19th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120114417 | Large-Scale Watercraft Storage System - A watercraft storage system, a ‘wishbone’ or U-shaped cradle, liftable and rotatable by an overhead crane, comprises adjustable air filled hull supports to either side of a boat hull and a keel support toward the stem of the watercraft. The cradle central opening clears a cantilever storage rack support beam assembly allowing the watercraft to be lowered onto or raised from the cantilever storage rack support beam assembly by an overhead traveling crane. To substantially reduce any longitudinal swaying of the cradle and watercraft during raising and lowering, a system of diagonal anti-sway bracing cables that automatically retract and extend is employed. In the preferred embodiment, the cradle is lowered into a water-filled channel within the storage structure to re-float the watercraft. A watercraft to be stored can be brought into the channel which contains alignment means to accurately position the watercraft over the cradle. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114418 | FORMATE SALT GELS AND METHODS FOR DEWATERING OF PIPELINES OR FLOWLINES - A gelled composition for pipeline, flowline, pipeline jumper or flowline jumper dewatering or preventing ingress of seawater into open pipeline systems or components during tie-in operations of jumpers or additional pipe, valving, manifolds, subsea pipeline architecture or flow conduits operations is disclosed, where the composition includes a concentrated metal formate solution and a hydratable polymer. The gelled formate compositions have improved dewatering properties with 100% or 360 pipe coverage. The gelled formate compositions have can also be reused by breaking and reformulation. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114419 | Pipeline Laying Apparatus and Method - The apparatus includes a tower ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120114420 | GROUP AND METHOD FOR LAYING AND BURYING PIPELINES AT THE SEAFLOOR - The present invention relates to a group and a method for laying and burying pipelines at the seafloor, wherein the laying and burying group according to the present invention comprises a digging device ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120114421 | SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE FLOATING STRUCTURE - A floating system comprising a plurality of buoyant columns, a top portion of the columns extending above a water surface, and a bottom portion of the columns submerged in a body of water; a deck connected to the top portion of the columns; at least one pontoon connected to the bottom portion of at least two of the columns; a plurality of heave plates, each heave plate connected to the bottom portion of at least one of the columns; and a conduit connected to the deck and extending to a bottom of the body of water. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114422 | MOORING SYSTEM FOR A VESSEL - A mooring system for a vessel includes an attachment unit configured to be detachably attached to a hull of the vessel; a robot arm including a plurality of arms, the arms being coupled to each other to turn in a vertical direction, the robot, arm extending by an arm actuator provided thereto to transfer the attachment unit to an attachment position of the hull; a rotation unit connected to the robot arm and allowing the robot arm to turn in a horizontal direction; and a mooring winch for winding a mooring cable to draw the attachment unit. A floating body or a quay wall may include the mooring system. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114423 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAISING A BUILDING STRUCTURE - A method of raising a building structure ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120114424 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING PILES - A pile driving system adapted to be supported by a movable arm assembly to drive a pile comprises an engaging system, a suspension system, a vibratory system, a first clamp assembly, and a second clamp assembly. The engaging system operates in a first mode in which the first clamp assembly rigidly connects the secondary housing to the pile, a second mode in which the second clamp assembly rigidly connects the secondary housing to the pile, a third mode in which the second clamp to assembly rigidly connects the secondary housing to the side portion of the pile, and a fourth mode in which the tip portion of the at least one pick member engages at least one sheet pile of a substantially horizontal stack of sheet piles to remove the at least one sheet pile from the stack of sheet piles. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114425 | TRANSITION COUPLING BETWEEN CYLINDRICAL DRIVE SHAFT AND HELICAL PILE SHAFT - An improved transition coupling for a helical soil pile assembly transfers a compression load between two coupled shaft segments with little or no compression loading on the bolts that fasten the parts together. The coupling body has a shaft-receiving socket that extends axially into the body from one end to a socket bottom that axially abuts the end of one of the shafts. The body also has at least one shoulder between its ends that extends laterally outward and faces toward the end remote from the socket. A cylindrical portion of the body, which fits closely within the hollow end of the other shaft, extends axially toward the socket end up to the shoulder, which is adapted to abut the end of that shaft. At least one pair of aligned transverse holes in the body is adapted to receive a fastener. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114426 | ROCK BOLT WITH MECHANICAL ANCHOR - A rock bolt comprising a shaft having first and second ends, and an anchoring device operative to retain the bolt when located in a drilled hole and comprising a mandrel mounted to, or integrally formed with, the shaft and at least one expansion element overlaying the mandrel, at least one of the mandrel or the at least one expansion element being a movable member and being able to rotate relative to, and move axially along, the shaft, the at least one expansion element being arranged to be displaced radially outwardly on a predetermined relative movement between the mandrel and the at least one expansion element, wherein when disposed on a first portion of the shaft, rotation of the movable member relative to the shaft causes axial movement of that member along the shaft, and when disposed on a second portion of the shaft, the movable member is able to rotate on the shaft without being biased to move axially along the shaft. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114427 | Soil Mixing System - A soil processing tool for delivering a fluid slurry may include a barrel section to define placement of the fluid slurry, a core section being in a spaced relationship to the barrel section, and a flight section formed between the core section and the barrel section. The soil processing tool may include a first cutting tip to reduce debris and the barrel section may include a lower edge including a second cutting tip to reduce debris. The flight section may include a leading edge including a third cutting tip to reduce debris, and the core section may include a fourth cutting tip to reduce debris. The core section may include a first nozzle to dispense the fluid slurry, and the fluid slurry may be concrete slurry. The nozzle may be located approximately in the midsection of the core section, and the core section may include a second nozzle approximately in the bottom of the core section. The flight member may be inclined with respect to the core section. The soil processing tool may include a nozzle being positioned only within a space defined by the barrel section. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114428 | ANCHORING SYSTEMS FOR MINES - A grouting system for anchoring a reinforcement in a mine includes a package that is a tubular member formed of polymer film and has discrete first and second compartments. Hardenable cementitious material that is a hydratable substance and water is disposed in the first compartment. A method of forming a resin grouting capsule includes: injecting a hardenable material into a first compartment of the capsule having resin mastic; wherein the hardenable material does not substantially react with the resin mastic when injected into the first compartment. Another method of forming a resin grouting capsule includes: injecting a hardenable material into a first compartment of the capsule having catalyst mastic; wherein the hardenable material does not substantially react with the catalyst mastic when injected into the first compartment. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114429 | FROZEN BACLFILL MIX FORMULATIONS AND PROCESS FOR USE THEREOF IN UNDERGROUND MINING APPLICATIONS - Formulations are provided for producing structural members or back fill for mine stopes in environments having sub zero temperatures such as permafrost. The formulations having constituents including crushed rock (rockfill), powdered tailings, ice and water in specific ratios with attention to the prescribed gradations of the rockfill and tailings. The tailings, a readily available and very finely divided material, fill the naturally existing voids in the rockfill. The gradation of the rockfill and the bulk density of the rockfill establish the rockfill/tailings ratio, which has been determined to lie between 1 and 3 or from 50/50 to about 75/25 for optimum strength. The ice in the mix design arises from the pre-existing moisture content in the rock and tailings typically 2% to 5% for the rockfill, 8% to 25% for the tailings. The change of state of liquid water to ice on the particle surfaces is the binding mechanism of the system and is enhanced by vigorous mixing. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114430 | SPLICE FOR A SOIL REINFORCING ELEMENT OR CONNECTOR - An apparatus and method for splicing a soil reinforcing element to a grid-strip. The apparatus may include a splice having a first block plate defining one or more first longitudinal grooves configured to receive and seat a portion of a plurality of longitudinal wires of the soil reinforcing element, and a second block plate defining one or more second longitudinal grooves configured to receive and seat a portion of a plurality of longitudinal wires of a grid-strip. The first block plate and second block plate are further configured such that the portion of the plurality of longitudinal wires of the soil reinforcing element and the portion of the plurality of longitudinal wires of the grid-strip are retained in at least one of the respective one or more first and second longitudinal grooves when the first and second block plate are coupled to one another. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114431 | Connection Device For A Reinforced Earth Structure And Related Structure And Method - Link device ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120114432 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEALING PRODUCTS IN A PNEUMATIC TUBE CARRIER - A pneumatic tube system, including at least one system control module for controlling delivery of a pneumatic carrier through pneumatic tubing. The system includes at least one pneumatic tube station having a sealer, the sealer includes a heating pad and a sealing strip, where the sealer automatically grips the open end within the heating pad and the sealing strip upon insertion of the bag into the system. In one example, the sealer creates a vacuum to extract air from an interior space of the bag. The sealer applies heat to the open end to seal the bag. The system includes at least one pneumatic tube station configured for sending at least one carrier, the at least one sending pneumatic tube station being in signal communication with the at least one system control module, where the at least one carrier is sent through the system by pneumatic tubing. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114433 | Wheel mandrel for toy cars - A wheel mandrel tool includes an alignment section, a thread forming section including a first set of grooves, a gripping section including a second set of grooves, and a shank section. The thread forming section forms threads in a wheel bore by a swaging process and the gripping section holds the wheel during a rotary trimming process. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114434 | CUTTER-TOOLING ASSEMBLY - A cutter-tooling assembly has a tool holder and a cutter. The tool holder has an inserted section and a through hole axially formed through the inserted section. The through hole has a fixing segment. The fixing segment has an inner surface and multiple recesses formed around the inner surface of the fixing segment at intervals. The cutter is inserted into the through hole of the tool holder and has a fixing end. The fixing end has an outer surface and multiple corners formed on the outer surface of the fixing end and abutting the recesses. Because the fixing segment has the multiple recesses which the corners of the cutter abut, the combination of the recesses and the corners can prevent a relative rotation between the tool holder and the cutter and make the cutter securely connected with the tool holder. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114435 | Assembly of Double-Sided Indexable Cutting Insert and Reinforcing Part - An assembly includes a double-sided indexable cutting insert and a reinforcing part. The assembly can be used to process metallic materials and the like. The polygonal, double-sided indexable cutting insert of the present invention has a plurality of convex portions at each corner portion. The level of the convex portions is lower than that of the corner cutting edges. Further, the reinforcing part of the present invention has flat portions that come into contact with the convex portions of the cutting insert at each corner portion. When the cutting insert and the reinforcing part are assembled together, the flat portions of the reinforcing part contact at least three convex portions of the cutting insert. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114436 | NANOLAMINATED COATED CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool insert for machining by chip removal includes a body of a hard alloy of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, cubic boron nitride based material or high speed steel, onto which a hard and wear resistant coating is deposited by physical vapour deposition. The coating includes a polycrystalline nanolaminated structure of alternating layers A and B where layer A is (Ti,Al,Me1)N and Me1 is optionally one or more of the metal elements from group 3, 4, 5 or 6 in the periodic table, layer B is (Ti,Si,Me2)N and Me2 is optionally one or more of the metal elements from group 3, 4, 5 or 6 in the periodic table including Al with a thickness between 0.5 and 20 μm and method of making the same. This insert is particularly useful in metal cutting applications generating high temperatures with improved edge integrity, machining of super alloys, stainless and hardened steels. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114437 | NANOLAMINATED COATED CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool insert for machining by chip removal includes a body of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride compact (PCBN), either as a solid insert or attached to a backing body, onto which a hard and wear resistant PVD coating is deposited. The coating includes a polycrystalline nanolaminated structure of alternating A and B layers, where layer A is (Ti,Al,Me1)N and Me1 is one or more of the metal elements from group 3, 4, 5 or 6 in the periodic table, layer B is (Ti,Si,Me2)N and Me2 is one or more of the metal elements from group 3, 4, 5 or 6 in the periodic table including Al with a thickness between 0.5 and 10 μm. The insert is particularly useful in metal cutting applications generating high temperatures, e.g., high speed machining of steels, cast irons, super alloys and hardened steels. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114438 | BLANK AND TOOL WITH COOLING CHANNELS - The application comprises a blank for producing a cutting tool with at least one inner bore for conducting fluids, wherein the blank comprises at least a first and a second portion along, its longitudinal axis, wherein the inner bore in the first portion is formed substantially in a straight line and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the blank, and the inner bore in the second portion has a first twist with a first twist angle greater than zero, wherein the blank can be obtained by a continuous pressing operation, in particular a continuous extruding operation. The application also describes an extrusion device for producing a blank, wherein the extrusion device comprises a control element for controlling the twist angle, in particular the first and/or second twist angle. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114439 | STRINGER CRAWLER WITH ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - A crawler assembly includes an attachment mechanism that is removably attachable to a stringer. The stringer has a vertical web and a longitudinal axis. The crawler assembly includes a longitudinal slider that is engageable to the attachment mechanism and having a normalizing mechanism disposable in bearing contact against the vertical web for maintaining an orientation of the longitudinal slider relative to the stringer. The longitudinal slider is movable along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The crawler assembly includes a lateral slider that is mountable to the longitudinal slider and is movable along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The lateral slider includes a drill bushing. The longitudinal and lateral sliders cooperate to move the drill bushing to at least one predetermined hole location. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114440 | DRILL | 2012-05-10 |
