17th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120099915 | Applicator With Changeable Pads - A novel applicator with a changeable applying pad. An applicator with an elongated body and an round applicator head coated with a layer of ‘Hook and Loop’ material and a synthetic cotton like pad or disposable fabric sheet attaches to the applicator head through the ‘Hook and Loop’ layer so that different pads may be used for different lotions and remains for good hygiene during use. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099916 | ONE HAND LIP STICK - A one hand lipstick container is provided, which includes: a container main body having a cylinder standing at the center of a body and a center through-hole; a container cover rotatably connected to the upper portion of the container main body and having an open inlet; a cover holder combined by a spiral with the outer side of the cylinder of the container main body and vertically moving up/down by rotational force of the container cover; a door hinged to the cover holder to open/close the upper portion of the cover holder; a lipstick housing that is combined by a spiral with the inner side of the center through-hole of the container main body in the cover holder, and vertically moved up/down by rotational force of the cover holder; and a vertical guide transmitting the rotational force of the cover holder to the lipstick housing and vertically guiding the lipstick housing to move up/down. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099917 | Thin Film Dispenser - A thin film dispenser has a body, a moving assembly, a resilient positioning element, a dispensing unit and a push button. The body has an opening, a sliding channel and two sets of positioning recesses. The moving assembly is connected to the dispensing unit. The resilient positioning element is connected to the moving assembly and has a positioning segment selectively engaging one of the sets of the positioning recesses. The dispensing unit has a dispensing head corresponding to the opening of the body. The push button is mounted slidably in the sliding channel of the body, is connected to the moving assembly and selectively pushes against the positioning segment of the resilient positioning element to disengage from a corresponding set of positioning recesses to enable the moving assembly to move relative to the body. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099918 | Mass Producible Mascara Tube, Method For Producing Same, And Use Thereof - A tube, for example for mascara, has a container equipped with a receptacle, a chamber and a wiping ring, and an applicator including a brush, a cap and an axial rod connecting the brush to the cap, in which the rod ensures closure of the wiping ring, and the ring has an internal diameter adapted to the specifications of the brush. According to the invention, the rod has an annular closure surface with a non-zero radial dimension, and the closure of the wiping ring by the rod is performed by applying the annular closure surface on the ring in an area of mutual contact having a non-zero radial dimension. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099919 | Dispensing toothbrush - A dispensing toothbrush includes a hollow handle. Toothpaste is positioned within the handle. A piston is positioned within the handle below the toothpaste. A brush is affixed to the top of the handle. The brush has an internal channel in fluid communication with the handle that provides a way for toothpaste to exit the toothbrush. A ball valve is positioned within the channel for preventing toothpaste from inadvertently leaking from the toothbrush. A thumbscrew is rotatably secured to the handle. The thumbscrew includes a threaded rod positioned within the handle. The threaded rod is threadably engaged with the piston. A knob is affixed to the bottom of the threaded rod and is positioned outside of the handle. Rotating the knob causes the piston to be driven upwardly so as to push toothpaste from the handle, past the ball valve, and from the brush. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099920 | MUTIFUNCTIONAL CLEANER - A multifunctional cleaner comprises a water inlet pipe and a water flow conversion valve forming a flow line with the water inlet pipe. A nozzle and a brush are provided at a front end of the water flow conversion valve. The nozzle and the brush are provided with a nozzle water outlet and a brush water outlet respectively. A water sealing member and a water flow conversion core are provided inside the water flow conversion valve. A first connecting opening and a second connecting opening communicating with the nozzle water outlet and the brush water outlet respectively are provided on the water flow sealing member. A nozzle water outlet and a brush water outlet are provided on the water flow conversion core. Communication and discommunication between the nozzle water inlet and the first connecting opening as well as between the brush water inlet and the second connecting opening are established by clockwise and anticlockwise turning of the water flow conversion core. The present invention could select if water should be sprayed from the nozzle or the brush by switching direction of water flow so that it could perform two kinds of cleaning functions without the need to remove and replace the nozzle and the brush and it is very convenient to use. Further, the present invention could also control if clean water or cleaning fluid is to be sprayed, it is therefore powerful in terms of its functions. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099921 | FOLDER NOTEBOOKS - A bound component has a front cover attached to a spine attached to a rear cover, a binding mechanism, and a binder extension attached to either cover. The binder extension folds inwardly in its closed position and has pockets. Also disclosed is a bound component having a front cover attached to a spine attached to a rear cover, a binding mechanism and one or more pockets attached to either cover. The pocket may have one or more closure flaps and may be expandable. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099922 | SWINGABLE CONNECTING DEVICE - A swingable connecting device includes an oscillation supporting mechanism for swingably supporting a shackle to a supporting body. A mounting bolt of the supporting body has a first male threaded portion and a second male threaded portion formed separately at opposite ends thereof with different diameters. A bolt shaft portion whose diameter varies continuously from the first male threaded portion to the second male threaded portion is formed between the first male threaded portion and the second male threaded portion. The supporting body is provided with a bolt hole for allowing the bolt shaft portion to fit into and engage with the bolt bore, through which the small-diameter second male threaded portion extends. The bolt bore has an inner surface profile, in which an inner diameter thereof continuously varies with an outer circumferential surface of the bolt shaft portion. A nut integrally connects the mounting bolt with the supporting body. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099923 | HYBRID COMPONENT - A method of forming a hybrid component comprising at least two metallic parts, the method comprising preparing a first metallic part by forming at least one macroscopic interfacing feature on an interfacing surface of the part; positioning the first part in a mould tool; introducing a metallic powder into the mould tool and around the interfacing feature(s); and consolidating the metallic powder by a Hot-Isostatic Pressing (HIP) process to form a second metallic part which encapsulates the interfacing feature(s) to provide a mechanical connection between the first and second parts of the component. Also, a hybrid component so formed. The metallic parts may have substantially different material properties. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099924 | Fitting Suite - A fitting suite for connecting a first board and a second board includes a wedge and at least one fitting. The fitting has a locking pin coupled with the first board and a fitting head spaced from the first board. The wedge has a mounting coupled with the second board and a fork spaced from the second board. The fork is detachably secured with the fitting. Thus, the fitting head is clamped by the fork and the second board, and the fork is clamped by the fitting head and the first board. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099925 | Internal Rotatable Lock Cylinder - There is provided a locking system having a lock bar and a lock cylinder, where the lock cylinder comprises an outer tube, an inner tube and securing means. The inner tube is placed inside the outer tube and has an opening for receiving a part of the lock bar, and the inner tube can rotate between a first and a second position relative to the outer tube corresponding to open and locked position of the locking system. The outer tube, the inner tube, the securing means and the lock bar are dimensioned so that when the inner tube is in the first position relative to the outer tube, then the securing means are in engagement with the outer tube and the inner tube, and the lock bar can be brought in and out of the inner tube, and when the inner tube is in the second position relative to the outer tube, then the securing means are in engagement with the inner tube and the lock bar, whereby the lock bar is securely locked to the inner tube, while at the same time the lock bar and the inner tube can rotate relative to each other. It is preferred that the securing means is made up of a number of locking balls. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099926 | HUB-SHAFT ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a hub and shaft assembly. The assembly includes a shaft having an outer surface, a hub having an inner surface configured to engage the outer surface of the shaft, and a first fastening device positioned within a first opening formed in the engaged outer surface of the shaft and the inner surface of the hub along lengths of the shaft and the hub. A method of securing a hub to a shaft is further disclosed. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099927 | RAINWATER CHANNEL DRAIN - The present invention relates to a channel ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120099928 | POWERED SHEAVE FOR NODE DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL - A method and apparatus for deploying a plurality of seismic sensor units into a water column is provided. In one embodiment, a marine vessel is provided. The marine vessel includes a node storage and handling system disposed on a deck of the vessel. The node storage and handling system comprises a cable handler positioned adjacent a workstation proximate to a stern of the vessel, a node storage rack positioned between a bow and the stern of the vessel, the workstation being substantially parallel to a length of the node storage rack, and at least a first conveyor and a second conveyor positioned between the node storage rack and the workstation, wherein one of the first conveyor or the second conveyor is vertically movable relative to the node storage rack. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099929 | Tile Laying And Covering Apparatus - Apparatus and methods for forming a substantially uniform path within a trench, laying tile thereon, and covering the tile with dirt from the trench, are provided. One apparatus includes a housing, a hook, a pipe insertion frame extending upwardly from the housing, a sloping support wall inside the housing for directing tile from a top side of the housing to an exit at a rear side of the housing, a blade adjacent the housing rear side above the exit, a grip extending above the housing and the pipe insertion frame, and a rigid curved portion extending beneath the housing for forming a substantially uniform path in the trench as the housing is moved along the trench. The blade extends beyond at least one of the housing sidewalls to obtain dirt from the trench. The hook and the grip are configured to engage a machine bucket. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099930 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLEMENTAL TENSIONING FOR ENHANCED PLATFORM DESIGN AND RELATED METHODS - Riser management systems, apparatus, and methods to maintain a selected range of tension on a plurality of risers extending between subsea well equipment and a floating vessel, are provided. A riser management system can include a mono-buoyancy can platform operably coupled to a plurality of risers extending between subsea well equipment and a moored floating vessel, and a plurality of tensioner units each connected to a top portion of a separate one of the risers to provide tension to each of the risers. The mono-buoyancy can platform can provide tension to each of the risers sufficient to compensate for a relative vertical offset between the risers and the vessel due to vessel movement, which generally affects each of the risers equally, within tolerances, while the tensioner units can simultaneously provide tension to compensate for one or more additional factors which can affect each riser differently. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099931 | PILE DRIVING AND EXTRACTION DEVICE - A device for driving and extraction of sheet piles into or from the ground, respectively, has a leader on which an exciter cell is guided. The exciter cell is coupled with an advancing system by way of which it can be moved in linear manner. The exciter cell is rigidly connected with at least one guide element that is exclusively guided on the leader and elastically connected with the advancing system. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099932 | GABION - The invention concerns a recoverable gabion for use in protecting military or civilian installations from weapons assault or from elemental forces, such as flood waters, lava flows, avalanches, soil instability, slope erosion and the like. The gabion comprises opposed side walls comprising a plurality of side wall elements connected together at spaced intervals by a plurality of partition walls such that spaces between neighbouring pairs of partition walls define, together with the side walls, individual compartments of the gabion, adjacent side and partition walls being connected to one another by pivotal connections enabling the gabion to be folded between fully flattened and deployed configurations, wherein at least one of the pivotal connections is a releasable connection which when released allows a side wall element to open with respect to the gabion to allow access from the side of the gabion to any contents of the gabion compartments. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099933 | REINFORCING NET STRUCTURE FOR GEOTECHNICAL APPLICATIONS, USE OF THE REINFORCING NET STRUCTURE, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE REINFORCING NET STRUCTURE - A product for reinforcing terrain includes a net structure made of a plastic material having a plurality of bars and a plurality of elongate elements that are transversal with respect to the bars. The elongate elements are arranged between adjacent pairs of bars and exhibit a substantially wire-like structure, with a transversal section having a smaller area than a transversal section of the bars. Also described are a use of the product and a method for manufacture thereof. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099934 | APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY AND THE PNEUMATIC TRANSPORATION OF DUST COMING FROM A FILTRATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and related method for the recovery and the pneumatic transportation of dust coming from a filtration system provided with a particulate collection hopper. The apparatus comprises:
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20120099935 | Cutting Tool and Cutting Insert Therefor - In a cutting tool having an indexable cutting insert with four cutting portions, the cutting insert is securable within a holder portion in four index positions by means of a fastener. The cutting insert has two opposing end surfaces with a peripheral side surface and a central axis extending therebetween, the peripheral side surface having exactly four abutment zones. The insert holder has a holder portion and a body portion, the holder portion having a sidewall surface with a first, second and third reaction zone. The cutting insert is divided into four imaginary quadrants about its central axis and the four abutment zones are located entirely in two of the four imaginary quadrants, and for each index position, three of the four abutment zones are in clamping contact with the three reaction zones. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099936 | POWER TOOL TRANSMISSION - A power drill can comprise a housing having a motor that includes an output member. A rotary output spindle can be journaled in the housing. A transmission can be disposed in the housing and include a first output gear and a second output gear. The transmission can selectively couple the output member to the output spindle through one of the first output gear or the second output gear for rotating the output spindle at one of a first speed or a second speed, respectively. A speed shift assembly can include a guide plate and a user engageable member. The guide plate can selectively influence movement of the first and second output gears. The user engageable member can be movable between a first speed position and a second speed position. Movement between the first and second positions can cause the second output gear to at least partially nest into the first output gear. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099937 | THROW-AWAY ROTATING TOOL - A throw-away rotating tool includes plural protrusions | 2012-04-26 |
