20th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140130424 | THREE DIMENSIONAL UPWARDLY CONVEX FRAME AND A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING SAME - A 3-dimensional, upwardly convex frame ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140130425 | RETROFIT ROOF SYSTEM FOR CORRUGATED AND LOW PROFILE RIBBED METAL ROOF PANELS AND CLIP THEREFOR - A roofing system is installed over the top of existing corrugated metal roofs or over the top of low profile ribbed metal roofs as a retrofit roofing system. The system uses a clip specifically designed for corrugated and other forms of low-profile ribbed metal roof panels. The clip spans a single raised corrugation or single raised rib to provide a secure support for a roofing system to be disposed above the existing roof. The clips may be disposed at a plurality of locations along a purlin and are secured to the purlin through the existing roof panels with connectors. The connectors pass through spaced curved feet of the clip which fit into the spaced depressions of the corrugated roofing panel or the spaces adjacent to the low profile rib. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130426 | Integrated solar, daylight and night cooling system - The invention consists of an improved heat exchange conduit formed between pre-fabricated building panels and a daylighting section integral within pre-fabricated, structural panels. The daylighting section has the capability to take ceiling air (or air below free-standing arrays) and either return it to the building during heating months, reject the heat, or shunt it for other uses after being warmed through a dual pane glazing assembly with infrared rejection. During summer days, this allows for dramatic reduction in building cooling demand. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130427 | TEMPORARY PLATFORM - Provided is a modular construction kit adapted to construct a raised temporary platform, the modular construction kit comprising one or more floor elements, wherein the floor element comprises a monocoque structure forming a floor section and a flange section, wherein the flange section is adapted to strengthen the floor element and is adapted to be attached to a further element to form a self-supporting floor, without the requirement for a supporting floor frame. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130428 | INSULATED GLAZING PANEL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL SPACE CONTAINING A LAYER OF AN INSULATING GAS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A GLAZING PANEL - The invention relates to a glazing panel ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140130429 | Photovoltaic Roofing Elements And Photovoltaic Roofing Systems - The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic arrays for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy. Aspects of the present invention provide a variety of photovoltaic roofing elements and systems that include, for example, interlocking geometries to provide for water handling and integration with conventional roofing materials; and wire management features that can protect wiring and associated electrical components from physical and/or environmental damage. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130430 | HARDWOOD STAIR TREAD OVERLAY - A stair tread overlay and a riser overlay made from solid wood for fitting over a conventional, exposed wooden stair having a generally rounded nose like those found in most residential general construction staircases and prefabricated staircases. The tread overlay and riser overlay cover the exterior surface of a conventional wooden stair from stringer to stringer to hide a construction grade stair tread and riser below that are made from a composite material or unsalvageable hardwood to present an attractive, solid wood surface that is finishable. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130431 | Insulating ICF Window Buck With Integrated Fastening and Anchors - An insulated window buck with integrated fastening and anchor elements for a self aligning cut or molded insulated concrete form (ICF) window buck. The insulated window buck with integrated fastening and anchor generally includes an insulated ICF window and door buck made with multiple components with a configuration that allows for the use of various type of materials' on the face and edges of the buck, and have the ability to friction fit to the inside of an ICF wall so as no external bracing or strapping is needed to keep the buck aligned with the ICF wall during concrete placement. Having a firm insulation material component on the internal portion of the buck is an integral part of the invention in that through the use of recesses in the insulation material the fluid concrete can flow into these recesses and make a permanent bond to the buck. Also having the ability to use single or multiple insulation pieces to make up the insulating and friction fit element of the buck is an integral part of the invention. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130432 | Insulating Fire and Blast Resistant Window and door Buck - An insulating fire and blast resistant window and door buck for The purpose of my invention is for a window and door buck for insulated concrete formed walls that provides a core of concrete for fire and blast protection while also providing structural concrete for the solid attachment capability of window and door elements right behind the buck or exposed and flush with the face of the buck. The insulating fire and blast resistant window and door buck generally includes the main elements of my invention includes an insulating window and door buck that allows concrete to flow to the inner face of the fire or blast resistant rough buck panels or to provide structural concrete to the exposed face of the buck assembly while providing structural edge and face fastening through ties with integrated anchoring to concrete. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130433 | TWO-PIECE TRACK SYSTEM - A fire-rated receiver channel includes at least one intumescent or other fire-resistant material strip. The receiver channel can nest with a framing member, such as metal tracks, headers, header tracks, sill plates, bottom tracks, metal studs, wood studs or wall partitions, and placed at a perimeter of a wall assembly to create a fire block arrangement. In other arrangements, a track assembly includes two nested tracks, an inner track and outer track. The assembly is designed so that the outside width of the outer track is equal to or less than the outside width of the inner track to present a substantially flush external surface for attachment of exterior sheathing elements when the assembly is used in an external wall. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130434 | MASONRY REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for forming a wall is disclosed. In some embodiments, the wall comprises blocks having internal couplers configured for use with rods which can be inserted through and which are configured to securely lock blocks together. In some embodiments, the rods which are inserted into internal couplers may be threaded or have another locking features such that the blocks in a wall can be securely fastened together. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130435 | FIRE RESISTANT COMPOSITE BOARDS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the invention provide roofing boards and roofing systems having improved fire resistance properties and methods related to the same. According to one aspect, a roofing system is provided. The roofing system includes roofing panels positioned atop structural support members to form a roof deck. Roofing boards are positioned atop the roof deck and coupled thereto and a roofing membrane is positioned atop the roofing boards and coupled therewith. The roofing boards include a coating of a mineral based material applied to one or more surfaces in an amount between the range of about 0.10 lbs/ft | 2014-05-15 |
