06th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110033219 | DEVICE FOR PACKAGING A COSMETIC ARTICLE - A device for packaging a cosmetic article includes a casing which defines a housing for the cosmetic article which is rotationally movable between a position retracted in the housing and a deployed position and a mechanism for automatically urging the sheath of the cosmetic article from the retracted position to the deployed position thereof. The device also includes a member for actuating the urging mechanism which are mounted on a return mechanism, the return mechanism being separate from the urging mechanism. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033220 | TWISTABLE CONTAINER FOR ELEVATING A SOLID STICK - An advancing container constructed from an elliptically tubular body tube ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033221 | LEAK RESISTANT APPLICATOR POD AND METHOD - An applicator apparatus having a sealed container pod which may be opened through an actuating tab. In certain embodiments the terminal end of the open package covered by an applicator surface that may be adherently affixed to the container pod. In certain embodiments, actuating tab passes through a void defined by a suitably shaped applicator surface. Certain embodiments describe a rupturable seal permitting mixing of contents within the container pod before distribution to applicator surface. A method for applying material to a desired surface, and method of applying a therapeutic substance to a desired tissue is disclosed. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033222 | TUBE TYPE COSMETICS CASE - The present invention relates to a tube type cosmetic case. According to the present invention, there is provided a tube type cosmetic case where cosmetics are discharged through a discharge hole by pressing a tube. The tube type cosmetic case includes a stationary body, a nozzle, and a rotary cap. The stationary body is fitted to an end of the tube, and includes a fixing shaft formed at a central portion thereof and spiral grooves formed from an upper end thereof to a middle portion thereof. The nozzle includes an outlet and protrusions, and ascends or descends by the rotation of the protrusion. The central portion of the outlet is opened, the protrusions are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle and fitted to the spiral grooves, cosmetics are discharged through the outlet, and the fixing shaft is inserted into the outlet. The rotary cap includes a through hole opened at an upper end thereof and vertical guide grooves formed therein. The nozzle moves through the through hole, the protrusions are fitted to the vertical guide grooves, and the rotary cap is fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the stationary body and makes the protrusions | 2011-02-10 |
20110033223 | COSMETICS CONTAINER WITH A PUFF ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON A CONTAINER BODY - Disclosed is a cosmetics container with a puff rotatably mounted on a container body. The cosmetics container of the present invention has a container body for containing liquid cosmetics and having a discharge port for discharging the cosmetics outside, a supporting member mounted rotatably on an outside of the container body and a puff assembled on an outside of the supporting member and rotating together with the supporting member. According to the present invention, the cosmetics container is provided that dressing the cosmetics is very convenient and the user can dress the cosmetics uniformly. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033224 | Applicator for Self-Adhesive Products - A device for application of a self-adhesive product, wherein the device operates with at least a first step and a second step. The first step and second step being temporally separate. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033225 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LINK ROD FOR AERONAUTICAL CONSTRUCTION - According to this method, plastic welding is used to secure one longitudinal end ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033226 | BALL JOINT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A ball joint, which has high reliability and reduced weight, is provided. A ball joint includes: a ball stud having a columnar stud portion and a ball portion which has a spherical side surface and a center positioned on an axis of the stud portion; a ball seat which is made of a resin and has a spherical recess portion into which the ball portion is relatively rotatably and slidably fitted; a housing which is made of a resin and holds the ball seat therein; and a support bar which is integrally formed with the housing, wherein the support bar has a bar portion which is a center portion extending along an axis of the support bar. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033227 | BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A ball joint assembly for a vehicle includes a ball stud having a ball on a shaft, a pair of bearing members roll-contacted with the ball of the ball stud, a seat member supporting an exterior circumference of the bearing members, and an outer case enclosing the seat member. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033228 | Welded Ball Pin and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a welded ball pin ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033229 | DEVICE FOR DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING AUTOMATICALLY TWO ADJACENT LENGTHS OF AN ELONGATED MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION MEMBER, SUCH AS A PUSH-PULL CABLE, A ROD OR A BAR, PARTICULARLY FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES - The device includes first and second elements which are intended to be rigidly connected each to a respective length of an elongated mechanical transmission member, such as a push-pull cable, a rod or a bar, and are slidably arranged relative to each other in the axial direction of the transmission member. A locking member is radially movable between a locking position, in which it drivingly connects the two elements for translation with each other, and a unlocking position, in which it disconnects the two elements from each other, thereby making them free to translate relative to each other. A cam member is free to translate axially relative to the first and second elements and has at least one cam surface which cooperates with the respective locking member so as to keep this latter in the locking position up to the predetermined travel value and to move it into the unlocking position in case of travel values higher than the predetermined travel value. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033230 | JOINT AND/OR BEARING ARRANGEMENT - A joint and/or bearing arrangement ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033231 | ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING FURNITURE ELEMENTS - The invention provides an assembly system for furniture. The assembly system comprises an elongated track ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033232 | SURFACE MOUNT VEHICLE ANTI-RAM SECURITY SYSTEMS - Anti-ram systems according to embodiments of the invention comprise at least one bollard section comprising a base of limited height and a plurality of spaced bollards extending upwardly from the base. An anti-ram system according to embodiments of the invention may be erected or installed on a paved surface such as asphalt, concrete, paver stones, etc., or on an unpaved surface such as soil, and need not be partially of fully buried, and yet can qualify for Department of State crash ratings previously assigned to buried bollard systems. Disclosed anti-ram system also comprise a plurality of bollard sections and one or more connectors for interconnecting two or more of the bollard sections, and may also include an anchor or anchor system engaging at least each end of a bollard section not connected to another bollard section. The bollard sections may be filled with ballast and high friction structure may be attached to the bottom of the bollard sections to resist sliding after impact. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033233 | DEVICE FOR HALTING VEHICLE TRAFFIC - The present invention relates to a device (AB | 2011-02-10 |