20120099938 | Cutting Tool and Coupling Mechanism Therefor - A cutting tool having a cutting head removably secured to a shank by frictional forces maintained between a male coupling member located in a female coupling member. Support surfaces of the male coupling member engage support walls of the female coupling member. The support surfaces lie on a common cylinder having a larger diameter than a common cylinder on which the support walls lie. The support walls are located on a circumferentially continuous bore wall of the female coupling member. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099939 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR MANUFACTURING FACE GEARS - A cutter disk having cutting blades oriented on its circumference with the cutting edges of the blades oriented perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cutter disk thereby representing a plane which can be oriented to a work piece (e.g. face gear) under an angle equal to the pressure angle of the mating face gear set's pinion, and, which can be rotated around a virtual pinion axis to generate a tooth flank on the work piece. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099940 | TOOLHOLDER WITH EXTERNALLY-MOUNTED DYNAMIC ABSORBER - A toolholder includes a body portion having an exterior surface and a dynamic absorber mounted on the exterior surface of the body portion. The dynamic absorber includes a rigid support member, a cover member, and an absorber mass disposed within a cavity formed by the rigid support member and the cover member. A first resilient support member is disposed between the rigid support member and the absorber mass, and a second resilient support member is disposed between the cover member and the absorber mass. The dynamic absorber is tuned by moving the cover member relative to the rigid support member. A method of suppressing vibrations of the toolholder includes externally mounting the dynamic absorber on the exterior surface of the toolholder. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099941 | Encapsulated load-securement bulkhead and method of manufacture - An encapsulated bulkhead for use as a void filler to secure and protect cargo loads during transportation, such as in rail cars or trucks, is described. The encapsulated bulkhead includes a bulkhead member and an encapsulation or coating. In one embodiment, the bulkhead member includes two planar parallel deck sheets, a planar peripheral side member, and a honeycomb cell core, which may be made of corrugated paper or other paper. In another embodiment, the bulkhead member is a uniform expanded polystyrene foam. The coating is a water-resistant material which may be an elastomer, such as a polyurea, polyurethane, or polyurethane/polyurea hybrid. A method for encapsulating a bulkhead member is also provided. The method includes the steps of providing a bulkhead member, spraying the bulkhead member with the components of an elastomer to coat or encapsulate the bulkhead, and allowing the components to cure for a period of time sufficient to form the water-resistant elastomer. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099942 | ANCHOR - An anchor is provided and includes a hub having a trailing edge, and first and second jaws, each including a body pivotably coupled to the hub and an actuator to induce pivoting of the body, the jaws being initially proximal with the bodies cooperatively forming a lead profile such that the jaws and the hub are configured to penetrate a substrate, separable responsive to fastener insertion through the hub whereby the fastener exerts a first force on the actuators causing splay pivoting of the bodies, and at least partially closeable responsive to continued fastener insertion whereby the fastener exerts a second force on the actuators causing reverse pivoting of the bodies to draw the trailing edge toward the actuators about the substrate. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099943 | Captive fastener - A captive fastener includes a mounting base member bonded to a first panel frame, a locking shank loaded with a spring member and axially movably mounted in the mounting base member hole for engaging into a mounting through hole of a second panel frame to detachably lock the second panel frame to the first panel frame, and a driving member, which is coated with a color index coating for identification and connected to the locking shank after bonding the mounting base member to the first panel frame and operable to move the locking shank between a locking position where the first panel frame and the second panel frame are locked and an unlocking position where the first panel frame is detachable from the second panel frame. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099944 | SCREW TIGHTENING STRUCTURE, SCREW AND SCREW TIGHTENING TOOL - A screw tightening structure includes an indented concave recess formed on a screw, and mating convex sections provided on a screw tightening tool for tightening the screw: the recess and the mating convex sections including three or more torque transfer portions, respectively, which protrude outward and are disposed at equiangular intervals for concentrically mating engagements; rotating the screw tightening tool causing the torque transfer portions of the mating convex sections to transfer a tightening torque to the screw via the torque transfer portions of the recess; under which outer circumferential edge portions of the torque transfer portions of the mating convex sections to be brought into abutting contact with sidewall of the torque transfer portions of the recess with the tightening torque being transferred to the screw via force application points Q representing resulting abutment portions. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099945 | Two-legged nail - The Lower Half Portion of the shaft ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120099946 | MULTI-SHANK NAIL - A multi-shank nail has a first shank, a second shank and a washer; wherein both of the first shank and the second shank have an enlarged head at their top ends and a point at their lower ends. The first shank has a flat contact surface along its longitudinal length at an upper portion, and the second shank has a shape of a longitudinally cut nail such that the second shank is capable of corresponding to the contact surface on the first shank. The first shank has an inclined face and an extended portion in sequence below the contact surface. At least one of the first shank or second shank comprises a plurality of notches opposite the contact surface, and the notches make the first shank or second shank easier to bend. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099947 | METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, SEPARATING AND/OR MEASURING ITEMS OF LAUNDRY - A reliable operation for sorting items of laundry automatically. For this purpose, provision is made for a plurality of simultaneously gripped items of laundry to be separated once they have been gripped by a gripping arrangement ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120099948 | AUTOMATIC START / STOP CONTROLS FOR AGRICULTURAL LOAD AND TRANSFER EQUIPMENT - A scale controller system and method of using the system is disclosed. The scale controller is adapted for use with a grain cart or similar implement that includes a discharge opening and conveyor. The system includes a scale and a plurality of sensors that work together to automate numerous functions that are typically performed manually. For example, the present invention discloses a system that automatically records the amount of material loaded or unloaded by continuously monitoring the load on a scale and the RPMs of a power take-off shaft that drives a conveyor. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099949 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A ROTATION CARRIER MAGAZINE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - An apparatus for supporting a plurality of carriers or substrates is described. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber and a rotatable support for supporting the plurality of carriers or substrates, wherein the support is provided within the vacuum chamber and is configured for rotating the supported plurality of carriers or substrates around a rotation axis. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - Disclosed herein are a system for management of a transportation device, including: a plurality of work tables disposed to be spaced from each other; charging terminals provided around the work tables; and transportation devices transporting objects between the work tables and including a supercapacitor as a power supply, and a method therefor. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099951 | INSPECTION DEVICE, INSPECTION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM FOR INSPECTING DEFORMATION OF SUBSTRATE HOLDING MEMBER, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE INSPECTION DEVICE - Disclosed is an inspection device for inspecting deformation of a substrate holding -member of a substrate transport apparatus. The substrate holding member is moved in the forward-and-backward direction relative to the transport base to pass across a light path of the detection light formed by an optical detection unit. The position, with respect to a direction transverse to the forward-and-backward direction, of the substrate holding member is detected based on a detection signal of the optical detection unit. Based on a correlation data expressing the relationship between a first parameter indicative of a change of a position of the substrate holding member with respect to the forward-and-backward direction and a second parameter indicative of the change of the position of the substrate holding member with respect to the direction transverse to the forward-and-backward direction, whether or not deformation occurs in the substrate holding member is judged. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099952 | TRANSFER APPARATUS - A transfer device which transfers a clamped load, by sliding the load, between a rack and an elevating table that are adjacent to each other, includes a contact body which comes into contact with the load; an arm which generates, through the contact body, a force in a clamping direction that is a horizontal direction with respect to the load; and a joint which connects the contact body and the arm movably in a vertical direction, without moving the contact body in the clamping direction with respect to the arm. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099953 | SHUTTLE FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE - A warehouse shuttle includes a chassis made up of first and second chassis portions and an article-carrying area between the chassis portions. Pairs of first and second running wheels are provided on the chassis to travel along the runway. One of a pair of arms is mounted to the first chassis portion and the other of the arms is mounted to the second chassis portion and are extendable and retractable to transfer an article between one of the shelves and the article-carrying area. A connector assembly connects the first and second chassis portions and can vary the spacing between the first and second chassis portions thereby varying the spacing between the arms to engage articles of different widths. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099954 | MOBILE MATERIAL HANDLING AND METERING SYSTEM - A method and system for handling granular material, such as proppant used in hydraulic fracturing in well drilling, is provided. In an operational configuration, a delivery module having conveyors receives and conveys granular material to a delivery location, and one or more mobile storage modules receive, hold and dispense granular material downward to the delivery module. The mobile storage modules comprise a raised, angular container portion for holding granular material. Each module may comprise a rock-over chassis for support against ground. In a transportation configuration, each of the delivery modules and mobile storage modules are separately transportable as semi-trailers. System redundancy features such as hydraulic power packs are also provided for. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099955 | MOBILE WORKING MACHINE COMPRISING A POSITION CONTROL DEVICE OF A WORKING ARM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A WORKING ARM OF A MOBILE WORKING MACHINE - A mobile working machine includes a working arm which is mounted in an articulated manner, by a first end, on a revolving superstructure of the working machine, and a tool which is mounted in a displaceable manner on a second end of the working arm. The mobile working machine includes a position control device of a working arm. At least one inclination sensor is arranged on the revolving superstructure and at least one inclination sensor is arranged on the working arm. Also, at least one rotation rate sensor is arranged on the working arm. The working machine further includes a calculation unit for processing the signals of the at least one inclination sensor, of at least one additional inclination sensor, and of at least one rotational rate sensor. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099956 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TURNING STACKS OF SHEET-SHAPED MATERIAL - A device and a method for turning stacks of sheet-shaped material include a device for transporting the stacks into a pivot fork. The pivot fork is part of a turning unit and includes upper grippers, lower grippers and a stack stop. The pivot fork is open on one side to receive the stacks. The pivot fork is supported at its other end to pivot on a horizontal pivot shaft that extends in a direction transverse to a direction of introduction of the stacks and is disposed off-center relative to the pivot fork. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099957 | Apparatus for Curb Removal and Transport - An apparatus such as an attachment for a skid steer used to remove and transport curb segments may include a fork configured to drive into the ground behind the curb. The apparatus also may include a curb restrainer configured to engage the upper side of the curb. Each of the forks may be tapered to slide into the ground more easily, and each bearing surface may be removably attached to the apparatus for easy repair or replacement. Additionally, the curb restrainer may both translate and rotate to adjust for various curb thicknesses in order to position the restrainer against the top of the curb, preferably in the curve of the curb. By limiting the amount of the apparatus that penetrates the ground, the apparatus provides a method of removing curbs that is quick and efficient, resulting in minimal disturbance to the ground and easier preparation for pouring a new curb. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099958 | GRIPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GRIPPING AND LIFTING OBJECTS - The disclosure relates to a gripping system comprising a gripper for gripping and lifting at least one object to be gripped. This object may be a package. The disclosure is characterized in that the gripping system is provided with a downholder which is configured for holding down at least one object located adjacent the object to be gripped, while the object to be gripped is being lifted. The disclosure also relates to a packaging machine provided with such a gripping system, as well as to a method of gripping and lifting a track or row of packages by means of a gripping system. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099959 | TABLE TENNIS BALL COLLECTOR AND DISPENSER - A table tennis ball collector and dispenser collects and secures table tennis balls with minimal effort. The collector may comprise a frame supporting one or more cross members arranged to allow one or more table tennis balls to enter therebetween. A tubular elastic sleeve having open receiving and dispensing ends may be attached to the frame to capture table tennis balls that advance beyond the cross members. The sleeve may taper towards its dispensing end to secure the table tennis balls within. Individual or multiple collected table tennis balls may be dispensed by applying force to push the table tennis balls out of the dispensing end of the sleeve. A handle extending from the frame allows the user to position the frame | 2012-04-26 |
