22nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090136284 | Slide Type Writing Tools Having Device for Prevent Dryness - Disclosed herein is a slide type writing tool having a dryness prevention unit. The writing tool includes a hollow shaft ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136285 | Structural Arrangement for a Fluid-Dispensing Power Toothbrush - The fluid-dispensing power toothbrush includes a selected toothbrush architecture, generally, a handle portion, a head portion which is removable from the handle portion and a fluid-dispensing system which is removable with the head portion. The fluid-dispensing portion includes a pump and a fluid reservoir, with the reservoir being removable from the pump. The entire reservoir extends down along an exterior surface of the handle, below the lower edge of the head portion. A cover member overlies and mates with the handle, covering the reservoir when the cover member is in a closed position. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136286 | Entry Boot - An entry boot that provides a fluid-tight seal between a pipe and a sump wall, wherein some of the components of the entry boot are detachable. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136287 | Slide-Type Constant Velocity Universal Joint - The present invention provides a light and compact slide-type constant velocity universal joint that can have a maximum operating angle of 30° or more through optimization of a ball contact angle relative to ball grooves, a ball contact ratio, and a cage offset amount. The present invention is the slide-type constant velocity universal joint including an outer ring | 2009-05-28 |
20090136288 | BALL AND SOCKET JOINT WITH SENSOR DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR WEAR MEASUREMENT - A ball and socket joint is provided for a motor vehicle that has a joint housing ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136289 | Ball joint assembly - The present invention relates to a ball joint assembly ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136290 | BALL JOINT DEVICE - This invention relates to a double ball joint device comprising:
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20090136291 | PINNED CONNECTIONS - Improved connection systems for pinned connections are disclosed Although the connection systems may be utilized in dragline excavating systems, the connection systems may also be utilized for pinned connections in a variety of other types of mining, dredging, forestry, and construction equipment. An insert utilized in the connections systems has a frustroconical shape that joins with an aperture in an element being joined by the connection system. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136292 | HURRICANE PANEL FASTENING DEVICE - A fastener for removably securing a protective panel to a structure includes a shaft having a first portion and a second portion. The shaft includes a first opening extending through the second portion of the shaft. The fastener also includes a sleeve sized to fit over the second portion of the shaft. The sleeve includes second and third openings extending through the sleeve that are spaced apart by a distance greater than a thickness of the protective panel to be secured to the structure. The second opening corresponds to the first opening in the shaft and the third opening is located in the sleeve beyond an end of the second portion of the shaft when the first and second openings are aligned. The fastener also includes a first pin that is insertable into the first and second openings and a second pin that is insertable into the third opening. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136293 | TWO WIRE SIGNAL OVER POWER WORK TOOL COUPLING AND IDENTIFICATION - A coupler for a machine is disclosed. The coupler includes a housing sized to matingly engage a corresponding coupler housing. An electrical connector, disposed within the coupler housing is configured to create an electrical connection between the tool and the machine at a communication node. The electrical connection provides a circuit pathway for a conductor delivering both power and data to a plurality of devices connected to the machine. A message containing tool identification information is transmitted from the communication node when the coupler housing is connected to the complimentary coupler housing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136294 | Multi-Piece Fastener with Self-Indexing Nut - According to a preferred embodiment, a multi-piece fastener with self-indexing nut is disclosed. The multi-piece fastener is designed for use in low clearance areas such as aircraft wing side-of-body joint locations. The multi-piece fastener comprises a stud comprising an elongated part extending between a first end face and a second end face, a threaded head fastener, a threaded tail fastener, and a wrenching feature. A self-indexing feature is provided on the stud and head fastener which allows automatic orientation of the head fastener with respect to the stud. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136295 | Apparatus and method for fragmenting and re-mixing agglomerated pieces of rubberized asphalt material - An apparatus and method for fragmenting and re-mixing agglomerated pieces of rubberized asphalt prior to applying same to a road surface. Agglomerated pieces and rubberized asphalt material are delivered to the upper portion of a housing. In a first embodiment, an auger and tine assembly having a common drive shaft, is mounted for rotation within the housing. The assembly includes first and second auger sections, mounted along the shaft in spaced relation and having converging, opposite handedness. A rotating tine section is positioned between the auger sections. A fixed tine section is mounted in the housing in interdigitized relation with the rotating tine section. In a second embodiment, the entire drive shaft includes a rotating tine section, and a corresponding interdigitized fixed tine section is provided within the housing. Passing through apertures defined by the fixed and rotating tine sections, agglomerated pieces are fragmented and re-mixed with the other material. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136296 | Method for assembling cobblestones into mats and device for carrying out thereof - A cobblestone mat usable for covering roads, sidewalks, patios, outside/inside walls, etc., is disclosed, comprising a plurality of predeterminedly shaped cobblestones disposed at a certain distance to each other and a binding net internally imparted into and joining the cobblestones. A method is provided for assembling concrete cobblestones and the net, comprising the steps of providing a mold for forming the mat, predeterminedly placing the net into the mold, pouring liquid concrete into therein, hardening the concrete, forming the mat, and extracting the mat from the mold. An automated device for making the mat is proposed. There are also described preferable shapes and sizes of the cobblestones and cobblestone mats. The invention permits achieving high quality covering even by low-experienced workers, expediting the covering, minimizing dust and noise at work site since it avoids cutting the cobblestones, decorating surfaces with imitation of natural stone appearance and various colors and designs. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136297 | Lightweight protection element and filter of the mattress type - A lightweight protection element and filter of the mattress type comprises an external containment structure ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136298 | Collection of landfill gas at variable rates to match temporal needs for energy generation - The invention involves a method of collecting biogas from a landfill with a variable rate of collection varied to match periods of greatest need for energy and greatest economic value of energy during a day. The variable collection rate is made possible by a landfill design that includes a gas permeable layer and a gas containment layer with gas collection from an extraction locus beneath the gas permeable layer. In some embodiments the landfill also includes a porous gas storage layer above the gas-permeable layer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136299 | TUNNEL SUPPORTED ON BEARING BLOCKS - The tunnel supported on bearing blocks is a tunnel to be executed in weak soils, which is constituted by two tubes: an exterior tube, formed by precast elements, which are mounted by a tunnel boring machine, and an interior tube, which is built using the exterior one as the exterior formwork and constitutes the resistant element of the tunnel, both being supported by bearing blocks, regularly spaced along the axis of the tunnel. The bearing blocks are extended downwards until the stiff soil through resistant elements with great horizontal flexibility in order to resist vertical loads, while allowing for horizontal movements of the tunnel during an earthquake. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136300 | Plow Blade with Water Passageway and Method of Constructing Same - A plow blade having a fluid passageway and points of fluid ejection is produced with basic manufacturing processes allowing for efficient production. The blade construction has a multiple component assembly for providing the ability to rebuild a blade and replacing a portion of the blade that may be worn. In another aspect of the invention a process of ejecting a specific fluid at specific points along a plow blade the desirable characteristics are maximized, while the volume of ejected fluid is minimized. This method is adaptable in static plowing and vibratory plowing utilities since lubricating the sides of the blade/chute that come into contact with the ground with fluid has been found to greatly reduce the amount of drag (fiction). | 2009-05-28 |
20090136301 | ACTIVE CONTROL RELEASABLE BALLAST SYSTEM FOR USE WITH DIVE EQUIPMENT - An active control releasable ballast system for dive equipment is disclosed which in one embodiment includes a removable pocket that is secured with a side release buckle within a fixed pocket. The buckle is required to be opened before the weight contained in the pocket can be dropped or given to another individual in or out of the water. Thus, the release of the weights is a conscious and deliberate act. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136302 | Tensionable spiral bolt with resin nut and related method - In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus and related methods for installation in a borehole formed in a face of a mine passage comprises an elongated bolt including a spiral shaft portion for positioning in the borehole. A hardened, stationary resin nut formed in only part of the borehole, preferably spaced from the distal end thereof, receives the spiral shaft portion of the bolt. Consequently, rotation of the spiral shaft portion within the hardened resin nut serves to move the bolt within the borehole, such as for purposes of tensioning. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136303 | TOOL SYSTEM - A tool system having at least two tool parts with opposed end contact surfaces which bear against one another in the region of an interface. The contact surfaces have a tooth system thereon including intermeshing teeth and recesses. The tooth system is shaped and positioned such that the contact surfaces can be fitted together only in at least one defined rotary angle position with respect to the center axis of the tool parts. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136304 | CUTTING INSERT - A tangential cutting insert has three pairs of surfaces. A first pair has upper and lower surfaces, a second pair has front and rear surfaces, and a third pair has two side surfaces. The upper and lower surfaces and the side surfaces extend between the front and rear surfaces. A main cutting edge is formed at the intersection of the front surface with the upper surface. A front portion of the upper surface extends rearwardly from the main cutting edge and upwardly toward a central portion of the upper surface as seen in a side view of the cutting insert. The main cutting edge associated with the upper surface is curved and slopes downwardly toward each of the auxiliary cutting edges as seen in a front view of the cutting insert. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136305 | BORING TOOL AND METHOD OF BORING PILOT HOLE - A boring tool capable of accurately forming a bored hole by securing the rigidity of a reamer to prevent turn out of the reamer at high speeds and enabling an increase in life by suppressing the breakage thereof by cutting resistance. The boring tool ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136306 | Planing Apparatus And Method - A planing apparatus which has an elongated bladelike member having a thickness, a width and a length, which bladelike member is symmetrical about an imaginary central longitudinal axis, and which bladelike member comprises (i) a shoulder portion comprised of two beveled cutting areas and (ii) a body portion forming a leading edge which is convex relative to the body portion. The planing apparatus has an elongated shank member for coupling the planing apparatus to a rotational driver, which shank member is attached to and axially aligned with the shoulder portion of the bladelike member. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136307 | GUIDING DEVICE FOR ENSURING STRAIGHT AND SMOOTH GUIDANCE OF A MOVEMENT - The guiding device has foldable legs that are connected to an upper connector and a lower connector. The legs are foldable along hinges. The hinges to the upper and lower connectors rotatably connect the ends of the legs. The guiding device may be moved from an expanded position to a collapsed position and moves along a straight line L. The guiding device may be used to hold drilling machines and other tools. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136308 | Rotary Burr Comprising Cemented Carbide - A rotary burr comprising cemented carbide for removing material from a workpiece includes a shank and a working portion and a shank. A surface of the working portion includes a plurality of right-handed helically oriented flutes that define a plurality of cutting teeth on the working portion. Each of the plurality of cutting teeth defined by the right-handed flutes includes a front face, a back face, a tip, and a positive front face angle, and lacks a radial land adjacent the tooth tip and at the periphery of the working portion. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136309 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHIP EVACUATION - A chip evacuation device for evacuating chips from a workpiece is disclosed. The chip evacuation device includes a sleeve having a first end and a second end with a sidewall extending therebetween. The sidewall defines an interior between the first end and the second end and has a moveably biased portion. The first end is structured to contact the workpiece, and defines at least one vent hold extending through the sidewall adjacent the workpiece. The second end of the sleeve is structured to receive at least a portion of the cutting tool therethrough. The chip evacuation device also includes a vacuum apparatus in flow communication with the interior of the sleeve. A machine tool having a tool bit and a chip evacuation device surrounding the tool bit is also disclosed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136310 | CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A RELEASE MECHANISM - An arbor assembly for connecting a cutting tool to a power tool includes a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and having an end portion configured to couple to the cutting tool, and a plate surrounding a portion of the shaft adjacent to the end portion. The plate has a first surface configured to engage the cutting tool when the cutting tool is coupled to the shaft and a second surface substantially opposite the first surface. The plate is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the shaft. The arbor assembly also includes a wedge member positioned adjacent to the second surface of the plate and defining an opening to receive a portion of the shaft. The wedge member is movable relative to the plate from a first position, in which the plate is inhibited from moving along the longitudinal axis away from the end portion, to a second position, in which the plate is movable along the longitudinal axis away from the end portion. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136311 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SLIT DIAPHRAMS FOR HIGH-ENERGY RADIATION - To provide a device and a corresponding method for producing a slit diaphragm using a very simple production process, the device includes a cutting tool ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136312 | Turning Center - The invention relates to a turning center which comprises a machine frame, a first workpiece spindle unit having a first workpiece spindle, a second workpiece spindle unit, which is disposed on the machine frame and having a second workpiece spindle, at least one tool carrier unit, which is disposed on the machine frame and on which at least one tool for machining a workpiece held in the workpiece spindle units is disposed, and a working space, in which workpieces held in the workpiece spindle units can be machined with the tool. The aim of the invention is to provide a turning center which is compact as possible while allowing extensive turning and/or milling applications, and also ensures highest possible machining accuracy. For this purpose, the machine frame having a machine bed formed by two spaced-apart columns, by the first workpiece spindle unit being disposed on a front side of a first of the columns, facing the working space, by the second workpiece spindle unit being disposed on a front side of a second of the columns, facing the working space, and by the at least one tool carrier unit being disposed on a transverse side of one of the columns, facing the respective other column. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136313 | SPINDLE DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL - A machine-tool spindle device includes: a spindle; a front housing for rotatably supporting the spindle; a first drive motor having a first rotor installed securely on the spindle and a first stator installed securely within the front housing; a rear housing installed on a rear end side of the spindle in the front housing; a second drive motor having an annular second rotor which is disposed coaxially to the spindle near a rear end of the spindle and which is supported rotatably within the rear housing, and a second stator installed securely within the rear housing; a connecting mechanism for connecting the rear end of the spindle and the second rotor and releasing the connection; and a clamping mechanism, disposed within the attaching hole of the spindle and within the second rotor, for clamping a tool attached to the spindle. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136314 | LINER FOR CUSHIONING AND SECURING ROLLED COILS AND OTHER CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS IN A TRANSVERSE TROUGH OF A RAILWAY CAR - A liner for a transverse trough of a coil-transport railway car for cushioning a coil and for preventing lateral creep of the load during transport. Each sloping wall of a transverse trough is lined with at least one liner to prevent lateral creep in both transverse directions. Each liner is comprised of a horizontal bottom base or support layer, from which upwardly project a plurality of spaced-apart, flexible fingers or ribs. The fingers or ribs of the liner of the invention may be oriented leftward or rightward in direction of cant, and oriented such as to face or incline toward the centerline of the transport vehicle, and behave or act as leaf springs. When the load of coil is placed onto the liner of the present invention, the fingers thereof serve as the load-bearing surface, and bend or deflect in accordance with the weight of the load, to thereby support the load of coil. In addition, those remaining fingers or ribs not deflected by the load and immediately adjacent to the coil at either end, act as leaf springs to resist any side-to-side, lateral movement of the roll or coil, as would otherwise occur due to vibration and shock imparted during transport. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136315 | Liner for Cushioning and Securing Rolled Coils and Other Cylindrical Objects in a Transverse Trough of a Railway Car - A liner for a transverse trough of a coil-transport railway car for cushioning a coil and for preventing lateral creep of the load during transport. Each sloping wall of a transverse trough is lined with at least one liner to prevent lateral creep in both transverse directions. Each liner is comprised of a horizontal bottom base or support layer, from which upwardly project a plurality of spaced-apart, flexible fingers or ribs. The fingers or ribs of the liner of the invention may be oriented leftward or rightward in direction of cant, and oriented such as to face or incline toward the centerline of the transport vehicle, and behave or act as leaf springs. When the load of coil is placed onto the liner of the present invention, the fingers thereof serve as the load-bearing surface, and bend or deflect in accordance with the weight of the load, to thereby support the load of coil. In addition, those remaining fingers or ribs not deflected by the load and immediately adjacent to the coil at either end, act as leaf springs to resist any side-to-side, lateral movement of the roll or coil, as would otherwise occur due to vibration and shock imparted during transport. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136316 | CYLINDER RINGS - Cylinder rings having single-start nut and bolt threads matched to one another and axial stop surfaces, running perpendicularly to the cylinder axis, between the cylinder rings are distinguished by the fact that the stop surfaces ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136317 | Anti-loosening set screw for carburetor - The present invention relates to an anti-loosening set screw for a carburetor, comprising a cylindrical body, a front end of the body is disposed with an adjusting section, a rear end of the body is disposed with a head with a slot, the body has a cylindrical face which is disposed with an exterior screw thread section, wherein the cylindrical face of the body is further disposed with a recessed ring groove, the ring groove is disposed with a ring-shaped elastic plastic body which is integrally formed therewith by injection molding. In comparison with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages of simple construction, close cooperation, good anti-loosening and tight sealing effects and so forth. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136318 | Fastener Assembly Including a Screw and a Captively Arranged Bush - A fastener assembly ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136319 | THREADED SCREW FASTENER - A threaded screw fastener has a point, a shank and a head. The point is a ballistic point. The shank comprises a linear travel area, preferably unthreaded, adjacent to the point and a threaded area between the linear travel area and the head. The head is a bugle head formed with a Phillips-style recess configured to receive a driver or driving bit. The fastener is configured fasten a surface material to a substrate material and to be linearly driven into the materials before rotation of the fastener is required, thus reducing the number of rotations required to drive the fastener. The fastener is particularly suited to be used with powered driving tools that utilize both linear and rotating driving means. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136320 | Internally Threaded Connector - The internally threaded connector device ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136321 | Device and method for mounting objects on a vehicle wall - The invention relates to a retaining device for retaining objects on a vehicle wall, comprising: a supporting element ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136322 | METHOD FOR THERMALLY BINDING A BUNDLE OF LOOSE LEAVES AND BINDING ELEMENT APPLIED THEREBY - Method for thermally binding a bundle of loose leaves in a binding back ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136323 | Device for transferring a case from a roll-down apparatus to a handover point | 2009-05-28 |
20090136324 | TAPE TYPE BINDING APPARATUS AND PAPER STAPLE - A tape type binding apparatus includes a cutter portion formed in a U-shape inside which a paper staple is held, a paper table formed with a drawing hole through which cutter blades of the cutter portion can be inserted, a pair of pressing members arranged on respective sides of the drawing hole, and a pressing piece arranged below the center of the drawing hole. The cutter blades and leg portions of the paper staple penetrate a stack of sheets placed on the paper table by moving down the cutter portion, the pair of pressing members folds the leg portions of the paper staple to inner sides by moving toward the center of the drawing hole through rectangular holes formed on respective cutter blades, and the pressing piece presses and bonds the folded leg portions by relatively moving up with respect to the paper table. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136325 | Distribution unit with pushing unit and a weighing apparatus including said distribution unit - Distribution unit ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136326 | TUBULAR HANDLING SYSTEM FOR DRILLING RIGS - A cableway transport system for moving tubulars between a supply of tubulars and a rig mast implements a gondola suspended and movable along load cables. The gondola is fit with grippers for carrying tubulars between the rack and mast. The gondola has a first landing coupler which is received and releasably couples to a second landing coupler on the mast for forming a landing connection. The landing connection enables rotation of the gondola to align the carried tubular with the wellhead. The grippers can be individually actuable to allow finer alignment of the tubular above the wellhead. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136327 | Device for Storing Tubulars and Devices for Handling of Tubulars - Device for storing tubular on a drilling and/or production installation, comprising a shaft ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136328 | Rack-Integrated Packing Station and Order-Picking Method - It is disclosed: a method and a work station ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136329 | Electric Motor Driven Lift For Vehicle Wheel - A wheeled dolly adapted for transport and support of a vehicle wheel includes a base unit having a plurality of vertical, tubular support posts, with each of the posts terminating in a roller arranged to allow the base unit to be moved across a surface. A platform is adjustably attached to a top of the base unit and the platform includes a plurality of downwardly extending tubular posts sized and positioned to telescopically engage the support posts of the base unit. A top surface of the platform is configured to support a vehicle tire in an upright position. An electric motor and drive mechanism is coupled between the platform and the base unit such that operation of the motor and drive mechanism can lift and lower the platform through a predetermined distance. The drive mechanism uses an adjustable telescopic coupling between the platform and base unit to extend the range of movement between the platform and base unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136330 | Combined dump truck and spreader apparatus - A combined dump truck and spreader apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a truck chassis and a dump body for receiving and dispensing materials. The dump body has a first end, a second end, a first side wall and a second side wall, the dump body being pivotally secured to the chassis about a pivotal axis. A hoist device extends between the dump body and the chassis for selectively pivoting the dump body about the pivotal axis. A tailgate is pivotally secured to the first end of the dump body about a further pivotal axis for selectively permitting dumping of the materials therethrough when the dump body is pivoted about the pivotal axis. A conveyor device is disposed substantially at a bottom of the dump body and extends substantially between the first end and the second end thereof for conveying the materials along the dump body. A spreader device cooperates with the conveyor device for spreading the materials. Also, the first side wall and the second side wall curve downwardly and inwardly toward the conveyor device such that the dump body defines a substantially semi-circular cross sectional configuration for guiding and deflecting the materials within the dump body toward the conveyor device. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136331 | Manipulation device for loading and unloading a shelf - The invention relates to a manipulation device for loading and unloading a shelf, in particular for a processing center, having at least one lift truck including a telescopic extension, the telescopic extension having at least one first telescoping part and at least one second telescoping part, and the first telescoping part being connected to the lift truck and the second telescoping part being connected to the first telescoping part so it is displaceable in an essentially horizontal displacement direction. To reduce the manufacturing expenditure, it is provided that the lift truck has at least one first linear roller bearing unit and at least one support roll, spaced apart from the first linear roller bearing unit in the displacement direction, in the area of sides parallel to the displacement direction, and each first telescoping part has at least one first profiled rail situated parallel to the displacement direction, each first linear roller bearing unit being guided in a first profiled rail, and the first telescoping parts being supported by the support rolls of the lift truck. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136332 | Hydraulic Apparatus - A hydraulic apparatus disposed about a rear end of a towing vehicle; wherein the apparatus includes an extendable double beam. The extendable double beam is configured to articulate when coupling to a towed vehicle. The apparatus includes a hydraulically sliding saddle coupled to the double beam. The apparatus includes a downward telescoping mast having a coupling device disposed near an end. The downward telescoping mast includes a universal point of attachment configured to couple to wheels of the towed vehicle. In addition, the apparatus includes a plurality of powered wire ropes and a plurality of support straps configured to secure and support the wheels of the towed vehicle. The apparatus includes a hydraulic power lift coupled to the beam. The towing vehicle includes a point of load bearing that is about between four feet to seven feet from the tandem axle trunnion of the tow truck. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136333 | Method for Operating an Order-Picking System - The invention relates to a method for operating an order-picking systems ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136334 | Bearing and Shaft Wheel Assembly Balancing Techniques and Equipment for Turbochargers - An exemplary clamp for clamping a bearing cartridge and shaft subassembly of a turbocharger includes an upper portion, a lower portion where the upper portion and the lower portion form a bore having a bore diameter sized to clamp a bearing cartridge and a fluid passage defined in part by the upper portion, the lower portion or the upper portion and the lower portion where the fluid passage includes an opening to the bore. Various other exemplary devices, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136335 | TURBINE UNIT FOR REFRIGERATING/COOLING AIR CYCLE - A compressor rotor | 2009-05-28 |
20090136336 | EXHAUST SYSTEM AND EXHAUSTING PUMP CONNECTED TO A PROCESSING CHAMBER OF A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An exhausting system and an exhausting pump connected to a processing chamber of a substrate processing apparatus are provided. The exhausting pump is provided with at least one rotary blade and a cylindrical intake part disposed at the processing chamber side from the rotary blade. The exhausting pump includes a reflecting device disposed inside the intake part and having at least one reflecting surface oriented to the rotary blade. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136337 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Reduced Load Operation of Steam Turbines - An apparatus and method for improving reduced-load operation of steam turbines. The apparatus may include a number of low pressure sections and a flow control system operable to limit the flow of steam to at least one of the number of low pressure sections. The method may include providing a number of low pressure sections, providing a flow control system operable to limit the flow of steam to at least one of the number of low pressure sections, and operating the flow control system to limit the flow of steam to the at least one of the number of low pressure sections when the load is below a predetermined value. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136338 | TURBOCHARGER WITH AT LEAST ONE VARIABLE TURBINE GEOMETRY TURBINE - The invention relates to a turbocharger for a combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, with at least one variable turbine geometry turbine, which exhibits a rotor disk and vanes arranged on a vane support, which are spaced apart from each other around the rotor disk in at least one circumferential area, and with an adjuster to select the angular setting of the vanes. It is provided that the vanes ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136339 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE SEALING IN ROTARY MACHINES - A method for assembling a rotary machine is provided. The method includes providing at least one seal assembly that includes at least one annular seal housing defined by a top wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, that are connected together such that a cavity is defined within the housing, coupling a plurality of flexible plates within the cavity such that the plates are axially-spaced from the front wall and the rear wall within the cavity, coupling at least one side plate to the at least one annular seal housing such that the at least one side plate is moveable with respect the front wall and the rear wall, and coupling the at least one sealing assembly within a rotary machine to facilitate sealing between a rotary component and a stator component. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136340 | HYDRODYNAMISCHE MASCHINE, INSBESONDERE HYDRODYNAMISCHE KUPPLUNG EINES TURBOCOMPOUNDSYSTEMS - A hydrodynamic machine, and especially a hydrodynamic coupling, for a turbine compound system includes (a) a bladed primary wheel and a bladed secondary wheel which together form an operating space which is filled or can be filled with operating medium, and (b) a housing which encloses the primary wheel and the secondary wheel and which is manufactured from sheet metal. The housing is manufactured from at least two separate sheet metal components which are placed on the primary wheel and/or the secondary wheel, are aligned with each other at a joint abutment location and are welded together. In the area of the welded joint abutment, a relief which is open toward the joint abutment is provided and which extends along the joint abutment in the surface of the primary wheel and/or the secondary wheel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136341 | Single or Multiple Stage Blower and Nested Volute(s) and/or Impeller(s) Therefor - A single ended or double-ended blower includes a blower motor assembly supporting opposed first and second shaft ends. The first and second shaft ends have respective first and second impellers attached thereto and enclosed within first and second volutes, respectively. The first volute is connected to an inlet and the second volute is connected to an outlet. The blower motor assembly is supported in a chassis enclosure. A radially outer inter-stage path is between the first and second volute. The second volute is at least partially substantially concentrically nested with the radially outer inter-stage gas path. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136342 | Duct installation - A duct installation, for example a casing | 2009-05-28 |