20140130436 | FLEXIBLE DRYWALL GRID MEMBER FOR FRAMING DRYWALL STRUCTURES - A curvable grid tee for suspending drywall capable of being configured vertically into convex or concave shapes comprising a series of identical web segments joined end-to-end, the segments being formed of sheet metal into a tee shaped cross section, the sheet metal of a segment being folded such that each segment has a vertical double layer stem with the stem layers joined at a common fold at upper edges thereof, the sheet metal at lower edges of each layer of the stem being bent outwardly to form a flange, a junction between adjacent segments permitting such adjacent segments to be angularly displaced relative to one another in a vertical plane such that the flanges are capable of supporting a drywall panel in a curved plane. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130437 | FLOOR PANEL - Floor panel, with a horizontally and vertically active locking system allowing that two of such floor panels can be connected to each other at said sides by providing one of these floor panels, by means of a downward movement, in the other floor panel; wherein the vertically active locking system comprises a locking element in the form of an insert; wherein this locking element comprises at least a pivotable lock-up body; characterized in that the pivotable lock-up body comprises a support portion which is rotatable against a support surface pertaining to the floor panel concerned, and more particularly in a seat. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130438 | TRANSPORTABLE MODULAR SYSTEM FOR COVERED ISOLATION OF ASSETS - An easily assembled, transportable, re-deployable, modular, protective, double-roof system is disclosed which is compatible with other Modular Protective System (MPS) components and can be assembled in a variety of configurations to provide soldiers and equipment with protective enclosures. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130439 | Composite Self Supporting Tower Structure - A tower having a lattice structure for improved structural reliability and load bearing. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130440 | DRILLING DERRICK FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING INCORPORATING A STRESSED-SKIN AND OFFSHORE PLATFORM - A drilling derrick ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140130441 | CONNECTING FITTING, FRAME PROVIDED WITH SAME, AND BUILDING USING FRAME - The connecting fitting comprises a band-like section | 2014-05-15 |
20140130442 | STRUCTURAL SUPPORT SPACER - This disclosure relates to building trades where precise spacing between structural members ensures support via use of a plurality of elongate spacers. The spacers include at least one intermediate transit tacking member and a pair of nail- or screw-receiving apertures on opposing ends of thereof. One of the opposing ends serves as a pivoting end and the opposite end includes one or more relatively shorter member near the aperture formed therein. These member(s) can be driven into an adjacent trust or other support member while a final precise position is determined. To determine the final precise position to affix a given spacer one or more indicia is provided. Such indicia can include end edges, one or more cut-out features and/or one or more cut-out features and/or numbered or lettered (or other symbols) indicating the relative spacing from one end of the elongate spacer to the other. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130443 | MOUNTING DEVICE, A KIT INCLUDING THE MOUNTING DEVICE AND A COVERING ELEMENT, AND A METHOD OF USING THE KIT - The invention relates to a mounting device ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140130444 | Tilt-Up Concrete Spandrel Assemblies and Methods - A system and method of tilt-up or tiltwall concrete building construction using concrete spandrels cast on-site together with permanent steel columns that are integrally attached to unite the spandrels into a lightweight and versatile tilt-up assembly that is strong and durable and that can be safely and efficiently made and maneuvered into final position for cost-effective building construction, the resulting assembly also allowing for continuous horizontal spans of ribbon-like window glass with minimal obstruction, thereby maximizing visibility and natural lighting and enabling easy accommodations for architectural requirements. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130445 | FORM FOR CONSTRUCTING A THROWER'S CIRCLE - A form for constructing a thrower's circle includes a pair of half sections. Each half section has an upper surface and a base surface and two full length members and two half length members. The full length members and the half length members are connected together substantially at right angles to form a rectangle with four corners. A corner brace is located in each of the four corners. An inside cross member and an outside cross member extend between the half length members and are generally parallel to the full length members. A pair of semi-circles, each having substantially the same diameter that is larger than the length of the half length members and less than the length of the full length members. Means are provided for securing the half sections together so that the semi-circles form a full circle. Tubes extend from the circle toward the base to drain water from with in the circle. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130446 | CONCRETE-MOSAIC - Provided is a method of installing a tile mosaic upon a vertical concrete surface. The method includes providing a plurality of tiles, a tile support, and a concrete form. The plurality of tiles are adhered to the tile support to define a mosaic assembly. The tiles are positioned on the tile support corresponding to the mosaic. The mosaic assembly is connected to the concrete form, and concrete is poured within the concrete form such that a portion of the tiles become embedded within the concrete. The tile support is subsequently detached from the concrete form and the concrete form is removed from the hardened concrete. The tile support is additionally removed from the plurality of tiles to reveal the mosaic on vertical surface of the concrete structure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130447 | SILICON ROOF EDGE ACCESSORY FOR FOAM ROOF AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A foam roof of the present disclosure includes a roof having a roof portion with one of an edge, termination, or penetration having a generally upright edge. A foam is received over a region of the roof portion adjacent to and along the generally upright edge. A flexible edge member is received over the generally upright edge and an adjacent region of the foam. The edge member preferably has first and second legs disposed in substantially perpendicular relation, and each leg has a variable or tapering cross-sectional conformation. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130448 | DOOR WITH ASSEMBLY OF STILES AND RAILS - An entry door is shown and described. The entry door may include a first skin, a second skin, and at least one stile formed from a plurality of interconnected members attached together. The entry door may also include at least one rail formed from a plurality of interconnected members attached together, where the at least one rail and stile are positioned between and secured with the first and second skins forming a cavity between the first and second skins, and an insulative material positioned between the first and second skins generally filling the cavity. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130449 | TECHNIQUES FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION USING FABRICATED TIMBERS - Techniques for building construction using fabricated timbers. In one example, such timbers are fabricated using conventional 2× (two-by) lumber to produce a square log appearance. These fabricated timbers are stacked to form outside and/or inside walls. The fabricated timbers and walls are configured to sustain desired vertical and lateral loads anticipated of a building such as a cabin, home, garage, barn, office building, or the like. A building constructed using such timbers appears to be built of square logs. Fabricated timber construction, as compared to conventional log or stick-frame construction, provides the appearance of high-quality log construction at a far lower cost, with higher R-values and appraised values, and is also far lower in cost and much simpler than conventional stick-frame construction. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130450 | PAPER SHEET BUNDLING APPARATUS - A paper sheet bundling apparatus includes a bundling unit | 2014-05-15 |
