| 07th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20090038245 | Energy Absorbing Element For Wall Openings And Methods Of Use Therefor - An energy absorber for use in an opening of a wall of a building, the opening defined by a perimeter surface, the wall supporting a closure substantially filling the opening, the closure having respective edges which are substantially parallel to the perimeter surface of the opening. The energy absorber having a planar wall connecting portion, a planar closure connecting portion and a plastically deformable deforming surface therebetween. The connecting portions being substantially parallel to one another and, the deforming surface adapted to absorb, by plastic deformation, a force applied to the closure. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038246 | Universal Stud - A framing system for a new or existing wall, structure and/or the like is provided that uses just one type of unit or member—the universal stud. The universal stud serves as a stud and plate or track. With a plurality of the universal studs having the same slot configuration at each end and two sides of the universal stud receiving that same slot configuration, allows for a multitude of jobs to be done with just one type of unit. The universal stud flange sides are mended with holes along its length in order to allow wiring and pipes to be hung from the universal stud while not endangering cutting the wiring and/or pipes. Moreover, the universal stud wall has inherent qualities that make it the single solution to many types of framing jobs and job problems. The present universal stud provides walls and/or structures that are thinner, have any profile to each side, soundproof, have chases within it, provide bracing construction, and provides the flexibility to be used within other wall studs. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038247 | EXTERIOR TRIM PIECES WITH WEATHER STRIPPING AND COLORED PROTECTIVE LAYER - Exterior trim pieces for use on exteriors of buildings. The exterior trim pieces include outside corner trim pieces, inside corner trim pieces, and framing trim pieces for providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance to an exterior of a building. Each of the trim pieces include a body and at least one flange extending from the body to define a concealing space for hiding siding ends and the like. Each of the trim pieces also includes at least one weather strip to assist in sealing the trim pieces to the exterior to prevent the intrusion of water and other elements behind the trim pieces. Each body of the trim pieces is preferably formed from co-extruded rigid cellular PVC and an acrylic-based protective layer. The rigid cellular PVC and the protective layer are formed in matching colors to yield colored-through trim pieces. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038248 | Construction Board - The invention relates to a construction panel, in particular for use in dry construction. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038249 | Water-Resistive Barrier, Exterior Wall or Roof Assembly, and Method of Applying the Barrier - A method of assembling an exterior wall or roof structure of a building with a water-resistive barrier includes covering a surface of an inner sheathing member of a wall or roof structure with a series of partially overlapping courses of water-resistive sheet material. Each overlapping section of the courses of water-resistive sheet material is bonded together with a continuous strip of adhesive to form an air-tight seam. The strip of adhesive is carried integrally on the water-resistive sheet material thereby eliminating a need for separately applying construction tape to seal the seams. A water-resistive barrier and assembly of an exterior wall or roof assembly of a building is also provided. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038250 | Reinforced wallboard - A wallboard with a plaster structural substrate is provided that includes a partial or complete fastening/distributing layer that provide desirable characteristics to both mechanically hold conventional fasteners (such as screws) as well as distribute the load of the fasteners to a sufficient area of the wallboard as to eliminate the need for supplemental construction or special fasteners or anchors. The fastening/distributing layer or inserts may be imbedded within the plaster substrate or laminated to it. The paper layer may include indicia identifying the location of the fastening/distributing layer. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038251 | COVERING MODULE AND ANCHOR SHEET - This application discloses a relatively thin flexible anchor sheet for installation under carpets or other decorative coverings and a covering module composed of a pre-attached decorative covering and anchor sheet which can be assembled by overlapping hook and loop attachment to an additional covering module to create a complete floor covering of carpet, tile, stone or other material and without attachment to a floor. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038252 | PANEL FOR USE IN A SIDING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A DECORATIVE COVERING ON A SUPPORT SURFACE - The present invention relates to a siding system for covering a support surface comprising a panel including a body presenting a plane and having a top edge and a bottom edge. The body has a first locking element presenting a nailing hem and a second locking element for spacing the bottom edge of the body from the support surface. The panel has a spacer interconnecting the first locking element and the body of the panel for spacing the top edge of the body from the support surface such that the plane is substantially parallel to the support surface. Additionally, the siding system includes a second panel substantially similar to the first panel such that the second panel interlocks with the first panel. The cooperation of the spacer and the second locking element results in the alignment of the plane of the first panel with the plane of the second panel such that both planes are substantially parallel to the support surface. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038253 | FLOORING PANEL OR WALL PANEL AND USE THEREOF - Flooring panel or wall panel and a use thereof in a wet room. The panel is provided with a locking means in the form of groove ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038254 | FLOORING SYSTEM WITH GROUT LINE - A flooring panel includes a decorative upper surface and a lower surface. The flooring panel further includes a plurality of edges extending between the decorative upper surface and the lower surface. The plurality of edges are shaped and dimensioned for selective coupling with adjacent flooring panels, wherein each of the plurality of edges includes an edge profile having at least a male coupling member or a female coupling member. The flooring panel also includes at least one notched transition section that extends between one of the plurality of edges of the flooring panel and the decorative upper surface of the flooring panel. When adjacent flooring panels are brought together, the at least one notched transition section of the adjacent flooring panels defines a grout receiving recess into which a material may be poured for creation of the a grout line between the adjacent flooring panels. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038255 | C-Shape Profile and Partition Comprising a C-Shaped Profile - A C-shaped sheet metal profile for partitions that are planked on both sides is provided. The C-shaped profile is made up of two leg sections and a bottom section that interconnects the leg sections. At least one of the leg sections encloses an opening angle exceeding 90° along with the bottom section in the unstressed state of the C-shaped profile. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038256 | Floor covering panel - Floor covering hard panels having at least on two opposite edges, coupling elements made in one piece with the panels, so that several ones of such panels can be mutually coupled, whereby these coupling elements provide for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the panels, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the edges and parallel to the plane of the panels, and whereby these coupling elements are made such that the panels can be rotated into and/or out of one another at least along the above-mentioned edges. The panels are provided, at least on the above-mentioned edges, near the top side, with a part from which has been removed an amount of material such as by a bevel. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038257 | Hip and ridge shingle, method and apparatus for making, and method of using same - A web of roofing material ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038258 | AUTOMATED BRICK LAYING SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING FROM A PLURALITY OF BRICKS - An automated brick laying system ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038259 | Building Wall Panels of Hollow Core Construction - Building wall panels having lightweight hollow core interiors include embodiments suitable for interior and exterior walls, for industrial, commercial or residential buildings, and for multi-story structures. Various methods for making these wall panels are disclosed, including the formation of cast gypsum firewall layers. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038260 | COMBINED SET COMPRISING COVERING ELEMENTS AND ATTACHMENT MEMBERS AND A METHOD FOR MOUNTING SAID COMBINED SET - A combined set comprising at least two outside floor or wall covering elements made of a synthetic material and a series of attachment members, which attachment members are provided for attaching said covering elements to a support, said covering elements having an upper and a lower surface and a first and second longitudinal edge, and wherein when attached on said support, a gap extends between said first and second longitudinal edges of two subsequently mounted covering elements, said longitudinal edges are integrally formed with said upper and lower surface and extend each time over their whole surface substantially linearly and continuously from an upper surface border to a lower border, and wherein a first respectively a second opening is applied, adjacent to said first respectively second longitudinal edges in said lower surface, in order to form each time a cavity therein, said first respectively said second opening giving access to at a first, respectively a second anchoring lip designed and dimensioned so as to match with said attachment member. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038261 | FIRE DOOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A fire door includes an inner plate forming an inner side of the fire door; an outer plate opposing the inner plate to form an outer side of the fire door; adhesive layers applied to opposing surfaces of the inner and outer plates; a pair of reinforcing brackets vertically attached to opposite edge portions between both of the inner and outer plates; and a sound absorbing material filled in a space defined by the inner and outer plates and the reinforcing brackets. The inner and outer plates are made of a bonded steel plate, which includes a surface sheet exposed to the inner or outer side of the fire door, a backing sheet supporting the surface sheet, and an adhesive material interposed between the surface sheet and the backing sheet and bonding the surface sheet and the backing sheet together. The fire door has excellent sound absorbing and fireproof properties. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038262 | Building Wall Panels of Hollow Core Construction - Building wall panels having lightweight hollow core interiors include embodiments suitable for interior and exterior walls, for industrial, commercial or residential buildings, and for multi-story structures. Various methods for making these wall panels are disclosed, including the formation of cast gypsum firewall layers. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038263 | COMPOSITE PILLAR FOR JUNCTION CONNECTIONS ON CONSTRUCTIONS AND BUILDING FRAMES - In order to make available an arrangement for joining a composite pillar ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038264 | Rotating-head machine for packaging products in sealed film - A machine for packaging products ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038265 | PACKAGING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH INDEPENDENT CUTTING AND WELDING BARS - A machine ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038266 | Wrapper with decorative extension and method - A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. Preferably the extension has a lace pattern thereon. When the wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, upper edges of the sheet of material and extension cooperate to form a skirt portion preferably having at least two separate edges providing a “two-sheet” effect in the decorative cover. The wrapper may have extensions on opposing ends of the sheet of material and may having one or more additional overlapping extensions. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038267 | Continuous Hot Fill Process - An apparatus comprising a chamber where a base concentrate common to at least a first flavored food product and a second flavored food product is formed, the first flavored food product having different flavoring than the second flavored food product, the base concentrate having a first temperature. The apparatus also comprises a process line that receives the base concentrate from the chamber, heated liquid from a heated liquid source, and flavoring from either a first flavor source or a second flavor source to form a mixture of base concentrate, heated liquid and flavoring. The mixture has a has second temperature sufficient to achieve a change in the mixture selected from the group consisting of microbial change, chemical change, biochemical change, and enzymatic change, and combinations thereof. A method is also disclosed for change over from forming a first flavored food product to forming a second flavored food product. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038268 | Wrapping Member Attaching Method and Wrapping Member Attaching Device - A wrapping member attaching device | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038269 | METHOD OF FOLDING A RECTANGULAR SHEET OF PACKING MATERIAL ABOUT A PARALLELEPIPIED-SHAPED ARTICLE TO FORM A TUBULAR WRAPPING WITH AN OPEN END - A method of folding a rectangular sheet of packing material about a parallelepiped-shaped article; the method providing for: bringing an end wall of the article into contact with the flat sheet of packing material, so that major transverse edges of the article are parallel to the short sides of the sheet of packing material, and minor transverse edges of the article are parallel to the long sides of the sheet of packing material; folding the sheet of packing material into a U about the major transverse edges of the end wall, so that the sheet of packing material completely covers both the major lateral walls of the article; and folding the sheet of packing material about longitudinal edges of a major lateral wall and onto minor lateral walls of the article, before folding the sheet of packing material about minor transverse edges of the end wall. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038270 | Device for mixing and dispensing fluids - One aspect of the invention pertains to a device for mixing and dispensing fluids, which generally includes a housing; a mixing chamber having a first inlet for introducing a first fluid into the mixing chamber, a second inlet for introducing a second fluid into the mixing chamber, and an outlet through which fluid may exit the mixing chamber; and a valving rod received within the mixing chamber and movable between an open position, in which the first and second inlets are in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, a cleaning position, in which the valving rod substantially seals closed the first inlet but does not seal closed the second inlet, and a closed position, in which the valving rod substantially seals closed the first and second inlets. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038271 | CONTAINER AND LID ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A plastic container and lid assembly for storing liquid coating materials including a container and a lid. The container has a body with a bottom wall, at least four sidewalls and a neck. The neck defines a wide mouth opening and includes threads for receiving mating threads on the lid. The lid also has a plurality of lugs, preferably two lugs, extending radially from the lid and terminating at or before the lugs extend beyond the container sidewalls when the lid is in sealed engagement with the container. The body also has an integral handle for lifting the container and the container neck supports a bail-type handle also for lifting said container. The container handle and bail-type handles do not extend beyond the container sidewall. The container and lid assembly having an effective packing footprint and an effective packing volume which substantially conforms to the effective packing footprint and the effective packing volume of a conventional metal paint can. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038272 | Container assemblies having collapsible and erectable containers containing a packaging material - A container assembly is provided which includes a container selectively moveable between an erect condition and a collapsed or substantially flattened condition. A packaging material for support objects is disposed within an object receiving space of the container and secured thereto so that the packaging material remains in the object receiving space of the container when the container is in either the erect condition or the collapsed or substantially flattened condition. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038273 | Sealing System for a Packaging Apparatus - A sealing jaw apparatus for a film wrapping machine utilizes a continuous web of thermoplastic film. The sealing jaw apparatus includes a first jaw unit to one side of a film travel path. The first jaw unit includes spaced-apart clamp arms and a heated sealing bar located between the spaced-apart clamp arms. The heated sealing bar includes spaced-apart noses defining a slot therebetween. A second jaw unit is to an opposite side of the film travel path. The second jaw unit includes spaced-apart gripping surfaces that are engaged by the spaced-apart clamp arms for gripping the thermoplastic film. Spaced-apart sealing surfaces are engaged by the noses of the heated sealing bar for sealing the thermoplastic film at spaced-apart locations in a film running direction. A knife assembly severs the thermoplastic film between the spaced-apart locations. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038274 | LOADING APPARATUS - A loading apparatus for loading blister cards into sleeves includes a blister card magazine for receiving a stack of blister cards and a sleeve magazine for receiving a stack of sleeves. A loading conveyor moves a lug along a path to load a blister card into a sleeve. A gate releasably retains the sleeve in a loading position as the blister card is loaded into the sleeve. The loading apparatus also includes a hopper that facilitates loading sleeves into the sleeve magazine and sensors that ensure the blister cards are properly loaded into sleeves. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038275 | Cyclonic vacuum cleaner system - A cyclone system for a vacuum cleaner includes an array of two or more primary cyclone chambers, an array of two or more secondary cyclone chambers situated downstream of the primary cyclone chambers, and a manifold situated downstream of and communicating with the primary cyclone chambers and upstream of and communicating with the secondary cyclone chambers. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038276 | High Capacity Filter - A filter element has first and second subelements providing increased media providing improved performance and packaging options. The first and second subelements provide first and second flow paths in parallel with each other along designated flow path portions. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038277 | Compressed air Filter Assembly for Nail Gun - An exemplary compressed air filter assembly for nail gun has an end cap at a handle of the nail gun, having an inlet aperture for guiding external compressed air therein, communicating with a main air chamber of the handle; an inlet pipe extending in the inlet aperture and the main air chamber, having a ring-shaped step formed at an inner peripheral surface of a sidewall thereof; and a filter disposed at the inlet pipe. At least one bar is provided at the sidewall of the inlet pipe, transversely disposed in the inlet aperture, and the filter being disposed between the at least one bar and the ring-shaped step. The compressed air filter assembly for nail gun utilize the at least one bar to support a center portion of the filter, which can improve the strength of the filter to resist the blasting of the compressed air. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038278 | FLOW-THROUGH DEVICE AND CARTRIDGE APPLIED THEREBY - Flow-through device for fluids, consisting of: a housing ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038279 | Diesel Particulate Filter and Method of Making - A filter assembly for a diesel particulate filter, the filter assembly having: a first end disk; a second end disk; a center tube secured to the first end disk by a sealing glass; a filter media secured to the first end disk and the second end disk by a sealing glass. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038280 | Stainless Steel For Filter Applications - A filter comprising a porous sintered stainless steel is provided. The filter includes 10-30% chromium, 5-25% nickel, 0.5-3% manganese; 1-4% silicon, and 0-3% molybdenum with the remainder being iron and inevitable impurities. The sintered steel has a density less than 80% of full density. The use of a stainless steel powder for the preparation of a filter having improved permeability at high temperatures also is described. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038281 | TWO-STEP BAIL APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods are provided for actuating a control component of a power machine. A two-step bail can be attached to a handle for controlling the power machine. The two-step bail can include a base member and a control member, wherein the control member can be slidably attached to the base member which can be pivotably mounted to the handle of the power machine. The control member can be depressed, by an operator first action, into the base member, which can be followed by an operator second action wherein the base member and control member can be pulled reward toward the operator to actuate a control component of the power machine. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038282 | Work Vehicle With A Joystick Command And Control System - Self-propelled work vehicle for harvesting fruit, with a front axle, a rear axle, a steering column, an engine, a control pedal, a seat mounted in a driving position and a plurality of tools, with a control system for controlling the engine, the tools, the control pedal. The control system comprises an electronic joystick, which controls the progress of the self-propelled work vehicle for harvesting fruit so that acceleration and braking are proportional with respect to the angle is maintained when the electronic joystick is released. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038283 | Combination blower, edger and trimmer and method for tending vegetation - A combined edger, trimmer and blower generally referred to as a lawn care apparatus for tending vegetation. More particularly, a novel handlebar provides a power control handle to maintain a boom on a longitudinal line of symmetry from a fixed point to an upright motor assembly in response to a side control handle rotating and translating the boom from a gearbox to a tangential tool assembly in front of an operator on a lateral line of symmetry. The gearbox including one or more lateral hubs that quick couples the side control handle into either a right or left handed holding position when the fixed point is to the side of an operator. The gearbox further containing one or more orthogonal gears with one or more gear addendum cams to lock the tangential tool assembly into a vertical or horizontal operating position, that is, a narrow or wide operating framework. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038284 | Reel mower - A walk reel mower includes a pair of inclined rigid links for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for rolling about a longitudinal axis, and a pair of vertical support arms for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for pitching about a transverse axis. An integrated gearbox houses both the traction and reel drives, including the differential that is part of the traction drive, as well as a parking brake. A flexible drive shaft powers the cutting reel from the gearbox and is made from materials that do not require petroleum based lubricants to avoid the possibility of damage to the turf or grass. A single control handle located on the handle of the mower actuates both the reel and traction drives. The reel cutting unit includes a back plate which has a portion formed as a hollow beam for strength. The reel cutting unit also has a pivot axis for the bedknife allowing adjustment of the bedknife relative to the cutting reel without changing the longitudinal location of the front edge of the bedknife to ensure consistent cutting of the cutting unit. Finally, an improved mounting for the grass basket used on the cutting unit is disclosed which mounting avoids inadvertent disengagement of the grass basket from the cutting unit. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038285 | RECIPROCATING KNIFE CUTTER SYSTEM - A reciprocating knife cutter system for an agricultural cutting platform has reciprocating knife cutters having cutter bars with adjacent ends that are coupled together by a coupler that maintains the adjacent ends of the cutter bars in a predetermined relative position. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038286 | Balloon Control Ring for a Textile Machine - A balloon control ring for a textile machine for limiting a circulating yarn balloon, wherein the balloon control ring comprising a metallic hollow cylinder with a wear-resistant surface, is characterised in that the hollow cylinder ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038287 | HIGH HUMIDITY GAS TURBINE EQUIPMENT - A high humidity gas turbine equipment includes a turbine; a compressor; a humidifier, which brings the air compressed by the compressor into contact with feed water to humidify the air; a regenerative heat exchanger, which causes the air humidified by the humidifier to be heated by exhaust gas from the turbine; a combustor, which burns the air heated by the regenerative heat exchanger and fuel to generate the combustion gas; a deaerating equipment including a deaerating section, a water storage tank, and a steam generating section, which causes feed water and makeup water in the water storage tank to be heated by exhaust gas from the turbine to evaporate and supplies the steam to the deaerating section; and a feed water supply pipe, through which the feed water and the makeup water in the water storage tank are supplied to the humidifier. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038288 | Filter Clogging Determination Apparatus for Diesel Engine - A clogging determination apparatus determines clogging of a DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) such that exhaust pressure is estimated using a sensor deigned for regular control of an engine, without using exhaust pressure sensor. The apparatus includes: the DPF disposed in an exhaust system; an exhaust sensor that measures an air-fuel ratio λ in exhaust gas; and an injector that changes the air-fuel ratio in an cylinder through post-injection. A response time T taken for the exhaust sensor to detect a change in the air-fuel ratio is measured from the time when the post-injection is output from the injector. If this response time T is longer than a clogging determination response time To, the apparatus determines that the DPF is clogged. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038289 | GAS SENSOR, AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROLLER, AND TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS - A gas sensor includes a gas detection section, a heater whose electrical resistance value changes in accordance with temperature, and a control section arranged to control an operation of the heater and to perform powering of the heater for heating. The control section includes a current supply section to supply a current to the heater in a period during which powering of the heater for heating is stopped, a voltage detection section arranged to detect an end-to-end voltage of the heater while a current is being supplied to the heater from the current supply section, and a current adjustment section arranged to adjust the level of the current, during a cold period of the heater, which is supplied from the current supply section based on an ambient temperature and the end-to-end voltage of the heater as detected by the voltage detection section. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038290 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE - An ECU corrects a fuel addition interval, based on an amount of change between a present backpressure and a basic backpressure obtained when a basic addition interval is set, to reduce the fuel addition interval with an increase in the amount of change in the backpressure (steps ST | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038291 | Internal Combustion Engine - A post-treatment system comprised of an SO | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038292 | Dosing Pump Assembly - A metering pump assembly for admixing a fluid reduction agent from a supply container and a pressurized air flow into an exhaust gas flow of a combustion engine includes an assembly housing and a pre-mixer at least partially within the housing. A membrane pump within the housing is fluidly connected between the supply container and the pre-mixer. An electric motor generates a rotational output. A transmission converts the rotational output of the electric motor into translatory movement. The translatory movement drives the membrane pump to pump the reduction agent from the supply container into the pre-mixer. The pressurized air flow is in fluid communication with the pre-mixer and mixes with the reduction agent within the pre-mixer to form a reduction agent air mixture. An exit conduit fluidly connects the pre-mixer to the exhaust gas flow. The reduction air mixture is delivered through the exit conduit and into the exhaust gas flow. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038293 | Exhaust System of Internal Combustion Engine - A first control valve is disposed downstream of a junction point of a first exhaust passage, and a second catalytic converter is disposed downstream of a junction point of the second exhaust passage. The first control valve and the second control valve are controlled so that the exhaust gas of all of the cylinders mainly passes one of the first catalytic converter disposed in the first exhaust passage and the second catalytic converter disposed in the second exhaust passage during a fuel-supply cutoff period. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038294 | Tuning Particulate Filter Performance Through Selective Plugging and Use of Multiple Particulate Filters to Reduce Emissions and Improve Thermal Robustness - Modified exhaust aftertreatment filters for filtering engine exhaust are provided as are methods of design and manufacturing modified exhaust aftertreatment filters. The modified filters are subject to reduced back pressure and reduced thermal gradients experienced during regeneration as compared to unmodified filters. The modified filters include flow-through channels obtained by unplugging channels which normally are plugged in an unmodified filter. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038295 | Electrically heated DPF start-up strategy - An exhaust system that processes exhaust generated by an engine has a diesel particulate filter (DPF) that is disposed downstream of the engine and that filters particulates in the exhaust. An electrical heater is disposed upstream of the DPF and selectively heats the exhaust to initiate combustion of the particulates. Heat generated by combustion of particulates in the heater induces combustion of particulates within the DPF. A control module selectively enables current flow to the electrical heater for an initial period of a DPF regeneration cycle, and limits exhaust flow while the electrical heater is heating to a predetermined soot combustion temperature. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038296 | Liquid tank, breather device, and exhaust gas purification device for engine - In a liquid tank provided with a pressure relief vent hole, a shielding member surrounding the vent hole is disposed. The shielding member forms an isolated chamber communicated with the vent hole. In a portion located to the side of the vent hole, the shielding member allows communication between the isolated chamber and an inner space in the liquid tank excluding the isolated chamber. On the other hand, in a portion located below the vent hole, the shielding member blocks movement of the liquid between the isolated chamber and the inner space. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038297 | Ceramic Catalyst for NOx Oxidation and NOx Conversion in Emission Control Systems - Ceramic catalytic compositions, systems, and methods for oxidizing, converting and/or removing NO | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038298 | Approach for Injecting a Reductant - A method of operating an internal combustion engine having a reductant delivery and storage system in an emission control system is disclosed. The method comprises applying an ultrasonic field to a reductant-containing liquid in the reductant storage device to generate a mist of the reductant-containing liquid, and selectively introducing an amount of mist to an exhaust system coupled to the catalyst based on an engine operating condition. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038299 | Reducing agent injector having purge heater - A method of introducing a reducing agent into an exhaust stream may include injecting the reducing agent into the exhaust gas stream using a reducing agent injector. The method may further include selectively heating a nozzle of the reducing agent injector to reduce residue on the nozzle. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038300 | Exhaust gas purification method and exhaust gas purification system - In order to remove by burning captured PM by using microscopic luminescent discharge that repeats generation and extinction randomly in time and space on the surface of an insulating filter with a minimum power consumption and to enhance the capturing efficiency and combustion-removal efficiency of PM in exhaust gas from diesel engines or the like, at least one electrode pair ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038301 | SECONDARY AIR SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A secondary air supply device for an internal combustion engine includes an air pump that can be actuated while the internal combustion engine is stopped. An air passage connects the air pump and an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and an air supply control section controls the air pump so as to switch the air pump from a stopped state to an actuation state a predetermined time after the internal combustion engine is stopped. The secondary air supply device utilizes an air supply system including the air pump and the air passage to supply air to the exhaust passage. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038302 | EXHAUST GAS HEAT RECOVERY DEVICE - An exhaust heat recovery device with which a coolant medium in a heat exchanger can be prevented from reaching high temperatures is provided. An exhaust heat recovery system | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038303 | Exhaust throttle valve - An exhaust pressure control valve comprises a casing including a bore and a pair of first and second shaft support parts, and a valve shaft placed across the bore and rotatably supported by the shaft support parts. A first end portion of the valve shaft is arranged protruding outside the casing. A throttle valve is secured to the valve shaft inside the bore. An actuator is coupled to the first end portion to open and close the throttle valve. The second shaft support part is located in a bypass passage downstream from a bypass valve and has an opening in which a cap formed with a through hole is fitted. The inside of the second shaft support part is allowed to communicate with atmosphere through the through hole, the bypass passage, and others so that an end face of a second end portion can be subjected to atmospheric pressure. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038304 | Hydraulic Isolating Manifold - An isolating manifold fluidly connected between a hydraulic valve and a hydraulic manifold operates to automatically isolate the valve from the hydraulic manifold as the valve is removed from the manifold, without requiring any particular blocking and bleeding procedures to be implemented on the valve or the manifold prior to the removal process. The isolating manifold includes an adaptor removably mounted onto a base with various pressure, control and tank fluid channels disposed in alignment through the adaptor and base portions to allow fluid to flow through each of the channels between the hydraulic manifold and the valve. During operation, the valve is mounted onto the adaptor while the base is mounted onto the hydraulic manifold. The valve may be removed from the hydraulic manifold by removing the adaptor from the base, during which process, the isolating manifold operates automatically to block the pressure and control ports of the hydraulic manifold and to bleed pressurized fluid from the pressure and control channels of the valve to a tank channel so as to automatically isolate the valve from the hydraulic manifold as the valve is removed from the hydraulic manifold. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038305 | Hydraulic system for an automatic transmission - A hydraulic system for an automatic transmission operatively connected to an internal combustion engine that is operable in a start-stop mode. The hydraulic system includes a hydraulic energy source to supply the hydraulic system with hydraulic energy, the hydraulic energy source including at least one electrically driven hydraulic pump to supply the hydraulic system with hydraulic energy during a stopping phase of the internal combustion engine. To achieve a reduction in fuel consumption and CO | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038306 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - Light weight and a reduction of production cost can be achieved for a cooling apparatus of a CVT that uses a forward clutch and a reverse brake as launching clutches, when the cooling apparatus includes: a manual valve that receives and outputs a first hydraulic pressure for operating the launching clutches and that receives and outputs a second hydraulic pressure for cooling the launching clutches; a first hydraulic line for supplying the first hydraulic pressure to the manual valve; a second hydraulic line for supplying the first hydraulic pressure from the manual valve to the forward clutch; a third hydraulic line for supplying the second hydraulic pressure to the manual valve; and a fourth hydraulic line for supplying the second hydraulic pressure from the manual valve to the forward clutch. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038307 | DIRECT CONTACT THERMAL EXCHANGE HEAT ENGINE OR HEAT PUMP - Systems and methods for operating a thermodynamic engine are disclosed. The systems and methods may effect cyclic motion of a working fluid between hot and cold regions of a thermodynamic engine and inject a dispersible material into the working fluid at the hot or cold region during a heat-addition or heat-rejection process. The system and methods may also evacuate the dispersible material from the hot or cold region. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038308 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION APPARATUS - A variable-geometry turbocharger and a low-pressure EGR passage are provided. The variable-geometry turbocharger includes a turbine provided in an exhaust passage, and a compressor provided in an intake passage. In the variable-geometry turbocharger, the cross sectional area of a path through which exhaust gas passes is adjusted by adjusting the opening degree of a nozzle vane. The low-pressure EGR passage connects the area of the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine to the area of the intake passage upstream of the compressor. The EGR gas is recirculated to the intake passage through the low-pressure EGR passage. The EGR gas is directed to flow through the low-pressure EGR passage when a vehicle is decelerating or when fuel supply to the internal combustion engine is cut off. The pressure in the intake passage is adjusted toward a target pressure by adjusting the opening degree of the nozzle vane when the EGR gas flows through the low-pressure EGR passage. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038309 | Supercharging device - A supercharging device, especially for supercharging internal combustion engines, having a first supercharging device and an additional supercharging device, which each have one compressor part and each have one turbine part, and a supercharging pressure prevails in an intake manifold on the intake side of the internal combustion engine, and an exhaust gas counterpressure prevails in an exhaust gas manifold, on the outlet side of the internal combustion engine. A switching element is provided, in the intake tract of the internal combustion engine, between the compressor part of the first supercharging device and the compressor part of the additional supercharging device, using which, switching over is performed from the series connection of the compressor parts to the parallel connection of the compressor parts and vice versa. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038310 | Method for preventing chlorine deposition on the heat-transferring surfaces of a boiler - The invention relates to a method for preventing chlorine deposition on the heat-transferring surfaces of a boiler, particularly on the superheater, in which boiler a fuel with a chlorine content, such as a biomass or waste fuel, is burned. And to which steam boiler is fed, preferably in the superheater area, a compound with a sulphate content, which forms a particular reagent to fix alkali compounds. The said compound is ferric(III)sulphate, Fe | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038311 | Outer Sidewall Retention Scheme For A Singlet First Stage Nozzle - An outer sidewall retention scheme for a singlet first stage nozzle of a gas turbine. The retention scheme includes a circumferential retaining ring with a main body and a pair of circumferential retaining lands projecting inward radially. A circumferential annular retaining groove is formed between the pair of circumferential retaining lands. A first lug and a second lug mounted on an outer face of the outer sidewall of each nozzle are adapted to fit within the circumferential annular retaining groove of the retaining ring and are supported radially and circumferentially by a first retaining pin and a second retaining pin, each pin passing though the circumferential retaining lands. Each nozzle further includes a chordal hinge rail and seal on the outer sidewall and a chordal hinge rail and seal on the inner sidewall providing axial support for the nozzle. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038312 | MULTIPOINT INJECTOR FOR TURBOMACHINE - Multipoint injector for a turbomachine according to which any risk of fuel coking is eliminated. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038313 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING PRESSURE FOR SPRAY INLET TEMPERATURE SUPPRESSOR OF GAS TURBINES - An apparatus for supplying water to a misting system for an inlet of a gas turbine, includes a diversion of heated feedwater from a loop and to a pump, the pump providing high-pressure feedwater to the misting system. A combined cycle power plant and a method for supplying water are provided. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038314 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL TO CO2-FREE FUEL GAS FOR POWER PLANTS AND BIOMASS TO ETHANOL - A process for generating electrical power from a carbonaceous fuel source without carbon dioxide emissions while producing ethanol. A carbonaceous material is reacted in a stream reformer wherein a fuel gas is produced, which fuel gas is sent to a CO shift reactor to convert substantially all CO to CO | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038315 | Ion pump and an electrochemical engine using same - An ion pump that generates a stream of unbalanced aqueous anions that transit from a cathode surface to a region adjacent to an anode surface. The ion pump works in conjunction with an ultrasound generator that produces standing waves having the intensity to dehydrogenate liquid hydrocarbons at the catalytic anode surface. Current density of the ion pump and frequency of the ultrasound transducer are synchronized according to the rate hydrogen permeates through a membrane. An electrochemical engine uses ion pumps and ultrasound generators to convert liquid hydrocarbon fuel to useful work while recovering hydrogen-depleted carbon from the fuel for recycling, including production of renewable fuel. When carbon is recovered, carbon dioxide is not produced. Tensile stress applied to the ion-pump membranes by rotation, high-frequency pressure waves, and radial acceleration of the interstitial hydrogen are applied in a collective manner that facilitates hydrogen permeation through the ion pump membranes. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038316 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL TO CO2-FREE FUEL GAS FOR POWER PLANTS AND TO ETHYLENE - An integrated process wherein a CO | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038317 | Thermoelectric temperature-controlled container holder and method - A Thermoelectric-based container holder has a receptacle with a recess for receiving a container to be heated or cooled, a variable interface surface disposed within the holder and configured to flexibly contact an outside surface of the container to be heated or cooled where the variable surface interface is in thermal contact with the surface of the receptacle, and a thermoelectric assembly thermally connected to at least the variable surface interface. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038318 | COOLING METHODS - A superconducting system comprises a superconducting coil ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038319 | Cryopanel and Cryopump Using the Cryopanel - A cryopanel used for a cryopump, the cryopump including a vacuum chamber having a gas flow-in opening; a stage provided in the vacuum chamber; and a cryocooler configured to cool the stage, the cryopump being configured to solidify or absorb a molecule flowing from the gas flow-in opening into the vacuum chamber, the cryopanel includes a first panel held and cooled by the stage, the first panel having a surface facing toward the gas flow-in opening; and a second panel held by the first panel and extending from the first panel in an upstream direction of a gas flow-in, the second panel having a surface where an absorption material layer is formed. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038320 | Ice storage constant temperature air conditioning system having divided refrigerant - An ice storage constant temperature air conditioning system having divided refrigerant has a refrigerant divider to divide refrigerant flow into two ducts. The first duct is connected to an evaporator to absorb a great amount of latent heat to generate refrigeration. The refrigerant flows to an ice storage refrigerant loop of an ice storage tank to store ice. The second duct directly sends the refrigerant to the ice storage refrigerant loop to store the ice. Hence the refrigerant can be fully used or used in a divided fashion. A condensate collection tray is provided below the evaporator to recycle heat of low temperature condensate during operation of air conditioning to automatically replenish the chill water of the ice storage tank. The refrigerant at the condensate outlet is cooled during ice storing or ice melting period to become a subcooling liquid refrigerant to enhance refrigeration effect. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038321 | Method and system for improving the efficiency of a refrigeration system - A system for atomizing the refrigerant directed to an evaporator in a vapor compression refrigeration system using spray nozzles. In one embodiment, one or more spray nozzles discharge into a distributor which is connected via a plurality of conduits to the various evaporator circuits. The distributor is designed to deliver a volume of refrigerant to each circuit based on airflow rates across the circuit. In another embodiment, an atomizing spray nozzle is interposed in each evaporator circuit and the nozzles are sized to distribute atomized refrigerant to the various evaporator circuits based on airflow rates. The invention also comprehends a method if improving the efficiency of existing system by replacing conventional expansion devices with spray nozzles sized in each circuit in relation to the airflow. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038322 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT - A refrigerant unit associated with a product transport container is provided with a dual-path, parallel flow expansion circuit. The expansion circuit includes a primary expansion device disposed in a primary refrigerant flow path and an auxiliary expansion device disposed in a secondary refrigerant flow path. During operation of the refrigeration unit in a stable temperature maintenance mode, refrigerant flow is supplied to the evaporator coil through the primary refrigerant flow path only. During operation of the refrigeration unit in a temperature pull-down mode, to increase the refrigerant mass flow through the evaporator coil, refrigeration flow is supplied to the evaporator coil through the primary refrigerant flow path and the secondary refrigerant flow path of the expansion circuit. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038323 | Method for Operating a Refrigerator, and a Refrigerator in Which the Compressor Is Switched On With a Time Delay - A refrigeration device is provided and includes a compressor with a compressor inlet and a compressor outlet, an evaporator with an evaporator inlet and an evaporator outlet, a valve, connection lines, and a control unit. The compressor and the evaporator are part of a coolant circuit and the valve is arranged in the coolant circuit between the compressor outlet and the evaporator inlet. The compressor and the valve are actuated by the control unit, wherein the control unit has a delay unit which causes the compressor to be switched on with a time delay only after the valve is opened. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038324 | Power and Refrigeration Cascade System - The present invention relates generally to combined power and cooling generation systems, and, more particularly, to a combined power and refrigeration cascade system (“PARCS”) that includes an electric power system (PS) that produces both electric power and medium-to-high-grade waste heat that can be used for providing the cooling and power supply needs of data centers and the like. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038325 | Outdoor Unit of Air Conditioner and Its Control Method - An outdoor unit includes an outdoor unit control circuit, an inverter substrate and a compressor. Periodic communication showing the operating condition of the inverter substrate is set from the inverter substrate to the outdoor unit control circuit. Thus, when the communication is performed-normally, the drive of the compressor is changed to a power saving process according to the necessity of the power consumption and the operating condition of the inverter substrate. When the communication is defective, the power-on reset is done to the inverter substrate. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038326 | Air conditioning system - Heat exchangers of a refrigerant circuit | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038327 | Desiccant box for dehumidifying air - The invention concerns a desiccant box for dehumidifying air, with a cylindrical outer housing ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038328 | Coil with Built-In Primary and Auxiliary Drain Pans and Method - An air-conditioning system provides a primary drain pan built in beneath an evaporator coil with primary drain lines. An auxiliary drain pan is built into the air conditioning system to receive overflow condensate from the primary drain pan and drains through auxiliary drain lines. The built-in auxiliary drain pan and primary drain pan are plumb with respect to each other. The assembly construction thereby provides reduced time and costs associated with storing, transporting, installing, leveling, and plumbing individual components. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038329 | SUCTION MUFFLER FOR A REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR - A suction muffler for a refrigeration compressor, comprising a hollow body defining at least one dampening chamber that carries a gas inlet duct and a gas outlet duct presenting an inlet opening and an outlet opening, for communicating the interior and the exterior of the dampening chamber, at least one of the gas inlet and gas outlet ducts presenting at least one closed end, one of the inlet and outlet openings being positioned at a certain distance from said closed end, smaller than the distance of said opening in relation to the other opening of the same duct and in a region of the latter presenting a minimum acoustic pressure for a determined frequency, the dimensioning of said duct and of the cross section of the first of said openings being achieved so as to minimize the gas pulsation noises inside the suction muffler. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038330 | ICE-MAKING DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATOR AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an ice-making device for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same. The ice-making device of the present invention comprises a water tank detachably mounted to a rear surface of a refrigerator door; an ice-making housing detachably mounted to the rear surface of the door below the water tank and provided with a predetermined installation space therein; an ice tray mounted into the installation space and formed with a plurality of ice-making grooves in which water supplied from the water tank is frozen into ice; a valve assembly operating to selectively supply water stored in the water tank to the ice tray when the water tank is installed or withdrawn; and an ice bank for storing ice made in the ice tray, wherein the ice bank is installed in the installation space to be received in or withdrawn out of the installation space. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that ice can be more simply and easily taken out, can be made and stored in a more sanitary way and can be made more rapidly, and power consumption can be minimized while the ice is taken out. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038331 | REFRIGERATOR WITH INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE ICEMAKING COMPARTMENT - An icemaking compartment is provided in the refrigerator compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. An icemaker is within the icemaking compartment. A cold air duct supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaker. The cold air duct is formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator. A fan controls the flow of air through the cold air duct. A return air duct is provided to direct a portion of the air from the icemaker back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaker directs another portion of air into the refrigerator compartment. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038332 | Pet Crate Cooler - A pet crate cooler comprising a tub adapted to hold ice, a plurality of tubes or fins adapted to receive melted ice water from the tub, and a fan adapted to blow air across the outer surface of the fins or tubes and into the pet crate cavity. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038333 | TURBO FAN FOR BLOWING AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A turbofan for blowing comprises: a base plate having a hub protruding from a center thereof; a plurality of blades disposed on an outer circumerential surface of the base plate with a constant interval therebetween in a circumferential direction; and a shroud connected to the blades in opposition to the base plate. An outer diameter of a fan, a height of the blade, an inner diameter of the blade, an inner diameter of the shroud, an entrance angle of the blade, etc. are designed with an optimum condition, there by improving a blowing efficiency for cool air and reducing power consumption and noise. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038334 | Refrigerator Unit and/or a Freezer Unit - The present invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit comprising a cooling tank as well as an evaporator which is accommodated in an evaporator accommodation space in the cooling tank. In accordance with the invention, the refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit is characterized in that the evaporator has a multi-sided jacket of a soft, resilient and/or yielding padding material. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038335 | Modular refrigeration device - A refrigeration device is provided with a housing having an interior and at least one housing part. The housing and the at least one housing part are interlinked to form a single unit. A sealing profile is arranged in the form of a frame-type structure between surfaces of the walls of the housing facing each other. The sealing profile consists of a compressible foam strand that is provided with a diffusion-inhibiting membrane extending between the surfaces. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038336 | Refrigerator featuring recirculated air cooling - A refrigerator includes an evaporator zone and a cooling zone separated from each other in a refrigerator housing. A fan drives a cold air flow from the evaporator zone into the cooling zone via a central inlet port that is arranged next to a heat-insulating partition located between the evaporator zone and the cooling zone. A distributing device that diverts a partial air flow into a distributor pipe that extends along a wall of the cooling zone is mounted upstream of the central inlet port in the direction of flow of the cold air. The distributor pipe is provided with holes that are distributed along the height of the wall and extend into the cooling zone. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038337 | Method for Regulating a Series of Apparatus for Separating Air by Cryogenic Distillation and Series of Apparatus for Separating Air Operating According to Said Method - In a method for regulating a series of apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation, the series comprising N air separation apparatus ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038338 | JEWELRY WITH INTERHCHANGEABLE DECORATIVE COMPONENTS - A jewelry item has a post and a decorative component thereon. The post has a length defined between an upper end and a bottom end, a fastening means attached to the upper end and a stopper permanently fixed to the bottom end. A first outer circumference of the fastening means is less than a second outer circumference of the stopper. The decorative component has a central opening with a third inner circumference, wherein the third inner circumference of the decorative component is greater than first outer circumference of the fastening means and less than the second outer circumference of the stopper. The central opening of the decorative component is sized such that the fastening means of the post passes through the central opening of the decorative component and connects the decorative component to the post. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038339 | STRUCTURE BONDING DIFFERENT METALS FOR VALUABLE ORNAMENTS - A structure bonding different metals for valuable ornaments includes a valuable ornament body which consists of at least a metal body and a hard metal element that are coupled together. The metal body and hard metal element have respectively a coupling surface with a latch flange and a latch trough formed thereon that are engageable with each other. Thus the metal body and the hard metal element can be bonded together securely. The valuable ornament body thus formed has a greater hardness. The bonding of different metals also provides a novel design different from the conventional ornaments. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038340 | Custom jewelry apparatus and method of forming same - In a method of creating a jewelry apparatus, a plurality of characters is selected and arranged such that each character is in close proximity to another character to form an original group. A mirror image of the original group is created and placed in close proximity to the original group. The group and the mirror image are partially overlaid to create a base pattern. A jewelry apparatus is formed from the base pattern. The jewelry apparatus is also set forth. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038341 | Round brilliant cut diamond and its incision method - The present invention discloses a round brilliant cut diamond. The diamond includes a crown, a girdle, and a pavilion, the cut crown includes one regular octagon table, eight first facets, eight second facets, and sixteen third facets, wherein the cut pavilion has sixteen quadrangular fourth facets, sixteen quadrangular fifth facets, and sixteen sub-triangular sixth facets. The sixteen fourth facets meet at a point, which forms an apex, and each fourth facet, fifth facet and sixth facet meet a point. The present invention also discloses methods for preparing above mentioned round brilliant-cut diamond. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038342 | MOLTEN GLASS DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL QUALITY GLASS - A molten glass delivery system is modified to match it with the overflow downdraw process. A substantial number of defects not removed by the finer are diverted to the unusable inlet and distal edges of the sheet. In one embodiment, the stirring device is relocated from the outlet to the inlet of the finer. In another embodiment, the basic shape of the finer is preferably changed from a cylindrical shape to a Double Apex (or Gull Wing) shaped cross-section, whereby the apexes of the finer contain the glass that will form the unusable inlet end of the glass sheet. The finer vent or vents are preferably located at these apexes such that any homogeneity defects caused by the vents are diverted to the unusable inlet end of the glass sheet. The finer cross-section has a high aspect ratio for increased fining efficiency as compared to a cylindrical finer. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CONCENTRATORS USING GLASS PROCESS - A method for manufacturing a glass concentrator for a solar module. The method includes providing a glass material in a molten state and processing the glass material in the molten state to form a ribbon glass including a first surface and a second surface. Additionally, the method includes subjecting the first surface to one or more drum members to form a plurality of concentrating structures while continuously passing the ribbon glass via the second surface over a plurality of rollers. Each of the concentrating structures includes an aperture region, an exit region, and one or more reflection regions. The aperture region is configured to receive incoming light and the one or more reflection regions are configured to concentrate the received incoming light to the exit region. The method further includes cutting the ribbon glass into one or more sheets of glasses including a predetermined number of the plurality of concentrating structures. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038344 | LITHIUM SILICATE GLASS CERAMIC - Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools and which subsequently can be converted into lithium silicate products showing high strength. | 2009-02-12 |
