| 07th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20120036807 | ANCHOR SHEET POSITIONING AND CONNECTION SYSTEM - Attachment devices are described for attaching and locating overlapped anchor sheets while allowing for some relative movement as to expansion and contraction. Generally, the devices are a male/female connection on corresponding sheets and expansion openings or apertures surrounding either the male or female part to provide for areas of flexibility to provide for possible movement of either the male or female part. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036808 | PURLIN CLIP FOR BLOWN-IN INSULATED CEILINGS - An improved purlin clip has an arm and a leg defining a channel to receive the lower flange of a ceiling purlin. A pin is integrally formed with the lower leg of the clip and extends downwardly. The pin is adapted to penetrate a ceiling membrane. A cap is frictionally fit onto the pin to retain the membrane adjacent the purlin, and to support the membrane, with the insulation blown in between the membrane and the ceiling deck. The pin includes teeth or barbs for retentively engaging the cap. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036809 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A LOAD ACROSS A PLURALITY OF NON-INTERSECTING BEAMS - A system for supporting a load across non-intersecting beams each having a web depending from an upper chord with an upper surface generally parallel with a chordal plane includes at least one crossing member intersecting the beams at intersection loci. At each intersection locus the beam presents a channel receiving a crossing member in a nesting orientation in an installed orientation. The crossing member includes a support expanse configured for an abutting relation with the upper chord to present the upper surface and a top surface of the crossing member as coplanar in the installed orientation. The beam and the crossing member have aperture-pairs in register in the installed orientation. The apertures accommodate tension resisting members or compression resisting members coupled with the upper chord and traversing the crossing member for resisting tension or compression forces on the upper chord in the installed orientation. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036810 | Framing for panels - Framing for panels, in particular for sliding panels, which may or may not be sliding windows, arranged to enclose and hold one or more single or multiple parallel glazing units, and having at least one frame in two parts formed from profiled parts and assembled so that their relative position can be modified, each of the profiled parts having at least one longitudinal wing which enclose a glazing unit, wherein each of the profiled parts has at least one pair of parallel transverse wings, namely an upper transverse wing and a lower transverse wing respectively, at least partially fitting around at least one insulation element, and in that the transverse wings and the insulation element are configured to ensure the connection of the parts of each frame, the width of the insulation element being adjusted at the time of mounting according to the thickness of the glazing unit or units. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036811 | OVERHEAD FORM TRAVELLER AND METHOD - An apparatus and method are proposed for incremental casting of concrete cantilever bridge sections ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036812 | Multi-part reinforcement clip to allow attachment to a raised seam roof - This is a multi part clip installed under the seam of a raised seam roof that allows secure attachment of objects to the roof. One component of the invention is a base clip constructed from thin gage sheet metal and having multiple holes with some dimpled for fasteners. Another component of the invention is a vertical clip also constructed from thin gage sheet metal and having slots on either side to allow fasteners for attachment through the vertical clip. The two components when installed under a new or a pre-existing raised seam roof allows secure permanent or temporary attachment of objects using clamping force applied over the reinforcement clip without the need for deforming or changing the visual esthetics of the roof panels. This produces more support for vertical, lateral, and downward pressure. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036813 | MULTI-ELEMENT CONSTRUCTIONAL ASSEMBLY - A construction system includes a pair of bi-planar sheets of structural material, each bi-planar sheet having two alternating series of vertical segments, each segment of the series, in horizontal cross-section, defining a planar base parallel to a base of a successive vertical segment of the alternating series of vertical segments, the bases of each segment of the series integrally connected to each other by sidewalls; a pair of longitudinal members, defining in, transverse cross-section, a substantially U-shaped geometry, each longitudinal member being open-ended for horizontally enclosing and securing a portion of each bi-planar sheet of the pair of bi-planar sheets; upper horizontal longitudinal members defining, in transverse cross-section, a geometry of a square, each upper longitudinal member vertically disposed between the pair of bi-planar sheets; and second horizontal longitudinal members defining, in transverse cross-section, a geometry of a square. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036814 | SAFETY CHAMBER - An arrangement is provided to prevent emissions of hydrogen peroxide from a packaging machine forming sealed packaging containers from a packaging material web. The packaging machine has a sterilization portion comprising an inlet chamber, a peroxide bath and an aseptic chamber. The aseptic chamber is held at an overpressure while the inlet chamber is held at an underpressure during normal operation of the packaging machine. The peroxide bath functions as a seal between the inlet chamber and the aseptic chamber. A safety chamber placed in front of the inlet chamber is held at an underpressure to avoid peroxide emissions to the environment. The packaging material web will pass the safety chamber before going into the inlet chamber. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036815 | DEEP-DRAWING PACKAGING MACHINE AND A METHOD WITH A WORK STATION FOR EMBOSSING RECESSES INTO A LID OF A PACKAGE - The invention relates to a method for producing reclosable packages and to a deep-drawing packaging machine with an embossing station for embossing recesses into a top foil. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036816 | Horse Eye Protection Device - A horse eye protection device is provided with a mask including a multiplicity of pairs of interchangeable lenses. The lenses may be made of a durable, shatterproof material. The lenses may be a clear transparent lens, a tinted transparent lens, a blackout lens, or a blinder lens. These lenses help protect against wind, insects, debris and ultraviolet exposure, as well as assisting the eye in healing from infection and acting as a blinder to prevent distraction of the horse. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036817 | Particulate Filtering with Filter Cartridges Having Cylindrical Segment Shapes - A filter cartridge which includes a filter medium having a cylindrical segment shape and a channel disposed within the filter medium for receiving fluid filtered through the filter medium. A method of increasing a filter medium surface area of a filter or lowering pressure drop across the filter that has a plurality of filter cartridges disposed in a filter vessel. The method includes removing at least one filter cartridge from the filter vessel and replacing the removed filter cartridge with a filter cartridge that includes a filter medium having a cylindrical segment shape. The latter filter cartridge also includes a channel disposed within the filter medium for receiving fluid filtered through the filter medium. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036818 | FORAGE CROP PROCESSING APPARATUS - A forage crop processing apparatus having a cutting assembly for reaping the forage crop, a tubular drying channel having an inlet end for receiving the reaped forage crop, an air mover in fluid communication with the tubular drying channel to move air through the tubular drying channel in such a way that the forage crop is carried by the air through the tubular drying channel from the inlet end, past the interior heating surface, to the outlet end to produce a dried forage crop, and a baler connected to the outlet end of the tubular drying channel for baling the dried forage crops. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036819 | Flexible Combine Harvester Draper Header with Pivoting Structure within Side Draper - A harvesting header having a flexible cutterbar assembly utilizes draper belts behind the cutterbar assembly to gently consolidate the severed crop materials and deliver them to a point of discharge and delivery, such as to the feederhouse of a combine harvester. One embodiment has draper assemblies and a central conveyor fixed relative to the flexible cutterbar assembly, while another has the draper assemblies and central conveyer flexible with the cutterbar assembly. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036820 | Center Splitter for Rake - A pair of rake wheels in an assembly is referred to as a center splitter assembly. Each rake wheel is configured for free-rotation, meaning it is powered by contacting the ground. The center splitter is used to separate material, each wheel moving material in a different direction. The rake wheel on the left side of the center splitter assembly will rotate in a clockwise direction, as viewed from behind the wheel, which will cause the material to move from the right to the left. The opposite applies to the rake wheel on the right side of the center splitter assembly, where it will rotate counter-clockwise, moving material from the left to the right. Since these rake wheels are attempting to move material in opposite directions, the spacing between the wheels has been found to be critical. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036821 | TETHER FOR TROPOSPHERIC AEOLIAN GENERATOR | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036822 | SNOOD - Snood for use on line/string/tow, where said snood is provided with a loop for attachment to the line/string/tow, where the snood is formed from a stiff snood thread, as the snood is laid with to strands, and where the loop is formed by that an end of the snood is threaded through the two parts in a main body of the snood. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036823 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A SEAL ASSEMBLY - A method for monitoring functionality of a seal assembly within an injector feed assembly is described. The method includes providing a buffer fluid to the seal assembly, measuring at least one of a pressure and a flow rate of the buffer fluid, and determining a functionality of the seal assembly based at least partially on the at least one of a pressure and a flow rate of the buffer fluid. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036824 | REHEAT BURNER - A reheat burner ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036825 | ENGINE - A combuster ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036826 | ENGINE AND POD ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT, EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-ICING DEVICE - An engine and pod assembly for an aircraft includes a pod receiving an engine having an air intake. A rotating nose cone extends on the nose cone, as well as a device for limiting the formation of ice. The device includes means for creating a circumferential heterogeneity of ice on the nose cone. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036827 | ROTATING INLET COWL FOR A TURBINE ENGINE, COMPRISING AN ECCENTRIC FORWARD END - A rotating inlet cowl for a turbine engine, having a rotation axis and for which the forward end is arranged to be eccentric relative to this rotation axis. Furthermore, a forward cone of the cowl is truncated by a truncation surface defining the forward end of the inlet cowl. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036828 | Combined Cycle Power Plant Including a Heat Recovery Steam Generator - A combined cycle power plant includes a gas turbomachine, a steam turbomachine operatively coupled to the gas turbomachine, and a heat recovery steam generator operatively coupled to the gas turbomachine and the steam turbomachine. The heat recovery steam generator includes a high pressure reheat section provided with at least one high pressure superheater and at least one reheater. The combined cycle power plant further includes a controller operatively connected to the gas turbomachine, the steam turbomachine and the heat recovery steam generator. The controller is selectively activated to initiate a flow of steam through the heat recovery steam generator following shutdown of the gas turbomachine to lower a temperature of at least one of the high pressure superheater and the at least one reheater and reduce development of condensate quench effects during HRSG purge of a combined cycle power plant shutdown. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036829 | System, Method and Apparatus for Lean Combustion with Plasma from an Electrical Arc - The present invention provides a plasma arc torch that can be used for lean combustion. The plasma arc torch includes a cylindrical vessel, an electrode housing connected to the first end of the cylindrical vessel such that a first electrode is (a) aligned with a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical vessel, and (b) extends into the cylindrical vessel, a linear actuator connected to the first electrode to adjust a position of the first electrode, a hollow electrode nozzle connected to the second end of the cylindrical vessel such that the center line of the hollow electrode nozzle is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical vessel, and wherein the tangential inlet and the tangential outlet create a vortex within the cylindrical vessel, and the first electrode and the hollow electrode nozzle create a plasma that discharges through the hollow electrode nozzle. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036830 | THRUST REVERSAL DEVICE - The invention relates to a thrust reversal device comprising at least one cowl arranged in such a way that it can be moved between a closed position and an open position, said cowl being actuated by at least one actuator that can be driven by at least one electric engine. The invention is characterised in that at least one electric engine is connected to at least two separate power supplies ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036831 | Pellet-Loaded Multiple Impulse Rocket Motor - There is disclosed an apparatus which may include a common nozzle and a plurality of combustion chambers coupled to the nozzle. Each of the plurality of combustion chambers may include a case, a solid fuel propellant charge in the form of a plurality of fuel pellets, and an igniter disposed to ignite the propellant charge. Each of the plurality of combustion chambers may also include a pellet retainer disposed to retain unignited fuel pellets within the case and a burst disk disposed between the propellant charge and the nozzle. Each burst disk may adapted to rupture when the associated propellant charge is ignited and to not rupture when a propellant charge of any of the other combustion chambers is ignited | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036832 | Methods and Device for Low Contamination Energy Generation - A method for low-contamination generation of energy comprising: (a) forming a gas mixture by mixing a treated gaseous effluent stream and air; (b) introducing the gas mixture and fuel at a given gas to fuel ratio into at least one diesel engine ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036833 | Scavenging Vacuum Pressure Provisioning with Exhaust Treatment - In one embodiment, a method that includes collecting particles from an intake flow of air for a diesel engine; removing the particles collected using scavenging vacuum pressure and without adding exhaust restriction; and treating combustion products of the diesel engine. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036834 | Mn, Ce and Zr MIXED OXIDES OXIDATION CATALYST - The oxidation of nitrogen oxide (NO) in an oxygen-containing exhaust gas flow from a diesel or other lean-burn engine may be catalyzed using particles of co-precipitated and calcined manganese (Mn), cerium (Ce) and zirconium (Zr) mixed oxides. In preferred embodiments, the molar ratios of Mn, Ce and Zr to the total amount of base metals in the ternary mixed oxide catalyst are in the range of 0.25-0.35, 0.40-0.50 and 0.20-0.25, respectively. Further, this ternary mixed oxide catalyst is less susceptible to sulfur poisoning than previously-disclosed binary mixed oxide catalysts. The ternary mixed oxide catalyst may also be regenerated—and the inhibiting effect of SO | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036835 | METERING SYSTEM FOR INJECTING A REDUCING AGENT INTO THE EXHAUST GAS FLOW OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a reducing agent metering system, and to a method for controlling the injection of a reducing agent into the exhaust gas flow ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036836 | SYSTEM FOR TAKING EXHAUST GAS SAMPLES FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A system for taking an exhaust gas sample includes a first exhaust gas channel fluidically connected to a first exhaust gas source via a first exhaust gas inlet. A first air channel with a first air filter is configured to suck in ambient air. The first exhaust gas channel meets the first air channel in a first mixing zone, where a first exhaust gas is mixed with the ambient air to obtain a diluted exhaust gas/air mixture. A second exhaust gas channel is fluidically connected to a second exhaust gas source via a second exhaust gas inlet, and a second mixing zone. A control device and a measurement device are configured to respectively control and measure mass flows. The diluted exhaust gas/air mixture flows either from the first exhaust gas source or from the second exhaust gas source into the dilution tunnel and to at least one sampling probe. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036837 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CONTROLLED FEEDING OF A REDUCING AGENT - A method and a device provide for the controlled feeding of a reducing agent into an exhaust gas treatment unit with a storage capability for an exhaust gas component to be reduced which is generated from a mobile internal combustion engine. The method includes at least the following steps: a) determination of a quantity of the exhaust gas component to be reduced which is generated by the mobile internal combustion engine, b) determination of a storage capability of the exhaust gas treatment unit for the exhaust gas component to be reduced, c) determination of a metering of the reducing agent into the exhaust gas treatment unit as a function of steps a) and b), and d) feeding the reducing agent into the exhaust gas treatment unit. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036838 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - To provide an exhaust purification system for a vehicle with which, even in a form of vehicle in which operation and stopping of an internal combustion engine are frequently alternated between, exhaust gas is prevented from being exhausted to the outside of the vehicle with a purification treatment remaining insufficient and an excessive drop in battery capability is prevented. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036839 | VEHICLE OXIDATION CATALYST EFFICIENCY MODEL FOR ADAPTIVE CONTROL AND DIAGNOSTICS - A vehicle includes a fuel tank, an internal combustion engine, an oxidation catalyst, a regenerable particulate filter in fluid communication with an outlet side of the oxidation catalyst, and a host machine. The host machine calculates an actual hydrocarbon level in the exhaust stream downstream of the particulate filter as a function of an actual energy input value and an actual output value of the oxidation catalyst, and subsequently executes a control action using the actual hydrocarbon level. A method for use aboard the vehicle includes using the host machine to calculate an actual hydrocarbon level in the exhaust stream downstream of the particulate filter, including solving a function of an actual energy input value and an actual energy output value of the oxidation catalyst, and executing a control action aboard the vehicle via the host machine using the actual hydrocarbon level. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036840 | NOx Storage and Reduction Catalyst, Preparation Method, and NOx Removing System - A catalyst for NOx storage and reduction may include a carrier that contains alkali metal and Al, or alkali earth metal and Al, a NOx storage element of alkali metal, alkali earth metal or rare earth element, and one or more noble metals that are selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Ru, Ag, Au and Rh. The catalyst for NOx storage and reduction shows excellent NOx storage and reduction capability, maintains excellent storage and reduction capability especially before and after deterioration and sulfation, and shows excellent catalytic activity under low temperature environment, while maintaining unusually high hydrophobicity. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036841 | FUEL PROCESSOR WITH IMPROVED CARBON MANAGEMENT CONTROL - A method of regenerating a particulate filter which traps particulate matter contained in a product stream of a fuel processor. The method comprises a step which predicts the value of a parameter indicative of carbon accumulation in the particulate filter during operation of the fuel processor. When the predicted value meets or exceeds a first threshold value a regeneration process is initiated. Optionally, after a certain time or when the predicted value meets or falls below a second threshold value, the regeneration process is ceased. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036842 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION DEVICE FOR ENGINE - The present invention provides an exhaust purification device for an engine, comprising: an ammonia supply system including an ammonia supply injector for supplying ammonia to a combustion chamber and a control unit for controlling the ammonia supply injector, and a NOx purification system provided in an exhaust passage and including a Selective Catalytic Reduction catalyst being able to fulfill a function for purifying NOx under the presence of the ammonia. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036843 | AIR FILTER ASPIRATION AND ASPIRATION FAN DRIVE FOR USE WITH EXHAUST TREATMENT - In one embodiment, a system includes: a diesel engine having an intake and an exhaust; an exhaust treatment system communicating with the exhaust and operative to treat combustion products of the engine; an intake treatment system communicating with the intake and having an air filter assembly operative to remove particles from a flow of air and to provide the flow of air to the engine; and an aspiration fan assembly having a fan mechanically driven by the engine to produce scavenging vacuum pressure, the aspiration fan assembly being operative to apply the scavenging vacuum pressure to the air filter assembly to remove particles collected in the air filter assembly. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036844 | PNEUMATIC SYSTEM WITH ONE OR MORE PISTON-CYLINDER ARRANGEMENTS - The present invention encompasses a pneumatic system with a pressure source adapted for generating a medium under pneumatic pressure, a control valve coordinated with the pressure source, via a first conduit, a piston-cylinder arrangement or a “motor”, whose working chamber is coordinated, via a second conduit, with said control valve and whose low-pressure or return chamber is coordinated, via a third conduit, with one side of a coupling arrangement whose other side is coordinated, via a fourth conduit, with said pressure source. Said coupling arrangement is in the form of a unit coordinated with the piston-cylinder arrangement but discrete or separated from the piston-cylinder arrangement. Within said unit and extending between connections associated with the unit there is disposed at least one direct or indirect coupling-in of a high pressure regulator and a low-pressure regulator. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036845 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR WORK MACHINE - A hydraulic pump driven by an engine, a hydraulic actuator, and a negative control circuit are provided on an open center hydraulic circuit, for guiding the hydraulic pressure in the center bypass to the hydraulic pump, as a negative control pressure. A negative control pressure control device controls the negative control pressure to an arbitrary value is also provided. The pump characteristic of the hydraulic pump is set such that the discharge flow rate is minimized when the negative control pressure in the negative control circuit is equal to or greater than a first predetermined pressure. Furthermore, an idling detection device that detects whether the hydraulic actuator is in a non-operated state or not is provided. The negative control pressure is forcefully controlled to the first predetermined pressure or higher when the non-operating state is detected. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036846 | SURFACES PHYSICALLY TRANSFORMABLE BY ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES - An apparatus includes a substrate having a top surface, a substantially regular array of raised structures located over the top surface, and a layer located on the top surface between the structures. Distal surfaces of the structures are farther from the top surface than remaining portions of the structures. The layer is able to contract such that the distal surfaces of the structures protrude through the layer. The layer is able to swell such that the distal surfaces of the structures are closer to the top surface of the substrate than one surface of the layer. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036847 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE LIGHT-OFF OR REGENERATION BEHAVIOR OF AN AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE IN A VEHICLE SYSTEM - The process of active DPF regeneration requires that the DPF be brought to regeneration temperatures in excess of 550° C. to 600° C. for a period of time sufficient to accomplish soot burnoff in the DPF. Similarly, during cold start up it is desirable to bring the catalyst to light off temperature as soon as possible. The large thermal inertia of one or more turbochargers delays the exhaust gas at the DPF from reaching critical temperature quickly. The incorporation of a low thermal inertia, insulated, turbocharger bypass duct avoids thermal energy loss from exhaust gas to the turbine housing and shortens the time for the DPF to reach critical temperature for active DPF regeneration, or in the case of a catalytic converter, shortens time for catalyst to reach light off temperature. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036848 | HIGH-PRESSURE EXHAUST-GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM WITH HEAT RECOVERY - A method for operation of a high pressure exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) system is provided. The method includes transferring heat from an exhaust flow through an EGR cooler to an engine coolant, the EGR cooler coupled to an EGR line fluidly coupled in parallel with a turbine and directing a controlled portion of the exhaust flow from the EGR cooler to an engine intake. The method further includes directing another controlled portion of the exhaust flow from the EGR cooler to the surrounding atmosphere. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036849 | SIMPLIFIED VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER WITH VARIABLE FLOW VOLUMES - A variable geometry turbocharger is simplified yet able to maintain pulse energy. In a first embodiment, a turbine housing is provided with a pivoting wall which pivots about a point near the entry to the turbine housing. By moving the wall about the pivot point, the effective volume of the turbine housing volute is varied, thus effectively reducing the volume of exhaust gas in the volute, allowing control of exhaust gas flowing to the turbine wheel. In the second embodiment of the invention, a rotating wedge segment within the volute is rotated from a first position to a second position, changing the effective volume of the volute and allowing control of exhaust gas flowing to the turbine wheel. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036850 | WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR RECAPTURING ENERGY AFTER ENGINE AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEMS - The disclosure provides a waste heat recovery (WHR) system including a Rankine cycle (RC) subsystem for converting heat of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, and an internal combustion engine including the same. The WHR system includes an exhaust gas heat exchanger that is fluidly coupled downstream of an exhaust aftertreatment system and is adapted to transfer heat from the exhaust gas to a working fluid of the RC subsystem. An energy conversion device is fluidly coupled to the exhaust gas heat exchanger and is adapted to receive the vaporized working fluid and convert the energy of the transferred heat. The WHR system includes a control module adapted to control at least one parameter of the RC subsystem based on a detected aftertreatment event of a predetermined thermal management strategy of the aftertreatment system. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036851 | FLUID CIRCULATION IN ENERGY STORAGE AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS - In various embodiments, heat is exchanged with a gas being compressed or expanded within an energy storage and recovery system without the use of flexible hoses. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036852 | DYNAMIC TUNING OF DYNAMIC MATRIX CONTROL OF STEAM TEMPERATURE - A technique of controlling a steam generating boiler system includes dynamically tuning a rate of change of a disturbance variable (DV) to control operation of a portion of the boiler system, and in particular, to control a temperature of output steam to a turbine. The rate of change of the DV is dynamically tuned based on a magnitude of an error or difference between an actual and a desired level of an output parameter, e.g., output steam temperature. In an embodiment, as the magnitude of the error increases, the rate of change of the DV is increased according to a function f(x). A dynamic matrix control block uses the dynamically-tuned rate of change of the DV, a current output parameter level, and an output parameter setpoint as inputs to generate a control signal to control a field device that, at least in part, affects the output parameter level. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036853 | Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage Process - A compressed air energy storage system including a compressor adapted to receive a process gas and output a compressed process gas. A heat transfer unit may be coupled to the compressor and adapted to receive the compressed process gas and a heat transfer medium and to output a cooled process gas and a heated heat transfer medium. A compressed gas storage unit may be coupled to the heat transfer unit and adapted to receive and store the cooled process gas. A waste heat recovery unit may be coupled to the heat transfer unit and adapted to receive the heated heat transfer medium. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036854 | TRANSCRITICAL THERMALLY ACTIVATED COOLING, HEATING AND REFRIGERATING SYSTEM - A combined vapor compression and vapor expansion system uses a common refrigerant which enables a super-critical high pressure portion and a sub-critical low pressure portion of the vapor expansion circuit. Provision is made to combine the refrigerant flow from the vapor expander and from the compressor discharge. The outdoor heat exchanger is so sized and designed that the working fluid discharged therefrom is always in a liquid form so as to provide a liquid into the pump inlet. The pump and expander are so sized and designed that the high pressure portion of the vapor expansion circuit is always super-critical. A topping heat exchanger, liquid to suction heat exchanger, and various other design features are provided to further increase the thermodynamic efficiency of the system. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036855 | BURNER - A burner with a burner head is provided. The burner includes a mixing tube for premixing combustion air and fuel. The mixing tube is provided with a pilot burner system in its downstream part. The pilot burner system includes an annular mixing cavity with an entrance for assist air and pilot fuel and outlet nozzles. The mixing cavity is provided with at least two swirler wings arranged in the vicinity of each outlet nozzle. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036856 | DIMPLED/GROOVED FACE ON A FUEL INJECTION NOZZLE BODY FOR FLAME STABILIZATION AND RELATED METHOD - A fuel injection head for a fuel nozzle used in a gas turbine combustor includes a substantially hollow body formed with an upstream end face, a downstream end face and a peripheral wall extending therebetween. A plurality of pre-mix tubes or passages extend axially through the hollow body with inlets at the upstream end face and outlets at the downstream end face. An exterior surface of the downstream end face is formed with three-dimensional surface features that increase a total surface area of the exterior surface as compared to a substantially flat, planar downstream end face. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036857 | COMBUSTION LINER STOP BLOCKS HAVING INSERTABLE WEAR FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A combustion liner stop block having insertable wear features and methods for installing wear features within a combustion liner stop block are disclosed. The methods may generally include enlarging a slot defined in the liner stop block to form a cavity, locating an insert block in the cavity and providing at least one wear feature associated with the insert block. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036858 | COMBUSTOR LINER COOLING SYSTEM - A combustor liner is disclosed. The combustor liner includes an upstream portion, a downstream end portion extending from the upstream portion along a generally longitudinal axis, and a cover layer associated with an inner surface of the downstream end portion. The downstream end portion includes the inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a plurality of microchannels. The downstream end portion further defines a plurality of passages extending between the inner surface and the outer surface. The plurality of microchannels are fluidly connected to the plurality of passages, and are configured to flow a cooling medium therethrough, cooling the combustor liner. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036859 | COMBUSTOR TRANSITION PIECE WITH DILUTION SLEEVES AND RELATED METHOD - A gas turbine transition piece adapted to carry combustion gases in a hot gas path extending between a gas turbine combustion chamber and a first stage of the gas turbine, includes a hollow duct having a forward end adapted for connection to a combustor liner and an aft end adapted for connection to a first stage nozzle. One or more dilution air holes are located proximate the forward end, the dilution holes each fitted with a hollow sleeve penetrating into the hot gas path within the hollow duct, the hollow sleeves adapted to supply cooling air into the hot gas path. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036860 | GAS TURBINE PLANT WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND ALSO METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A PLANT - A gas turbine plant is provided with exhaust gas recirculation and includes a main gas turbine having a main compressor and main turbine driving a main generator, and a combustion chamber, with an outlet connected to the inlet of the main gas turbine, has a fuel feed, and via the recuperator's high-pressure side obtains combustion air from the main gas turbine's compressor outlet. The outlet of the main turbine and the inlet of the main compressor are connected via the recuperator's low-pressure side and a cooler for exhaust gas recirculation. On the recuperator's low-pressure side, a charging unit, with a compressor and a turbine is arranged, and draws in air via an air intake and by the outlet of its compressor is connected to the recuperator's low-pressure side outlet and by the inlet of its turbine is connected to a surplus-gas extraction line on the recuperator's low-pressure side. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036861 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY IN FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM - Compensation is provided for a fuel demand signal of a gas turbine controller during transition between operating modes. The compensation adjusts fuel demand to account for combustion efficiency differences between the starting and ending operating mode that otherwise can lead to severe swings in combustion reference temperature and lean blowout. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036862 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS TURBINE - A system for operating a gas turbine includes a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The combustor and turbine define a hot gas path. A sensor disposed outside the hot gas path measures internal thermal emissions from the combustor or turbine and generates a first signal reflective of the internal thermal emissions. The internal thermal emissions are infrared or ultraviolet emissions. A controller connected to the sensor receives the first signal and adjusts the compressor, combustor, or turbine in response to the first signal from the sensor. A method for operating a gas turbine includes measuring internal thermal emissions from inside a combustor or turbine using a sensor disposed outside the hot gas path. The method further includes generating a first signal reflective of the internal thermal emissions and adjusting the operation of the compressor, combustor, or turbine in response to the first signal from the sensor. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036863 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF WIDE RANGE OF TURBINE FUELS FOR COMBUSTION - In operating a gas turbine, there can be a difference between the desired heating value of the fuel and the actual needs of the fuel for sustainable combustion during various stages of the turbine operation. In one aspect, combustible lean limit operation of the gas turbine free of lean blow out is enabled by adjusting fuel-air-ratio of the fuel and fuel-air mixture properties, based on the operation requirements of the turbine and flammability of the fuel components. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036864 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD FOR COOLING THE COMPRESSOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine includes a compressor with rotor blades having roots connected into seats of a compressor drum. The rotor blade roots and/or the compressor drum have longitudinal passages for a cooling fluid, connecting higher pressure areas to lower pressure areas of the gas turbine engine. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036865 | AIR BLEED HAVING AN INERTIAL FILTER IN THE TANDEM ROTOR OF A COMPRESSOR - The invention relates to a secondary air system for a compressor of centrifugal or mixed type including a rotor presenting an axis of rotation, said compressor being adapted to compress an oxidizer gas. The secondary air system includes an oxidizer gas bleed system arranged in the rotor. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036866 | AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WITH MULTIPLE FUEL SOURCES - A system and method are disclosed for supplying fuel to an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft. The system includes a primary fuel source, a secondary fuel source, and a secondary valve. The primary fuel source is in fluid communication with the auxiliary power unit to provide a primary fuel thereto. Similarly, the secondary fuel source is in fluid communication with the auxiliary power unit to provide a secondary fuel thereto. The secondary valve regulates flow of the secondary fuel from the secondary fuel source to the auxiliary power unit. The method provides a secondary fuel from a secondary fuel source to the auxiliary power unit if an emergency operating condition experienced by the aircraft results from either exhaustion or contamination of a primary fuel. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036867 | Cooling towers - A method for the treatment of water used in a cooling tower, the method including the steps of withdrawing a portion of the water from a basin of the cooling tower, subjecting the water to a magnetic treatment, and withdrawing blow down water for use in irrigation. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036868 | MAGNETOCALORIC THERMAL APPLICANCE - A magnetocaloric thermal appliance ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036869 | PORTABLE REFRIGERATOR WITH FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a portable refrigerator with a fuel cell system and an operating method thereof. The portable refrigerator with a fuel cell system comprises a case having a storage space, a fuel cell stack disposed in the case, a gas tank configured to store gas necessary to operate the fuel cell stack, a fan configured to cool the fuel cell stack and supply air to the fuel stack, a thermoelectric cooling means disposed in the case, and configured to cool the storage space, a battery charged by the fuel cell stack, and configured to supply power to the thermoelectric cooling means, and a controller configured to control the fuel cell stack and the thermoelectric cooling means. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036870 | Method of both cooling and maintaining the uniform temperature of an extended object - A general method of cooling and maintaining the uniform temperature of an extended structure is provided with specific application discussed of keeping a superconducting coil at cryogenic temperatures in the presence of external heat loads that may be variable in space and time. The approach embeds the structure to be cooled ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036871 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ICE BEADS FROM AN AQUEOUS MIXTURE - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036872 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF AN ICE MAKER SYSTEM - Method and apparatus for ice maker systems are disclosed. One exemplary method comprises the step of, in a harvesting cycle of an ice maker system wherein a heating element is turned on at a first time instance to generate heat to separate ice from an ice mold body formed in the ice mold body during a preceding ice formation cycle, and turned off at a second time instance to allow the ice mold body to cool so that a next ice formation cycle can begin, controlling an amount of heat generated by the heating element between the first time instance and the second time instance. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036873 | Low Ambient Cooling Kit for Variable Refrigerant Flow Heat Pump - Systems and methods for low ambient air temperature cooling in air-source based heat pump systems wherein an outdoor heat pump unit includes a discharge hood positionable over its fan. The hood including a damper that is openable and closeable as a function of outside temperature. The outdoor unit may also include wind deflectors positioned over the coil openings of the disclosure. During cooling operations below a low outside air threshold temperature, e.g., below 23° F., the damper assembly partially closes to reduce airflow across the condenser coil of the outdoor unit to a level below that which is possible at minimum fan speed. As the outdoor temperature continues to drop, the damper assembly continues to close to further reduce airflow. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036874 | ACTIVE COOLING OF A COMPRESSOR IN AN APPLIANCE - A system for cooling a compressor for an appliance includes a water source, a compressor having an outer shell, the compressor being configured to compress a refrigerant during a cooling cycle of the appliance, and a fluid heat transfer device. The fluid heat transfer device is configured to receive water from the water source and apply the water to the outer shell for rejecting heat from the compressor. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036875 | Storage container with sensor device and regrigerator having the same - A storage container with a sensor device and a refrigerator having the same. A pair of electrode terminals is exposed from the lower surface of a sensor plate installed on the inner surface of the bottom of the storage container, thereby improving reliability in measurement. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036876 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a heat source unit having a variable-capacity compressor and a heat-source-side heat exchanger that functions as an evaporator for a refrigerant, and a plurality of usage units connected to the heat source unit and having usage-side heat exchangers that function as radiators for the refrigerant. The operating capacity of the compressor is controlled to bring the discharge pressure of the compressor, or a state quantity equivalent to the discharge pressure, to a first target value. The first target value is determined based on an equivalent target value equivalent to a usage temperature required in individual usage units. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036877 | EVAPORATIVE COOLING CONDENSER FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - An evaporative cooling condenser for a household appliance cooling system includes a water source, a heat exchanger configured to contain a refrigerant, and a fluid heat transfer device, the fluid heat transfer device configured to receive water from the water source and apply the water to the heat exchanger for rejecting heat from the heat exchanger. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036878 | LOW AMBIENT COOLING KIT FOR VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW HEAT PUMP - Systems and methods for low ambient air temperature cooling in air-source based heat pump systems wherein an outdoor heat pump unit includes a discharge hood positionable over its fan. The hood including a damper that is openable and closeable as a function of outside temperature. The outdoor unit may also include wind deflectors positioned over the coil openings of the disclosure. During cooling operations below 23° F., the damper assembly partially closes to reduce airflow across the condenser coil of the outdoor unit to a level below that which is possible at minimum fan speed. As the outdoor temperature continues to drop, the damper assembly continues to close to further reduce airflow. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036879 | REFRIGERATOR AIR DUCT - Provided is a refrigeration appliance ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036880 | Portable Air Cooling System - A portable air cooling system having a housing having an air inlet, an air outlet, an exterior surface and an interior cavity. A fan is axially disposed within the interior cavity for generating an air flow drawn from the air inlet, through the interior cavity and discharged through the air outlet. A photovoltaic panel is electrically coupled to the fan and provides sufficient electrical generating capacity to at least power the fan during daylight hours. A hydrating element is disposed intermediate the air inlet and air outlet for providing evaporative cooling. A cooling element is disposed intermediate the air inlet and air outlet and provides convective cooling by thermal transfer with a cold active cooling media such as water ice, dry ice or Gel Pack. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036881 | APPARATUS FOR BREAKING ICE CLUMPS - An apparatus for breaking ice clumps in a refrigerator. The apparatus includes an ice storage bin, an axle rotatably supported by an ice storage bin, an actuator operatively coupled to the axle and an ice breaker operatively coupled to the actuator. The ice breaker moves in a reciprocal manner upon the driving of the axle and the actuator. Such reciprocal movement of the ice breaker breaks ice clumps in the storage bin. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036882 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. Usability and efficiency of a storage space are improved in the refrigerator. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036883 | APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING WATER - An apparatus for purifying water comprises: an ice making unit configured to make introduced water into ice cubes, and to store the ice cubes; a cold water unit configured to generate cold water by receiving the ice cubes made by the ice making unit; and a cooling unit configured to supply cold air to the ice making unit. Firstly, since cold water is generated by using ice cubes made by the ice making unit, may be solved the conventional problem that the ice cubes cling to each other due to contact with the cold water. Secondly, the ice making unit, the cold water unit, etc. may be installed so as to be stacked with each other in upper and lower directions, the apparatus for purifying water may have a slim configuration. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036884 | EXPANSION VALVE AND AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME - This document relates to an expansion valve and an air conditioner for vehicles having an expansion valve, which can branch and expand refrigerant supplied from a condenser, discharge the branched and expanded refrigerant to an evaporator, and differently control the degree of opening of first and second orifices through first and second valves varied in their positions by a single shaft, so that flow rates of refrigerant expanded while passing through the first and second orifices differ from each other, thereby differently providing refrigerant flow rates into evaporation parts of the evaporator, enhancing cool efficiency of the air conditioner, and reducing the number of components and manufacturing expenses since just one expansion valve is used. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036885 | EXPANSION VALVE COMPRISING BIASING MEANS - An expansion valve ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036886 | INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A heat exchanger is provided for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system with an outer tube through which a fluid and/or a gas can flow and at least one inner tube through which a fluid and/or gas can flow, which at least in sections and subject to the formation of an intermediate space through which a flow can flow runs within the outer tube and in a first region located within the outer tube branches off into at least two heat exchanger tubes. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036887 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A multi-chamber type air-conditioning apparatus is provided in which a refrigerant whose effect on human bodies is a concern is prevented from leaking into a room or the like in which an indoor unit is installed, simultaneous operation of cooling and heating is possible, and performance deterioration by a refrigerant flow control device or drop of the cooling capacity of the indoor unit can be prevented. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036888 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) AND COLD COMPRESSED GAS (CCNG) FROM LOW-PRESSURE NATURAL GAS - A system for the production of LNG from low-pressure feed gas sources, at small production scales and at lower energy input costs. A system for the small-scale production of cold compressed natural gas (CCNG). A method of dispensing natural gas from stored CCNG, comprising: dispensing CCNG from a CCNG storage tank; pumping the CCNG by a cryogenic liquid pump to a pressure suitable for compressed natural gas dispensing and storage in on-vehicle compressed natural gas storage tanks; recovering cold from the CCNG by heat exchange with natural gas feeding the natural gas production plant to replace dispensed product. A system for the storage, transport, and dispensing of natural gas, comprising: means for handling natural gas in a CCNG state where the natural gas is a non-liquid, but is dense-enough to allow for pumping to pressure by a cryogenic liquid pump. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036889 | Methane Conversion Process - A process for converting a gaseous hydrocarbon feed comprising methane to an aromatic hydrocarbon is integrated with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and/or pipeline gas production. In the integrated process, the gaseous hydrocarbon feed is supplied to a conversion zone comprising at least one dehydroaromatization catalyst and is contacted with the catalyst under conversion conditions to produce a gaseous effluent stream comprising at least one aromatic compound, unreacted methane and H | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036890 | NITROGEN REJECTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for removing nitrogen from a natural gas feed stream. The systems and methods generally include a heat exchange unit, a separation unit, and a liquid methane pump unit, where the separation unit produces a liquid methane bottoms stream and a gaseous overhead stream enriched in nitrogen and the liquid methane pump unit compresses the liquid methane bottoms stream and then pumps the stream through the heat exchange unit to cool a natural gas feed stream. In some embodiments the liquid methane pump unit is a sleeve bearing type unit. Beneficially, the disclosed systems and methods incorporate high head pumps for liquid methane compression instead of vaporizing the liquid methane and compressing it in a gaseous compression units that are typically used for this purpose, saving space, materials, and power. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036891 | AIR SEPARATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An air separation method and apparatus in which a supercritical oxygen product is produced by heating a pumped liquid oxygen stream having a supercritical pressure, through indirect heat exchange with a boosted pressure air stream. The indirect heat exchange is conducted within a heat exchanger and a liquid nitrogen stream is vaporized in the heat exchanger to depress the pressure that would otherwise be required of the boosted pressure air stream to heat the pumped liquid oxygen stream. The pumped liquid oxygen stream constitutes 90 percent of the oxygen-rich liquid removed from an air separation unit in which the air is rectified, the liquid nitrogen constitutes at least 90 percent of the liquid nitrogen that is not used as reflux and a flow-rate ratio between the liquid nitrogen stream and the oxygen-rich liquid is between about 0.3 and 0.90. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036892 | AIR SEPARATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An air separation method and apparatus in which a supercritical oxygen product is produced by heating a pumped liquid oxygen stream having a supercritical pressure, through indirect heat exchange with a boosted pressure air stream. The indirect heat exchange is conducted within a heat exchanger and a liquid nitrogen stream is vaporized in the heat exchanger to depress the pressure that would otherwise be required of the boosted pressure air stream to heat the pumped liquid oxygen stream. The pumped liquid oxygen stream constitutes 90 percent of the oxygen-rich liquid removed from an air separation unit in which the air is rectified, the liquid nitrogen constitutes at least 90 percent of the liquid nitrogen that is not used as reflux and a flow-rate ratio between the liquid nitrogen stream and the oxygen-rich liquid is between about 0.3 and 0.90. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036893 | Bracelet Signaling Mechanism - A bracelet responsive to being hydrated may include a top surface and a bottom surface, an inner surface defining a central aperture extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, an outer surface being in a spaced relationship with the inner surface and extending between the top surface on the bottom surface, and a hydrochromic layer formed on an exposed surface of the bracelet, the layer having a first appearance that changes to a second appearance responsive to the hydration of the bracelet. The exposed surface may be on the top surface, and the exposed surface may be on the bottom surface. The exposed surface may be on the outer surface, and the change of the first appearance to the second appearance may be permanent. The change from the first appearance to the second appearance may be nonpermanent. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036894 | Method of fabricating a multi-tone glass vessel from at least two disparately-colored gobs - A method of fabricating a multi-tone glass vessel includes depositing a molten-glass first gob of a first glass color into a mold having a lower end and an upper end. An initial quantity of gas is injected into the mold in order to form a gob cavity within the first gob and cause the first gob to partially inflate and expand toward the upper end of the mold. A molten-glass second gob of a second glass color is deposited into the mold over the partially-inflated first gob. The introduction of a second quantity of gas into the gob cavity within the mold forms the first and second gobs into a single, multi-tone vessel of predetermined shape. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036895 | HIGHLY ZIRCONIA-BASED REFRACTORY AND MELTING FURNACE - A highly zirconia-based refractory suitable for an electric melting furnace, which has a high electrical resistivity and does not exhibit a chipping off phenomenon and which is scarcely susceptible to extraction of components even when in contact with molten low alkali glass and, hence, is less susceptible to cracking during operation. The highly zirconia-based refractory that includes, as chemical components by mass %, from 85 to 95% of ZrO | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036896 | Method of Manufacturing an Optical Fibre Preform - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a preform for optical fibres, wherein deposition of glass-forming compounds on the substrate takes place. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for manufacturing optical fibres, wherein one end of a solid preform is heated, after which an optical fibre is drawn from said heated end. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036897 | CIRCULAR KNITTED FABRIC WITH FINISHED EDGES AND INTEGRAL ELASTIC BAND-LIKE SELVEDGE AND THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circular knitted fabric for the manufacture of a garment includes a first group of courses formed of a low melting point yarn and a first yarn, and a continuing second group of courses formed of the low melting point yarn and a second yarn. The second group of courses has an elastane content greater than that of the first group of courses. The low melting point yarn fuses with the first and second yarns after heating to a temperature sufficient to melt the low melting point yarn only. The fabric, after finishing, is adapted to be cut into a garment in such a way that the first group of courses becomes a body or the first group of courses of the garment, and the second group of courses becomes an integral elastic band portion or the second group of courses-like selvedge of the garment. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036898 | Flight Acceptable Knitting Needles - A knitting needle has multiple segments, at least one of which is relatively non-rigid, wherein the segments can be combined to produce a needle that is sufficiently rigid to be used for knitting, while also having diminished usefulness as a weapon. In three major classes of embodiments, one of the segments fits inside the other in a telescoping manner, one of the segments wraps around the other, or the two segments can fit together in some sort of slotted fashion. There may be one or more engineered points of structural failure. Segments can be held together frictionally, magnetically, threadably, using a snap or twist and lock fitting, or in any other suitable manner. Contemplated segments can have any suitable composition, including especially a bendable plastic or a foam rubber. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036899 | Core-Sheath Type Conjugated Yarn, Knitted Fabric, Clothing Product, and Method of Producing Core-Sheath Type Conjugated Yarn - Provided is a novel conjugated yarn which: has excellent stretchability; is provided with a sufficient strength; shows high transparency; provides a good tactile sense; and has moderate fit power. Also provided are a knitted fabric knitted by using such conjugated yarn and a clothing product using such knitted fabric. Also provided is a method of producing a novel conjugated yarn which: has excellent stretchability; is provided with a sufficient strength; shows high transparency; provides a good tactile sense; and has moderate fit power. A core-sheath type conjugated yarn of the present invention is a core-sheath type conjugated yarn, including: a core portion containing a polyurethane; and a sheath portion containing an elastomer, in which: the polyurethane includes a double-prepolymer type polyurethane obtained by causing a prepolymer having isocyanate groups at both terminals, which is obtained by causing a polyol and a diisocyanate to react with each other, and a prepolymer having hydroxyl groups at both terminals, which is obtained by causing a polyol, a diisocyanate, and a low-molecular weight diol to react with one another, to react with each other; and the core-sheath type conjugated yarn is obtained by conjugate spinning under conditions of a fineness of 18 to 110 dtex, a weight ratio of the core portion to the sheath portion of 95/5 to 60/40, and a drawing ratio of 1.5 to 4.0. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036900 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is disclosed which washes laundry using a mechanical force. The washing machine includes a display unit ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036901 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE HAVING A DISPENSING DRAWER - A dispensing system for a laundry treating appliance may include a drawer slidable between a closed position and an open position, a cartridge recess formed in a portion of the drawer configured to receive the cartridge of treating chemistry, and an aperture through which the cartridge is viewable and formed in the portion of the drawer. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036902 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is disclosed, which includes a receiving part ( | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036903 | Thin lock - A thin lock has a housing, a core assembly mounted in the housing, multiple pin assemblies arranged longitudinally in the core assembly, and a latch assembly mounted through the housing and selectively activates the core assembly and the pin assemblies. Thus, when the thin lock is mounted on a door panel, numbers of the pin assemblies does not relate to a thickness of the door panel. Therefore, the numbers of the pin assemblies are able to be added to increase the complexity and enhance the safety of the thin lock according to user's need. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036904 | Electric door lock - An electric door lock includes a door latch mechanism movable between latching and unlatching positions, a manual operation mechanism, and first and second rotatable members. The manual operation mechanism is manually operable to drive movement of the door latch mechanism between the latching and unlatching positions. The first rotatable member is rotatable about an axis, and includes a rotary body and a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism is disposed resiliently on the rotary body and is movable parallel to the axis toward and away from the rotary body. The second rotatable member is coupled to the manual operation mechanism for co-rotation therewith, and has one side that confronts the first rotatable member and that is provided with a pushed unit. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036905 | Optical Lock Systems and Methods - In one embodiment, the optical lock system may include an electronic control unit, a lock housing including a lock chamber, and an optical key including a multilayer photonic structure. The multilayer photonic structure may produce a unique intensity profile and includes a plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material and a plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric. A light source may transmit a reference light to the multilayer photonic structure when the optical key is disposed within the lock chamber. A photo detector may receive an interaction light from the multilayer photonic structure and may transmit the unique intensity profile to the electronic control unit which may execute machine readable instructions to: compare the unique intensity profile to an electronic master; and cause the lock actuator to transition from a first state to a second state when the unique intensity profile corresponds to the electronic master. | 2012-02-16 |
| 20120036906 | DISPERSIBLE SULPHUR FERTILIZER PELLETS - A water dispersible pellet and method of producing same comprising: micronized elemental sulphur with 80% of particles less than 30 microns, a binder component in the amount ranging from 0.95% to 95% by weight; a surfactant in the amount ranging from 0.05% to 10% by weight; a soluble salt present in the amount ranging from 0.05% to 95% by weight; bentonite clay in the amount ranging from 0.05% to 95% by weight. The pellet having a mean particle domain size and a mean crushing strength, all in a form such that within a few minutes of contact with water the pellet disperses into particles with more than 10% of said particles passing through a 50 mesh (US Standard Size) screen. | 2012-02-16 |