20140130451 | PLASTIC FILM WRAPPING DEVICE - A plastic film wrapping device has a chassis, at least one conveyer device, pair of feeders, and enclosing device. The feeders supply plastic film from the two sides of the chassis. An enclosing device straddles between two sides of the conveyer device and has at least one pair of sealing blades that are reciprocally movable in a horizontal direction which forms a film sealing opening, whereby the inward movement of the two sealing blades into the film sealing opening combine with each other to fuse and on together ends of the plastic films. A leading edge of the article contacts and pulls forward the joined plastic films to have the plastic films wrapped around an outer circumference of the article and then the rear ends of the plastic films are fused to seal the article. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130452 | Transportable Waste Processing Tank - A transportable and interchangeable tank for collecting and disposing of mud, slurry or other fluid waste material adapted to be transported on a transport vehicle having an air evacuation connection specially adapted to connect directly to and seal with a complementarily connection of a vacuum pump on the vehicle, whereby the connective dead space between the tank and the pump is substantially minimised in order to improve the efficiency of evacuating air from and thus filling the tank. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130453 | Medicine Dispensing Record System - A dosage cap records and displays dosage information about a medicine, including, the projected time that the next dosage of medicine is needed, the time interval between numerous administrations of the medicine, the time and/or date that the last dose was administered, the current daily intake amount, the date the dose was administered, or scheduled administration of the medicine. The time and date of the last dosage of medicine administered can be reset and updated when a subsequent dose of medicine is administered. The cap secures over a medicine container lid to provide easy visibility of the dosage information to a user. A shaft extends downwardly from the cap to secure the cap to the medicine container lid by penetrating the lid with a sharp point. A fastener attaches to the end of the shaft for securing the cap to the medicine bottle lid. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130454 | TACTICAL SELF-DEFENSE WATER BOTTLE - A water bottle includes a bottle body, a cap and a base. The bottle body includes a wall structure extending from a bottom end to a top end. The top end includes an opening. An outer surface of the wall structure may include a plurality of finger grip recesses and at least one thumb grip recess. The cap is configured to releasably connect to the top end of the bottle body to close the opening with a fluid-tight seal. The cap has a pointed portion that provides at least one top pressure point. The base is positioned at the bottom end of the bottle body and includes at least one pointed portion that provides at least one bottom pressure point. The at least one top and at least one bottom pressure points provide self-defense features for the water bottle. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130455 | PACKAGING OF POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON - The invention relates to a process for packaging polycrystalline silicon in the form of chunks, including the following steps: (a) providing polycrystalline silicon in a metering system; (b) filling polycrystalline silicon from the metering system, which removes fines by use of screening, into a plastic bag arranged below the metering system. The weight of the plastic bag with the polycrystalline silicon introduced is determined during the filling step and the filling step is ended after the attainment of a target weight. A fall height of the polycrystalline silicon from the metering system into the plastic bag is kept at less than 450 mm by use of at least one clamp apparatus over the entire filling step. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130456 | Treatment of Bioprosthetic Tissues to Mitigate Post Implantation Calcification - Bioprosthetic tissues are treated by immersing or otherwise contacting fixed, unfixed or partially fixed tissue with a glutaraldehyde solution that has previously been heat-treated or pH adjusted prior to its contact with the tissue. The prior heat treating or pH adjustment of the glutaraldehyde solution causes its free aldehyde concentration to decrease by about 25% or more, preferably by as much as 50%, and allows a “stabilized” glutaraldehyde solution to be obtained at the desired concentration and pH for an optimal fixation of the tissue at high or low temperature. This treatment results in a decrease in the tissue's propensity to calcify after being implanted within the body of a human or animal patient. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130457 | Method for Attaching Lipstick to a Lipstick Dispenser, and Corresponding Machine - The invention relates to a method for attaching lipstick to a lipstick dispenser and to a corresponding machine. The method for attaching lipstick to a dispenser, wherein the dispenser includes a distal end for the lips, and the dispenser includes a receptacle having an insertion opening fitted to a proximal end of the stick. The method includes: a moving step in which the insertion opening and the proximal end of the stick are moved adjacent to one another so as to substantially block the insertion opening; and a nesting step in which the stick is nested in the receptacle via a recess formed in the receptacle. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130458 | CONTINUOUS PELLETIZING, DRYING AND BAGGING SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED THROUGHPUT - The various embodiments of the present invention are directed to improved processes and systems for continuously bagging materials. In particular, the improved processes and systems can be used to bag tacky materials with improved throughput. The systems generally include at least one of a feeding section, mixing section, pelletizing section, transport piping, agglomerate catcher, defluidizing section, drying section, pellet diverter valve, and/or bagging assembly. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130459 | COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED KIT NESTING - A method, computer program, and system for optimizing kit nesting. The method, computer program, and system include defining a priority for each kit in a plurality of kits. Each of the plurality of kits is associated with at least one machine in a machine family, such that each machine family is associated with a set of kits. A first optimized nest is determined for each machine in each machine family by providing all machine-compatible parts in the highest priority kit to a nesting engine, allowing the nesting engine access to one or more subsequent priority kits to be arranged into the first nest. A second optimized nest is determined for at least one machine by providing all remaining machine-compatible parts in the highest priority kit to a nesting engine, allowing the nesting engine access to one or more subsequent priority kits to be arranged into the second nest. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130460 | ADJUSTABLE POUCH FORMING, FILLING AND SEALING APPARATUS AND METHODS - An adjustable pouch machine comprises a vertical sealer module forms transverse seals between two plies of a pouch web to partially define a plurality of pouches. Rollers selectively tension and relax the web on the vertically oriented wheel, allowing them to drop away from heated lands on emergency and cycle stops. A filler wheel has a plurality of adjustable gripper units mounted directly thereon for transporting independent separate pouches cut from the pouch web. An adjustable knife is selectively provided with changeable knife hub sets to handle a variety of pouch sizes where a filler wheel alternately first fills and seals pouches in a train. Gear linkage accommodates variation in distance between hubs of different sets. Various embodiments, apparatus and methods are described. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130461 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SHOCK-ABSORBING INFLATABLE PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR FILLING IT - Bag blank ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140130462 | FLORAL EASEL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - An erectable and/or collapsible floral easel for holding a floral object, as well as methods of shipping, storing and use thereof, are disclosed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130463 | Packaging Device - A packaging device includes a conveyance mechanism, a first guide portion, and a processor. The conveyance mechanism is configured to convey, along a conveyance path, a base on which an object is placed. The first guide portion is configured to guide a film and to move along a movement path. The processor is configured to cause the conveyance mechanism to convey the base toward a downstream side in a conveyance direction. The processor is further configured to cause the first guide portion to move along the movement path from above to below the conveyance path after the base is conveyed toward the downstream side to a first position. The processor is further configured to cause the conveyance mechanism to convey the base toward the upstream side to a second position after the first guide portion is moved to below the conveyance path. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130464 | Packaging Device - A packaging device includes a conveyance mechanism, a guide portion, a heating portion, and a processor. The conveyance mechanism is configured to convey, in a conveyance direction along a conveyance path, a base on which an object is placed. The guide portion is configured to guide a film for packaging and to move along a movement path. The heating portion is provided below the conveyance path, is configured to heat the film, and includes a plurality of heating units that are arranged parallel to the conveyance path and that are arranged side by side in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction. Each of the plurality of heating units includes a heater and an urging portion. The urging portion is configured to urge the heater upward toward the conveyance path. The processor is configured to cause the heating portion to heat the film guided to a lower side of the base. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130465 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR SADDLES - The present invention relates to a safety device for saddles comprising: | 2014-05-15 |
20140130466 | Hoof Medical Device and Method - A hoof medical device comprises two attaching plates, two clamp bands, each clamp band attached to one of the two attaching plates, a band adjustor comprising a band adjustor screw and configured to connect and slidably adjust the two clamp bands relative to each other by rotating the band adjustor screw, a strap folded over at least one of the clamp bands so that the at least one of the clamp bands is movable within a fold of the strap, and a plurality of screws configured to attach the two attaching plates and the strap to a hoof of an animal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130467 | Air Filter Assemblies and Carrier Frames Having Vortex-Generating Flow Guide - Air filter assemblies and carrier frames have a plurality of vortex-generating flow guides normalizing air flow to a uniform velocity profile downstream thereof. The airflow having the uniform velocity profile travels across a mass airflow sensor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130468 | FILTER ASSEMBLY, AND PRE-FILTER DEVICE AND PRE-FILTER MOUNTING PLATE THEREFOR - A filter assembly ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140130469 | MULTI-LAYERED FILTER MEDIA - Fiber webs that may be used as filter media are provided. In some embodiments, the filter media may include multiple layers. Each layer may be designed to have separate functions in the filter media. For example, a first layer may be provided for improving dust holding capacity, a second layer for improving efficiency, and a third layer for providing support and strength to the media. By designing the layers to have separate functions, each layer may be optimized to enhance its function without negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130470 | POROUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE MEMBRANE AND AIR FILTER MEDIUM - Provided is a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane having a PF value of 36 or more and a mass per unit area of 0.90 g/m | 2014-05-15 |
20140130471 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT; SEALING SYSTEM; AND METHODS - A filter pack includes a filter construction and a sealing system for sealing the construction within a duct or housing. The filter construction has first and second opposite flow faces and is configured for a straight-through flow. The sealing system includes a frame construction and a compressible seal member. The compressible seal member is molded around a portion of the frame construction. The compressible seal member is sufficiently compressible to form a radial seal between and against the frame construction and a surface of a housing when the filter pack is inserted within the housing. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130472 | Cam Driven Low Profile Sickle Drive - The drive has an input rotatable about an upstanding rotational axis and carries a cam followed by a pivot arm pivotable about an upstanding pivotal axis. A power source is connected in rotatably driving relation to the input. The pivot arm connects to a knife assembly of a sickle. The input, cam and pivot arm are generally flat, and the power source is vertically coextensive therewith for incorporation in or below the floor of a header of a plant cutting machine. Rotation of the input causes offset movement of the cam about the rotational axis, resulting in sideward pivoting of the pivot arm and sickle knife. A second cam drive can oppositely drive a second sickle knife, such that opposite forces generated by operation of the drives will be largely canceled. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130473 | ROTARY IMPLEMENT HAVING HARD METALLIC LAYER AND METHOD THEREFOR - A rotary implement includes a metallic body that is rotatable around an axis. The metallic body includes a tapered leading edge having an interface surface and an opposite, free surface. The metallic body has a first composition. A metallic layer has a first side surface that is attached to the interface surface and a free, second side surface opposite from the first side surface. The metallic layer has a second, different composition from the first composition. A rotary machine can include an actuator and the rotary implement operably coupled to the actuator. A method for making a rotary implement includes providing the metallic body that has the tapered leading edge having the interface surface and the opposite, free surface. The metallic layer is then attached to the interface surface of the metallic body. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130474 | SNOUT HEIGHT AND TENSION ADJUSTMENT - Adjustment of snout height and tension is provided for a combine harvester. The combine harvester includes a header having a plurality of row unit divider assemblies. The row unit divider assemblies include a bonnet portion, a snout portion, and a height and tension adjustment device. The height and tension adjustment device is coupled between the bonnet portion and the snout portion and is operable to adjust an angle and tension of the snout portion with respect to the bonnet portion. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130475 | PARALLEL SYNTHETIC ROPE - A rope includes elongate bodies having a length axis parallel to a length of the rope or showing helix angles smaller than 2°. The elongate bodies include tapes of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. The tapes have a width to thickness ratio of at least 10 and a polymer solvent content below 0.05 wt. %. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130476 | HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR AND POWER PLANT - An auxiliary burner configured to heat exhaust gas on an upstream side of any one of heat exchangers, and a fuel supply system configured to supply fuel to the auxiliary burner. To avoid damage of a heat-transfer pipe by exhaust gas of high temperature, a reference value on which the restriction on the charging quantity to be supplied to the auxiliary burner is based is set, and the charging quantity of fuel to the auxiliary burner is restricted so as not to exceed a limit defined by the reference value. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130477 | TURBOMACHINE AND STAGED COMBUSTION SYSTEM OF A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine including a combustor in which fuel is combustible to produce a working fluid, a turbine section, which is receptive of the working fluid for power generation operations, a transition piece in which additional fuel is combustible, the transition piece being disposed to transport the working fluid from the combustor to the turbine section and a staged combustion system coupled to the combustor and the transition piece. The staged combustion system is configured to blend components of the fuel and the additional fuel in multiple modes. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130478 | GAS TURBOMACHINE INCLUDING A FUEL PRE-HEAT SYSTEM - A gas turbomachine includes a compressor portion, a turbine portion operatively connected to the compressor portion, a combustor assembly including at least one combustor fluidically connected to the turbine portion, and an accessory mechanically linked with and driven by the turbine portion. The gas turbomachine also includes a fuel pre-heat system including a fuel pre-heat element having a fuel circuit fluidically connected to the at least one combustor arranged in a heat exchange relationship with a heating medium circuit fluidically connected to at least one of the compressor portion, the turbine portion, and the accessory. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130479 | Gas Turbine Engine With Mount for Low Pressure Turbine Section - A gas turbine engine includes a very high speed low-pressure turbine such that a quantity defined by the exit area of the low pressure turbine multiplied by the square of the low pressure turbine rotational speed compared to the same parameters for a higher pressure turbine is at a ratio between about 0.5 and about 1.5. In addition, the lower pressure turbine is mounted with a first bearing mounted in a mid-turbine frame, and a second bearing mounted within a turbine exhaust case. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130480 | STRAIN MEASUREMENT DEVICE, A SOLID ROCKET MOTOR INCLUDING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS - A strain measurement device includes a reference material, and a displacement sensor configured to detect relative changes in distance between the sensor and the reference material. At least one of the displacement sensor and the reference material is coupled with a pre-cured elastomeric material. The displacement sensor generates a data signal to a processor that is configured to determine a strain of another elastomeric material based at least in part on the data signal received from the sensor. A displacement sensor and a reference material may be positioned within an elastomeric material within a casing of a solid rocket motor for determining strain experienced by the elastomeric material, such as the propellant of the solid rocket motor. A method includes installing a sensor of an elastomeric material. Another method includes determining strain of an elastomeric material of a solid rocket motor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130481 | EXHAUST AFTER TREATMENT DEVICE MODE REGULATION - Method and system for controlling the temperature dependent mode of an exhaust after treatment device, EATD, within an engine system comprising: identifying a target EATD mode. Regulating an EATD temperature to within a temperature range corresponding with the target mode by controlling a gas pressure difference of the engine system between a first location and a second location. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130482 | Device for the Purification of Exhaust Gases from a Heat Engine, Comprising a Ceramic Carrier and an Active Phase Mechanically Anchored in the Carrier - Device for the purification of exhaust gases from a thermal combustion engine comprising: | 2014-05-15 |
20140130483 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises urea-SCR catalyst | 2014-05-15 |
20140130484 | PRESSURE MEDIUM SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - The invention relates to a pressure medium system, in particular a hydraulic system, having a fluid pump for delivering a drive fluid with a certain delivery flow rate and a certain fluid pressure, and having a control unit which switches the fluid pump on or off in order to set a predefined setpoint value of the fluid pressure, wherein the fluid pump exhibits an inertia-induced overrun when switched off, such that during the overrun of the fluid pump, the fluid pressure still rises while the fluid pump has already been switched off. It is proposed that, during the increase of the fluid pressure to the predefined setpoint value, the control unit switches the fluid pump off before the fluid pressure has reached the predefined setpoint value. The invention also includes a corresponding operating method. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130485 | COMPRESSED AIR ENGINE - An air engine system includes an electric motor coupled to the drive shaft of an air engine to control the speed of the air engine. An accelerator controls the speed of the electric motor, which in turn controls the speed of the air engine. The air engine uses compressed air from a compressed air source provided by an air compressor. The air engine may be used on a vehicle, providing a clean environmentally-friendly means of locomotion. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130486 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE APPARATUS FOR WORK MACHINE - Provided is a hydraulic drive apparatus for working machine capable of preventing an excessive pressure drop on a meter-in side and moving a load in a lowering direction at a stable speed requiring no counter balance valve, including a hydraulic pump, a first hydraulic actuator lowering a first load, an operating device, a first hydraulic circuit including meter-in and meter-out flow passages, a control valve, a meter-in-flow-rate controller, a meter-out-flow-rate controller making a meter-out flow rate not lower than a meter-in flow rate, a second hydraulic actuator, a second hydraulic circuit between the first hydraulic circuit and a tank and for the second hydraulic actuator, a back pressure valve between the second hydraulic circuit and the tank, a regeneration line leading a part of hydraulic fluid from between the second hydraulic circuit and the back pressure valve to the meter-in flow passage, and a check valve in the regeneration line. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130487 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM - A hydraulic driving system includes a hydraulic pump, a driving source, a hydraulic cylinder, a closed circuit hydraulic path between the pump and cylinder, a pump-flow-rate control unit controlling a discharge flow rate of the pump, a flow rate control valve between the pump and the cylinder in the fluid path, a directional control unit, a target flow rate setting unit and a control device. The directional control unit allows a flow of fluid from the pump to the cylinder and prohibits a flow of fluid from the cylinder to the pump when fluid is supplied from the pump to the cylinder via the flow rate control valve. The control device controls fluid flow to the cylinder with the flow rate control valve when the target flow rate is within a prescribed range, and with the pump-flow-rate control unit when the target flow rate is greater than the prescribed range. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130488 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE APPARATUS FOR WORK MACHINE - Provided is a hydraulic drive apparatus for working machine capable of preventing an excessive pressure reduction on a meter-in side and moving a load in a lowering direction at a stable speed requiring no counter balance valve. The apparatus includes a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic actuator for lowering the load, an operating device, a hydraulic circuit including a meter-in flow passage, a meter-out flow passage and a regeneration flow passage, a control valve, a meter-in-flow-rate controller for controlling a meter-in flow rate, a meter-out-flow-rate controller for controlling a meter-out flow rate to one not lower than the meter-in flow rate, a back pressure generator located downstream of the regeneration flow passage in the meter-out flow passage, and a meter-out-flow-rate limiter. The meter-out-flow-rate limiter minimizes a flow passage area of the meter-out orifice when a pressure in the meter-in flow passage falls to or below a permissible pressure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130489 | WAVE ENERGY ABSORBER UNIT - An absorber unit | 2014-05-15 |