20090136343 | Torque converter with weld contamination control ring - A torque converter including an input housing having an axial surface and a pump shell having an axial surface. The input housing and the pump shell being welded together and the pump shell or the input housing having a groove facing the other of the pump shell or output housing. The torque converter also including a ring located in the groove and contacting the other of the pump shell or input housing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136344 | COOLING MODULE, AND COOLING FAN DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A cooling fan device includes a main housing having first and second accommodating spaces as well as first and second vent holes, a tubular heat-insulating case body receiving a core unit and a conducting unit of a cooling module and disposed in the first accommodating space, and a fan unit disposed in the second accommodating space and driven by a driving motor to rotate such that air entering into the first accommodating space via the first vent hole flows into the case body through a first opening, is cooled by the cooling module, and then flows out of the case body via a second opening and into the second accommodating space, thereby blowing cooled air in the second accommodating space out of the main housing via the second vent hole. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136345 | SEGMENTED CERAMIC LAYER FOR MEMBER OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine seal member for use in a gas turbine engine includes a turbine seal substrate having a gas-path side and a ceramic layer disposed on the gas-path side that includes a plurality of mechanical indentations. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136346 | Vertical axis wind turbine - A vertical axis wind turbine having a plurality of upright airfoils pivotally engaged. A continuous adjustment of the angle of attack of the airfoils to oncoming wind is provided by rotation of a control plate connected to the vanes which are mounted upon a rotating drive plate. A vane can be employed to rotate the control plate to affect the continuous adjustment of the airfoils. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136347 | Turbine bucket shroud internal core profile - A turbine bucket including a bucket airfoil having a hollow tip shroud, the hollow tip shroud having a hollow core having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I, in inches, wherein the shape of the core is defined by the cloud of points listed which are distributed around each surface of the shroud, and the complete hollow portion of the tip shroud could be constructed by defining smooth sheet surfaces through the listed points. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136348 | VIBRATION DAMPING OF A STATIC PART USING A RETAINING RING - A retaining ring is mounted in frictional engagement with a static gas turbine engine part, such as a compressor shroud, in order to provide frictional damping. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136349 | DEVICE FOR BLOCKING A RING FOR AXIALLY RETAINING A BLADE, ASSOCIATED ROTOR DISK AND RETAINING RING, AND ROTOR AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPRISING THEM - A device for rotationally blocking a retaining ring on a rotor disk three successive blocking hooks of the disk ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136350 | Damping and sealing system for turbine blades - With a gas-turbine engine, a sealing and damping element ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136351 | Tail Rotor Hub - A tail rotor hub system and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a helicopter fuselage connected to a tail rotor assembly that holds tail blades. The assembly includes an elongated tail rotor housing and an elongated blade root fitting that rotates within the housing. A tension torsion strap is connected at one end to the housing and is connected at its other end to the blade root fitting to hold the blade root fitting in the housing when the housing rotates. Coupled between outside walls of the blade root fitting and inside walls of the housing are self lubricating bearings to enable the blade root fitting to rotate within the housing to change the pitch of the tail blades. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136352 | TURBOMACHINE BLADE - The turbomachine blade has ribs formed in the vicinity of the trailing edge. Over the major fraction of the trailing edge ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136353 | Turbine blade - A blade arrangement ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136354 | BLADE - A blade surrounded by: a leading edge portion, which is where fluid flows in; a pressure surface which is a concave curve shape concaved along a direction the fluid flows; a suction surface which is a convex curve shape convexed along a direction the fluid flows; and a trailing edge portion, which is where the fluid flows out, in which a disturbance addition portion is provided on the suction surface closer to the leading edge portion than a maximum velocity point, where the flow velocity of the fluid is maximized on the suction surface, for disturbing a laminar flow on the suction surface and for transitioning to a turbulent flow. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINING TURBINE BLADES - A blade assembly including an outboard blade segment is provided. The outboard blade segment includes an outboard blade shell, first and second outboard bulkheads situated within the outboard blade shell, and an outer box supported by and aligned by the outboard bulkheads. The blade assembly also includes an inboard blade segment including an inboard blade shell, first and second inboard bulkheads situated within the inboard blade shell, and an inner box supported by and aligned by the inboard bulkheads. Further, the inner and the outer boxes are tapered to facilitate insertion of the inner box into the outer box and coupling of the inner and outer boxes. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136356 | Blade Mounting - The angular nature of corners | 2009-05-28 |
20090136357 | Bi-Directional Cooling Fan - A radial fan comprises a base with a plurality of straight primary blades radially oriented and substantially uniformly spaced around the circumference of the base. A like plurality of splitter vanes are interspersed between successive primary blades. The splitter vanes have a length that is about 50-70% of the length of the primary blades. The inner edges of the splitter vanes are angled to improve airflow through the inlet area between primary blades while reducing the occurrence of vortices and recirculation. The addition of splitter vanes increases the airflow capacity of the fan without any significant increase in operating noise. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136358 | Blade cooling - In order to couple coolant air flow presented through a coolant gallery | 2009-05-28 |
20090136359 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VENTILATION SYSTEM - A method of constant airflow control for a ventilation system is disclosed. The method includes various controls to accomplish a substantially constant airflow rate over a significant change of the static pressure in a ventilation duct. One control is a constant I·RPM control, which is primarily used in a low static pressure range. Another control is a constant RPM control, which is primarily used in a high static pressure range. These controls requires neither a static pressure sensor nor an airflow rate sensor to accomplish substantially constant airflow rate while static pressure changes. This is because these controls use only intrinsic control variables which are electric current and rotational speed of the motor. Also, the method improves the accuracy of the control by correcting certain deviations that are caused by the motor's current-RPM characteristics. To compensate the deviation, the method adopts a test operation in a minimum static pressure condition. Also disclosed is an apparatus for conducting these control methods. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136360 | METHOD OF CONSTANT AIRFLOW CONTROL FOR A VENTILATION SYSTEM - A method of constant airflow control for a ventilation system is disclosed. The method includes various controls to accomplish a substantially constant airflow rate over a significant change of the static pressure in a ventilation duct. One control is a constant I·RPM control, which is primarily used in a low static pressure range. Another control is a constant RPM control, which is primarily used in a high static pressure range. These controls requires neither a static pressure sensor nor an airflow rate sensor to accomplish substantially constant airflow rate while static pressure changes. This is because these controls use only intrinsic control variables which are electric current and rotational speed of the motor. Also, the method improves the accuracy of the control by correcting certain deviations that are caused by the motor's current-RPM characteristics. To compensate the deviation, the method adopts a test operation in a minimum static pressure condition. Also disclosed is an apparatus for conducting these control methods. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136361 | Vacuum turbomolecular pump - A vacuum turbomolecular pump ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136362 | Electroosmosis Pump and Liquid Feeding Device - In an electroosmosis pump, a bubble separation member is provided at an exit side chamber so as to be separated from an exit side electrode, a gas vent member is provided at that side section of a pump container which is near the exit side electrode, and a gas vent member is provided at that side section of the pump container which is near an entrance side electrode. A self-filling mechanism is placed in an entrance side chamber, and the self-filling mechanism is composed of a liquid drawing member in contact with an electroosmosis material via the entrance side electrode, and of an air vent path formed between a member surrounding a side section of the liquid drawing member and the inner wall of the pump container. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136363 | Multi-Stage Submersible Pump - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a booster pump to pressurize fluid for use by a pool cleaner in a pool or spa. The booster pump includes a front housing having an inlet, a plurality of diffuser units positioned in the front housing, and a motor housing detachably coupled to the front housing and having an outlet. A submersible motor positioned in the motor housing is operatively coupled to the diffuser units. A space is defined between an outer surface of the motor and an interior surface of the motor housing. A self-contained fluid flow path is formed from the inlet, through the diffuser units, and through the space to the outlet. As the fluid passes over the motor, the motor can be cooled and acoustic output of the booster pump can be dampened. The booster pump can be constructed of plastic for applications in the pool and spa industry. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136364 | Compressor - The present invention relates to a compressor, which includes a main refrigerant supply channel for supplying refrigerant by passing through the inside of a driving shaft and an auxiliary refrigerant supply channel for supplying refrigerant by passing through a suction chamber of front and rear housings and a slot of the driving shaft after passing through cylinder blocks in order to supply the refrigerant inhaled into a swash plate chamber to cylinder bores, thereby enhancing performance and lubricating ability of a driving shaft seal area since the refrigerant of the swash plate chamber can be used effectively. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136365 | Refrigerant Compressor - The invention relates to a hermetically encapsulated refrigeration compressor comprising a hermetically sealed compressor housing containing a piston-cylinder unit compressing a refrigerating agent. The cylinder is closed by means of a valve plate comprising a pressure borehole and a suction borehole, and a suction channel and a pressure channel are used to suck the refrigerating agent into the suction borehole by means of a suction valve, and to compress the refrigerating agent passing from the pressure borehole into the pressure channel by means of a pressure valve. Preferably, a suction sound absorber is arranged in the suction channel. The aim of the invention is to create one such refrigeration compressor that enables a significant decrease in the suction temperature and the exhaust temperature. To this end, the pressure channel is formed by a component that surrounds the entire pressure channel and is connected to the valve plate in a sealed manner along a pressure contact edge formed by an end section of the component. The pressure borehole and the mobile part of the pressure valve are arranged inside the surface surrounded by the pressure contact edge. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136366 | Compressor - [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a compressor comprising a compressing mechanism, a discharge chamber, a housing accommodating the compressing mechanism and the discharge chamber, a discharge port communicating with the discharge chamber through a discharge passage and also with an external refrigerant circuit, a muffler formed by an expanded space disposed on the discharge passage, and a check valve disposed on the discharge passage, wherein the pressure loss caused by the discharge passage is smaller than that in the conventional compressor. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136367 | Air compressor - Provided is an air compressor that can keep good alignment between pulleys | 2009-05-28 |
20090136368 | Center Housing and Bearing and Shaft Wheel Assembly for Turbochargers - An exemplary center housing for a turbocharger includes a compressor end and a turbine end and a through bore that includes a turbine end opening for receiving a bearing cartridge and shaft subassembly. In an assembly, a turbine end shaft portion of the subassembly can have an outer diameter approximately equal to or greater than an outer diameter of the bearing cartridge. The turbine end shaft portion can include grooves where each groove is configured to seat a seal ring. Various other exemplary devices, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136369 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - This hermetic compressor includes a regulation mechanism, which is arranged between a lower washer and an upper end face of a bearing, for regulating a movable distance in a thrust direction of the lower washer so that the movable distance can be shorter than clearance between an inner diameter of the lower washer and an outer diameter of a main shaft portion. It is possible to prevent the inner diameter of the lower washer from coming into contact with the outer diameter of the main shaft portion by this regulation mechanism. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136370 | Fluid Dispenser Comprising a Bellows - Apparatus ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136371 | Progressing cavity pump assembly and method of operation - A progressing cavity pump assembly includes a collar assembly connecting a housing and a tubing string, with the collar having an inside diameter upset and the rotor having a rotor head axially spaced from a rotor helix, with the rotor head having an outer diameter forming a stop adapted to land on the inside diameter upset. A method of timing a progressing cavity pump assembly includes providing a collar assembly having an inside diameter upset, movably connecting the collar assembly and the housing, providing a rotor having a rotor head axially spaced from a rotor helix, with the rotor head having an outer diameter forming a stop, selectively adjusting the relative position of the collar assembly and the housing to form a pathway substantially corresponding to the rotor helix, landing the stop on the inside diameter upset, and fixing the relative position of the collar assembly and the housing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136372 | OPEN DRIVE SCROLL COMPRESSOR WITH LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A compressor may include a compressor housing, an oil sump, an intake chamber, a compression mechanism, a drive shaft, and a first oil passage. The oil sump may be in communication with the compression mechanism. The intake chamber may be defined within the housing. The drive shaft may include first and second ends with an oil inlet passage located therebetween. The first end may be disposed within the intake chamber and may be drivingly engaged with the compression mechanism. The second end may extend outside of the housing for driven engagement external to the housing. The oil inlet passage may be located within the intake chamber. The first oil passage may be disposed within the housing and in communication with the oil sump and the oil inlet passage. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136373 | COMPRESSOR COMPRISING AN OSCILLATING PISTON - The invention relates to a compressor for cryogenic media comprising at least one compressor cylinder in which a compressor piston is arranged, wherein the compressor piston interacts with a crankshaft by means of a connecting rod. To solve the object of attaining a secure operation and of attaining a long service life of the compressor by means of low production efforts, it is proposed according to the invention that the compressor piston is embodied as an oscillating piston. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136374 | Vane Pump - Provided is a vane pump. In the vane pump, a high-hardness main coating layer is provided on a distal end portion of each vane, and an intermediate coating layer having an intermediate hardness between a hardness of a base material of the vane and a hardness of the main coating layer is provided between the base material of the vane and the main coating layer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136375 | REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR, COOLING SYSTEM AND REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerant compressor having a compression element comprising sliding components made of metallic materials, wherein a mixed layer is formed by solid-dissolving molybdenum disulfide in at least one of the sliding faces of the sliding components, and a single molybdenum disulfide layer is further formed on the surface of the mixed layer. With this configuration, initial break-in is done using the single layer, and sliding loss is reduced. Even if the single layer peels off, because the molybdenum disulfide of the mixed layer is cleaved at a low friction coefficient, solid lubrication action is attained, the friction coefficient of the sliding section is lowered, and sliding loss is reduced. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136376 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - As an refrigerating machine oil ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136377 | Process for producing aluminum composite material - The present invention is such that it is an assignment to be solved to provide a process for producing aluminum composite material in which an iron sintered body of much higher adhesion is cast-in inserted with aluminum. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136378 | HIGH-STRENGTH HOT- ROLLED STEEL SHEET WITH EXCELLENT COMBINED FORMABILITY - Disclosed herein is a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet which is characterized by high strength (in terms of tensile strength at 900 MPa level) and excellent combined formability expressed by balance between strength and ductility [tensile strength (TS)×total elongation (El)] and balance between strength and stretch flangeability [tensile strength (TS)×bore expanding ratio (λ)]. The hot-rolled steel sheet contains C: no less than 0.02% and no more than 0.15%, Si: no less than 0.2% and no more than 2.0%, Mn: no less than 0.5% and no more than 2.5%, Al: no less than 0.02% and no more than 0.15%, Cu: no less than 1.0% and no more than 3.0%, Ni: no less than 0.5% and no more than 3.0%, and Ti: no less than 0.03% and no more than 0.5%. (% means mass %) It also has a metallographic structure in longitudinal cross section such that the sum of bainitic ferrite and granular bainitic ferrite accounts for no less than 85% by area. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136379 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WIDE-RANGE FINE-GRAINED MAGNESIUM ALLOY THIN-SHEET MATERIAL - A manufacturing method for wide-range fine-grained magnesium alloy thin-sheet material is disclosed. The method includes an extrusion process and a rolling process. By the plastic deformation feature of the two processes, the wide-range fine-grained magnesium alloy thin-sheet material that satisfies the requirement of cases of 3C products with thickness of less than 1 mm is produced. Thus the method overcomes shortcomings of a conventional method that produces the material by a plurality passes of processes. Therefore, the manufacturing cost is reduced and the method is able to be applied to various industries. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136380 | Magnesium Alloy - A magnesium-based alloy consists of 1.5-4.0% by weight rare earth element(s), 0.3-0.8% by weight zinc, 0.02-0.1% by weight aluminium, and 4-25 ppm beryllium. The alloy optionally contains up to 0.2% by weight zirconium, 0.3% by weight manganese, 0.5% by weight yttrium and 0.1% by weight calcium. The remainder of the alloy is magnesium except for incidental impurities. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136381 | Ternary nickel eutectic alloy - A ternary nickel eutectic alloy consisting of 4.5 to 11 wt % chromium, 1 to 6 wt % cobalt, 1 to 4 wt % aluminium, 0 to 1.5 wt % titanium, 0 to 3 wt % tantalum, 16 to 22 wt % niobium, 0 to 3 wt % molybdenum, 0 to 4 wt % tungsten, 0 to 1 wt % hafnium, 0 to 0.1 wt % zirconium, 0 to 0.1 wt % silicon, 0.01 to 0.1 wt % carbon, 0 to 0.01 wt % boron and the balance nickel plus incidental impurities. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136382 | NICKEL-BASED HEAT RESISTANT ALLOY FOR GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A Ni-based heat resistant alloy for a gas turbine combustor, comprising a composition containing, in mass %, Cr: 14.0 to 21.5%, Co: 6.5 to 14.5%, Mo: 6.5 to 10.0%, W: 1.5 to 3.5%, Al: 1.2 to 2.4%, Ti: 1.1 to 2.1%; Fe: 7.0% or less, B: 0.001 to 0.020%, C: 0.03 to 0.15%, and a balance consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities, wherein a content of S and P contained in the unavoidable impurities is controlled to be, in mass %, S: 0.015% or less, and P: 0.015% or less, wherein the alloy has a texture in which M | 2009-05-28 |
20090136383 | LATCH SYSTEM AND MODIFIED BLADE DESIGN FOR THICK STOPPER-CLOSED CONTAINER SAMPLING PIERCING STATION - A piercing station for piercing sample container caps or thick stoppers is provided. The cap piercing station utilizes a piercing blade having a generally Z-shaped cross-section, a carriage assembly for moving the blade to pierce a cap on a container, an alignment block assembly for preventing the container from being lifted up by friction with the blade when the blade is being withdrawn from a pierced cap, and a latch assembly for latching the alignment block assembly when the blade is being withdrawn. | 2009-05-28 |