| 02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20090007507 | Energy efficient assembly building construction using light-gage metal studs and concrete slabs - Embodiments of the present invention provide a building construction with specially designed light gage metal studs, concrete slabs, and other prefabricated components. In one embodiment, a building construction for a wall structure comprises one or more wall panels; and at least one wall holding track connected to an edge of one of the wall panels, the at least one wall holding track having two flanges connected to a web to form a generally U-shaped track to receive the edge of the wall panel, the web including a plurality of integrally formed threaded nuts to receive threaded fastening members, the integrally formed threaded nuts being disposed at preset locations along the web. The invention gives a solution to modularize buildings, especially for residential homes which makes the building construction more assembly like. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007508 | MULTILAYER LAMINATE SYSTEM AND METHOD USED WITHIN BUILDING STRUCTURES - Trapped moisture in the walls of a building structure may result in the building materials prematurely deteriorating unless there is a way for the moisture to escape. A rainscreen drainage mat provides an open cavity for the trapped moisture to escape by evaporation or gravity by draining the moisture out of the wall cavity. The multilayer laminate system includes a weather resistive barrier, drainage mat, and facer material as one application to be used within building structures to prevent moisture damage. In addition, the multilayer laminate system and method is configured to create a water resistive envelope at building material interfaces. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007509 | Insulated board having an integral drain - A foundation protective layer for installation adjacent a foundation wall of a building includes a thermally insulative layer comprising a layer of foam and an upwardly extending drain passage thereon to facilitate drainage of groundwater, typically into a french drain. The drain passage may be formed within a conduit or a strip of porous material mounted on the insulative layer. A channel may be formed in the insulative layer in which the conduit or strip of porous material is disposed. The conduit may have a corrugated sidewall which may be perforated or split along its length. The strip of porous material may be formed of a web of non-woven fibers. An attachment mechanism may be used for attaching the insulative layer to the foundation wall. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007510 | Internally colored block and process - Internally colored glass and glass-like blocks ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007511 | Window Unit Having Decorative Strip Mounted Thereon - In the window unit composed of a window pane and frame, the frame has two profiled sections. The first profiled section serves for connecting to the window pane and generally extends along the entire window pane edge and bears against it at an edge region or at two or three edge regions. The second profiled section serves for connecting to a decorative strip and therefore generally extends over only a predefined longitudinal section of the frame. The second profiled section of the frame generally has a plurality of longitudinal sections with a bearing face for the decorative strip. In addition, the second profiled section generally has a plurality of longitudinal sections each with a continuous cutout, located in the region of the horizontal projection of the decorative strip, for a securing strip. On the underside of the decorative strip there is a longitudinally extending cutout with a cross-sectional constriction. Each securing strip has a cross-sectional widened portion which is matched to the cross-sectional constriction on the decorative strip in order to form a clipping effect. Each securing strip has, on the side facing away from the decorative strip, a securing plate whose horizontal projection extends at least in certain regions beyond the horizontal projection of the cutout in the second profiled section of the frame. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007512 | Lightweight Metal Joint for Concrete Surfaces - A metal joint for concrete slabs including means of separating the slabs and means allowing the horizontal movement of slabs relative to each other while avoiding vertical movement between the edges of the slabs, the metal joint comprising | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007513 | FIRE RESISTANT AND INTUMESCENT LAMINATE, USEFUL AS A VAPOR BARRIER IN WOOD AND STEEL CONSTRUCTIONS - An intumescent laminate vapor barrier is fabricated with a fire-resistant putty. This has the advantage that it slows down the transmission of heat, expands when being exposed to temperature and thereby seals the cracks which could have been formed during the installation. It also protects the structures (framings) from fire and the sheathing made up of gypsum-boards, plywood, Oriented Strand Boards (OSB) or any other type. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007514 | Roof Seam Fastener System - A roof seam fastener system including a mechanical fastener member for mechanically attaching a roof membrane to a roof structure. The roof seam fastener system comprises a fastening assembly that creates a seal to either the roof membrane or a roofing substrate located directly below the fastening assembly. This fastening assembly also creates a seal against the mechanical fastener member. This combination results in redundancy which prevents any water penetration into the seam from entering the roofing envelope. The roof seam fastener system improves wind uplift resistance of the roof membrane and minimizes other weather related damage. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007515 | Thin Brick Panel Assembly System - A brick veneer assembly having improved installation capabilities, improved accommodation of brick tolerances, improved moisture control, simple assembly, and lower cost relative to the prior art. A plurality of bricks having a mortised groove providing both a locating advantage and a locking mechanism are provided. An easy to handle support panel provides horizontal rows of shaped receptors, each of which are alternately aligned vertically, and each of which have resilient retainers integrated within the walls of said receptors to engage the brick. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007516 | BUILDING EXTERIOR PANELS AND METHOD - Exterior building siding for aesthetic and protection of the building against wind, rain and solar energy that includes attaching each horizontal plank from the top of the wall downwardly that includes a starting strip where each plank is interlocked to the plank above it. Each of the horizontal planks includes a top wall portion that fits snuggly into an “L-shaped” groove above it so that the panels can be firmly locked together vertically in a downwardly fashion to prevent any wind uplift against the siding or moisture intrusion. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007517 | PANELS INCLUDING TRAP LOCK ADAPTOR STRIPS - Exterior building siding for aesthetic and protection of the building against wind, rain and solar energy by attaching each horizontal plank from the top of the wall downwardly that includes a starting strip where each plank is interlocked to the plank above it. Each of the horizontal planks includes a top wall portion that fits snuggly into an “L-shaped” groove above it so that the panels can be firmly locked together vertically in a downwardly fashion to prevent any wind uplift against the siding or moisture intrusion. In the preferred embodiment, an adaptor strip is bonded to a conventional siding plank for trap lock engagement. Each adaptor strip has a longitudinal recess to reduce mass and volume and a mid panel support for strength. