51st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140366537 | STEAM POWER PLANT TURBINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LOW LOAD - In a system for effecting pressure control in a thermal power plant operated at low load connected fluidly in series, a relief conduit is disclosed herein. The relief conduit selectively transfers steam from a cold reheat conduit to the second extraction conduit. The plant further includes a boiler, a high-pressure turbine, an intermediate pressure turbine, a low pressure turbine, a main steam conduit for feeding steam from the boiler to an inlet of the high pressure turbine, a cold reheat conduit for feeding steam from an outlet of the high-pressure turbine through a reheat flow path in the boiler, and a first and second high pressure heaters. A first extraction conduit connects the cold reheat conduit to a first high pressure heater to transfer heat, and a second extraction conduit connects the intermediate pressure turbine to the second high pressure heater, to transfer heat. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366538 | METHOD FOR A TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IN A STEAM TURBINE - A structure and method are provided for preventing or at least minimizing thermally-induced structural distortions, such as may occur when a steam turbine is cooling down. The steam turbine may include an inner housing and an outer housing. An intermediate space is formed between the inner housing and the outer housing, and sealing steam may be injected into the intermediate space to avoid the formation of temperature strata in the interspace and thus prevent the outer housing from bowing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366539 | Power Generation Using Non-Aqueous Solvent - A system and methods for power generation uses non-aqueous solvent. The method includes treating oil sands with a non-aqueous solvent to extract bitumen in an extraction process and separating the non-aqueous solvent from the bitumen in a solvent recovery process. The method also includes heating the non-aqueous solvent, expanding the non-aqueous solvent to generate power, and cooling the non-aqueous solvent. The method further includes recycling at least a portion of the non-aqueous solvent to the extraction process. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366540 | CHLORO- AND BROMO-FLUORO OLEFIN COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE WORKING FLUIDS - Aspects of the present invention are directed to working fluids and their use in processes wherein the working fluids comprise compounds having the structure of formula (I): | 2014-12-18 |
20140366541 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO FUEL INJECTION IN GAS TURBINES - A gas turbine engine having a combustor that includes: an inner radial wall defining a first interior chamber and a second interior chamber, wherein the first interior chamber extends axially from an end cover to a primary fuel injector, and the second interior chamber extends axially from the primary fuel injector to the turbine; an outer radial wall formed about the inner radial wall so that a flow annulus is formed therebetween; upstream fuel nozzles jutting into the flow annulus from the outer radial wall. The upstream fuel nozzles may include non-uniform circumferential spacing about the inner radial wall. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366542 | Fuel Air Premix Chamber For a Gas Turbine Engine - Fuel/air premixing chambers are applied to a gas turbine combustor RQL or LPP type integrated to the combustor with extension into the combustion zone. An integral heat exchange structure cools the premix chamber outer wall, preheating the compressor air supply as it passes into an inner central longitudinal premix tube preheating also the fuel and F/A mixture for improved mixedness, low emissions combustion and low differential combustor pressure. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366543 | COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - Combustion equipment for use in a gas turbine engine is provided. The combustion equipment includes an inner and outer case, wherein the outer case encloses the inner case creating a cavity located between the two cases. The combustion equipment also has a fuel delivery device for delivering fuel into a combustion region within the inner case, wherein the fuel delivery device passes through a hole in the outer case and a corresponding hole in the inner case. The combustion equipment also includes a seal assembly to prevent the leaking of pressurized gas into the cavity located between the outer and inner cases via the hole through which fuel delivery device passes. The seal assembly includes a flexible sleeve that extends around the fuel delivery device and interconnects the inner case with the outer case, permitting relative movement of the inner and outer cases when the combustion equipment is in use. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366544 | COMBUSTOR EXIT DUCT FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A gas turbine engine combustor includes an exit duct having annular first and second exit duct walls radially spaced apart to define therebetween the combustor exit opening. The first and/or second exit duct walls has a double-skin wall section which includes an inner hot wall facing the combustor exit opening and an outer cold wall fastened to the inner hot wall and radially spaced away therefrom to define a radial gap therebetween. The outer cold wall has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than that of the inner hot wall. This helps reduce thermal growth mismatch between the outer cold wall and the inner hot wall during operation of the combustor, and reduces thermal stress at the joint between the hot and cold walls. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366545 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE - In a gas turbine engine ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366546 | VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE POWER RIDE THRU - A gas turbine engine includes a compressor, a combustor adjacent the compressor, a turbine adjacent the combustor, a shaft, a motor, a variable frequency drive, a stored energy source and a ride thru unit. The motor is coupled to the shaft. The variable frequency drive is electrically connected to the motor and to an AC power source. The ride thru unit electrically connects to the variable frequency drive, the AC power source and the stored energy source. The ride thru unit includes at least one DC to DC voltage converter. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366547 | GAS TURBINE EFFICIENCY AND REGULATION SPEED IMPROVEMENTS USING SUPPLEMENTARY AIR SYSTEM CONTINUOUS AND STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a novel apparatus and methods for augmenting the power of a gas turbine engine, improving gas turbine engine operation, and reducing the response time necessary to meet changing demands of a power plant. Improvements in power augmentation and engine operation include additional heated compressed air injection, steam injection, water recovery, exhaust tempering, fuel heating, and stored heated air injection. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366548 | TURBINE ENGINE GEARBOX - A gas turbine engine comprises a fan, a compressor, a combustor, and a fan drive turbine rotor. The fan drive turbine drives the fan through a gear reduction. The gear reduction includes at least two double helical gears in meshed engagement. Each of the at least two double helical gears are disposed to rotate about respective axes, and each have a first plurality of gear teeth axially spaced from a second plurality of gear teeth by a spacer. Each of the first plurality of gear teeth has a first end facing the spacer and each of the second plurality of gear teeth has a first end facing the spacer. Each first end of the first plurality of gear teeth is circumferentially offset from each first end of the second plurality of gear teeth. A method is also disclosed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366549 | PREPARATION OF EXHAUST GAS FROM A GAS TURBINE FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - A method of operating a turbine unit, wherein recirculated exhaust gas is contacted with a cooling and absorption liquid in a packed bed. An exhaust gas treatment system for a turbine unit, wherein an exhaust gas recirculation line comprises a gas cooling and cleaning device having a packed bed for contacting the exhaust gas with a cooling and absorption liquid. A combined cycle power generating system, wherein an exhaust gas recirculation line comprises a gas cooling and cleaning device having a packed bed for contacting the exhaust gas from a gas turbine with a cooling and absorption liquid and wherein water utilized as a cooling medium for condensation of steam originating from a steam turbine, and the cooling and absorption liquid, are passed to a cooling tower. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366550 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - A gas turbine engine and method for operating a gas turbine engine includes compressing an air stream in a compressor and combusting the compressed air stream to generate a post combustion gas. The post combustion gas is expanded in a first turbine. The expanded combustion gas exiting the first turbine is split into a first stream, a second stream and a third stream in a splitting zone including one or more aerodynamically shaped flow diverters. The first stream of the expanded combustion gas is combusted in a reheat combustor. An outer liner and flame stabilizer of the reheat combustor are cooled using the second stream of the expanded combustion gas. An inner liner of the reheat combustor is cooled using the third stream of the expanded combustion gas and a portion of the second stream of the expanded combustion gas passing through the one or more flame stabilizers. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366551 | CONTINUOUS IGNITION - An ignition system includes a housing defining an interior and an exhaust outlet. The housing is configured and adapted to be mounted to a combustor to issue flame from the exhaust outlet into the combustor for ignition and flame stabilization within the combustor. A fuel injector is mounted to the housing with an outlet of the fuel injector directed to issue a spray of fuel into the interior of the housing. An igniter is mounted to the housing with an ignition point of the igniter proximate the outlet of the fuel injector for ignition within the interior of the housing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366552 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPRESSING THE FORMATION OF ICE ON STRUCTURES AT THE AIR INTAKE OF A TURBOMACHINE - The application relates to a method and a device for suppressing ice formation on intake structures of a compressor, particularly the compressor of a gas turbine. The technical aim of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for suppressing the formation of ice on said structures, which avoid the disadvantages of known solutions, such as a reduction of the performance of the gas turbine, and have a simple and broad applicability. According to the present invention the mechanical vibratory energy of said structures during operation is converted into electrical energy by a piezoelectric element, firmly applied to said structure, and in a connected electrical circuit the generated electrical energy is then converted into thermal energy by an ohmic resistor and this thermal energy is conducted to at least a portion of the structure for suppressing ice formation. Excess energy may be transmitted by a transmitter to other circuits in adjacent structures. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366553 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE AND A METHOD OF USE - A combustion chamber ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366554 | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS - A nacelle assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a core nacelle defined at least partially about a core engine, a fan nacelle mounted at least partially around the core nacelle to define a fan bypass flow path, and a variable area fan nozzle in communication with the fan bypass flow path. The variable area fan nozzle has a first fan nacelle section and a second fan nacelle section downstream of the first fan nacelle section. The first fan nacelle section and the second fan nacelle section are axially movable relative to one another to define an auxiliary port to vary a fan nozzle exit area and adjust fan bypass airflow. The auxiliary port is defined between the first fan nacelle section and the second fan nacelle section. The first fan nacelle section comprises a first acoustic system which provides an acoustic impedance configured to attenuate a noise characterized by a leading edge of the second fan nacelle section. The first acoustic system is defined at least in part within a trailing edge region of the first fan nacelle section. A method of reducing a total effective perceived noise level of a gas turbine engine with a variable area fan nozzle is also disclosed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366555 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine assembly is connected to a pylon for mounting the gas turbine engine to an aircraft. The assembly has a frame supporting at least one accessory independently of the gas turbine engine. The frame is attached to the pylon at forward and rearward engine mounting locations. The frame comprises at least one hollow tube and at least one duct is arranged to supply coolant into the at least one hollow tube and the at least one hollow tube is arranged to supply coolant to the at least one accessory. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366556 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE VANE-TO-TRANSITION DUCT SEAL - A vane seal assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises of a case including a first connector. A notch in the case adjoins the groove. A vane having a second connector mates with the first connector. A seal assembly is provided between the vane and the case to provide a sealed cavity adjoining the notch. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366557 | MAGNETIC COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A magnetic cooling apparatus having a plurality of cooling modules, where each of the cooling modules includes at least one magnetic regenerator allowing a heat transfer fluid to pass therethrough and filled with a magnetocaloric material; and a fluid supply device to supply the heat transfer fluid into the magnetic regenerator. The cooling modules are rotatably arranged in a circumferential direction. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366558 | MAGNETOTHERMAL PUMP DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - Magnetothermal pump devices are provided. Such devices can operate on the principle of thermally induced switching between open and closed states of a magnetic switch to generate mechanical oscillations. Exemplary devices provided include a thermal gradient and a magnet with a Curie temperature at or within this gradient. When the soft magnet is below the Curie temperature, it has sufficient magnetic force to bind a hard magnet at the hot side of the gradient. Heating of the magnet at the hot side causes it to exceed its Curie temperature, resulting in loss of magnetic attraction. At this stage, a restorative force exceeds the magnetic force, causing the magnet to shift to the cold side of the gradient, which oscillations can be used to pump fluid. Any magnetic transition that results in a change in the vector nature of the magnetic moment of the soft magnetic material can be employed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366559 | Heating and Cooling Unit with Semiconductor Device and Heat Pipe - Aspects of the invention support simultaneous operation of a cooling side and a heating side of an apparatus to change the temperatures of a cooling serving surface and a heating serving surface, respectively. A cooling semiconductor device (which may comprise one or more Peltier devices) transfers heat from its top to its bottom while a heating semiconductor device (which may similarly comprise one or more Peltier devices) transfers heat from its bottom to its top. A heat pipe transfers waste heat from the cooling semiconductor device's bottom to the heating semiconductor device's bottom and waste cold from the heating semiconductor device's bottom to the cooling semiconductor device's bottom. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366560 | Device and Methods for Rapid Drying of Porous Materials - An apparatus and method for quickly drying porous materials. A sealable chamber is connected to a cold trap which is connected to a vacuum pump. A sample is placed inside the sealable chamber. The vacuum pump is turned on and air is evacuated through the cold trap to the vacuum pump. An infrared lamp may be used to heat the chamber and sample therein directly or heated air may be allowed to enter the sealable chamber. Air may be drawn directly from the sealable chamber to the vacuum pump bypassing the cold trap. Various parameters may be used to determine if the drying process is complete, including the degree of vacuum achieved in the chamber. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366561 | INTEGRATED CASCADE PROCESS FOR VAPORIZATION AND RECOVERY OF RESIDUAL LNG IN A FLOATING TANK APPLICATION - Methods and systems for vaporizing and recovering LNG are provided. One method includes: a) heating at least a portion of the LNG to provide a boil-off gas stream and a liquid quench stream; b) routing the boil-off gas stream and the liquid quench stream to a quench system, wherein the quench system cools the boil-off gas stream to provide a quenched stream; and c) compressing the quenched stream to provide a compressed quenched stream. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366562 | CRYOPUMP - A cryopump includes a cryopump including: a refrigerator; a first cryopanel including a radiation shield; and a second cryopanel enclosed by the first cryopanel and cooled to a lower temperature than that of the first cryopanel. The radiation shield includes an attaching pedestal located lateral to the second cryopanel for attachment of the refrigerator to the radiation shield, and a shield portion adjacent to the attaching pedestal and enclosing the second cryopanel. A lateral gap is formed between the second cryopanel and the attaching pedestal. A gap part continuing into the lateral gap is formed between the second cryopanel and the shield portion. The second cryopanel is shaped and/or located such that the lateral gap is comparable in width to the gap part. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366563 | ADAPTIVE TRANS-CRITICAL CO2 COOLING SYSTEMS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS - A cooling system includes a heat exchanger through which a refrigerant flows, and which rejects heat to a fluid, an evaporator, a first circuit having an expansion device, a second circuit having an expansion machine coupled to a compressor, and a set of valves arranged to direct the refrigerant through the first circuit, the second circuit, or both the first and second circuits based on ambient conditions. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366564 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The present invention relates to an air-conditioning apparatus which is capable of performing a cooling operation in a stable manner in an environment having a low outside temperature. The air-conditioning apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a housing including an inlet, a bypass inlet, and an outlet; a fan configured to introduce air into the housing and discharge the air from the housing; a heat-exchange flow path deposed between the inlet and the outlet; a heat exchanger disposed at the heat exchange flow path; and a bypass flow path disposed between the bypass inlet and the outlet. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366565 | REFRIGERATION ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE CABINS - A refrigeration arrangement for transportation vehicle cabins, of the type comprising an ammonia absorption cycle which includes a heat source, a rectifier section, a condenser section, an evaporator section, an absorber section, and from which the solution passes on into an accumulator and later returns to the heat source, using a fluid as a “carrier” for the heat which is generated or absorbed by the solution undergoing the cycle in a closed circuit, allowing for an optimal recovery efficiency of the heat generated between parts of the refrigeration process to improve the refrigeration of rooms, by means of said arrangement of a closed cooling fluid circuit and a refrigeration circuit which are independent from vehicle operation. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366566 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER ASSEMBLY - A container data center assembly takes account of ambient temperatures as well as the amount of heat generated by working servers includes a first and second and third circulatory cooling systems and a cooling tower. When the cooling tower can itself be cooled by the ambient temperature to a temperature less than a preset value, the third circulatory cooling system operates only to cool a server rack. When the cooling tower is heated by the ambient temperature or by the high temperature of returning coolant to a temperature equal to or greater than the preset value, the first circulatory cooling system operates to cool the server rack, and the second circulatory cooling system operates to cool a heat dissipating module. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366567 | IN-CEILING LIQUID DESICCANT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air-conditioning system includes a plurality of liquid desiccant in-ceiling units, each installed in a building for treating air in a space in the building. Dedicated outside air systems (DOAS) for providing a stream of treated outside air to the building are also disclosed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366568 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR-CONDITIONER HAVING THE SAME - A heat exchanger includes a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant flows, and a plurality of fins coupled to an outer circumference surface of the refrigerant pipe, wherein each fin includes a first region disposed upstream with respect to an air flow direction, and a second region which forms a boundary with the first region and is disposed downstream with respect to the air flow direction, and wherein the first region and the second region have different surface energies in order to prevent formation of condensation water on the fin. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366569 | CONTINUOUSLY ADJUSTABLE DOOR BINS - Provided is a storage system and a refrigeration appliance including the storage system for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment. The storage system includes a bin and a tab attached to the bin. The tab is configured to couple the bin to a track and guide the bin along a continuum of positions on the track. The storage system further includes an actuator attached to the bin that is selectively movable between a first position and a second position. The storage system still further includes a pin slidingly engaged with the bin. The bin is movable into a plurality of positions relative to the track. The pin in an engaged position is configured to prevent movement of the bin at any desired point within the continuum of positions on the track. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366570 | ICING PROTECTION FOR A HEAT PUMP - A protective housing is provided for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit having a fan therein. The fan comprises a plurality of blades, each blade having a proximal and distal end. The housing comprises a plurality of side panels, each side panel comprising openings enabling airflow into the housing. The housing further comprises an access panel that is coupled between two of the plurality of side panels wherein the access panel and the plurality of side panels form an enclosure. An orifice ring is mounted within the housing, wherein a running clearance between the distal end of the fan blades and the orifice ring has a first spacing. A cover fastens atop the enclosure, the cover comprising a grill having a plurality of grill members, wherein the grill members are separated by a second spacing, the second spacing being smaller than the first spacing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366571 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger comprises a first header ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366572 | COOLING DEVICE - [Problem] When a size of a cooling device using a boiling cooling system is reduced, a cooling performance decreases. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF FORMING HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES - A heat exchange tube for a refrigerant-flooded evaporator includes a tube body and a plurality of channels for conveying a cooling medium therethrough located in the tube body. One or more outer wall textural elements are included at the outer wall of the tube body to improve thermal energy transfer between the cooling medium and a volume of boiling refrigerant. A method of forming a heat exchange tube for a refrigerant-flooded evaporator includes urging a billet into an extrusion section and forming the billet into two tube halves including an outer wall and an inner wall having a plurality of channel halves. A textural element is formed at one or more of the outer wall and the inner wall via one or more rotating dies, and the two tube halves are joined to form the heat exchange tube. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366574 | Evaporator and Liquid Distributor - A liquid distributor delivers a falling flow of the liquid to be distributed substantially uniformly along a longitudinal extent of the liquid distributor. The liquid distributor has a bottom wall including a longitudinally extending distribution plate having a plurality of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending channels. A shell and tube evaporator for chilling a working fluid incorporates the liquid distributor as a distributor of liquid onto the heat exchange tubes of a tube bundle disposed within an interior volume of the shell. Each channel is aligned with a respective column of the plurality of vertical columns of heat exchange tubes and is configured to deliver a falling flow of liquid refrigerant onto the respective tube column substantially uniformly along the longitudinal extent of the respective tube column. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366575 | LOW-TEMPERATURE GAS SUPPLY DEVICE, HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM-COOLING DEVICE, AND LOW-TEMPERATURE REACTION CONTROL DEVICE - A low-temperature gas supply device is provided with a first heat exchanger, in which a mixed gas mixing a vaporization gas of a low-temperature-liquefied gas with a gas of a temperature higher than the low-temperature-liquefied gas and the low-temperature-liquefied gas are introduced and heat-exchanged with each other, and the mixed gas is discharged as a low-temperature gas refrigerant and the low-temperature-liquefied gas is discharged as the vaporization gas; a mixing unit, in which the gas and the vaporization gas discharged from the first heat exchanger are mixed and discharged as the mixed gas; and a first control unit, in which, based on the difference between a detected temperature of the low-temperature gas refrigerant and an intended temperature, respective amounts of the gas introduced to the mixing unit and the vaporization gas are adjusted to control the temperature of the low-temperature gas refrigerant to the intended temperature. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366576 | Process for Recovery and Purification of Nitrous Oxide - This invention is aimed at recovering and purifying nitrous oxide from the gas stream containing N | 2014-12-18 |
20140366577 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING ALKANE GASES WITH APPLICATIONS TO RAW NATURAL GAS PROCESSING AND FLARE GAS CAPTURE - The present invention is a field-deployable system for separating methane and natural gas liquids (NGLs) from a raw gas stream comprising a compressor; a dehydrator; a refrigerator having one or more stages; and a separation subsystem adapted to separate the raw gas stream into three product streams including a methane stream that is at least 80% methane, an ethane-rich stream, and a NGLs stream having a vapor pressure of no more than 250 psia at 38° C. The methane stream is sufficiently lean to be useable in existing natural gas engines without modification. The NGLs stream has a sufficiently low vapor pressure to be transportable in standard propane containers. The ethane-rich stream may be utilized within the system itself to power its own operations. The system can be utilized to reduce flaring from liquids-rich gas production sites to an absolute minimum, produce natural gas liquids for transport, and provide dry methane gas suitable for use in portable field generators. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366578 | Substrate Ion Exchange Systems With Single- and Multi-Component Ion Exchange Baths and Methods for Maintaining Such Systems - A substrate ion exchange system, along with methods of maintain such a system, is provided that includes a substrate having an outer region containing a plurality of substrate metal ions, an ion exchange bath that includes a plurality of first metal ions at a first metal ion concentration and a plurality of second metal ions at a second metal ion concentration, and a vessel for containing the ion exchange bath and the substrate. The ion exchange system also includes a temperature sensor coupled to the vessel, and a processor configured to receive a vessel temperature from the sensor and to evaluate the first metal ion concentration based at least in part on a first metal ion consumption rate relationship and the vessel temperature. Further, the first metal ion consumption rate relationship is predetermined. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366579 | Mixing Apparatus for Substrate Ion Exchange Systems with Multi-Component Ion Exchange Baths and Methods of Mixing Such Baths - A substrate ion exchange system is provided for a multi-component ion exchange bath that minimizes stratification effects within the bath, along with methods of mixing such baths. The system includes a substrate having an outer region containing a plurality of substrate metal ions; an ion exchange bath with a first metal salt and a second metal salt; and a vessel for containing the ion exchange bath and the substrate. The system further includes a mixing apparatus configured to mix the bath such that the metal ion concentration associated with the first metal salt in the bath is substantially uniform within the vessel. The substrate metal ions are exchangeable with metal ions from the first and second metal salts. Further, the first and second metal salts are miscible and molten. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366580 | METHOD FOR CUTTING TEMPERED GLASS - A method for cutting a tempered glass including the steps of strengthening a glass substrate to form, from a surface to the inside of the glass substrate, at least one compression stress layer and a tensile stress layer corresponding to the compression stress layer; removing a part of the glass substrate, wherein the compression stress layer is formed in the part of the glass substrate and a predetermined cutting path passes through the part of the glass substrate; and cutting the glass substrate along the predetermined cutting path. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366581 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR NON-ALKALI GLASS - The present invention relates to a production method for a non-alkali glass, containing putting glass raw materials in a melting furnace, heating to a temperature of 1,350 to 1,750° C. to prepare a molten glass, and forming the molten glass into a sheet shape by float method, in which the heating in the melting furnace concurrently utilizes heating by combustion flame of burners and electrical heating of the molten glass by heating electrodes arranged so as to be dipped in the molten glass in the melting furnace, and in which when electrical resistivity at 1,350° C. of the molten glass is represented by Rg (Ωcm) and electrical resistivity at 1,350° C. of a refractory constituting the melting furnace is represented by Rb (Ωcm), the glass raw materials and the refractory are selected so as to achieve Rb>Rg. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366582 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MANUFACTURING SILICON SEED RODS - A method and apparatus for manufacturing high-purity long silicon seed rods with controlled resistivity for Siemens and similar processes with using a film of silicon dioxide, wherein a film of silicon dioxide is formed on the seed rod in the course of a reaction between a silicon melt and oxygen. The rod is formed with a quartz die and cooled by direct immersion into a cooling fluid, such as de-ionized water and/or by cooling fluid vapor in the gas cooling zone. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366583 | GLASS FURNACE, IN PARTICULAR FOR CLEAR OR ULTRA-CLEAR GLASS, WITH LATERAL SECONDARY RECIRCULATIONS - Glass furnace for heating and melting materials to be vitrified, in which furnace two molten glass recirculation loops are formed in the bath between a hotter central zone of the furnace and, respectively, the inlet (E) and the outlet (Y) which are at a lower temperature; the furnace comprises lateral cooling means ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366584 | PROCESS FOR FORMING FIBERS FROM VITRIFIABLE MATERIALS - A fabrication process of mineral fibers, including: introduction of raw materials into a circular furnace with electrodes; then fusion of the raw materials in the furnace to form a molten vitrifiable material; then outflow of the molten vitrifiable material from the furnace via a lateral outlet to supply a distribution channel; then outflow of the molten vitrifiable material via an orifice in the furnace bottom of the distribution channel to supply a fiber forming device; then transformation into fibers of the molten vitrifiable material by the fiber forming device, flow of molten vitrifiable material between the furnace and the distribution channel passing under a metal dam adjustable in height including an envelope cooled by cooling fluid current. Adjustment of the dam height allows temperature of the glass to be formed into fibers to be varied to bring the glass into a desired viscosity range for the fiber forming process. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366585 | Knitted Athletic Performance Garment - A knitted athletic performance garment includes a seamless panel to cover a portion of a wearer's body, a first performance zone and a second performance zone formed in the seamless panel, wherein the first performance zone is formed of a first warp knit stitch construction and has a first modulus, wherein the second performance zone is formed of a second warp knit stitch construction and has a second modulus, wherein the first warp knit stitch construction is different from the second warp knit stitch construction, wherein the first modulus is different from the second modulus, and wherein the difference in modulus between the first performance zone and the second performance zone is due to the difference in stitch construction between the first performance zone and the second performance zone. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366586 | EFFICIENT ENERGY USAGE FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE - A laundry treating appliance has a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving a laundry load for treatment according to at least one cycle of operation and operated such that the extraction of liquid from the laundry load is controlled based on the inertia of the laundry load so that the total energy usage by the laundry treating appliance and a laundry drying appliance with which it is operably coupled may be minimized. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366587 | FRONT LOADING WASHER BAFFLE - A horizontal axis washing machine having a front opening clothes containing rotary basket with a plurality of elongated internally mounted baffles for agitating items within the basket during a washing operation. The baffles each have a solid outwardly extending rib which has a nonlinear curved configuration for defining a plurality of water lifting and agitating cavities on each side of the baffle. The cavities on one side of the baffle are effective for lifting and agitating wash water with a vortex movement as an incident to rotation of the basket in one rotary direction and the cavities on the opposite side of the baffle are operative for lifting and agitating water with an oppositely directed vortex movement as an incident to rotation of the basket in an opposite rotary direction. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366588 | Method for washing and washing machine - Provided is a washing machine. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum, and a whirling nozzle. The cabinet defines the exterior. The drum is provided in the cabinet, and rotates with laundry held therein. The whirling nozzle changes wash water into whirling water to spray the whirling water into the drum. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366589 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine actively resolving unbalancing is provided. The washing machine includes: a drum accommodating laundry and configured to be rotatable; a balancing unit moving along the circumference of the drum and changing the center of gravity of the drum; and a wireless power transmission unit wirelessly supplying power to the balancing unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366590 | WASHING MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BALANCER THEREOF - A washing machine includes a balancer to offset unbalanced load generated during rotation of a drum, wherein the balancer includes a balancer housing mounted at the drum, the balancer housing having an annular channel defined therein, a balancing module disposed in the annular channel such that the balancing module is movable when electric power from a power source outside a cabinet is supplied to the balancing module, a conductive film, one side of which is attached to an inside of the balancer housing and the other side of which is provided with a conductive rail to supply electric power to the balancing module, and an electric wire to electrically connect the power source outside the cabinet to the conductive rail. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366591 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a drum rotatably placed in a cabinet defining an external appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus, a housing secured to the drum, a receiving space defined in the housing, a balancing unit movably received in the receiving space, a housing power line installed in the receiving space to extend in a movement path of the balancing unit, the housing power line coming into contact with the balancing unit, and a power supply unit to supply power to the balancing unit through the housing power line. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366592 | Combination Lock - A combination includes a lock body, a shackle having a second leg and a first leg, a lock member provided rotatably within the lock body and a locking element disposed movably within the lock body and provided with the lock member, wherein the first locking element is adapted to be driven by the lock member to do a reciprocating motion between a shackle locking state and a shackle releasing state, wherein when the shackle is at the shackle locking state, the first locking element is driven to engage with the first leg of the shack so as to hold the first leg within the lock body; when the shackle is at the shackle unlocking state, the first locking element is driven to leave from the first leg of the shack so as to enable the first leg to separate from the lock body. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366593 | SECURITY STRIP DEFINING A SECURITY SLOT AND ATTACHABLE TO MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A security strip or stick-on tab is attachable to the underneath of a very thin tablet or notebook device, with very little thickness added at the bottom of the device and not interfering with its resting on a flat surface. The strip or stick-on tab has a section protruding from underneath which becomes thickened and defines a standard security slot into which a lock with a cable are attachable to enable the cable to be irremovably attached to an immobile object, such as a chair or a desk, preventing theft of the secured device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366594 | CABINET LOCK FOR USE WITH PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC KEY - A cabinet lock for protecting merchandise within a merchandise display cabinet having an inner door and an outer door. The cabinet lock includes a strike plate affixed to the inner door and a lock housing affixed to the outer door such that the cabinet is in a locked configuration that prevents access to the merchandise when the lock housing is operably engaged to the strike plate. A programmable electronic key communicates a security code with the cabinet lock and transfers electrical power to the cabinet lock to operate a lock mechanism between the locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. An indicator is provided for indicating whether the cabinet lock is in the locked configuration or the unlocked configuration. The indicator includes a first segment and a second segment that can be energized to visually indicate the status of the cabinet lock. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366595 | Integrated Door Operator Hardware - Disclosed in one aspect is the fixed door pull handle assembly that includes an elongated door pull handle with two or more support standoffs projecting away from the elongated door pull handle and securing the elongated door pull handle to the doorframe or to the body of the door. One of the support standoffs is user rotatable, and rotatably engages a door latch assembly within the door. In another aspect, the support standoff is not user rotatable. Instead, a center-pivoting handle is mounted in-line with one of the support standoffs and rotatably engages the door latch assembly within the door. The center-pivoting handle is recessed within the elongated handle. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366596 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIGESTION OF ORGANIC WASTE - The present invention relates to a process wherein organic material derived from plant and animal material is processed to recover nutritional elements. In particular, there is provided a process for releasing nutritional elements from plant and animal material comprising the steps of treating the material with one or more enzymes to digest said material under appropriate conditions and separating the resulting liquid hydrolysate from the undigested material. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366597 | FOLIAR ZINC FERTILIZER - The uptake of foliar-applied metal ion nutrients, for example, zinc, iron, magnesium and copper, is influenced by humidity. Specifically, uptake is negatively impacted if the zinc is applied under low humidity, as the metal ion is “locked up” by leaf waxes as the droplet dries on the surface of the leaf, thereby rendering the metal ion useless. Described herein is a foliar metal ion fertilizer comprising (a) a metal ion sulphate in combination with a mixture of (b) urea and (c) a substance with a suitable point of deliquescence (POD) such as organic surfactants, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride or combinations thereof. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366598 | ENCAPSULATED NITROGEN FERTILIZER COMPOSITION WITH FIRE-EXTINGUISHING AND FIRE-SPREADING PREVENTING OPTION CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURE PROCESS AND APPLICATION PROCESS - An encapsulated fertilizing composition can provide for slow and gradual release of nitrogen in the form of ammonium, can be applied via dilution in water, and can act as a fire extinguisher and a fire spread preventer. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366599 | PHOSPHATIC CLAY PRODUCTS FOR USE AS SOIL WETTING AGENTS, AND METHODS OF DELIVERY OF PHOSPHATIC CLAYS TO SOIL - Phosphatic clays, and the use of phosphatic clays as a soil wetting agent. Phosphatic clays as wetting agents aid in the retention of water in sandy soil, and/or for prevention or reduction of leaching of nutrients. Due to its unique mineralogy, rheology, particle size and shape, phosphatic clay exhibits high water absorbing and retaining qualities as compared to other clay varieties. Further, phosphatic clay is readily available as a by-product of mining of phosphatic ore. The phosphatic clay wetting agents increases the effectiveness of the water applied to the soil, thereby reducing the amount of run-off, and reducing the amount of water needed to accomplish sufficient irrigation. The phosphatic clay wetting agents can be delivered to the soil as a sprinkle-on product, granule product, spray-on product, soil amendment, fertilizer or seed coating, or fertilizer composition. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366600 | CURVATURE RETAINING DEVICE FOR PLATE-SHAPED WORKPIECE, CURVATURE RETAINING METHOD FOR PLATE-SHAPED WORKPIECE, AND CURVATURE FORMING METHOD FOR PLATE-SHAPED WORKPIECE - A curvature retaining device ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366601 | FLOW FORMED DRUM WITH A RETENTION RING AND A SUBSTANTIALLY BURR FREE TOOTH PROFILE - A flow formed part includes a first end, a second end, and a side wall extending therebetween. A reinforcing member is disposed around the second end. The side wall has a profile formed along an inner surface of the side wall. The profile is adapted to be substantially burr free after windows are formed in the sidewall. A method of making a flow formed part includes the steps of disposing a preform on a tailstock, providing a plurality of rollers adjacent the tailstock, providing a mandrel having an outer surface including a plurality of alternating channels and protuberances, and causing the rollers to press the preform against the outer surface of the mandrel. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366602 | Method for Manufaturing Thin Strip Continuously Cast 700MPa-Grade High Strength Weather-Resistant Steel - A method for manufacturing thin strip continuously cast 700 Mpa grade high strength weather-resistant steel, the method comprising the following steps: 1) casting a 1-5 mm thick cast strip in a double roller continuous casting machine, the cast strip comprising the following chemical compositions by weight percent: C 0.03-0.1%, Si≦0.4%, Mn 0.75-2.0%, P 0.07-0.22%, S≦0.01%, N≦0.012%, and Cu 0.25-0.8%, further comprising more than one of Nb, V, Ti and Mo: Nb 0.01-0.1%, V 0.01-0.1%, Ti 0.01-0.1%, and Mo 0.1-0.5%, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities; 2) cooling the cast strip at a rate greater than 20° C./s; 3) hot rolling the cast strip under a temperature of 1050-1250° C. at a reduction rate of 20-50% and a deformation rate greater than 20 s-1; then conducting austenite online recrystallization, the thickness of the hot rolled strip being 0.5-3.0 mm; 4) cooling at a rate of 10-80° C./s; and 5) rolling up under a temperature of 500-650° C. The obtained steel strip microstructure mainly consists of uniformly distributed bainites and needle-shaped ferrites. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366603 | Device and Method For Producing Can Bodies, Comprising a Cutting Device - A can body (II) having a can base ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366604 | FORGING METHOD AND FORGING DIE - A forging method according to the present invention is characterized by including the steps of placing a work W having a first shape which is a rectangular hexahedron in a work space | 2014-12-18 |
20140366605 | DIAMETER-REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR CAN-TRUNK, CAN-BODY HOLDER, CAN-MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND DIAMETER-REDUCTION METHOD FOR CAN-BODY - A diameter-reduction apparatus for can-trunk for performing a diameter-reduction process on a trunk part of a can-body having a closed-end cylindrical shape with an open end, including: a can-body holder holding a bottom part of the can-body, which is provided with: a base pad abutting on the bottom part of the can-boy; and a first clamping-ring having substantially a cylindrical shape which clamps an outer circumference surface of a trunk part of the can-body at the bottom side and which moves back and forth relative to the base pad along a can-axis direction; a die unit for diameter-reduction provided with a die for a diameter-reduction process of the trunk part by moving back and forth with respect to the can-body holder along the can-axis direction; and a first clamping-ring moving device moving the first clamping-ring backward along the can-axis direction along with an advance of the die. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366606 | DIE CUSHION FORCE SETTING APPARATUS - The die cushion force setting apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention allows die cushion forces (component forces) acting on plural driving shafts to be set easily, makes it easy to apply strong or weak die cushion forces to a complex-shaped drawn part in a plane of a cushion pad, and provides a smooth die cushion force distribution. An operator manually enters a total die cushion force, axial component force of a left front hydraulic cylinder, and center-of-force position by operating an input device. Based on the information entered via the input device, the numerical computing device B1 calculates axial component forces of three hydraulic cylinders through numerical computations. The one axial component force thus entered and three axial component forces thus computed numerically are set as the axial component forces of four hydraulic cylinders. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366607 | AIR FLOW RATE ADJUSTING APPARATUS - An air flow rate adjusting apparatus adjusts an output of an air flow meter based on a dimension of a gap between a back surface of a sensor chip and a bottom surface of a recess of a support plate. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366608 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING ADVANCED AGENT MONITORING USING A HEATED VAPORIZER INLET APPARATUS - A system and method are provided for implementing an advanced monitoring scheme to detect a localized presence of particular target substances, including toxic chemical agents, in a space, and particularly for detecting and monitoring a presence of chemical agents that are absorbed into porous or semi-porous products and surfaces in the space when it is determined that potential chemical agent exposure has occurred. A heated vaporizer inlet apparatus provides a sensor source that is optimized for the detection of less volatile chemical agents, and particular less volatile chemical agents, that have been absorbed by materials with porous compositions or surfaces. The heated vaporizer inlet apparatus is used for heating architectural surfaces that were exposed to chemical agents in an effort to substantially increase a vapor pressure of a target substance disposed on or absorbed in a particular target surface. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366609 | Portable Sampling Device and Method for Sampling Drug Substances From Exhaled Breath - A portable drug sampling device for handheldly collecting a sample from exhaled breath of a subject for further sensor based analysis. The device comprising: a housing ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366610 | GAS SENSOR WITH HEATER - A breath analyzer detects a breath component in a breath sample. The analyzer includes a sensor for sensing the breath component and a temperature control system integrally formed with the sensor. The temperature control comprises a resistive temperature device configured to heat the sensor to a predetermined temperature. The resistive temperature device also senses the temperature of the sensor. A controller is operatively connected to the sensor to receive breath component information sensed by the sensor. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366611 | SENSING DEVICE - A sensing device is provided that has satisfactory sensing accuracy when a crystal unit where an excitation electrode is formed on both upper and lower surfaces of a piezoelectric piece is used to sense a sensing object. Adsorption regions are arranged in two places so as to intersect a direction of flow of a fluid, thus each of the adsorption regions senses the sensing object and reference regions are individually provided in these adsorption regions. A difference Δf1 between the oscillation frequencies of the regions and a difference Δf2 between the oscillation frequencies of the regions are added, and based on the result of the addition, whether the sensing object is present or not and its concentration are detected. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366612 | FLUID FLOW DETECTION AND ANALYSIS DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A fluid monitoring system has a plurality of sensors, the sensors being acoustically coupled to a pipe system containing interconnected fluid-transporting pipes. The sensors collect sensor data that is analyzed by an analysis system to provide leak identification on the pipe system. Each sensor in the plurality of sensors is configured to be programmed adaptively by the analysis system to improve system performance parameters. A method for analyzing fluid flow is also described in which data from a plurality of acoustic sensing devices is analyzed using learning algorithms. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366613 | Probe Retention-Sealing Feature - A probe assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The probe assembly may include a probe, and a fastener to retain the probe within a case of the gas turbine engine, the fastener including a sealing arrangement with a heat shield of the gas turbine engine. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366614 | Sensor for Detecting the Mass Flow Rate and the Temperature of a Fluid Flow - A sensor for detecting the mass flow rate and the temperature of a fluid flow has a mass flow rate sensor having a mass flow rate sensor element, a temperature sensor having a temperature sensor element, and an interface for power supply. The sensor converts the measured values detected in analog by the mass flow rate sensor element and the temperature sensor element into digital output signals. In order to specify the simplest and most economical sensor possible for detecting the mass flow rate and the temperature of a fluid flow, at least one analog/digital converter is arranged in the sensor, which analog/digital converter converts the analog measured values of the mass flow rate sensor element and/or the analog measured value of the temperature sensor element into digital output signals and provides the digital output signals at a single digital interface. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366615 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING THE MALFUNCTIONING OF A DEVICE FOR ADDING AN ADDITIVE INTO A FUEL FOR A VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method for diagnosing the malfunctioning of a device for adding an additive into a fuel for a vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, said method including: a step of analyzing the fuel in order to determine a variation in the amount of additive in the fuel; a step of comparing the variation in the amount of additive, measured during the previous step, with a theoretical variation in said amount; a step of sending information when the difference between the measured variation and the theoretical variation exceeds a set value. The invention also relates to a system for adding an additive into fuel and for diagnosis for a vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, which is intended for implementing said method. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366616 | METHOD AND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING A STARTER MOTOR - To enable testing of a starter motor on a test beach with an electrical dynamometer as a replacement for the real combustion engine, a simulation unit ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366617 | METHOD AND SPECIMEN FOR TESTING HANDLING IN TIRES - This invention is directed to test devices and methods using subscale cylindrical laminates formed from general rubber composite plies as surrogates for full-size tires to predict how changes in the tire construction would impact tire cornering stiffness of the full-size tires. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366618 | TIRE WEAR STATE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates generally to tire monitoring systems for collecting measured tire parameter data during vehicle operation and, more particularly, to a system and method for estimating tire wear state based upon such measurements. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366619 | ACOUSTIC VOLUME INDICATOR - Acoustic volume indicators for determining liquid or gas volume within a container comprise a contactor to vibrate a container wall, a detector to receive vibration data from the container wall, a processor to convert vibration data to frequency information and compare the frequency information to characteristic container frequency vs. volume data to obtain the measured volume, and an indicator for displaying the measured volume. The processor may comprise a microprocessor disposed within a housing having lights that each represent a particular volume. The microprocessor is calibrated to provide an output signal to a light that indicates the container volume. The processor may comprise a computer and computer program that converts the data to frequency information, analyzes the frequency information to identify a peak frequency, compares the peak frequency to the characteristic frequency vs. volume data to determine the measured volume, and displays the measured volume on a video monitor. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366620 | High Pressure Rock Core Testing - A method of performing a rock core flow performance test includes increasing a pressure applied to at least one surface of the rock core to a first pressure, measuring the pressure on a wellbore facing axial end of the rock core to determine a time interval over which the measured pressure drops from a second pressure to a third pressure, and determining a high pressure production ratio of the rock core based on the time interval. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366621 | Gas Sorption Analysis Of Unconventional Rock Samples - Systems and methods for gas sorption analysis, or analogous practices, of samples from unconventional reservoirs are described. The described analysis of samples is used to determine various properties of unconventional reservoirs, which are used in evaluating their worth and producibility. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366622 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SURVEYING AND DIRECTING A BOREHOLE UNDER DRILLING CONDITIONS - A navigation device for surveying and directing a borehole comprises: a first gyro including a first sensitive axis and a second sensitive axis; a second gyro including at least a third sensitive axis; and a driving unit configured to orient the second gyro in a first mode in a first position in which an earth acceleration dependent error on the second gyro is insignificant and to orient the second gyro in a second mode in a second position in which the third sensitive axis is perpendicular to the first sensitive axis and perpendicular to the second sensitive axis. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366623 | Self-Illuminating Windsock - An illuminated windsock, including a windsock assembly coupled to a windsock. The windsock assembly may comprise a base in which a windsock ring is attached. The windsock ring is coupled to the windsock, attaching the windsock to the windsock assembly. A housing provides for the rotation of the ring and base around a vertical axis. The windsock assembly may further include a mount to secure the windsock assembly to a structure and a light shade to house an illumination device. Solar panels or cells may be present to provide energy for the illumination device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366624 | Spacer for a Thermal, Flow Measuring Device - A spacer for a thermal, flow measuring device, wherein the spacer has a planar bearing surface for a thin-film resistance thermometer and an otherwise circularly cylindrical, lateral surface, wherein the bearing surface is inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the spacer. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366625 | LEVEL MEASUREMENTS IN METALLURGICAL VESSELS - The vertical filling level of electrically conductive material in a cavity of a metallurgical vessel is measured by a system including a transmitting conductor for generating an electromagnetic field when connected to an alternating power source, and a receiving conductor which senses the electromagnetic field for generation of an output signal. The conductors are arranged inside a metal casing of the vessel to co-extend with a mutual spacing defining a spacing area that faces the cavity and extends along the periphery in an essentially closed loop. The mutual spacing is selected such that changes in the output signal is dominated by changes to the electromagnetic field caused by local changes in the amount of the conductive material adjacent the spacing. Part of the spacing area defines a vertical measurement region slanted along the periphery so as to diverge from the horizontal and vertical directions of the vessel. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366626 | LIQUID LEVEL MEASURING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a liquid level measuring technique capable of measuring a liquid level with high accuracy even if a liquid stored in a container is boiling. The liquid level measuring apparatus includes: ultrasonic sensors each configured to transmit and receive an ultrasonic wave, the ultrasonic sensors being respectively set at a plurality of positions on an outer surface of a container that stores a liquid; a transmission/reception controlling unit configured to set, as a target, any one of the ultrasonic sensors at the plurality of positions and control the transmission and reception of the ultrasonic wave of the target; an intensity detecting unit configured to detect an intensity of the ultrasonic wave that satisfies at least 2≦N (N: natural number), of the ultrasonic waves that are reflected N times on an inner surface of the container; a gas/liquid determining unit configured to determine which of the liquid and a gas a reflection point on the inner surface is in contact with, on a basis of the detected intensity of the ultrasonic wave; and a level determining unit configured to determine a liquid level of the liquid on a basis of gas/liquid determination results respectively derived by the ultrasonic sensors at the plurality of positions. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366627 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF PHASE SEPARATION IN STORAGE TANKS - A system and method for detecting phase separation in storage tanks is provided. At least one float has a density calibrated to detect a density differential among surrounding fluids. The float is buoyant on a relatively more dense lower layer of fluid such as phase separated fuel or pure water, while remaining submerged in a relatively less dense upper layer of fluid such as a gasoline/ethanol blend. A detection device sends a signal when the float rises or falls above or below a preset acceptable level. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366628 | VISUAL FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR - A fluid level indicator is provided for use with a fuel system. The fluid level indicator may have a generally hollow body with an open first end and a closed second end configured to be mounted at least partially inside a filter canister. The fluid level indicator may also have an annular float configured to receive and slide along the second end of the generally hollow body, and a plunger located within an interior of the generally hollow body. At least one of the annular float and the plunger is magnetic and configured to interact with the other of the annular float and the plunger. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366629 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING HUMIDITY VALUE - An electronic device includes a temperature and humidity sensor, a timing unit, and a storage unit storing a number of temperature values provided by weather forecast. Each of the temperature values provided by the weather forecast is associated with one time point. The electronic device obtains the temperature value and the humidity value sensed by the temperature and humidity sensor, obtains current time from the timing unit, associates the obtained temperature value and the humidity value with the current time, and stores the associated temperature value, humidity value, and the current time. The electronic device further compares each obtained temperature value with each temperature value provided by the weather forecast to find at which time point there is a match, searches in the storage unit to determine that each determined humidity value associated with one found time point is a humidity value with accuracy. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366630 | MICROMECHANICAL MOISTURE SENSOR DEVICE, CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MICROMECHANICAL SENSOR SYSTEM - A micromechanical moisture sensor device includes: a substrate having a front side and a rear side; an interdigital printed conductor track arrangement provided above and/or below the front side of the substrate; and a moisture-sensitive polymer layer situated above and in the gaps of the interdigital printed conductor track arrangement. The moisture-sensitive polymer layer extends below the front side into the substrate. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366631 | MICROMACHINED GYROSCOPE INCLUDING A GUIDED MASS SYSTEM - A gyroscope is disclosed. The gyroscope comprises a substrate; and a guided mass system. The guided mass system comprises proof-mass and guiding arm. The proof-mass and the guiding arm are disposed in a plane parallel to the substrate. The proof-mass is coupled to the guiding arm. The guiding arm is also coupled to the substrate through a spring. The guiding arm allows motion of the proof-mass to a first direction in the plane. The guiding arm and the proof-mass rotate about a first sense axis. The first sense axis is in the plane and parallel to the first direction. The gyroscope includes an actuator for vibrating the proof-mass in the first direction. The gyroscope also includes a transducer for sensing motion of the proof-mass-normal to the plane in response to angular velocity about a first input axis that is in the plane and orthogonal to the first direction. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366632 | sensor device for the contactless acquisition of a rotation characteristic of a rotatable object - A sensor device is described for the contactless acquisition of at least one rotation characteristic of a rotatable object, in particular for acquiring a rotational speed of a compressor wheel of a turbocharger, and includes at least one sensor element. The sensor device also includes at least one magnetic-field generator for generating a magnetic field at the location of the rotatable object, and at least one magnetic-field sensor for detecting a magnetic field generated by eddy currents of the rotatable object. Moreover, the sensor device includes at least one temperature sensor. The magnetic-field generator and the magnetic-field sensor are jointly and at least partially disposed in a sensor section of the sensor housing. The temperature sensor is at least partially situated in the sensor section. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366633 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF NON-CROSSLINKED RUBBER MIXTURES, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - The invention relates to novel processes for determining the quality of an uncrosslinked rubber mixture by means of ultrasound and to an apparatus suitable for this purpose. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366634 | PIPE DAMAGE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A pipe damage detection apparatus and method are disclosed. The pipe damage detection apparatus includes an ultrasonic supply unit configured to supply an ultrasonic signal to a pipe; an ultrasonic reception unit configured to receive the ultrasonic signal of the pipe; and an analysis unit configured to analyze the ultrasonic signal received by the ultrasonic reception unit, and determine whether the pipe is damaged. The pipe damage detection apparatus and method can detect whether a pipe that is difficult for an inspector to access because it is coated with an insulating material or buried in the ground is damaged. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366635 | HAND-HELD VIBRATION SENSOR - A hand-held or portable vibration sensor device having a housing and a sensor body which generally provides a single point of contact with the machinery or apparatus for which vibration measurement is desired. In one aspect, the sensor body comprises a vibration sensor element such as an accelerometer for measuring vibration. In another aspect, a force sensor such as a force sensing resistor or load cell is provided to reduce the impact of forces applied to said hand-held vibration sensor such as a force applied through a handle during measurement. In another aspect, a compensation circuit processes the out put from a vibration sensor element to provide a relatively flat frequency response over a desired operational frequency range. The hand-held vibration sensor may also comprise a rubber isolation member disposed between the sensor body and force sensor. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366636 | SIGNAL COMPENSATION UNIT, BEND SENSOR MODULE, AND INPUT UNIT - A signal compensation unit includes an adjustment section configured to adjust temporal variation characteristics of a detection signal obtained by a bend sensor. The adjustment section includes: a signal amplifier including a positive input terminal, a negative input terminal, and an output terminal, and amplifying the detection signal; and a resistor for adjustment of the temporal variation characteristics disposed between the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal of the signal amplifier. | 2014-12-18 |