20120099960 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING A NOZZLE - A nozzle includes a center body and a shroud circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the center body to define an annular passage between the center body and the shroud. The nozzle further includes apertures through at least one of the center body or shroud, a plenum in fluid communication with the apertures, and a louvers proximate to the apertures and connected to at least one of the center body or shroud. A method for cooling a nozzle includes flowing a cooling medium through a plenum inside a center body of the nozzle and flowing the cooling medium through apertures in the center body. The method further includes redirecting the cooling medium with louvers to flow the cooling medium across a surface of the center body. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099961 | ROTARY MACHINE HAVING NON-UNIFORM BLADE AND VANE SPACING - A system, including a rotary machine including: a stator, a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator, wherein the rotor comprises a plurality of blades having a non-uniform spacing about a circumference of the rotor. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099962 | Rotor For Turbomachines - A rotor for turbomachines having a plurality of blades, and wherein a damping member, housed inside a respective chamber arranged between the two blades of each pair of adjacent blades of said rotor, is pushed, in use, by the centrifugal force against two surfaces, each of which is carried by a respective blade, which limit the respective chamber in a radially outward direction; the damping member being cup-shaped and being provided with a base wall facing the two surfaces of the relative chamber and having three support bosses on both of said surfaces. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099963 | ENGINE MOUNT SYSTEM FOR A TURBOFAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a gear train defined along an engine centerline axis, and a spool along the engine centerline axis which drives the gear train, the spool includes a low stage count low pressure turbine. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099964 | TURBOCHARGER TURBINE - A turbocharger turbine having a double-layer flow passage and a variable cross-section, including a turbine housing, a volute diffuser channel, a power turbine, a volute gas feeding passage, and a partition wall. The volute gas feeding passage is arranged in the turbine housing. The partition wall is arranged in the volute gas feeding passage and divides the volute gas feeding passage into an external volute gas feeding passage and an internal volute gas feeding passage. The external volute gas feeding passage is located outside the internal volute gas feeding passage. The combination of the external and internal volute gas feeding passages forms different flow areas, sufficiently utilizing the waste gas energy of engines in a segmented mode. The variable cross-section turbine has a simple structure, is easy to upgrade at low cost, and can be easily mass-manufactured. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099965 | TURBOCHARGER TURBINE - A turbocharger turbine which has a wastegate slide sleeve ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120099966 | COMPRESSOR WITH CYCLONE AND INTERNAL OIL RESERVOIR - A rotary compressor including a housing that defines an inlet, a low pressure chamber, an outlet, and a high pressure chamber defining a high pressure lubricant sump. A drive shaft passes through the housing and a compression element is coupled to the drive shaft between the low pressure chamber and the high pressure chamber. A first path connects the high pressure lubricant sump to the low pressure chamber such that lubricant flows through the first path from the high pressure lubricant sump to the low pressure chamber. A low pressure lubricant sump is positioned within the low pressure chamber and includes a movable gate movable from a closed position to an open position in response to a hydrostatic pressure of the lubricant within the low pressure lubricant sump. A second path connects a lubricant separator and the low pressure lubricant sump. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099967 | STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine includes two or more rotating blades and a diaphragm outer ring. Each of the rotating blades includes a tip cover, moisture-trapping grooves, a droplet ejection hole, and a drain guide groove. The tip cover is provided to a tip of each of the rotating blades and is connected in contact with another tip cover adjacent to the tip cover. The moisture-trapping grooves are formed in a longitudinal direction of each of the rotating blades. The droplet ejection hole is to connect an outside of the tip cover on a side of the diaphragm outer ring with an inside of the tip cover. The drain guide groove is to connect ends of the moisture-trapping grooves on the side of the tip cover with the droplet ejection hole. The diaphragm outer ring includes a drain pocket which faces the droplet ejection hole. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099968 | ABRASIVE ROTOR SHAFT CERAMIC COATING - An abrasive coating on a rotor shaft interacts with cantilevered vanes to form an abradable air seal in a turbine engine. The abrasive coating includes a metal bond coat, and an abrasive layer containing a plurality of abrasive grit particles in a ceramic matrix. The grit particles may be selected from cubic boron nitride (CBN), zirconia, alumina, silicon carbide, diamond and mixtures thereof. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099969 | DAMPER SEAL AND VANE ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - One embodiment of the present invention is a vane assembly for a gas turbine engine. Another embodiment of the present invention is a damper seal that may be employed in conjunction with a vane assembly of a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods and combinations for vane assemblies and the sealing and damping thereof. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099970 | FRIABLE CERAMIC ROTOR SHAFT ABRASIVE COATING - An abrasive coating on a rotor shaft interacts with cantilevered vanes to form an abradable air seal in a turbine engine. The abrasive coating includes a metal bond coat, and an abrasive layer containing a plurality of abrasive CBN grit particles in a ceramic matrix. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099971 | SELF DRESSING, MILDLY ABRASIVE COATING FOR CLEARANCE CONTROL - An abrasive coating for rotor shafts that interact with cantilevered vanes to form an abradable air seal in a turbine engine. The abrasive coating including a metal bond coat layer on the rotor shaft, and an abrasive top coating bond coat layer for contact with vanes during operation of the rotor shaft, the abrasive coating including a plurality of abrasive grit particles in a matrix. the abrasive grit particles are selected from the group consisting of cubic boron nitride (CBN), zirconia, alumina, silicon carbide, diamond and mixtures thereof. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099972 | ROUGH DENSE CERAMIC SEALING SURFACE IN TURBOMACHINES - An abrasive coating is formed on a rotor shaft that rotates with respect to cantilevered vanes. The coating is formed by thermal spray techniques and comprises a ceramic layer on a metal bond coat. The coating surface is roughened by crush grinding or by grit blasting to increase the abradability of the surface. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099973 | LOW DENSITY ABRADABLE COATING WITH FINE POROSITY - A low density abradable coating for use as a seal material is formed by depositing a metal bond coat followed by depositing a low density, porous, abradable metal seal layer on the bond coat. The seal layer is formed by co-depositing metallic sponge particles and metal precursor particles. The metal precursor particles decompose during heat treatment leaving fine pores distributed throughout the microstructure. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099974 | Methods for cooling a carrier fluid of an electric power plant, electric power plants and cooling system - A method for cooling a carrier fluid is provided. The carrier fluid is used to drive a turbine in an electric power plant. According to a first embodiment, at least part of a cooling process is performed by leading the carrier fluid and/or a cooling fluid for cooling the carrier fluid underground a soil to a depth in which the soil is substantially cooler than the ambient air. According to a second embodiment, at least part of a cooling process is performed by supplying at least some of the carrier fluid, and/or at least some of a cooling fluid used to cool the carrier fluid, from a cold storage which stores fluid at a significantly lower temperature than the temperature of the carrier fluid in the turbine. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099975 | FAN CASE AND MOUNT RING SNAP FIT ASSEMBLY - A disclosed fan containment case includes a mount ring that supports a portion of the engine core. The mount ring includes openings and features that define a mounting location for the gas turbine engine. The example fan containment case includes a generally cylindrically shaped fan case that extends between an open front end and an open rear end. The mount ring is secured onto an outer surface of the fan case and includes a mounting lug and a plurality of openings for attachment of gas turbine engine components. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099976 | FAN CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED IMPACT STRUCTURES - Methods and apparatus are provided for a fan containment system for a gas turbine engine having a plurality of fan blades includes a cylindrical casing with an inner surface surrounding the plurality of fan blades and an opposing outer surface; a first layer of fabric material positioned on the exterior surface of the cylindrical casing; and a shear thickening fluid impregnated within the first layer of fabric material. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099977 | FLUID DIRECTING SYSTEM FOR TURBINES - A directing system for directing fluid entering an axial flow turbine along an inlet flow direction. The turbine includes a plurality of turbine blades. The directing system includes a base structure, a plurality of directing segments attached to the base structure, downstream of the base structure, and a directing segment adjustment system for adjustably positioning the directing segments between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration. The directing segments, in the deployed configuration, extend beyond the base structure in a direction transversal to the inlet flow direction and deflect the fluid towards an outer circumference of the plurality of turbine blades corresponding to a higher torque area of the blades. A directing system for directing fluid entering a cross-flow turbine is also disclosed. In the cross-flow turbine, the fluid is directed towards a centerline of the rotor of the turbine, which is a high torque area of the turbine blades. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099978 | Turbine Component Having Easily Removable Protective Layer, Set of Turbine Components, a Turbine and a Method for Protecting a Turbine Component - Turbine components are often shipped individually and are not shipped assembled into a turbine. To this end, the turbine blade has to be protected of external stresses and external damage. This is done by an easily removable protective coating that easily evaporates during the first operation of the newly produced or restored component, so that the protective coating does not have to be removed in an additional operational step before installation. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099979 | PORTABLE BLOWER WITH WEAR RESISTANT DISCHARGE END - A portable blower having a propulsion unit for continuously generating a supply of pressurized fluid and a conduit assembly for controllably directing fluid from the propulsion unit to and through a discharge opening on the conduit assembly. The discharge opening is bounded by a rim, defined at least partially by a discrete component made from a first material. The conduit assembly has a first portion made from a second material to which the discrete component is operatively connected. The first material is at least one of: a) more resistant to abrasive wear than the second material; b) more resistant to impact than the second material; and c) harder than the second material. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099980 | PLASTIC HOUSING OF A RADIAL FLOW COMPRESSOR - The invention relates to a housing ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120099981 | AEROENGINE FAN CASING MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING IT - An aeroengine fan casing is made of composite material comprising fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix. The casing ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120099982 | TURBINE DISTRIBUTOR ELEMENT MADE OF CMC, METHOD FOR MAKING SAME, DISTRIBUTOR AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING SAME - A turbine nozzle element including an inner annular platform sector, an outer annular platform sector, and at least one vane extending between the platform sectors and connected to both of them. The nozzle element includes a single piece of composite material including fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix that is at least partially ceramic, and the fiber reinforcement includes a fiber structure that is woven by three-dimensional or multi-layer weaving, and that presents continuity throughout the volume of the nozzle element and throughout the periphery of the vane. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099983 | Torque Balanced, Lift Rotor Module, Providing Increased Lift, With Few or No Moving Parts - A device for continuous torque/anti-torque force balance, except for trim adjustments, of the torque requirements of a single lift rotor while lifting varying load weights and with varying power settings, using a relatively short, cylindrical, vertical duct, flared at the top, air entry end, which flare the lift rotor plane of rotation is parallel to and just below, and is closely contained by the relatively short, cylindrical, vertical duct's inside diameter, and just above a fixed pitch, essentially vertical, array of air foil shaped vanes. In this configuration, lateral lift in an anti-torque rotational direction is generated, in direct proportion to the lift rotor torque requirements, by the lift rotor's rotor wash with swirl air flow component forced interaction with the fixed pitch, essentially vertical, array of air foil shaped vanes to continuously balance torque/anti-torque forces. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099984 | Mechanical Seal - A mechanical seal is disclosed having a rotatable sealing face and a stationary sealing face that are in opposed relation and arranged to be urged, into contact to form a seal. One of the sealing faces is mounted on a support assembly that includes a biasing device operative to move that sealing face into contact with the other sealing face. In one form of the invention, the biasing device comprises one or more resilient members that in use are deformed to provide the biasing force. In a second form of the invention, the support assembly forms part of a fluid barrier of the seal and the biasing device is fluid impervious and forms part of the barrier. In a third form of the invention, the biasing device is exposed to fluid pressure in the chamber and the biasing force increases on increasing the fluid pressure in the chamber. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099985 | ABRASIVE CUTTER FORMED BY THERMAL SPRAY AND POST TREATMENT - A seal for a gas turbine engine component having an airfoil with a radial outward end and a radial inward end, one of which is bare metal. A seal member is adjacent to the bare metal end of the airfoil wherein the seal member is coated with a abrasive layer having a laser engraved surface with the top of the surface has less than about 5% of the surface area of the base of the abrasive layer. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099986 | LIQUID SEAL, SHAFT SEAL APPARATUS AND PUMP APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A liquid seal has an annular lip portion and an annular fixing portion to be fixed to an inner peripheral surface of a shaft hole, in which the lip portion is connected to the fixing portion and is provided so that a tip thereof is extended in an axial direction, a spring pressing a seal lip against an outer periphery of the rotation shaft is fitted onto the lip portion. The seal lip forms a mountain shape in which an edge of the apex in the cross section, which is cut along a plane passing through a center axis of the seal, protrudes to the inner diameter side, and the pressure center of the seal lip due to the spring is disposed between the tip side of the lip portion further than the edge of the apex of the mountain of the seal lip in the axial direction. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099987 | STATIONARY ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE PITCH OF FAN BLADES OF A TURBOPROP - A device for controlling pitch of fan blades of a turboprop including at least one set of variable-pitch fan blades constrained to rotate with a rotary ring centered on a longitudinal axis and mechanically connected to a turbine rotor, each blade coupled for pitch adjustment to a synchronization ring. A turntable is mounted via a rotary connection to a rod of an actuator that is secured to a stationary structural element of the turboprop, the turntable being mechanically connected to the synchronization ring by a plurality of connection arms hinge-mounted on the turntable and connected to the synchronization ring such that a longitudinal movement of the turntable under drive from the actuator causes the synchronization ring to turn about the longitudinal axis. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099988 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A PAIR OF CONTRA-ROTATING PROPELLERS THROUGH AN EPICYCLIC GEAR TRAIN - A turbine driving a planet gear and an epicyclic gear train and including a planet pinion cage and a ring driving two propellers in rotation, is connected to the planet gear through a flexible sleeve surrounding a turbine support shaft rather than through a support shaft itself to achieve a flexible assembly with a limit stop position in contact with the shaft to limit parasite internal forces applied to the epicyclic gear train without tolerating a loose assembly or breakage of the sleeve due to a condition of the limit stop after a clearance has been eliminated. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099989 | PROPELLER HUB - A hub of a propeller with variable-pitch blades for a turbine engine, for example for a propfan engine. The hub of the propeller includes a polygonal ring with substantially radial cylindrical recesses distributed about a central axis of the ring for receiving the blades, a turbine rotor element of the turbine engine, and a securing flange that is attached to the ring so as to connect the ring to the rotor element. The hub further includes a plurality of back-up hooks inserted with clearance in openings, the back-up hooks being connected either to the ring or to the rotor element, and the openings being connected to the other one of the two. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099990 | TORQUE PIN FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF BLADE RING RELATIVE TO ROTOR IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method is provided for adjusting a position of a blade ring relative to a rotor in a gas turbine engine. An outer casing surrounds the blade ring and the blade ring surrounds the rotor. The method comprises: determining an amount of vertical movement needed to reposition the blade ring relative to the rotor so that the blade ring is at a desired position relative to the rotor; providing at least one torque pin assembly comprising a torque pin and a variable thickness defining structure; determining a change in the thickness of the variable thickness defining structure so as to effect the necessary vertical movement of the blade ring; changing the thickness of the variable thickness defining structure; and coupling the at least one torque pin assembly to the outer casing such that at least one torque pin engages the blade ring. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099991 | Hydraulic Variable Pitch Propeller - Proposed is a redundant hydraulic variable pitch propeller for an air, land or water craft, comprising at least two propeller blades ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120099992 | ABRASIVE ROTOR COATING FOR FORMING A SEAL IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A compressor rotor seal includes a bare radial inward end of a rotor vane in proximity to a rotor surface coated with an abrasive material. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099993 | WIND TURBINE MAIN BEARING - A wind turbine main bearing realized to bear a shaft of a wind turbine, which shaft is caused to rotate by a number of blades connected to the shaft is disclosed. The wind turbine main bearing includes a fluid bearing with a plurality of bearing pads arranged about the shaft. Also disclosed is a wind turbine with a number of blades connected to a shaft and realized to rotate the shaft, which wind turbine includes as main bearing a wind turbine main bearing. Further described is a method of performing maintenance on a wind turbine, including the steps of halting a rotation of the shaft, operating a lifting arrangement to raise the shaft, and removing a bearing pad of the wind turbine main bearing from the bearing housing of the wind turbine main bearing. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099994 | VERTICAL-AXIS WIND ROTOR - This present invention relates to a wind rotor with a vertical shaft, formed by means of a vertical shaft ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120099995 | ROTARY MACHINE HAVING SPACERS FOR CONTROL OF FLUID DYNAMICS - A system includes a rotary machine with a fluid flow path extending along an axis of the rotary machine, a plurality of airfoils disposed about the axis, and a plurality of spacers disposed about the axis. Each spacer of the plurality of spacers is disposed circumferentially between adjacent airfoils of the plurality of airfoils to define a circumferential spacing of the airfoils about the axis. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099996 | ROTARY MACHINE HAVING GROOVES FOR CONTROL OF FLUID DYNAMICS - A system includes a rotary machine including, a stator, a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator, a plurality of axial grooves disposed along a circumference of the stator or the rotor, a plurality of blade segments disposed along the circumference, wherein each blade segment of the plurality of blade segments comprises a blade coupled to a mounting base supported in a respective axial groove of the plurality of axial grooves, and the plurality of blades has a non-uniform blade spacing about the circumference. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099997 | Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - A vertical axis wind turbine comprising a main wind blade with one or more blade(s), at least one connecting arm, attached to main blade and an abutment of connecting arm arranged with axle hole of wind rotor shaft, wherein, a main blade is fixed with abutment of connecting arm through connecting arm to form an vertical axis wind turbine. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099998 | SUPPORT COLLAR GEOMETRY FOR LINEAR FRICTION WELDING - An example method of attaching an airfoil for an integrally bladed rotor includes placing a support collar in an installed position around at least a leading edge and trailing edge of an airfoil stub to be repaired in an integrally bladed rotor. The support collar and the airfoil stub together have a midline that is positioned between opposing, laterally outer surfaces of the airfoil stub when the support collar is in the installed position. The method performs linear friction welding to add a replacement airfoil to the airfoil stub. | 2012-04-26 |
20120099999 | SWING AXIAL-ENTRY FOR CLOSURE BUCKET USED FOR TANGENTIAL ROW IN STEAM TURBINE - An arrangement and a method for mounting articulated turbine buckets in axial entry slots of rotor wheels. A curvature on a vertical plane may be incorporated on an axial male dovetail projection of the bucket root and the associated axial female dovetail slot of the rotor wheel. The curvature facilitates loading of buckets otherwise precluded by interferences, such as interlocking tip shrouds on adjacent buckets. Such loading may be provided by locating the shroud tip shroud in proximity to an adjacent tip shroud and pivoting the root end of the bucket around the location of the tip shroud such that the arc formed by the bucket allows the curvature of the axial male dovetail projection to swing into the axial female dovetail slot of the rotor wheel. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100000 | AEROFOIL STRUCTURE - An aerofoil structure for a rotating blade-row in a casing, the aerofoil structure comprising a suction side, a pressure side and a tip therebetween, wherein at least a portion of the tip comprises a shaped feature provided on a surface of the tip, the shaped feature comprising a convergent portion orientated to reduce a gap between the tip and the casing in a direction from the pressure side to the suction side of the aerofoil structure. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100001 | FAN STRUCTURE - A fan structure includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending from the periphery of the hub. The airflow generated by the fan forms a boundary layer on the surface of each blade. The present invention is characterized in that: each of the blades is provided with a plurality of polygonal dents, a turbulent flow is generated in each dent when the airflow passes through the dent, a plurality of the turbulent flows collect together to form an air film between the surface of blade and the boundary layer. By this structure, the distance of separating points from the boundary layer is extended, and the frictional force and noise caused by the rotation of the blades are reduced. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100002 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - Provided is a wind turbine rotor blade that can secure a sufficient strength in a coupling portion without significant increase in weight even though a blade is increased in size because beams, which are main strength members of the separated blades, are coupled to each other by metallic coupling members. A wind turbine rotor blade including: a skin that forms a long hollow shape; and a beam that is vertically passed in a longitudinal direction to reinforce the skin from inside, wherein the beam is separated into at least two portions in the longitudinal direction, and ends of the adjacent beams are coupled to each other through a metallic coupling member having: a first flange portion opposed to the one end; a second flange portion opposed to the other end; and a connecting portion that connects these first flange portion and second flange portion, and the skin is separated into a coupling portion skin arranged at a position corresponding to the coupling member, and a main body skin arranged at a position corresponding to the beam. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100003 | IMPELLER AND ROTARY MACHINE - An impeller of a rotary machine, in which the direction of flow gradually changes from an axial direction to a radial direction as it goes from the inside in the radial direction of a fluid flow passage to the outside in the radial direction thereof, includes: a hub surface constituting at least a portion of the fluid flow passage; a blade surface constituting at least a portion of the fluid flow passage; and a bulge that bulges toward the inside of the fluid flow passage at a corner where the hub surface, which is located at a rear half that is one of a front half on an inlet side of the fluid flow passage and the rear half on an outlet side thereof, comes in contact with the blade surface. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100004 | High efficiency impeller - An impeller for a turbine includes a conical body having a wider end, a narrower end and an outside surface, a front end surface connected to the wider end of the conical body, a back end surface connected to the narrower end of the conical body, and a plurality of helical grooves disposed in the outside surface of the conical body wherein the helical grooves decrease in depth from the wider end to zero depth near the narrower end. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100005 | Blade of a Wind Turbine - A blade of a wind turbine is provided. The blade includes at least one vortex-generator, which is positioned at the blade-surface. The vortex-generator is constructed and arranged in a way that it contributes to the aerodynamic characteristics of the blade. The vortex-generator includes a platform and an extension-part. The blade also includes a recess, which is constructed and arranged to receive at least a part of the platform of the vortex-generator. The platform is fixed at least partly within the recess. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100006 | BLADE - A turbomachine blade having features arranged to initiate bending of the leading edge towards the pressure surface upon impact of a foreign object on the leading edge. The features may be features weaker than the material of the leading edge located on the pressure surface side of a mid-thickness line. By causing the leading edge to bend towards the pressure surface on impact the volume of the foreign object, typically a bird, that passes over the suction surface is reduced. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100007 | Rotor support system - A system and method for easing the installation and removal of a desiccant rotor from an air handling system. The system and method enabling the installation of a shaft through the center of a rotor, the shaft having a first end portion protruding from the first axial face and a second end portion protruding from the second axial face, supporting the shaft and the rotor with a first support rail and a second support rail, the first and second support rails being positioned on opposite axial sides of the rotor and extending radially outward from a radial center of the rotor in an installed position, placing at least one keeper mechanism on each of the first and second support rails to secure the rotor in the installed position, and removing the at least one keeper mechanism to allow translational movement of the rotor along the first and second support rails. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100008 | ANNULAR FLOW CHANNEL SECTION FOR A TURBOMACHINE - An annular flow channel section for a turbomachine is provided. The annular flow channel includes a guide vane ring having a number of guide vanes which are arranged next to each other in the circumferential direction, each guide vane including a vane base, a platform and an airfoil that projects into the flow channel in a radiating pattern. The flow channel is delimited on the platform side by shielding elements, each of which being disposed between two immediately adjacent airfoils, wherein the shielding elements are arranged on the platforms for creating a particularly space-saving flow channel section while creating a gap, and impingement-cooling openings are provided in the platform. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100009 | PUMP CONTROL DEVICE AND PUMP DEVICE - A pump control device for a pump device having a DC brushless motor as a drive source and a flow rate of the pump device is increased and decreased depending on a corresponding increase and decrease of a rotational speed of the DC brushless motor is structured so that, when the rotational speed of the DC brushless motor is higher than a predetermined speed, the DC brushless motor is controlled in an open loop control and, when the rotational speed of the DC brushless motor is lower than the predetermined speed, the DC brushless motor is controlled in a closed loop control on the basis of a measurement result of an actual rotating speed which is an actual rotational speed of the DC brushless motor. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100010 | Speed Control - Embodiments of the invention provide a pumping system for at least one aquatic application controlled by a user. The pumping system includes a pump, a variable speed motor, a memory, and a controller. The pumping system includes a user interface with a first speed button, a second speed button, an increase button, and a decrease button. The buttons provide an actuate and release operation, a first touch and hold operation, and a second touch and hold operation. The controller operates the variable speed motor at a substantially constant speed based on a current speed value selected by the user using the buttons. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100011 | CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system is provided that can identify the occurrence of a single surge cycle in centrifugal compressor using various methods and devices. Once the occurrence of a single surge cycle is identified, the control system can take remedial action to respond to the surge cycle, such as by adjusting the position of a variable geometry diffuser, and restore the centrifugal compressor to stable operation. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100012 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - Disclosed is a method of controlling an electric compressor. The method includes: (I) starting the electric compressor by applying an electric power to an air conditioner; (II) determining, by an inverter, whether the electric compressor is started normally; and normally driving the electric compressor when the electric compressor starts normally in the step (II) and determining again whether the electric compressor starts normally by restarting the electric compressor. Therefore, abnormal operation such as malfunction, short, and overheating of the electric compressor is detected in the early starting stage to determine restarting and failure of starting the electric compressor so that reliability of the electric compressor may be enhanced. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100013 | METHOD OF SURGE PROTECTION FOR A DYNAMIC COMPRESSOR USING A SURGE PARAMETER - A method of surge protection for a dynamic compressor that has a corresponding compressor map. A control system continually calculates an equivalent polytropic head parameter in order to define a surge limit line. The system then calculates a control parameter and determines the distance the control parameter to the surge limit line wherein the control parameter is dynamic to changes in compressor load and invariant to changes in suction conditions and gas compressibility. As a result of the distance of the control parameter to the surge limit line, the surge valve of a dynamic compressor is actuated to prevent surge. | 2012-04-26 |
20120100014 | SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEM - A submersible pump system includes a submersible pump assembly having one or more stages of impellers and a submersible motor assembly that drives the pump assembly. The submersible pump assembly includes a motor housing, a motor within the motor housing for driving the pump assembly and a control module mounted to the motor housing for operating the motor. The control module is electrically connected to a power line and comprises a controller and a variable frequency drive driven by the controller. The controller operates the variable frequency drive to drive the motor to maintain a constant pressure output condition from the pump assembly. | 2012-04-26 |