmaceutical material and is located in the support member cavity. A controller is coupled to the transmitter and the sensor. The controller is configured to determine a phase change of the biopharmaceutical material based on the propagation of the pulse by the transmitter and the sense of the reflection by the sensor. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073313 | REFIGERANT SYSTEM AND A CONTROL METHOD THE SAME - The present invention relates to the refrigerant system in which the refrigerant amount stored in the accumulator may be adjusted by the super cooling adjustment unit according to the indoor conditioning load. Therefore, according to the present invention, the flow refrigerant amount on the refrigerant cycle may be optimally adjusted according to the indoor conditioning load, and there is an advantage that the operation efficiency may be more improved. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073314 | AIR COOLING & HUMIDIFYING DEVICE AND METHOD WITHIN BUILDINGS - An air cooling and humidifying device comprises an air supply unit, a high-pressure air generator, a low-pressure air generator and an atomizer. The air supply unit comprises several air vent, a high-pressure air chamber, and a low-pressure air chamber connected with the air vents. The high-pressure air generator is connected with the high-pressure air chamber to generate high-pressure air to be sent to the high-pressure air chamber. A low-pressure air generator is connected with the low-pressure air chamber to generate low-pressure air to be sent to the low-pressure air chamber. An atomizer is connected with the high-pressure air chamber to atomize water for mixing into high-pressure air. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073315 | AMMONIA-WATER ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION UNIT - An ammonia water absorption chiller unit for drive temperatures of also less than 100° C. with at least one absorber arranged in a refrigerant cycle, wherein the absorber includes a fully welded packet of plates for an inner medium which is in turn placed in a casing for an outer medium. A method of minimum complexity for leading media in at least one refrigerant cycle of the ammonia water absorption chiller unit using heat exchangers which include a fully welded packet of plates for an inner medium which is in turn arranged in a casing for an outer medium. A use of an absorber which includes a fully welded packet of plates for an inner medium which is in turn arranged in a casing for an outer medium in a refrigerant cycle of the ammonia water absorption chiller unit. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073316 | CONTROL OF A TRANSCRITICAL VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A transcritical vapor compression system includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger for cooling the refrigerant, an expansion device for decreasing the pressure of the refrigerant, a second heat exchanger for absorbing heat into the refrigerant, and a controller programmed to calculate a first energy difference across the second heat exchanger and a second energy difference across the compressor, to calculate an energy ratio by dividing the first energy difference by the second energy difference, to compare the energy ratio to a previously calculated energy ratio, and to adjust operating parameters of the system based on the comparison of the energy ratio with respect to the previously calculated energy ratio. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073317 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073318 | Refrigerant System With Multiple Load Modes - A refrigerant system capable of operating at multiple capacity modes includes an evaporator, a multi-stage compressor assembly, a first fluid flow path, a second fluid flow path, a first valve, and a second valve. The multi-stage compressor assembly has a first stage and a second stage. The first fluid flow path extends from the evaporator to the first stage of the multi-stage compressor assembly. The second fluid flow path connects to the first fluid flow path and to the multi-stage compressor assembly between the first stage and the second stage. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073319 | CO2 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR ICE-PLAYING SURFACES | 2012-03-29 |
20120073320 | ATMOSPHERIC WATER GENERATOR - An atmospheric water generator includes a refrigeration system. The evaporators may be roll-bond evaporators. Fans cooperate with a radiator and the evaporators to induce an in-flow stream of air from ambient air into and through, firstly, the condenser, and secondly, the radiator. The in-flow stream of air is cooled by the evaporator as the in-flow stream passes through the evaporator. The cooled stream of air then passes through a heated dissipating section of the radiator. The airways between the evaporators in the array are sufficiently long so that the streams of air become turbulently mixed. The evaporators may be planar. Opposed facing surfaces of adjacent evaporators may include turbulent flow trippers to change laminar flow in the airways to turbulent flow. The turbulent flow trippers may include protrusions formed on the opposed facing surfaces or metallic mesh interleaved in the airways between the evaporators. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073321 | REFRIGERATOR DOOR MULLION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A French-style refrigerator door is disclosed. The refrigerator door includes an actuator and a mullion bar rotatably mounted to the door. The mullion bar is responsive to the actuator to automatically rotate from a first position to a second position upon actuation of the actuator. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073322 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED CARGO CONTAINER WITH AIR DISTRIBUTION - The distribution of condition air into the cargo space of a temperature controlled container is improved. Conditioned air may be selectively distributed into the cargo space from a plenum beneath the cargo support floor through a plurality of longitudinally and laterally spaced apart openings through the cargo support floor. Side air ducts may be provided extending rearwardly along the side walls of the container for distributing conditioned air received from a pair of side air outlets in a refrigerant unit associated with the container. The side air ducts may have a plurality of air discharge openings and may discharge conditioned air into vertically extending recesses in the side walls. The side air outlets have a selectively variable flow area. The number, location and size of the openings through the cargo support floor, as well as the air discharge openings in the side air ducts, may be selectively varied so as to selectively distribute the conditioned air flow throughout the cargo space. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073323 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM CONNECTION FITTING - A disclosed connector assembly for a refrigerant system mounted within an aircraft includes a metal seal disposed within a seal bore of a connector and compressed against a seal face of a nipple secured to the connector by a threaded member. The connector includes a seal bore that receives the metal seal with the inner portion of the seal bore open to the bore. In one example, the connector and nut are formed from aluminum and the nipple is formed from stainless steel and includes an aluminum coating applied to surfaces in contact with the metal seal and the connector. | 2012-03-29 |
20120073324 | "TENNIS" TYPE WEARABLE JEWEL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SUCH A WEARABLE JEWEL - A “Tennis” type wearable jewel ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120073325 | ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE OF JEWELRY - A jewelry ornamental article including a plurality of links ( | 2012-03-29 |