09th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110047869 | REFLECTING DEVICE, SOLAR COLLECTOR, PITCHED ROOF PROVIDED WITH A SOLAR COLLECTOR OF THIS TYPE, AND GREENHOUSE - Reflecting device ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047870 | INDOOR GREENHOUSE - Described herein is an indoor greenhouse that includes a rack unit, an outer layer that surrounds the rack unit and defines a greenhouse interior, at least one light surrounded by a light enclosure, a cooling system, and a ventilation system all disposed in the greenhouse interior. The ventilation system includes a fan, a filter and at least one duct that cooperate to exhaust air out of the exhaust vent opening. The rack unit includes a top, a bottom, and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The outer layer includes a top, a bottom, and an intermediate portion extending therebetween that correspond to the similar portions of the rack unit. The outer layer also has intake and exhaust vent and light cooling openings defined therein. The cooling system includes at least one duct that cooperates with the light enclosure to define an air path between the intake and exhaust light cooling openings. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047871 | Plant support and water displacement apparatus - Disclosed is a plant support and water displacement apparatus, comprised of one or more segments of tubing, configurable to multiple lengths and shaped like a corkscrew with a hollow channel to transport liquids through the plant support system and displace liquids directly at the plants roots. Multiple water reservoirs may be employed to store and displace added liquids. Plant support and water displacement apparatus may also have a decorative feature with the addition of plastic shaped leaves to appear to as natural vegetation. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047872 | METHOD OF COVERING A POT WITH A FLORAL SLEEVE - A floral sleeve and method of using the floral sleeve to cover a pot. The floral sleeve has a body and an insert or extension attached thereto. The floral sleeve may have an inwardly folded bottom gusset for forming a bottom in the sleeve which is concealed by the lower sidewall of the sleeve when the sleeve is opened and the pot is disposed therein. The sleeve may have a detachable upper portion for enclosing a floral grouping disposed within the pot. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047873 | MULTIPLE DOOR PET ACCESS SYSTEM - A pet access door apparatus for an associated building includes a frame; a first opening defined by the frame having a first size; a second opening defined by the frame having a second size that is different from the first size. The openings each have a flap disposed therein, each a flap has an edge. The edge engages the frame whereby the flap is suspended from the edge. Each flap has first and second sides. The apparatus further includes discrete first retractable stops abutting a first side of each of the flaps, each first retractable stop retracts to allow movement of the abutting flap in a first direction and extends to prevent movement of the abutting flap in the first direction; the apparatus further includes discrete second stops abutting a second side of each of the flaps, each second stop retracts to allow movement of the second flap in a second direction and extends to prevent movement of the second flap in the second direction. The apparatus further includes a microcontroller and each of the first stops and the second stops are controlled by the microcontroller. This embodiment may be programmable to individually limit opening of each of the flaps in addition to being programmable with respect to the time and duration of retraction and extension of each stop. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047874 | DOOR HARDWARE DRIVE MECHANISM WITH SENSOR - A drive mechanism for door hardware, such as a pushbar exit device, includes a driver for moving a component of the door hardware, a controller for controlling the operation of the driver, a sensor for detecting motion of the moving component and a spring connected between the driver and the door hardware component. The spring allows the driver to move for a period of time after the component has stopped moving. The controller monitors the sensor and moves the component until the sensor indicates that the driven component has stopped moving. The sensor produces an output signal and the controller detects an inflection point in the output signal when the component stops moving while the driver is still operating. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047875 | Storm Window and Panel Attachment - An improved method of installing a storm window in a prime window includes application of locking clips at predetermined locations around the frame of the prime window. The storm window is positioned over the prime window and swung into place, whereupon the storm window frame snaps and is locked into place by the clips. Bulb seals around the storm window frame compress between the storm window frame and the frame of the prime window to insure a complete and reliable seal against the elements and maximize sound abatement. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047876 | AUTOMATIC DOOR - A hand cleaner station and automatic door operator for opening a door. The hand cleaner station includes a dispenser for dispensing a cleaning material and a first input device. The first input device causes the dispenser to dispense the cleaning material and to initiate a signal from the dispenser. The signal causes a door operator controller to direct a door operator motor to open the door. A second input device may be provided that also causes the dispenser to initiate a signal. The second input device does not cause the dispenser to dispense the cleaning material, but again the signal causes the door operator controller to direct the door operator motor to open the door. A method of operating an automatic door operator includes selecting between use of the first and second input devices for operating the door. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047877 | APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING OVERHEAD SECTIONAL DOORS - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for opening and closing an overhead door, having a door assembly for mounting to the overhead door, and an operator for securely engaging the door assembly, the operator having a chassis, and a cable reel rotatably mounted to the chassis and coupled to a main cable, wherein, when the main cable is coupled to the door assembly, as the cable reel is rotated in a first direction, the door assembly is drawn towards the operator so as to close the door. The apparatus may further comprise a latch assembly for securing the door assembly to the operator when the door is closed, and a latch release mechanism for selectively disengaging the latch assembly so as to disengage the door assembly from the operator. The overhead door may be biased to the open position so that when the latch assembly is disengaged, the overhead door automatically opens. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047878 | MULTILAYER WINDOW LIFT RAIL, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A multilayer window guiderail is disclosed. The window guiderail includes a rail portion having an outer edge, a rail surface and an opposing rear surface. The rail portion includes a core and an integral rail cover layer disposed on the core. The core includes a first polymer material and the rail cover layer includes a second polymer material. An apparatus for making a multilayer guiderail includes a plurality of die portions having respective cavity portions. The cavity portions are configured to define a die cavity having the shape of the guiderail, at least one of the die portions being a slidable die portion and at least one of the die portions being a fixed die portion. The parting surface of the slidable die portion is configured for sliding translation of its parting surface over the parting surface of the fixed die portion along a translation path. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047879 | OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS - An opening and closing apparatus is disclosed that includes an opening and closing body, a force transmitting portion, an elongated sensor body, a support member, and a control section. The opening and closing body is actuated to selectively open and close an opening. The force transmitting portion has a drive portion that generates drive force. The force transmitting portion transmits the drive force from the drive portion to the opening and closing body. The sensor body detects an object between a closing-side end of the opening and closing body and a facing part of the periphery of the opening that faces the closing-side end of the opening. The closing-side end is at an advancing side of the opening and closing body when the opening and closing body is in a closing operation. The support member is fixed either to the closing-side end or the facing part. The support member supports the sensor body. The control section controls the drive portion based on a detection result of the object received from the sensor body. The support member includes an attachment main body and a reinforcing member that is embedded in the attachment main body and reinforces the attachment main body. The reinforcing member has a sensor holding portion that is exposed to the outside from the attachment main body and holds the sensor body. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047880 | Apparatus and methods for making pile articles and improved pile articles made therewith - Filamentary materials, such as yarn ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047881 | WINDOW ASSEMBLY - An outwardly opening window assembly ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047882 | DOOR TRIM MOVING APPLIQUE - A sliding door panel for covering an opening in a trim panel of a sliding door includes a bracket having a first guiding member. The sliding door panel includes is a sliding appliqué having a second guiding member capable of associating with the first guiding member, and wherein the sliding appliqué includes a first end having a protruding configuration extending away from the trim panel. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047883 | System and Method of Pet Behavior Modification | 2011-03-03 |
