| 06th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20150033730 | COMPRESSOR HOUSING FOR AN AIR CYCLE MACHINE - A component of an air cycle machine includes a fan housing portion, a compressor housing portion, a main bore housing radius, a static seal radius, a shroud pilot housing radius, and an insulator seal plate housing radius. The fan housing portion includes a shroud for a fan section. The compressor housing portion includes a shroud for a compressor air inlet, a shroud portion for a compressor blade section, and a shroud portion for a compressor air outlet. The main bore housing radius is arranged about a central axis and is configured to circumscribe a shaft arranged along the central axis, the main bore housing radius being between 1.9400 and 1.9440 inches. The static seal portion is arranged about the central axis and positioned longitudinally adjacent to the main bore housing portion. The static seal portion is configured to circumscribe a static seal defined by the shaft, and has a radius between 2.0420 and 2.0440 inches. The shroud pilot housing radius is arranged about the central axis. The shroud pilot housing radius is between 5.9440 and 5.9470 inches. The insulator seal plate housing radius is arranged about the central axis and is configured to mate with an adjacent turbine section component. The insulator seal plate housing radius is between 8.6380 and 8.6420 inches. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033731 | BUOYANCY ENGINE - Provided is a buoyancy engine that generates power by using buoyancy acting on an object inside a liquid such as water. When a part of moving bodies | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033732 | AIR COMPRESSING DEVICE OF BIFUEL ENGINE - A supercharging device of a bifuel engine using a gas fuel and a liquid fuel as fuels, and having a supercharger supercharging or turbocharger turbocharging a large amount of intake air into a combustion chamber of the engine by driving a compressor arranged in an intake passage of the engine by an output shaft of the engine or an electric motor, performs the compressing by the compressor of the supercharger or turbocharger when the gas fuel is used, and does not perform the supercharging or turbocharging by the compressor of the supercharger or turbocharger when the liquid fuel is used. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033733 | WASTEGATE VALVE DEVICE - A wastegate valve device for a supercharging device may include a valve disc, which is connected to an actuator device via a drive train. The wastegate valve device may include at least one damping element arranged between the valve disc and the actuator device. The drive train may have an inner section, which is arranged inside a fluid path of a driving fluid. The inner section may include a spindle arm, which is connected to a spindle and to the valve disc. The spindle may be connected to an operating arm, which is arranged in an outer section of the drive train. The operating arm may be arranged outside the fluid path, and may be connected to an operating rod, which is connected to the actuator device. The damping element may be arranged in a connection region of the drive train. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033734 | GAS FLOW DISTRIBUTING FLEXIBLE COUPLING - A coupling for routing and distributing exhaust gas flow from an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The coupling includes an upstream duct having a first end and a second end, and a gas flow distribution device arranged between the first and second ends of the upstream duct. The coupling also includes a downstream duct having a first end and a second end, and a flexible portion arranged between the first and second ends of the downstream duct. The upstream duct is fixed to the downstream duct to generate a continuous, sealed passage for the gas flow between the first end of the upstream duct and the second end of the downstream duct. A vehicle is also disclosed having an engine employing an exhaust after-treatment device and the coupling for routing and distributing the gas flow from the engine to the after-treatment device. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033735 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION CONTROL - Methods and systems are disclosed for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation valve in an engine by determining errors in exhaust backpressure estimates and adapting EGR flow estimations based on these errors to meet target EGR dilutions in the engine. In one example approach, a method comprises adjusting valve position based on desired EGR flow and estimated EGR flow, where the estimated flow is based on estimated exhaust backpressure, and the estimated exhaust backpressure is updated based on errors between actual and desired intake oxygen concentration. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033736 | Exhaust Management Strategies For Opposed-Piston, Two-Stroke Engines - Exhaust temperature management strategies for an opposed-piston, two-stroke engine with EGR are based on control of a ratio of the mass of fresh air and external EGR delivered to a cylinder to the mass of the trapped charge (density of the delivered charge multiplied by the trapped volume at port closing). | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033737 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING THE WASTE HEAT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, IN PARTICULAR FOR UTILIZING THE WASTE HEAT OF A VEHICLE ENGINE - The invention relates to a method and a device for utilizing waste heat of an internal combustion engine, particularly for utilizing the waste heat of a vehicle engine, comprising at least one heat exchanger to transfer the waste heat from an internal combustion engine to a working medium; at least one turbine connected to a generator for generating mechanical or electrical energy, wherein said turbine is driven by said working medium; at least one cooler for cooling the working medium; at least one compressor for compressing the working medium; and at least one working medium circuit with pipes for the working medium, which is characterized in that the working medium, preferably carbon dioxide, propane, methanol or ethanol or a mixture of these fluids, is at least partially in a supercritical state. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033738 | METHOD OF EXTRACTING ENERGY FROM A CAVITY CREATED BY MINING OPERATIONS - An energy-extracting mine ventilation system comprises: a ventilation unit for conditioning the intake air of a mine; a network of pipes installed in at least one cavity of the mine, the network of pipes comprising a geothermal fluid circulating therethrough wherein the network is in contact with a minefill material within the cavity and a rock mass; wherein the minefill material transfers energy between the rock mass of the at least one cavity and the thermal fluid; and a heat exchanger unit in fluid communication with the network of pipes and extracting the energy from the thermal fluid The heat exchanger unit is configured to transfer extracted energy directly or indirectly to the ventilation unit in order to condition the intake air of the mine, The extracted energy can be used in a variety of other applications, such as district heating, acid leaching, and water heating. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033739 | ELECTRICITY-GENERATING SYSTEM USING SOLAR HEAT ENERGY - Disclosed is an electricity-generating system using solar heat energy. The electricity-generating system concentrates solar heat during the daylight hours through a condenser lens at a collector lens, heats a heat storage medium and steam in a latent heat state through the collector lens so as to produce a sensible heat state, drives a generator using the discharge of steam pressure, and in the remaining time, heats the latent heat steam in a heat storage tank in which the heat storage medium is contained so as to drive the generator and generate electricity. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033740 | MULTI-THERMAL STORAGE UNIT SYSTEMS, FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES, AND LOW PRESSURE SOLAR RECEIVERS FOR SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND USES THEREOF - Inventive concentrated solar power systems using solar receivers, and related devices and methods, are generally described. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033741 | TURBINE FACILITY AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD FOR HEATER DRAINAGE WATER - Provided are a turbine facility, in which iron oxide particle scale that adheres to inner surfaces of boiler tubes and impedes heat transfer can be efficiently removed from heater drainage water; and a water treatment method for heater drainage water in the turbine facility. The turbine facility includes a boiler | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033742 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THERMAL-CYCLE YIELD IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - The present invention relates to a method for increasing the efficiency of electric power generation in pressurized water nuclear power plants, comprising steps of superheating a main steam and reheating the reheated steam by means of an auxiliary circuit, where the streams for the superheating and the reheating work in parallel. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033743 | Fluid Machine - A fluid machine ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033744 | Fluid Machine - A fluid machine ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033745 | LASER FOR STEAM TURBINE SYSTEM - A steam turbine system uses a laser to instantaneously vaporize water in a nozzle within a turbine. This steam is then used to rotate the turbine. Thus, the turbine system does not require an external boiler. The steam turbine system may be used in either an open system, where the steam passing through the turbine is not condensed and reused, or a closed system, where the steam passing through the turbine is condensed and reused. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033746 | HEAT SHIELD WITH STANDOFFS - A heat shield for a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The heat shield includes a plate portion, an inner ring, and a plurality of standoffs. The plate portion includes an annular sector shape. The inner ring extends from an inner part of the plate portion. The inner ring includes a hollow cylinder shape. The plurality of standoffs extends from the plate portion, proximate outer edges of the plate portion and in the same direction as the inner ring. The plurality of standoffs forms a plurality of scallops. Each scallop is located between adjacent standoffs. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033747 | CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT NOZZLE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine engine convergent-divergent nozzle including an annular central element and an annular cap arranged coaxially around the central element to co-operate with the central element to define an annular flow channel for a gas stream from the engine. Between a throat section and an ejection section of the nozzle, the central element and the cap present respective internal profiles in longitudinal section that are modeled by curves having respective radii of curvature that are identical in absolute value. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN OXIDANT HEATING SYSTEM - A system includes an oxidant compressor and a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine includes a combustor section having a turbine combustor, a turbine driven by combustion products from the turbine combustor, and an exhaust gas compressor driven by the turbine. The exhaust gas compressor is configured to compress and route an exhaust flow to the turbine combustor and the oxidant compressor is configured to compress and route an oxidant flow to the turbine combustor. The gas turbine engine also includes an inlet oxidant heating system configured to route at least one of a first portion of the combustion products, or a second portion of the exhaust flow, or any combination thereof, to an inlet of the oxidant compressor. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - In one embodiment, a system includes a turbine combustor having a combustor liner disposed about a combustion chamber, a head end upstream of the combustion chamber relative to a downstream direction of a flow of combustion gases through the combustion chamber, a flow sleeve disposed at an offset about the combustor liner to define a passage, and a barrier within the passage. The head end is configured to direct an oxidant flow and a first fuel flow toward the combustion chamber. The passage is configured to direct a gas flow toward the head end and to direct a portion of the oxidant flow toward a turbine end of the turbine combustor. The gas flow includes a substantially inert gas. The barrier is configured to block the portion of the oxidant flow toward the turbine end and to block the gas flow toward the head end within the passage. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033750 | GAS TURBINE SYSTEM CONTROL ADJUSTMENT FOR GAS TURBINE SHAFT SPEED CHANGE - A power system includes a gas turbine configured to rotate a shaft to supply power to an electricity grid and a controller configured to detect a change in a speed of the shaft and to adjust a formula for controlling a fuel supplied to a combustor of the gas turbine based on detecting a changing shaft speed. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WATER INJECTION SYSTEM - A system includes a compressor configured to compress a gaseous stream, an exhaust gas cooler configured to cool an exhaust gas from combustion with a cooling water, and a water injection system configured to inject the cooling water from the exhaust gas cooler into at least one of a compressor inlet of the compressor, a stage of the compressor, between stages of the compressor, or an inlet duct coupled to the compressor inlet of the compressor, or any combination thereof. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033752 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FLAME STABILIZATION IN SUCH A SYSTEM - A gas turbine combustion system is provided. In an embodiment, the system includes a first radial inflow swirler having first radial outer intake openings, first radial inner outlet openings and first flow passages, each first flow passage including a first angle (a) with respect to the radial direction, a second radial inflow swirler having second radial outer intake openings, each second flow passage including a second angle (p) with respect to the radial direction, where the radial outer circumference of the second radial inflow swirler has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the radial inner circumference of the first radial inflow swirler and the second radial inflow swirler is located coaxially with and radially inside the first radial inflow swirler. The first angle (a) has a different sign than the second angle (p) with respect to the radial direction. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033753 | RELIGHTING A TURBOFAN ENGINE - The method and apparatus for in-flight relighting of a turbofan engine involve in one aspect selectively controlling an accessory drag load on one or more windmilling rotors to permit control of the windmill speed to an optimum value for relight conditions. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033754 | RELIGHTING A TURBOFAN ENGINE - The method and apparatus for in-flight relighting of a turbofan engine involve in one aspect selectively controlling an accessory drag load on one or more windmilling rotors to permit control of the windmill speed to an optimum value for relight conditions. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033755 | TREATMENT OF A FEEDSTOCK MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of a feedstock material, the method comprising: (i) thermally treating a feedstock material to produce an syngas; and (ii) plasma-treating the syngas in a plasma treatment unit in the presence of additional carbon dioxide to produce a refined syngas, wherein the additional carbon dioxide is added to the feedstock material during the thermal treatment and/or to the syngas before plasma treatment and/or introduced in the plasma treatment unit. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033756 | Gas Turbine with Primary and Secondary Lubricating Oil Cooler - A gas turbine including: a turbine package, a gas turbine, a ventilation system for cooling the interior of the turbine package, and a lubricating oil circuit. The lubricating oil circuit comprises a lubricating oil pump, a lubricating oil tank, a primary lubricating oil cooler, and a secondary lubricating oil cooler. The secondary lubricating oil cooler is arranged in the turbine package, in a position lower than a rotary shaft of the gas turbine. The ventilation system is arranged and designed such that at least part of a package cooling airflow contacts the secondary lubricating oil cooler to remove heat from the lubricating oil circulating in the secondary lubricating oil cooler. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033757 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE SENSOR - A system includes a gas turbine engine that includes a combustor section having a turbine combustor that generates combustion products, a turbine section having one or more turbine stages driven by the combustion products, an exhaust section disposed downstream of the turbine section, an oxygen sensor adaptor housing disposed in at least one of the combustor section, the turbine section, or the exhaust section, or any combination thereof, and an oxygen sensor disposed in the oxygen sensor adaptor housing. The oxygen sensor adaptor housing is configured to maintain a temperature of a portion of the oxygen sensor below an upper threshold. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033758 | COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANT AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - Electrical and thermal energy is generated for at least one load by a combined heat and power plant, wherein the retrieved heat output is increased when a threshold value for a difference between a provided and retrieved heat output is exceeded. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033759 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT - The invention concerns a gas turbine engine component ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033760 | Solar Assisted Gas Turbine System - It is an object of the present invention to provide a solar assisted gas turbine system that has a largely reduced number of heat collectors and a reduced installation area required for installation of the heat collectors. The solar assisted gas turbine system of the invention includes a gas turbine unit having a compressor for compressing air, a combustor for putting the air compressed by the compressor and a fuel into combustion, and a turbine driven by a combustion gas generated in the combustor; a heat collector for collecting solar heat and forming high-pressure hot water; a heat storage tank for storing the heating medium raised in temperature; a heat-exchanger for performing heat exchange between the heating medium and water to form hot water; and an atomizer by which the hot water formed by the heat-exchanger is sprayed into the air to be taken into the compressor. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033761 | HEAT TRANSFER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A heat transfer assembly for controlling heat transfer of a turbine engine is provided. The turbine engine includes a housing and includes a compressor, a combustor and a turbine located within the housing. The heat transfer assembly includes a flow control device having a sidewall coupled to the turbine, the sidewall is in flow communication with a compressor vane. The sidewall is configured to define a first flow path from the compressor vane to a turbine vane and a second flow path from the compressor vane to a turbine blade. A heat exchanger is coupled to the housing and located between the compressor and the turbine, wherein the heat exchanger is in flow communication with at least one of the first flow path and the second flow path. A fluid supply device is coupled to the housing and in flow communication with the heat exchanger. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033762 | REGENERATIVE ELECTROCALORIC COOLING DEVICE - A regenerative electrocaloric (EC) device is provided. The regenerative EC device uses a special configuration to expand the temperature span T | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033763 | MATERIAL FOR MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION AND MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A composite material for magnetic refrigeration is provided. The composite material for magnetic refrigeration includes a magnetocaloric effect material having a magnetocaloric effect; and a heat conductive material dispersed in the magnetocaloric effect material. The heat conductive material is at least one selected from the group consisting of a carbon nanotube and a carbon nanofiber. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033764 | THERMOELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONER - A thermoelectric unit including thermoelectric modules, cold side fins, a heat sink, a hot side heat absorption element, and an electronic controller. The heat absorption element includes a metal heat transfer structure, phase change material (PCM) and heat exchange medium. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033765 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF CRYOGENIC LIQUID AIR - An apparatus for storing liquid air (a cryogenic mixture of about 80% liquid nitrogen and about 20% liquid oxygen) in a stable condition within a storage vessel by providing a heat exchanger in fluid communication with vaporized liquid air within vessel condense the vaporized liquid air back to liquid form. This will result in condensing the nitrogen-rich vapor into the mass as a liquid, thereby reducing ullage pressure, cooling the mass, and ultimately precluding oxygen-enrichment through boil-off. A cryocooler may be mounted externally to the vessel and in fluid communication with an interior of the vessel to condense liquid air vaporized within the vessel. The system may be used to supply air to safe haven areas of a mine or building, or piped in through a building HVAC system and/or mounted on vehicle. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033766 | REFRIGERATOR - A pulse tube refrigerator has a pulse tube having a first end and a second end. A inertance tube connects the first end and a buffer tank. A pressure change generator is connected with the second end. The pressure change generator generates a pressure change of a working gas at the second end periodically. A first flow straightener provided at the first end. A second flow straightener provided at the second end. A degree to which the first flow straightener hinders the flow of the working gas is greater than a degree to which the second flow straightener hinders the flow of the working gas. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033767 | Cryocooler with Magnetic Reciprocating Piston - A cryocooler is described that can include a pressure wave generator, and a refrigeration device (for example, a coldhead), which can be used to liquefy a gas when the gas is exposed to a surface of the refrigeration device. The pressure wave generator can include one or more motors. Each motor can include a stator, and at least one electrical coil wound around a portion of the stator. The electrical coil can generate a reversing magnetic field when alternating electric current is passed through the electrical coil. The motor can further include a pressurized container that can be placed within the space enclosed by the stator, and a piston that can be placed inside the pressurized container. The stators can be placed external to the pressurized container. The piston is made by combining magnets that have opposite and transverse polarities, and are combined adjacently on a common reciprocating axis. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033768 | INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING LIQUID AND/OR GASEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE - An installation for preparing liquid and/or gaseous carbon dioxide is described, having a first container which is configured to store liquid carbon dioxide, wherein the first container is in fluid communication with a second container by at least a first pump, wherein said pump is configured for pumping carbon dioxide out of the first container via a first valve into the second container. A measuring apparatus is provided for measuring the mass of the second container, wherein the installation is configured such that the first valve is closed off so that no more carbon dioxide can be supplied to the second container when the mass of the second container measured by the measuring apparatus reaches or exceeds a predefined value. Methods for preparing liquid carbon dioxide are also provided for. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033769 | PUMP TOWER INSTALLATION STRUCTURE OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STORAGE TANK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a pump tower installation structure of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank and a manufacturing method thereof. The pump tower installation structure of the LNG storage tank includes an adaptor disposed at a predetermined area of an opening portion formed at an inner hull disposed on an upper side of the LNG storage tank, and a cover having through-holes corresponding to pipes of the pump tower installed at the storage tank, and disposed at a remaining area of the opening portion to be connected with the adaptor. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033770 | REFRIGERANT MIXTURES COMPRISING TETRAFLUOROPROPENE, DIFLUOROMETHANE, PENTAFLUOROETHANE, AND TETRAFLUOROETHANE AND USES THEREOF - A nonflammable refrigerant mixture is disclosed. The non-flammable refrigerant mixture consists essentially of (a) from 20 weight percent to 25.5 weight percent HFO-1234yf, (b) from 20 weight percent to 24.5 weight percent HFC-32, (c) from 24.5 weight percent to 30 weight percent HFC-125 (d) from 25.5 weight percent to 30 weight percent HFC-134a, and (e) from about 0.0001 weight percent to 10 weight percent trans-HFO-1234ze. These refrigerant mixtures are useful as components in compositions also containing non-refrigerant components (e.g. lubricants), in processes to produce cooling, in methods for replacing refrigerant R-404A or R-507, and in refrigeration apparatus. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033771 | MODULAR REFRIGERATION AND HEAT RECLAMATION CHILLER - The present technology provides a modular refrigeration and heat reclamation chiller system comprising an evaporator configured to vaporize a refrigerant to cool the refrigerant, a compressor coupled to the evaporator and configured to compress the refrigerant, a condenser coupled to the compressor and configured to condense the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, a sub-cooler coupled to the condenser and configured to receive the refrigerant from the condenser so as to selectively extract heat from the refrigerant and to transfer the refrigerant to the evaporator, and an expansion valve coupled to both the sub-cooler and the evaporator. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033772 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING ELECTRIC COMPONENTS - An apparatus is disclosed which includes a generator receiving a heat load from first electric components, an evaporator for receiving a heat load from second electric components, a tight enclosure, and an absorber-condenser arranged outside of the tight enclosure. For efficient cooling of the apparatus, one or more of the generator, evaporator and absorber-condenser is entirely or partly manufactured of aluminum. The inert and refrigerant can be selected such that R134a is used as the inert and butane as the refrigerant fluid, or R32 is used as the inert and cyclopropane is used as the refrigerant, and the absorber is selected to include an alkyl acetamide, a carbonate ester or a glycol ester. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033773 | REFRIGERATOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A refrigerator, where warm air is prevented from flowing into a storage chamber during defrosting or when cooling starts, heat transfer from a cooling chamber to the storage chamber is prevented, and the temperature rise in the storage chamber is constrained to a low level. A separator is used to divide a part of an air supply passage, to form a space portion in communication with a cooling chamber through an air supply opening portion. A first freely controllable opening portion is disposed in a separating area between the space portion and the divided air supply passage, and a second freely controllable opening portion is disposed in a separating area between the space portion and an air return passage or the cooling chamber. By setting the first and second opening portions in closed and open states, respectively, a condenser performs cooling and an air blower supplies air. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033774 | Systems And Methods For Potable Water Production - Systems and methods are disclosed for water collection from atmospheric moisture in large quantities in uncontrolled outdoor environments where the temperature may be cold and humidity levels low. To extract water from air when the dew point is low, a heat exchanger cools to a point where water vapor is deposited on its surface as ice. The heat exchanger then cycles through a heating phase to melt the ice and generate liquid water. The accumulation of frost is advantageous. Frost accumulation enables water collection when the dew point is low. Disclosed variations enhance efficiency and environmental tolerance. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033775 | Apparatus and Method for Monitoring and Controlling Load Requirements - An apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling load requirements relating to a transport refrigeration unit, including receiving one or more power information from a load: a power consumption information or a power requirement information; receiving one or more state information from the load: state of a compressor, state of a condenser, state of a compressor fan, state of an evaporation fan or state of a condenser fan; determining the following based on one or more power information and one or more state information: a) an amount of power to supply, b) a time duration for supplying power, and c) an operational frequency. In one example, one or more auxiliary information are also used for the determination: a fluid leakage measurement, a current measurement, a timer measurement, a counter measurement, a controlled environment temperature, or an environmental temperature. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033776 | HVAC System Subcooler - An air handling unit has a refrigeration coil assembly and a subcooler circuit disposed in a downstream airflow path relative to the refrigeration coil assembly. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033777 | HEAT PUMP, IN PARTICULAR FOR HEATING A VEHICLE INTERIOR, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAT PUMP - A heat pump for heating a vehicle interior includes a compressor arranged in a heat-pump circuit of a working medium, a condenser, a throttle valve and an evaporator. Gaseous working medium is compressed in the compressor. The compressor outlet is connected to the inlet of the condenser in which the working medium condenses, at the same time discharging heat, the heat being delivered as useful heat directly or indirectly to a consumer. The condenser is followed by a jet pump, to which the liquid working medium coming from the condenser is delivered as driving medium and to which the gaseous working medium flowing out from the evaporator is delivered as suction medium, in such a way that the driving medium and suction medium are compressed in the jet pump as a two-phase mixture. The jet-pump outlet is connected to the inlet of a separator, to which the two-phase mixture is delivered and in which the gaseous working medium is separated from the liquid working medium. The gas outlet of the separator is connected to the compressor inlet and the liquid outlet of the separator is connected to the inlet of the throttle valve, the liquid working medium being throttled in the throttle valve, and the outlet of the throttle valve is connected to the inlet of the evaporator, in which, by the supply of heat, phase transformation takes place to the gaseous working medium. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033778 | Power Generation System and Method - A method is disclosed for generating and distributing electric power for localized use. The method entails providing an enclosed building having an air conditioning and ventilation unit for supplying cooled air within the building, the unit including a closed loop circuit configured to operate a closed loop refrigeration cycle, including a compressor operable to compress a working fluid of the closed loop circuit. The method further includes engaging an internal combustion engine with the compressor and operating the internal combustion engine to drive the compressor, thereby transferring energy to the refrigeration cycle. The method may also involve engaging an electric motor with the compressor and operating the electric motor to drive the compressor, thereby transferring energy to the refrigeration cycle. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033779 | Multi-split Heat Pump for Heating, Cooling, and Water Heating - A multi-split air or ground source heat pump system designed to provide a residential application with space heating and cooling, along with supplemental hydronic heating and potable water preheating. The supplemental hydronic heating supports applications like radiant floor heating and heating swimming pools. Commercially, the multi-split air or ground source heat pump system expands on this technology to incorporate comfort and/or process heating, cooling, and hydronic heating applications utilizing multiple types of energy sources. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033780 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In a case of a heating operation in which the use side heat exchanger functions as a condenser when an outside temperature is a predetermined low temperature, a low-outside-temperature heating operation start-up mode in which, while a refrigerant discharged from the compressor is caused to flow into the use side heat exchanger, a refrigerant is supplied to the injection port of the compressor via the injection pipe and part of the refrigerant that has transferred heat in the heat source side heat exchanger is supplied to the compressor, is followed by a low-outside-temperature heating operation mode in which the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the injection port of the compressor via the injection pipe while the refrigerant being caused to flow into the use side heat exchanger. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033781 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER - A vehicle air conditioner to be installed in a passenger compartment S includes a casing, a piping component, and a seal | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033782 | VEHICLE HEAT PUMP AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A vehicle heat pump air-conditioning system is provided, which is capable of securing a temperature linearity characteristic during dehumidifying heating, slowing progression of a frost formation on an exterior evaporator during heating, and stably continuing a heating operation while suppressing variations in a blowout temperature. In a cooling refrigeration cycle ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033783 | Integrated System for Cooling a Building, Collecting Rainwater, and Cleaning a Rooftop Solar Array - This invention provides a simple integrated system that uses roof-spray, water collection, and water storage components to cool a building, collect and store rainwater, and clean a rooftop solar array. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033784 | Storage Apparatus Having Air Purifying Module - A storage apparatus according to an embodiment may include a body having a storage space of storage products and an air purifying module coupled to the body. The air purifying module may include a light emitting diode part disposed along a passage of air to provide ultraviolet light, and a filter part disposed adjacent to the light emitting diode part. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033785 | COMPRESSOR NOISE SUPPRESSING STRUCTURE AND DEHUMIDIFIER HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a compressor noise suppressing structure and a dehumidifier having the same. The compressor noise suppressing structure includes an installation member fixed to a base frame to support and accommodate a component installed within a housing, and a noise-proof member extending from the installation member to cover at least one side of the compressor to block noise from the compressor. According to the compressor noise suppressing structure, noise generated when the compressor is operated is simultaneously blocked by the nose-proof member and the housing, and the installation member and the noise-proof member are configured as a single component, improving assembly characteristics and simplifying a fabrication process. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033786 | APPLIANCE - An appliance such as a refrigerator or freezer comprising a base having a drawer, a foldable step assembly received in the drawer is disclosed. The step assembly is configured to rise out of the drawer into an extended position to provide a step when the drawer is open. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033787 | PUMP, REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PUMP - In a pump, a resin magnet included in a rotor portion has a plurality of groove portions in an outer peripheral portion thereof, the groove portions extending in an axial direction. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033788 | RECEIVER DRYER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RECEIVER DRYER AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A receiver dryer includes a first body and a second body, one end of the second body away from the first body defining first and second connecting ports. The receiver dryer includes a filter cartridge including a first mating portion, a second mating portion, and a filter part at a middle portion; the first mating portion fits with an inner wall of the second body, one space allowing refrigerant to flow is formed between the filter part and the inner wall of the second body, the second mating portion is connected to the second connecting port, the space between the filter part and the inner wall of the second body communicates with the first connecting port, an inside of the filter part communicates with the second connecting port via the second mating portion, and refrigerant is filtered at least once when flowing between the first and second connecting ports. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033789 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONER PROVIDED WITH HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger provided with a plurality of plate-like fins | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033790 | EJECTOR - An ejector includes a body member having a depressurizing space that depressurizes a refrigerant which flows out of a swirling space that swirls the refrigerant, a suction passage that draws the refrigerant from an external, and a pressurizing space that mixes a refrigerant jetted from the depressurizing space with a refrigerant drawn from the suction passage and pressurizes the mixed refrigerant, and a conical passage formation member arranged in the depressurizing space and in the pressurizing space. A nozzle passage is formed of a refrigerant passage between an inner peripheral surface of the depressurizing space and an outer peripheral surface of the passage formation member, and a diffuser passage is formed of a refrigerant passage between an inner peripheral surface of a portion that defines the pressurizing space and an outer peripheral surface of the passage formation member. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033791 | EJECTOR - An ejector includes a swirl flow channel that is arranged on an upstream side of a nozzle portion. The swirl flow channel swirls the high pressure refrigerant and allows the refrigerant in a state of a gas-liquid mixed phase to flow into the nozzle portion. The ejector further includes a flow-rate changeable mechanism that is disposed at the upstream side of the swirl flow channel, and is capable of changing a flow rate of the high pressure refrigerant that flows into the swirl flow channel. Accordingly, a nozzle efficiency can be improved, and an operation according to a load of the refrigeration cycle is possible. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033792 | SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR LIQUID NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION - A system and method for producing liquid natural gas (LNG) from a natural gas stream is presented. The system includes a moisture removal device and compressor for removing moisture from and compressing the natural gas stream. The low moisture compressed natural gas stream is cooled in a heat exchanger to discharge a cooled compressed discharge stream. A multi-phase turbo expander provides for further cooling and expansion of the cooled compressed discharge stream, generating an expanded exhaust stream comprising a mixture of a vapor comprised substantially of CH | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033793 | PROCESS FOR LIQUEFACTION OF NATURAL GAS - A process and system for production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from natural gas. The natural gas is first partially purified by removal of water and other contaminants, followed by partial chilling to freeze some contaminants and to allow for production of a purge stream to remove other contaminants. These contaminants may be removed from the stream. The process has advantages of low cost and improved removal of contaminants. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033794 | Illuminable Bracelet - An illuminable bracelet generally includes a buckle, a band having a first end and a second end, a closure member disposed at the second end, a light source, and at least one logo disposed along an inner surface of the band. The band may be formed of a polymeric material that allows light from the light source in the buckle to permeate through the band, illuminating the band and the at least one logo of the band. The band may form a closed-loop when a closure member is used to secure the second end of the band to the buckle. Further, the buckle may have a switch that allows a user to control the light source. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033795 | Self-Adjustable Jewelry Clasp - In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, a bracelet is generally formed of a circular wire band that is elastically deformable. That is, at least a portion of the band is bendable by a user such that the band returns to its original form when released by the user. The bracelet has a “clasp” portion, which is a hollow tubular member, affixed to one end of the band. Another end of the band forms a bend for retaining the end of the band inside the hollow tubular member. The hollow tubular member has a portal at one end for receiving the bend. The portion of the band near the bend is deflected slightly to enable passage through the portal of the bend. Upon passage through the portal, the bend releasably fastens the two ends of the band to one another. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033796 | MOLTEN GLASS PUNCH AND DIE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A device and method for stamping or extruding molten glass sheet material into discrete glass parts defined by the shape of a metal or ceramic die may use force applied through one or more metal or ceramic punches to form precisely shaped glass parts. A molten glass sheet material may be positioned over the die and under the punches for processing. The molten glass material may be pushed through the die using, for example, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and/or manual force to create a shearing action. The resulting glass part(s) may be subsequently moved to an annealing leer for controlled cooling while the residual sheet material may be gathered for recycling. Parts created with this method may be arranged into assemblies to combine colors for decorative effect, and reheated to unify them into a single solid piece comprised of an assembly of formerly discrete glass parts. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033797 | MUFFLE GAP SEAL FOR GLASS LAMINATE MACHINE - A flexible seal positioned between two muffles of a glass laminate fusion draw machine comprises, in order from the interior to the exterior of the muffles, a radiation shield comprising overlapping rows of refractory material, a thermal seal comprising a blanket of temperature resistance material, and an air seal comprising a sheet of high temperature elastomeric material. The seal may further comprising a secondary radiation shield positioned between the thermal seal and the air seal. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033798 | SILICON REFINING DEVICE - Provided is a silicon refining device that is used when industrially producing silicon of high purity by vacuum melting, has a high P removal rate and thus high productivity, and is a practical device cost-wise with a simple and cheap device configuration. This silicon refining device comprises, in a decompression vessel provided with a vacuum pump, a crucible that contains a metal silicon material, a heating device that heats the crucible, and a molten metal surface thermal insulation member that covers the upper portion of silicon molten metal and has an exhaust opening with an opening area that is smaller than the silicon molten metal surface area. The molten metal surface thermal insulation member comprises a laminated insulation material with a multilayer structure in which three or more laminates are laminated at predetermined intervals from each other, and which exhibits a radiant heat insulating function based on the multilayer structure. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033799 | GLASS PARTICLE DEPOSIT PRODUCING METHOD AND GLASS PREFORM PRODUCING METHOD - A glass particle deposit producing method capable of preventing the variation in the outside diameter of a glass particle deposit and enhancing the yield of a glass raw material is provided. A glass particle deposit is produced by mounting a starting rod | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033800 | BUSHINGS COMPRISING NOTCHED TERMINAL EARS - A bushing assembly (2) is provided including terminal ears coupled to opposed end walls (2A) of the bushing assembly, each of said terminal ears comprising an electrically conductive plate (1) comprising a first terminal edge (1D) coupled to a bushing first end wall (2A), and extending away from said first end wall to a second, free terminal edge (1A) and having a curved geometry; the curvature, | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033801 | Protective Glove Having Textile Inner Lining - The present disclosure relates to a polymer protective glove, which includes a textile lining and a polymer layer having an elastomer with isoprene units. According to the present disclosure, the textile lining or textile layer and the polymer layer are embodied in the form of a layered laminate. The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing such a protective glove. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033802 | PULLEY FOR WASHING MACHINE - A pulley has a plastic body having a peripheral seat and a central hub defining a through opening, with teeth extending from the central hub into the through opening. A metal insert is located within the hub and has at least a portion circumscribing the through opening. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033803 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE LAUNDRY MOVER WITH LIQUID DIVERTER - A laundry mover for a laundry treating appliance may include a protrusion located on an upper side of the laundry mover and forming an open-bottom cavity. The protrusion may have at least one opening fluidly communicating the cavity with a portion of the treating chamber above the protrusion. A diverter may be located on a lower side of the laundry mover such that rotation of the laundry mover brings the diverter into contact with liquid in a portion of the treating chamber underneath the laundry mover, and the diverter directs the liquid through the cavity to expel the liquid through the at least one opening. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033804 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033805 | Ozone Injection Systems - An ozone laundry system that injects ozone into the chemical injection system in order to allow the system to inject ozone as other cleaning chemicals are injected into the washer. This allows ozone to be injected through the wash cycle rather than just during the initial fill phase and additional avoids the expense and maintenance of adding ozone recirculation plumping to an ozone laundry system. Accordingly, ozone levels may be maintained at superior levels throughout the wash cycle. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033806 | Laundry Treating Machine - The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033807 | LOCK DEVICE WITH WIRELESS FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A lock device with wireless function includes a body having an entry key set assembled on a surface thereof, the body having a processing unit, a wireless unit, a power supplier and a main board assembled therein, the main board electrically connected to the entry key set, the processing unit, the wireless unit and the power supplier. Therefore, a corresponding key is unnecessary for the user to unlock the body. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033808 | LOCK SYSTEM - A lock system for controlling access, for example to a room or building, is disclosed. The lock system comprises a bolt module in which control of the bolt can be configured differently on the two sides of a leaf or door. Control of the bolt module may be provided by various locking modules, which are also disclosed herein. The bolt module is reversible for left handed or right handed operation. In one embodiment the bolt module comprises: a bolt moveable between a thrown position and a retracted position; and a first rotor assembly capable of accepting a drive element, the first rotor assembly arranged to drive the bolt. The bolt module may also comprise a second rotor assembly. The bolt module may comprise an anti-thrust member obstructing driving back of the bolt under action of an external force on the bolt. The bolt module may comprise a lockable cover. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033809 | LOCKABLE LOCKING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT - A lockable locking device ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033810 | SECURITY APPARATUS FOR RATCHET TYPE GUNLOCKS - A security apparatus for a ratchet type gunlock that has a ratchet for locking the gunlock. The security apparatus prevents the gunlock from being shimmed using shimming techniques well known in the art. A star-shaped cogwheel having asymmetrical teeth prevents the shim from reaching the locked ratchet. The security apparatus also provides an extended ratchet latching assembly that features a pivot and a unique shoe-shaped latch that attaches to a plunger via a ball head such that the connections provided between the three elements of the latching assembly enable the latching assembly to remain locked despite severe impact, wrenching or shaking, yet can be easily opened even once the forces being applied to the gunlock ceases even when the deformation to the gunlock is irreversible. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033811 | MICRONUTRIENT-ENHANCED POLYMERIC SEED COATINGS - Improved, micronutrient-supplemented polymeric seed coatings are provided which include at least one polyanionic polymer in combination with respective amounts of Zn, Mn, and Cu micronutrients. Preferably, the coatings comprise polyanionic polymers having a backbone comprising dicarboxylic repeat units with Zn, Mn, and Cu bound to the backbone. The most preferred polymers contain maleic and itaconic repeat units, optionally with sulfonate repeat units. The invention also provides a method of treating seeds using the coatings, and coated seed products. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033812 | Methods and Systems for the Co-Generation of Gaseous Fuels, Biochar, and Fertilizer From Biomass and Biogenic Wastes - Methods and systems for converting a biomass and biogenic wastes to hydrogen with integrated carbon dioxide capture and storage are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include the following: mixing at least one of a dry solid or liquid or liquid hydroxide and catalysts with a biomass to form a biomass mixture; heating the biomass mixture until the hydroxide and the biomass react to produce hydrogen, carbonate, biochar, and potentially fertilizer; calcining the carbonate or performing double replacement reactions of the carbonate to produce sequestration-ready carbon dioxide and a hydroxide; storing the carbon dioxide produced; transferring the hydrogen produced to a fuel cell; and generating electricity with the fuel cell. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033813 | Pipe bending apparatus and method thereof - A pipe bending apparatus has a head portion, an elongated handle portion attached to a bottom section of the head portion, and a laser member adapted to attach to a pipe and be spaced a predetermined distance away from the head and handle portions, wherein the head portion includes a curved elongated channel having two side walls forming a channel interior, a channel exterior, and an open channel top, the head portion further including an end section formed on a distal front end thereof, such that the channel and the end section are formed and adapted to hold a pipe around a substantial portion of its diameter, the two side walls of the channel have a series of spaced matching pairs of holes, wherein each of the matching pair of holes are adapted to receive and hold a blocking pin therein. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033814 | Nanostructured-Lattices Produced by Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment Method - The present invention is about the design and manufacturing method of constructing nano-structured lattices. The design of the four periodic two-dimensional lattices (hexagonal, triangulated, square and Kagome) is described; and the process of making nano-structured lattices is outlined in the present invention. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033815 | HEAD OF AN EXPLODING-WIRE ELECTROHYDRAULIC DISCHARGE DEVICE - A head of an electrohydraulic discharge device of the invention comprises:
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| 20150033816 | Double Ended Hemming Roller - A hemming roller | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033817 | PRESSING TOOL AND LOCKING BOLT - A pressing tool in which, according to work content, an exchange tool is held so as to be capable of being exchanged by attachment/detachment by a locking bolt penetrating through a mounting portion provided to the tool main body, and the exchange tool is actuated by a pressing member. The outer periphery of the shank of the locking bolt is provided with: an annular groove for locking, arranged on the bolt-head side so as to be partially discontinuous; a release groove extending from the discontinuous part of the annular groove toward the tip of the bolt along the shank at an incline so as to gradually get shallower; and a retaining annular groove formed on the shank further toward the tip of the bolt than the release groove, the bolt-head side inner wall of the retaining annular groove being formed as a tapered incline. The mounting part is provided with a locking pin that fits into the locking annular groove, the release groove, and the retaining groove and that is capable of moving between the grooves. The locking bolt is provided with a release coil spring for urging the bolt toward the bolt head. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033818 | GUIDED KEEPER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR METAL FORMING DIES - A guided keeper assembly for metal forming dies includes a base having a mounting face and a fastener aperture to mount the base to an associated die shoe, as well as a central guide aperture. A guide pin having a central portion is closely received in the central guide aperture for precisely guiding reciprocal motion between the die pad and the die shoe. The guide pin has an enlarged head at one end which abuts the base to positively limit travel between the die shoe and the die pad, and a shoulder at an opposite end with an alignment mechanism that precisely locates the guide pin on the die pad. A fastener extends through the fastener aperture in the base to securely connect the same with the die shoe. Another fastener securely connects the second end of the guide pin with the die pad. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033819 | TIE BAR TENSIONING SYSTEM - A tie bar tensioning system that allows a bending machine operator to removably couple an upper end of a bend die post of the bending machine to a base of the bending machine via a tie bar, and to lock the tie bar in a tensioned position. The tensioning system includes a stationary member and a rotatable member, each with aligned tie bar passages for receiving the one end of the tie bar. Both the stationary member and the rotatable member include respective engagement surfaces, with the rotatable member engagement surface being rotatable relative to the stationary member engagement surface between a released position and a tensioned position whereat the rotatable member is selectively lockable. The rotation of the rotatable member with the stationary engagement surface in engagement with the stationary engagement surface longitudinally displacing the rotatable member relative to the stationary member. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033820 | APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING PHYSICAL QUALITY SENSOR - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for inspecting a physical quality sensor, the apparatus including: a measuring unit measuring at least one reference sensor and an inspected sensor; and a display unit electrically communicated with the measuring unit. The measuring unit includes: a base including a first seating part mounting a reference substrate having at least one reference sensor mounted thereon and a second seating part seating the inspected sensor to be adjacent to the reference sensor; and an upper cover including a through-hole exposing the reference sensor and the inspected sensor to surrounding atmosphere and formed in a plate shape covering at least one reference sensor and the inspected sensor. According to the present invention, measured data of the inspected sensor is compared to measured data of the reference sensor under the same condition, such that it is determined that the inspected sensor is a good product. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033821 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GYROSCOPE REAL-TIME CALIBRATION - A method for real-time calibration of a gyroscope, configured for supplying a value of angular velocity that is function of a first angle of rotation about a first angular-sensing axis that includes defining a time interval, acquiring from an accelerometer an equivalent value of angular velocity that can be associated to the first angle of rotation; calculating a deviation between the value of angular velocity and the equivalent value of angular velocity; iteratively repeating the previous steps through the time interval, incrementing or decrementing an offset variable by a first predefined value on the basis of the values assumed by the deviations during the iterations, and updating the value of angular velocity as a function of the offset variable. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033822 | DETECTION OF CONTAMINATION STATUS FOR REFRIGERATOR ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods for detecting a contamination status of an ultrasonic sensor assembly included in a refrigeration appliance are provided. An exemplary refrigerator includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a first ultrasonic sensor configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal and a second ultrasonic sensor configured to receive the ultrasonic signal. The refrigerator is configured to perform operations comprising detecting whether the sensor assembly is contaminated based on one or more characteristics of the received ultrasonic signal. An exemplary method includes monitoring a change in a characteristic of a plurality of crosstalk components of a plurality of ultrasonic signals of over a period of time to detect a contaminated state of an ultrasonic sensor. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033823 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Bubble Detection in a Fluid Line Using a Split-Ring Resonator - A system, method, and apparatus for detecting at least one condition of interest relating to a tube, e.g. the presence of an air bubble. In some embodiments, the sensor includes antennas, a split-ring resonator, a frequency generator capable of generating frequencies in the microwave range, and a detection component. The detection component may estimate at least one parameter of received microwave energy in order to determine if a condition of interest exists. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033824 | Portable Sampling Device and Method for Detection of Biomarkers in Exhaled Breath - A portable method and sampling device for collecting aerosols comprising biomarkers from exhaled breath of a subject for further sensor based analysis. The sampling device ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033825 | NONVISUAL INDICATION OF AN UNWANTED CHEMICAL IN AN INGESTIBLE SUBSTANCE - Methods and systems for detecting and indicating the presence of undesirable substances in ingestible substance such as food or beverages. More specifically, systems and methods for nonvisually and concealably indicating and detecting the presence of unwanted or undesired drugs in beverages and/or food. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033826 | DIAGNOSE ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE PEDESTRIAN IMPACT SENSOR - The present invention relates to a vehicle impact sensor device adapted to detect an impact between a vehicle ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033827 | INTEGRATED METAL OXIDE CHEMICAL SENSOR - A chemical sensor ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033828 | Automated test apparatus for testing risk and integrity of pharmaceutical filtration membranes and method thereof - An automated test apparatus for risk and integrity testing for pharmaceutical filtration membranes, including at least the following components: a liquid injection inlet, a pump, a fluid pressure gauge, a gas pressure gauge, a plurality of solenoid valves, a plurality of membranes, a gas pressure regulator valve, a pharmaceutical product bottle, and a bubble generation bottle. The automated test apparatus of the present invention is controlled by computer software in connection with an automatic pharmaceutical synthesis apparatus for automated testing. In use of the automated test apparatus of the present invention, it needs only to start the operating system of the automated test apparatus for membrane risk and integrity test after the completion of the automatic pharmaceutical synthesis. The membrane risk and integrity test can be accomplished in a short time by measuring pressures of gas and liquid with pressure gauges deposed online concurrently. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150033829 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR TESTING FILTERS - In a process for testing filters ( | 2015-02-05 |
