38th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080222964 | Door actuation method - The invention relates to a method of actuating a door, in particular of a motor vehicle, wherein an electric drive motor coupled to the door is controlled by a motor control on a manual actuation of the door such that the drive motor exerts a force onto the door by which a system-inherent force countering the manual actuation is at least partly compensated. The invention also relates to an apparatus for the carrying out of a method of this type. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222965 | BONDED ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A bonded abrasive article is provided which includes abrasive grains made of cubic boron nitride within a bond matrix including a silicate. The bonded abrasive further includes a reaction product at the interface between the abrasive grains and bond matrix comprising a transition metal nitride. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222966 | Polycrystalline Diamond Abrasive Elements - A polycrystalline diamond abrasive element, particularly a cutting element, comprises a table of polycrystalline diamond bonded to a substrate, particularly a cemented carbide substrate, along a non-planar interface. The polycrystalline diamond abrasive element is characterised by the nonplanar interface having a cruciform configuration, the polycrystalline diamond having a high wear-resistance, and the polycrystalline diamond having a region adjacent the working surface lean in catalysing material and a region rich in catalysing material. The polycrystalline diamond cutters have improved wear resistance, impact strength and cutter life than prior art cutters. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222967 | BONDED ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A bonded abrasive article is provided that includes abrasive grains within a bond matrix, the abrasive grains including cubic boron nitride (cBN) and the bond matrix including a polycrystalline ceramic phase. The bonded abrasive may have a Modulus of Rupture (MOR) of not less than about 40 MPa. Certain embodiments may have porosity, such as greater than about 5.0 vol %. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222968 | Multifunctional Urban Complex - The complex, intended for application in big cities or city centers, where space for garages, storehouses and similar facilities is to be ensured, comprises a yard ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080222969 | DOCKING STATION FOR A TRANSFORMER AND METHOD FOR INSTALLATION OF A TRANSFORMER STATION - A transformer station is disclosed comprising a foundation plate and a building with a transformer positioned on top of the foundation plate. The foundation plate is provided with a docking station comprising a first electrical connector. The building with the transformer is provided with a corresponding second electrical connector configured for direct mating with the first electrical connector when the building is placed onto the foundation plate. The transformer station is installed by: providing the foundation plate with a docking station having a first electrical connector; providing the building with a corresponding second electrical connector for connection with the first electrical connector; and placing the building onto the foundation plate with the first and second electrical connectors mating to each other. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222970 | Method Using a Module Kit to Construct a Safety Container of an Arbitrary Shape, a Module Set Used to Carry out Said Method and a Safety Container Comprising of One or Several of Said Modules - The present invention relates to a method using a module kit to construct a safety container of an arbitrary shape, a module set used to carry out the method and a safety container including one or several of the modules. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222971 | MODULAR COMPACT SECONDARY SUBSTATION - An electricity transformer station having a foundation and a housing on top of the foundation, the housing comprising walls and a roof. The housing comprises a plurality of identical modules assembled in a row along a longitudinal axis of the housing, each of the modules having two side walls and a roof section connecting the side walls. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222972 | TRUSS GUSSET PLATE AND ANCHOR SAFETY SYSTEM - A peak gusset for securing a safety line for a workman, a roof truss and an anchoring system incorporating the same. The gusset is a substantially planar plate including an attachment region, a coplanar anchor portion and bendable flaps. A plurality of teeth extends from the attachment region and into the side of a truss member adjacent the peak. The anchor portion extends laterally beyond the peak and a hole defined therein receives the security line. The hole is disposed above an upper surface of the truss member and vertically beneath the peak. The gusset is non-removable and does not need to be cut down before a ventilation cap is applied thereover. A pair of peak gussets can be secured on either side of a truss and a connector member for attachment of the security line can extend between peak gussets on adjacent trusses. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222973 | SLOPE COMPENSATOR FOR PEDESTAL FOR ELEVATED FLOORS - A slope adjustable head for an adjustable pedestal ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080222974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING WOOD PLANKS - A deck system includes a plurality of spaced apart cross members, at least one wood plank extending perpendicular to the cross members and at least partially forming a support surface, and a plurality of decking extrusions supported on the cross members and extending perpendicular to the cross members. Retainers secure the decking members to the cross members without the use of mechanical fasteners. The decking extrusions limit movement of the wood plank relative to the cross members in a direction away from the cross members to secure the wood plank to the cross members without the use of mechanical fasteners. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222975 | SLIDING-TYPE LAMINATED PLATE BEARING AND STRUCTURE - The sliding-type laminated plate bearing is provided with a laminated portion at which a plurality of hard rigid members and a plurality of soft elastic members are laminated alternately in a state of being wholly or partially non-adhesive, a first smooth member of which the surface is made smooth and which is in contact at least with either end face of the laminated portion in the laminated direction, and a second smooth member which is in contact with the first smooth member and which is installed so as to be slidable with respect to the first smooth member. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222976 | FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION FOR SUPERSTRUCTURES - The installation of a foundation at a selected location enables a superstructure to be installed and supported in a desired attitude such as a vertical attitude at the foundation. An installation template is placed at the selected location and support sites on the installation template can be adjusted so that the installation template will support the foundation subassembly in a manner such that the superstructure can be supported in said desired attitude. The foundation subassembly is placed onto the installation template using a lifting subassembly that is secured to the foundation subassembly. The foundation subassembly is fixed in place by concrete or the like into which the foundation assembly is inserted. The superstructure can then be secured to the foundation subassembly. The superstructure and the foundation assembly can be elongated lengthwise relative to their lateral dimensions, and the superstructure can comprise a post adapted to hold a panel for deflecting road noise. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222978 | INTRUSION-INHIBITING BUILDING CLOSURE - An intrusion-inhibiting building closure is disclosed having a frame structure consisting of frame elements and at least one filling fully enclosed by frame elements at its front ends, with each frame element comprising one inner frame section and one outer frame section connected to it by a connecting element, with each outer frame section being provided with an intrusion-inhibiting protective strip made from a material that is resistant to abrasion, breakage and deformation or the outer frame sections themselves consist of a material that is resistant to abrasion, breakage and deformation and an intrusion-inhibiting protective strip with each protective strip connected to the corresponding frame element by means of at least one fastener arranged in a manner that makes them inaccessible from the outside of the building closure provided with protective strips and to be connected to a reinforcing profiled section running inside or outside the corresponding frame section and parallel to it and/or to the inner frame section. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222979 | Frame Extension - A frame extension having a body with an interior body face, a proximal body face substantially orthogonal to the interior body face, and an attachment channel for receiving a clip is disclosed. A joint is attached to the body and a flange is attached to the joint. The flange has an interior flange face and an exterior flange face substantially parallel to and offset from the interior flange face. The flange is movable from an extended position where the interior flange face and exterior flange face are substantially parallel to the interior body face to a folded position where one of the interior flange face and exterior flange face is substantially abutted to the body. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222980 | Door hangers and methods for use thereof - A door hanger ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080222981 | Curtain wall anchor system - A curtain wall anchor system is provided. The curtain wall anchor system has an anchor assembly comprising an anchor for attaching a curtain wall assembly to a building structure. The anchor system further comprises an enclosure for the anchor, wherein the enclosure defines an area adjacent the anchor. The enclosure also has a removable portion for allowing access to the anchor. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222982 | Prefabrication wall form - The invention is a light weight, strong wall form made of a plurality of support tubes behind a sheet having side attachment means and an upper adjustable engagement with the structure. A plurality of prefabricated wall forms may be connected together in a design and shape desired by the user for use as foundations, concrete forms, or skirting. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222983 | Encapsulated architectural element - The present invention provides an encapsulated architectural element that protects its content from atmospheric pressure and temperature, water, humidity and other contaminants. Furthermore, all the components composing the element being encapsulated, thus the element are disposed directly on the floor or other surface and installed in only one step. It is possible to have openings through the encapsulated element, reducing the weight of the element. These openings may be used to refrigerate/heat the floor or other surfaces by the passage of air, gas, fluids or to pass materials or equipment in the openings. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222984 | DEVICE FOR EQUIPPING AN EXPANSION JOINT BETWEEN CONCRETE SLABS - A device equips an expansion joint between slabs in building constructions, in particular concrete slabs. According to a first embodiment, the device is made up of two profiles ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080222985 | Composite for protection against wind and wind blown debris - A composite suitable as an integral portion of a building affording protection from wind blown debris such as from a tornado comprises in order a layer of structural sheathing material such as plywood, a layer of adhesive, a lightweight material, a layer of adhesive, a layer of fabric of high strength fibers bonded resin, a layer of adhesive, and a layer of a structural sheathing material. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222986 | EXTERIOR WALL STRUCTURE OF A BUILDING - An exterior wall structure of a building. The exterior wall structure comprises an inner wall and an outer wall that are separated from each other to define a cavity therebetween. The outer wall comprises a plurality of concrete blocks. The exterior wall structure also comprises a connection system interconnecting the inner wall and the outer wall. The connection system comprises a plurality of elongated structural members, each elongated structural member being fastened to the inner wall. The connection system also comprises a plurality of connecting elements, each connecting element being connected to a given one of the elongated structural elements and to a given one of the concrete blocks. Each of the elongated structural members is connected to plural ones of the concrete blocks via plural ones of the connecting elements. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222987 | Wall Panel - A wall panel includes a pair of plates and a plurality of vertical supports. The plates are spaced apart and parallel to one another. The vertical supports are affixed between the two plates. Each vertical support has a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of each other vertical support. Each vertical support has a width dimension parallel with the two plates and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vertical support. At least one of the plates extends beyond at least one of the vertical supports a distance of a partial width of the vertical support. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222988 | INTEGRATED FIXING FRAME FOR A SOLAR ENERGY MODULE - An integrated fixing frame for a solar energy module includes a frame body having a plurality of assembling frames which comprise a first sideboard, a second sideboard and an inner board. Wherein a curving rib is installed in between the first sideboard and second sideboard, and a locking chute is defined in between the second sideboard and the inner board. Relying upon the curving rib stated above, the assembling frame is able to resist the external forces efficiently, as well as the locking chute of the assembling frame which enables the solar panel to be fixed more stably, so that the fixing stability and the high external forces resistance can be achieved. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222989 | Metal Roof Truss Connection - A novel connection means between chord members and stiffening members of a metal roof truss. Each member includes internally pressed circular sections adapted to engage one another and thereby provide for a joint having greater shear strength than conventional joints. Each member includes two parallel side walls adapted to engage one another, this further strengthening the joint in that there are two connecting surfaces, and located between each engaged walls is a cylindrical ferrule adapted to prevent inward deflection of the walls when secured. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222990 | Fitting for a T-slot structure - A unitary fitting for mating with and coupling a plurality of T-slot structures. The fitting comprises at least two sections to mate with the T-slot structures, with each of the sections having a first end, a second end, an outer surface circumferentially surrounding said T-slot structure, and an inner surface being capable of mating with one of said T-slot structures. the inner surfaces has at least one rail that extends inwardly into a recess of the T-slot structures. The fitting is formed of one piece construction. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222991 | Patio enclosure - An enclosed structure, such as a patio enclosure, sunroom, or solarium, is attachable to the exterior wall of a building, has a high proportion of windows and a roof, and constructed from a framework of composite members and insulating wall panels, wherein header and post beams of the room wall assemblies are extruded from material having improved thermal characteristics and stability. Importantly, the beams enable wire services to be routed in concealed fashion from a power source associated with the building to accessible locations in the room and remote to the building. The header and post beams are configured to enable the wire services to be concealed but yet accessible for repair and routing through the header beams and into one or more post beams, as desired. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222992 | Backing metal fixture and external wall constructing structure using the same - The present invention provides a backing metal fixture which is excellent in constructability and stability with fixing an external wall, and an external wall constructing structure using the backing metal fixture. A backing metal fixture used for fixing an external wall to a skeleton via a securing metal fitting and a heat insulating material placed on a front surface of the skeleton, comprising: a butting flat plate portion to be butted against a rear surface of the securing metal fitting having an opening in the center area to allow a fixing member to go through, and a first leg unit and a second leg unit erected rearward from the butting flat plate portion, wherein the second leg unit is erected from a position closer to the opening than the first leg unit. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222993 | Deck mounting bracket with spacer and mounting tabs - A deck mounting bracket for hidden use in installing parallel deck boards oriented transverse to joists includes an upwardly oriented joist member joined at a top edge with a transverse deck member to form a generally L-shaped bracket. The bracket includes tabs projecting outwardly from the top edge of the joist member. The tabs are planar with a flat planar top surface of the transverse deck member. The bracket includes a spacer projecting upwardly from the top surface of the deck member. In use, the tabs of the bracket are placed on the top of a joist and a deck board placed transverse to the joist rests on one of the tabs to retain the mounting bracket in place. The bracket is slid until the spacer contacts a side face of the deck board. An installer then fastens the bracket to the joist and to the deck board from below the deck board. Thus the fastener secured to the deck member is hidden and no hole is formed in a top face of the deck board. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222994 | Uniform texture for cast in place walls - A method of forming a concrete wall having a substantially uniform exterior surface texture. The method includes the initial step of pouring concrete into a wall form. The concrete is poured from a first mixture and is allowed to cure. After the concrete is cured, the wall form is removed from the resultant concrete base structure. A roughened texture is then created on the base structure. A finishing mixture is then applied to the roughened texture. The finishing mixture may be created by separating the aggregate from a portion of the remaining first mixture. The finishing mixture creates a smooth texture on the exterior surfaces of the initially formed base structure. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222995 | FLOOR COVERING CORNER PIECES FOR SALIENT CORNERS WHERE FLOORS AND WALLS MEET, APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR FITTING - An appliance is provided for fitting a corner piece in the form of a module for a floor and wall covering. The appliance comprises a floor base comprising a rear part to support the operative's knees and forwardly having a fixed shaped bracket. An upper part of the bracket accommodates a support yoke which can be angularly oriented relative to the bracket. The support yoke is designed to receive a first structure for centering the appliance against the corner of the wall which receives the module, a second structure for gripping by the operative and a third structure for actuating and transmission and pressing against the module in order to obtain final shaping of the module. The third structure contributes to creep deformation of certain parts of the module to be fitted. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222996 | DEVICE FOR CUTTING SHEETROCK - A device for cutting a substrate including a frame with a first cutting mechanism operatively connected to the frame. The first cutting mechanism is slidable in a first direction relative to the frame. The device further includes a second cutting mechanism operatively connected to the frame, which is slidable in the first direction as well as slidable in a second direction relative to the frame. The second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The first and second cutting mechanisms are adjustable to select a desired cut depth and a thickness of a substrate such that the frame may be moved along an edge of the substrate to remove excess material from the substrate. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222997 | Device for Applying Filler Material - A compact, flexible device capable of receiving a human finger which allows a person to easily and efficiently smooth filler material into a desired space, while also allowing the user to handle other objects and/or complete other tasks without removing the device from his or her person. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222998 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING GAS-FILLED FILLING BODIES - Apparatus for making gas-filled filling bodies includes a supply reel for storing a pre-fabricated half-tubular plastic film having an at least partially open border side and being divided into individual pockets by weld seams which extend transversally with respect to a transport direction of the plastic film. Positioned downstream of the reel and receiving the plastic film from the reel is a gas filling device for blowing air into the pockets. Positioned downstream of the gas filling device and receiving the plastic film from the gas filling device is a welding tool for welding the open border side of the plastic film for formation of closed filling bodies. The transport of the film through the apparatus is realized by a drive unit which applies a force upon the plastic film essentially downstream of the gas filling device, as viewed in the transport direction. | 2008-09-18 |
20080222999 | Device For Picking Up Articles From A Supply Station And For Inserting The Articles Into A Container - A device for picking up articles from a supply station and inserting the articles into a container, comprising: at least an operating head, provided with a group of depression-activated gripping units, each of which is shaped in a special format to pick up and retain a corresponding article; control means, which verify a presence of an article at each of the gripping units; movement organs which cause the operating head to perform outward and return runs, respectively from a picking up station of the articles to a release station of the articles, situated nearby the container, and vice versa; conveyor means, provided at the release station, above the opening of the container, and destined to be interposed between the opening and the operating head to guide insertion of the articles into the container; enabling organs, activated in a phase relation with the movement organs, for activating the gripping units at the supply station in order for a corresponding number of articles to be picked up by means of the gripping units, and for deactivating the gripping units at the release station, thus disengaging the articles from the gripping units and causing the articles to fall into the conveyor means located there below. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223000 | PACKING APPARATUS - A packing assembly which includes at least one flexible sheet defining a side curtain wall, at least one transfer element associated with the packing assembly over which the flexible sheet is run, and at least one drive mechanism configured to move the flexible sheet, wherein the drive mechanism controls the amount of flexible sheet extended to control the height of the side curtain wall. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223001 | Device For Picking Up Articles From A Supply Station And Depositing The Articles In Corresponding Blisters Of A Blister Strip - A device for picking up articles from a supply station and depositing the articles in corresponding blisters of a blister strip, comprising: at least a group of depression-activated gripping units, each of which units is shaped to a specific format for receiving and retaining a corresponding article having predetermined lie and orientation; connecting organs of the gripping units to an operating head whereby the gripping units are positioned in relation a positioning of the corresponding blisters afforded in the blister strip; organs for moving the operating head in outward and return runs, respectively between the supply station of the articles and a release station of the articles in the corresponding blisters of the blister strip; enabling organs being activated in phase-relation with the movement organs, for activating the gripping units in the supply station, which gripping units collect a number of articles equal to a number of the gripping units, and for deactivating the gripping units in the release station with a disengagement of the articles from the gripping units and a falling of the articles into the corresponding blisters of the blister strip. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223002 | Process and Automatic System For Orderly Packaging of Plastic Preforms in Carton Boxes - The invention finds application in the field of systems for orderly packaging of plastic preforms in carton boxes. The system comprises a manipulator unit ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223003 | Machine For Packing Stacks Of Disc-Shaped Articles Inside Rigid Cylindrical Containers - The machine of the invention for packing tablets inside rigid tubes exhibits: a supply line for supplying empty tubes arranged with vertical axes and mouths facing upwards; an inlet station wherein deflector organs operate which tip the cylindrical containers on sides thereof, and first organs which pick up individual thus-tipped containers and release the containers to corresponding gripping organs provided by a multiple conveyor; a filling station in which a plurality of supply units release a predetermined quantity of tablets, stacked one on the other, into paused tubes, borne by the multiple conveyor; a closing station containing means which insert caps into the mouths of the filled containers borne by the multiple conveyor; an outlet station containing means which pick up paused individual closed containers borne by the multiple conveyor and release the containers onto transporter organs. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223004 | Release-Coated Packaging Tooling - Tooling for a tray-sealing machine is coated with an electroless metal release coating. The coating is applied over the surface of the severing knives and/or clamp of the tooling that is utilized with the tray-sealing machine that comes into contact with a lidding material film used by the machine and penetrates into the surface of the tooling to be integrally formed in the tooling. The coating prevents any of the lidding material film used in forming a cover on the tray from adhering to the knives or the clamp during operation of the machine. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223005 | VACUUM PACKAGING APPARATUS - A vacuum packaging apparatus includes a main body including a vacuum pump; and a chamber-forming part disposed in the main body and having a lower chamber body, an upper chamber body that is disposed over the lower chamber body, a chamber that is formed between the upper chamber body and the lower chamber body. The chamber includes a rear side that is configured to open when the upper chamber body covers the lower chamber body. The chamber also includes a foldable member that is configured to close the rear side of the chamber and couple the upper chamber body to the lower chamber body such that the upper chamber body pivots to the lower chamber body, the foldable member having an intake coupled to the vacuum pump. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223006 | VACUUM PACKAGING APPARATUS - A vacuum packaging apparatus includes a main body including a vacuum pump; a chamber body provided in the main body and having a chamber, the chamber body having a packaging bag insertion at a front of the chamber body and a predetermined space at a rear portion of the chamber body, and an intake coupled to the vacuum pump; and a chamber cover that is configured to close the packaging bag insertion of the chamber body. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223007 | Reclosable Film Packaging, Especially Flow-Wrap Packaging - Film packaging, especially flow-wrap packaging ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223008 | Saddle for an Animal | 2008-09-18 |
20080223009 | FILTERING PLANT FOR REMOVING DUSTS FROM GASES - A filtering plant for removing dusts from gases, with a plurality of filter units, which are parallel connected to a line for crude gas and the outlets thereof are parallel connected to a line for purified gas, wherein an extraction blowing engine is connected to the line for purified gas, further with an apparatus for cleaning the filter units, which has a lower collecting space for the filter cake with a discharge opening with flap on the lower end of the collecting space, characterised in that the dust discharge openings of all the filter units except one are connected to a common collecting main and the collecting main is connected to the crude gas region of the one filter unit. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223010 | Dust separating apparatus of vacuum cleaner - A dust separating apparatus of a vacuum cleaner includes cyclone units connected such that air passes from one cyclone unit to another cyclone unit in sequence. Each of the cyclone units receives air, swirl the air, and separate dust from the air. The cyclone units are placed within another cyclone unit from which it receives the air. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223011 | Apparatus and method for cutting and harvesting infestations of aquatic vegetation and/or skimming algae/floating vegetation - A harvester and method for harvesting aquatic algae or floating vegetation in shallow areas of water bodies, such as lakes is described. The harvester is manually operated. The harvester includes a pair of blades which are manually moved by a rope connected to an extension spring, a compressed gas cylinder or the harvester wheels through a metal rod driven system. The harvester provides improved hydraulic flow through a hydraulic friction reducing plastic/metal sheet, a movable plastic/metal bar to adjust the volume of water allowed into the apparatus and vertical hydraulic flow guides to improve flow of water through the apparatus. The aquatic algae or floating vegetation is collected on the harvester, removed from the harvester, dewatered and used for compost in garden and agricultural activities. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223012 | Cordless electric mower fail-safe charge lockout - A cordless mower, including a start-up key that must be removed to charge a battery. The start-up key must be inserted to operate the motor, and can be moved to a different position or removed to interrupt the motor. The mower cannot be operated when the switch is not actuated. Some embodiments include a lockout relay that disables charging of the battery when a charge on the battery exceeds a predetermined threshold. Thus, the cordless mower can be safely charged by removing the start-up key and inserting a charge connector that cannot otherwise be inserted. The cordless mower can be safely powered by inserting the start-up key and moving it into an operation position, and then closing the switch to run the mower. The cordless mower can be safely shut off in an emergency by removing the start-up key or moving it to a safety position. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223013 | Round Baler And Method For Altering The Friction On Its Side Walls - A round baler has a frame to which side walls of a baling chamber are fitted. The frame or parts of it can be moved farther apart or closer together by a power means in order to control the friction between a round bale and the side walls. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223014 | BI-FUNCTIONAL RAKE - Disclosed is a garden rake and a leaf rake that is a single rake that combines a flexible leaf rake with a rigid bow rake. Attached to long handle is a metal fork that supports the traditional bow rake used for manipulating dirt, soil, rocks, debris or heavier organic material. Attached to the frame of the bow rake is a leaf rake, which is used to manipulate leaves, light debris or finer organic material. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223015 | Rubber Product-Reinforcing Metallic Cord and Method for Manufacturing Such a Cord - A rubber product-reinforcing metallic cord is provided which comprises three to five metallic filaments, which shows a high degree of penetration of rubber without reducing compressive rigidity, and which can be manufactured at low facility and production costs. A rubber product-reinforcing metallic cord | 2008-09-18 |