20140130490 | DEAD-VOLUME MANAGEMENT IN COMPRESSED-GAS ENERGY STORAGE AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS - In various embodiments, coupling losses between a cylinder assembly and other components of a gas compression and/or expansion system are reduced or eliminated via valve-timing control. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130491 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY LATCH WITH STABLE ON-OFF POSITION - A shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator includes a SMA element connected to a first crown to move the first crown with respect to a second crown along an axis to toggle the actuator rod between a first position and a second position, the first position and the second position maintained when the SMA element is deenergized. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130492 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY BASED LINEAR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY - A linear motion device includes a rod extending along a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of actuator units. Each of the plurality of actuator units includes at least one Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) element that is attached to a coupling mechanism. The at least one SMA element of each if the plurality of actuator units moves the coupling mechanism along the longitudinal axis, and into grasping engagement with the rod. Each actuator unit moves the rod a unit movement distance along the longitudinal axis in response to a control signal. The plurality of actuator units are actuated repeatedly in a cyclic order to move the rod in a continuous linear motion a distance greater than the unit movement distance of each of the plurality of actuator units. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130493 | TURBOCHARGED MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A turbocharged motor vehicle engine system includes an engine having an intake manifold, an exhaust manifold, and a crankcase ventilation outlet. A turbocharger includes a turbine having an inlet fluidly connected to the exhaust manifold through an exhaust conduit and a turbo compressor having an outlet fluidly connected to the intake manifold through an inlet conduit. The turbo compressor also includes an inlet. A crankcase gas conditioning member includes an inlet section fluidly connected to the crankcase ventilation outlet and an outlet section fluidly connected to the turbo compressor inlet. An idle bypass conduit includes an inlet portion fluidly connected to the outlet section of the crankcase gas conditioning member and an outlet portion fluidly connected to the inlet conduit. The idle bypass conduit is configured and disposed to selectively bypass the turbo charger while the engine is operating at an idle. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130494 | AIR COMPRESSING DEVICE OF ENGINE - In a air compressing device of an engine, a supercharger interposed in an EGR pipe diverging from a portion of an exhaust pipe of the engine on the downstream side of a turbine of a turbocharger, pressurizing an EGR gas introduced into an EGR pipe by a compressor driven by rotation of the engine and supplying the pressurized EGR gas to an intake manifold of the engine, and control structure for adjusting an opening of a throttle valve arranged in a portion of the EGR pipe on the downstream side of the compressor of the supercharger and controlling a supply amount of the EGR gas supplied from the compressor to the intake manifold. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130495 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine, a turbine of an exhaust gas turbocharger situated in an exhaust system of the internal combustion engine being driven by exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine, and a compressor of the exhaust gas turbocharger powered by the turbine and situated in a combustion air system of the internal combustion engine compressing combustion air, exhaust gas being diverted in a high pressure exhaust gas recirculation loop upstream from the turbine and mixed with the combustion air downstream from the compressor, exhaust gas being diverted in a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation loop downstream from the turbine and mixed with the combustion air upstream from the compressor, exhaust gas being purified by a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation filter in the LP-EGR loop, a predetermined value for a total exhaust gas recirculation flow. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130496 | MULTISTAGE TURBOCHARGING SYSTEM - A multistage turbocharging system ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140130497 | POWER GENERATOR - The power plant disclosed is an engine that derives its usefulness in the pursuit of energy generation by utilizing hydrostatic pressure differentials found or created in various liquids, gases or solutions, such as but not limited to water and air. It is generally provided as a two-stroke piston cycle power generating system, wherein the actions of the pistons perform work or replenish working fluid from a lower head to a higher head, and can be utilized to generate power, pump fluids, or perform work, for example. Multiple power generating systems are interconnected to provide continuous and constant power generation through a penstock and turbine system. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130498 | CARBON DIOXIDE-BASED GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - A system comprises an injection well in communication with an underground reservoir containing a native methane-containing solution at a first temperature, a production well in communication with the reservoir, a supply system providing a non-water based working fluid to the injection well at a second temperature lower than the first temperature, wherein exposure of the working fluid to the native fluid causes a portion of methane to come out of solution to form a production fluid of at least a portion of the working fluid and the portion of methane, and exposure to the first temperatures heats the production fluid to a third temperature higher than the second temperature, wherein the heated production fluid enters the production well, and an energy recovery apparatus in communication with the productions well for converting energy in the production fluid to electricity, heat, or a combination thereof. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130499 | STEAM TURBINE INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE STEAM TURBINE INSTALLATION - A steam turbine installation that has a steam turbine, a steam generator and a feed water pre-heating unit operated by process steam is provided. The steam turbine has an overload bypass line with which main steam can be fed to the feed water pre-heating unit between the steam turbine input and the extraction point during overload operation of the steam turbine, wherein the feed water pre-heating unit has an auxiliary extraction line that is connected to the overload bypass line in such a way that process steam can be extracted from the steam turbine during partial load operation of the steam turbine and added to the feed water pre-heating unit for the additional pre-heating of feed water. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130500 | DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF AN ADVANCED LOW COST MICRO-TURBINE SYSTEM - A micro-turbine engine has been designed using vertically simple geometry, such that the engine components are designed with features that are defined geometrically, but not necessarily manufactured, by extruding two-dimensional features along a primary direction. This design approach reduces manufacturing and assembly costs. The present invention discloses designs to improve micro-turbine engine performance, and methods of manufacturing components that further reduce cost. The design improvements include methods of implementing a multi-stage micro-turbine engine using nested stages and nested flow paths, usage of multi-phase fuel injectors and supercritical fuel injectors to increase fuel flexibility and burner efficiency, and method of cooling a turbine rotor by building cooling blades on the opposite side of the rotor that act as a fluid pump to provide cooling by convection. The manufacturing methods include methods to build alignment features into components to improve ease of assembly, methods for manufacturing combustor components using sheet metal, and methods for manufacturing features that are not aligned with the primary direction of the vertically simple component. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130501 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER TILE OF A GAS TURBINE - A combustion chamber tile of a gas turbine includes a bolt for mounting the combustion chamber tile on a combustion chamber wall, with the combustion chamber tile being designed substantially plate-like and having on one side at least one mounting element, on which the bolt, which is provided as a separate component, is positively anchored. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130502 | GAS TURBINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREFOR - An assembly for a gas turbine is presented. The assembly includes a gas supply pipe passing through a bore in a flange of the gas turbine for supplying gas to a combustion chamber of the gas turbine and a sleeve surrounding the gas supply pipe, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is sealingly coupled to the gas supply pipe, and wherein the sleeve is adapted to be sealingly coupled to the flange at the second end such that the sleeve extends along a thickness of the flange. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130503 | TURBOFAN ENGINE WITH CONVERGENT - DIVERGENT EXHAUST NOZZLE - With the speedy and hot airplane turbojet exhaust gases a lot of energy is blown away and wasted nowadays. By this invention a venturi ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140130504 | SYSTEM FOR COOLING A HOT GAS COMPONENT FOR A COMBUSTOR OF A GAS TURBINE - A system for cooling a hot gas path component for a combustor generally includes an impingement sleeve that circumferentially surrounds an outer surface of the hot gas path component. A first cooling chamber is defined between the impingement sleeve and a first portion of the outer surface of the hot gas path component. A second cooling chamber is disposed downstream from the first cooling chamber. The second cooling chamber is defined between the impingement sleeve and a second portion of the outer surface of hot gas path component. An inlet extends through the impingement sleeve so as to define a first flow path into the first cooling chamber. An outlet defines a second flow path between the first cooling chamber and the second cooling chamber. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130505 | CROSS-FIRE TUBE PURGING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF PURGING A CROSS-FIRE TUBE - A cross-fire tube purging arrangement includes a cross-fire tube extending from proximate a combustor chamber to proximate an adjacent combustor chamber for fluidly coupling the combustor chamber and the adjacent combustor chamber. Also included is a compressed air supply arrangement for selectively delivering a compressed air to the cross-fire tube, the compressed air supply arrangement comprising a regulating component for controlling delivery of the compressed air to the cross-fire tube. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130506 | TURBOCHARGER ARRANGEMENT AND SET OF FEEDBACKS FOR ELECTRIC ACTUATOR CONTROL - Various methods for controlling a wastegate with an actuator having a temperature-dependent magnetic field are provided. In one example, the magnetic field is estimated based on operating conditions and other parameters, and used to apply a magnetic correction to a voltage supplied to the actuator. The methods may provide accurate wastegate control in the presence of varying magnetic fields, ensuring the proper supply of boost to an engine. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130507 | GAS TURBINE PLANT WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND ALSO METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A PLANT - A gas turbine plant is provided with exhaust gas recirculation and includes a main gas turbine having a main compressor and main turbine driving a main generator, and a combustion chamber, with an outlet connected to the inlet of the main gas turbine, has a fuel feed, and via the recuperator's high-pressure side obtains combustion air from the main gas turbine's compressor outlet. The outlet of the main turbine and the inlet of the main compressor are connected via the recuperator's low-pressure side and a cooler for exhaust gas recirculation. On the recuperator's low-pressure side, a charging unit, with a compressor and a turbine is arranged, and draws in air via an air intake and by the outlet of its compressor is connected to the recuperator's low-pressure side outlet and by the inlet of its turbine is connected to a surplus-gas extraction line on the recuperator's low-pressure side. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130508 | Powerplant and related control system and method - A hydrogen fueled powerplant including an internal combustion engine that drives a motor-generator, and has a two-stage turbocharger, for an aircraft. A control system controls the operation of the motor-generator to maintain the engine at a speed selected based on controlling the engine equivalence ratio. The control system controls an afterburner, an intercooler and an aftercooler to maximize powerplant efficiency. The afterburner also adds power to the turbochargers during high-altitude restarts. The turbochargers also include motor-generators that extract excess power from the exhaust. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130509 | COMBINED GASIFICATION AND POWER GENERATION - A combined gasification and electric power generation method wherein between 30.0 and 60.0 percent of the compressed air required by an air separation unit supplying oxygen to a gasifier and nitrogen to gas turbine(s) is extracted from a compressor of the gas turbine(s). An installation, including the gas turbine(s), the air separation unit, a gasifier and a gas conditioning system for producing gas turbine fuel, has a design point of ambient temperature and pressure and net power output for producing the electric power required by a captive user. The gas turbine(s), at the design point, have a capacity to compress air from the compressor thereof, at a rate between 4.8 and 6.0 times the total molar flow rate of air required by the air separation unit and the compressor of the gas turbine(s) is operated at no less than 90.0 percent of its capacity at the design point. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130510 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING COOLING FLOW INTO THE SURGE PLENUM OF AN EXHAUST EDUCTOR COOLING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus is provided for cooling the external surface of an aircraft APU eductor assembly. A processor is configured to open a surge valve by a predetermined amount when the surge valve is closed and the temperature of the exhaust gas exceeds a predetermined temperature in order to cool the surge plenum surfaces. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130511 | COMBUSTOR CONNECTION STRUCTURE, COMBUSTOR TRANSITION PIECE, DESIGINING METHOD OF COMBUSTOR TRANSITION PIECE AND GAS TURBINE - A cross-sectional area (Dout) of a transition piece outlet is set within a range of 0.79£DoutDin£0.9, relative to a cross-sectional area (Din) of a transition piece inlet of a combustor, and in a first stage turbine nozzle of a turbine connected to the transition piece outlet, a size (Hin) in a radial direction between upstream ends of the inner shroud and the outer shroud has a same dimension as a size (a) in a radial direction of the transition piece outlet. In a combustor transition piece that is included in the combustor having a center line (S) arranged with an angle to an axial center (R) of a rotor of a gas turbine and that guides combustion gas to the turbine, a cross-sectional area is monotonously reduced from the transition piece inlet in which the combustion gas flows to the transition piece outlet from which the combustion gas flows out. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130512 | TURBINE ENGINE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - An attachment structure for attaching a power plant including unducted propellers to a fuselage of an aircraft, the attachment structure being connected by first and second fasteners to respective front and rear spars penetrating into the fuselage and fastened to a carrier structure of the aircraft, and including a central longitudinal beam secured at its front end to a first frame, arranged in the plane of the front spar, that is secured at its rear end to a second rear frame, cantilevered out and arranged upstream from the unducted propellers, and that is secured to a third intermediate frame, arranged in the plane of the rear spar between the first and second frames. The first, second, and third frames are connected together by force-takeup beams, an assembly as constituted in this way forming a cradle for receiving the power plant via a standard attachment. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING GAS TURBINE PERFORMANCE AT PART-LOAD OPERATION - A compressor section of a gas turbine generally includes a stage of inlet guide vanes positioned adjacent to an inlet of the compressor section and a stage of rotor blades disposed downstream from the inlet guide vanes. A stage of stator vanes is positioned downstream from the stage of rotor blades. The stage of stator blades includes a row of leading guide vanes having a trailing edge. A row of trailing guide vanes coupled to an actuator is disposed between two corresponding adjacent leading guide vanes. Each of the trailing guide vanes includes a trailing edge. The leading edge of each trailing guide vane is disposed upstream of the trailing edge of a corresponding leading guide vane when the trailing guide vane is in an open position and downstream from the trailing edge of the corresponding leading guide vane when the trailing guide vane is in a closed position. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130514 | TURBINE NOZZLE HAVING NON-LINEAR COOLING CONDUIT - A turbine nozzle having a non-linear cooling conduit is disclosed. In one embodiment, a turbine nozzle includes: an airfoil, at least one endwall adjacent the airfoil, and a fillet region connecting the airfoil and the at least one endwall, the fillet region including an outer surface. The turbine nozzle also includes a non-linear cooling conduit located within the fillet region and adjacent the outer surface of the fillet region, the non-linear cooling conduit allows fluid flow through the fillet region. The non-linear cooling conduit spans substantially along an axial length of the airfoil between a leading edge of the airfoil and a trailing edge of the airfoil. Additionally, the non-linear cooling conduit includes an arc profile substantially similar to an arc profile of the airfoil. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130515 | MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION DEVICE AND MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a magnetic refrigeration device includes magnetic bodies, a magnetic field application unit, a thermal storage medium, and a heat transfer unit. The magnetic bodies are arrayed at an interval. The application unit applies and removes a magnetic field to and from the magnetic bodies, respectively. The medium is arranged to face at least one of the magnetic bodies. The medium has no Curie point within a range of a temperature change of the magnetic bodies and removal. The heat transfer unit selectively brings the medium into thermal contact with the magnetic bodies or thermally isolates the medium from the magnetic bodies, and transfers heat from the magnetic bodies to the medium or from the medium to the magnetic bodies in synchronism with magnetic field application and removal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130516 | CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATING ASSEMBLY WITH SENSORS - According to certain embodiments disclosed in the present application, a climate controlled seating assembly includes a thermal module. The thermal module comprises at least one inlet channel, at least one outlet channel and a thermoelectric device (e.g., Peltier circuit) positioned upstream of the outlet channel. In one embodiment, the seating assembly includes a sensor positioned within an interior of the thermal module and configured to detect the presence of a liquid, such as water, relative humidity, condensation or other fluids, on or near said sensor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130517 | COOLING AND HEATING CUP HOLDER - A cup holder, which cools and heats a cup, includes an inner holder, an outer holder, a thermoelectric device and a blower. The inner holder, made of metal, holds the cup therein and has a protrusion on a side portion thereof. An open portion of the protrusion defines a flow hole. The outer holder surrounds a side surface of the inner holder at a predetermined interval, such that a circulation space is formed between the outer holder and the inner holder. The thermoelectric device, disposed in the circulation space, includes first and second sections. The first section closely adjoins the protrusion of the inner holder. The second section extends through the outer holder and is exposed outward. The blower is disposed inside the circulation space adjacent to the flow hole, and enables air inside the inner holder and air inside the circulation space to circulate and transfer heat. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130518 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE ELEMENT - A temperature element may be provided with: a combination of a p type semiconductor and an n type semiconductor disposed separated from each other; a metal well, which has a mounting part on which a container for DNA samples is directly mounted and which is connected to both the p type semiconductor and the n type semiconductor individually; an electrode and heat dissipating plate that is connected to the p type semiconductor and to which a voltage is applied by a temperature control section; and an electrode and heat dissipating plate that is connected to the n type semiconductor and to which a voltage is applied by the temperature control section. The shape of the metal well is formed into substantially the same shape as the outside shape of the container for DNA samples. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130519 | De-Icing/Defogging Device For Electrically Propelled Vehicles - A device and a method for defogging and/or defrosting a glazing unit of a motor vehicle with a partially or totally electric propulsion system is disclosed. The device comprises means ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140130520 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VIBRATION ISOLATION, THERMAL DAMPENING, AND OPTICAL ACCESS IN CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATORS - A cryogenic apparatus is provided having a nested thermally insulating structure, thermal links, a vacuum shroud, and a cryo-cooler. The nested thermally insulated structure holds a sample to be cooled while dampening the external vibrations caused by the cryo-cooler, the surrounding environment or cryo-cooler mounting surface. The thermal link is made of thermally conductive wires which connect the nested thermally insulated structure and the cryo-cooler thereby allowing the apparatus to reduce vibrations inherent in the operation of the cryo-cooler. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130521 | Configurations and Methods for Ambient Air Vaporizers and Cold Utilization - An ambient air LNG vaporizer has a housing that encloses the exchanger conduits and provides a stream of refrigerated air to a blower to so convey refrigerated air to one or more remote refrigerated air consumers. The temperature of the refrigerated air is maintained using a control circuit that adjusts an operational parameter of an ambient air intake control device of the housing and/or the blower. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130522 | Liquefied Gas Supply Conditioning System and Method - A conditioning system for a liquefied gas includes a source of liquefied gas, the liquefied gas provided from the source at a first temperature. A first heater is disposed to heat a flow of the liquefied gas to a second temperature. An accumulator is disposed to collect and store a quantity of the liquefied gas at the second temperature. A second heater is disposed to receive a flow of gas from the accumulator and the first heater, the second heater operating to heat the gas to a third temperature and provide the heated gas at the third temperature to a gas outlet. | 2014-05-15 |
20140130523 | CRYOPUMP, CRYOPANEL STRUCTURE, AND VACUUM EVACUATION METHOD - A cryopump includes a nested array of cryopanels. A hydrogen molecule incident into a clearance in the nested array of cryopanels is reflected by a cryopanel. The reflected hydrogen molecule is adsorbed by another cryopanel. Each of the cryopanels may have an inverted frustum shape. | 2014-05-15 |