| 08th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20130042577 | Bacon Roll - A meat storage device comprising a cylindrical food-grade plastic tube, a paper, wax-coated paper or plastic sheets, and a sealable plastic bag is presented. Additionally, a method of storing meat products such as bacon composing rolling meat strips around a cylindrical food-grade plastic tube with successive layers being sandwiched between a paper; wax-coated paper or plastic sheet is presented. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042578 | Filling and Sealing of Beverage Containers - The present invention provides, inter alia, a method of filling and sealing a beverage container, the method comprising the steps of: a) dispensing a predetermined amount of beverage, preferably wine, into an open-topped container having a circular rim, preferably a plastics wine glass, to leave a headspace above the beverage in the container; b) temporarily tacking a generally flat flexible film lid sized to fit over the open top to the rim of the container at at least one position around the rim while leaving the remainder of the rim free; c) engaging the tacked lid to cause flexure thereof to create a gap between the lid and the rim on one side; d) dispensing an inert gas, preferably nitrogen, through the gap so created and into the headspace to displace air therefrom; and e) bringing a heat sealer into engagement with the lid to heat seal the lid to the rim about its entire circumference, thereby trapping the inert gas within the headspace. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042579 | METHOD FOR ALLOCATING PRODUCT CARRIERS AND A FOOD PROCESSING DEVICE - Method for allocating product carriers and a food processing device The present invention relates to a method for allocating product carriers ( | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042580 | Apparatus And Method For Forming A Carton - An apparatus for forming a carton containing a group of articles and a method of forming a carton. The apparatus comprises an article positioning system for positioning articles into a plurality of groups of articles and moving the groups of articles along a processing path, a blank handling apparatus for conveying a plurality of carton blanks towards the plurality of groups of articles, and a folding mechanism that is downstream of the blank handling apparatus for folding a portion of the ends of each respective carton blank downwardly around the respective group of articles. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042581 | SNAP-ON PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device protective cover that includes a substantially rigid screen protector panel. The electronic device cover attaches by snap-on connection over a portion of the electronic device. The protective cover can optionally secure to a base by a snap-on connection to form a multi-component protective system. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042582 | METHOD FOR PACKAGING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON - A method is disclosed for packaging polycrystalline silicon, in which a plastic bag is filled with polycrystalline silicon by means of a filling device, which has a freely suspended energy absorber consisting of a nonmetallic low-contamination material, wherein the plastic bag is pulled over the energy absorber and filled with polycrystalline silicon, and the plastic bag is lowered downward during the filling, so that the silicon slides into the plastic bag. Also disclosed is a method for packaging polycrystalline silicon, in which a plastic bag is filled with polycrystalline silicon by means of a filling device, wherein a storage container has an opening through which it is filled with silicon, the plastic bag being pulled over the storage container after filling the storage container with silicon and the storage container subsequently being rotated so that the silicon slides out of the storage container into the plastic bag. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042583 | BAG ASSEMBLY - A bag assembly comprises a plurality of members that are telescopically arranged inside one another, the members being transformable between an extended condition and a collapsed condition. The assembly has a substantially greater length in the extended condition than in the collapsed condition. In one arrangement, the bag assembly has an extended condition in which the telescopically engaging members extend upwardly and a flexible bag is disposed substantially within the interior space defined by the members. A lid is also provided. In another arrangement, the members are inserted into a bag, keeping the top of the bag open to assist filling of the bag. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042584 | EXHAUST TREATMENT DEVICE FOR A DIESEL ENGINE - The disclosed exhaust treatment device for a diesel engine can prevent heat damage to a DPF when regenerating said DPF. If a selection device ( | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042585 | FILTER CORE FOR USE WITH PLEATED FILTER CARTRIDGES - A filter core includes a tubular body that has a first end and a second end. The tubular body includes a plurality of surface features spaced longitudinally along the tubular body between the first and second ends. Each of the surface features includes a first portion for flow area and a second portion for bridging across an opening for strength. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042586 | VACUUM SWEEPER APPARATUS INCLUDING A FILTER BAG AND A METHOD OF INSTALLATION - A filter bag and an apparatus for attaching a filter bag to a vacuum sweeper are provided. The filter bag includes a top plate and a bag portion. The top plate has a key formed thereon. The apparatus includes a sled configured to receive a portion of a filter bag having a key formed thereon. The apparatus also includes a sweeper housing. The sweeper housing is adjacent the sled. The housing has a cavity for receiving a portion of the filter bag and a lock that interconnects with the key. A method for installing the filter bag in a vacuum sweeper is also provided. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042587 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device is disclosed, comprising an air filter for a fresh air system of a motor vehicle. The filter device further comprises a filter housing which contains a receiving space. An annular filter element is inserted into the receiving space. The device also comprises a cover for closing the receiving space. The cover is detachably fastened to the filter housing by means of a bayonet catch, so that the cover can be inserted axially into a cover receptacle formed on the filter housing and, when inserted, can be rotated between an unlocking position and a locking position. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042588 | AIR CLEANER ARRANGEMENTS WITH END SUPPORT FOR CARTRIDGE; COMPONENTS; AND, METHODS - An air cleaner assembly is described and shown which includes a housing having an air flow inlet, an air flow outlet and a housing body and access cover. A serviceable filter cartridge is positioned within the housing. A projection/receiver arrangement providing for engagement between the cartridge and the access cover is provided. The projection/receiver arrangement can be configured in a manner that inhibits both cantilevered motion and rotational motion of the cartridge, once installed. An example projection/receiver arrangement is provided, which includes a serpentine receiving groove on the access cover and a serpentine projection on the filter cartridge. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042589 | FILTER INCLUDING A HOT MELT COATED CONTINUOUS SUBSTRATE - The invention is directed to a filter including filter media and a continuous substrate coated on at least one surface with a hot melt adhesive. The hot melt adhesive includes a polymer and alternately, at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of tackifying agent, wax and filler. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042590 | Mower for Mowing Around Fence and Railing Posts - A mower assembly is provided for cutting around a post. A support structure supports the mower assembly in cantilever fashion. The mower assembly includes a plurality of mower units with each mower unit having a rotary blade. Two or more mower units cooperate to engage and cut around a post and, during the process, the entire mower assembly rotates about an axis enabling the mower units to encircle and efficiently cut grass and other vegetation about the post. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042591 | Method and device for the state detection of a cutting device - A method for state detection of a cutting device for agricultural crop is described. The cutting device is formed with a cutting tool set into rotation with respect to a shear bar operates such that a clearance position of the shear bar is changeable with respect to the cutting too. The method includes assigning at least two interspaced sensors for detecting vibrations to the shear bar caused by the cutting tool upon contact with the shear bar, transmitting signals generated by the sensors to a common signal analysis device and, the common signal analysis device comparing the signals and determining a state of the cutting device. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042592 | Feeding For Wide Cut Rotary Header Having Helper Roll - In an example embodiment, a harvesting header includes a helper roll having an auger flighting configured to move crop material laterally inward. The auger flighting may be outboard of a crop receiving area. The helper roll may be placed rearward of a cutter mechanism and forward of a conditioning roll of the header. The axis of rotation of the helper roll may be positioned slightly above a cutting plane of a cutting bed so that the auger flighting extends vertically past the cutting plane. In an example embodiment, at least a portion of the auger flights are positioning outboard of a conditioning roll of the header. The helper roll may be supported within the cutting zone and comprised of a plurality of sub-helper rolls. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042593 | TIRE HAVING A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT REINFORCED WITH A HYBRID YARN - A tire includes at least one structural element which includes at least one reinforcing element which includes at least one hybrid yarn, the at least one hybrid yarn including a plurality of filaments obtained from at least one first multifilament yarn having a first initial tangent modulus and at least one second multifilament yarn having a second initial tangent modulus, the first and the second initial tangent modulus being different from each other, each one of the first and the second multifilament yarn including a plurality of individual filaments, the individual filaments of each one of the first and the second multifilament yarns being at least partially intermixed with each other. The tire may be a high performance or ultra high performance tire, or a tire suitable for being employed in sporting contests such as track motor races, or a tire suitable for sports utility vehicles. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042594 | TERRESTRIAL POWER AND PROPULSION FROM NUCLEAR OR RENEWABLE METAL FUELS WITH MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS - A propulsion system is disclosed that uses metal fuel particles heated to a range from 3000° K. to 6000° K. by reaction with oxygen in air inside a cyclone combustor to form metal oxides that are retained and removed from the combustor for re-conversion to metal, while nitrogen in the air is heated to the temperatures that on supersonic exhaust propels 50,000 ton monohull ships to from 50 to 100 knots. The ship can accelerate by electromagnetic force from a MHD generator-accelerator rendered electrically conducting by alkali metal seed injection into the gas. Also disclosed are 10 MW to 1000 MW Closed Cycle MHD power plants fired by natural gas into a top half of a falling pebble bed heat exchanger that transfers 2000° K. to 3000° K. heat to a noble or diatomic gas in a bottom half of the exchanger that on exit is seeded with an alkali metal rendering the gas conducting. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042595 | PULSE DETONATION COMBUSTOR WITH PLENUM - A pulse detonation combustor includes at least one plenum located along the length of the pulse detonation combustor. The plenum can be located: 1) proximate an air valve; 2) between a fuel injection port and an ignition source; 3) downstream of both the fuel injection port and the ignition source; and 4) proximate an exit nozzle of the pulse detonation combustor. In addition, the pulse detonation combustor can have multiple plenums, for example, proximate the air valve and proximate the exit nozzle. The location and dimensions of the plenum can be selectively adjusted to control mechanical loading on the wall, the velocity of fluid flowing within the combustor, and the pressure generated by the pulse detonation combustor. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042596 | Systems and Methods for Fabricating Hybrid Rocket Fuel Motor Fuel Grains - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for fabricating hybrid rocket motor fuel grains. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a rocket motor fuel grain can be provided. The method can include providing a platform operable to support a rocket motor fuel grain during fabrication. The method can also include disposing at least one fuel material onto the platform to form a material layer. Further, the method can include successively disposing additional fuel material onto the material layer in small amounts, wherein the rocket motor fuel grain is formed on the platform. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042597 | PASSIVE SCR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A thermal management system includes an enable module, a status module and a temperature control module. The enable module enables generation of ammonia for use in selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts of an exhaust system during a passive SCR mode. The status module determines whether the exhaust system is operating in a passive SCR mode and generates a passive SCR active signal. The passive SCR mode includes operating an engine with rich air/fuel ratios. The temperature control module activates electrical heating of an oxidation catalyst based on the passive SCR active signal and a temperature of the oxidation catalyst. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042598 | REDUCTANT DELIVERY UNIT FOR AUTOMOTIVE SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION WITH GASKET ANTI-DEPOSIT SHIELDING STRUCTURE - A reductant delivery unit ( | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042599 | EXHAUST DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust device for an internal combustion engine is mounted on a vehicle and equipped with an exhaust passage, a reforming catalyst and a NOx purification catalyst. The exhaust passage communicates with the engine. The reforming catalyst is provided on the exhaust passage at the upstream side of the NOx purification catalyst, and it generates the reducing agent by reforming CH | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042600 | SOUND ATTENUATING HEAT EXCHANGER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A sound attenuating heat exchanger for an internal combustion engine includes a housing, a barrier wall and a fin. The housing includes an exhaust inlet, an exhaust outlet, a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet. The exhaust inlet is connected to the exhaust outlet by an exhaust flow passage. The coolant inlet is connected to the coolant outlet by a coolant flow passage. The barrier wall fluidly separates the exhaust flow passage from the coolant flow passage. The fin extends from the barrier wall into the exhaust flow passage, and includes a resonator adapted to attenuate sound waves traveling through exhaust gas within the exhaust flow passage. The barrier wall and the fins are adapted to exchange heat energy between the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust flow passage and coolant flowing through the coolant flow passage. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042601 | High Output Modular CAES (HOMC) - A compressed air energy storage system integrated with a source of secondary heat, such as a simple cycle gas turbine, to increase power production and to provide power regulation through the use of stored compressed air heated by said secondary heat to provide power augmentation. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042602 | Power Train For a Hybrid Vehicle - The invention relates to a power train for a hybrid vehicle, comprising two hydraulic machines ( | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042603 | POWER GENERATION APPARATUS FOR CRYOGEN IN TRANSIT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A power generation apparatus for a heat exchanger exhausting pressurized gas includes an air circulation device for moving an air flow at a first atmosphere to contact the heat exchanger; a battery connected to the an air circulation device for providing electrical energy to power the air circulation device; a generator electrically connected to the battery to charge the battery with the electrical energy; a gas motor mechanically connected to the generator to drive the generator to provide the electrical energy; and a pipe connected to the heat exchanger for receiving the pressurized gas from the heat exchanger and directing said pressurized gas to the gas motor. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042604 | POSITIONING DEVICE THAT PERFORMS RETRACTING ACTION USING AIR BALANCE - When an excitation of a servo motor is released due to an emergency stop, a power outage, or another operation performed on a positioning device, the positioning device uses air supplied from an air supply source to vary pressure of an air balance, which cancels a self-weight of a vertical axis driven by the servo motor, thereby moving the vertical axis. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042605 | Air Compressor - An air compressor includes a compression unit, a drive unit, a tank unit, and a control circuit unit. The compression unit is configured to generate a compressed air and provided with a handle positioned above a center of gravity of the air compressor. The drive unit is configured to drive the compression unit. The tank unit is disposed below the compression unit and includes a plurality of air tanks configured to reserve the compressed air. The compressed air reserved in the tank unit has a pressure value. The control circuit unit is configured to detect the pressure value of the compressed air reserved in the tank unit and to control the drive unit to drive the compression unit. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042606 | Elder Rotary Stirling Engine - A pistonless rotary modified Stirling heat engine, sealed in a pressurized environment, which lacks a crankshaft and comprises a compressor and expansion rotor where each rotor has two hemispherically shaped disks which follow at least one track which is machined into the internal engine casing and which are connected on a single common rotor assembly shaft. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042607 | Free-Piston Stirling Machine In An Opposed Piston Gamma Configuration Having Improved Stability, Efficiency And Control - An opposed piston gamma type Stirling machine has its displacer driven by a linear electromagnetic transducer that is drivingly linked to the displacer and is located on the opposite side of the power piston's axis of reciprocation from the displacer preferably in the bounce space. The linear transducer is controlled by an electronic control as a function of sensed inputs of Stirling machine operating parameters. In addition to allowing improvements in stability and efficiency, such a Stirling machine operated as a cooler/heat pump can also be controlled so that its displacer can be driven at (1) a phase angle that pumps heat in one direction through the machine or (2) at another phase angle that pumps heat in the opposite direction through the machine and allows selectively switching between the heat pumping directions. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042608 | SLIDING VANE GEOMETRY TURBINES - Various systems and methods are described for a variable geometry turbine. In one example, a turbine nozzle comprises a central axis and a nozzle vane. The nozzle vane includes a stationary vane and a sliding vane. The sliding vane is positioned to slide in a direction substantially tangent to an inner circumference of the turbine nozzle and in contact with the stationary vane. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042609 | UNIT FOR ESTIMATING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF A TURBOCHARGER AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A TURBOCHARGER - A unit for estimating a rotational speed of a turbocharger is provided. The unit includes a microprocessor comprising input ports configured for receiving measurement signals from an exhaust gas flow control system of an internal combustion engine and an output port for outputting a signal indicative of the rotational speed of the turbocharger. The input ports are adapted to receive a first set of measurement signals and a second set of measurement signals. A microprocessor is configured to calculate an estimated rotational speed of the turbocharger using a turbocharger model, based on the first set of measurement signals and the second set of measurement signals. The second set of measurement signals include signals indicative of a pressure difference across a turbine of the turbocharger. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042610 | EGR Performance Balancing Restrictor For An Engine System - An engine system includes an exhaust gas recirculation conduit having an inlet in fluid communication with an exhaust conduit and an outlet in fluid communication with an intake air conduit. An exhaust gas recirculation performance balancing restrictor has an uninstalled position wherein the exhaust conduit defines a first backpressure at the inlet of the exhaust gas recirculation conduit. The exhaust gas recirculation performance balancing restrictor also has an installed position in which the exhaust gas recirculation performance balancing restrictor is removably disposed within the exhaust conduit downstream from the inlet of the exhaust gas recirculation conduit. In the installed position, the exhaust gas recirculation performance balancing restrictor provides a fixed flow restriction through the exhaust conduit to generate a second backpressure at the inlet of the exhaust gas recirculation conduit that is greater than the first backpressure. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042611 | COMBUSTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of this invention is to provide a technology wherein a stratification of an EGR gas with an air-fuel mixture or a fresh air is achieved and capable of introducing the EGR gas in a large quantity, even when an engine load is high as an operation state of an internal combustion engine. With this invention, when a stratified combustion is performed by introducing the EGR gas, the fresh air is supercharged by a compressor, a fresh air blocking valve is closed to block inflow of the fresh air into a first intake port, and a variable valve mechanism opens a first intake valve before opening of a second intake valve, and, thereafter, opens the second intake valve. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042612 | OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION POWER PLANT - An power generation structure comprising a portion having a first deck portion comprising an integral multi-stage evaporator system, a second deck portion comprising an integral multi-stage condensing system, a third deck portion housing power generation equipment, a cold water pipe, and a cold water pipe connection. The evaporator and condenser systems include a multi-stage cascading heat exchange system. Warm water conduits in the first deck portion and cold water conduits in the second deck portion are integral to the structure of the portion of the platform. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042613 | OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION POWER PLANT COLD WATER PIPE CONNECTION - An offshore structure for use with an OTEC system includes a submerged spar having a lower portion having a cold water intake. The cold water intake includes a domed terminus in fluid communication with a cold water pipe. A dry machinery space adjacent the cold water intake includes one or more cold water supply pumps and one or more cold water pipe lifting and retention winches having a lifting cable connected to the cold water pipe. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042614 | EMISSION FREE SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ENERGY FROM ORGANIC MATTER - A system for generating energy includes a greenhouse;