20120114441 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A TOOTHED WHEEL HAVING A HERRINGBONE GEARING AND A PROCESS AND AN APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CONTROL DATA TO FORM A HERRINGBONE GEARING ON A WORKPIECE. - A process and an apparatus for generating control data, wherein a first tooth flank geometry is determined which corresponds to a geometry of a first tooth flank of the herringbone gearing, a second tooth flank geometry is determined which corresponds to a geometry of a second tooth flank of the herringbone gearing, a transition section geometry is determined which corresponds to a geometry of a transition section between the first tooth flank and the second tooth flank, an overall tooth flank geometry is determined which comprises the first tooth flank geometry, the transition section geometry and the second tooth flank geometry, and the control data is generated based on the overall tooth flank geometry and machining paths are indicated, each extending transversely to the profile direction of the tooth flanks and along the first tooth flank geometry, the transition section geometry and the second tooth flank geometry. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114442 | COATED CUTTING TOOL FOR METAL CUTTING APPLICATIONS GENERATING HIGH TEMPERATURES - The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert comprising a body of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, high speed steel (HSS), polycrystalline diamond (PCD) or polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN), a hard and wear resistant coating is applied, grown by physical vapour deposition (PVD) such as cathodic arc evaporation or magnetron sputtering. Said coating comprises at least one layer of (Zr | 2012-05-10 |
20120114443 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS - The present disclosure concerns a transport apparatus for transporting a rotor blade of a wind power installation on a transport vehicle comprising a plurality of successively arranged and pivotably interconnected wagon elements. The transport apparatus may include a blade root carrier adapted to attach to a first wagon element for carrying the rotor blade in a region of a rotor blade root thereof on the first wagon element, a central carrier adapted to attach to a second wagon element for carrying the rotor blade in a central region thereof on the second wagon element, and a blade tip damper for making an elastic connection between a third wagon element and the rotor blade in a region of a rotor blade tip thereof for damping oscillations of the rotor blade tip. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114444 | AIR CARGO ROLLOUT STOP - A cargo rollout stop includes a base, and a guide head pivotally mounted to the base. The guide head is movable between a raised blocking position, and a lowered non-blocking position. A retraction pedal is pivotally mounted to the guide head, and is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the guide head. The retraction pedal permits downward rotation of the guide head from its raised blocking position to its lowered non-blocking position when the retraction pedal is in its second position, and blocks downward rotation of the guide head from its raised blocking position to its lowered non-blocking position when the retraction pedal is in its it first position. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114445 | CAPTIVE SECURING MEANS FOR A SCREW - A captive securing means for a screw has a shaft for holding the screw and a retaining means arranged in the shaft, the retaining means resting, in the inserted state of the screw, at a tangential point on the outer circumferential surface of the screw, the retaining means arranged on the inner circumferential surface of the shaft, and the retaining means extending from the inner circumferential surface of the shaft into the free region of the shaft such that at the tangential point, the angle between the direction of extent of the retaining means and the outer circumferential surface of the screw is <90 degrees. Consequently, the screw is axially moveable in the shaft without the quality of the captive securing means being impaired, and the screw is captively secured in the shaft by the retaining means resting on the outer circumferential surface of the screw. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114446 | FASTENING DEVICE - A device for fastening a first object to a second object, including a fastening element and a ring element. The ring element has a predetermined bending point. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114447 | ENCAPSULATED FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly including an internally threaded nut and an externally threaded screw for securing at least two materials together. A combined thickness TM of the materials is less than a length SL of the screw inserted into the materials. The nut includes a head, a shank extending from the head, and an internally threaded bore extending into the shank. The screw includes a head and an externally threaded shank adapted to threadingly engage the internally threaded bore of the nut. An encapsulating plastic layer covers the head of the nut. The plastic layer extends under and covers a bottom surface of the head. The plastic layer has a thickness TE below the bottom surface of the head which is equal to or greater than a difference between the screw length SL and the material thickness TM. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114448 | FASTENING METHOD OF A FASTENER - A fastening method of a fastener, applied to combine a metal object with a target object, prepares a holder, a cover, and a screw penetrating through the holder in a preparing step, drills a pre-drilled hole on the metal object to receive the holder and to secure the screw in a prearranging step, fixes the screw cased with the holder to the target object in a securing step, and finally places the cover on the holder for enveloping a head of the screw in a lodging step. Accordingly, the screw cased with the holder prevents a shank of the screw from having a direct contact with the metal object. Thus, the screw is not subject to rustiness. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114449 | FASTENER - A one piece fastener made from high strength steel for securing a work piece to a metal substrate and including an elongated substantially flat body defining a void extending substantially along the length of the body, a crown at one end of the body formed by substantially symmetrical halves extending outwardly from the flat body and formed integrally therewith. A gripping and clamping member is disposed within the void in the elongated body and is affixed at each end thereof to the body and defines at least first and second teeth extending outwardly therefrom, the gripping and clamping member being rotated. A piercing tip formed at the opposite end of the elongated body for generating an opening through the work piece and the metal substrate, the piercing tip formed from a plurality of incrementally wider steps progressing from the tip toward the width of the body. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114450 | Round bale mover - A round bale mover for attachment to either a tractor mounted front-end loader or a tractor three-point hitch for moving a pair of round bales. First and second bale teeth extend from a first end of the bale mover for supporting a first bale thereon. Third and fourth bale teeth extend from a second end of the bale mover for supporting a second bale thereon. The first and second bale teeth are selectively movable towards and away from the third and fourth bale teeth. The third and fourth bale teeth are selectively movable towards and away from the first and second bale teeth. The bale mover enables the first and second bales to be moved towards one another and moved away from one another. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114451 | Work Transfer Apparatus for Press Machine, and Work Transfer Unit - A workpiece transfer apparatus includes: a feed driving mechanism that drives a transfer bar in a workpiece transfer direction; and a lift/clamp driving mechanism that drives the transfer bar in a lift direction and a clamp direction. The lift/clamp driving mechanism includes: a support of the transfer bar; first and second carriers movable in the clamp direction; first and second carrier driving mechanisms that drive the first and second carriers; a parallel link that rotatably connects the first carrier with the support; and a driving link that rotatably connects a first link of the parallel link and the second carrier. A first guide that guides the first carrier and a second guide that guides the second carrier are parallel to each other and are shifted from each other in the workpiece transfer direction. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114452 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING MULTILAYER TRACKS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A transport system having multilayer tracks is presented. The system has a bottom track and at least one top track disposed above on the bottom track. Shuttle carriages are moving along the top and bottom tracks. The shuttle body of each shuttle carriage has a first locking portion on the top end thereof, and has a second locking portion on the bottom end thereof. The second locking portion of the shuttle carriage on the top track can be locked with the first locking portion of the shuttle carriage on the bottom track. Therefore, the two transports on different tracks are locked so that the object can be transported between the top and bottom tracks. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114453 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND TRANSPORT METHOD - In a transport system, a local track is disposed so as to be below an overhead travelling vehicle track in parallel or substantially in parallel therewith, and furthermore above a loading port of a processing device from upstream of the loading port to downstream of the loading port. A local vehicle including a hoist travels along the local track. Below the local track, a first buffer is disposed upstream of the loading port of the processing device, and a second buffer is disposed downstream of the loading port of the processing device, and the overhead travelling vehicle and the local vehicle can both perform delivery and receipt of the article with the first buffer and the second buffer. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114454 | Hand Trucks and Hand Truck Unloading Mechanisms - A hand truck, according to various embodiments, comprises: (1) a hand truck frame; (2) a support plate adjacent a bottom portion of the hand truck frame; (3) at least one wheel for facilitating the movement of the hand truck relative to a support surface; and (4) an unloading mechanism. In particular embodiments, the unloading mechanism comprises: (1) an item pushing member; (2) a cam assembly; and (3) at least one linking mechanism that is positioned and adapted to link the cam assembly to the item pushing member so that moving the cam assembly from a first rotational orientation to a second rotational orientation causes the item pushing member to move from a first position adjacent the support plate to a second position adjacent the support plate. The cam may be adapted to allow a user to use their foot to move the cam between the first and second rotational orientations. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114455 | CARRIER DEVICE, TRANSFER METHOD AND CARRIER HAND - A carrier device is provided that can supply, at uneven intervals, a plurality of works arranged at even intervals. The carrier device ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120114456 | HOLDING APPARATUS, CONVEYING APPARATUS, AND ROTATION-TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A holding apparatus, a conveying apparatus, and a rotation-transmitting apparatus are provided that are capable of stably holding an object while suppressing an influence of a change in shape of the object and a fluctuation of a holding form. A conveying apparatus according to one form of the present invention includes a hand and a holding body provided on the hand. The holding body includes a holding member that includes a holding surface that comes into close contact with a holding object, the holding member being capable of holding a conveying object on the holding surface, and a viscoelastic member that is formed of a viscoelastic material and bonds the hand to the holding member. By the viscoelastic member being elastically deformed and the entire surface of the holding member being brought into close contact with the holding object, the conveying apparatus is capable of holding the conveying object on the hand. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114457 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE FOR GLASS CONTAINERS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL USE - The package structure for glass containers for pharmaceutical use (e.g.: bottles, carpules and phials . . . ), comprises a tray ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120114458 | SHROUD LEAKAGE COVER - A method and system for improving performance of a compressor section of a gas turbine by diverting leakage air flowing from high pressure downstream of a stator vane assembly to low pressure upstream of the stator vane assembly from disrupting design flow patterns at a leading edge of stator vanes. A cover is provided at a forward face of an inner shroud assembly to prevent the leakage air from impinging on the leading edge. The cover may be provided at an outlet channel of a flow diverter mounted on the forward face of the inner shroud assembly. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114459 | Axial compressor and associated operating method - An axial compressor for compressing a flow medium is provided and includes compressor stator blades, which fastened on a stator blade carrier, and compressor rotor blades, which are fastened on a compressor disk of a compressor shaft, wherein two consecutive compressor disks enclose a hollow space lying between them, and wherein the last compressor disk, as seen in the flow direction of the flow medium, delimits a rear hollow space. A cooling medium feed duct leads through a stator blade carrier and a compressor stator blade, and is arranged upstream of the last compressor disk, which cooling medium feed duct, at the tip end of the compressor stator blade facing the compressor shaft, via a discharge opening arranged there, opens into the hollow space, wherein this hollow space, via a cooling medium transfer passage which is led through the subsequent compressor disks, is connected to the rear hollow space. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114460 | VOTING HYDRAULIC DUMP SYSTEM - Systems and method for shutting down a turbine, with the system including a housing defining first and second flowpaths therein, and an inlet coupled to the housing and fluidly coupled to a source of a fluid and to the first and second flowpaths. The system also includes a first outlet coupled to the housing and selectively coupled to the first and second flowpaths, and a second outlet coupled to the housing and selectively coupled to the first and second flowpaths. The system further includes first, second, and third control valves received in the housing and intersecting the first and second flowpaths. The first, second, and third control valves are each movable between a tripped position and an untripped position, such that if two out of three are in the tripped position, fluid is blocked from the first outlet and is directed to the second outlet. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114461 | FAN MODULE AND VIBRATION-DAMPING MOUNTING THEREFOR - A fan module with vibration-damping mounting includes a cooling fan, a support frame and a clip detachably fixing the cooling fan to the support frame. The clip includes a mounting portion fixed to the support frame, fixing portions supporting the cooling fan, and vibration reducing portions. Each of the vibration reducing portions is connected between a corresponding fixing portion and the mounting portion. The fixing portions are spaced from the support frame, to prevent a vibration of the cooling fan from being transferred to the support frame. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114462 | Screw-Type Centrifugal Pump with Cutting Inserts - A screw-type centrifugal pump with scissoring back cutters and having a housing with an intake opening and an outlet opening, both in fluid communication with an internal chamber, and an impeller assembly positioned within the chamber, is disclosed. Generally speaking, the impeller assembly has a hub having a back shroud and being attached to a rotatable pump shaft, with an impeller attached to the hub. An insert cutter positioned on a surface of the hub shroud opposite the impeller includes a cutting edge configured for shearing operation, while a stationary back plate having a surface adjacent to and facing the hub shroud includes a cutting rib having a cutting edge configured for shearing operation. The insert cutter and cutting rib work jointly to create a cutting action as the hub rotates in the chamber. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114463 | MOTOR DRIVEN CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR WITH VARIABLE DIFFUSER - An air cycle machine is provided and includes a compressor section having a variable area diffuser, a turbine section having an inlet nozzle with a variable size, a motor to drive the compressor and a common rotating shaft on which the compressor section, the turbine section and the motor are mounted, the turbine section driving rotation of the shaft to drive the compressor section with the motor. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114464 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBINE AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A variable geometry turbine has a housing for receipt of the turbine wheel. A gas flow control mechanism in the housing upstream of said turbine wheel is operable to control gas flow through a gas flow inlet passage. The control mechanism has a movable nozzle ring or shroud for varying the size of the gas flow inlet passage. A transmission mechanism for connection between an actuator and the control mechanism converts movement applied by the actuator into movement shroud or nozzle ring. The transmission mechanism comprises a yoke having a shaft that is rotatably supported by a wall of the housing. The yoke defines arms that extend outwardly of the shaft and which engage with the shroud or nozzle ring. There is provided at least one recess defined in an inside surface of the housing, the recess extending from shaft rotation axis and configured to allow passage of an end of the yoke shaft along it during insertion of the yoke into the housing. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114465 | COMPRESSOR SHROUD HAVING A RETENTION COVER CHANNEL FOR RECEIVING A RETENTION COVER - An example compressor shroud assembly includes a shroud body extending along an axis and having a hollow bore. An enlarged flange is located at one axial end of the shroud body. The enlarged flange provides a rotating surface for a retention plate on a first side and a rotating surface for a drive ring on an opposing, second side. The enlarged flange establishes a channel that receives the retention plate. The channel has a ratio of the channel depth to the channel width that is between 0.0216 and 0.0251. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114466 | Seal Assembly Segment Joints - The present application provides a sealing assembly for use between a first component and a second component of a rotary machine. The sealing assembly may include a first sealing segment having a first end with a first angled surface and a second sealing segment having a second end with a second angled surface. The first angled surface of the first end of the first sealing segment meets the second angled surface of the second end of the second sealing segment at a joint. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114467 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH TAPERED FINS - A heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine includes first and second opposing sides enclosing a cavity. A first set of fins is supported on the first side and arranged outside the cavity. The fins have leading and trailing edges respectively including first and second heights. The first height is less than the second height. In one application, the heat exchanger is arranged in a gas turbine engine. A core is supported relative to a fan case. The core includes a core nacelle and a fan case. A fan duct is provided between the core nacelle and the fan case. A heat exchanger includes fins arranged in a fan duct. The fins are oriented such that the shorter leading edge faces into the airflow. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114468 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HEAT EXCHANGER FINS WITH PERIODIC GAPS - A heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine is provided by a structure including an enclosed fluid cavity. The structure has opposing sides, and a set of fins is supported on one of the sides and arranged outside the cavity. The set of fins includes rows of discrete chevron fins separated by periodic gaps. In one application, the heat exchanger is arranged in a gas turbine engine. A core is supported relative to a fan case by structure. A fan duct is provided between a core nacelle and a fan case. The core includes a compressor section and a bleed cavity is provided within the core and is in fluid communication with the compressor section. The heat exchanger includes first and second sides opposite one another. The second side includes the set of rows of fins with the periodic gaps exposed to the bleed cavity. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114469 | COMPOSITE HUB FOR A PRESSURE WAVE SUPERCHARGER - The invention proposes that the shaft-hub connection of a rotatable cell rotor ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120114470 | EXTERNAL ADJUSTMENT AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR STEAM TURBINE NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A remote adjustment and measurement system for a steam turbine nozzle assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, a steam turbine casing segment is disclosed including: a horizontal joint surface; a pocket having a first opening at the horizontal joint surface and a second opening facing substantially radially outward; and a port accessible from a radially outward surface of the steam turbine casing segment, the port fluidly connected to the second opening of the pocket. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114471 | Direct-Connected Low-Speed Small Mixed Flow Type Water Turbine Applied In Hydrodynamic Energy-Saving Cooling Tower - The invention relates to a direct-connected low-speed small mixed flow type water turbine applied in a hydrodynamic energy-saving cooling tower, which comprises a water inlet scroll case ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120114472 | Fan - A fan comprises a housing having a compartment formed inside, and at least one lateral air inlet and at least one lateral air outlet both penetrating through the inner and outer surfaces of the housing and communicating with the compartment; and a motor mounted inside the compartment of the housing and having a stator and an impeller, with the impeller rotatably coupled to the stator and further containing a hub and a plurality of blades mounted to a top of the hub, with each blade having a first end and a second end in the radial direction of the impeller opposite to each other, with the first end of each blade facing outward, and with the second ends of the plural blades defining an airflow-area. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114473 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A centrifugal pump includes an electric motor, an impeller driven by the motor and a pump housing having an impeller chamber, an inlet in communication with the impeller chamber via an opening, and first and second outlets in communication with the impeller chamber. The impeller chamber has an interference structure which forms first and second flow channels in communication with the first and second outlets. The interference structure directs the fluid in the impeller chamber to flow through the first outlet via the first flow channel when the impeller rotates in a first direction or to flow through the second outlet via the second flow channel when the impeller rotates in the opposite direction. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114474 | FIN ARRAY FOR USE IN A CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A heat exchanger including an array of tubes and fins is configured to reside in a centrifugal fan enabling the centrifugal fan to operate as a cooling and or heating source. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114475 | AIR TURBINE STARTER ONE-PIECE AIR EXIT PORT BAFFLE - A one-piece air exit port baffle for containment for an air start turbine includes a circular arc section with a circumferentially corrugated circular arc section and a flange section. The circumferentially corrugated circular arc section has a plurality of openings. The flange section is axially adjacent to the circumferentially corrugated circular arc section and configured for attachment adjacent to an air exit port of an air turbine starter. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114476 | VENTILATOR - A ventilator includes a first casing, a second casing, a fan blade and a flow guider. The second casing is connected to the first casing and forms a flow channel between the first casing and the second casing. The fan blade is disposed between the first casing and the second casing. When the fan blade rotates, an air-flow compression zone and an air-flow decompression zone are formed in the flow channel. The flow guider is formed along a boundary line to the air-flow decompression zone, wherein the boundary line is adjacent to the air-flow compression zone and the air-flow decompression zone. With the ventilator, the air pressure of the ventilator is increased and noise can be controlled. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114477 | CASE STRUCTURE AND FAN FRAME FIXING MODULE - A case structure includes a first housing and a fan frame fixing module. The fan frame fixing module includes a fan frame, a positioning part and an auxiliary part. The positioning part is disposed on the first housing. The auxiliary part is disposed on the first housing. The fan frame urges against the first housing and the positioning part, and the auxiliary part urges against the fan frame so that the fan frame is fixed on the first housing. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114478 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING PURGE GAS INTO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF THE COMBUSTOR - In a gas turbine engine combustor and method for delivering purge gas thereto, a ferrule is generally coupled to the housing and moveable relative thereto. The ferrule has a primary opening through which a combustor component extends into a combustion chamber of the combustor. The ferrule further has a plurality of purge gas openings separate from and in transversely spaced relationship with the primary opening to allow purge gas to flow through the ferrule. In a first position of the ferrule at least one purge gas opening is blocked against the flow of purge gas therethrough and at least one other purge gas opening is unblocked against purge gas flow. In a second position of the ferrule at least one of the blocked purge gas openings of the first ferrule position is unblocked to permit the flow of purge gas therethrough. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114479 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSOR ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine engine includes a low pressure compressor section and a high pressure compressor section. A low pressure turbine drives the low pressure compressor section. A gear arrangement is driven by the low pressure turbine to in turn drive a fan section. A pressure ratio across the low pressure compressor section is between about 4-8, and a pressure ratio across the high pressure compressor section is between about 8-15. In a separate feature, a compressor case includes a front compressor case portion and a rear compressor case portion, with the rear compressor case portion being axially further from an inlet case than the front compressor case portion. A support member extends between the fan section and the front compressor case portion. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114480 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING A TURBINE BUCKET - A turbine bucket includes an airfoil, a platform adjacent to the airfoil, and a shank adjacent to the platform. The shank defines a shank cavity, and a divider in the shank cavity creates a pressure differential across the shank cavity. A method for cooling a turbine bucket includes directing a fluid to a forward shank cavity and creating a pressure differential between the forward shank cavity and an aft shank cavity. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114481 | WIND TURBINE AND CONTROL METHOD OF A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine includes a rotor and a main shaft, wherein the main shaft is coupled to the rotor for transforming wind energy into kinetic energy of rotation of the main shaft. The main shaft is mechanically coupled to a main generator of the wind turbine, wherein the main generator transforms kinetic energy of rotation into electrical energy. Further, a brake system is provided which has an energy recovery arrangement for recovering at least part of the kinetic energy of the rotation of the main shaft when a rotational speed of the rotor is reduced by the brake system. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114482 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE WITH REDUCED BLADE FOULING - A method of operating a wind turbine having at least one rotor blade and an active flow control (AFC) system is provided. The at least one rotor blade has at least one aperture defined through a surface thereof, and the AFC system is configured to modify aerodynamic properties of the rotor blade by ejecting gas through the aperture. The method includes operating the wind turbine in a normal mode, determining whether an estimated insect density value surrounding the wind turbine is above an insect density threshold value based on a measured environmental condition, and changing a mode of the wind turbine from the normal mode to a cleaning mode different than the normal mode based on the estimated insect density value. The cleaning mode includes adjusting at least one operation parameter of the wind turbine based on the estimated insect density value such that fouling of the aperture is reduced. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114483 | Microprocessor system for controlling rotor pitch - A rotor blade is used in combination with a submersible electrical generator for generating electricity to be put into the grid, where the pitch of the rotor blade is controlled by a microprocessor. The microprocessor controls a radio frequency transmitter which emits signals to a receiver which controls a hydraulic value. The hydraulic valve controls a push-pull arrangement which through a right angle gear and pitch adjustment axial adjust the rotor pitch according to pre-programmed conditions stored in the microprocessor. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114484 | Marine Wind Turbine Having a Pylon Vertically Adjusted by Setting - An off-shore wind turbine with a base supporting a pylon and a wind engine, the wind turbine being characterized in that the said base includes a tubular cavity, a bottom portion of said pylon being fixed in embedded manner inside said tubular cavity using a device that enables the angle of inclination of the axis (ZZ′) of the pylon to be adjusted relative to the axis (Z | 2012-05-10 |
20120114485 | RAM AIR TURBINE STARTUP - A ram air turbine (RAT) in which a cam follower is operably coupled to turbine blades such that a cam follower position determines turbine blade pitch. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114486 | OFFSHORE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An aggregate to store energy as kinetic energy, includes a float body and conversion element. The float body is at least partially placed in a liquid and arranged to rotate in direct contact with the liquid and the float body is used by the aggregate to store energy in form of movement together with the surrounding liquid. Energy is supplied or extracted from the float body and surrounding liquid via conversion element or via a part that absorbs energy of movements in a fluid. The aggregate could further include the conversion element or the part that absorbs energy of movements. The energy is supplied or extracted from the float body and the surrounding liquid or from a combination of these. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114487 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - Provided is a wind turbine generator including an electric pitch-control device that efficiently utilizes the entire circumferential teeth of a ring gear of a wind turbine blade so as to eliminate the need for work at high elevation using a crane or the like even when the teeth of the ring gear are partly broken. A wind turbine generator having an electric pitch-control device that performs pitch-angle control by using a motor to drive a pinion gear that meshes with a ring gear of a wind turbine blade includes a plurality of pinion-driving-mechanism securing supporters or a fixing/releasing switching part as a meshing-region changing mechanism that changes a pitch-angle-control meshing region of the ring gear that meshes with the pinion gear during the pitch-angle control. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114488 | WIND POWER PLANT, TRANSMISSION FOR A WIND POWER PLANT AND FLEXPIN - According to prior art, a transmission of a wind power plant is integrated at least partially into a hollow main shaft. In terms of said type of conception, a shoulder stop is provided to limit deformation of the main shaft. Also, a planetary gear of a wind power plant transmission is placed on a sleeve of a flexpin. In this respect, an intermediate sleeve, in particular designed as a friction bearing is provided. Also known is that the main shaft is placed with a pretensioned rolling bearing in the housing of the wind power plant. In this respect, a hydrostatic friction bearing is used instead. The above-mentioned aspects of the invention enable the service life of the wind power plant to be significantly increased whilst at the same time simplifying maintenance and reducing production and maintenance costs as well as lowering noise emissions. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114489 | Marine Propeller Structure - A marine propeller which comprises at least two blades ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120114490 | TURBINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SECURING A CLOSURE BUCKET - According to one aspect of the invention, a turbine assembly is provided, wherein the turbine assembly includes a drum rotor comprising a slot and a closure bucket configured to be placed in the slot, the closure bucket including a lock pin disposed in a base member of the closure bucket. In addition, a portion of the lock pin is configured to rotatably extend into a cavity in the slot thereby securing the closure bucket within the slot. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114491 | DIE CASTING TO PRODUCE A HYBRID COMPONENT - An example die casting system includes a die that defines a cavity having a first section and a second section. The first section is configured to receive a first portion of a component. The second section is configured to receive a molten material. The die holds the molten material as the molten material solidifies to form a second portion of the component. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114492 | METHOD OF MODIFYING A STEAM TURBINE - A method of modifying a steam turbine to change from a first maximum thermal power of the steam generator to a second maximum thermal power of the steam generator. The method can include replacing, in the high-pressure module, at least one set of fixed blades sized for the first maximum thermal power by at least one set of fixed blades sized for the second maximum thermal power. The at least one set of moving blades are sized to operate at the first and second maximum thermal powers. The rotor and the at least one set of moving blades of the high-pressure module remain unchanged on changing from the first maximum thermal power to the second maximum thermal power. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114493 | WIND ENERGY USE - The invention provides wind energy use. One application provides wind energy use for water harvesting from natural humid air. The method is based on changing thermodynamic state parameters of ambient wind air portions passed through a device comprising convergent-divergent and wing-like components. Those components transform the ambient wind portions into fast and cooled outflowing air portions. A decrease in static pressure and temperature triggers condensation of water-vapor into water-aerosols. Another application of the method provides an effective mechanism for harvesting electrical energy from naturally warm air using renewable wind energy, including the wind inertia, internal heat, and potential energy stored in the air mass in the Earth's gravitational field. The electrical energy harvesting mechanism is also applicable to use of natural renewable energy of streaming water. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114494 | HYBRID METAL LEADING EDGE PART AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A leading edge for use as a leading edge reinforcement on a blade or air foil part. The leading edge has a main body that includes two leg sections. A metal deposition layer is applied to the main body to form the outer end portion of the leading edge. The main body can be formed of one or more pieces. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114495 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND BLADE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine blade. Another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and blades. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114496 | Precipitation Hardening Martensitic Stainless Steel and Steam Turbine Component Made Thereof - It is an objective of the present invention to provide a precipitation-hardening martensitic stainless steel having well-balanced properties of high mechanical strength, high toughness and good corrosion resistance properties. There is provided a precipitation-hardening martensitic stainless steel comprising: 0.10 mass % or less of C; 13.0 to 15.0 mass % of Cr; 7.0 to 10.0 mass % of Ni; 2.0 to 3.0 mass % of Mo; 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Ti; 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Al; 0.5 mass % or less of Si; 0.1 to 1.0 mass % of Mn; and the balance including Fe and incidental impurities, in which the mass % content of the Ti (represented by [Ti content]), the mass % content of the Al (represented by [Al content]) and the mass % content of the C (represented by [C content]) satisfy relationships of “0.5≦[Ti content]≦2.5” and “0.5≦[Al content]+2[C content]≦2.7”. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114497 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE COMPRISING TWO MEMBERS BEING JOINED BY ADHESION - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade | 2012-05-10 |
20120114498 | FAN STRUCTURE - A fan structure is provided, including a hub and a plurality of blades surrounding the hub. Each blade has a first segment connected to the hub and a second segment extended outwardly from the first segment. A first surface is formed between the first segment and the hub, and a second surface is formed between the first and second segments. The first and second surfaces respectively have a first and second setting angle relative to a base plane of the fan structure, wherein the first setting angle exceeds the second setting angle. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114499 | FAN MODULE - A fan module including two brackets, two holders and a fan is provided. Each bracket has a first assembling portion formed thereon. The holders are mounted to the brackets and located between the two brackets. Each of the holders has two second assembling portions, and one end of each of the second assembling portions being connected with the first assembling portions correspondingly. The fan is assembled between the holders. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114500 | FAN HOLDER AND HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - An exemplary fan holder is adapted for fixing a fan onto a heat sink. The fan holder is strip-shaped, and includes a top side portion, a bottom side portion, a front side portion and a rear side portion joined together. Each of the side portions of the fan holder includes a slide portion and a sheath connected to each other. A position where the slide portion and the sheath are connected can be adjusted to change a length of the side portion. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114501 | Pivoting structural cellular wall for wind energy generation - The present invention relates to a device and method associated with the device. It is a wall for collecting wind energy, holds multiple wind turbines at increased heights, the device also pivots around a central point and keeps the turbines aligned into the direction of the wind. This device can be used to increase the yield of energy collected from the wind and to place wind turbines in stronger winds. The device enables turbines to be located within the structure. The rotation is around a center pivot point with the outer vertexes of the triangle free to move. With respect to the method, the modular cells locate the wind turbines in higher wind speeds. The wind flows around and through the cell structure creating beneficial vortexes. The wind is converted into energy at the turbine, at the conclusion of these steps wind energy is converted into electrical power. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114502 | LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device including a hoop, the hoop curling up to form an axial mounting hole in the middle. An upper convex block, a lower convex block, a middle aperture, a left aperture, a right aperture, an upper convex ear, a lower convex ear, an upper guiding inclined plane, and a lower guiding inclined plane are disposed in the device. The upper convex block and the lower convex block move axially to narrow the middle aperture, the upper guiding inclined plane and the lower guiding inclined plane contact with each other to make the upper convex block and the lower convex block to move circumferentially to narrow both the left aperture and the right aperture and enable the hoop to tightly hold objects inside the axial mounting hole. The locking device has a simple structure, low cost, robust connecting structure, convenient and efficient assembly and disassembly processes. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114503 | LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device including a hoop, the hoop curling up to form an axial mounting hole in the middle. An upper convex block, a lower convex block, a middle aperture, a left aperture, a right aperture, an upper convex ear, a lower convex ear, an upper guiding inclined plane, and a lower guiding inclined plane are disposed in the device. The upper convex block and the lower convex block move axially to narrow the middle aperture, the upper guiding inclined plane and the lower guiding inclined plane contact with each other to make the upper convex block and the lower convex block to move circumferentially to narrow both the left aperture and the right aperture and enable the hoop to tightly hold objects inside the axial mounting hole. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114504 | VERTICAL SHAFT PUMPING SYSTEM - A vertical shaft pumping system includes a hollow shaft with an inner bore, an inlet end and an outlet end, the outlet end with at least one liquid distribution hole. It further includes an impeller positioned at the lower inlet end of the shaft, with a cylindrical base portion with a lower end, a central hole for drawing fluid into the shaft, and a plurality of teeth extending upwards from the cylindrical base portion and extending radially from the central hole to the outer cylindrical circumference for increasing tractive force of liquid in the shaft when the impeller and shaft are rotating; and a motor for rotating the shaft with the impeller to centrifugally pump a liquid vertically in the shaft from the lower inlet end to the upper outlet end. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114505 | INFLATION DEVICE - An inflation device for inflating containers having a body with an air channel therein being in the form of a venturi tube. A first inlet is provided in the body, being in communication with the air channel, to allow compressed air to flow into the air channel. An outlet is provided in the body, being in communication with the air channel, to allow the air to exit the air channel for inflating a container joined to the outlet. A second inlet is provided in the body, being in communication with the first inlet, to allow ambient air to be sucked into the air channel as a result of the compressed air flowing in the air channel and passing through the venturi tube. A self-closing valve and sensor means are also provided. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114506 | Wave Chamber for a Wave Power Plant, and Method for Producing the Same - The invention concerns a wave chamber for a wave power plant having a water inlet opening situated below the water level and an outlet leading to a ventilation channel, in which an air turbine is installed; whereas the wave chamber contains a free-standing stack of a plurality of chamber segments resting on the bottom of the body of water, which are braced vertically by a large number of traction elements. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114507 | BALANCING LIQUID PUMPING SYSTEM - Liquid from a body of liquid is pumped using two liquid columns connected to a sealable conduit containing gas. The liquid columns are also connected to another conduit having a switched valve. Pumping is initiated by extracting gas from the sealed conduit. Liquid exits one of the liquid columns through the switched valve. Lowering of the liquid level in one of the liquid columns moves gas in the sealed conduit. This in turn induces pumping liquid from the body of liquid in another one of the liquid columns. When the liquid level reaches a minimum in the liquid column, the switched valve changes position, blocking a liquid flow from the liquid column and allowing liquid in the other of the liquid column to exit. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114508 | ELECTRIC CAPSTAN - An electric capstan that is able to easily and accessibly connect external functional models and accomplish multiple functions with good reliability. This electric capstan includes a motor, a reduction gear and a winching roller, and further includes an engagement-disengagement gear and functional module, wherein the input end of the engagement-disengagement gear is connected to the output shaft of the motor and the output end of the engagement-disengagement gear is connected to the input end of the functional module. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114509 | Dosing Apparatus with a Joint Arrangement - A dosing apparatus includes a dosing unit having a piston arrangement movable along a first axis in a cavity of a casing arrangement and a joint arrangement for removably connecting a first end portion of the piston arrangement to a movement arrangement arranged for moving the piston arrangement. The first end portion includes a seat that is suitable for receiving a clutch portion of the joint arrangement, that is connectable in and detachable from the seat along a coupling direction that is almost parallel to the first axis. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114510 | Reciprocated Pump System for Use in Oil Wells - A reciprocated pump positioned at the lower end of a string of tubing in a bore hole that provides a passageway for moving formation fluid to the earth's surface, including a pump barrel supported in communication with the tubing and a standing valve at the lower end thereof providing a first passageway through which formation fluid flows into the pump barrel, the pump barrel having an intermediate vent port providing a second entry passageway, and a tubular plunger reciprocated within the barrel and having an upper and a lower portion with a plurality of non-metallic seal rings separated by metallic spacers received on the plunger upper portion and configured to support a column of formation fluid within the tubing to substantially isolate the portion of the barrel below the non-metallic seal rings from the tubing pressure to thereby allow formation fluid to move into the pump barrel. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114511 | Cooling Fan - A cooling fan comprises a housing and a motor. The housing includes a support portion, a cover portion and a lateral wall portion, with the lateral wall portion disposed between the cover portion and the support portion, with the lateral wall portion, support portion and the cover portion defining a compartment, and with the lateral wall portion having at least one lateral air inlet and at least one lateral air outlet penetrating through the lateral wall portion and communicating with the compartment. The motor is mounted inside the compartment of the housing and contains a stator and a impeller, with the impeller rotatably mounting to the stator, and further containing a hub with a top and a plurality of blades, with the top facing the cover portion, with the top and the cover portion delimiting a lateral flow path in the compartment, and with each blade being contained in the lateral flow path. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114512 | LOW-PROFILE BLOWERS AND METHODS - A blower configured to be positioned in confined spaces and to provide ventilation of a fluid, such as temperature controlled air, is disclosed. In various embodiments, the blower is configured to have a reduced axial thickness, which can be desired in such confined spaces. In some embodiments, the blower has an integral filter, a wire channel for the routing of one or more wires, and/or an exposed backplate. In some embodiments, the blower has a snap-fit circuit board, containment system for mounting the motor, one or more vanes for directing fluid flow, shrouded impeller, and/or integrated connector. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114513 | FAN - A fan assembly for creating an air current is described, the fan assembly having a nozzle, a system for creating an air flow through the nozzle and a filter for removing particulates from the air flow, the nozzle having an interior passage, a mouth for receiving the air flow from the interior passage, and a Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow, wherein the fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, i.e. air flow is created by a bladeless fan. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114514 | Hydraulic Toothed Wheel Machine - A toothed wheel machine including a housing for receiving two meshing and especially helical-toothed wheels. The toothed wheels are axially mounted in sliding manner by axial surfaces between bearing bodies received in the housing, and radially by a bearing shaft received in the bearing bodies. During the operation of the toothed wheel machine, an acial component of a force resulting from the hydraulic and mechanical forces generated during operation acts on each toothed wheel in the same axial direction. A counter-force against the respective axial force component is applied to the toothed wheels and/or bearing shafts, each counter-force applying the same amount of pressure as the respective axial force component, or less than same. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114515 | RARE EARTH MAGNET MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a rare earth magnet material which allows efficient Dy or the like diffusion into an inside thereof. This method includes a preparation step of preparing a powder mixture of magnet powder including one or more rare earth elements including neodymium, boron, and the remainder being iron; and neodymium fluoride powder; a heating step of heating a compact of the powder mixture and causing oxygen around magnet powder particles to react with the fluoride powder, thereby obtaining a lump rare earth magnet material in which neodymium oxyfluoride is wholly distributed. The fluoride powder traps oxygen enclosed in the powder mixture and fixes the oxygen as stable NdOF. When Dy is diffused into this rare earth magnet material, Dy smoothly enters into its inside without being oxidized at grain boundaries. Consequently, coercivity of the entire rare earth magnet material can be efficiently increased without wasting scarce Dy. | 2012-05-10 |
20120114516 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A SHAPED BODY AS WELL AS GREEN COMPACT - A method for manufacturing a shaped body, comprising creating a mixture of a metal powder and binding agent, compacting the mixture to form a green compact, heating the green compact to a debinding start temperature T | 2012-05-10 |