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007518 | STRUCTURAL TERMINUS IMPLEMENTED TO INHIBIT EXPLOSIVE EFFECT - The invention relates to a structural terminus for inhibiting explosive effect which includes a flat panel element delimited on one hand by two first hollow profiles frame elements running parallel to one another and whose anchoring ends are anchored on a structure part opposite to one another in relation to a structure opening to be closed using an assigned coupling element and which each extend continuously between anchoring points, and on the other hand by two second hollow profile frame elements running transversely to the first frame elements such that the second frame elements being placed between anchoring ends and butt connectors inserted in the butt ends being connected to an external lateral face of the first frame element, each of the first frame elements has a continuous reinforcement profile connected to the assigned coupling element in their interior, and the butt connectors are connected to the reinforcement profile and/or to the coupling elements. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007519 | STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE INSULATED PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A structural composite insulated panel having a plurality of truss members arrayed in substantially parallel relation at a substantially equal interval so as to define a plurality of cells therebetween. The panel has an insulating member disposed in each of the cells, the panel has two opposing elongated side panel surfaces defined by side surfaces of the cells, and two opposing end panel surfaces defined by the respective end surfaces of two outermost cells of the panel, the two side panel surfaces are substantially perpendicular to the two end panel surfaces and the plurality of truss members. The panel has a pair of prismatic members, each parallely engaged to the respective side panel surfaces. The panel has a pair of locking members, each at the respective end panel surfaces and engaged thereat to the prismatic members to provide compressive locking tension to the insulating members and the trusses in the panel. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007520 | Modular Reinforced Structural Beam and Connecting Member System - A modular reinforced structural beam and connecting member system that includes at least one composite beam having two oppositely oriented triangular closed head portions and a transversally extending web interposed between said two closed head portions, each of said beams consisting of two separate members arranged such that corresponding head portions of said two members are nested one within the other and adjacent elements of the two members are in mutual stabilizing contact. A plurality of connecting members are connected to, and are in force transmitting contact with, one of the composite beams and another structural element. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007521 | Portable sealing system - An improved sealing assembly for sealing flowable materials within containers for transport on commercial passenger flights includes at least one selectively sealable container having a volume of approximately three fluid ounces. A hand-held, portable sealing mechanism is adapted and constructed to hermetically seal flowable materials within the at least one sealable container. The sealing mechanism is of sufficient compactness and lightness to render it capable of being carried on the person of a user. The sealing mechanism is used to seal flowable materials in to the at least one container in sufficient quantity to permit transportation of the sealed, filled pouch in carry-on baggage of a passenger of the commercial passenger flight. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007522 | Method of Producing a Drink Contained in a Container - A method of producing a drink contained in a container comprising steps of heating and thereby sterilizing a tea drink having pH of 4.6 or over and containing catechin in an amount of 30 mg % or over or an acidic drink having pH of less than 4.6 and thereafter maintaining the sterilized drink at a temperature within a range from 60° C. to 70° C. and, in the meanwhile, heating and thereby sterilizing and rinsing a container on at least its inner surface with heated water having a temperature within a range from 65° C. to 100° C., filling the drink in the sterilized container at a filling temperature within a range from 60° C. to 70° C. in an environment controlled space which is separated from an outside environment and in which filling and sealing apparatuses and an environment surrounding the filling and sealing apparatuses have been heated and thereby sterilized and rinsed with heated water having a temperature within a range from 65° C. to 100° C., and sealing the container filled with the drink and thereafter cooling the container to a normal temperature of 40° C. or below. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVACUATING AND SEALING CONTAINERS - An apparatus and method for creating a vacuum-sealed package comprising the placement of the item to be vacuum packed in a container; sealing the container, placing a portion of the container in contact with a sealable chamber; sealing the chamber, creating holes in the container, evacuating the desired amount of air from the container and creating a seal between the interior of the container and the holes. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007524 | Device for Producing Deep Packaging Trays Comprising a Cooled Lower Mould Section - The invention relates to a device and method for producing deep-drawn packaging trays and a packaging machine provided with the inventive device. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007525 | METHOD FOR REUSING RETURNABLE PACKAGING - The present invention involves a method for reprocessing and reusing returnable packaging used in industry for the shipment of manufactured goods from a manufacturing to a user, wherein said returnable packaging has a lifecycle that terminates at the completion of a program which utilizes the manufactured goods. The packaging is acquired from a vendor at the completion of a program and catalogued. Cataloguing includes sorting, repairing, cleaning, recycling, and storing the packaging in inventory for future redistribution or reuse. The packaging is shipped to the customers as orders are received. Custom packaging may also be designed, manufactured, and shipped. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007526 | Enveloping Device - An enveloping device ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007527 | Vehicle fuel supply device - A vehicle fuel supply device | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007528 | ENGINE INTAKE SYSTEM WITH ACCESSIBLE, INTERCHANGEABLE AIR FILTERS - An air induction system for an engine to remove contaminants from intake air prior to delivery to the engine. The system includes a filtering unit having barrier filter panels attachable to a mounting frame. The filter panels are interchangeably usable. A juncture between first and second filter panels and the mounting frame is located at a region of relatively lower quantity of intake air flow. The juncture includes lugs on the filter panels which facilitate interchangeability. An opening above the filtering unit permits easy installation and removal of filter panels. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007529 | Portable Breathable Dust Partition System - A portable partition system includes an air permeable nonwoven sheet material as the primary isolation material. An elongated support member with an attachment device are used to erect the sheet material. The attachment device includes a head with opposed separable clamping surfaces having a hook material provided thereon. The sheet material is inserted between the clamping surfaces so as to be engaged directly by the hook material on opposite sides of the sheet material upon erecting the system into a portable partition. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007530 | STEAM-WATER SEPARATOR - In a steam-water separator, a swirl vane ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007531 | ARRANGEMENT OF AN AIR FILTER AND A DIAPHRAGM CARBURETTOR - A diaphragm carburettor is connected via a suction port with the clean air side of an air filter. A regulating chamber with a fuel chamber is connected with the suction port, in which the fuel chamber is acted upon with underpressure from the suction port and is separated from a compensation chamber by a regulating diaphragm formed to control the fuel supply to the fuel chamber. The compensation chamber is connected via a compensation path with the clean air side of the air filter and/or with the suction port so that pressure vibrations are reduced in the compensation chamber. A control and/or regulating element associated with the compensation path alters the length and/or the diameter of the compensation path. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007532 | Composite ceramic body, method of manufacturing the same and ceramic filter assembly - A method for manufacturing a composite ceramic body with occluding a plurality of pores that are open at its surface of a porous ceramic body, the method includes the steps of impregnating a polysilazane solution including polysilazane having a repetition structure of fundamental units of at least one of [—Si(H)(C | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007533 | SECTIONALIZED BELT GUIDE FOR DRAPER BELT IN AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE - A cutting platform for use with an agricultural harvesting machine includes a plurality of platform sections. At least one platform section includes a cutterbar assembly movable in a localized manner in upwards and downwards directions, an endless belt having a leading edge, a plurality of belt supports mounted to the cutterbar assembly, and a plurality of belt guides. Each belt support is at least partially positioned under the leading edge of the endless belt, and includes at least one upwardly extending clip. Each belt guide partially overlies the leading edge of the endless belt. Each belt guide includes at least one clip hole for receiving a corresponding clip, and a rear surface which is attached to a belt support or the cutterbar assembly. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007534 | COMBINE HARVESTER DRAPER HEADER HAVING FLEXIBLE CUTTERBAR - A harvesting header having a flexible cutterbar assembly utilizes draper belts behind the cutterbar assembly to gently consolidate the severed crop materials and deliver them to a point of discharge and delivery, such as to the feederhouse of a combine harvester. One embodiment has draper assemblies and a central conveyor fixed relative to the flexible cutterbar assembly, while another has the draper assemblies and central conveyer flexible with the cutterbar assembly. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007535 | SHIFT MECHANISM FOR TRIM MOWER CUTTING UNITS - A shift mechanism for trim mower cutting units includes a pair of slidable carriers. Each slidable carrier can slide along a pair of guide rods mounted to a mower frame. A hydraulic extension cylinder is connected to each slidable carrier and independently extends to move the slidable carrier laterally outward from the mower frame or retracts to move the slidable carrier laterally inward in relation to the mower frame. A hydraulic shifting cylinder is mounted between the two extension cylinders and extends to shift both slidable carriers laterally inward toward a center position, and retracts to move both slidable carriers laterally outward toward an extended position. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007536 | Height Adjuster Mechanism for a Grass/Ground Treatment Machine - A height adjuster mechanism for mounting on a frame of a grass and/or ground treatment machine to vary the height of the frame relative to a ground-engaging roller assembly and thereby adjust the height setting of a grass and/or ground treatment module mounted on the frame. The mechanism includes an open-topped housing provided on a rotary adjuster and having an upper surface which defines a height adjustment reference datum level. An insert is movable up and down within the open-topped housing in which the upper surface of the insert can be adjusted to be substantially flush or coplanar with the upper surface of the open-topped housing so as to set a datum level of the treatment module. Means are provided for determining the extent of angular adjustment of the rotary adjuster so as to set any required height adjustment of the treatment module | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007537 | Device and method for harvesting woody crops - A device for harvesting crops comprising woody material including a processor arranged to mechanically work the woody material and to feed the mechanically worked woody material to a bale-forming mechanism, the bale-forming mechanism being arranged to form a bale of the mechanically worked woody material. The present invention also extends to a method for harvesting crops comprising woody material in a continuous operation including the steps of: (a) mechanically working the woody material using a processor of a harvesting device; (b) feeding the mechanically worked woody material to a bale-forming mechanism of the harvesting device; and (c) forming a bale from the mechanically worked woody material. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007538 | Method of industrially producing yarn at a lower twist multiplier for textile products - The present invention relates to a machine, a system, and textiles resulting from an industrially produced yarn, created through the incorporation of a linear false twisting device and two lappets positioned to affect a yarn during drafting. The invention results in a yarn having a low twist multiplier. The textiles products created from the produced yarn exhibit a soft feel without requiring the use of chemical treatments. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007539 | Screw Shaft Turbine Compressor - A screw shaft turbine compressor comprising (i) a compressor section, (ii) a turbine section, (iii) a combustion section coupling to the compressor section and the turbine section, and (iv) a grooved shaft. The grooved shaft in one embodiment extends from a portion of the compressor section, through the combustion section, and to a portion of the turbine section. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007540 | PINTLE-CONTROLLED PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH EXTERNAL DYNAMIC SEAL - A propulsion system with a pintle for variable thrust is constructed such that the pintle contains a shaft at its fore end which passes through an opening in the thrust chamber wall and extends into a boss on the outside surface of the thrust chamber. A dynamic seal that maintains the pressurization of the thrust chamber while allowing movement of the pintle is positioned inside the boss, between the pintle shaft and the boss, and actuation of the pintle is achieved by a rack affixed to the fore end of the pintle and a gear that engages the rack. The dynamic seal, rack and gear are thus external to the thrust chamber, providing the thrust chamber with a compact external envelope, a greater thermal standoff, or both. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007541 | THRUSTER USING NITROUS OXIDE - A thruster is provided that makes it possible to reduce and eventually eliminate the toxicity of storable liquid propellant and improve the low-temperature environment adaptability of propulsion system using the storable liquid propellant. The thruster produces thrust by using catalytic decomposition gas obtained by catalytically decomposing nitrous oxide with a nitrous oxide decomposition catalyst. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007542 | TITANIUM TREATMENT TO MINIMIZE FRETTING - A method for surface treating a titanium gas turbine engine component. The method includes providing a gas turbine engine component having a titanium-containing surface. The component is heated to a temperature sufficient to diffuse carbon into the titanium and below 1000° F. The surface is contacted with a carbon-containing gas to diffuse carbon into the surface to form carbides. Thereafter, the carbide-containing surface is coated with a lubricant comprising a binder and a friction modifier. The binder preferably including titanium oxide and the friction modifier preferably including tungsten disulfide. The coefficient of friction between the surface and another titanium-containing surface is less than about 0.6 in high altitude atmospheres. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007543 | Pintle injector tip with active cooling - A bi-propellant rocket engine may include a primary propellant flowing in a central passageway, a secondary propellant flowing in a secondary passageway generally coaxial with central passageway and a pintle tip having a central chamber sidewall coaxial with the primary passageway and surrounding a central chamber, the central chamber sidewall having a first plurality of apertures there through so that some of the primary propellant exits the central chamber transverse to the flow of the secondary propellant in the secondary passageway. The pintle tip may have a secondary chamber sidewall, substantially thicker than the primary chamber sidewall, surrounding a secondary chamber downstream of and in fluid communication with the primary chamber, the secondary chamber sidewall having a second plurality of apertures there through so that some of the primary propellant exits the secondary chamber transverse to the flow of the secondary propellant in the secondary passageway. The pintle tip may have an end wall generally traverse to the flow of the primary propellant in the central passageway and adjacent the secondary chamber sidewall so that the flow of primary propellant through the secondary chamber sidewall cools a downstream face of the end wall during combustion of the mixed propellants adjacent the downstream face of the end wall. The pintle tip may be used for mixing a first liquid with a second liquid. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007544 | Method and Device for Reducing the Number of Particles in the Exhaust Gas of an Internal Combustion Engine - A device for reducing the number of particles in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes at least two structures through which an exhaust gas can flow, initially through a first structure and then through a second structure during operation. An electrical potential difference can be generated between the structures. In this way, the exhaust gas downstream of the second structure has fewer particles, averaged over time, than the exhaust gas upstream of the first structure. In addition, the particles downstream of the second structure have a larger mean diameter than those upstream of the first structure, so that it is possible to reduce emissions, in particular of fine dust, in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines. A method for reducing the number of particles in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, is also provided. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007545 | Exhaust Purifier for Internal Combustion Engine - An addition valve is provided upstream of an exhaust gas purifying catalyst (NOx catalyst) in an exhaust pipe and in the vicinity of a water jacket in a cylinder head, in addition to a fuel injection valve injecting fuel for combustion in a combustion chamber. The addition valve injects a reducing agent in an addition amount in accordance with an operation state of an engine. Using an engine coolant temperature correlated to a temperature of the addition valve, a target addition interval of the addition valve is made shorter with increase in the engine coolant temperature, so that the addition amount is increased (step | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007546 | Exhaust Gas Purifying Apparatus for an Internal Combustion Engine and a Method for Controlling Same Apparatus - An exhaust gas purifying system for an internal combustion engine includes a first exhaust passage ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007547 | Control Method of Exhaust Gas Purification System and Exhaust Gas Purification System - At regeneration control while a vehicle mounting an internal combustion engine ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007548 | Exhaust Gas Purification System of Internal Combustion Engine - A catalyst suited for reducing NOx in an exhaust gas by ammonia in the presence of excess oxygen is arranged in an engine exhaust passage. An aqueous urea solution is fed from a flow addition valve onto a catalyst, part of the urea fed to the catalyst is stored in the catalyst, and the ammonia generated from the urea stored in the catalyst is used to reduce the NOx in the exhaust gas. At the time of engine startup, at the time of cold operation, and at the time of increase of the HC amount, it is determined that the amount of formaldehyde in the exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst exceeds the allowable amount, and, at this time, the feed of urea to the catalyst is prohibited. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007549 | Method Of Controlling Exhaust Gas Purification System And Exhaust Gas Purification System - In in-cylinder fuel multi-injection conducted during forced regeneration of a DPF ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007550 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR EIGHT-CYLINDER ENGINE - An exhaust manifold includes first to eighth upstream exhaust pipes extending respectively from first to eighth cylinders ignited in that order; first to fourth midway exhaust pipes extending respectively from a joint of extended ends of the first and fifth upstream exhaust pipes, a joint of extended ends of the second and sixth upstream exhaust pipes, a joint of extended ends of the third and seventh upstream exhaust pipes, and a joint of extended ends of the fourth and eighth upstream exhaust pipes; and first and second downstream exhaust pipes extending respectively from a joint of extended ends of the first and third midway exhaust pipes and a joint of extended ends of the second and fourth midway exhaust pipes for communicating the respective joints to the ambient atmosphere. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007551 | Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment System - An exhaust gas after treatment system for treating exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes a soot catalytic converter and an SCR catalytic converter, which reduces NOx-emissions by means of a reagent delivered via an injector located upstream of the SCR catalytic converter. According to the invention the soot catalytic converter is located between the injector and the SCR-catalytic converter. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007552 | Exhaust manifold having improved NVH characteristics - An exhaust manifold and method of manufacturing the same is provided that includes at least one tube within shells of an exhaust manifold. The tube limits fluid communication from the tube into the shells of the exhaust manifold. An inlet flange is connectable to the exhaust manifold and is attachable to a cylinder head of a combustion engine. Exhaust gases expelled from the cylinder head are transmitted into the exhaust manifold. At least a portion of the exhaust gases pass through the tube. The exhaust manifold reduces NVH and cures emission control issues. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007553 | PREVENTION OF FACE-PLUGGING ON AFTERTREATMENT DEVICES IN EXHAUST - An inlet face for an aftertreatment device that prevents and/or eliminates face-plugging for a passageway where the inlet face is disposed. The inlet face includes a particular end surface disposed on an outer surface at the end of a substrate. The end surface includes at least one of a three-dimensional topographical configuration disposed at the end of the substrate, a chemical coating applied on the end of the substrate, or both a three-dimensional topographical configuration disposed on the end of the substrate and a chemical coating applied on the three-dimensional topographical configuration. As one example, the inlet face can be helpful in preventing carbonaceous fouling, which can result from engine exhaust material, such as carbon soot and other engine exhaust by-products. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007554 | Hydraulic Energy Storage with Reinforced Layer - In one aspect of the present invention, a system for performing work has a hydraulic circuit adapted to store energy within a hose. The hose has an elastic inner layer pre-tensioned by a radial tensioning component disposed within the hose and at least one reinforcing layer of elastic thread disposed around and compressing the inner layer. A hydraulic fluid is in the circuit and in communication with the hose, the radial tensioning component and with a hydraulic actuator for doing the work. The circuit has a mechanism for pressurizing the hydraulic circuit in order to perform the work. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007555 | Biomimetic Water Membrane Comprising Aquaporins Used in the Production of Salinity Power - The present invention relates to the use of aquaporin containing membranes in the production of salinity power. The membranes are preferably lipid bilayers incorporating reconstituted aquaporin channels, e.g. entrapped between porous support materials, or alternatively enclosing a highly hydrophobic porous support material. Also disclosed is a salinity power plant. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007556 | Hydraulic Control System - The invention relates to a hydraulic control arrangement for actuating at least two consumers ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007557 | DISTENSIBLE TUBE WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - A generally horizontal distensible tube ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007558 | Energy Storage - A system for performing work having a hydraulic circuit has a length of hose, a hydraulic fluid in the circuit in communication with the hose and with a hydraulic actuator for doing the work, and a mechanism for pressurizing the hydraulic circuit such that at least 50 foot pounds of energy is stored within the hose to perform the work. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007559 | SERVO-CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC UNIT FEEDING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO A VIBRATOR - The servo-control system for hydraulic unit according to the invention comprises a pump driven by a motor feeding hydraulic fluid to a vibrator or vibrating system comprising eccentric weights driven in rotation by at least one hydraulic motor receiving said fluid. It also comprises adaptation means for continuous adaptation of the rotation speed of the motor of the hydraulic unit in relation to the energy actually consumed by the vibrator. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007560 | Vibration suppression apparatus and stirling engine having the same - A vibration suppression apparatus includes a leaf spring having one end connected to one end in the vibrating direction of a Stirling refrigerator which is a reciprocating motion apparatus, a balance mass connected to the other end of the leaf spring, and a damper including a damping body connected to the balance mass and vibrating in phase with the balance mass. With this structure, the high-performance vibration suppression apparatus including the elastic body and the damper can be manufactured with a small size and at a low cost. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007561 | POSITION CONTROL METHOD FOR SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR - To provide a position control method for a shape memory alloy actuator that improves positioning accuracy of the actuator while ensuring satisfactory response until achieving positioning, the method includes a commanded resistance value setting step of setting a commanded resistance value that corresponds to the predetermined length, a resistance value measurement step of measuring the value of resistance, a resistance value comparison step of comparing the commanded resistance value and the measured resistance value, a first control step of controlling the length of the shape memory alloy using a first gain based on the result of comparison until the commanded resistance value is reached, a termination determination step of making a determination as to a condition for terminating the first control step, and a second control step of keeping the moving body stationary, upon determination of termination in the termination determination step, by retaining the length of the shape memory alloy using a second gain smaller than the first gain based on the result of the comparison, wherein the second control step is continued until a commanded resistance value is set again, thereby performing position control of the moving body. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007562 | DUAL-FUNCTION STIRLING ENGINE SYSTEM - A dual-function system comprising a heat source and a Stirling engine movably secured to a motorized machine, where the Stirling engine is positionable to operate in a refrigeration mode and in a power generation mode. The Stirling engine is configured to transfer heat from an exhaust pipe of the motorized machine in the refrigeration mode, and to transfer heat from the heat source to generate electrical power in the power generation mode. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007563 | Supercharged Diesel Engines - A diesel engine comprises one or more cylinders ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007564 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling an Internal Combustion Engine - A control device for an internal combustion engine, which comprise a turbocharger, of which turbo flow rate is made variable, and an intake valve provided with a variable valve mechanism and in which mirror cycle is performed, the control device comprising: device, which calculates an intake air quantity per unit time and an intake air quantity per cycle on the basis of torque required to the internal combustion engine; device, which controls the turbocharger so that with the intake air quantity per unit time, supercharging pressure is further increased in that range, in which a ratio of supercharging pressure and exhaust pressure is equal to or less than a predetermined value; and device, which controls the variable valve mechanism on the basis of the supercharging pressure and the intake air quantity per cycle. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007565 | TURBO CHARGE SYSTEM OF AN ENGINE - A turbo charge system of an engine minimizes energy loss of exhaust gas as a consequence of a crossover pipe that connects exhaust manifolds respectively mounted to cylinder heads at both sides of the engine with each other and that is mounted in each cylinder head, and the crossover pipe is formed as a double pipe structure. The turbo charge system of the engine may include a pair of exhaust manifolds respectively mounted to cylinder heads at both sides of the engine; a pair of turbo chargers connected respectively to the pair of exhaust manifolds and increasing intake air amount by using energy of exhaust gas; and a crossover pipe connecting the pair of exhaust manifolds with each other, wherein a crossover pipe is mounted in each cylinder head. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007566 | NOx ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS - A method for controlling NOx emissions from a gas turbine having a fuel adjustment system may include setting an outer nozzle fuel flow to achieve a desired level of combustion dynamics for at least one of a plurality of combustion chambers, determining a delta adjustment value for a center nozzle fuel flow that will result in a desired level of NOx emissions from the gas turbine, and adjusting the center nozzle fuel flow according to the determined delta adjustment value to obtain the desired level of NOx emissions from the gas turbine. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007567 | Dual Flow Turbine Engine Equipped with a Precooler - The invention concerns a precooler ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007568 | EMERGENCY POWER ENGINE RESTART SYSTEM - An engine starting apparatus and method may allow for two methods of engine start where only one engine gearbox accessory pad exists off the aircraft engine. A gearbox lubricating apparatus may also be provided to lubricate the gearbox at altitude without added complexity. Two engine starting inputs (for example, one input for ground start and one input for in-flight engine start) are provided while avoiding complex gearbox designs. Clutches may also be used to prevent the starter gearbox from continuous operation (rotation) after the engine has started. Apparatus and methods are also provided for improving the air-fuel combustion of the hot-gas turbine start input (for in-flight engine start) to minimize the build-up of solid carbon (soot) in and around the combustor and turbine nozzle flow passages. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007569 | HIGH TO LOW PRESSURE SPOOL SUMMING GEARBOX FOR ACCESSORY POWER EXTRACTION AND ELECTRIC START - A turbine engine includes low and high pressure spools. A high power take-off shaft is coupled to the high spool. An auxiliary component, such as a generator, is configured to be driven by the high power take-off shaft at a first speed. The low spool, in part, drives the auxiliary component, for example, by interconnecting the high power take-off shaft to a lower power take-off shaft through a speed summing gearbox. The gearbox drives the auxiliary component and increases the rotational speed of the auxiliary component from the first speed to the second speed. The low power take-off shaft also drives another generator, in one example. The turbine engine can be started by the low pressure generator, for example, in response to a command from a controller, which transforms the generator into a starter motor. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007570 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COOLING FLUID IN A TURBINE ENGINE - A method of assembling a turbine engine is provided. The method includes providing a heat exchanger having a curvilinear body. The method also includes coupling the heat exchanger to at least one of a fan casing and an engine casing of the turbine engine. The curvilinear body facilitates reducing pressure losses in airflow channeled into the heat exchanger. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007571 | Peltier Cooling Systems with High Aspect Ratio - New Peltier semiconductor heat transfer systems are presented herein. In particular, Peltier heat transfer systems of Peltier semiconductor elements of highly unique shapes are arranged to bias the cooling side with respect to its size and consequently performance. In effect, a Peltier heat transfer system is created whereby the Peltier called side is greatly reduced in size and the Peltier hot side is greatly expanded in size. Such ‘high aspect ratio’ Peltier systems promote ‘focused’ cooling effect, which is particularly useful in conjunction with high-performance electronic devices having a small footprint. The entire cooling fact of the Peltier device is brought to the small space approximated by a point. Thus a ‘point’ heat source such as a semiconductor laser are high-performance light emitting diode is more effectively cooled by these systems. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007572 | THERMOELECTRICS UTILIZING CONVECTIVE HEAT FLOW - An improved efficiency thermoelectric system is disclosed wherein convection is actively facilitated through a thermoelectric array. Thermoelectrics are commonly used for cooling and heating applications. Thermal power is convected through a thermoelectric array toward at least one side of the thermoelectric array, which leads to increased efficiency. Several different configurations are disclosed to provide convective thermal power transport, using a convective medium. In addition, a control system is disclosed which responds to one or more inputs to make adjustments to the thermoelectric system. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007573 | Cryostat assembly - A cryostat assembly includes a thermal shield, a cooling system including a cold member maintained in use at a temperature lower than that of the thermal shield, a first adsorption pump assembly located at least partly within the thermal shield, a first switch thermally connecting the adsorption pump to the thermal shield, a second switch selectively, thermally connecting the adsorption pump to the cold member, and a first thermal link. The first adsorption pump includes a pumping chamber containing a working fluid and an adsorption pump in fluid communication with the pumping chamber. The first thermal link couples the pumping chamber to the cold member. During adsorption of the working fluid by the adsorption pump, a portion of the working fluid evaporates so as to cause the temperature within the pumping chamber to fall below the temperature of the cold member. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007574 | Integration of Automated Cryopump Safety Purge - A system and method is provided to control a purge valve during an unsafe condition associated with a cryopump. An electronic controller may be used to control the opening and closing of one or more purge valves during the unsafe condition. The purge valve can be a cryo-purge valve or exhaust purge valve. The purge valve can be a normally open valve. The electronic controller can release the normally open valve in response to the unsafe condition. The electronic controller can delay its response to the unsafe condition for a safe period of time. Attempts from other systems to control these valves during unsafe conditions can be preempted during unsafe conditions. A user can be inhibited from manually controlling the purge valve during unsafe conditions. A power failure recovery routine may be initiated in response to a restoration of power. The power failure recovery routine can respond to an unsafe condition even if the power failure recovery routine has been manually turned off by a user. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007575 | Cooling apparatus - A cooling apparatus such as a refrigerator includes a refrigeration cycle including a compressor driven by an electric motor, a condenser, a throttle valve and an evaporator, a first physical amount detector capable of detecting a physical quantity representing a temperature of an object to be cooled by the cooling operation of the evaporator, a temperature control device capable of controlling a rotating speed of the motor based on the physical quantity detected by the first physical quantity detector so that the object is cooled approximately to a target temperature, a second physical quantity detector capable of detecting a physical quantity corresponding to a performance margin of the refrigeration cycle, and a rotating speed limiter capable of limiting the rotating speed of the motor to or below a predetermined speed based on a physical quantity detected by the second physical quantity detector. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007576 | Methods and Systems for a Torque-Based Air Conditioning Cut-Out Control - The present disclosure adjusts an air conditioner (A/C) compressor load responsive to the available torque to provide a compromise between A/C system and vehicle performance. The maximum available torque is monitored in real-time, and it is determined if there is enough torque to keep the A/C on for a fixed displacement compressor or how much the compressor displacement can be destroked through a current control for a variable displacement compressor. In an exemplary embodiment, an engine control unit (ECU) broadcasts the maximum available torque at a flywheel based on sensor readings and calculations. Accordingly, this broadcast enables a determination of whether there is enough torque available to maintain the A/C system in a controlled manner. Advantageously, the present disclosure avoids an abrupt turn-off or turn-on of the A/C system. Rather, the present disclosure maintains the A/C system in a controlled manner providing improved vehicle driveability. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007577 | ROTATION SPEED CONTROL DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONER, AND ROTATION SPEED CONTROL METHOD - An outdoor control unit includes a first control unit, a second control unit, and a switching unit. The outdoor control unit controls the rotational speed of an outdoor fan. The first control unit executes a first control for controlling the rotational speed of the outdoor fan based on the operation frequency of the compressor. The second control unit executes a second control for controlling the rotational speed of the outdoor fan based on a parameter other than the operation frequency of the compressor. The switching unit executes a switching control for switching between the first control and the second control according to a predetermined switching condition, when a cooling mode is being operated under a low outside air condition. The low outside air condition refers to a state that the outside air temperature is lower than a first temperature. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007578 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - To provide an air conditioning apparatus having a function for extinguishing fire when an electric component assembly ignites. An air conditioning apparatus ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007579 | Load Driving Device, Outdoor Unit of Air Conditioner, and Driving Method of Load - After the power source to the control substrate is turned on, power is supplied to the compressor driver and the fan driver. Then, when it is determined that an indoor unit is in operation, the compressor driver and the fan driver are operated. Meanwhile, when it is determined that the indoor unit is not in operation, after the lapse of ten minutes or twenty minutes under a predetermined setting, the power to the compressor driver and the fan driver is cut. When the operation of the indoor unit is started again, power is supplied to the compressor driver and the fan driver. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007580 | Air Conditioning System - A mounting bracket ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007581 | Dehumidifier - A dehumidifier includes a main body case that defines an inner space and is provided at a side with an external air inlet, a top panel that is installed to form a spaced gap through which air heat-exchanged discharges on a top of the main body case, a barrier dividing the inner space, and a plurality of heat exchangers that are disposed at a side of the barrier to allow circulation air circulating the inner space to be heat-exchanged with external air introduced from an external side. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007582 | Air conditioning system - An air conditioning system for an inner space has an air conditioner configured for cooling and heating of air, a filter for filtering particles entrained in air supplied via the air conditioner into an inner space, a cooler air so as to dry the air located downstream, a humidifier for the air, and units for additional treatment located one after the other in a direction of air supply into the inner space. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007583 | Evaporative Cooling Device - A evaporative cooling device is described having a pair of heat conducting plates ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007584 | DEWPOINT COOLER - A dewpoint cooler comprises: two medium circuits coupled mutually via a heat-conducting wall, through which circuits two media can flow, wherein the second medium contains gas, which wall has heat-conducting protrusions; wherein the wall and the protrusions are covered with a hydrophilic coating which can absorb an evaporable liquid and relinquish it again through evaporation such that the wetted coating, and thereby also the heath-conducting surfaces and the protrusions, are cooled; a wetting unit for subjecting the secondary medium to wetting by the evaporable liquid by evaporating liquid from the coating such that the evaporated liquid entrained by the secondary medium extracts heat from the primary medium via the heath-conducting wall. The coating consists of a porous technical ceramic material, such as a mineral wool. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007585 | DISPENSER RELATED TECHNOLOGY - A food storage apparatus enables dispensation of contents (e.g., ice and/or water) stored in the food storage apparatus and collects residual contents after the dispensation of the contents. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007586 | Apparatus for cooling food under water and maintaining water temperature therefor - An underwater-cooling water-temperature maintaining apparatus of a food includes: a water tank where a cooled stuff and cooling treated water of which a freezing point is not more than zero Celsius degree; a treated water cooler configured to cool the cooling treated water; a water temperature detection sensor configured to detect a water temperature of the cooling treated water; an agitator pump configured to equalize the water temperature of the cooling treated water in the water tank; ultrasonic vibrators configured to oscillate ultrasound toward an inside of the water tank in order to prevent the cooled stuff from being frozen; and a controller configured to control the ultrasonic vibrators, the water temperature detection sensor, the treated water cooler, and the agitator pump so as to maintain the water temperature of the cooling treated water at a temperature at which the cooled stuff is not frozen. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007587 | FREEZER DOOR SUBASSEMBLY AND FREEZER WITH A FREEZER DOOR SUBASSEMBLY OF THIS TYPE - A freezer door subassembly has a glass door and a door post against which the glass door bears in the closed position via a flexible seal. The glass door has a laminated assembly. The latter is held on its vertical edge section, which is adjacent to the door post in the closed position, by a frame profile. The flexible seal is arranged between the frame profile and the door post. The frame profile has a plastic profile base body which is coated on its visible sides by a decorative layer. The result is a freezer door subassembly which is improved in terms of freedom from condensation. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007588 | Oil Balance System and Method for Compressors - A compressor system includes a first compressor, which has a first low side oil sump, in a first shell and a second compressor, which has a second low side oil sump, in a second shell. The first and second compressors are connected in series. There is an oil transfer conduit connected between the first low side sump of the first compressor and the second low side sump of the second compressor. The system also includes a normally open check valve in the oil transfer conduit. A method for effecting oil balance in a compressor system, the method includes establishing a first compressor in a first shell having a first low side oil sump and establishing a second compressor in a second shell having a second low side oil sump. The first and second compressors are connected in series. The method also includes positioning an oil transfer conduit between the first low side sump and the second low side sump and positioning a normally open check valve in the oil transfer conduit. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007589 | Refrigerartion apparatus - A refrigeration apparatus ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007590 | Refrigeration System - The low-side pressure of a refrigeration cycle and the refrigerant temperature at the exit of a gas cooler under reference operating conditions are employed as a reference low pressure and a reference refrigerant temperature, respectively, and the high-side pressure of the refrigeration cycle at which the COP of the refrigeration cycle reaches a maximum value under the reference operating conditions is employed as a reference high pressure. In this case, the volume v | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007591 | SUB-COOLING UNIT FOR COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for cooling a medium includes a line having coolant flowing therein, and a sub-cooling unit in fluid communication with the line. The sub-cooling unit receives a portion of the coolant diverted from the line to cool coolant flowing in the line. A method of cooling a medium is further disclosed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007592 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007593 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH COLD ACCUMULATOR - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular an evaporator ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007594 | CONDUIT COMPONENT FOR A POWER SUPPLY NETWORK, USE THEREOF, METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CRYOGENIC ENERGY CARRIERS IN CONDUITS AND DEVICES SUITABLE THEREFOR - What is described is a conduit component for a power supply network, comprising at least one first conduit for an at least partially liquid cryogenic energy carrier and at least one second conduit for a heat transfer medium liquid at the temperature of the liquid cryogenic energy carrier, said second conduit running parallel to the first conduit, and also heat exchangers, which are provided at the end of the second conduit and are in thermal contact with the first conduit, for evaporating or condensing the heat transfer medium during the extraction of the cryogenic medium from or during its introduction into the first conduit. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007595 | Low Temperature Air Separation Process for Producing Pressurized Gaseous Product - A compressed air stream is cooled in an exchanger to form a compressed cooled air stream. The stream is then cryogenically compressed in a first compressor to form a first pressurized gas stream. The first pressurized gas stream is further cooled in the exchanger, cryogenically compressed in a second compressor, and then it is cooled and partially liquefied. The cooled and partially liquefied product is then fed to a system of distillation columns. A liquid product is removed from the system of distillation columns. This product is then pressurized, vaporized and warmed in the exchanger to yield pressurized gaseous product. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007596 | DESIGNER CONTROL DEVICES - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a control device comprising: an input; an output; and a processor, where the processor is configured to receive an input signal through the input, where the input signal is generated from a user interface on media device, where the processor sends a control signal through the output to a sound reproduction device, where the output signal controls audio generated by the sound reproduction device, and where the input, output, and processor are not included in the media device and are not included in the sound reproduction device. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007597 | Body attached band with removal visual image pockets - A band worn on the body as a wrist band, arm band, ankle band, leg band, neck band, or waist band, with removable vinyl picture pockets that functions as a behavioral incentive, a portable visual communication system, and/or is used to display collectable stamps, pictures, mini trading (sport) cards, etc. Ends of the band are adjustably interconnected and pockets are removably attached by mating hook and loop fasteners, snaps, or mating magnetically attractive materials. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007598 | Earring with a threaded stem for attaching to one of a variety of decorative elements - In one embodiment an earring includes a stem including a sharp end, external threads at the opposite end, a flange proximate the external threads, and a neck interconnecting the external threads and the flange; and a decorative member including a threaded axial opening adapted to urge its mouth against the flange by threadedly securing to the external threads. In another embodiment, the decorative member is a two-piece member. The decorative element can be implemented as one of a plurality of different shapes. Moreover, the stem can be sterilized effectively by detaching from the decorative element. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007599 | Method and Device For Producing Technical Glass Parts For Optical Applications - The present invention relates to a method for producing a technical glass part, particularly meeting high requirements with respect to contour accuracy and surface quality, particularly a precision lens, wherein a blank including a cast-on section is produced using an injection molding process, wherein the blank is cooled down and subsequently heated, and wherein the blank subsequently is blank molded, particularly on both sides, into a technical glass part meeting high requirements with respect to contour accuracy and surface quality, particularly a precision lens. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007600 | IMPROVEMENT IN THE LIFTING RIBS OF THE DRUM OF A CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE - Front-loading clothes washing machine comprising a washing tub, a rotating drum contained in said tub and provided with an access opening and a rear wall, a plurality of internally hollow lifting ribs, as they are generally known as such in the art, arranged inside the drum, and provided internally with a respective partition wall, which is in the shape of a substantially planar quadrangle, a side of which coincides with the common side of the inclined walls of the lifting rib, while the opposite side lies on the inner surface of said drum in a roughly intermediate position between said walls. Said partition wall divides the inner volume of the respective lifting rib into two chambers that do not communicate with each other, and each one of said inclined walls is provided with at least a first respective aperture and a plurality of respective perforations adapted to let the respective one of said chambers communicate with the inner volume of the drum. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007601 | Washing Machine, and Ozone Generator - Provided is an ozone generator ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007602 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine capable of washing or drying laundry is disclosed. The disclosed laundry machine can achieve an enhancement in the convenience of the user, and can provide a beautiful appearance. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007603 | Structure of Water Level Sensor for Steam Generator in Drum Washing Machine - The present invention relates to laundry machines, such as washing machines or dryers, for washing or drying laundry. The steam generator ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007604 | Device for Performing Complete-or Partial Emptying/Filling of a Drying Aggregate with Upstanding Expansion Pelt Boards - In connection with the various working operations in the production of furs, a not inconsiderable amount of manual labor is involved in the handling of the pelt boards or expansion pelt boards between the various work processes. To make the production of furs more profitable, manual labor is reduced to a minimum using a device for performing a complete or partial emptying/filling of a drying aggregate for upstanding expansion pelt boards, with or without tanned, or tanned and dried pelts, to one or more suitable receiving stations for further transport and/or handling. The device has a gripping element which can be activated for displacement, the movements of which are controlled by a control unit so that upstanding expansion pelt boards with or without tanned, dried pelts, are transferred automatically in upstanding position from the surface of the drying aggregate to a receiving point for further handling and transport. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007605 | Lock having an indicative lock core - A lock includes a housing, a shackle, a controlling unit and a lock core. The shackle has a root section and a free section. The root section is disposed in the housing. The free section extends from the root section and is disposed outside the housing. The controlling unit is disposed in the housing and connected to the root section of the shackle. In particular, the controlling unit is capable of rotating about the root section and axially moving with the root section. Additionally, the lock core is disposed in the housing and is configured to control rotation of the controlling unit. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090007606 | PADLOCK HAVING A LAMELLAE-TYPE PREASSEMBLY LOCK BODY AND AN END LAMELLA SECURED THERETO - A padlock includes a preassembly lock body including a plurality of lamellae that are bound together by at least one preassembly rivet and that define a cylinder recess. At least one end lamella is attachable to the preassembly lock body and at least partially covers the cylinder recess. A rivet extends through the at least one end lamella and extends at least partially through the preassembly lock body to secure the at least one end lamella to the preassembly lock body. | 2009-01-08 |