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| 20130042615 | Advanced method and apparatus for addressing the serious pollution from existing coal-burning power stations - The present invention deals with the serious pollution problems from electric power plants that burn coal which may be forced to shut down by virtue of their being uneconomical to be retrofitted with expensive pollution controls. The pollutants from coal-burning power stations comprise SO | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042616 | USE OF MOTOR PROTECTION SYSTEM TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING POWER PLANT METRICS - Disclosed herein is an approach that uses a motor protection system to assist in determining power plant metrics. In one aspect, a motor protection system obtains operational data from motor-driven sub-processes operating within a power plant. A controller receives the operational data and determines power plant metrics that may include net power plant output and costs each of the motor-driven sub-processes has on the overall operation of the power plant. In another aspect, the controller may partition the power metrics into one or more user-specified groupings for viewing thereof. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042617 | ENERGY CONTROL - An energy storage apparatus is provided comprising a flywheel ( | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042618 | POWER UNIT AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREFOR - A power unit includes two or more power modules ( | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042619 | COMBUSTOR RESONATOR - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include a combustor resonator having a non-uniform annulus between a combustor assembly and a resonator shell. The combustor resonator may further include resonator necks or passages having non-uniform lengths and geometries. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042620 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING FUEL NOZZLE GUIDES FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTORS USING COLD METAL TRANSFER WELD TECHNOLOGY - A fuel nozzle guide for a combustor of a turbine engine includes an annular base with a hub section, the hub section at least partially formed of a Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) weld and a method and system therefor. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042621 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF A POWER PLANT WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A GAS TURBINE, AND POWER PLANT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - In a power plant which is equipped with a gas turbine, fuel for the gas turbine is preheated by means of solar heat. The preheating is realized through the use of a heat transfer circuit. The use of an additional, second heat transfer circuit between the source for the solar heat and the first heat transfer circuit permits storage of the solar heat. The fuel preheating according to the invention permits in particular an increase in the efficiency of the power plant. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042622 | FLOW BALANCING VALVE - A flow balancing valve for a multistage combustor includes a first pressure feedback line, a first burn line, and a first metering port fluidly connected to the first fuel injector. The flow balancing valve further includes a second pressure feedback line, a second burn line, and a second metering port fluidly connected to the second fuel injector. A metering land is located between and defines sizes of the first metering port and the second metering port. An increase in pressure differential between the first pressure feedback line and the second pressure feedback line causes a compensatory movement in the metering land to balance fuel flow for the first fuel injector and the second fuel injector. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042623 | CONICAL REVERSE-FLOW COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A TURBOMACHINE - Assembly consisting of a reverse-flow combustion chamber for a turbomachine and a diffuser intended to be positioned at the outlet of a centrifugal compressor and comprising two faces running parallel to one another, the said combustion chamber comprising a first annular part configured to bear at least one injection system and a second annular part extending beyond this first part so as to form a guide canal for turning back the direction in which the gases passing through the chamber flow, with reference to the axis of rotation of the said turbomachine, the axis Y-Y of the said first part being secant with the said axis of rotation, the assembly being characterized in that the said faces of the diffuser have a curved shape which evolves parallel to that of the outer wall of the chamber at its turn-back canal. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042624 | EXHAUST TEMPERATURE BASED MODE CONTROL METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE - Gas turbine, computer readable medium, and method for controlling an operating point of the gas turbine that includes a compressor, a combustor and a turbine is provided. The method includes determining a turbine pressure ratio, calculating a primary to lean-lean mode transfer threshold reference curve as a function of the turbine pressure ratio, determining at a first time when an exhaust temperature associated with the operating point is higher than an exhaust temperature of the primary to lean-lean mode transfer threshold reference curve for the same turbine pressure ratio, and changing, after a predetermined time after the first time, a split fuel quantity from a first value to a second value if the exhaust temperature associated with the operating point remains higher than the exhaust temperature of the primary to lean-lean mode transfer threshold reference curve. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042625 | MICROMIXER HEAT SHIELD - A combustor includes a combustor wall defining a combustion zone and a fuel nozzle. The fuel nozzle includes a forward face, an aft face downstream from the forward face and adjacent to the combustion zone, a plurality of mixing tubes extending between the forward face and the aft face, an outer sleeve positioned radially outward of the plurality of mixing tubes, a heat shield positioned radially inward of the outer sleeve, and a baffle plate between the forward face and the aft face. At least one of the plurality of mixing tubes includes a sidewall that includes an injection opening defined therethrough. The baffle plate is oriented to channel fuel between the plurality of mixing tubes and between the baffle plate and the aft face prior to the fuel being channeled through the injection opening. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042626 | INTEGRATED PLANT FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY PRODUCTION AND STORAGE - A method for operating an electrical energy storage system is described. Electrical energy is supplied to electrolyze first water to produce hydrogen and oxygen. A turbine is operated from the hydrogen and the oxygen to combine the hydrogen and the oxygen to deliver energy to the turbine by forming second water in a vapor phase in order for the turbine to operate an electric generator to generate electrical energy. The second water is condensed from the vapor phase into a liquid phase as liquid second water. The liquid second water is delivered to be electrolyzed into new hydrogen and new oxygen in order to recirculate the second water for electrolysis into new hydrogen and new oxygen. The electrical energy generated by the electric generator is distributed to customers by means of grid transmission lines. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042627 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER HEAD OF A GAS TURBINE WITH COOLING AND DAMPING FUNCTIONS - A combustion chamber head of a gas turbine has a substantially annular combustion chamber outer wall | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042628 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE INTERNAL COMPARTMENT STRUCTURE HAVING EGRESS FEATURE - A gas turbine engine includes a gas turbine engine internal compartment structure having an integral passageway. Wiring is routed through the integral passageway of the gas turbine engine internal compartment structure. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042629 | TURBOMACHINE LOAD MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY - An example turbomachine load management assembly includes a support rod extending from a first rod end to a second rod end that is moveable radially relative to a fan duct, a bearing housing, or both, when the support rod is coupling the fan duct and the bearing housing. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042630 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ACCESSORY MOUNT - A gas turbine engine accessory mount comprises a bracket fixedly attached to the engine's case, a link adapted for connection to the accessory and bracket and a fastener such as a pin disposed with a frangible fuse bushing, the pin and fuse bushing being received within aligned apertures in the link and bracket such that deflections and distortions of the engine case due to abnormal operating conditions of the engine such as a rotor imbalance due to separation of a blade therefrom, result in a shearing of the fuse busing thereby dissipating energy associated with the case deflections and distortions and isolating the fastener, link and accessory from the case deflections and distortions. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042631 | SEAL END ATTACHMENT - A seal end attachment is provided and includes a vessel through which a working fluid flows, the vessel being formed to define a recess with a mating surface therein, a seal contacting the mating surface and a pressing member being more responsive to a high temperature condition associated with the flow of the working fluid than the vessel and being disposed within the recess to press the seal against the mating surface responsive to the condition being present. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042632 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A THERMAL FLOW AND MAGNETOCALORIC THERMAL GENERATOR - A method for generating a thermal flow from a thermal module comprising at least two magnetocaloric elements connected, two-by-two, through which a heat transfer fluid flows and is exposed to a magnetic field. The circulation exposes alternating elements of the magnetocaloric elements to an opposite variation in the magnetic field, and causes the transfer fluid to circulate simultaneously and in opposite directions in such a manner that the fluid flowing out of one of the magnetocaloric elements, at the end of a heating phase, is circulated, during the following phase, in the following magnetocaloric elements exposed to heating, while the fluid flowing out of one of the magnetocaloric elements, at the end of a cooling phase, is circulated in the following element exposed to cooling, and conversely. The heat transfer fluid is stored an intermediate receiving area. This invention also relates to a thermal generator implementing the method. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042633 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMOREGULATION OF A HUMAN BODY - The present invention relates to a temperature control apparatus for thermoregulation of a human body, comprising at least one radiation absorption panel with at least one surface capable of absorbing thermal radiation, and a cooling device provided to cool said panel. A sleeping accommodation for a human being comprises a lying area and such a temperature control apparatus, wherein the radiation absorption panel is disposed adjacent to the lying are or above the lying area. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for thermoregulation of the human body. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042634 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING ICE - An ice machine includes an insulated compartment to store ice, a dispenser having access to the insulated compartment to dispense ice from the insulated compartment, a card reader, and a controller in communication with the card reader and the dispenser. The controller stores permission settings including a public setting and a private setting. The controller is to receive a card number from the card reader. The controller is to determine whether to initiate ice dispensing using the dispenser based on the card number, the public setting and the private setting. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042635 | HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER IN CONJUNCTION WITH GAS WATER HEATER - A method for heating water delivered and stored in a water heater storage tank includes activating at least one of dual fuel heater types in response to various modes of operation. The water heater is preferably a dual fuel or hybrid heat pump gas water heater that includes a heat pump as the first type of heater for heating the water, and a gas burner as the second type of heater that transfer heat to the water. One or more sensors monitor water temperature and communicate with a controller to activate one of, or both of, the first and second types of heaters. If there is an electrical power outage, the hybrid heat pump gas water heater is still able to heat the water. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042636 | HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED EVAPORATOR AND CONDENSER - Two phase heat transfer systems including integrated fluid transfer paths for exchange of a working fluid between an evaporator and condenser. Separate fluid transfer paths may be defined for communication of working fluid between the evaporator and condenser, wherein at least one of the fluid transfer paths is integrated with the evaporator and/or condenser. In one embodiment, both first and second fluid transfer paths are integrally provided to establish direct fluid communication between the evaporator and condenser to facilitate flow of vaporized and condensed working fluid respectively. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042637 | MODULAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH HEAT PUMP FUNCTIONALITY - A modular vehicle air-conditioning unit for heating and cooling air includes a housing having at least one blower and a plurality of flaps for setting air flow paths and a refrigerant circuit in fluid communication with the housing. The refrigerant circuit includes a condenser, an evaporator, a compressor, and an expansion device. An evaporator air flow path through the evaporator and a condenser air flow path through the condenser are formed in the housing. At least one of the evaporator air flow path and the condenser air flow path receives air from at least one of an environment, a passenger compartment of a vehicle, and any mixture of thereof. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042638 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a refrigeration cycle composed of a compressor, a condenser and an expansion unit; an evaporator for evaporating a refrigerant which passes through the expansion unit; a heating unit for providing the heat for defrosting the evaporator; and a frost sensor unit which is provided at one side of the evaporator for sensing the amount of frost on the evaporator, and is characterized in that an operation of the frost sensor unit is started on the basis of whether operation conditions of the frost sensor unit are recognized and the heating unit selectively generates the heat according to the sensed result of the frost sensor unit. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the amount of frost on the evaporator is easily determined by the operation of the frost sensor unit and the evaporator is effectively defrosted according to the amount of frost determined thereby. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042639 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONING, AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS - A method of controlling air conditioning to cool servers, the method includes selecting, when the number of operating servers is a certain threshold number or more, a first mode, in which the pressure of a cold aisle is set higher than the pressure of a hot aisle; selecting, when the number of operating servers is less than the certain threshold number, a second mode, in which the pressure of the cold aisle is set equal to the pressure of the hot aisle; and informing the operating servers of whether a current mode is the first mode or the second mode, and when the current mode is the first mode, driving fans of the servers at a minimum rotational speed in a specification, and when the current mode is the second mode, driving the fans of the servers at a rotational speed higher than the minimum rotational speed in the specification. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042640 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS AND REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION METHOD - An internal heat exchanger and a first flow control valve are connected in series between a condenser and a refrigerant inlet of an ejector. A gas refrigerant outlet of a gas-liquid separator is connected to a suction port of a compressor. A first bypass circuit connects a refrigerant outlet of the condenser to an intermediate pressure portion of the compressor via a second flow control valve and the internal heat exchanger. A second bypass circuit connects a refrigerant outlet of the internal heat exchanger to the liquid refrigerant outlet of the gas-liquid separator via a third flow control valve. While the second flow control valve is opened such that the refrigerant flows through the first bypass circuit, the fourth flow control valve is switched to be opened or closed, and the third flow control valve is switched to be closed or opened. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042641 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A refrigerator capable of having a storage compartment configured for a converted use as a freezing compartment or a refrigerating compartment includes a refrigerating compartment; a converting compartment configured for a variable use among freezing, refrigerating, and off; a cold air flow supplying apparatus having a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, an expanding valve, a draft fan, a cold air flow supplying apparatus; a converting damper apparatus installed at the converting compartment discharging flow path for controlling the supply of the cold air flow to the converting compartment; and a refrigerating compartment damper apparatus installed at the refrigerating compartment discharging flow path for controlling the supply of the cold air flow to the refrigerating compartment. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042642 | Versatile environmentally conscious apparatus - Disclosed is a system to extract water moisture from the atmosphere, highly purify and condition the extracted water, and provide beverages for human consumption. In one embodiment, the device collects water-vapor condensation from filtered intake air, and then subjects the condensate to a series of purification filters and to a sterilization process in order to produce drinking water. The system may then use the water produced to provide carbonated drinks, flavored drinks, coffee drinks, or ice. The system may also play music and charge a portable electronic device. The disclosed system may incorporate the variations in different combinations. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042643 | Coupling Unit For Connecting The Refrigerant Lines Of A Refrigerant Circuit - The invention relates to a coupling unit ( | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042644 | FLUIDIZER FOR AN ICE DISPENSING ASSEMBLY OF A COOLING COMPARTMENT - A fluidizer for an ice dispensing assembly of a cooling compartment. The fluidizer has at least one base member. At least one angular projection may be coupled with or integrally formed with a surface of the base member. Rotation of fluidizer fluidizes ice cubes located in the ice bucket. The ice cubes are fluidized when the at least one angular projection contacts the ice cubes and forces the ice cubes away from the at least one base member. The rotational kinetic enemy imparted by the fluidizer breaks up any fused ice cubes so that the influence of gravity can pull ice downwards for dispensing. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042645 | METHOD FOR TURNDOWN OF A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PLANT - A method for turndown of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, the plant including a liquefaction unit arranged in a flow path of the plant, includes removing LNG from a first location in the flow path downstream of the liquefaction unit; vaporizing the removed LNG, or heating the removed LNG so that the removed LNG is transformed to gas phase; and re-admitting the vaporized or transformed LNG to the flow path at a second location upstream of the liquefaction unit. A corresponding LNG plant is also provided. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042646 | Production of High-Pressure Gaseous Nitrogen - An improved process for producing elevated pressure nitrogen including providing an air separation unit with at least two columns, an LP column and an MP column. Also including extracting a nitrogen stream from the MP column and extracting a rich liquid from the bottom of the MP column, and providing at least a portion of the rich liquid stream to a first vaporizer. Also including introducing a portion of the nitrogen stream into the first vaporizer, thereby producing a boil-off gas, and warming at least a portion of the nitrogen stream in a heat exchanger, thereby producing a product nitrogen stream. Also including warming at least a portion of the boil-off gas in the heat exchanger, thereby producing warm intermediate stream, expanding the warm intermediate stream in an expander, thereby producing a quantity of work, and a low pressure intermediate stream, and introducing the low pressure intermediate stream into the LP column. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042647 | Production Of High-Pressure Gaseous Nitrogen - The present invention is an improved process for producing elevated pressure nitrogen. This method includes providing an air separation unit with at least two columns, an LP column and an MP column, and cooling a compressed feed air stream in a heat exchanger, then expanding the resulting cooled feed air stream in an expander, thereby producing a quantity of work and a cooled inlet air stream, feeding the cooled inlet air stream into the LP column. Then extracting a nitrogen stream from the MP column, and warming a first portion of the nitrogen stream in the heat exchanger, thereby producing a product nitrogen stream. Then compressing a second portion of the nitrogen stream in a compressor, thereby producing medium pressure nitrogen stream, and introducing the medium pressure nitrogen stream into an LP column vaporizer. Then extracting a second nitrogen stream from the LP column, and cooling the second nitrogen stream in a condenser thereby producing a liquid nitrogen stream. Then introducing a first portion of the liquid nitrogen stream into the LP column, increasing the pressure of a second portion of the liquid nitrogen stream, thereby producing a pressurized liquid nitrogen stream, and introducing a first portion of the pressurized liquid nitrogen stream into the MP column, and export a second portion of the pressurized liquid nitrogen stream as product. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042648 | FACET PATTERNS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR GEMSTONES - The present invention relates to the cut of a gemstone, and particularly to facet patterns and arrangements for modified round brilliant cut gemstones having fifty-eight facets. In one embodiment, a facet pattern for the crown of a gemstone includes an octagonal facet; a plurality of triangular star facets; a plurality of triangular upper main facets; a plurality of upper girdle facets; a plurality of quadrilaterals lower main facets, a plurality of triangular lower main facets, and a plurality of lower girdle facets. Both the lower and upper girdle facets have at least one scalloped edge. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042649 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A GLASS BLANK FOR MAGNETIC DISK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - A manufacturing method of a glass blank for magnetic disk including a pair of principal surfaces, the method including: dropping process for dropping a lump of molten glass; pressing process for forming a sheet glass material by sandwiching simultaneously the lump from both sides of the dropping path of the lump with surfaces of the pair of dies facing together, and performing press forming to the lump; and temperature adjusting process for adjusting temperature of the lump before the pressing process such that viscosity variation of the lump is reduced with respect to positions over the entirety of the lump in the pressing process. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042650 | CELLULAR BENDING MOLD - A mold for bending glass, including a cellular solid material including cells that form cavities in the molding area, the cells representing more than 40% of the volume of the material. A low-heat-capacity tool bends glass panes in the context of processing tempered or laminated glass. A process for manufacturing the bending mold includes assembly of metal sheets of different shapes placed parallel to one another so as to form a cellular unit, then machining of the molding area of the unit, the area being placed substantially perpendicular to the metal sheets. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042651 | Methods and Apparatus for Thermally Conditioning Molten Glass - An oblong conduit ( | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042652 | METERING SYSTEM FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A WATER-CONDUCTING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE SUCH AS A WASHING MACHINE, DISHWASHER, CLOTHES DRYER OR THE LIKE - A dispensing system includes at least one reservoir for storing a plurality of flowable preparations, at least one dispenser, which is couplable with a reservoir and which does not include any connection to a water-conveying line of the water-conveying domestic appliance, at least one sensor, which at least detects the presence of water in the water-conveying domestic appliance and/or the operation of the water-conveying domestic appliance, at least one pump or vibratory atomizer for delivering or releasing preparation from the reservoir or dispenser, at least one control unit, which cooperates with the sensor and the pump or vibratory atomizer such that, if a defined sensor signal is present, at least one preparation is delivered from the reservoir or dispenser, and at least one fluid line, which connects the reservoir or the dispenser with the treatment compartment of the water-conveying domestic appliance, such that a preparation may be supplied from the dispenser positioned outside the treatment compartment of the water-conveying domestic appliance. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042653 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING AN ADDITIVE IN AN APPLIANCE - An appliance has a dispensing device that is configured for self-cleaning. In one embodiment, a flow regulator is fluidly connected to the dispensing device. The flow regulator has a first state in which a washing fluid is dispensed into the dispensing device and a second state in which the washing fluid is evacuated therefrom. To facilitate cleaning, the washing fluid flows through a spray device that is configured to direct the washing fluid onto a peripheral wall of a compartment in which an additive for the dispensing device can be disposed. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042654 | DAMPER, WASHING MACHINE, AND WASHER/DRYER - A damper obtaining damping force by the frictional resistance imparted by the viscosity of the magnetic viscous fluid is disclosed. The damper is provided with a seal not only on one (lower side) of the axial outer sides of the yoke but also on the other (upper side) of the axial outer sides of the yoke to trap the magnetic viscous fluid within the magnetic viscous fluid filling portion at both axial outer sides of magnetic viscous fluid filling portion. Because the leakage of the magnetic viscous fluid can be prevented, no air is introduced into the magnetic viscous fluid filling portion, to allow the density of the magnetic viscous fluid within magnetic viscous fluid filling portion to be maintained at a favorable level and prevent degradation of damping force | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042655 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR FOR WASHING MACHINE, DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE PROVIDED WITH SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BRUSHLESS MOTOR FOR WASHING MACHINE - A brushless motor for washing machine applicable to a drum-type washing machine is provided with a rotary drum having an axis of rotation in a horizontal direction or an inclined direction, and power is transmitted to the rotary drum via a pulley and a belt. The brushless motor for washing machine comprises a stator and a rotor, and the rotor includes a rotor mold portion formed of a resin material on both end surfaces in an axial direction of a rotor core. The rotor mold portion has a resin protrusion projecting in an annular shape in the axial direction. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042656 | BASKET ASSEMBLY WITH FLUID VANES FOR A STEAM-AUGMENTED WASHING MACHINE - A steam-augmented washing machine includes a casing, a tub disposed within the casing, and a basket configured for receipt of articles to be washed. A steam generator is disposed within the casing and is in communication with the tub to introduce steam into the wash basket. A plurality of fluid vanes are circumferentially spaced around the side wall adjacent the top end of the wash basket. The fluid vanes have a radial aspect so as to extend radially from side wall, wherein upon rotation of the wash basket within the tub, the fluid vanes generate a circulating vertically oriented steam flow path through the wash basket. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042657 | RELOCKING MECHANISM - A relocking mechanism that blocks the path of a bolt within a lock assembly is presented. The relocking mechanism comprises a breakaway member that is repositioned when the lock assembly is attacked by some mechanical means, such as impact applied via a hammer and punch to the lock housing through a spindle hole in a door. The breakaway member prior to attack holds a preloaded relocking plunger clear from bolt movement. When the breakaway member is repositioned upon attack, the plunger is free to move under a biasing force into position so as to block the bolt thus keeping the lock in a secure locked state regardless of the state of the locks default blocking mechanism. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042658 | LEASH WITH SECURITY FEATURE - A conventional leash includes a snap fitting for attachment to a ring extending from a collar about the neck of an animal. A lockable cover is detachably attached about the snap fitting to prevent unauthorized detachment of the leash from the ring. A wire or the like may extend along or be embedded in the leash to prevent cutting of the leash by a conventional knife or a pair of scissors. A similar lockable cover is detachably attached about a buckle of the collar to prevent removal of the collar from about the neck of the animal. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042659 | ALIPHATIC POLYESTER POLYOLS FROM CYCLOHEXANE OXIDATION BYPRODUCT STREAMS AS PRECURSORS FOR POLYURETHANE AND POLYISOCYANURATE POLYMERS - The invention provides polyester polyol compositions and resin blends, useful as components of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate polymers, produced from cyclohexane oxidation reaction byproducts, such as water extracts and non-volatile distillation residues from the reaction. Such byproducts of industrial processes for preparation of adipic acid and caprolactam, important intermediates in the production of various types of nylon, have hitherto largely been used only as fuels. The present invention provides value-added products, methods for making, and methods for using the byproduct-derived polyester polyol compositions. For example, the invention provides polyurethane (PU) and/or polyisocyanurate (PIR) polymers made using the polyol compositions and polyfunctional isocyanates. The PU and PIR polymers can be used as adhesives, binders (e.g., for wood fibers), coatings (e.g., for controlled release fertilizers), and foams. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042660 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING COLD-PILGER-ROLLED PIPE - An apparatus for making a cold-pilger-rolled tube has two grooved pilger work rolls rotatable in a roll frame about respective axes to compress a tubular workpiece moving in a travel direction around a mandrel extending in the direction between a nip formed between the grooved rolls and anchored upstream of the nip in a thrust block. An outside diameter of the workpiece is measured downstream in the direction from the rolls as the workpiece passes through the nip, and an actuator engaging one of the rolls relative the other of the rolls shifts it transversely to the travel direction as the workpiece passes through the nip in accordance with the measured outside diameter for maintaining a uniform outside diameter of the workpiece. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042661 | FLAT METAL ALIGNING DEVICE - A flat metal aligning device ( | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042662 | DIE APPARATUS FOR FORGING STEERING RACKS - A die apparatus for forging a steering rack having a toothed portion and an array of gear teeth. The die apparatus comprising first and second assemblies movable towards each other. The first assembly comprising a first bolster and a tooth die. The second assembly comprising a second bolster, first and second side dies, a centre punch, and a third bolster. The third bolster being disposed between the first and second bolsters and being movable relative to the second bolster. The first and second side dies being supported by the third bolster, and the centre punch being supported by the second bolster. As the die apparatus closes, the third bolster abuts the first assembly to form a closed forging cavity and then, as the die apparatus continues to close, the centre punch penetrates the closed forging cavity to complete the forging of the steering rack. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042663 | LEAD PIN RECTIFYING APPARATUS AND LEAD PIN RECTIFYING METHOD - A lead pin rectifying apparatus is provided, including a first member which includes a tapered upper face and a cylindrically-shaped side face; a cylindrically-shaped second member which has an inner diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of the first member, wherein the second member covers over the first member therewith while an electronic component having the lead pin is housed inside the second member; and a pressing member which presses the electronic component to the first member from the top side of the second member while housing the electronic component having the lead pin inside the second member to abut the lead pin against an upper face of the first member, wherein the second member is pressed to the first member after pressing the electronic component to the first member with the pressing member to rectify the shape of the lead pin of the electronic component. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042664 | Method for the functional checking of an inertial sensor and inertial sensor - A method for providing functional checking of an inertial sensor, a first test signal having a first frequency being fed in at a test electrode of the inertial sensor for exciting a vibration of a vibration mass and a first response signal corresponding to the vibration mass is recorded, a second test signal having a second frequency different from the first frequency being fed in at the test electrode, a second response signal corresponding to the vibration mass being recorded, and the two response signals being evaluated. Also described is an inertial sensor. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042665 | Shock Tube Apparatus for Blast Wave Simulation - This is directed to systems, processes, machines, and other means that simulate blast waves from explosive events. The invention can make waveforms tailored to a user's preference to accurately model a variety of explosive events by utilizing a driver section and a transition section that have divergent geometries. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042666 | IMMERSION PROBE FOR ANALYSIS OF GASES IN MOLTEN METAL - An immersion probe for analysis of gases in molten metal is provided. The immersion probe generally comprises a gas sampler, a gas injection tube and a porous ceramic filter. The porous ceramic filter has a groove that associates it to the gas sampler, the groove comprising an outer portion and an inner portion with respect to the gas sampler, the inner portion of the porous ceramic filter having an increase in body for better association of the porous ceramic filter to the gas sampler. An adhesive material provides mechanical support of the porous ceramic filter, the adhesive material being located in both the inner portion and the outer portion of the gas sampler. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042667 | DETECTOR FOR DETECTING SULFUR COMPONENTS - A detector for detecting sulfur components having a storage portion for storing SO | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042668 | HOT GAS PATH MEASUREMENT - A hot gas path measurement apparatus is provided and includes a substrate having a coating applied on a surface thereof such that the coating is interposed between the substrate and a hot gas path; and a measurement device fixed in a recess formed in the substrate, the measurement device including a sensor, and a holder configured to position the sensor in an alignment condition with a plane of a surface of the coating or at least partially within a span of the hot gas path. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042669 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor on a semiconductor substrate. The gas sensor includes an elongate sensor element extending across an opening and has first and second opposed surfaces exposed for contact with a gas to be sensed. The first surface faces away from a major surface of the substrate. The second surface faces toward said major surface. The electrical conductivity of the elongate sensor element is sensitive to a composition and/or concentration of said gas to which the opposed first and second surfaces are exposable. The gas sensor further includes a support structure arranged to increase the mechanical robustness of the gas sensor by supporting the elongate sensor element in the opening. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042670 | DETERMINATION OF PORE SIZE IN POROUS MATERIALS BY EVAPORATIVE MASS LOSS - A method for determination of pore-size distribution in a porous material called evapo porometry (EP) is capable of determining pore sizes from approximately the nanometer scale up to the micron scale. EP determines the pore size based on the evaporative mass loss at constant temperature from porous materials that have been pre-saturated with either a wetting or non-wetting volatile liquid. The saturated porous material is placed in an appropriate test cell on a conventional microbalance to measure liquid mass loss at a constant temperature as a function of time. The mass-loss rate is then related to the pore-size distribution. The microbalance permits measuring the mass as a function of time. The slope of the mass versus time curve is the evaporation rate. The evaporation rate is related to the vapor pressure at the interface between the liquid in the porous material and the ambient gas phase. The vapor pressure in turn is related to the pore diameter. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042671 | PROGNOSTIC METHOD - A method of determining the functional activity of the MRP2 and/or MRP3 efflux pathway of a human or animal subject was disclosed. The method comprises (i) determining the level of a bile acid derivative in the blood of said human or animal subject at a predetermined time interval after introducing an amount of the bile acid derivative into the subject, and (ii) using the determination obtained in step (i) to indicate the functional activity of the MRP2 and/or MRP3 efflux pathway of the subject. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042672 | SENSING DEVICE, SENSING SYSTEM, AND SENSING METHOD - A sensing device is to be connected to a piezoelectric resonator for sensing a target substance in a sample fluid based on oscillation frequency of the piezoelectric resonator. The sensing device includes an oscillator circuit, a voltage supply unit, an information obtaining unit, and a voltage adjusting unit. The oscillator circuit is commonalized among a plurality kinds of piezoelectric resonators. The voltage supply unit is configured to supply a DC drive voltage to the oscillator circuit. The information obtaining unit is configured to obtain type information of a piezoelectric resonator which is connected to the oscillator circuit. The voltage adjusting unit is configured to adjust the DC drive voltage to a voltage corresponding to the connected piezoelectric resonator based on the type information obtained by the information obtaining unit. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042673 | Methods and Apparatus for Analyzing Samples and Collecting Sample Fractions - Methods and apparatus for analyzing a sample using at least one detector are disclosed. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042674 | COMPRESSION SENSOR GASKET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A compression sensor gasket assembly includes a gasket body and a pressure sensor assembly having a sensor tip and an externally threaded portion. The gasket body has opposite sides extending between an opening configured to register with a cylinder bore of an internal combustion engine and an outer periphery. A notch extends into the outer periphery to a recessed surface. A sensor receptacle configured for at least partial receipt of the pressure sensor assembly extends from the recessed surface to the opening. A nut is disposed in the notch with internal threads of the nut being aligned for threaded engagement with the externally threaded portion of the pressure sensor assembly. The nut has bifurcated fingers extending laterally outwardly from an outer surface. The bifurcated fingers have inner surfaces bonded to at least one of the opposite sides of the gasket body to facilitate proper orientation of the pressure sensor assembly. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042675 | RADIATOR GRILLE TESTER - A radiator grille tester of the present invention includes two adapters, a transparent tube, and a detector. The transparent tube and the detector are located between the adapters. The adapters, the transparent tube, and the detector are serial connected and define a channel. The adapters can be connected to an engine and a radiator respectively. | 2013-02-21 |
| 20130042676 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A tire-pressure mount apparatus having a compartment in communication with a wheel and tire assembly. The compartment has a removable closure with a tire-pressure sensor and a valve stem mounted thereon so as to permit simultaneous removal of the tire-pressure sensor and valve stem when the closure is removed from the compartment, thus providing access thereto without requiring disassembly of the wheel and tire assembly. | 2013-02-21 |
