15th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110083411 | Unloading Conveyor Suspension System - A suspension system for an unloading conveyor of an agricultural harvester vehicle, has a first support configured to hold the unloading conveyor in a vertical unloading position; a second support configured to hold the unloading conveyor in a horizontal unloading position; a control circuit coupled to the first and second supports, wherein the control circuit is configured to selectively engage at least one gas charged hydraulic accumulator to one of the first support and the second support to thereby spring-load the unloading conveyor in the vertical or the horizontal direction (or both). | 2011-04-14 |
20110083412 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR POWER EQUIPMENT - A brake system for use in power equipment is disclosed. The brake system has a brake arm that pivots at one end and has a brake pad at the other end. The brake arm is connected to a spring which, when the brake system is engaged, the spring causes the brake arm to pivot upwards and the brake pad comes into contact with a rotating member, for example a pulley, that may be attached to a lawn mower blade. The combination of the spring pivoting the brake arm upwards as well as the rotation of the pulley towards the brake arm causes the pulley to cease rotating, bringing the rotating member to a stop. The operator of the power equipment may have a lever or other apparatus to cause the brake arm to move between an engaged position and a disengaged position. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083413 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR MOTORIZED POWER EQUIPMENT - A wheel hub assembly for use in powered lawn equipment is disclosed. The wheel hub assembly has a receiving member which is coupled to an intermediate shaft having an intermediate gear. The intermediate gear is coupled to an output shaft having an output gear. The output shaft is connected to an output hub; the intermediate shaft gear meshes with the output gear such that when the receiving pulley is rotated in one direction, the output hub rotates in the opposite direction. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083414 | Lawn-care maintenance apparatus - The lawn-care maintenance apparatus is compatible with a conventional power, self-propelled, walk-behind lawnmower. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a rotary blade that can be readily attachable to and detachable from a drive wheel of the power, self-propelled, walk-behind lawnmower. Also, the lawn-care maintenance apparatus comprises fastener elements for securing the rotary blade onto a drive wheel of the power, self-propelled, walk-behind lawnmower. The edger blade when attached to the drive wheel of the power, self-propelled, walk-behind lawnmower is driven by the power system of the self-propelled, walk-behind lawnmower. The rotary blade is offset from the center of the axis of the drive wheel of the self-propelled, walk-behind lawnmower. Another embodiment of the lawn-care maintenance apparatus is a permanent edger attachment that is capped when the edging is not needed, this extending the life of the edger blade. Still another embodiment is a clutch assembly that replaces one of the drive wheels of the power, self-propelled, walk-behind lawnmower, the cutting surfaces of the clutch assembly having an engaged and a retracted position, the cutting surfaces when engaged locking in place and performing the edging. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083415 | ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE MULTIFILAMENT YARNS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THEREOF - The invention relates to a gel spun, ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) multifilament yarn characterized in that said yarn comprises individual monofilaments having a coefficient of variation of their linear density, hereafter CV | 2011-04-14 |
20110083416 | PROPULSION ENGINE - A propulsion engine ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083417 | COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system for an open rotor gas turbine engine is provided. The system comprises an engine exhaust, and a row of open rotor propeller blades located rearwardly of the exhaust such that hot exhaust gases impinge on the propeller blades. Each blade has an internal cooling network through which cooling air flows to cool the blade in respect of the hot exhaust gases. Each blade also has one or more intakes which provide cooling air to the cooling network. The or each intake is located radially outwardly of the position of impingement of the hot exhaust gas on the blade. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083418 | FLYING OBJECT - In order to provide a flying object with an engine comprising a combustion chamber with a combustion space and a nozzle with a nozzle space following the combustion chamber, the transition between combustion chamber and nozzle lying in a plane in which a cross-section of the combustion space converges, in which thrust control in terms of magnitude and/or thrust vector can be carried out in a simple manner, it is provided that a centre body adapted to have combustion products flowing around it is at least partially arranged in the nozzle space, outside of the combustion space, and at least three jet vanes are arranged at the centre body. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083419 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BYPASSING AN INLET AIR TREATMENT FILTER - A method of assembling an inlet air filter assembly for use with a turbine engine system. The method includes coupling an inlet hood to an air filter enclosure, such that an airflow path is defined between the inlet hood and the air filter enclosure. A pre-filter is coupled to the inlet hood, such that the pre-filter is positioned within the airflow path. A filter bypass assembly is coupled to the pre-filter for moving the pre-filter from an operating position to a bypass position during operation of the turbine engine system. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083420 | Subsonic and Stationary Ramjet Engines - A ramjet engine ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083421 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING PROCESS - An exhaust gas treatment device ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083422 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING REGENERATION OF NITROGEN OXIDE ADSORBERS - An exhaust treatment system includes a nitrogen oxide (NOx) monitoring module and a regeneration control module. The NOx monitoring module monitors first and second NOx levels in an exhaust stream produced by an engine, wherein the first NOx level is measured between first and second portions of a substrate of a NOx adsorber, wherein the second NOx level is measured upstream from the first portion of the substrate, and wherein the first portion of the substrate is upstream from the second portion of the substrate. The regeneration control module initiates a regeneration cycle of the NOx adsorber when the first NOx level is greater than a predetermined percentage of the second NOx level, wherein the regeneration cycle includes injecting hydrocarbons (HC) into the exhaust stream at a location upstream from the NOx adsorber. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083423 | ATMOSPHERE LEARNING DEVICE FOR OXYGEN CONCENTRATION SENSOR - An atmosphere learning device performs atmosphere learning upon an output value from an oxygen concentration sensor based on the output value from the sensor when an exhaust passage is in an atmospheric state. The device includes a stop request determination device, an opening-closing valve control device, and a learning execution device. The stop request determination device is for determining whether an operation stop request of an engine has been made. The opening-closing valve control device is for controlling an opening-closing valve into a predetermined valve-opening state when it is determined by the determination device that the operation stop request has been made. The learning execution device is for executing the atmosphere learning after control of the opening-closing valve into the predetermined valve-opening state by the control device. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A REDUCTANT INJECTION SYSTEM IN AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine operating at a lean air/fuel ratio includes a reductant injection system configured to dispense reductant into an exhaust gas feedstream upstream of a selective catalytic reduction device. The reductant injection system includes a reductant delivery system fluidly coupled to a reductant dispensing device that is configured to dispense the reductant. A method for monitoring the reductant injection system includes commanding the reductant dispensing device to dispense reductant at a prescribed reductant flowrate, controlling the reductant delivery system to a preferred operating state, monitoring operation of the reductant delivery system and estimating a reductant flowrate as a function of the monitored operation of the reductant delivery system, and diagnosing operation of the reductant injection system as a function of the prescribed reductant flowrate and the estimated reductant flowrate. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083425 | INTEGRATED FUEL CATALYST MONITOR - A method is provided for monitoring an emission device coupled to an engine. In one example approach, the method comprises: following a deceleration fuel shut-off duration, indicating degradation of the emission device based on an amount of rich products required to cause a sensor to become richer than a threshold. The amount of rich products required may be correlated to an amount of oxygen stored in the emission device. The indication of emission device degradation may be further based on air mass and temperature during delivery of the required rich products. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083426 | EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH HEAT RECOVERY DEVICE - In an emission control system, an absorbent in exhaust-emission passage absorbs a particular component in the emission with a temperature thereof being lower than a first temperature, and desorbs therefrom the absorbed particular component with the temperature thereof being equal to or higher than the first temperature. A catalyst in the exhaust-emission passage converts the particular component desorbed from the absorbent into another component with a temperature thereof being equal to or higher than a second temperature higher than the first temperature. A heat recovery device is disposed in the exhaust-emission passage upstream of the absorbent and recovers heat from the exhaust emission by heat exchange between a heat-transfer medium and the exhaust emission. An adjusting unit adjusts an amount of heat to be recovered by the heat recovery device to thereby adjust a temperature state of the exhaust emission. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083427 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention provides an internal combustion engine exhaust purification apparatus includes a filter configured to collect particulate matter contained in exhaust gas, a selective catalytic reduction converter provided downstream of the filter to reduce nitrogen oxide contained, an oxidation catalyst converter with an adsorption function provided upstream of the converter to temporarily adsorb the nitrogen oxide contained in the exhaust gas, a burner configured to increase the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing into the filter, the selective catalytic reduction converter, and the oxidation catalyst converter to set the temperature of the filter to at least a predetermined recovery temperature, thus recovering the filter, and an ECU configured to inhibit the burner from being started when the burner is otherwise to be started but if the selective catalytic reduction converter has not been activated. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083428 | SCR MIXER - A device and method for catalytic reduction of NOx in gaseous products of combustion by directing the products of combustion through a particulate filter ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083429 | CATALYST PASSING COMPONENT DETERMINING APPARATUS AND EXHAUST PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention comprises a selective reduction type NOx catalyst located in an exhaust passage and being capable of purifying NOx with ammonia, an oxidation catalyst located downstream of the selective reduction type NOx catalyst, an upstream sensor located between the selective reduction type NOx catalyst and the oxidation catalyst and having ability to detect both ammonia and NOx, a downstream sensor located downstream of the oxidation catalyst and having ability to detect both ammonia and NOx, and determining means for determining a component passing through the selective reduction type NOx catalyst, based upon a relation between output of the upstream sensor and output of the downstream sensor. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083430 | ENGINE FOR ENERGY CONVERSION - An engine for converting thermal energy to kinetic energy is provided. The engine includes a body of fluid having a first zone and a second zone, a thermal energy source thermally connected to the first zone for providing thermal energy thereto, and a thermal energy sink thermally connected to the second zone for removing thermal energy therefrom such that the first zone has a temperature greater than the second zone. The engine further includes a movable loop, which extends between the first zone and the second zone, and a plurality of containers which are positioned in the body of fluid and attached to the loop such that the loop and the containers move conjointly between the first zone and the second zone. Each of the containers expands to a first volume when it is in one of the first and second zones, and contracts to a second volume when it is in the other one of the first and second zones. A working fluid is provided in each of the said containers to cause the containers and the loop to move between the first and second zones. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083431 | Thermally-Active Material Assemblies Including Phase Change Materials and Methods for Using Them - A thermally-activated material assembly transformable between an actuated condition and a non-actuated condition including an actuator material that, in response to being heated and cooled above/below an actuation temperature, causes the actuator element to actuate from a non-actuated shape to an actuated shape, and vice versa, respectively. The assembly also includes a drive mechanism connected to the actuator element and a phase-change material (PCM) associated with the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism causes the PCM to either (i) directly engage the actuator element when the actuator assembly is in the non-actuated condition and to be disengaged from the actuator element when the actuator assembly is in the actuated condition or (ii) directly engage the actuator element when the actuator assembly is in the actuated condition and to be disengaged from the actuator element when the actuator assembly is in the non-actuated condition. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083432 | Internal combustion engine and supercharger - A diesel or diesel-like internal combustion engine drivably connected to a variable internal compression ratio supercharger that supplies varying amounts of air to the engine responsive to the load requirements of the engine. The supercharger has a pair of rotors concurrently driven by the engine to move air to the engine. A slide assembly associated with screw rotors is movable with a controller relative to the rotors to bypass air to atmosphere and regulate the amount of air and pressure of the air compressed by the screw rotors to the engine to increase the engine's efficiency. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083433 | Explosion protection for a turbine and combustion engine - In an explosion protection for gas a turbine which includes a turbine wheel and a turbine housing surrounding the turbine wheel, wherein the explosion protection comprises a multi-layer structure of material of a high rupture strength, the explosion protection is in the form of an essentially closed pot including a bottom section and a sash extending fully around the bottom section for accommodating the turbine housing. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083434 | Method and Apparatus For Achieving Higher Thermal Efficiency In A Steam Engine or Steam Expander - A high order of thermal efficiency is achieved in a steam engine or expander having a piston clearance that approximates zero together with a negligible amount of compression, such that pressure in the clearance volume approximates ambient pressure, i.e. atmospheric or condenser pressure as the case may be at the end of the piston return stroke when the clearance is essentially zero. These two provisions working together simultaneously provide a method and apparatus which constitute a new engine apparatus and Rankine operating cycle that can be referred to as “zero clearance with zero compression”. The invention also provides an improved steam admission valve assembly that can be operated either automatically responsive to piston movement or by means of a cam shaft and cam or electrically by means of a solenoid that provides an intermittent magnetic field for operating one or more valves. A biphasic exhaust system is described in which a piston operated valve opens to exhaust steam in a primary phase at or near maximum displacement, and in a secondary phase an auxiliary, normally open exhaust valve facing the top of the piston permits virtually all residual steam to be exhausted through the approximate end of the piston return stroke after which it is closed by the piston, by a lifter on the piston or by the cam and finally held closed during the power stroke by a fresh charge of steam injected through the steam admission valve into the clearance volume as it approaches zero. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083435 | 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 further directs the combustion product longitudinally toward the outlet portion. The porous transpiration member is configured to substantially uniformly direct a transpiration substance laterally therethrough, about the perimeter thereof defining the combustion chamber and longitudinally between the inlet and outlet portions, toward the combustion chamber for buffering interaction between the combustion product and the porous transpiration member. Associated systems are also provided. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083436 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE, COUPLING AND TRANSFER - Systems, methods, and apparatus relating to the use of phase change material to store, transfer and convert heat, such as from solar radiation, to mechanical work or electricity. Apparatus, systems, components, and methods relating to thermal energy transfer and energy conversion are described herein. In one aspect, the invention relates to a containment vessel having a heat receiving region and a heat transfer region such that a plurality of phase change materials are disposed therein and a sequence of solid, liquid and vapor phases are used to transfer heat from a source to a heat receiver of a power conversion unit. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083437 | RANKINE CYCLE SYSTEM - The rankine cycle system includes an evaporator coupled to a heat source and configured to circulate a working fluid in heat exchange relationship with a hot fluid from the heat source so as to heat the working fluid and vaporize the working fluid. An expander is coupled to the evaporator and configured to expand the vaporized working fluid from the evaporator. The exemplary expander is operable at variable speed. A condenser is coupled to the expander and configured to condense the vaporized working fluid from the expander. A pump is coupled to the condenser and configured to feed the condensed working fluid from the condenser to the evaporator. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083438 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINED THERMAL AND COMPRESSED GAS ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS - The invention relates to systems and methods including an energy conversion system for storage and recovery of energy using compressed gas, a source of recovered thermal energy, and a heat-exchange subsystem in fluid communication with the energy conversion system and the source of recovered thermal energy. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083439 | Staged Multi-Tube Premixing Injector - A fuel injection nozzle includes a body member having an upstream wall opposing a downstream wall, and an internal wall disposed between the upstream wall and the downstream wall, a first chamber partially defined by the an inner surface of the upstream wall and a surface of the internal wall, a second chamber partially defined by an inner surface of the downstream wall and a surface of the internal wall a first gas inlet communicative with the first chamber operative to emit a first gas into the first chamber, a second gas inlet communicative with the second chamber operative to emit a second gas into the second chamber, and a plurality of mixing tubes, each of the mixing tubes having a tube inner surface, a tube outer surface, a first inlet communicative with an aperture in the upstream wall operative to receive a third gas. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083440 | HIGH STRENGTH CROSSOVER MANIFOLD AND METHOD OF JOINING - A secondary fuel nozzle includes a plurality of tubes axially extending downstream within the secondary fuel nozzle, the tubes defining passages operable to allow a flow of fluid to flow through each of the passages, the passages including an outermost tertiary passage and a radially inner secondary fuel passage. The secondary fuel nozzle also includes a fuel peg extending radially outward from the axially extending tubes, the fuel peg operable to emit a fluid radially outward therefrom. The secondary fuel nozzle further includes a crossover manifold attached to the fuel peg and in fluid communication with the radially inner secondary fuel passage and the fuel peg, wherein the crossover manifold is attached to the corresponding tubes that define the tertiary passage and the radially inner secondary passage by butt welds. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083441 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING FUEL IN A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine includes a compressor, a turbine operatively connected to the compressor, and a combustion assembly fluidly connected between the compressor and the turbine. The combustion assembly includes an end cover including a plurality of fuel circuits, a fuel distributing flange fluidly connected to at least one of the plurality of fuel circuits, a nozzle assembly fluidly linked to the at least one of the plurality of fuel circuits, and a fuel distribution system configured and disposed to deliver fuel to the fuel distributing flange. The fuel distribution system is selectively activated to stage fuel delivery to the at least one of the plurality of fuel circuits at a pressure sufficient to achieve atomization at the nozzle assembly without requiring a supplemental atomization air flow prior to delivering fuel to others of the plurality of fuel circuits at a pressure to achieve atomization without requiring a supplemental atomization air flow. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083442 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING NOZZLES - A nozzle includes a nozzle body and a cavity defined at least in part by the nozzle body. A plenum extends through the nozzle body into the cavity. At least one passage through the plenum provides fluid communication between the plenum and the cavity. Orifices through the nozzle body and circumferentially spaced around the nozzle body provide fluid communication through the nozzle body. A method for cooling a face of a nozzle having a nozzle body that defines a cavity includes flowing a fuel through the cavity and inserting a plenum through the nozzle body into the cavity. The method further includes flowing a fluid through the plenum so that the fluid impinges on the face of the nozzle to remove heat. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083443 | STORAGE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY WITH THERMAL STORAGE AND RETURN THROUGH A THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE - A device and a method for using overcapacities in the power grid is provided. In case of an oversupply of energy, the energy is transferred to a thermal storage device directly via a heating element and in the discharge case of the thermal storage device the heat is removed from the thermal storage device and made available to a thermodynamic cycle whereby electrical energy is produced. The heat from the thermal storage device is used to preheat air in an air feed line to a combustion chamber, or fuel is pre-heated using heat from the thermal storage device. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083444 | LOW BTU FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - A system includes a gas turbine compressor including multiple radial protrusions disposed about a circumference of the gas turbine compressor. Each radial protrusion includes multiple gaseous fuel injection orifices configured to inject gaseous fuel into the gas turbine compressor. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083445 | Portable medical container with active temperature control - A temperature-controlled portable container for carrying an injector is provided. The temperature-controlled portable container includes an outer container and an inner container disposed within the outer container. The injector is stored within the inner container, and the inner container is constructed of a thermally conductive material. The temperature-controlled portable container also includes a temperature control device, which maintains an inner container temperature above a first predetermined temperature and below a second predetermined temperature, where the second predetermined temperature is higher than the first predetermined temperature. The temperature-controlled portable container also includes a processor subsystem and a portable power source. The portable power source is coupled to the temperature control device and the processor subsystem, and provides power to the temperature control device and the processor subsystem. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083446 | HIGH EFFICIENCY THERMOELECTRIC COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A high efficiency thermoelectric cooling system and method is described. The cooling system comprises a thermoelectric module having a semi-conductor body sandwiched in contact between a pair of thermally conductive plates. A power supply having converter circuit means provides a smooth continuous variable output direct current supply to the semi-conductor body to attenuate thermal stress in the conductive plates due to temperature differential fluctuation across the plates. One of the plates is a cold plate and the other a hot plate caused by current flow in the semi-conductor body transferring heat from the cold plate to the hot plate. A cold heat sink is associated with the cold plate to absorb heat from the insulted enclosure to cool the enclosure. A heat convection assembly including a hot heat sink evacuates heat from the hot plate to effectively manage the temperature differential across the plates. A mounting assembly is adapted to secure the thermoelectric cooling device to a wall of the insulated enclosure with the heat convection means disposed exteriorly of the insulated enclosure. An air convection housing may be provided to evacuate heat from the hot heat sink using an outside air supply or ambient air supply and using fans and gates to displace and channel the air flow. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083447 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REGULATING CRYOGENIC COOLING - An apparatus and method for monitoring and/or controlling cryogenic cooling by measuring the opacity of the vapor cloud ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083448 | Liquid Gas Vaporization and Measurement System and Method - A liquid gas vaporization and measurement system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a continuous sample of liquid gas, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), and accurately determining the constituent components of the gas. A constant flow of liquid gas sampled from a mass storage device is maintained in a vaporizing device. Within the vaporizing device the liquid gas is flash vaporized within heated narrow tubing. The liquid gas is converted to vapor very quickly as it enters one or more independently operating vaporizer stages within the vaporizing device. The vapor gas is provided to a measuring instrument such as a chromatograph and the individual constituent components and the BTU value of the gas are determined to an accuracy of within +/−0.5 mole percent and 1 BTU, respectively. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083449 | Vehicle Climate Control System and Control Method - An automotive vehicle includes an air conditioning system configured to selectively cool a cabin of the vehicle and at least one electrical component of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes one or more controllers configured to determine whether the air conditioning system is operating to cool the at least one electrical component, to determine whether cabin cooling is requested, and to enable the air conditioning system to cool the cabin if the air conditioning system is operating to cool the at least one electrical component and if cabin cooling is requested. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083450 | Refrigerant System With Stator Heater - A refrigerant system adapted to reduce refrigerant migration therein includes a compressor and a controller. The compressor has a motor with motor windings. The motor windings are responsive to control signals to selectively generate heat in a manner that does not turn the motor. The controller selectively energizes the motor windings to generate heat based on at least one of a monitored temperature or pressure to warm the compressor. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083451 | CONTROL METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONER OF VEHICLE - Ensuring driving performance of a vehicle and improving fuel efficiency is made possible by appropriately controlling capacity of an air-con compressor, while stably maintaining cooling performance to provide comfortable circumstances for passengers. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083452 | AUXILIARY REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD - Auxiliary refrigeration system used to refrigerate a wind turbine's gearbox ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083453 | System and method for extracting potable water from atmosphere - A system for producing potable water from atmosphere includes an enclosure with at least one intake port and exhaust port. The system includes a plurality of panels arranged within the enclosure substantially parallel to each other along a central axis. Each of the panels is made of a material on which water condensate from the atmosphere forms in response to a temperature differential between the material and the atmosphere passed through the enclosure. The system includes a plurality of conduits arranged to pass through the panels. A cooling fluid is passed through the conduits to cool the panels. The amount of water condensate formed on surfaces of the panels in response to cooling is detected. The panels are rotated about the central axis within the enclosure to remove the water condensate from the surfaces of the panels when the detected amount of water condensate exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083454 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPERATING CONDENSER FANS - Methods and systems for controlling the operation of condenser fans are provided. At most discharge pressures, the operation of the condenser fans may be controlled based on a capacity of the compressor system. To adjust operation of the condenser fans, the speed of the fans and/or the number or operational fans may be adjusted. The control of the condenser fans based on compressor system capacity may be overridden at compressor discharge pressures that rise above a high pressure level and fall below a low pressure level. At the high and low discharge pressures, the fan speed and/or number of operating fans may be adjusted based solely on the discharge pressure rather than on the compressor system capacity. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083455 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION THEREOF - Disclosed are an air conditioning system and a method for controlling an operation thereof, whereby a charging device for charging power to be supplied into the indoor unit is employed, a chargeable control unit is separately employed, or a separate control unit connectable between the indoor unit and an electronic expansion valve is employed, thereby closing the electronic expansion valve even if power supplied into the indoor unit is blocked while controlling opening and closing of the electronic expansion valve, and additionally preventing the electronic expansion valve from being left open, resulting in prevention of an overload of a compressor within an indoor unit. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083456 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A refrigeration cycle device | 2011-04-14 |
20110083457 | REFRIGERATOR WITH A DISPENSER - A refrigerator dispenser includes an ice dispensing actuator, an ice dispensing chute, an ice dispensing housing positioned within a refrigerator door cavity and configured to define an ice dispensing cavity through which ice dispensed by the ice dispensing chute passes, a liquid dispensing chute positioned closer to a front surface of a refrigerator door than the ice dispensing housing, and a liquid dispensing actuator positioned on the ice dispensing housing and configured to receive input to inspire dispensing of liquid through the liquid dispensing chute. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083458 | DESICCANT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present invention provides a dew point temperature sensor, detects a dew point temperature of supply air that is supplied to a dry room (i.e., the dew point temperature of process side dried air cooled by a cold water coil), and supplies such to a control apparatus as a supply air dew point temperature tdpv. When the supply air dew point temperature tdpv decreases, the control apparatus lowers the rotational speed of a regeneration side fan and a motor (i.e., a motor that drives a desiccant rotor). Furthermore, the dew point temperature of return air and the like may be detected instead of the dew point temperature of the supply air. In addition, the rotational speed of the regeneration side fan alone may be lowered. In addition, the present invention may be of a type that does not comprise the cold water coil or of a type wherein the return air does not return to the process side air. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083459 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INTEGRAL PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL FOR HEATING AND COOLING APPLICATIONS - A heat exchanger is provided for use in heating and cooling applications. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchange fluid, at least one heating element for heating the heat exchange fluid, and a plurality of heat exchange pipes positioned in the heat exchanger. The heat exchange pipes are filled with an uncrosslinked high density polyethylene phase change material. The heat exchanger may be used in combination with separate shell and tube type heat exchangers to provide residential heating and hot water heating. The heat exchanger may also be used in combination with an absorption air conditioning unit to provide residential cooling. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083460 | LED illuminated member within a refrigerated display case - The invention relates to a refrigerated display case with an illuminated support member or “mullion” that efficiently transfers heat generated by at least one light emitting diode (LED) to warm and maintain door seals. The invention further relates to a low-profile, elongated LED light fixture that is retrofitted to the display case mullion to provide efficient illumination. The LED light fixture includes an elongated frame having a central hub extending longitudinally along the frame. A pair of opposed arms extending upwardly at an angle from the central hub, wherein the terminus of each arm has a curvilinear configuration that defines a receiver. At least one leg extends rearward from the central hub. Two legs are spaced a distance apart to define an elongated central cavity that receives a fastener for securement of the fixture to the vertical support within the display case. A printed circuit board resides within a channel of the central hub and a plurality of LEDs are electrically and mechanically connected to the circuit board. A substantially planar lens cover resides within the receiver for securement to the frame. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083461 | REFRIGERATOR - The embodiment relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator according to the exemplary embodiment includes: a cabinet that includes at least one storage compartment; a plurality of doors that open and close the at least one storage compartment; a plurality of operating units that are provided at each door; and a door opening apparatus that is positioned at the cabinet and opens one of the plurality of doors corresponding to the operation of the plurality of operating units, wherein the door opening apparatus includes a driving motor, a power transfer unit that transfers power of the driving motor, and a plurality of push members each of which corresponds to the plurality of doors and are connected to the power transfer unit, and when the driving motor is operated, one of the plurality of push members pushes one of the plurality of doors. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083462 | DEVICE FOR OBTAINING HEAT - The invention relates to a device ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083463 | ICE/LIQUID DISPENSING BAY - An ice/liquid dispensing bay for a domestic refrigeration device is provided. The ice/liquid dispensing bay has a drip tray that defines a lower end of the bay and a drip plate that covers the drip tray. The drip plate has an edge with at least one locking recess into which a locking projection engages in a locked position. The locking projection is biased by a spring | 2011-04-14 |
20110083464 | Refrigerator with a Pullout Refrigerator Compartment - Refrigerators with at least one pullout refrigerator compartment that provides side access to one or more refrigerated items are disclosed. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083465 | REFRIGERATOR WITH SPLIT TYPE SHELVES - A refrigerator with split type shelves comprises: a refrigerator body having a storage space; doors disposed on a front surface of the refrigerator body, and configured to open and close the storage space; first shelves installed at an inner side of the storage space, and accommodating storage items thereon; and a shelf assembly disposed between the first shelves and the door, and installed so as to be movable with respect to the refrigerator body such that front surfaces of the first shelves are exposed to a front surface of the refrigerator body. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083466 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM EMPLOYING TUBE-FIN-TYPE EVAPORATOR USING HFO 1234YF MATERIAL REFRIGERANT - Provided is an air conditioning system with a tube-fin type evaporator which obtains optimal performance The air conditioning system with the tube-fin type evaporator using HFO 1234yf refrigerant, which has totally different physical properties from conventional refrigerant containing R-134, CO | 2011-04-14 |
20110083467 | AIR CONDITIONER, AIR CONDITIONER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND COMPRESSOR - At a time of a heating high-load operation, a harmonic current is flown in an armature winding to induction-heat rare-earth magnets, thus reducing a residual magnetic flux density. Thereby, the number of rotations of a radial gap type motor is improved. The rare-earth magnets are provided near a cooling medium passage extending substantially in parallel with a flow line of a cooling medium, so that the cooling medium recovers heat of the heated rare-earth magnets. At a time of a cooling high-load operation, a greater number of rotations are obtained with respect to the same torque command value, by a field weakening control by means of a current-phase advance. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083468 | Heat Exchanger and Integrated Air-Conditioning Assembly Including Such Exchanger - The invention relates to a heat-exchanger for an air-conditioning circuit that includes a first pipe ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083469 | Process and Device for Obtaining Liquid Nitrogen by Low Temperature Air Fractionation - A device for obtaining liquid nitrogen by low-temperature air fractionation in a distillation column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation includes a high-pressure column; a low-pressure column; a high-pressure column top condenser which is constructed as a condenser-evaporator and comprises a liquefaction compartment and an evaporation compartment; a low-pressure column top condenser which is constructed as a condenser-evaporator and comprises a liquefaction compartment and an evaporation compartment. A throttle stream is formed by one part of a purified feed air that is liquefied or pseudoliquefied in a main heat exchanger. The throttle stream is expanded, and at least some of the expanded throttle stream is introduced as refrigerant stream into the evaporation compartment of the high-pressure column top condenser. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083470 | OXYGEN VAPORIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system for producing an oxygen product stream in which sensible heat from a compressed air stream is indirectly exchanged with a vaporized pumped liquid oxygen stream in a main heat exchanger and latent heat is exchanged in an auxiliary heat exchanger connected to the main heat exchanger. The latent heat exchange produces subcooled liquid air that is fed into a low pressure column of the air separation plant and vaporization of the pumped liquid. Part of the subcooled liquid air can be withdrawn from the auxiliary heat exchanger at a higher temperature than the remainder of the subcooled liquid air. All or part of the subcooled liquid air can be further cooled within the main heat exchanger. As a result, low temperature, subcooled liquid air is produced that allows for an increased oxygen recovery and also, argon recovery if an argon column is present. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083471 | EARRING - Provided is an earring that can present decorative appeal by using 2 fasteners worn on an earlobe and another region of the external ear, respectively. The earring includes a chain ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083472 | PRODUCTION OF COATED GLASS - A process for coating a ribbon of float glass is disclosed. It comprises the steps of forming a glass ribbon, depositing a first transparent conductive coating upon a major surface of the ribbon which does not extend to the edges of the ribbon whilst the ribbon is at an elevated temperature, cooling said coated ribbon under controlled conditions in an annealing lehr and cutting off the edges of the ribbon so as to produce a ribbon having a uniform coating extending across the full width of the cut ribbon which is characterised in that a second conductive coating is deposited upon the uncoated edges of the ribbon whilst that edge is at a temperature which is above the ambient temperature. The invention finds particular application in the production of coated glass products where the thickness of the glass ribbon is at least 8 mm and most particularly where the thickness of the glass is at least 10 mm. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083473 | GRAVITY BENDING OVEN AND GRAVITY BENDING METHOD FOR GLASS - The invention relates to a gravity bending oven for glass panes, provided with several heating groups ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083474 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOMOGENIZING GLASS MELT - The invention relates to a method and to a device for homogenizing a glass melt in a melt receptacle, wherein at least one stirring device ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083475 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLAT KNITTED FABRIC WITH A SECURED END BORDER, PARTICULARLY A BANDAGE - Method for manufacturing a flat knitted fabric with a secured end border, particularly a bandage, on a flat knitting machine with front and rear needle beds, wherein initially the basic fabric is knitted on both needle beds, wherein in the border region of the fabric, at least on the inner side of the knitted fabric an elastic thread is knitted-in and that at least one of the needle beds a hot melt adhesive thread is knitted-in, and that, for forming the border, knitting is carried out only on the needle bed which knits the outer side of the fabric, so that the elastic thread located on the other needle bed is extended, whereupon the stitches are knitted off, wherein the border is pulled by the elastic threads which contract under load onto the inner side of the fabric, where it is subsequently fixed by heating of the hot melt adhesive thread. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083476 | DOOR LOCK CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein are a door lock control device and method of a washing machine which sense opening or closing of a door using a door lock switch. Since the door is locked or unlocked and the closing or opening of the door is sensed using one door lock switch without adding a separate switch to sense the closing or opening of the door, cost may be decreased. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083477 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - A laundry treating apparatus, e.g., washing machine, and a tub provided in the cabinet. A drum is rotatably provided in the tub for receiving laundry, and a gasket is provided between the cabinet and the tub. A plurality of spray nozzles are provided at the gasket for spraying wash water into the drum. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083478 | Constructive device introduced into a lid applied to the drum of a washing machine - An automatic washing machine has an overlying lid attached to the fixed drum of the washing machine drum set, so as to provide a more homogeneous distribution of the powder detergent used in the washing of clothes. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083479 | Cylinder lockset with a focusing apparatus - The primary object of the present invention is related to a cylinder lockset with a focusing apparatus which is comprised of a rotary disc, an upper pins seat, a bottom pins seat and a lock pad. The rotary disc of the invention is transfixed with a certain number focusing holes. The upper pins seat is transfixed with a certain number real and dummy corresponding holes & pins. The real corresponding holes of the upper pins seat are corresponded to the focusing holes of rotary disc and be provided with the corresponding pins. The dummy corresponding holes of the upper pins seat have dummy pins, springs and spring pads, which can be or can not be corresponded to the focusing holes of rotary disc. The bottom pins seat is transfixed with a certain number corresponding holes which be provided with corresponding pins, springs that can be corresponded to the real corresponding holes of the upper pins seat and the focusing holes of rotary disc. Unlocking operation of the lockset only can be activated to release the locking status successfully when the rotary disc of lockset can be rotated easily and all the specified focusing holes can be accurately corresponded to the real pin holes of upper pins seat by right key. The new invention of focusing apparatus will increase more difficulty of mathematical puzzle to open the lockset to any illegal intruder, which is able to increase locking security and advanced burglarproof capability. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083480 | LOCK DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a lock device, such as for safety functions, which includes a displaceable lock bolt, which can cooperate with a receiver in order to provide a locked position and unlocked position. The lock bolt includes a guide portion in a second lock bolt portion which, in response to a guiding device applying a force to the lock bolt, guides the lock bolt from the unlocked position to the locked position. The guiding device, in the locked position, is prevented from displacing the lock bolt to the unlocked position. The lock bolt is arranged to be displaced from the locked position to the unlocked position through influence of an external force applied to a first lock bolt portion. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083481 | Security devices for wheels - A security device attaches to and secures a wheel of vehicle. The security device has a pair of arms for releasably engaging with a wheel and a locking assembly attached to or disposed between the arms. The locking assembly may include a static portion disposed on one of the arms and an actuatable portion disposed on the other arm. The actuatable portion is receivable within the static portion. The static portion may include one or more rack plates each having a plurality of tabs, with the rack plates being disposed in an opposite and spaced relationship, such that the actuatable portion is receivable therebetween. The actuatable portion may include a rotatable cam having a pair of oppositely disposed arms. The actuatable portion is positionable in a secured position in which the arms are respectively engaged with tabs of the rack plates, and an opened position in which the arms are disengaged from the rack plates. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083482 | CAM LOCK - Disclosed is a cam lock assembly that includes a lock unit, a locking mechanism and a cam, the locking mechanism operating for rotating the cam between open and closed positions thereof; and a separate electrically-driven lock control module connectable to the lock unit and cooperating therewith for selectively switching the lock unit between a locked state in which the cam is in the closed position and an unlocked state in which the cam can be rotated to the open position. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083483 | DOUBLE-SYSTEM LOCK APPARATUS - A double system lock apparatus comprises a lock shell, a combination lock, a key lock, and a control piece set. The lock shell has a panel and a main base assembled with each other. The combination lock has a plurality of rotating discs, coupling springs, couplings, and a shaft. The key lock has a lock cylinder and a sleeve set. From back to front, the control piece set has a first control piece, a second control piece, and a third control piece. By means of the control piece set working between the combination lock and the key lock, a double system lock apparatus of simple structure but well function has been formed. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083484 | LOCKING DEVICE WITH ASSOCIATED KEY AND BLOCKING RIB SENSING - A locking device which has a lock cylinder and a matching key. The key has a key bit with at least one coding notch and a blocking rib with at least one indentation. The lock cylinder has a housing with a bearing bore and a cylinder core that is mounted in the bearing bore and a blocking member. The blocking member is engagable in a blocking recess of the bearing bore and prevents rotation of the cylinder core. A pivot lever is mounted in the cylinder core and has a bearing end about which the pivot lever pivots, and a sensing end which senses the blocking rib The pivot lever closes off a capturing opening for the housing pin when the blocking rib is the proper height and opens the capturing opening after a partial rotation of the cylinder core when the blocking rib is missing. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083485 | ROLL FORMING METHOD FOR PRODUCING LONGITUDINALLY TOOTHED PROFILED BODIES IN POT-SHAPED CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECES - A roll-forming process for producing longitudinally toothed profiled bodies in a pot-shaped cylindrical workpiece in which, during a first rolling process (A), the pot-shaped cylindrical workpiece ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110083486 | BUSH WIDENING APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FORGING A BUSH BLANK - The invention relates to a bush widening apparatus and a process by means of which it is possible to partially, in sections, forge at relatively low investment costs large and heavy bush blanks by means of a motor-driven, e. g. hydraulic, forming tool, and during which process both the diameter and the height of these banks increase in size. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083487 | DIE CUSHION DEVICE FOR PRESS MACHINE - A die cushion device includes: a cushion pad which is located below a blank holder and is movable up and down while being synchronized with the blank holder; a linear driving device which drives a brake member along a predetermined line and regenerates energy from the linear movement of the brake member by combination of a servo motor and a conversion mechanism; and a hydraulic speed change device which transfers the speed of the cushion pad to the brake member via the pressure of hydraulic fluid while increasing the speed and transfers the speed of the brake member to the cushion pad via the pressure of the enclosed hydraulic fluid while decreasing the speed. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083488 | BIG CRIMPIN CRIMPER - A portable crimping device for crimping around a peripheral edge of at least one sheet metal pipe is disclosed. The device comprises a housing having a top side, a bottom side, a left side plate and a right side plate, a plurality of gear means positioned between the top side and the bottom side, at least one adapter attached to one of the gear means and at least one axis bar attached to another one of the gear means. The peripheral edge to be crimped is inserted into a vertical opening on the bottom side. The one of the gear means spins in a clockwise direction and the other one of the gear means spins in a counterclockwise direction upon rotation of the adapter attached to a power drill. This spinning action of the gear means automatically drives the device onto and around the peripheral edge to form crimps. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083489 | DEVICE FOR PLACING A STOPPER WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CHECKING THAT THE STOPPER IS CORRECTLY POSITIONED - A device places a plug and simultaneously checks a correct position alignment of the plug with a holding element for fixing a hollow body. The device has at least one first and one second opening and a plug placement mechanism with which the plug is be inserted into the second opening of the hollow body. The device has a measuring head that is traversed by at least one channel. The channel can be fluidically connected to the first opening of the hollow body. The device can further include a pressure sensor which can be fluidically connected to the channel of the measuring head. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083490 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor includes an internal space, diffusion control part, pumping cell, and measuring cell. The diffusion control part communicates with the internal space and has a slit-like shape with a smaller thickness than that of the internal space. The pumping cell pumps out oxygen from the internal space when voltage is applied between a first electrode formed on a surface of the internal space and a second electrode formed outside the internal space. The measuring cell measures a current flowing between a third and fourth electrodes when a voltage is applied between the third and fourth electrodes. The third electrode is formed in the diffusion control part, and can reduce an oxide gas component in a predetermined gas component to which a predetermined diffusion resistance has been applied by the diffusion control part. The fourth electrode is formed in a part different from the diffusion control part. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083491 | FILTER WITH MEMORY, COMMUNICATION AND PRESSURE SENSOR - The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the pressure within a filter housing. A pressure sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to be able to measure and transmit the pressure within the filter housing while in use. This system can comprise a single component, integrating both the communication device and the pressure sensor. Alternatively, the system can comprise separate sensor and transmitter components, in communication with one another. In yet another embodiment, a storage element can be added to the system, thereby allowing the device to store a set of pressure values. The use of this device is beneficial to many applications. For example, the ability to read pressure values in situ allows integrity tests to be performed without additional equipment. In addition, integrity testing for individual filters within multi-filter configurations is possible. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083492 | Leakage Detection Device - A leakage detection device includes a housing having a front hole at the front side for guiding in air and an exhaust hole at the rear side for exhaust of air, a sensor mounted in the housing in air communication with the front hole for detecting the presence of a coolant in the intake flow of air, and a fan assembly mounted in the housing for drawing outside air to flow through the front hole, the sensor and the exhaust hole, and a cable connectable to a digital coolant pressure gauge for transmitting power supply from the digital coolant pressure gauge to the fan assembly and the sensor and for transmitting an output signal from the sensor to the digital coolant pressure gauge for indication. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083493 | Liquid Chromatography Detector and Flow Controller Therefor - A flow controller for use with a liquid chromatography detector. The flow controller includes a flow channel comprising an inlet portion, a control channel portion in communication with the inlet portion, and an outlet portion in communication with said control channel portion. The control channel portion has a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of a drift tube of the liquid chromatography detector for channeling the flow of droplets through the smaller cross-sectional area. The flow controller is shaped and sized to reduce pressure fluctuations and turbulence in the droplet stream of the liquid chromatography detector. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083494 | MILK PROPERTY MEASURING DEVICE - The present invention provides a system and method for a milk measuring device for measuring the acoustic properties, such as acoustic damping and sound velocity in milk, in order to determine milk properties. The sound velocity in milk depends on temperature and composition. By carrying out, for example by means of a piezo element, a reference measurement on vibrations that have been directed by a second piezo element into a wire or the like of known material, which wire is strung in the measuring chamber which is filled with the milk to be tested, the milk temperature can be derived, so that other milk properties, in particular the fat/protein composition, can be determined in a more reliable manner. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083495 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING A SPECIMEN - Embodiments of the present invention include a specimen collection assembly that limits or eliminates the need for transferring a specimen sample and/or solution mixed with the specimen sample from one container to another. The specimen collection assembly includes a specimen collection member, a filter and a lid each to be employed with a vile. The filter is attachable to a distal portion of the specimen collection member. The lid is configured to be positioned over the open end of the vile with both the specimen collection member and filter positioned in the vile. With this arrangement, a liquid solution can be introduced into the vile and then agitated to mix with a specimen sample. The fecal loop with the attached filter can then be withdrawn from the vile to leave the remaining filtered and mixed liquid solution in the vile. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083496 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVABLE STAGES - A method and apparatus provide for simultaneously moving multiple semiconductor wafers in opposite directions while simultaneously performing processing operations on each of the wafers. The semiconductor wafers are orientated in coplanar fashion and are disposed on stages that simultaneously translate in opposite directions to produce a net system momentum of zero. The die of the respective semiconductor wafers are processed in the same spatial sequence with respect to a global alignment feature of the semiconductor wafer. A balance mass is not needed to counteract the motion of a stage because the opposite motions of the respective stages cancel each other. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083497 | SURFACE TEXTURE MEASURING MACHINE AND A SURFACE TEXTURE MEASURING METHOD - A surface texture measuring machine includes: a stage, a contact-type detector having a stylus, an image probe, a relative movement mechanism and a controller. The controller includes: a center position calculating unit that, when the image probe enters position data of at least three points on a circular contour of a circular concave portion or a circular convex portion of an object, approximates the entered position data to a circle to obtain a center position of the circle; and a stylus setting unit that, after calculating the center position, operates the relative movement mechanism to position the stylus of the contact-type detector at the center position. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083498 | IN-CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A pressure sensor diagnostic system of the present disclosure includes an excitation module, a frequency determination module, and a fault determination module. The excitation module excites an in-cylinder pressure sensor and causes the in-cylinder pressure sensor to oscillate. The frequency determination module determines an oscillation frequency of the in-cylinder pressure sensor. The fault determination module diagnoses the in-cylinder pressure sensor based on the oscillation frequency. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083499 | ADJUSTABLE BELT DYNAMOMETER - An adjustable chassis dynamometer includes a fixed roller, an adjustable roller that moves with respect to the fixed roller, and at least one sensor that detects a rotational speed of the fixed or adjustable roller. A belt drive synchronizes rotation of the rollers. The belt drive includes a fixed pulley associated with the fixed roller, an adjustable pulley associated with the adjustable roller, and a tensioner pulley. A belt is provided with an inner surface and an outer surface, and surrounding the fixed, adjustable, and tensioner pulleys, such that each pulley engages the belt's inner surface. The belt drive further includes an idler pulley that moves with the adjustable pulley, is located outside of the belt, and engages the belt's outer surface. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083500 | AIR SPRING HAVING WIRELESS MICRO AND NANO SENSORS - A sensor system for obtaining data from an air spring having elastomeric body with a plurality of wireless sensors embedded therein. The sensor length-scales range from nano- to micro-scale devices that are small enough to avoid becoming occlusions within the elastomeric body. The air spring may include a spring wall having an internally reinforced elastomeric body portion with the sensors embedded within. The air spring may include a spring wall having an unreinforced elastomeric body portion with the sensors embedded within. The sensors may be configured to provide data related to one or more of temperature, pressure, sidewall flex, stress, strain and other parameters. The sensors may be LCD sensors, and/or conductive polymer sensors, and/or bio-polymer sensors and/or polymer diodes suitable for sensing data during the operation of the air spring. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083501 | VIBRATING WIRE VISCOMETERS - Vibrating wire viscometers are disclosed. An example apparatus to determine the viscosity of a downhole fluid is described, the apparatus including a wire to be immersed in a downhole fluid, to vibrate when an alternating current is applied to the wire within a magnetic field, and to generate an electromotive force when vibrating within the magnetic field, the wire comprising a first resistance. The apparatus further includes a nulling circuit coupled to the wire, wherein the nulling circuit comprises a second resistance that is selectable to be substantially equal to the first resistance, and an analyzer coupled to the wire and the nulling circuit to determine the first resistance, the second resistance, and a viscosity of the downhole fluid based on the first and second resistances, at least one characteristic of the wire, and the electromotive force. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083502 | METERING DEVICE FOR FLUID MIXTURES - The device for metering fluid mixtures, in particular liquids containing a gas such as carbon dioxide, includes a flow sensor, a metering valve, and a controller that drives the metering valve as a function of a set point and of the flow rate measured. The flow sensor has an impeller wheel having a horizontal axis, the fluid mixture being guided on an arcuate path on the periphery of the impeller wheel, the path being directed from bottom to top. Despite the presence of gas, a precise metering is achieved. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083503 | Methods and Apparatus for Designing a Cement Composition - A method comprising preparing a baseline cement slurry comprising a cement, water, and one or more additives, placing a sample of the baseline cement slurry into a sample container having a vertical height, and measuring time of flight of energy through the sample at one or more locations along the vertical height to determine a settling property of the baseline cement slurry. A method comprising providing a settling test apparatus comprising a column having a vertical height and at least one pair of transducers positioned opposite each other with the column there between, placing a cement slurry sample within the column, and measuring time of flight of ultrasonic energy through the sample at one or more locations along the vertical height to determine a settling property of the cement slurry. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083504 | Device for measuring the fill level in a liquid container - A device for measuring the fill level in a liquid container has a fill level sensor secured in the liquid container. According to the invention the fill level sensor is supported in pendulum-like fashion on the liquid container about at least one rotary axis. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083505 | Balance Test Indexing Tool for Balance-Testing a Rotor - A balance test indexing tool for use in a balance testing machine to assist a user in testing unbalance in a rotor. The tool includes a rotor mount that is temporarily affixed to the rotor being tested. The tool also includes a rotor mount receiver configured to receive the rotor mount and the rotor in the balance testing machine. The rotor mount and rotor mount receiver are configured to provide an indexing coupling that allows the rotor to be readily indexed to any of a plurality of index positions for unbalance testing in the testing machine. The tool allows multiple balancing runs to be made with relatively little effort needed to re-index the rotor. In some embodiments the tool includes a kinematic coupling that provides highly accurate and repeatable indexing. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083506 | Micromechanical structure and method for manufacturing a micromechanical structure - A micromechanical structure includes: a substrate; a seismic mass movable relative to the substrate along a first direction parallel to a main plane of extension of the substrate; a first electrode structure is connected to the substrate; and a second electrode structure connected to the substrate. The seismic mass includes a counterelectrode structure having finger electrodes situated between first finger electrodes of the first electrode structure and second finger electrodes of the second electrode structure, along the first direction. The first electrode structure is fastened to the substrate by a first anchoring element in a central region of the micromechanical structure, and the second electrode structure is anchored to the substrate by a second anchoring element situated in the central region. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083507 | Yaw rate sensor and method for operating a yaw rate sensor - A yaw rate sensor includes a substrate which has a main plane of extension and a Coriolis element which is movable relative to the substrate. The yaw rate sensor has an excitation arrangement for exciting a drive oscillation of the Coriolis element along a first direction parallel to the main plane of extension. The yaw rate sensor has a detection arrangement for detecting a Coriolis deflection of the Coriolis element along a third direction which is perpendicular to the main plane of extension. In addition, the yaw rate sensor has a quadrature compensation structure which includes a comb electrode structure and a plate capacitor structure. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083508 | DRIFT-COMPENSATED INERTIAL ROTATION SENSOR - An inertial rotation sensor including a vibrating member having facing metal-plated portions forming a variable capacitance capacitor associated with a low impedance load circuit via a multiplexer/demultiplexer member. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083509 | Photoacoustic Spectroscopy With Focused Light - Photoacoustic measurements utilize emitted light to generate an acoustic response in tissue, with the acoustic response being proportional to the presence of an absorber of the light in the tissue. The present disclosure relates the use of focused light to acquire photoacoustic measurements. In one embodiment, the light is modulated, such as spatially modulated, such that the light may be focused within an otherwise scattering medium, such as tissue. | 2011-04-14 |
20110083510 | Vibration wave output instrument and method of using the same - A vibration wave output instrument and its use method are provided. The vibration wave output instrument has a base, a vibration device, a pressure device, and a position mechanism. The position mechanism brings both the vibration device and the pressure device to a target region. The pressure device pushes the vibration device to touch against the target region. The vibration device outputs vibration waves beneath the target region. | 2011-04-14 |