37th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120230752 | RETRACTABLE LAMP PEN - A lamp pen includes a pen body, a refill, a conductive rotating slide, a lamp, and a cartridge holding a battery. The rotating slide is electrically connected to the battery. A conductive bar on a surface of the slide abuts an end of the cartridge, which comprises a helical surface forming higher and auxiliary higher slots disposed at a highest point of the surface. A first lead of the lamp is connected to the battery, and a second lead is affixed within the higher slot. Rotating the slide causes the conductive bar to engage either the higher slot or auxiliary higher slot, pushing the cartridge downward so that the refill extends out of the pen tip. When the higher slot is engaged, the second lead of the lamp connects to the conductive bar, the electric circuit completes, and the lamp illuminates. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230753 | DISPENSING APPLICATOR FOR FLUIDS - Disclosed is a hand-held dispensing applicator comprising a source of fluid, a frangible applicator tip attached to the fluid source, and an absorbent member attached to the frangible applicator tip. When the frangible applicator tip is broken, fluid flows from the source to the absorbent member, whereby the fluid is applied and spread on a surface. Preferably, the frangible applicator tip comprises a support element permanently connected to the fluid source, a relatively rigid tongue element extending outwardly of the support element, and a frangible region there between. Preferably, the tongue element comprises ribs for reinforcing the tongue element to resist unintentional breaking of the frangible region. More preferably, the applicator tip comprises a semi-permeable or non-permeable cover disposed around the frangible region to control the speed and direction of the dispersion of the fluid in the absorbent member. Adaptive embodiments allow the generation of designs applicable to a particular medical purpose. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230754 | Washing Attachment and System - Disclosed is a washing attachment and washing system wherein the washing attachment includes a main body having a wall that at least partially circumscribes and defines a main conduit. A plurality of teeth extends from the wall of the main body. Each of at least some of the teeth defines therein an extending conduit being in communication with the main conduit. A plurality of openings along such teeth provides communication between the extending conduit and an external area. A plurality of bristle extensions also extend from the wall of the main body and align along the base of the teeth. In use, fluid passes from a connected hose, through the main conduit, through the extending conduits, and through the openings in the teeth to the external area to wash an object. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230755 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism has pivoting hinge plates supported by a housing so pivoting of the hinge plates can open and close rings for holding the loose-leaf pages. The mechanism has an actuator including a lower arm for moving the hinge plates to open the rings and an upper arm for moving the hinge plates to close the rings. The upper arm has a hook thereon. An intermediate connector comprises a cross bar captured by the hook on the actuator. The intermediate connector connects a travel bar to the actuator so movement of the actuator to pivot the hinge plates causes longitudinal movement of the travel bar in the housing. A locking element is moveable with the travel bar between a locking position and non-locking position. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230756 | ARM HEAD - An arm head includes an end portion to which a retainer is pivotally coupled and a surface covered by a coating. The end portion includes a coupling bore. The coupling bore includes an open end. First and second surfaces of the arm head form an annular recess around the open end that extends continuously from the open end. The radial outer surface extends outward in a radial direction from the annular recess. The first surface extends outward in the radial direction from the open end. The first surface is located inward in an axial direction of the coupling bore from the radial outer surface. The second surface extends from the first surface to the radial outer surface at an angle less than 180° with respect to the first surface. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230757 | BOLT-LOCKING APPARATUS, MOUNTING METHOD THEREOF AND MOUNTING JIG - A bolt-locking apparatus includes a plurality of fitting members | 2012-09-13 |
20120230758 | Clamp Coupling for Fixed Connection of Two Rotating Parts, Preferably Shaft and Hub - A clamp coupling has a slotted clamping ring seated on a first rotatable part. A clamping screw is arranged in the clamping ring and acts on the clamping ring to elastically spread the clamping ring apart and contract the clamping ring depending on the turning direction of the clamping screw. The first rotatable part has axially oriented slots that extend up to a free end face of the first rotatable part and that separate coupling segments of the first rotatable part from each other. The slots are arranged in an area surrounded by the clamping ring. The coupling segments receive a second rotating part and are clamped by the clamping ring on the second rotating part. A follower part is arranged on the clamping ring and in a spreading-apart direction of the clamping ring is fixedly connected with at least one of the coupling segments. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230759 | JOINT BETWEEN THE ENDS OF PREFABRICATED SPACERS FOR INSULATING GLASS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAID JOINT - A diffusion-tight joint ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230760 | Coupler with Magnet - A coupler includes first and second attachment pin jaws. A first latching mechanism is associated with the first jaw. The first latching mechanism has an arm connected to and extending away from a latching member. A second latching mechanism is associated with the jaw. The first and second latching mechanisms are adapted to latch the first and second attachment pins of an accessory in or on the first jaw and the second jaw, respectively. The second latching mechanism is powered for movement between a latching position and a non-latching position. The first latching mechanism is operatively connected to, or connectable with, the second latching mechanism to allow it to selectively operate the first latching mechanism between latching and non-latching positions by means of a groove or flange or finger on the second latching mechanism. A magnet is provided to ensure a correct disengagement of the first latch latching mechanism. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230761 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND ATTACHMENT TOOL - An elastically deformable bridging piece includes an engaging protruding part between two ends of the piece, insertion of a portion of an attaching member in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the bridging piece is permitted by elastically deforming the bridging piece by contacting with the engaging protruding part with the portion, and the engaging protruding part engages an engaging hole formed in the portion at an insertion terminating position by elastically returning the bridging piece. A restricting part restricting elastic deformation of the bridging piece is provided. When inserting the portion, the restricting part inclines the bridging piece to position the engaging protruding part on the obliquely downward side, and when a force in a reverse direction to the inserting direction acts on the portion located at the insertion terminating position, the restricting part restricts inclination of the bridging piece, which is reversely-oriented to the former inclination. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230762 | AUXILIARY ACTUATION DEVICE, HOUSING AND ROTARY LOCKING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A supplementary actuation device ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230763 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR CASE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A securing device for a portable electronic device includes a body and a case is mounted to the body. First and second engaging members are respectively connected to two sides of the body. First and second locking members are respectively and movably connected to the two sides of the body and located corresponding to the first and second engaging members. The first locking member includes a first stop and a first recess, and the second locking member includes a second stop and a second recess. The first/second engaging member is stopped by the first/second stop and is movable in the first/second recess to unlock the secured status. A connection member is pivotably connected to the first and second locking members and is movable by operation of the control member to shift the first and second locking members to allow the first and second engaging members to unlock. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230764 | ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING A RETRACTABLE OBSTACLE - The invention relates to an access control device ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230765 | MARINE CRAFT ENGAGEMENT - An engagement apparatus for use in the deployment and recovery of a marine craft from a mother ship comprises a receptacle provided on one of the marine craft and the mother ship and an engagement probe provided on the other of the marine craft and the mother ship. The receptacle has a number of spaced channels which receive the engagement probe, engagement between the probe and the channels facilitating alignment between the marine craft and the mother ship. A locking device is also provided to secure the probe to the receptacle to secure the marine craft to the mother ship for recovery. The locking device may be activated by full engagement between the probe and the receptacle. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230766 | FLOOD WALL PROTECTION SYSTEM - A flood wall system and method of constructing same, including providing a first main panel section; attaching sleeves to each side of a main panel prior to configuring the final chamber; providing two sleeves of fabric at the upper opening of each chamber for supporting the chambers while they are filled with materials such as sand; providing a series of chambers sewn together to define a continuous cellular wall; the final chamber having a horizontal height which is two feet (0.6 m) longer than the vertical height further having a front toe portion one foot (0.3 m) in height; filling each chamber with a quantity of material, such as sand; on each end of a completed chain of chambers, further comprising a set of loops or ties so that a chain of chambers is capable of being tied to other chains of chambers to define the continuous flood wall system. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230767 | PASSIVE CAPILLARY AND GRAVITY DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for draining liquid from soil is disclosed. The system includes a passive capillary drain in combination with a core for gravity flow, including a sand topdressing layer, a native soil interface, and a rootzone, a curtain traversing from the sand topdressing layer through the native soil interface to at least one tube element, the at least one tube element pulling the water out of the soil with capillary suction, and a core central to the at least one tube element that moves excess water via gravity flow with capillary suction. The elements may be installed parallel at a 3 feet center and a depth of 10 inches, and/or may be installed vertically. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230768 | Water Containment System - A temporary dam system for containing a body of water is provided. The temporary dam system is constructed with a number of dam sections. Each dam section has three or more supports and a back brace for supporting a resistant membrane backed by a plate. The supports comprise an end support, a middle support, and a top support in an A-frame structure. A membrane backing plate is attached to the front of the assembled support structure. The overall containment dam system is constructed by connecting dam sections together to form a continuous wall of rigid plates facing a body of water. A flexible liquid-impervious membrane is then placed over the rigid plates to contain the water. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESTROYING GROUND PEARL - A method and apparatus is described for treating ground pearl in infested soil. An apparatus including a plurality of vertically oriented probes having steam outlets in communication with a common source of steam is provided. The probes are arrayed in a plurality of parallel rows with each row including a plurality of probes. The probes are inserted into the soil to a depth of at least 12 inches, and steam is injected through the probes and out of the steam outlets to contact the ground pearl, where all of the soil between said probes is heated to a temperature at least sufficient to kill ground pearl. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a means for injecting high pressure water or other penetrating fluid into the soil beneath the probes to form holes into which the probes are inserted. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230770 | Facility having fanned seabed-to-surface connections - An installation of bottom-to-surface connections having a plurality of bottom-to-surface connections arranged in a fan from a common floating support. The installation having a first number k of first bottom-to-surface connections, with each first number of connections having a first riser connected to a first undersea pipe tensioned in substantially vertical manner by a first float, and a diving first flexible connection pipe connecting the floating support and first riser. The installation further having a second number m of second bottom-to-surface connection, with each second number of connections having a second rigid pipe connected to a second undersea pipe and tensioned by a second buoyancy element, and a second flexible connection pipe providing the connection between the floating support and the second rigid pipe. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230771 | PIPELINE INSERTION SYSTEM - A pipeline insertion system ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230772 | OFFSHORE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIQUEFIED GAS PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND OFFLOADING TO REDUCE AND PREVENT DAMAGE - Disclosed are systems and methods for limiting structural damage to an affected offshore platform and preventing damage spread from the affected offshore platform to another platform during an accident or an emergency condition. An offshore platform arrangement includes a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU), a mobile storage platform and a mobile offloading platform which are disposed at a clearance distance from one another. The platforms are fluidly connected by pipes to allow hydrocarbon fluid transfer therebetween. The pipes are adapted to cease fluid communication of hydrocarbon fluid between platforms for preventing damage spread therebetween. Also disclosed is an offloading system for hydrocarbon fluid transfer which includes a lifting system having an extendable lifting arm and a spreader frame platform rotatably coupled to the lifting arm. The spreader frame platform is operable to support a transfer skid and allow angular adjustment of the transfer skid in a horizontal plane. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230773 | Skirted Foundation For Penetrating Soft Material - The present invention provides a skirted foundation that can be used in a jack-up rig for providing enhanced bearing capacity. The skirted foundation comprises a spudcan footing having an upper part and a base, wherein the upper part and the base are coupled at their peripherals to form an outer edge, wherein both the upper part and the base have a flat or conical configuration, and wherein the upper part supports one leg of a jack-up rig, and the base has a flat bottom or downward slope, and a skirt having an upper end being integrally coupled to the spudcan footing and downwardly projected to encircle the base and a lower end for penetrating seabed, wherein the skirt comprises a plurality of circumferential openings adjacent to the base of the spudcan footing and located within the top half of the skirt height. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230774 | SLIDING ANCHOR - A chemical sliding anchor, in particular for use in mining, for the firm bonding to the rock in a borehole using a fixing agent, comprises an anchor pipe, preferably an anchor nut, anchor plate preferably supported by the anchor nut, for lying on the rock, involving little technical effort by effectively using a sliding function of the sliding anchor in the case of a large change in length of the sliding anchor on absorbing dynamic loads. An elastic element, in particular a spring, is integrated in the sliding anchor and an increase in length of the sliding anchor is effected for a given sliding function with a spring deflection of the elastic element. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230775 | SHIELD CANOPY FOR A SHIELD-TYPE SUPPORT - A shield canopy for a shield-type support for underground mining having a canopy plate and a supporting structure being welded on below the canopy plate and having a plurality of longitudinal spars which extend from a rear canopy region up to a front canopy region. At least two of the longitudinal spars having section struts which are provided with a top section flange and a web running perpendicularly to the top section flange, and the canopy plate and the section struts are angled upwards in the front canopy region. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230776 | Slope of an Open Cut Mine - This invention relates to open cut mines and in particular an improved slope to of an open cut mine. The slope includes a substantially vertical batter face ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230777 | SYNTHETIC GROUND COVER SYSTEM WITH BINDING INFILL FOR EROSION CONTROL - A synthetic ground cover system for erosion control to be placed atop the ground, including a synthetic grass which comprises a composite of one or more geo-textiles tufted with synthetic yarns. The synthetic ground cover also includes a sand/soil infill ballast applied to the synthetic grass and a binding agent applied to the sand/soil infill to stabilize the sand/soil infill against high velocity water shear forces. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230778 | POTENTIAL FLUIDIZATION DEVICE FOR CONVEYING POWDER MATERIALS IN A HYPERDENSE BED - Device for transporting powder comprising a conveyer, which includes a lower channel in which a gas circulates, and an upper channel, designed for the circulation of powder and said gas, said lower channel and said upper channel being separated by a porous wall that said gas can pass through, the lower channel being supplied with gas at a pressure allowing the potential fluidization of said powder in said upper channel, said upper channel being provided in its upper part with transverse walls placed so that they delimit with the upper wall of said upper channel at least one upper zone in which a gas bubble under pressure is formed as a result of putting said air chute under potential fluidization pressure. At the level of at least one bubble so formed, the wall of the upper channel includes a means of removal for fluidization gas provided with a means of creating pressure drop, which creates a substantially constant pressure drop. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230779 | Air Seeder Venting System - An air seeder venting system comprising a filter screen mounted in a distribution head of an air seeder for separating seeds from air fed from a supply conduit, the distribution head having an inlet in communication with the supply conduit, a plurality of seed outlets in communication with seeding lines, and an air exhaust, wherein the filter screen is located so as to have at an upstream side the inlet and the plurality of seed outlets, and at a downstream side the air exhaust. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230780 | CUTTING ASSEMBLY - A toolholder has a head region, which contains a slot separating the head region into a lower section and an upper section, with a lower seat and an upper section to retain a cutting insert. The head region contains a coolant entrance passage, which receives coolant from a coolant source, and a coolant delivery passage, which discharges coolant toward a cutting insert. The head region further contains a fastener bore, which receives a fastener. The fastener has an axial fastener bore which provides fluid communication between the coolant entrance passage and a coolant reservoir between the fastener and the fastener bore. The coolant delivery passage communicates with the coolant reservoir to receive coolant, which passed from the coolant entrance passage and through the axial fastener bore into the coolant reservoir. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230781 | CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING A LOCKING SCREW AND ADAPTER WITH COOLANT DELIVERY - A cutting tool has a cutter body, which carries a cutting insert, and an adapter, which has a longitudinal adapter axis, wherein a locking screw attaches the cutter body to the adapter. A coolant volume is defined in a vicinity of a meeting of the cutter body, the adapter and the locking screw. The adapter contains an axial adapter bore. The locking screw contains a transverse locking screw bore in fluid communication with the axial adapter bore. The locking screw further contains a peripheral transverse locking screw bore passage in fluid communication with the coolant volume and the transverse locking screw bore. The coolant volume and the transverse locking screw bore are in fluid communication with the cutter body coolant passage. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230782 | RASP FOR SMOOTHING IRREGULARLY SHAPED SURFACES - A surface shaping rasp for use in removing material to shape or smooth a substrate such as an animal's hoof. The rasp has a plurality of blades spaced sufficiently apart to provide relatively rigid surface yet providing enough open space to allow passage of removed material and placed in a holding frame. The rasp is especially useful for smoothing rough and irregularly shaped surfaces such as after trimming an animal's hoof. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230783 | Auxiliary Hand Grip for Rasp - The auxiliary hand grip attaches to a conventional rasp to provide the user with an additional grip, allowing the user to better control the rasp when used to reconfigure a hoof. The auxiliary hand grip has a plate affixed to a socket element, the socket element extending along an axis and the plate extending substantially normal to the axis. The socket has inner surfaces spaced to accept a distal end extension of the rasp, and is aligned with the rasp so as to align the axis of the auxiliary hand grip with a longitudinal axis of the rasp. Clamping elements such as set screws extending through the socket serve to affix the auxiliary hand grip onto the distal end extension of the rasp. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230784 | CUTTING INSERT AND SHIM FOR MILLING CUTTERS - A cutting tool includes a polygonal cutter body and an end cutting insert for chipforming machining mounted in a serrated seat disposed at an axial end of the cutter body. A bottom surface of the insert has a plurality of parallel serrations meshing with corresponding serrations of the seat. The serrations extend transversely relative to the longitudinal axis for resisting axially rearward cutting forces applied to the insert. The seat is formed directly by the cutter body, or by a shim disposed beneath the insert. The shim is provided with a downward lip to transfer axial forces to the cutter body. The insert can be square or triangular, wherein the serrations are in the form of a plurality of sets of parallel serrations disposed adjacent respective cutting edges. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230785 | CUTTING INSERT WITH DISCRETE CUTTING TIP AND CHIP CONTROL STRUCTURE - A cutting insert incorporates a pre-formed discrete cutting tip which wraps around a curved cutting corner of the insert. The cutting tip includes a top layer and a bottom layer made of a relatively harder material than the top layer. In one embodiment, the bottom layer is made of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) or a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (CBN) material and the top layer is made of cemented carbide. The cutting insert may further incorporate a chip control structure formed in the cutting tip including a plurality of facets formed on each side of a centerline for providing chip control during a cutting operation. The chip control structure can be formed in a two-step process to expose a portion of the bottom layer. The discrete cutting tip can be brazed to the cutting insert prior to forming the chip control structure. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230786 | CUBIC BORON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY AND CUBIC BORON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY TOOL - cBN sintered body includes cBN and a binder phase, wherein a content of the cBN is 82-98 volume %, and in a cross section of the cBN sintered body, an isolated binder phase having an area of 0.05-0.5 μm | 2012-09-13 |
20120230787 | CUTTING TOOL, CUTTING TOOL HOLDER, AND A CUTTING INSERT THEREFOR - A cutting tool holder configured for mounting a cutting insert to form a cutting tool that extends along a central axis and comprises a mounting portion having a seat surface oriented generally perpendicular to the central axis. The tool holder has at least two securing extensions projecting from the seat surface in a direction generally parallel to the central axis. Each of the extensions are formed, at an end remote from the seat surface with a latch portion extending towards the central axis. The latch portion has an under and top surface, both oriented generally transversely to the central axis such that the under surface is disposed between the seat surface and the top surface. Each of the extensions is formed with a side surface extending between the under and side surfaces to form a securing pocket defined between the seat, side, and under surfaces. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230788 | SAW TOOL FOR A MACHINE TOOL - A saw tool for a machine tool that includes at least two saw tooth sequences. Each of the saw tooth sequences has a plurality of saw teeth, wherein a toothless chip space is arranged between successive saw tooth sequences. The first saw tooth directly adjacent to a chip space has a tooth geometry differing from that of the other saw teeth within a saw tooth sequence. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230789 | COMPOUND RELIEF TAP - The present disclosure is directed toward a compound relief tap, and more specifically, to a compound relief tap with domains made of a plurality of consecutive threads where each domain has different properties associated with variable thread parameters and variable geometrical arrangements such a variation of a taper angle and relief angles for different portions of domain threads or between domains. In a first embodiment, all of the threads in a domain have a given geometrical arrangement. In a second embodiment, several of the threads of the domain possess the geometrical arrangement. In a third embodiment, only the thread of the domain possesses the geometrical arrangement. And in a fourth embodiment, alternative threads in the domain possess the geometrical arrangement. What is also contemplated is a variation in geometrical arrangement between successive domains for any of these threaded domains. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230790 | Cutting Tool with a Replaceable Blade Edge - As viewed from a side opposing a bottom face ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230791 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BEVEL GEARS - Method and apparatus wherein the front machining of a gear blank ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230792 | CUTTING MACHINING METHOD AND CUTTING MACHINING APPARATUS - The present invention reduces or prevents bank occurrence with higher accuracy of groove shape to be machined as being cut and ensures sufficient groove depth while avoiding interference with a work even when a small-diameter tool is used. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230793 | SHAPING MACHINE SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A SHAPING DEVICE - A shaping machine system including a shaping device and a computer is provided. The shaping device includes at least one jig mount body configured for mounting a jig; a shaping tool support body configured for supporting a shaping tool; a first drive device configured for rotating the shaping tool; and a second drive device configured for driving the shaping tool support body or the at least one jig mount body or changing a posture of the shaping tool relative to the workpiece. The computer is configured for controlling the first and second drive devices according to predetermined shaping data. The computer includes a jig position measuring unit configured for measuring a position of the jig; a position error detecting unit configured for detecting a position error of the jig, and a shaping data correcting unit configured for correcting the predetermined shaping data according to a jig position error. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230794 | TOOL FOR TURN/TURN BROACHING OR EXTERNAL MILLING - A tool for the turn/turn broaching or external milling of a workpiece is disclosed. The tool comprises a disk-shaped broaching wheel or at least one segment of such a broaching wheel. In each case at least one cutting-tip holding fixture for receiving a cutting tip is provided on the end faces of the broaching wheel or segment laterally adjoining a circumferential surface. On at least one of the two end faces, the or each cutting-tip holding fixture is formed in a cartridge which is axially adjustable with respect to the broaching wheel or segment by an axial clamping wedge. The cartridge is designed in such a way that it at least partially covers the axial clamping wedge in a direction towards the circumferential surface. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230795 | Load Protection Bar - A load protection bar for securing cargo comprising: a cylindrical body; an adjusting extension, where said extension extends from one end of the cylindrical body; and a means to adjust the length of the adjusting extension. The means to adjust may include a hand-cranking handle. The load protection bar may further include a foot at one end of the body and a foot at the end of the adjusting extension, where each foot is made of plastic. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230796 | BLIND FASTENER WITH INTEGRATED ANTI-ROTATION FEATURE, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Fasteners and related systems according to the invention include a collet body having a first part of a two part anti-rotation arrangement and a cylinder body having a second part of the two part anti-rotation arrangement wherein the collet body and the cylinder body are matably axially translatable with respect to each other, and have the same or similar outer diameter in some embodiments or not in others. A threaded member rotationally engages the collet body and compressively contacts the cylinder body during operation of the fastener to creating a clamping effect. Rotational interference between the first and second parts of the anti-rotation arrangement preferably occurs at sectional face portions of at least the collet body. Resistance to induced rotation of the cylinder body relative to a work piece rotation of the threaded member is preferably provided by a tool engaging a tool interface present on the cylinder body. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230797 | CONNECTION SYSTEM OF A HOUSING OF A PLUG CONNECTOR HAVING A NUT - In the case of a connection system having a housing ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230798 | LOCKING FASTENER - A locking fastener is provided having a main body with first and second axially directed surfaces, where both surfaces surround an axis, and a threaded surface and a slot. The slot extends from the first axially directed surface to the second axially directed surface. A first portion of the threaded surface is located above the slot and a second portion is located below the slot. A locking recess is formed in the main body, and extends substantially parallel to the axis and extends to or through the slot. The locking recess has an internal threaded surface portion, which is configured to engage an external threaded surface portion of a locking member. The locking member passes axially through the locking recess and slot, and a tightening of the locking member results in a relative axial movement between the first and second portions of the threaded surface that locks the locking fastener. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230799 | FASTENING ARRANGEMENT - A fastening arrangement, including a quick-action nut that has two nut parts. The nut parts each have a groove to receive a threaded rod, and including a locking element with at least one passage opening for securing the quick-action nut to the threaded rod. In the passage opening, the locking element has a locking surface for pressing the nut parts against the threaded rod as well as a centering surface for centering the threaded rod in the passage opening. In the passage opening, the locking element has a transition surface that adjoins the locking surface and the centering surface, and that runs between the locking surface and the centering surface. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230800 | High-Strength Bolt - Provided is a high-strength bolt which has a tensile strength of 1,200 MPa or more while exhibiting excellent ductility and delayed facture resistance, and further has an excellent impact toughness which had not been obtained in the conventional high-strength bolt. The high-strength bolt has a tensile strength of 1.2 GPa or more and includes a threaded portion and cylindrical neck portion. The bolt has K of 0.8 or more and satisfies Ho2012-09-13 | |
20120230801 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A STUD TO A SURFACE - Systems, methods and apparatus for applying a stud are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an applicator for temporarily holding a fastener that includes a base and shaft against a contact surface includes a generally planar body having a lower surface, an upper surface, and a receptacle. The receptacle is configured to releasably receive at least a portion of the shaft of the fastener. The applicator further includes at least two legs extending from the body, each leg being movable between a relaxed position and a contact or applied position. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230802 | DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING BLANKS MADE FROM AN INITIALLY PLASTIC, ESPECIALLY CERAMIC, MATERIAL TO AND FROM A DRYER AND A KILN - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230803 | LINEARLY EXTENDABLE COLLECTION MECHANISM FOR REFUSE HAULING VEHICLES - An improved recyclables collection vehicle includes a lift mechanism for selective loading into any one of multiple hoppers on the vehicle. The lift mechanism includes a track which extends past the rear of the vehicle such that a moveable carriage may move along the track to collect a refuse bin located to the rear of the vehicle or on an elevated dock behind or alongside the vehicle. The carriage can be aligned with any one of the hoppers such that the lift mechanism will elevate the refuse bin and invert it over the hopper container. The movement of the carriage along the track and the raising of the lift mechanism are operated with a wireless remote control. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230804 | Tilt Cylinder Support Structure - A support structure for a tilt cylinder of a machine that controls movement of an articulating implement may include a mounting plate, vertical support plates extending outwardly from a top surface of the mounting plate, and a central and side gussets connected to the top surface of the mounting plate and to the outer sides of the vertical support plates. The gussets assist in transitioning lateral or horizontal forces on the vertical support plates to the mounting plate and the end frame of the machine to reduce fatigue cracking at the points of connection of the vertical support plates to the mounting plate. The support structure may further include first and second lower support plates having top edges spaced from each other and connected to the bottom surface of the mounting plate, and bottom edges connected to each other so that the lower support plates and the mounting plate form a triangle in cross-section to further assist in transitioning the forces to the end frame. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230805 | SUBSTRATE CONVEYING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH PROGRAM IS RECORDED FOR CAUSING SUBSTRATE CONVEYING METHOD TO BE EXECUTED, AND SUBSTRATE CONVEYOR - A substrate conveying method conveying a layered body having first and second substrates stacked with a spacer member provided between their respective bottom surfaces facing each other includes receiving the first substrate by holding the first substrate from below its bottom surface using a first holding mechanism provided on a side of a first fork provided above a second fork, and turning the first fork upside down and placing the received first substrate on the second fork; receiving the spacer member held in a substrate holding part by holding the spacer member from above using a second holding mechanism provided on the same side of the first fork as the first holding mechanism, and placing the received spacer member on the first substrate; and holding the second substrate from above its top surface using the first holding mechanism, and placing the received second substrate on the spacer member. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230806 | Hearing aid battery handler - An apparatus, kit or methods for improved handling of hearing aid batteries. The apparatus has a handle with a handle portion grasped by a user and a first end portion over which a nose piece is connected to capture at least one magnet therebetween. The nose piece which is preferably of a plastic contacts the hearing aid battery and provides a modified magnetic flux and easily slidable surface for easier handling of the hearing aid battery. The nose piece can be provided with apertures to adjust the magnetic flux applied to the hearing aid battery. The kit includes the apparatus therein and can also include extra batteries. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230807 | AUTOMATED OBJECT MANIPULATION SYSTEM - An apparatus of an automated object manipulation system includes a support base; a finger assembly mechanically coupled to the support base; a first drive unit operable to rotate the finger assembly about a first axis; a second drive unit operable to rotate the finger assembly about a second axis; a third drive unit operable to rotate the finger assembly about a third axis, and a processor capable of conducting a profile assessment; determining a manipulation program in response to the profile assessment; and controlling the finger assembly in response to the manipulation program where the finger assembly has a support bracket with a set of parallel jaws and the support bracket is mechanically coupled to the first drive unit, a linking bracket mechanically coupled to the second drive unit and a circular frame mechanically coupled to the finger assembly and the third drive unit. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230808 | SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A substrate transport apparatus includes a first fork which is disposed to be movable in a forward/backward direction to a substrate holding part to transport a stacked member to or receive the stacked member from the substrate holding part. A second fork is arranged to be reversible and disposed above the first fork to be movable in a forward/backward direction to an accommodating part that accommodates substrates and spacer members to transport a substrate or a spacer member between the accommodating part and the first fork. A first grip module is disposed on a first surface of the second fork to hold and support the substrate from an upward direction. A second grip module is disposed on the first surface of the second fork on the same side as the first grip module to hold and support the spacer member from an upward direction. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230809 | GRIPPING HEAD FOR A ROBOT OR MANIPULATOR OF A CARTONING MACHINE - A gripping head for a loading robot or manipulator of a cartoning machine capable of nesting articles arranged on two substantially parallel rows, the gripping head comprising a row of gripping members, wherein each of the gripping members comprises a gripping section adapted to receive two adjacent articles and on opposite sides with respect to a centreline plane, and wherein at least the gripping members having even index position or odd index position in the row rotate by about 180 degrees around an axis. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230810 | SHROUNDED WIND TURBINE CONFIGURATION WITH NOZZLE AUGMENTED DIFFUSER - Disclosed are a system, a method and an apparatus of diffuser nozzle augmented wind turbine. In one embodiment, a method includes attaching a nozzle with a streamlined opening to a diffuser to direct an air flow into a wind turbine. In addition, the method includes increasing a wind speed approaching a set of turbine blades within a shrouded wind turbine configuration. The method also includes recirculating the air within the shroud configuration to increase an output power generated through the wind turbine. The system is composed of diffuser and nozzle integrated and non-integrated with and without a flange. In one embodiment, a method includes increasing a pressure differential of a wind turbine. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230811 | LARGE-SCALE VERTICAL-AXIS HYBRID TURBINE, ROTOR AND FLYWHEEL SYSTEM - The invention comprised a vertical-axis rotor system features a large flywheel assembly having a rim assembly | 2012-09-13 |
20120230812 | INTERMEDIATE FLOOR FOR A RADIAL TURBINE ENGINE - A radial turbomachine includes a radial diffuser channel with a diaphragm, a deflecting channel connecting to the radial diffuser channel downstream thereof, and a return flow channel connecting to the deflecting channel downstream thereof. The main flow direction of the radial diffuser channel runs radially from inside to outside. The main flow direction of the deflecting channel is deflected from radially outward to radially inward. The main flow direction of the return channel runs radially from outside to inside. The diaphragm comprises first, second and third outer surface sections. The first outer surface section has a convex shape for delimiting the deflecting channel. At least one consumption-gas removal channel is provided in the diaphragm so that, if the main flow in the deflecting channel comprises solid or liquid particles, a consumption gas can be discharged therefrom through the consumption-gas removal channel as low-particulate gas of a main flow. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230813 | Axial-Flow Compressor and Modification Method - An axial-flow compressor with variable stator vanes located at a single stage can be modified by adding variable stator vanes to the axial-flow compressor so that the variable stator vanes are located at a plurality of stages. The axial-flow compressor includes stator vane rows located at the plurality of stages and include the variable stator vanes extending in a radial direction of the axial-flow compressor and rotating around rotary shafts of the variable stator vanes so as to adjust angles of the variable stator vanes; a plurality of rings are connected to the stator vane rows and drive and rotate the variable stator vanes of the stator vane rows that correspond to respective rings; a plurality of levers that correspond to the plurality of rings; a rotary shaft that holds the plurality of levers so as to enable the levers to pivot. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230814 | DIFFUSER FOR A TURBOCHARGER HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE TURBINE GEOMETRY AND TURBOCHARGER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a diffuser for a turbocharger having an adjustable turbine geometry wherein the diffuser comprises an axial slide and an adjusting device for moving the axial slide and wherein the adjusting device comprises an adjusting fork having an opening with a guide axis for the accommodation of a guide element and the adjusting device further comprises an adjusting lever with a lever end, the lever end is accommodated in a recess of the adjusting fork which is disposed at a side of the adjusting fork facing the axial slide in order to minimize tilting forces and provide for smooth sliding movement of the fork. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230815 | VENTILATION FAN - A ventilation fan arranged to reduce vibrations includes an impeller rotating around a center axis, a motor portion arranged to rotate the impeller, a motor supporting portion arranged to support the motor portion, and a housing arranged to accommodate the impeller and the motor portion. The motor supporting portion includes a substantially disk-shaped base portion, and a substantially cylindrical bearing holding portion axially extending with the center axis as the center. At least the base portion is made from resin. On the surface of the base portion, a plurality of recessed portions which are axially recessed are arranged in the form of a net, a staggered pitch, a grid, or a honeycomb. A flat portion of the base portion excluding the recessed portions does not have a continuous region extending in a straight line radially from the center of the base portion. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230816 | TURBINE MACHINE CASING WITH REINFORCED SEALING - The sealing of a turbine casing is reinforced by decoupling a fastening flange from a remainder of a housing. The casing includes a body that is externally reinforced by axial ribs that are connected to an annular rib and the fastening flange is attached to the annular rib by an annular wall portion that is thinner than the annular rib and than the flange. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230817 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR AND TURBOCHARGER - A centrifugal compressor is provided with: a housing which houses a compressor wheel therein; a spiral scroll arranged in an outer periphery of the compressor wheel; and a diffuser portion provided as a path space communicating with the scroll from an outlet side of the compressor wheel and formed by a compressor housing and a center housing. The centrifugal compressor is also provided with a movable vane which is movable between a projecting position where the movable vane projects from the compressor housing and a housing position where the movable vane houses in a housing portion provided in compressor housing, and an actuator which drives the movable vane between the projecting position and the housing position. The actuator is provided in the center housing. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230818 | Airfoil and corresponding guide vane, blade, gas turbine and turbomachine - An airfoil suitable for being arranged in a compressor section of the gas turbine includes a platform, a pressure surface and a suction surface, and a tip region. The tip region is located between the pressure and the suction surface opposite to the platform in respect of the pressure and the suction surfaces, being a distant end of the airfoil in direction along the first direction perpendicular to the platform. The tip region includes a first surface with a first distance to the platform along the first direction, and a second surface with a second distance to the platform along the first direction. The first distance is greater than the second distance and the first surface and the second surface together build a profiled surface. The profiled surface is a ribbed surface. The material of the first surface is deformable to bend away from the rotation direction of the airfoil. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230819 | FAN FRAME - A fan frame includes a blade holder, a pair of ventilation plates, and at least one side plate. The pair of ventilation plates is attached to opposite sides of the blade holder along a first direction and includes a pair of securing blocks. The at least one side plate is attached to the blade holder along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and located between the pair of ventilation plates. The pair of mounting slots is defined in the at least one side plate and engaged with the pair of securing blocks, thereby securing the pair of ventilation plates and the at least one side plate to the blade holder. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230820 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING A BLADE PITCH ANGLE UNBALANCE OF A ROTOR BLADE SYSTEM OF A WIND TURBINE - A method is provided for detecting a blade pitch angle unbalance of a rotor blade system of a wind turbine, the rotor blade system rotating around a rotor rotation axis. The method includes yawing the rotor rotation axis about a yawing axis transverse to the rotor rotation axis. The method also includes obtaining a load signal indicative of a load due to the yawing. The method further includes analyzing the load signal regarding a frequency component of the load signal, and detecting the blade pitch angle unbalance based on the analyzed load signal. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230821 | WIND POWER PREDICTION METHOD OF SINGLE WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - The present invention discloses a wind power prediction method for a single wind turbine generator, comprising: extracting a plurality of data fragments, each of which has a length of L, from a historical database to determine a feature fragment core library before a current time point T, wherein L is an integer greater than or equal to one; clustering the feature fragment core library to form w cluster subsets and w cluster centers with the adoption of a clustering algorithm, wherein w is an integer greater than or equal to one; and determining power P (T+1) at a time-point T+1 to be predicted according to the w cluster centers and a center of a current time fragment, the current time fragment representing a time period from time point T-Z to time point T, wherein Z is a step number and 1≦Z≦L. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230822 | CEILING FAN APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - The invention comprises a ceiling fan method and apparatus configured to aid in distribution of air within a space. Optional ceiling fan elements include one or more of: coupling the ceiling fan to a cool air line from an air conditioner, curvature of fan blades on the ceiling fan, cuts and/or apertures leading through the fan blades, cool air distribution lines within the fan blades, and air flow boosters incorporated in the fan blades. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230823 | Dual Spring Rate Damper - A rotor hub and method to dampen a force exerted on a rotor hub by a rotor blade during flight. The rotor hub including a central member rotatably coupled to a rotor mast, a blade grip rigidly attached to a blade and movably coupled to the central member, and an adjustable damper operably associated with the blade grip. The method includes damping the force exerted on the rotor hub with the adjustable damper and selectively adjusting the adjustable damper between a first spring rate and a second spring rate. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230824 | ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A rotor assembly for helicopter vehicles for stabilizing the aircraft and thus providing an easy way of controlling pitch and roll of the aircraft by respectively associated magnetic actuators. The rotor assembly comprises a rotor with two flexible rotor blades, a rotor head rotationally coupled to the rotor shaft, a rotating swash plate, with at least three fly bars extending therefrom. The swash plate is rotationally coupled to the rotor shaft and adjusted to tilt in all directions relative to a plane perpendicular to the rotor shaft. The rotor head is hinged to the rotor shaft in one direction so that the rotor head and the rotor blades jointly are not able to tilt around their transversal axis. The coupling between the rotating swash plate and the rotor head provide synchronized tilt movements between the rotor head and the rotating swash plate around the longitudinal axis of the rotor head. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230825 | GAS TURBINE BLADE FOR A TURBOMACHINE - The invention relates to a gas turbine blade ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230826 | ROTOR OF A TURBOMACHINE - Rotor having of rotor blades. Every rotor blade has a blade body and coupling segment. A width of the coupling element segment is defined in circumferential direction by edges extending in axial direction. The coupling segment is contoured at a first side such that, on the flow inlet side to a flow inlet edge, the radially outer edge projects beyond the radially inner edge in axial direction. At this side on the flow outlet side of the blade body, the radially inner edge projects beyond the radially outer edge. The coupling segment is contoured at a second side such that, adjacent on the flow outlet side to the flow outlet edge, the radially outer edge extending in axial direction projects beyond the radially inner edge in axial direction. At, this second side facing away from the flow inlet edge the radially inner edge projects beyond the radially outer edge. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230827 | REPAIR OF ROTOR BLADE ROOTS - A method for repairing a wind turbine is described. The method may include preparing the surface of the blade, removing a plurality of mounting bolts, and replacing the mounting bolts with rod members. The rod members may be bonded to the blade root thereby strengthening the blade root and/or repairing any damaged or weakened regions. This repair may be performed on blades and blade coupling regions of various characteristics as well in modular fashion using pre-molded sections attached together around the blade root. The method of repair may be performed while the blade is still attached to the turbine hub. Wind turbines repaired according to these methods are also described. The method may also be used for attaching and otherwise handling new turbine blades and new wind turbines. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230828 | CYLINDRICAL WINDMILL FOR WIND POWER GENERATION - The cylindrical windmill for wind power generation includes: a support frame formed in a cylindrical shape around a rotational shaft; a plurality of wing fixtures protruded from the support frame; a plurality of wing fixing plates, each of which is fixed to the corresponding wing fixture and has elastic properties; and a plurality of wings, each of which is composed of an operating range installed in such a manner that the middle portion between the center and the tip of a wing is fixed to one side of the wing fixing plate to open or close a space that is formed between the wing fixture and the wing fixing plate, and an auxiliary operating range adapted to protrude outside the wing fixture when the space is opened by the operating range. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230829 | TURBINE OR COMPRESSOR BLADE - A blade for a turbine or a compressor, at least partially made of fiber-reinforced plastic, in particular carbon fiber reinforced plastic, being particularly durable under operating conditions is provided. The blade includes a blade body and a blade root. The blade body is substantially made of a folded fabric web made of fiber reinforced plastic, wherein a retaining loop is formed in the area of the fold, and wherein a blade surface is formed in the area of the fold, and wherein a blade surface is formed from the overlapping web ends. The blade root includes a longitudinal beam and at least two holders for anchoring the blade in a corresponding groove of a rotor, the holders being preferably each fixedly connected to the beam at both ends. The blade body is suspended on the beam by means of the retaining loop. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230830 | ARRANGEMENT TO IMPROVE THE SURFACE OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE - An arrangement to improve a surface of a wind turbine blade is proposed. A plastic tape is arranged at a specific location of the blade to reinforce the blade surface there. The plastic tape shows a sandwich structure with at least two layers. The plastic tape has a first layer, which has a carbon fiber. The carbon fiber is used for reinforcement purposes of the plastic tape. The plastic tape has a second layer on a first side of the plastic tape, which is connected with the first layer. The second layer has a pure thermoplastic fluoropolymer. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230831 | COOLING FAN FOR DRIVING DEVICE AND COOLING FAN STRUCTURE - A cooling fan for cooling a mechanical section of a driving device attached to a rotary shaft including a plurality of blades configured to generate an airflow toward an outside of the rotary shaft in directions along radius directions of the rotary shaft with rotation of the rotary shaft, and a plurality of ribs that have widths in directions crossing the blades, extend toward outsides along the radius directions with respect to a center axis of the rotary shaft, reinforce the corresponding plurality of blades, and are directed on a side of the mechanical section at tips of the plurality of ribs, wherein at least parts of the blades exist inside the ribs along the radius directions of the ribs. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230832 | WINGLET FOR A BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE - A winglet for a blade of a wind turbine is disclosed. The winglet contains a core with a predetermined water absorption-rate to reduce or even avoid the absorption of water in the core. This may be achieved via different variations on the core material and/or core cover material including composition, density and thickness. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230833 | TURBOMACHINE COMPONENT - A turbomachine component includes a basic component including a first outer wall having a first joint face. An additional part includes a second outer wall having a second joint face, wherein the first and the second wall enclose an internal cavity, and wherein the first and the second joint faces are joined together between the basic component and the additional part. At least one wall-like intermediate piece is disposed in at least one of the basic component and the additional part and extends from the respective outer wall into the internal cavity, the at least one wall-like intermediate piece including a cutout having a transition contour that deviates from a straight line and is disposed at at least one transition between the at least one wall-like intermediate piece and the outer wall so as to relieve at least one of a mechanical and a thermal stress. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230834 | COMPRESSOR BLADE FOR AN AXIAL COMPRESSOR - A compressor blade for an axially permeated compressor, preferably of a stationary gas turbine is provided. The camber line of the blade tip side profile of the blade of the compressor blade includes at least two inflection points for reducing radial gap losses. By means of two inflection points, there is a concavely designed suction side contour segment in a segment from 35% to 50% for the suction side contour, and a convexly implemented pressure side contour segment for the pressure side contour. It is possible by means of the geometry to generate low-loss gap vortices, in order to increase the overall efficiency of an axial compressor including the compressor blades. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230835 | CONCAVE BLADE FOR A WIND GENERATOR - The present invention relates to a concave blade for a wind generator, formed by a body ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230836 | WIND TURBINE - The present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a nacelle, the nacelle having a substantially longitudinal extension, a height extension and a width extension, comprising a front end, a rear end, a bottom part, a top part and side parts, and being adapted to house a number of wind turbine components, which wind turbine components are supported by an internal support structure, the support structure comprising at least a main foundation which is positioned at the front end of the nacelle, and a rear frame which is connected to the main foundation at one end and extends from the main foundation towards the rear end of the nacelle. The main foundation comprises at least one foundation connection area, the foundation connection area being positioned where the rear frame is connected to the main foundation, the foundation connection area comprising at least a first face and a second face, the second face being displaced in a longitudinal direction, a height direction and/or a width direction of the nacelle in relation to a position of the first face on the main foundation, and the rear frame being connected to the main foundation via connections at least via the first face and the second face, respectively, of the foundation connection area. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230837 | COOLING SLEEVE - A cooling sleeve includes a first end that extends to a second end, and at least one coolant inlet member. The cooling sleeve also includes a second sleeve portion. The second sleeve portion includes a first end section that extends to a second end section, and a coolant outlet member. The first and second ends of the first sleeve portion are operatively connected to corresponding ones of the first and second end sections of the second sleeve portion to form a continuous cooling zone. The coolant passing into the inlet member circulates through the cooling zone to create a localized temperature reduction. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230838 | TURBINE BLADE AND GAS TURBINE - Provided is a turbine blade including: a platform; a blade body including a cooling flow channel including a meandering serpentine cooling flow channel; a fillet portion provided in a joint surface between the blade body and the platform; and a base portion including a cooling flow channel communicated with the serpentine cooling flow channel. The cooling flow channel includes a bypass flow channel that is branched off from a high-pressure part of the cooling flow channel, passes through along the inside of the fillet portion, and is connected to a low-pressure part of the cooling flow channel. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230839 | HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WITH SPEED SENSOR - An HVAC system includes a heating/cooling element; an electric motor; a speed sensor; and a control device. The heating/cooling element may include a heating element, and/or a cooling element, and associated heat exchangers. The electric motor has a rotatable shaft coupled with a blower wheel for blowing air over the heating/cooling element. The speed sensor is provided for sensing a rotational speed of the motor shaft and thus the blower wheel. The speed sensor comprises a magnet coupled with the motor shaft for rotation therewith; and a coil assembly mounted concentrically over the magnet and operable to generate an alternating signal when the magnet rotates relative to the coil. The alternating signal has an electrical characteristic that is generally proportional to the rotational speed of the shaft. The control device receives the alternating signal from the speed sensor and calculates or otherwise determines a rotational speed of the motor shaft and disables operation of the heating/cooling element when the alternating signal indicates that the rotational speed of the shaft drops below a minimum threshold speed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230840 | GAS COMPRESSION - A method of compressing a gas, which uses a compressor train having a plurality of discrete portions and including at least an upstream portion, a mid-stream portion and a downstream portion arranged successively in flow series. The method includes: (i) performing a first compression step by directing a flow of said gas into the upstream compressor portion and driving the upstream compressor portion to compress the gas; (ii) performing a second compression step by directing the compressed flow from the upstream compressor portion into the mid-stream compressor portion and driving the mid-stream compressor portion to further compress the gas; and (iii) performing a third compression step by directing the compressed flow from the mid-stream compressor portion into the downstream compressor portion and driving the downstream compressor portion to further compress the gas. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230841 | Linear Rod Pump Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and method for pumping fluids, such as water and/or hydrocarbons, from a subterranean formation or reservoir, include a linear rod pump having a mechanical rack and pinion drive arrangement, adapted for attachment to a pumping mechanism, such as the polished rod at the top of a rod string in a hydrocarbon well. The rack gear, of the rack and pinion drive arrangement, is adapted for connection to a cable and pulley arrangement for imparting motion to the polished rod. The pinion gear does not translate with the rack gear, and is driven by a reversible motor for affecting up and down reciprocating motion of the rack gear and pumping mechanism. Some forms of the invention include a compressible gas counter-balance arrangement. Some forms of the invention include an electronic drive configured for dealing with electric power generated by the motor during a portion of the pumping cycle. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230842 | LINEAR COMPRESSOR - The present invention relates to a linear compressor which can provide greater power by changing a frequency at a high load. The linear compressor comprises a mechanical unit including a fixed member having a compression space therein, a movable member linearly reciprocated in the fixed member to compress a refrigerant sucked into the compression space, one or more springs provided to elastically support the movable member in the motion direction of the movable member, and a motor connected to the movable member to linearly reciprocate the movable member in the axial direction, and an electric control unit including a rectification unit receiving AC power and outputting a DC voltage, an inverter unit receiving the DC voltage, converting the DC voltage to an AC voltage according to a control signal, and supplying the AC voltage to the motor, a voltage sensing unit sensing the DC voltage output from the rectification unit, a current sensing unit sensing a current flowing between the motor and the inverter unit, and a control unit calculating a required voltage of the motor from the current from the current sensing unit, and generating a control signal for changing a frequency of the AC voltage converted by the inverter unit and applying the control signal to the inverter unit, if the required voltage is greater than the DC voltage of the voltage sensing unit. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230843 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC DRIVE MACHINE AND METHOD - A cooling system includes a cooling duct extending between a first component and a second component of a machine. A motor powered fan in the cooling duct creates an airflow in the duct. First and second temperature sensors are disposed to measure, respectively, first and second temperatures, which are associated with first and second temperature limits in first and second components. An electronic controller provides a motor command signal, receives the first and second temperatures, calculates first and second temperature differences to generate first and second blower commands based on the respective temperature differences, and calculates a feed-forward blower motor command based on a machine load factor. The electronic controller selects the greater of the first blower command, the second blower command, and the feed-forward blower command to be a maximum command, and determines and provides the motor command signal to the motor based on the maximum command. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230844 | MEDICAL FLUID DELIVERY SETS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure relates to medical fluid delivery sets and related systems and methods. In some aspects of the invention, a medical fluid cassette includes a plunger slidably disposed within a recess of a base of the cassette such that a substantially liquid-tight seal is maintained between the plunger and the base as the plunger slides axially within the recess. The plunger and the base cooperate to at least partially define a fluid pump chamber. When the plunger is displaced in a first direction, fluid is forced out of the fluid pump chamber, and when the plunger is displaced in a second direction, fluid is drawn into the fluid pump chamber. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230845 | DRUG DELIVERY PUMP DRIVE USING A SHAPED MEMORY ALLOY WIRE - A pump drive and a method thereof to dispense a liquid drug from a container having a plunger piston are disclosed. The pump drive provides a unidirectional clutch provided about a rotational axis which supports centrally a wheel. The clutch has an inner race operably connected to the plunger piston, wherein the clutch is configured to rotate both the inner race about the axis in unison with rotation of the wheel in only a first direction to advance the plunger piston, and to let the wheel rotate relative to the inner race about the axis in a second direction opposite to the first direction without advancing the piston plunger. The drive in one embodiment includes at least one shape memory alloy wire which when excited rotates the wheel in the first rotational direction to advance the piston plunger and dispense the liquid drug from the container. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230846 | Systems and Methods of Controlling Pressure Maintenance Pumps and Data Logging Pump Operations - Example devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein relate to controlling operation of a jockey pump of a fire pump system. A jockey pump controller may include an electronic circuit board configured to receive a signal indicating a pressure value, and to compare the pressure value to a threshold for initiating operation of a jockey pump. The jockey pump controller may further include memory configured to store event statistics indicating information regarding past operation of the jockey pump. Additional example devices, systems, and methods are described herein. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230847 | VIBRATING ARMATURE PUMP - The invention relates to a vibrating armature pump having a pump housing, which comprises a cylinder for receiving a substantially linearly displaceable pump piston unit ( | 2012-09-13 |
20120230848 | Thermoacoustic Driven Compressor - The present disclosure details a thermoacoustic driven compressor having a pressurized housing, which contains within a thermoacoustic engine and a working gas, coupled to a positive displacement reciprocating compressor. The thermoacoustic driven compressor generates scalable compressed air from a given heat source. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230849 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR AND MOUNTING METHOD FOR MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A stator core includes an insertion hole that has an opening in an outer peripheral surface of the stator core and a bent portion in the stator core. A cluster block includes an insertion piece, which is inserted into the insertion hole via the cornered portion. The cluster block is attached to the stator core by engaging the insertion piece with the insertion hole. | 2012-09-13 |
20120230850 | ELECTRIC PUMP UNIT - A motor housing that accommodates a pump-driving electric motor and a controller that controls the electric motor is fixed to a pump body of a pump that sucks and discharges oil. A sealed motor chamber that accommodates the electric motor is formed within the motor housing. A cooling oil is filled in the motor chamber, | 2012-09-13 |
20120230851 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - An electric compressor including a compression mechanism, an electric motor, an inverter, a compressor housing, a sealed terminal, a cluster block, and a metal brace. The sealed terminal is arranged in the compressor housing and electrically connects the inverter and the electric motor. Further, the sealed terminal includes a terminal pin, which is formed from a conductive material, a terminal holder, and an insulative body. The cluster block includes an insertion hole into which the terminal pin is inserted. The metal brace electrically connects the terminal pin to the lead wire. The cluster block includes a protrusion projecting around the insertion hole and surrounding part of the insulative body. The insertion hole has an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of the terminal pin. | 2012-09-13 |