20110033234 | POWER TAKE-OFF COUPLING - According to the present invention, a variable compression ratio engine having crankshaft main bearings mounted in one or more eccentrics includes a power take-off coupling having a single link or linkage. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention a drive arm is integrated into the crankshaft and a driven arm is integrated into the torque converter or clutch housing. The power take-off coupling further has a linkage having a first linkage end and a second linkage end. The first linkage end is pivotally connected to the drive arm and the second linkage end is pivotally connected to the driven arm for transferring torque from the crankshaft to the torque converter or clutch housing. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the power take-off coupling has only one link. The link, drive arm and driven arm are all rigid components made out of steel or other suitably stiff and strong metal. The single link is exceptionally robust, reliable and simple. The axels for the linkage are generally larger in diameter than piston pins, and can withstand engine detonation forces as well as other cranktrain bearings can, such as the piston pins, connecting rod big end bearings and crankshaft main bearings. The power take-off coupling of the present invention has a low cost and is easy to assemble. A further advantage of the present invention is the small magnitude of its friction penalty. Engines that are currently mated to torque converters will require only one new bearing to support the output shaft of the present invention. The one new bearing contributes relatively little to over-all engine friction losses. The linkage axel bearings pivot only a few degrees back and forth, and do not substantively increase engine friction losses. Another advantage of the present invention is its short axial length. The short axial length is highly desirable for packaging of the variable compression ratio engine in the small engine bays commonly found in passenger cars. The power take-off coupling of the present invention is robust and reliable, can withstand detonation forces to the same degree as other cranktrain components, has very low friction losses, has a short axial length, is easy to assemble, and has a low cost . | 2011-02-10 |
20110033235 | CONCRETE FINISHING TROWEL WITH SPEED CONTROL - A concrete finishing trowel includes a frame, a power source supported on the frame and having an output shaft, at least one rotor assembly supported on the frame. Each rotor assembly comprises a driven rotor shaft with a plurality of trowel blades extending outwardly therefrom so as to rest on a surface to be finished and to rotate with said driven rotor shaft to finish a respective circular area. A transmission system operably couples the power source output shaft to the driven rotor shaft of the at least one rotor assembly. The transmission system includes a variable driving pulley operable coupled directly or indirectly to the power source output shaft and including a resiliently deflectable portion that is movable to change the effective drive diameter of the variable driving pulley, and a variable driven pulley operably coupled to the variable driving pulley with a belt. The variable driven pulley in turn is operably coupled directly or indirectly to the driven rotor shaft of the at least one rotor assembly. A rotor speed control system permits an operator to adjust the center-to-center distance between the pulleys, thereby to cause the drive diameter of the variable driven pulley to change resulting in an adjustment of the speed of the driven rotor shaft. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033236 | GABIONS - The invention provides a gabion which may be used to protect military or civilian installations from weapons assault or from elemental forces, such as flood waters, lava flows, avalanches, soil instability, slope erosion and the like, the gabion comprising side walls connected together at spaced intervals by partition walls, the side walls comprising at least one substantially closed side wall element panel, which acts in use of the gabion to prevent a gabion fill material from falling through the side wall, the said action of the substantially closed side wall element panel being effective without the aid of a gabion lining material. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033237 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FLOOR PROTECTION, COASTAL PROTECTION, OR SCOUR PROTECTION - The invention relates to a device and a method ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033238 | Greenhouse Gas Reservoir Systems and Processes of Sequestering Greenhouse Gases - This invention relates to greenhouse gas reservoir systems and processes of storing and/or sequestering greenhouse gases. The greenhouse gas reservoir system includes a shale layer for containment of greenhouse gas and the shale layer has a vertical permeability of less than about 0.1 millidarcies. The greenhouse gas reservoir system includes a sandstone layer disposed at least partially below the shale layer and the sandstone layer delivers the greenhouse gas into the shale layer. The system includes a borehole for injection of the greenhouse gas into the sandstone layer. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033239 | UTILIZING SALTS FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE - Aspects of the invention include methods of contacting carbon dioxide with an aqueous mixture. In practicing methods according to certain embodiments, a subterranean brine may be contacted with carbon dioxide to produce a reaction product, which may or may not be further processed as desired. Also provided are methods in which a brine or minerals are contacted with an aqueous composition. Aspects of the invention further include compositions produced by methods of the invention as well as systems for practicing methods of the invention. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033240 | PASSIVE OCEAN CURRENT DEFLECTOR - A passive ocean current deflector has an elongated conduit positionable in an ocean with its lower inlet end below the euphotic zone and anchored in place and its upper outlet end positioned in the euphotic zone and retained in place. Ocean currents direct cooler, nutrient rich ocean water into the inlet end and upwardly through the conduit to exit out the outlet end to intermix with water in the euphotic zone. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033241 | DAM CONSTRUCTION METHOD UTILIZING REFRIGERATION TECHNIQUE - A dam construction method utilizing refrigerating technology is provided, the method takes natural water as the material to construct the dam and constructs an ice dam body by utilizing the refrigerating technology. The method includes the following steps: choosing the forms and quantity of ice unit bodies, determining the positions and quantity of frozen contact points, manufacturing sufficient ice unit bodies by frozen units, choosing heat insulating material with high performance as the heat preservation layer to cover on the outside of the frozen ice unit bodies; temporarily fixing the ice unit bodies; quickly freezing the seams of the ice unit bodies to form a whole ice dam; mounting temporary generating equipment and completing the temporary dam body; thawing the ice dam body after a permanent dam body is completed. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033242 | MODULAR-UNIT FLOODWALL SYSTEM - A modular-unit floodwall system is disclosed. The system includes modular floodwall units configured for holding water and connecting and sealing devices for connecting the units together to form a barrier against floodwater. A method of constructing such a floodwall is also disclosed. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033243 | MARINE TENSIONER - A marine tensioner has a tensioner frame ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033244 | LONG DISTANCE SUBMERGED HYDROCARBON TRANSFER SYSTEM - A hydrocarbon transfer system includes a first and second floating structure and a substantially horizontal transfer pipe system submerged below water level interconnecting the floating structures. The transfer pipe system includes a flow line support member which is with at least one end attached to a connection head, a number of hydrocarbon flow lines being connected along the support member via carrier members. The connection head includes a cable or chain connected to one of the floating structures, connectors situated on the connection head or at the position of the support member near the connection head, which connectors are on one side in fluid connection with the flow lines and on the other side in fluid connection with a flexible flow line extending from the connection head to the floating structure. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033245 | BIT ADAPTER AND TUBE RETURN FOR VERTIZONTAL GEOTHERMAL LOOP - A drill rod combination for creating a closed loop geothermal hole in the ground. The heat exchange tube is positioned in the hole simultaneously with the creation of the hole and is mounted to the drill rod. A rudder on the heat exchange tube limits twisting of the tube. An adaptor mounted to the outer end of the sone housing has the drill bit mounted on its distal end. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033246 | Tensionable tubular resin anchored tubular bolt and method - A bolt includes a tube, at least a portion of which is hollow, having a top and the bottom and at least one dimple. The bolt includes an insert fixed to the interior of the tube in proximity to the dimple with the dimple disposed between the insert and bottom of the tube. A method for a bolt includes the steps of inserting a resin cartridge into a hole. There is the step of inserting the bolt into the hole. There is the step of placing a top end of a installation tool into a hollow tube of the bolt. There is the step of moving the tool up, which pushes the tube upwards, causing the resin cartridge to break. There is the step of rotating the top end of the tool, which causes the tube to rotate and mix the resin. There is the step of holding the top end of the installation tool inside the tube until the resin hardens and a resultant tension remains on the bolt. An installation tool. A method for forming an installation tool. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033247 | Effective Approach to Preventing and Remedying Distresses in Soils and Construction Materials - This invention describes a simple and effective method, through introducing fluoride ion releasing agent/salt(s), such as sodium fluoride, for preventing, reducing or eliminating the undesirable construction heave/expansion/distresses/damage, characterized by loss of dimensional stability and integrity of expansive soil layers or concrete structural elements, primarily caused by the formation of ettringite or similar minerals. We demonstrated the technology that can be easily applied to new construction sites and to the sites where repair/retrofit of the existing or potential distresses in soil subgrade, base, subbase, or construction materials is needed. Experiments have demonstrated the effectiveness and efficiency of the technology with applications to stabilization of soils with all range of aluminum and sulfate contents including more than 3000 ppm of sulfate, and to treating cementitious construction materials. This invention can also extend the application of lime to stabilization of sulfate-rich soils and remedy of foundation movement or tilting of buildings caused by the formation of ettringite. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033248 | ENTLADEANLAGE FUER TIEFLIEGNDE LAGERBUNKER - An apparatus includes a feed chamber for feeding of material from storage bunkers and a lifting device for lifting the material to a high level. The lifting device includes a delivery end to which a transport line for conveying the material away to a remote delivery point can be connected, a pressure vessel having a vertical conveyor that begins in the feed chamber and ends in a top region of the pressure vessel, and a discharge pipe beginning in a bottom region of the pressure vessel and leading out of the pressure vessel. The apparatus also includes a pressurizing device which pressurizes the pressure vessel via a first valve and activates a conveying air nozzle of the discharge pipe via a second valve, and a controller for filling the pressure vessel via the vertical conveyor, fluidizing the material via the pressurizing device, and conveying the material away via the transport line. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033249 | METAL CUTTING SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE COOLANT DELIVERY - A metal cutting system with a tool holder, a shim, an insert with a top depression, a top piece and a clamp. A rake face cooling channel for fluid delivery is formed between the top piece and the depression in the insert. A primary discharge slot at the end of the rake face cooling channel delivers fluid from below the cutting edge of the insert. A second cooling channel for delivery of fluid to the flank face is formed between the insert and the shim or is formed between the shim and the tool holder with a portion of the cooling channel passing through the shim. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033250 | MILLING CUTTER AND MILLING INSERT WITH COOLANT DELIVERY - A cutting insert for use in chipforming and material removal from a workpiece wherein coolant is supplied to the cutting insert from a coolant source. The cutting insert includes at least one discrete cutting location and at least one distinct internal channel that corresponds to the cutting location. The internal channel has an inlet to receive coolant and an outlet to exit coolant. The outlet is proximate to the cutting location, and the inlet is radial inward of the outlet. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033251 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL WITH REVERSE CHIPBREAKER PATTERN - A rotary cutting tool with a longitudinal axis includes a shank portion, a cutting portion, and a plurality of chipbreakers. The cutting portion includes a plurality of blades and a plurality of flutes. The blades and flutes extend substantially along the length of the cutting portion. Each blade includes a leading face, a trailing face, and a land surface that extends between the leading face and the trailing face. The chipbreakers are disposed in the land surfaces of the blades. The chipbreakers on each blade are equidistant from each other and are distributed in a reverse chipbreaker pattern among the blades such that each chipbreaker on a preceding blade is closer to the cutting tip than a corresponding chipbreaker on an immediately adjacent following blade for a particular direction of rotation of the rotary cutting tool. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033252 | Cutting Insert - Provided is a cutting insert including an insert body in the form of a substantially rhombic flat plate, a rake face on at least one rhombic surface of the insert body, a corner portion provided at a corner of the rake face, and at least one pair of cutting edges provided at a side ridge portion of the rake face and crossing the corner portion. A breaker projection is provided on the rake face near the corner portion so as to bulge gradually along a bisector of the corner portion with distance from the corner portion. The breaker projection includes a front apex portion substantially in the shape of a convex circular arc in a section along the bisector and a side portion which includes a recess substantially in the shape of a concave circular arc in a section perpendicular to the bisector. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033253 | DRILL BIT - There is provided a drill bit capable of performing a continuous drilling operation on a high-strength workpiece such as a tempered tile and the like. The drill bit comprises a bit body having a receptor portion formed therein, the receptor portion being filled with a cutting oil; a drilling portion extended from one end of the bit body and coupled to the receptor portion of the bit body to form a channel in which a capillary phenomenon occurs, and having an opening formed in one end thereof; and a cutting portion provided in the opening of the drilling portion to drill a workpiece. The drill bit thus configured may be useful to enable a continuous drilling operation on the high-strength workpiece, to enable the refilling of a cutting oil used to cool the high-strength workpiece, to shorten a time for the drilling operation on the high-strength workpiece, and to drill the high-strength work-piece to the maximum extent using the minimum number of drill bits. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033254 | System And Method Of Locating Relative Positions Of Objects - An apparatus and method for performing manufacturing operations using position sensing for robotic arms that efficiently and accurately finds the location of a workpiece or features on a workpiece, with minimal need for adjustments. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033255 | Gun Drill - A gun drill has a cutting blade which attains high cutting efficiency without requiring exact positional accuracy at the time of brazing an associated cutting blade tip onto a cutting head. Thus, the cutting head can be manufactured easily and the cutting blade itself is also easily processed. The cutting blade is configured such that an inner end of a blade edge is spaced apart from a head central axis to form a non-cutting zone in the vicinity of the shaft center, a cutting blade side face at the inner end side constitutes an inclined surface which is inclined from the inner end to the head central axis side, and a uncut core of a work material generated in the non-cutting zone is broken off by press-contact of the inclined cutting blade side face during drilling operations. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033256 | Annular Sawing Structure - An annular sawing structure comprises: a sawing body including a saw member, a connecting member, and a positioning drill; the saw member including a sawtoothed blade disposed on a front end thereof; the connecting member including a groove being concentric with the saw member and secured on a front end thereof; the positioning drill fitted to the groove of the connecting member and including a cutting insertion fixed on a front end thereof and extending out of a sawtoothed blade of the saw member, the cutting insertion including a reduced end extending rearward therefrom and received in the receiving chamber of the saw member, and an outer diameter of the cutting insertion being lager than that of the reduced end, and the positioning drill further including an engaging end extending out of the connecting member to couple with an engaging head of a tool. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033257 | HOLE SAW WITH TAPERED PILOT BIT - The present invention provides a hole saw and pilot bit assembly. The pilot bit of the assembly has a portion which is devoid of flute and lobes and a portion including flutes and lobes. The portion including flutes and lobes further includes a portion which is tapered. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033258 | LOAD SECUREMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - The load securement apparatus, system, and method includes a pallet onto which freight can be loaded and a shroud for surrounding the freight on the pallet. The system and method can also include a drop down void filler for filling space wherein the drop down void filler can be positioned along a longitudinal plane of the transportation vehicle between two pallets loaded with freight. Panels, such as, for example, honeycomb panels, can be positioned both along a transverse plane of the transportation vehicle as well as a longitudinal plane of the transportation vehicle. Bulkhead panels can also be positioned along a transverse plane of the transportation vehicle between two pallets loaded with freight and can fill space and further secure the freight. Additionally, an airbag can be positioned along a transverse plane of the transportation vehicle between two bulkhead panels and can also fill space and secure the freight. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033259 | VIBRATION-ISOLATING FASTENING ASSEMBLY - Herein is disclosed a fastening assembly that may be used for securing first and second workpieces to each other in such manner as to provide vibration isolation between the first and second workpieces. The fastening assembly comprises an elongated, rigid fastener, and an elastomeric bushing, that are integrally secured together. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033260 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY FOR FASTENING A MEMBER TO WORKPIECE - A fastener assembly comprises a stud bolt including a bolt portion and a weld end to be welded to a workpiece, and a nut member to be screwed into the stud bolt. The nut member screwed into the stud bolt before welding is formed out of an electrically conductive material to allow the welding current to flow through the nut member into the stud bolt and weld the nut member to the workpiece while connected to the stud bolt. Then an attachment member is disposed on top of the workpiece, and the attachment member is fastened to the workpiece when the nut member is turned in the fastening direction. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033261 | Retaining nut - A retaining nut comprises a nut body and a plurality of axially extending integrally formed deflectable locking fingers. The locking fingers have a frusto-conical surface opposite a threaded surface. The frusto-conical surface of the locking fingers are adapted to co-operate with a conical washer. Tightening the threaded nut on a threaded shaft against the washer causes the locking fingers to deflect radially towards the shaft. This provides a secure radial clamping of the nut on the shaft. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033262 | CAPTIVE FASTENERS WITH MULTIPLE RETAINING FUNCTIONALITY - Captive panel fasteners are configured to be held captive on a panel by multiple retaining elements. The fasteners include longitudinal grooves along a cylindrical portion of the fastener, a retaining ring over the cylindrical portion, a primary structure for retaining the retaining ring on the cylindrical portion, and secondary structure for retaining the cylindrical portion within a bore of the panel. The retaining ring includes radially inwardly extending opposing prongs that fit into the longitudinally extending grooves. A stop point may be provided in the longitudinally extending grooves, or an end of the fastener may be flared, to retain the retaining ring on the fastener. The prongs may also be slightly flexible and flared to grip the longitudinally extending grooves. The secondary structure can include one or more spring loaded pins in the fastener extending externally outward. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033263 | Fastener and Fastening Structure - To provide a fastener having a high anti-loosening effect. A fastener has a thread structure including an upper portion of the crest and a bottom portion at the groove. The upper portion has a load flank surface inclined from the standard load flank surface toward the fastener seat while the bottom has an undercut on at least one of the groove side lower than the extension of the corresponding flank surface. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033264 | Fastening Element - The invention proposes a blind fastening element, which is constructed similarly to a screw. The fastening element thus has a head ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033265 | BEVERAGE CAN END SEAMING OPERATION TOOLING ASSEMBLY - A knockout tool for removing a filled beverage container from a seaming tool subsequent to attachment to a can end during a seaming process has a main portion positioned about a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of engagement segments extending downwardly from the main portion. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033266 | GATE VALVE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM USING SAME - A gate valve includes a valve body to be pressed against a peripheral surface around opening through which a processing target object is loaded and unloaded, pressed members arranged on a surface of the valve body around the opening, a main slider which slides in a direction parallel to the peripheral surface around the opening and pressing mechanisms, provided at the main slider, for pressing the respective pressed members. Each of the pressing mechanisms includes a cam having a protrusion for pressing the valve body against the peripheral surface around the opening and an inclined portion sloping downward from the protrusion. The pressing mechanisms serve to press the valve body in a direction substantially perpendicular to the peripheral surface around the opening in a state that the valve body is positioned to face the opening, so that the valve body is pressed against the peripheral surface around the opening. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033267 | LOCK DEVICE FOR ADDING AND REMOVING CONTAINERS TO AND FROM A VACUUM TREATMENT CHAMBER - A lock device for adding and removing containers to and from a vacuum treatment chamber, wherein the device comprises carrier plates for the containers, the plates being fastened to a revolving transport means and being transported through lock channels provided in straight sections of the transport means, achieving a sealing effect with said channels. The plates are moved past suction or ventilation openings in the lock channel. In this way, a differential pressure stage can be formed. The device can be flexibly dimensioned and cost-effectively produced. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033268 | System For Feeding Biomass Into A Pressurized Vessel - The present disclosure provides for a system for feeding biomass into a pressured vessel, the system includes a screw-feeding housing, a drive motor, a rotary airlock, a first conveyor screw, a second conveyor screw, a barrel, a low friction liner attached to a substantial portion of the inside surface of the barrel, a pressure sensor positioned within the screw-feeding housing for monitoring backpressure, a compression disk, an actuator, a function controller which controls the pressure sensor, the drive motor and the actuator, and a control loop which comprises the function controller, the actuator, the drive motor, and the pressure sensor for monitoring backpressure within the screw-feeding housing and for controlling and adjusting the force applied by the actuator to the compression disk and the torque applied by the drive motor to the first conveyor screw, thereby effectuating an effectively sealed biomass plug. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033269 | CONTAINER-HANDLING PLANT WITH RETROACTIVE CORRECTION CAPABILITY AND METHOD FOR RETROACTIVELY CORRECTING FAULTS OCCURRING WITHIN A CONTAINER-HANDLING PLANT - A device and a method for the handling of containers with a plurality of handling units. A defective state in a handling element situated downstream can be recognized and as a reaction to this recognition a specified container conveyed upstream can be separated out, namely preferably that container which in the further operating sequence would arrive at the handling element known to be operating defectively. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033270 | DISPLACEABLE LIFT TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH RELEASABLE ENGAGING MEANS FOR MAKING UP A MIXED PACK OF SLAB MATERIAL AND METHOD ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - Displaceable lift truck ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033271 | STORAGE PRODUCT CARRIER FOR ROLLABLE STORAGE PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a storage product carrier ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033272 | Recycle container transfer vehicle - A wheeled vehicle such as a truck or trailer is disclosed including an apparatus thereon which may be connected to a recycle container so that the recycle container may be lifted from the ground onto the vehicle and then transported to a processing site. Once at the processing site, the apparatus causes the refuse container to be pivotally moved with respect to the vehicle so that the contents of the container are dumped from the container without the removal of the container from the vehicle. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033273 | Dipper Stick with Implement Coupling Means - An assembly for detachably connecting an implement having a pair of mounting pins to a machine provided with a dipper stick and a pair of tilt links operatively connected to the dipper stick, comprising a first assembly including a pair of jaw members pivotally connected to the dipper stick and cooperable upon pivotal movement thereof to selectively grip and release one of the mounting pins, and means for selectively pivoting the jaw members in opposite directions to effect such grip and release of the one of the mounting pins; and second and third assemblies each including a pair of jaw members pivotally connected to one of the tilt links and cooperable upon pivotal movement thereof to selectively grip and release the other of the mounting pins, and means for selectively pivoting the jaw members in opposite directions to effect such grip and release of the other of the mounting pins. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033274 | Construction Machine - A construction machine includes: a work arm rotatably mounted at a construction machine main body; a work tool mounted at the work arm; an attitude decision device that decides an attitude of the work arm or the work tool relative to the construction machine main body; a follow-up enabling device that allows the work armor the work tool to follow a displacement of a contacting object that comes into contact with the work tool and applies an external force to the work tool, by adjusting the attitude of the work arm or the work tool decided by the attitude decision device; and a switching device that selects whether or not to allow the work arm or the work tool to follow the displacement of the contacting object via the follow-up enabling device. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033275 | DEVICE FOR MOVING AND POSITIONING AN OBJECT IN SPACE - The invention relates to a device for moving and positioning an object in space, having at least three actuator arms each connected to a motor/drive unit and pivotable about a motor/drive axis. The free end of each actuator arm is jointedly connected by connecting rods to a support element having at least one gripping device that can be connected to a vacuum source via a vacuum hose. The gripping device is provided with a suction opening for suctionally gripping the object. According to the invention, the vacuum hose is guided by the support element to the motor/drive axis of one of the motor/drive units, and can be connected to the vacuum source by a rotatable hose joint disposed substantially in the motor/drive axis and rotatable about the motor/drive axis. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033276 | Handling device for moving goods - A handling device ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033277 | APPARATUS FOR UNPILING CONTAINERS, PARTICULARLY PASTRY CONTAINERS - An apparatus for unpiling containers includes a bearing structure, gripping members associable with at least one pile of containers for unpiling the containers, first actuating means acting between the bearing structure and the gripping members to move the gripping members from the picking-up station to the laying station and vice versa, and second actuating means acting on the gripping members to move the members away from and close to the picking-up and laying stations. The first actuating means includes a carousel mechanism rotatable about a first axis to transfer each gripping member between the picking-up station and the laying station. The second actuating means is adapted to move each gripping member between a first position corresponding to a maximum distance of the gripping member from the first axis and a second position corresponding to a minimum distance of the gripping member from the first axis. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033278 | Device and method for lifting sheet piles - A device enables a sheet pile to be lifted from a horizontal position on the ground to a vertical position in the air, where it can be attached to a vibratory hammer. The device comprises two members, one of which attaches to the sheet pile and the other to the vibratory hammer. The two members are rotatably connected by a spindle, and they can be alternately locked into an extended (straight vertical) or bent (perpendicular) orientation by a lever-actuated spring-loaded key in the lower member that engages one or more slots in the upper member. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033279 | ROTOR DRIVE MECHANISM AND PUMP APPARATUS - To provide a rotor drive mechanism which realizes that a rotor rotating at high speed can be used by reducing the amount of heat and vibrations generated when the rotor is rotated at high speed and lowering a contact pressure between an outer surface of the rotor and an inner surface of a stator inner hole or preventing the outer surface of the rotor and the inner surface of the stator inner hole from contacting each other. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033280 | HYBRID RAM AIR TURBINE WITH INLET GUIDE VANES - A hybrid ram air turbine includes a generally conical-shaped shaft which mounts a number of vanes wrapped in a substantially helical orientation along the shaft with a portion of each vane being formed in the general shape of a reaction turbine blade and another portion in the general shape of an impulse turbine blade. A number of fixed inlet guide vanes having a convergent wedge shape direct a flow of air onto the blades of the turbine which is mounted within the interior of a pod. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033281 | STEAM TURBINE, METHOD OF COOLING STEAM TURBINE, AND HEAT INSULATING METHOD FOR STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine | 2011-02-10 |
20110033282 | CHARGING DEVICE, MORE PREFERABLY EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a charging device, such as an exhaust gas turbocharger for a motor vehicle, with a shaft carrying a compressor wheel, with a fixing device for fixing the compressor wheel on the shaft, with at least one component fixed on the shaft together with the compressor wheel by the fixing device. It can be achieved that heat expansion of the compressor wheel through the expansion coefficient (α | 2011-02-10 |
20110033283 | TURBOMACHINE ROTOR COMPRISING AN ANTI-WEAR PLUG, AND ANTI-WEAR PLUG - A turbomachine rotor including a disc including a rim and axial slots machined in the rim for the individual housing of blades, a ring being attached to one face of the rim, the ring being pierced with holes in the axial continuation of the slots, at least some of the holes in the continuation of the slots including a plug. The plug includes a first half-plug made of a first wear-resistant material and a second half-plug made of a second material, one of the two half-plugs bearing on one side of the ring and the other bearing on the other side of the ring and being connected to one another through the hole. The plug is configured to form an anti-wear device. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033284 | STRUCTURALLY DIVERSE THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS - A coated article includes an article having at least one surface and a thermal barrier coating system disposed upon the at least one surface. The thermal barrier coating system has at least two layers, with each layer having a different microstructure. The microstructure of each layer may be any one of the following: columnar, amorphous, randomized, and splat-like. The thermal barrier coating system typically exhibits a thermal conductivity of no more than 16 BTU in/hr ft | 2011-02-10 |
20110033285 | ASSEMBLY FOR A STATOR STAGE OF A TURBOMACHINE, THE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN OUTER SHROUD AND AT LEAST ONE STATIONARY VANE - The invention relates to an assembly for a stator stage of a turbomachine, the assembly comprising:
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20110033286 | NACELLE FOR TURBOJET ENGINE - The present invention relates to a nacelle for a turbojet engine comprising an air intake structure able to channel an airflow towards a fan of the turbojet engine, and a middle structure comprising a casing (9) intended to surround the said fan and to which the air intake structure is attached, the latter structure having at least one peripheral interior panel (41), characterized in that the casing extends around the fan more or less as far as the fan blades (8), the air intake structure being connected to the casing by the interior panel by means of at least one structural peripheral flange (15) capable of providing containment for at least one blade should the latter break off. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033287 | BLOWER SCROLL HAVING AN ASPIRATOR VENTURI - A blower assembly for use with an HVAC module is provided. The blower assembly includes a scroll or volute shaped housing having an air inlet in a wall of the housing for receiving air to be blown by an impeller, and an air outlet from which the blown air passes from the housing. A blower wheel is secured to a rotatable motor-driven shaft extending along a central axis of the air inlet. At least one venture is provided adjacent to the air inlet of the housing, the at least one venturi connectable to an aspirator that is in fluid communication with a sensor unit. Wherein, during operation, the blower wheel pulls air both through the air inlet to the housing and through the at least one venturi. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033288 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL VERTICAL-AXIS WIND TURBINE - A two-stage, omnidirectional vertical axis wind turbine includes a first chamber in which a plurality of angularly spaced horns guide wind from any side of the wind turbine into a chamber to rotate a first rotor. Wind exiting the first rotor passes through a diverter to produce laminar flow. A fan attached to the shaft intercepts this laminar flow to add additional torque to the shaft. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033289 | Bypass-Type Motor Protecting Device for a Vacuum Cleaner - A bypass-type motor protecting device includes: a casing fitted into a bypass opening in a body housing of a vacuum cleaner and having an inner abutment wall; a seat body having a bypass entry port; a valve body unit movable within the casing relative to the bypass entry port and including a valve disc to be engaged with and disengaged from the seat body, a plunger body having an externally accessible operated head and an axially extending threaded shank, and an abutment member threadedly engaged with the shank such that rotation of the operated head results in a change of an axial distance between the abutment member and the inner abutment wall; and a biasing member disposed to bias the abutment member and the inner abutment wall such that a biasing force thereof is varied in strength by the change of the axial distance. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033290 | STRUT FOR AN INTERMEDIATE TURBINE HOUSING, INTERMEDIATE TURBINE HOUSING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTERMEDIATE TURBINE HOUSING - The present invention relates to a strut for a turbine center frame of a jet engine, in particular a gas turbine, with a first end for disposition on an internal structure of the turbine center frame and a second end opposite the first end for attaching the strut on a housing or an internal boundary wall of the turbine center frame, and on the second end at least one flange-like element with at least one first aperture is removably arranged with at least one first aperture for accommodating or passing through an attachment means. The invention further relates to a turbine center frame for a jet engine, in particular a gas turbine as well as a method for producing a turbine center frame of a jet engine, in particular a gas turbine. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033291 | ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM - A system comprises an enclosure comprising an interior, a drive shaft opening, and a first auxiliary drive shaft opening. A drive gear is disposed within the enclosure. A first auxiliary gear is disposed within the enclosure. The enclosure aligns the drive gear and the first auxiliary gear such that the drive gear is configured to drive the first auxiliary gear. The drive gear couples to an end of a drive shaft. The first auxiliary gear couples to a first end of a first auxiliary drive shaft. The drive shaft extends from the interior through the drive shaft opening. The first auxiliary drive shaft extends from the interior through the first auxiliary drive shaft opening. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033292 | ENERGY ABSORBING FAN BLADE SPACER - A gas turbine engine fan section is disclosed that includes a hub. Circumferentially spaced fan blades are supported on the hub. A spacer is arranged between adjacent fan blades and is operatively supported by the hub. The spacer is configured to be collapsible in response to a fan blade load exerted on the spacer in excess of a threshold load. The spacer is generally rigid at fan blade loads below the threshold load. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033293 | Retractable Wind Turbine - The disclosure provides a retractable wind turbine apparatus for generating power. When required, the mast and blades of the retractable wind turbine apparatus are designed to retract and become non-visible to an observer. The retractable wind turbine apparatus will enable power generation in locations where aesthetic issues are of a concern. Power generation may be stopped during designated periods such as tourist season or daylight hours. In these situations, the wind turbine apparatus will be retracted and hidden from view. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033294 | BLADE PITCH REGULATING HUB AND SPEED REGULATING GEAR FOR WIND DRIVEN POWER GENERATORS - A blade pitch regulating hub ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033295 | Fluid-propelling device having collapsible counter-rotating impellers - A counter-rotating fluid-propelling apparatus uses an oblong drive mechanism being oriented substantially orthogonal to the axes of rotation of a pair of counter-rotating impellers and which temporarily and simultaneously engages the edges of the impellers while they are in substantial contact. Each impellers can include a number of substantially rectangular planar panels, hingedly connected to one another along common edges to vertices. Each impeller has an axis of rotation that passes lengthwise through the middle of the impeller such that the axis is parallel to and equidistant from the panel edges. The impellers counter-rotate and remain in constant contact with respect to one another. During each revolution of the impellers, each of the panels of one impeller contacts its counterpart on the other impeller so that planar panels meet flat surface to flat surface and vertex to vertex. The impellers collapse so that constant contact is maintained. A paddled drive belt successively engages drive pins extending from the vertices and pushes them in order to drive the impellers. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033296 | CONTRA-ROTATING PROPELLER MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE - The thrust load of an outer shaft ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033297 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VARIABLE-PITCH BLADES IN A TURBOMACHINE COMPRESSOR - A device for controlling variable-pitch blades in a turbomachine compressor, including at least one control ring surrounding an external casing of the compressor, and a control shaft connected to the ring and to the rod of an actuator, the body of which is mounted such that it can pivot about an axle borne by a support mechanism of the control shaft so as to guarantee a precise relative positioning of the axis of pivoting of the actuator with respect to the control shaft. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033298 | OUTDRIVE UNIT FOR BOATS - An object of the present invention is to provide an outdrive unit that allows space to be saved in the positioning of a hydraulic circuit for trolling, and enables easy maintenance of the hydraulic circuit for trolling. The invention provides an outdrive unit mounted outside of a boat, including: a propeller for propulsion; a hydraulic clutch that controls driving of the propeller; a transmission mechanism that transmits drive power from the hydraulic clutch to the propeller; a hydraulic circuit that operates the hydraulic clutch, the hydraulic circuit comprising a switching valve that switches a rotational direction of the propeller, a pressure-reducing valve for trolling that reduces a pressure of a pressurized oil supplied to the hydraulic clutch, a filter for the pressurized oil introduced to the pressure-reducing valve, and a hydraulic pump that supplies the pressurized oil to the hydraulic clutch; a housing that houses at least one of the hydraulic clutch, transmission mechanism, and hydraulic circuit; a base on which the switching valve, pressure-reducing valve, and filter are mounted, the base being detachably mounted in the housing. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033299 | PARALLEL GEAR UNIT FOR A GEARBOX FOR A WIND TURBINE - A parallel gear unit ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033300 | OIL-RETAINING STRUCTURE ON FAN ROTOR - An oil-retaining structure on fan rotor includes a rotor body, a rotor shaft, and an oil-retaining portion. The rotor body has an open end and a closed end, on an inner side of which the oil-retaining portion is formed. The oil-retaining portion includes an annular recess, which has an oil-retaining edge and an oil-retaining surface extended between the oil-retaining edge and a bottom of the annular recess. The rotor shaft has a first end connected to the oil-retaining portion and a second end extended through a bearing of a fan. Since the oil-retaining portion is coated with a layer of oil-repellant agent, lubricant oil being centrifugally pulled out of the bearing when the fan operates and caught by the annular recess can quickly flow back to the bearing without remaining in the annular recess due to a capillary action. Therefore, the fan can have increased service life and upgraded operating efficiency. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033301 | Quick Install Blade Arms for Ceiling Fans - Quick attachable and detachable mounting arms for ceiling fans. A first version has flat headed fasteners initially attached to one end of mounting arms, with key-hole slots in the endshield of the ceiling fan motor. The user raises the mounting arm so that the flat headed fasteners fits through the larger openings in the keyhole slots and then pulls the mounting arm outward until the arm locks in place by the smaller opening portions of the keyhole slots. Rubber type gaskets and washers help lock and hold the mounting arms in place. The flat headed fasteners can also be located on the endshields with the keyhole slots on mounting arms. A second embodiment includes inwardly deformable springably snapable fasteners that can be located on the ends of the mounting arms which can deform inwardly and expand after passing through slots on the endshield of the rotor. Alternatively, the fasteners can be located on the bottom of the endshield with the receiving slots on the ends of the mounting arms. The different versions can include guide posts for allowing only one single fastener to be needed. A third embodiment allows the inwardly bendable snapable fasteners to be removable with screws. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033302 | FAN BLADE DOVETAIL WITH COMPLIANT LAYER - A fan blade includes an airfoil and a dovetail at a radially inner end of the airfoil. The dovetail extends between first and second axial ends, and has outer circumferential faces. The dovetail is formed of relatively rigid composite material. Compliant material is placed on each outer circumferential face of the dovetail. The compliant material is less rigid than the composite material for forming the dovetail. In a second embodiment, the compliant layer may be positioned within the disk slots in a disk, such that the compliant layer will come in contact with circumferentially outer faces of the dovetail. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033303 | TURBOMACHINE COMPRESSOR ROTOR INCLUDING CENTRIPETAL AIR BLEED MEANS - A turbomachine compressor rotor including at least two blade-carrying disks mounted on a common axis and connected together by a wall forming a substantially cylindrical surface of revolution, and a centripetal air bleed mechanism including air passages passing through the wall and radial fins for deflecting a stream of air leaving the passages in the wall, the fins being carried by one of the disks and being substantially in radial alignment with the passages through the wall. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033304 | Device for a Runner - A device for a runner ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033305 | Turbine vane for a stationary gas turbine - A turbine vane for a stationary gas turbine is provided. The turbine vane includes a hollow vane blade, wherein a rib is provided inside the vane blade to allow a pressure side wall and a suction side wall to support one another. The rib has an opening penetrating the rib near a wall at a height of an external fillet between a side wall, and a platform surface for extending a life of the turbine vane. By the opening, material accumulations in a transition region are avoided or the accumulation is reduced, whereby increases in stiffness and higher temperature gradients associated therewith are avoided. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033306 | CROSS-FLOW FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A crossflow fan includes an impeller formed by plate-like blades | 2011-02-10 |
20110033307 | CROSS-FLOW FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A crossflow fan includes an impeller formed by plate-like blades | 2011-02-10 |
20110033308 | TITANIUM SHEATH AND AIRFOIL ASSEMBLY - An airfoil assembly includes an airfoil body extending between a leading edge, a trailing edge, a suction side, and a pressure side. A first sheath having an outer side and an inner side forms a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the airfoil body and is bonded on the inner side to the leading edge of the airfoil body. The first sheath is formed of a titanium-based metallic material. A second sheath is bonded to the outer side of the first sheath. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033309 | CEILING FAN POSITIONING STRUCTURE FOR SHIELDING A HANGING PORTION OF A CEILING FAN - A ceiling fan positioning structure includes a fixing frame, a decoration casing, a plurality of retaining mechanisms and a plurality of convex posts. The convex posts are disposed on the fixing frame and the retaining mechanisms are fixed on the decoration casing; alternatively, the convex posts are disposed on the decoration casing and the retaining mechanisms are fixed on the fixing frame. In addition, each retaining mechanism has a base seat and an elastic plate, the base seat has a channel and a chamber for receiving the elastic plate. Therefore, each convex post is received in the channel of each base seat. When the decoration casing is rotated, each convex post is moved into each chamber. When the decoration casing is rotated to a predetermined position, the position of each convex post is limited in each chamber by the elastic force of each elastic plate. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033310 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INERTIAL ACTUATOR - An electromagnetic inertial actuator includes a support base and a parallel arrangement of a first flexure part, a voice coil motor part, and a second flexure part. The parallel arrangement is cantilevered from the support base. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033311 | Turbine Airfoil Cooling System with Pin Fin Cooling Chambers - A cooling system for a turbine airfoil having at least one pin fin with a dimpled outer surface is disclosed. The dimpled outer surface increases the cooling efficiency of the pin fin, which creates numerous efficiencies, including thermal efficiencies, manufacturing efficiencies and the like. The dimples may be formed from shapes including, but not limited to, circular, oval, racetrack, and hemispherical. The dimples may be aligned in a variety of configurations. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033312 | COMPOUND COOLING FLOW TURBULATOR FOR TURBINE COMPONENT - Multi-scale turbulation features, including first turbulators ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033313 | Air Flow Control Apparatus - An apparatus includes a valve housing having an inlet port, a first chamber with a first outlet port, and a second chamber with a second outlet port. A first valve opens between the inlet port and the first chamber under a first level of pneumatic pressure at the inlet port. A second valve opens between the first chamber and the second chamber under a second, greater level of pneumatic pressure in the first chamber. A third valve opens between the second chamber and the first chamber under a third level of pneumatic pressure in the second chamber, with the third level being less than the first level. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033314 | Systems and Methods for Automatic Forward Phasing Determination in a Downhole Pump System - Systems and methods for controlling an electrical drive such as is used with electric submersible pumps used in downhole oil production, wherein the drive automatically determines the proper phasing to drive the pump motor in a forward direction. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a drive signal having an initial phasing and driving the pump to establish a column of fluid in the borehole. The drive signal is then discontinued, allowing the column of fluid to fall through the pump and cause the pump to backspin and generate a signal having phasing corresponding to the reverse rotational direction. The forward phasing is then determined to be the opposite of the phasing corresponding to the reverse rotational direction. The pump can be restarted in the forward direction, or an operator can be notified of the proper phasing to produce forward rotation of the pump. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033315 | MICROFLUIDIC PUMP - A microfluidic pump comprises a plurality of metal electrodes ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033316 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE STROKE OF AN AIR-OPERATED DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM PUMP - A system for controlling the stroke of an air-operated double diaphragm pump includes a first control valve and a second control valve disposed in parallel within a drive air outlet conduit. The first flow control valve has a first air flow capacity and the second flow control valve has a second air flow capacity which is less than about 50% of the first air flow capacity. | 2011-02-10 |
20110033317 | VACUUM PUMP - A pump rotor ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110033318 | Single Motor Multiple Pumps - A motorized pump assembly including a motor having a rotatable shaft, at least a first pump having a first impeller and a second pump having a second impeller, wherein the first pump and the second pump are connected to the motor through a rotatable shaft, and wherein the first impeller of the first pump is independently operable from the second impeller of the second pump. The first pump includes a first one-way bearing operatively driven by the rotatable shaft when the rotatable shaft is rotated in a first direction, while the second pump includes a second one-way bearing operatively driven by the rotatable shaft when the rotatable shaft is rotated in a second direction, wherein the second pump and the second one-way bearing are not operatively driven by the rotatable shaft when the rotatable shaft is rotated in the first direction, and wherein the first pump and the first one-way bearing are not operatively driven by the rotatable shaft when the rotatable shaft is rotated in the second direction. A method of dispensing multiple fluids is also described. | 2011-02-10 |