20080223016 | High-Security Cable - A high-security cable is provided, wherein the high-security cable is capable of achieving a smoothing of a work-to-break energy curve. The high-security cable is manufactured of a mixture of plastic yarns or of plastic yarns and metal wires, wherein the cable comprises a first constituent part of untwisted or twisted yarns, or untwisted or twisted yarns and metal wires, a second constituent part of doubled yarn, the doubled yarn manufactured of plastic yarns or of plastic yarns and metal wires, and a third constituent part of cord manufactured from the doubled yarns, wherein the doubled yarn is manufactured from plastic yarns or of plastic yarns and metal wires. The high-security cable can be used as a safety arrester cable, and can also be used to form a netting to serve as safety arrester netting or falling-rock protection netting. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223017 | HALL-TYPE ELECTRIC PROPULSION - The present invention provides a hall-type electric propulsion that exhibits both overheating protection and operational stability, thereby simultaneously solving the problem of waste heat, which worsens with micronization, and the problem of discharge current oscillation. First, the magnetic flux distribution in ionization/acceleration channel is formed to optimize ion velocity vector, whereupon a propellant flow passage (propellant conduit) is disposed in a magnetic pole of the propulsion, or more specifically in the vicinity of the acceleration channel, and then propellant is passed through the flow passage. Thus, the magnetic pole, which is overheated by the generated plasma, can be cooled, and at the same time the propellant can be heated. Furthermore, the heated propellant is choked immediately before being introduced into the ionization/acceleration channel by a throat region provided immediately before the ionization/acceleration channel, and as a result the sonic speed of neutral species (propellant) is increased. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223018 | SUPPLYING TUNGSTEN TO A COMBUSTION SYSTEM OR COMBUSTION SYSTEM EXHAUST STREAM CONTAINING IRON - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for delivering tungsten from a to a fuel combustion system or to the exhaust therefrom. By the present invention, tungsten from the lubricant or the fuel will interact with iron from the combustion process. In this manner, the tungsten scavenges or inactivates iron that can otherwise poison catalytic converters, sensors and/or automotive on-board diagnostic devices and/or reduce the operation of spark plugs. The present invention can also lead to improved durability of exhaust after treatment systems. Supplying tungsten acts to change the characteristics of iron deposits formed by combusting a fuel with iron. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223019 | SCR COLD START HEATING SYSTEM FOR A DIESEL EXHAUST - An exhaust system includes a heating element that is disposed downstream from an engine and that introduces thermal energy into an exhaust of the engine. A selective catalyst reduction (SCR) unit is disposed downstream from the heating element and filters nitrogen oxides (NOx) within the exhaust. A control module is in communication with and energizes the heating element based on temperature of the SCR unit. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223020 | Internal Combustion Engine - An engine exhaust passage has an SO | 2008-09-18 |
20080223021 | Ammonia vapor management system and method - A method of managing vapors generated from an ammonia-containing reductant delivery system for an engine, comprising of storing an ammonia-containing fluid in a first storage device; generating ammonia vapors in the first storage device and storing said generated ammonia vapors in a second storage device; and purging said stored vapors from the second storage device to upstream of a combustion chamber of the engine during a first condition and downstream of the combustion chamber during a second condition. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223022 | Exhaust-gas System Having an Injection Nozzle - An exhaust-gas system has an exhaust-gas pipe for guiding an exhaust-gas flow and an injection nozzle mounted to the exhaust-gas pipe for injecting reducing agent into the exhaust-gas flow. Downstream of the injection nozzle, the exhaust-gas pipe branches into at least two exhaust-gas lines. A fluid divider, formed with a front face that faces upstream into the gas flow, is disposed between the injection nozzle and the branching. The front face is oriented with respect to the cross section of the exhaust-gas pipe and the injection nozzle, such that the exhaust-gas flow and the medium are divided among the exhaust-gas lines in a predefined dividing ratio. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223023 | ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING POWER THEREIN - An engine system includes an internal combustion engine having an exhaust system, and an air supply passage connecting therewith. The engine system includes an auxiliary regeneration device coupled with the exhaust system, and an auxiliary power turbine coupled with the exhaust system and positioned downstream the auxiliary regeneration device. A method of providing power in an internal combustion engine system is further provided, including turning off the engine, moving gases through an exhaust system of the engine, including combusting a fuel in the exhaust system with an auxiliary regeneration device, and operating a power source separate from the engine by rotating an auxiliary power turbine via the gases moving through the exhaust system. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223024 | Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to an exhaust gas heat exchanger comprising a bundle of pipes which consists of exhaust gas pipes and a bypass channel, and a housing which can be cross-flown by an aqueous cooling agent. The bundle of pipes and the bypass channel joins in a common exhaust gas inlet, wherein an exhaust gas valve is arranged for controlling the exhaust gas flow through the bundle of pipes or the bypass channel. According to the invention, the bypass channel is embodied as a special steel tube ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223025 | SNAP-ACTION VALVE FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM - A passive, exhaust pressure actuated valve assembly for placement inside a tubular exhaust conduit is pivotally mounted to an off-center axle for rotation between fully closed and fully opened positions. A bias element forces the valve flap toward the fully closed position. The valve flap is shaped in a manner enabling use of the interior surface of the exhaust conduit to define stops at the full closed and full opened positions. The valve flap shape, in conjunction with the bias element arrangement, enables the flap to lie substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the conduit in the fully opened position, which provides for minimum back pressure in the conduit. The valve assembly finds particularly advantageous use inside a bypass through pipe of a muffler assembly. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223026 | HYDRAULIC POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A machine having a hydraulic power management system. The machine includes an internal combustion engine driving first and second fixed displacement pumps to produce a combined flow of pressurized fluid. Main and auxiliary implements are operable in response to a flow of pressurized fluid, and a control valve selectively directs the combined flow to the main and auxiliary implements. A power management system is operable to stop the flow of pressurized fluid to the main implement from the second pump when the pressure of the combined flow exceeds a pressure indicative of the impending engine stall. A means for providing the combined flow to the auxiliary implement without regard to the pressure of the combined flow is also provided, and may take the form of a power management override or bypass mechanism. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223027 | Hydraulic circuit for construction machine - A hydraulic circuit for a construction machine is disclosed, which can prevent an energy loss of a hydraulic system by automatically reducing revolution of an engine when a working device such as a boom is not driven. The hydraulic circuit includes first to third hydraulic pumps, first to third switching valves for controlling hydraulic fluid fed to working devices, a fourth switching valve for controlling hydraulic fluid fed to left and right traveling devices, a confluence switching valve for selectively supply the hydraulic fluid from the third hydraulic pump to either the working devices on the first hydraulic pump side or the working devices on the second hydraulic pump side, a signal line for traveling devices, signal lines for working devices, and a shuttle valve for selecting any one of the signal pressure formed in the signal line for the traveling devices and the signal pressure formed in the signal lines for the working devices. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223028 | Pump Flow Control of Hydraulic Circuit and Associated Method - A hydraulic circuit comprises a hydraulic cylinder, an accumulator, and a bi-directional variable displacement hydraulic pump for managing flow between a head side of the hydraulic cylinder and both of a rod side of the hydraulic cylinder and the accumulator. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223029 | OIL COOLING CIRCUIT FOR CONTINUOSLY RECIPROCATING HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS - An oil cooling and filtering circuit connecting a reciprocating fluid power hydraulic cylinder to a reversible hydraulic pump or hydraulic directional valve. The circuit consists preferably of a three-way, three-position valve and a purge relief valve, which functions to divert a percentage of the low pressure oil coming out of the cylinder work port to an oil cooler. Instead of the fluid simply moving back and forth in the line and become overheated due to fluid friction and repeated pressurization, the working fluid in the line to the cylinder work port is circulated out of the fluid line and gradually replaced with cooled oil. The circuit itself does not perform cooling, but it provides a means to send trapped oil to an oil cooler. A secondary advantage is to provide filtration to the oil that is removed for cooling. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223030 | Hydraulic Driving Device for Operating Machine - In a hydraulic driving device for an operating machine, when an output value of an operating device is in a first predetermined range, a pump is stopped and each of an open and closed valve and a hydraulic control valve is closed. When the output value goes beyond the first predetermined range, the pump is started and the open and closed valve is opened. When the output value goes beyond a second range greater than the first predetermined range, the hydraulic control valve is opened to supply a hydraulic fluid to an actuator. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223031 | Crosshead Arrangement - A crosshead assembly in conjunction with a Stirling engine is disclosed. The assembly comprises a displacer piston ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223032 | Systems And Methods For Generating Electricity Using Heat From Within The Earth - In one embodiment of the invention, a system may include a power generating means comprising a hot junction and a cold junction, a pump station, a high temperature source, and a low temperature source. The high temperature source may be thermally coupled by a first pipe system to the power generating means, wherein the high temperature source comprises heat from within the earth's surface. The low temperature source may be thermally coupled by a second pipe system to the cold junction, wherein the low temperature source comprises water from a body of water. The pump station is operable to cause a heat transfer medium to descend through the first pipe system to the high temperature source within the earth's surface and then to ascend through the first pipe system to the hot junction, generating electricity responsive in part to a temperature gradient between the hot junction and the cold junction. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223033 | External combustion engine - An external combustion engine | 2008-09-18 |
20080223034 | Master cylinder - Disclosed is a master cylinder comprising a stepped cylinder having a large diameter cylinder portion and a small diameter cylinder portion, a stepped piston inserted into the stepped cylinder, a reverse-flow-checking opening and closing portion for partitioning the inside of the stepped cylinder into a large diameter pressurizing chamber and a small diameter hydraulic chamber, and a control valve device in which a control valve body releases a hydraulic pressure in the large diameter pressurizing chamber to a reservoir side such that the hydraulic pressure in the large diameter pressurizing chamber is gradually reduced in accordance with a rise in a hydraulic pressure in the small hydraulic chamber, the master cylinder characterized in further comprising a check valve device comprising a check valve chamber communicating with an relief passage, which releases a hydraulic pressure in the large diameter pressurizing chamber to the reservoir via the control valve device, and with a small diameter hydraulic chamber, respectively, and a check valve body accommodated in the check valve chamber for permitting flow of a brake fluid from the relief passage to the small hydraulic chamber, and for preventing flow of the brake fluid in a reverse direction. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223035 | Brake Fluid Valve Assembly - The present invention relates to a brake fluid valve assembly ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223036 | Abnormality-Determining Device and Method For Turbo-Supercharger, and Engine Control Unit - An abnormality-determining device for a turbo-supercharger, which is capable of detecting abnormalities, including response delay of a movable member, with accuracy. A turbo-supercharger provided in an internal combustion engine has variable vanes | 2008-09-18 |
20080223037 | TURBOCHARGER ASSEMBLY WITH CATALYST COATING - A turbocharger assembly is provided. The turbocharger assembly includes a turbine assembly having at least one internal aerodynamic surface and a compressor assembly having at least one internal aerodynamic surface. At least one of the at least one internal aerodynamic surface of the turbine assembly and the at least one internal aerodynamic surface of the compressor assembly is at least partially coated with a catalyst material. The internal aerodynamic surfaces of the turbine assembly may include a volute, variable geometry mechanism, turbine wheel, and outlet. The internal aerodynamic surfaces of the compressor assembly may include and inlet, compressor impeller, diffuser, variable geometry mechanism, and a volute. An internal combustion engine incorporating the disclosed turbocharger assembly is also provided. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223038 | Arrangement for Recirculating and Cooling Exhaust Gas of an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to an arrangement for recirculating and cooling exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223039 | Internal combustion engine having two exhaust gas turbochargers connected in series - In an internal combustion engine having two exhaust gas turbochargers which are connected in series and a bypass line which bypasses the exhaust gas turbine close to the engine and extends to a collecting space of the turbine remote from the engine, and a blow-off valve is integrated into the turbine housing of the remote exhaust gas turbine for controlling a communication path between the collecting space and the turbine wheel, and includes a control sleeve supported axially movably between a closed position in which the communication path is blocked and a fully open position in which a flow path by-passing the turbine wheel of the turbine remote from the engine is provided. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223040 | Supercharged Internal Combustion Engine with an Expander Unit in a Heat Recovery Circuit - A supercharged internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a cooling circuit, in which a working medium is recycled, which is conveyed at least partially in a vaporous or gaseous physical state. At least one expander unit is provided which is operatively connected with an output shaft of the internal combustion engine via a power train. Via a conversion of energy contained in the at least partially vaporous or gaseous working medium in the expander unit, an output shaft of the expander unit is moveable. The expander unit is embodied as a two-cycle reciprocating engine, which is operatively connected directly or indirectly via the power train with the output shaft of the internal combustion engine. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223041 | Geothermal canal with hydrostatic system for use in a geothermal power plant - A Geothermal Canal With Hydrostatic System for Use in a Geothermal Power Plant, providing an apparatus which collects heat from hot rocks located beneath the earth's surface and transfers the heat into water to be flashed into steam for the production of electricity. This invention is for use in all locations, including those with low sub-surface temperatures and those with no near-surface thermal reservoirs. This invention comprises (a) a Geothermal Canal which comprises (i) a vertical shaft or shafts, 10 feet in diameter, extending to a depth of at least 10,000 feet; (ii) a horizontal shaft or shafts, 10 feet in diameter, which extends from the vertical shaft or shafts and is at least 1,000 feet in length; and (iii) an intake grate; (b) a Hydrostatic System which equalizes the pressure in the Geothermal Canal, allows for independent control of the pressure in different areas of the Geothermal Canal, and allows objects and water to pass through the Geothermal Canal; (c) a Material Transfer System which allows material to be transported throughout the Geothermal Canal; (d) a Borehole System which extracts heat from surrounding, hot rock by driving water through hot rock either via a radiator-like system or via a hot fractured rock system; and (e) a Power Plant which flashes the heated water into steam and convert it into electricity. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223042 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A FIBER EVAPORATION ENGINE - An evaporation engine system for producing usable energy by application of alternate cycles of a cold liquid and available hot dry air. The system includes a vessel containing the cold liquid, a wheel partially submerged in the cold liquid, wherein the wheel is mounted on a first bearing on the crankshaft located at the axis of the wheel. The system also includes a second bearing on the crankshaft parallel to and fixed horizontally relative to the first bearing and a plurality of cords connected between the rim of the wheel and the second bearing, such that with each rotation of the wheel the plurality of cords dip into the cold liquid at the bottom of the rotation, wherein the plurality of cords shrink causing the plurality of cords come out again into the warm, dry air at the top of the rotation, wherein the plurality of cords become dry and as a result of the drying the plurality of cords lengthen, such that the rotation of the wheel becomes self-sustaining, wherein the rotation is available as an energy source. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223043 | FILTERING APPARATUS, BACK WASH METHOD THEREFOR, FILTERING DEVICE AND POWER PLANT - A filtering apparatus having a vessel and a filter made from fluororesin and treated before filtering operation by at least one of adding thermal treatment in gas or liquid and penetrating with fluid composed of hot water or steam at a temperature of less than melting point of the fluororesin. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223044 | Injection Apparatus for Cryogenic Engines - Injection apparatus is provided for injecting a drive fluid, such as liquefied nitrogen, into the working chamber ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223045 | Combustor Configurations - The present specification generally relates to improvements to combustors such as burners and engines. In one aspect, the specification presents an acoustically enhanced ejector system which can be used as part of an intake system for a combustor. In another aspect, the specification teaches the use of a combustor combustion chamber as an oscillator to magnify a harmonic frequency of a pulsating frequency of the combustor. In still other aspects, the specification presents a combustion chamber having an inlet with a plurality of tangentially spaced apertures, and an in-line intake system connected to the apertures. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223046 | Method for providing auxiliary power to an electric power plant using fischer-tropsch technology - A method for meeting both base-load and peak-load demand in a power production facility. By integrating a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) hydrocarbon production facility with an electrical power generating facility, peak-load power demand can be met by reducing the temperature of the FT reactor thereby increasing the quantity of tail gases and using FT tail gases to fuel a gas turbine generator set. The method enables rapid power response and allows the synthesis gas generating units and the FT units to operate with constant flow rates. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223047 | Xplogen TM: a system, method, and apparatus for generating energy from a series of dissociation reactions - Methods, systems, and apparatus for generating energy from a process-contained series of thermobaric reactions and/or explosion cycles are provided. The Xplogen™ energy generating system includes several embodiments for stimulating the heat and pressure release episodes, which are directed by the process system toward the task of dissociating a target substance being subjected to the hyper-stimulated pulse of energy. The target substance is thermolyzed by the pulse energy episode and the resulting dissociated gases are either quenched and captured or they are consumed in a direct thermal conversion process and are thus translated into steam pressure, and/or torque, thrust, motive force, and/or super-heat impulses. The methods and systems of the present invention include a comprehensive arrangement of process configurations and components as well as a means of operation. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223048 | Heating System | 2008-09-18 |
20080223049 | Adaptive defrost control for frozen product dispensers - An adaptive defrost control for a frozen product machine implements an algorithm that utilizes various operating parameters of the machine to adaptively adjust the time interval between successive defrost cycles in a manner such that defrost cycles occur only on an as-needed basis. The adaptive defrost control minimizes the time during which the machine is in a defrost cycle, thereby maximizing the uptime of the machine during which frozen can be prepared. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223050 | Dehumidification systems and methods for extracting moisture from water damaged structures - A dehumidification system for removing moisture from the air within a structure comprises a refrigerant system and a heat transfer system. The refrigerant system comprises a condenser section and an evaporator section. The heat transfer system comprises a first coil and a second coil. A primary air path extends through the first coil, the evaporator section, and the second coil. A secondary air path extends through the condenser section. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223051 | INTELLIGENT THERMOSTAT SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A REFRIGERANT-CYCLE APPARATUS - A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a figure of merit related to the efficiency of the system. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of the following sensors: a suction line temperature sensor, a suction line pressure sensor, a suction line flow sensor, a hot gas line temperature sensor, a hot gas line pressure sensor, a hot gas line flow sensor, a liquid line temperature sensor, a liquid line pressure sensor, a liquid line flow sensor. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of an evaporator air temperature input sensor, an evaporator air temperature output sensor, an evaporator air flow sensor, an evaporator air humidity sensor, and a differential pressure sensor. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of a condenser air temperature input sensor, a condenser air temperature output sensor, and a condenser air flow sensor, an evaporator air humidity sensor. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of an ambient air sensor and an ambient humidity sensor. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223052 | Retrofittable air conditioner to refrigeration conversion unit - A conversion unit for an air conditioning system to cause it to act like the cooling unit of a refrigeration system comprises a frost detector, a heater and a control unit which operate together to force the range of operation of the air conditioning unit into the range of operation of a refrigeration unit. The conversion unit is particularly useful for providing low cost cooling systems for farmers in third world countries for keeping their produce fresh and safe, not to mention its use by all farmers around the world and by florists or others in need or desire of an economical refrigeration alternative. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223053 | Air Conditioner - An air conditioner includes a fixed displacement-type first compression mechanism and a variable displacement-type second compression mechanism independent from each other in a refrigeration cycle, and further includes second compression mechanism displacement control means, compression mechanism operation switching control means, an evaporator for refrigerant, a condenser, a blower, evaporator temperature detection means, and evaporator target temperature calculation means. When the refrigeration cycle is operated only by the first compression mechanism, referring to a temperature (Teva) detected by the evaporator temperature detection means, a temperature (Toff) calculated by the evaporator target temperature calculation means and a predetermined value A, if a condition of Teva−Toff≧A is satisfied, both compression mechanisms are operated simultaneously. The condition of required cooling ability is properly determined, an optimum control for air conditioning is realized, and the loss of consumption power and the like can be adequately suppressed. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223054 | OUTLET TEMPERATURE CALCULATION CORRECTION FROM AMBIENT/WATER TEMPERATURE - A method of controlling a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Outside or ambient temperature, evaporator temperature, and coolant temperature are measured with sensors. These values, along with a TAO, which is a calculated value of outlet temperature in the vehicle, are sent to a controller. The controller determines a predicted heater core outlet temperature based upon the coolant temperature. Based upon the outside air temperature and coolant temperature, the controller will decide whether to use the previously determined estimated heater core outlet temperature or to substitute an alternate value for the heater core outlet temperature to determine a position for the air mix door. After calculating the air mix door position, the controller signals an air mix door movement device to adjust the air mix door to the required position. Position of the air mix door affects the air temperature inside of the vehicle. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223055 | COMPRESSION SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A compression system for an air conditioning system includes first and second compressors. The first compressor includes a first compression chamber in which a fluid introduced from an outside of the first compressor is compressed, and a first case defining a first space into which the fluid compressed in the first compression chamber is introduced. The second compressor includes a second case defining a second space into which the fluid compressed in the first compressor is introduced, and a second compression chamber in which the fluid introduced from the second space is compressed. The second compressor operates independently of the first compressor, and a connecting line connects the first and second compressors. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223056 | Control of a Refrigeration Circuit with an Internal Heat Exchanger - Refrigeration circuit ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223057 | Refrigerant System with Pulse Width Modulated Components and Variable Speed Compressor - A variable speed drive is provided for operating a compressor motor in a refrigerant system. When a low load situation has been determined by the refrigerant system controls, the variable speed drive operates the compressor motor at lower speed mode of operation. Further, the operation of the variable speed drive is combined with a pulse width modulation control of different system components. In particular, at least one valve or compressor can be can be rapidly cycled by the control to regulate amount of refrigerant passing through the valve or compressor. Example valves would include a shut-off valve for an economizer cycle, an unloader valve, or a suction modulation valve. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223058 | Air Conditioner - An air conditioner having in a refrigeration cycle a fixed displacement-type first compression mechanism and a variable displacement-type second compression mechanism independent from each other, and having second compression mechanism displacement control means, compression mechanism operation switching control means, an evaporator for refrigerant, a condenser, a blower, and second compression mechanism feedforward compression displacement calculation means, wherein the compression displacement calculation means calculates the compression displacements during sole operation of the second compression mechanism and during simultaneous operation of the first and second compression mechanisms by using calculating equations different from each other. By carrying out optimum feedforward or/and feedback control in any of different operation conditions, stable adequate air-conditioning control is possible for required cooling performance. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223059 | Control Method and System - The invention relates to a control method and system comprising an electronic control unit ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223060 | Vehicle Gasket for Integrated Transport Refrigeration Unit - A refrigeration unit includes an external housing located primarily outside of a vehicle compartment of a vehicle, and an internal housing located primarily inside of the vehicle compartment. A vehicle roof of the compartment has an external layer and an internal layer spaced apart from the external layer with insulation located there between. The vehicle roof includes an opening that receives the refrigeration unit. A gasket provides a seal between the refrigeration unit and the vehicle roof. The gasket covers the exterior layer and the interior layer. The gasket is formed of multiple layers of material which are secured to one another. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223061 | REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER - A door for a refrigerated merchandiser that includes a glass panel having a first portion and a second portion spaced from the first portion. The door also includes a first conductive film covering the first portion of the glass panel and a second conductive film spaced apart from the first conductive film and covering the second portion of the glass panel. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223062 | Air Conditioning Apparatus - An air conditioning apparatus is capable of being mounted on the ceiling of an air-conditioned room. The air conditioning apparatus includes a casing in which an intake port is formed in a bottom surface, a filter provided in the intake port, a cleaning mechanism for removing dust collected by the filter from the filter, and a dust box provided at the bottom of the casing to collect dust removed by the cleaning mechanism. A nozzle insertion hole through which a nozzle of a vacuum cleaner can be inserted is formed facing downward in the dust box. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223063 | Refrigerator with air guide duct - Disclosed is a refrigerator in which a space occupied by an evaporating dish can be minimized, evaporation efficiency of defrost water by convection-heat transfer can be improved, air can be easily exhausted in a machine room, and thus the cooling efficiency of a compressor and a condenser can be improved. The refrigerator includes: a cooling apparatus including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator; a blowing fan blowing air to cool at least one of the compressor and the condenser; a blowing guide duct guiding the air blown by the blowing fan to an exterior; and an evaporating dish installed in a lower portion of the blowing guide duct in order to collect and evaporate defrost water, the evaporating dish having an opened upper portion to communicate with a path of the blowing guide duct. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223064 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an air-conditioning system ( | 2008-09-18 |