20110047884 | WEATHER SEAL SYSTEM - Some aspects relate to weather seal systems for forming water barriers and air barriers. Some air barriers include a sill portion, a frame portion, and a transition portion extending between the sill and frame portions, where the transition portion extends inwardly and downwardly from the frame portion of the air barrier, toward an interior side of an associated door assembly, to the sill portion of the air barrier. The transition portion optionally provides a buffer zone, or transition zone of air at a greater spacing from the water barrier. In some embodiments, the transition zone is equilibrated to external pressures and supplies substantially dry air to air leaks in the air barrier. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047885 | Window Stop - A window stop includes a housing, a sliding block, a tightening up screw member, two clamping blocks and a cover. Rotating the tightening up screw member causes the sliding block to move the two clamping blocks toward each other, thereby clamping on the rail of a window tightly to have a predetermined gap be kept between the window and the window frame for indoor air circulation and to stop the window from being fully opened, preventing gas poisoning due to stagnant air or falling of a child from the building accidentally and prohibiting intrusion of a thief. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047886 | Hydrostatically Enabled Structure Element (HESE) - A structural element employing hydrostatic pressure to compress cohesion-less particles to significantly increase the load carrying capacity of the element along a load-bearing axis, a system for deploying said structural element and a method for deploying said structural element using the system. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047887 | GUTTER INSERT - A gutter insert formed of a flexible open cell porous foam has five or more sides and forms an inverted “V” or check-mark shape. Four gutter inserts may be cut from one column of foam material, thereby reducing foam waste. The four gutter inserts may be shipped nested together in columnar form, and separated at the jobsite just before installation. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047888 | ADJUSTABLE MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR EXTERIOR SIDING - A self-adjusting base member preferably of a mounting bracket assembly is utilized in conjunction with exterior siding that covers sheathing of an exterior wall. The base member of the assembly has a mounting flange secured to the sheathing and a wall arrangement that projects outward with respect to the sheathing and from the mounting flange. Preferably, the wall arrangement supports a raised central panel used for mounting of fixtures. Spaced radially outward from the wall arrangement is at least one flexible drip ledge of the base member. The drip ledge is generally self-adjusting with respect to the thickness of the adjacent siding. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047889 | Stackable Mid-Rise Structures - A system of structural steel modular units useful in constructing mid-rise building between 3-8 stories high. Modular units are in the shape of rectangular boxes and the height of the units define a single story of the mid-rise building. Modular units are configured to be stackable onto each other such that they can couple to both modular units positioned directly above and below and also to couple to laterally adjoining modular units. The modular units can include cantilevered extensions to define hallways or other desirable features such as balconies. The systems can also utilize a post tension system that includes a plurality of post tension members anchored to a foundation and are coupled to a damper system positioned on the roof of the building. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047890 | Method of Packaging a Storage Building Kit of Parts - A kit of parts can be assembled into a storage building in a first configuration and a shipping package suitable for handling with pallet handling equipment in a second configuration. The kit of parts comprises a plurality of base elements including wooden floor panels and wooden floor joists arranged to be assembled into a building floor structure in the first configuration and into a pallet base with an upright frame structure thereon in the second configuration. Metal wall and roof panels are mounted in an upright orientation either on the building floor structure to form a building or on upright frame structure of the pallet base to form a tall narrow shipping package. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047891 | SUSTAINABLE, MOBILE, EXPANDABLE STRUCTURE - A sustainable, mobile, expandable, structure is designed for both short and long term deployments for various uses such as emergency or homeless shelters, fire crews, mobile clinics, research or vacation facilities. A body carriage assembly has wheels, has rigid frame assemblies and a fixed floor panel assembly fixed to it. Foldable roof panels contain energy collectors on their exterior surfaces, which are protected by a screen that is retractable into a void of a roof overhang. Foldable roof panels and adjacent foldable floor panels are deployed by a cabling system assembly, set in motion by a simple tool, requiring no motors or hydraulics. Foldable sidewall panels create eave walls when deployed. Foldable end wall panels create a gable end closure when deployed. A collapsible perimeter ballast assembly use, store and recycle water and provides a windscreen and wind forces. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047892 | Roof Edge Cable Raceway and Method of Forming Same - A raceway extends along an edge of roof of a structure and is adapted to house a cable, such as an industry standard ice and snow melt heating cable designed, Listed and approved for the purpose. An open side of the raceway exposes the cable and allows for the insertion, replacement and inspection of the cable per industry practice. A side of the raceway may have a radiused edge providing added resiliency to springably retain and/or removably secure the cable in raceway. In the case of a heating cable, heat is transferred to the surrounding structure, and may be concentrated at the drip edge to maximize ice melt efficiency. Methods of installation of the raceway are applicable to new construction and retro-fitting existing structures, including drainage systems, bridge structures and other outdoor enclosures, and may be used with many types of roofing materials including asphalt, wood and metal. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047893 | Data Enhanced Tombstone or Grave Marker - A data enhanced tombstone contains audio, video, or text of the deceased and means to communicate to an electronic user device reproducing the audio and visual images. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047894 | COMPOSITE SHINGLE - A composite shingle having unitary construction is presented that includes a body shell, a plurality of longitudinal ribs, and a plurality of rib stiffeners. Further, the present composite shingle may also include transverse ribs, a depressed nailing zone, nailing zone ribs, and/or at least one alignment aid. The present composite shingle may also include spacing nibs. At least a portion of the outside face of composite shingle is textured to resemble slate or wood shake shingles. The butt end wall has a height that creates depth in composite shingle to more closely resemble true slate and shake shingles. The first side wall and second side wall generally taper from a greater height at the butt end to a lesser height at the top end. The longitudinal ribs extend downward from the bottom surface of the body shell to a common plane. There is a plurality of rib stiffeners that also extend downward from the bottom surface of the body shell and each rib stiffener end is integral with a longitudinal rib. The depressed nailing zone may also include nailing zone ribs. These ribs strengthen the area surrounding the nailing zone. Composite shingle may further comprise alignment aids including spacing nibs, a scale and/or a laying line. Additionally, the spacing nibs may be used in concert with a scale located on the top surface of the top surface to help the installer create offset composite shingle patterns or help make sure all the composite shingles have a uniform tab exposure. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047895 | Tilt-up wall brace dolly and method of use - The invention includes various embodiments of a tilt-up wall brace dolly and method of use. Tilt-up wall braces incorporating the tilt-up wall brace dolly features are also disclosed. The embodiments of the invention are useful in the construction industry, particularly the erection and temporary bracing of tilt-up walls. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047896 | Centering ground spike for supporting a vertical pole - A centering ground spike for supporting a vertical pole having an integral body with a top member and downwardly extending hollow main section. The main section extends down to a hollow cone shaped section to form a point. An elongated cavity is enclosed between the top member, the main section and the cone shaped section. An opening through the top member permits the insertion of a support pole into the cavity of the ground spike. The end of the pole within the cavity rests on the interior surfaces of the cone shaped section. The pole itself is maintained in vertical position by a locking ring with adjustment screws which are tightened around the outer surface of the pole. The size of the opening through the top member and the cone shaped section permit the ground spike to accept and vertically support poles of various diameters. In alternate embodiments, the bottom end of the pole will rest on inverted cone shaped walls which extend into the first cavity. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047897 | Underground Utility Vault Replacement System - An underground utility vault replacement method and system which create an inner structural envelope is shown to protect workers and equipment. It restores structural integrity and safety to the area within a decaying underground vault, without major disruptions above and/or below the ground. The system includes a plurality of structural walls, ceiling panels and structural beams and floor track. All structural elements are sized in width/height/thickness and methodically inserted through the existing manhole and maneuvered in place. Wall panels are attached to the floor by way of a secure track. Wall and ceiling panels are connected by way of a tongue and groove connection and an adhesive. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047898 | BUILDING COMPONENTS AND THE BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED THEREWITH - Building components that interconnect with one another to form a building are disclosed. The building components can be arranged in an almost limitless number of combinations to construct differently-shaped buildings. Embodiments include foundation blocks with vertically extending floor supports that form an open space beneath the floor when the floor tiles are placed on the floor supports. Alternate embodiments include side foundation blocks with recesses that form connecting passageways between the floor chase and open chases formed in the walls. Still other embodiments include side foundation blocks with abutment portions that inhibit the floor tiles from moving horizontally outside the foundation. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047899 | FLANGE JOINT FOR STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A flange joint for structural members is provided, wherein by avoiding stress concentration at a welded portion, the cross-sectional size can be determined based on the base material strength, and a structure can be reduced in weight and size. In a flange joint for structural members, structural members are connected to each other in a state where an end face, for example, of an H-shaped steel beam is connected to a structural-member-connecting face of an end plate by welding and a non-connection face of the end plate is coupled to another structural member. The structural-member-connecting face of the end plate, to which the end face of the H-shaped steel beam is connected, is provided with recessed grooves along the shape of the welded portion of the end face. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047900 | Modular Composite Utility Pole - A modular composite utility pole has a plurality of sections, each with a tapered hollow tube having a plurality of plies, wherein a first end has a larger diameter than a second end, wherein each section is adapted to join at least one adjoining section at a joint wherein the first end of an upper section overlaps the second end of a lower section, the lower section having a ledge proximate to the second end of the lower section, with a fastener passing through the joint via apertures in the sections, and wherein, when the modular composite utility pole is erected, the joint is self-located by the joint features, and wherein substantially all vertical load is transferred between sections via the a surface of the second end of the upper section resting upon the ledge of the lower section. Also disclosed are individual sections and methods of making them. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047901 | Extruded Aluminum Deck Plank with Lighting and Heating Features - An extruded aluminum deck plank includes a pair of longitudinally extending parallel tubular plank halves interconnected by a web extending between the lower walls of the plank halves. The inner side walls of the plank halves and the web define a U-shaped channel adapted to receive fasteners that are inserted vertically into the channel, through the web and into underlying deck plank supports. A closure strip for the channel snaps into the top of the channel to provide a smooth top surface for the deck plank and to close off the channel. The channel may be lighted and/or heated with an appropriate energy source enclosed in the channel. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047902 | Photovoltaic shingle - A photovoltaic shingle uses a tab shingle body onto which an electrical grid is disposed. A thin film photovoltaic film overlays the wire grid and is electrically coupled to the grid using the shingle body as its substrate. The grid is electrically coupled to a series of leads such that the leads electrically couple to a conduction strip that is attached to a roof underlayment, the strip making a horizontal run on the roof. Each conduction strip is electrically connected to an electrical subsystem that provides electricity for a building and/or transfers electricity to an electrical grid. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047903 | STRUCTURE FOR SECURING SOLAR CELL MODULES AND FRAME AND SECURING MEMBER FOR SOLAR CELL MODULES - The present invention provides a solar cell module securing structure capable of securing solar cell modules without any trouble even when there is a change in temperature or the like, and also provides frames and securing members for the solar cell modules. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047904 | GARAGE DOOR WINDOW - A garage door window has an outside frame member which has an inside frame member connection. The inside frame member has a protrusion connecting with the inside frame member connection. There is also an outside retainer channel, an inside retainer channel and an outside retainer fitting within the outside retainer channel, with an inside retainer fitting with the inside retainer channel. The inside retainer is nondestructively removable relative the inside retainer channel by a snap fit. An outside track is formed on the outside frame member, between a central inside face of the outside frame member and the outside retainer. An inside track is formed on the outside frame member, between the outside retainer and the inside retainer. A screen is mounted on the outside track, a fixed window mounted on the outside track; and an active window is mounted on the inside track. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047905 | AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - An automotive glazing having a mounting strip for mounting a glazing component attached adjacent at least one edge thereof is disclosed. The mounting strip comprises at least one ridge positioned in contact with the glazing such that the majority of the mounting strip is spaced apart from the glazing, forming a cavity. The mounting strip is bonded to a major face of the glazing by an adhesive material in contact with at least a portion of the mounting strip, and positioned such that it does not overlap the edge of the glazing. The ridge, the mounting strip end and the major face of the glazing to which the strip is bonded form a cavity having an open end facing the edge of the glazing, the cavity being dimensioned to receive a portion of said glazing component. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047906 | MILCORE JAMB STRIP - An apparatus for installing a corner bead to a doorway is provided. The apparatus may comprise a flange and an attachment base which are integrally connected to each other. The attachment base is securable to a doorframe such that upon securement, the flange and the doorframe form a receiving channel for receiving the corner bead therein. Such configuration maintains the structural integrity of the doorframe, maintains the length of the exposed edge of the doorframe and reduces cost to install the corner bead to the doorway. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING HEATING ELEMENTS - An underlayment system is provided that includes a plurality of bosses that emanate form a common base member. The bosses and bases preferably include an opening therethrough that will allow for subsequent layers of adhesive to interact and bond to each other. The bosses are also spaced in such a way to help secure a wire snugly therebetween. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047908 | HIGH-STRENGTH INSULATED BUILDING PANEL WITH INTERNAL STUD MEMBERS - The invention is directed to a building panel which has structural integrity. A plurality of stud members with opposed side surfaces and opposed end surfaces extend from a first face of the panel toward a second face. The plurality of stud members are spaced from each other and extend in a direction which is essentially parallel to each other. A rigid foam fills the volume of the panel which is not filled by the plurality of stud members. The rigid foam is bonded to at least one side surface of each of the plurality of stud members. The bonding of the rigid foam to the plurality of stud members results in a stable and strong panel which is capable of accommodating large shear loads. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047909 | FREE ACCESS FLOOR AND PARTITIONING METHOD - A free access floor formed by free access panels arranged above a base floor. The free access floor includes a specific panel that is one of the free access panels and has a slit, and a partitioning plate inserted into the slit, so as to hang down from a surface of the specific panel and orient airflow in a space between the base floor and the free access panels. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047910 | WALL PANEL AND METHOD - The disclosure provides a system and method for constructing support structures in buildings or other projects, which can support molds for use when pouring reinforced concrete slabs. The disclosed structures can accommodate more than one molds stacked vertically one over the other, and can remain in place to define walls or other separators in the completed structure. In one embodiment, the disclosed structure is a wall panel including a frame and vertical support members. The wall panel includes features allowing the vertical stacking of multiple wall panels. A temporary bracing system is further disclosed for use when stabilizing multiple stacked panels until construction of the surrounding floor or ceiling slabs has been completed. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047911 | WINDOW TRIM APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Window trim apparatus are provided that include scored grooves made by methods other than extrusion. Also provided are methods and apparatus for manufacturing and using same. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047912 | HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING PANEL - The present invention discloses a building system comprising a first panel formed of expanded polystyrene with a front surface, a back surface, and an edge surface, and a second panel formed of expanded polystyrene with a front surface, a back surface, and an edge surface, wherein the first panel and the second panel are used to form a portion of a building. In some embodiments the first panel has a tongue, and the second panel has a groove, and the tongue and the groove are used to couple the first panel and the second panel together. In some embodiments the tongue and groove are coupled together with a latch mounted in the tongue of the first panel and a latch receiver mounted in the groove of the second panel. The first panel and the second panel can be formed by molding the expanded polystyrene. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047913 | Exterior Cement Panel - An exterior cement panel includes a cement plate comprising about 80 percent of plastic cement and about 20 percent of coal ash; fiber glass mesh layers embedded in the cement plate; and wood sliver layers embedded in the cement plate and sandwiched with the fiber glass mesh layers. The wood sliver layers are treated with preservative and fire-retardant. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047914 | FLEXIBLE SHEET OF BRICKS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF SAID SHEET - A flexible brick plate including a plurality of flexible interwoven rods forming a mesh, and a plurality of bricks provided with fastening shapes coupled to at least some of the rods in order to retain the bricks in the mesh. Optionally, the plate is designed to be placed with one side thereof against a formwork and to receive a binding agent from and on the other side thereof. The manufacturing method for includes crossing and interweaving warp rods and weft rods to form a mesh, arranging at the same time rows of bricks in the mesh between the weft rods, and coupling fastening shapes formed in the bricks with at least some of the warp or weft rods. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047915 | Clamp for fastening concrete rebar intersections - A structure for clamping two rods mutually transverse to one another is described. An upwardly open seating surface has a longitudinal direction for rotationally vertically receiving a first rod in the longitudinal direction. A pair of side opening rod retainers are supported above and on opposite sides of the upwardly open longitudinal seating surface. The side openings of the retainers open in opposite directions for rotationally laterally receiving opposite sides of a second rod along a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. The retainers include top portions spaced from the lower seating surface a distance effective to cause a rod rotationally laterally received in the side openings to exert a compressive force against a rod rotationally vertically received on the lower seating surface, thereby clamping the rods mutually transversely to each other. The clamping structure may be rotated into the intersection to vertically receive the first rod in the longitudinal seat and to laterally receive opposite sides of the second rod under the top retainer portions to press the second rod forcibly against the first rod in the longitudinal seat. Using the clamping structure in the form of a chair, a mat is formed using the chairs to transversely clamp a plurality of first and second rods at right angles, concrete is poured on the mat supported over a pour surface by the chairs, and a reinforced concrete slab is formed in which the mat is positioned at a predetermined position internally in the slab. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047916 | MOUNTING MEANS FOR MOUNTING NATURAL STONE, AND METHOD OF MOUNTING NATURAL STONE - Natural stone cladding ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047917 | STRUCTURALLY INTEGRATED ACCESSIBLE FLOOR SYSTEM - A floor system for a building includes prefabricated grid sections attached to framing members of the building and a plurality of panels mounted to the grid to form a structurally integrated floor. The panels are removable to provide access to space below the floor that would otherwise be inaccessible in a conventional floor. A subfloor deck below the floor separates one building story from another and encloses the space between the floor and the deck, which can be used for temporary and permanent installations including, for example, pipes for water, laboratory gases, and compressed air, and power, telephone, and data cables; and as a plenum for HVAC. Either or both of the floor and the subfloor deck can be attached to the building frame to function as a diaphragm. The floor system replaces conventional permanent structural floors and raised accessible flooring systems. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047918 | Embedded Height Adjustment Mechanism for Double-Wall Building Panels - A height adjustment mechanism adjusts the height between first and second walls of a building panel. The walls are typically formed from poured concrete. The mechanism includes a tubular base with an interior threaded surface and extending arms for embedding the base within the first wall when cured. A cap is removable from the base upon curing of the first wall material to expose the base interior threaded surface. A cylindrical torpedo screw is translatable vertically upon rotation of the torpedo screw about its longitudinal axis within the base. The torpedo screw distal end is immersible within the second wall material before curing. In operation, removal of the cap from the base exposes the torpedo screw proximal end such that rotation of the torpedo screw at its proximal end adjusts vertical orientation of the first wall with respect to the second wall. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047919 | THERMALLY ISOLATED ANCHORING SYSTEM - An anchoring system for cavity walls is disclosed and includes a stud-type wall anchor and veneer tie. The stud is comprised of high-strength, nonconductive thermally-isolating components that maintain the insulation R-values. The stud has a driver head, dual-diameter barrel, and driven tip. A flange at the juncture of the two barrels houses an interior seal; a flange under the driver head, an exterior seal. The smaller diameter barrel is coextensive with the drywall installation; the length of the larger diameter barrel, with the rigid insulation. The interior seal seals the insertion point into the drywall installation; the exterior seal, the opening of the anchor-receiving channel. The interior seal and the larger barrel of the anchor fill the anchor-receiving channel and stabilize the wall anchor. The wall anchor is clamped in place by the seals. The anchor operates with various of veneer ties. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047920 | DECK BLOCK - A deck block adapted to be interconnected with other deck blocks to form an insulating deck for casting concrete. The deck block comprising a foam panel at least one hole extending into the panel from the one end toward an opposing end such that the hole has an open end and a closed end. At least one protrusion extends from the panel and the protrusion is matingly receivable in at least a portion of a hole of a like panel to interconnect the panels in an end-to-end relationship. The panel has a vertical groove extending from a bottom surface and intersecting the opening of the panel to provide a fluid flow channel from the opening to the bottom surface of the panel when the like panels are interconnected. The protrusion has a horizontal groove extending along a lower end thereof from a distal end of the protrusion to a proximal end thereof so as to intersect the vertical groove. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047921 | DRY-STACK MASONRY SYSTEM - A masonry block and hardware set for constructing dry stack walls and columns, including a wall unit, a corner unit, and an end unit, wherein each of said wall, corner, and end units have a top surface with a depression that is brought into substantial alignment when an adjoining block at the same level or in the same course is abutted with the respective unit, and further wherein when any two of said units are adjoined, said units create a vertically oriented space for accommodated clamping hardware, and further wherein each of said end and corner units include an alignment slot to align said end units and said corner units in relation to adjoining wall units. Clamping hardware is employed to bolt the wall while construction proceeds, the hardware being disposed in the masonry unit depressions and in the vertically oriented space created by stacked units. The clamping provides a downwardly directed compressive force and lateral rigidity. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047922 | Method and system for interconnecting structural panels - Building or structural panels may be joined, such as to form walls or floors. The panels have edge anchors with mounts. The anchors may comprise elongate members defining a trough having spaced cross-pins. A connector is positioned between adjacent panels. The connector engages the mounts of the anchors, such by having the cross-pins slide into slots of the connector. The panels may have outer skins located over an expanded core comprising a matrix of supporting elongate members and voids or openings, with the anchors located slots formed in the edges of the panels. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047923 | SPORT WALL AND SPORT WALL SYSTEM - An anchoring panel for a sport wall system with a front side facing an interior of the sport wall system, a back side, a flange extending from and rigidly fixed to the back side, a top side, a bottom side, and a first and second end wall is provided. Each of the first and second end walls include interlocking elements for interlocking with a first or second end of another panel in the sport wall system, the interlocking elements comprising at least a male knob extending towards the bottom side of the anchoring panel and configured to be insertable into a panel recess of the another panel in the sport wall system. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047924 | Hollow brick providing thermal insulation - The hollow brick providing thermal insulation is a construction block having a relatively high R-value. The hollow brick providing thermal insulation includes a main brick body forming a substantially rectangular prism. The main brick body has opposed upper and lower surfaces, a pair of laterally opposed sidewalls and a pair of longitudinally opposed sidewalls. A plurality of open passages are formed through the main brick body and extend between the upper and lower surfaces thereof. Each open passage defines upper and lower open ends formed through the upper and lower surfaces. The plurality of open passages are arrayed to form a plurality of laterally extending rows and a plurality of longitudinally extending columns. A longitudinal thickness between adjacent ones of the open passages in each longitudinally extending column is greater than a lateral thickness between adjacent ones of the open passages in each laterally extending row. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047925 | Semi-butterfly connecting clamp and building steel framework joint structure - A semi-butterfly connecting clamp and a building steel framework joint structure are mainly used for connection of a building steel framework. The connecting clamp includes a bearing plate, two L-shaped self-locking blocks, and two clamp wings provided at two ends of the bearing plate, respectively. Each of the clamp wings is integrally formed by a pre-tightening plate and a self-locking fastening plate. A groove is provided at an end of the self-locking fastening plate near the bearing plate. A wedge-shaped piece, having an inclined upper surface and a locking bolt hole, is placed on the self-locking fastening plate at a position near the groove. The retaining distance of the connecting clamp can be conveniently adjusted according to the size of the retained vertical column, and it can weaken the destruction action of the applied outside force on the building steel framework when the outside force acts on the connecting clamp. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047926 | SUPPORT BRACKET FOR ANCHORING OVERLAPPING CLADDING TILES TO A WALL STRUCTURE - A support bracket ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047927 | Method of Securing a Cable to a Roof - On a roof having a raised seam, a method of securing a cable comprises extending a first run of cable in a direction generally parallel to the raised seam. In accordance with the method a cover is accessed having a channel dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the cable therein. The cover is installed on the roof at the raised seam. The cable is secured in the channel of the cover against the roof in a manner such that the cable is partially exposed and visible from a position adjacent the channel. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047928 | Concrete rib construction system - A system for constructing building consisting of connected T-beams for walls and roof. To create the T shape the system uses blocks of rigid insulation as forming, which are embedded in the poured-in-place concrete. These blocks serve to insulate the structure. The final structure is a monolithic box where the foundation, ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047929 | PHOTOVOLTAIC BITUMINOUS TILE, PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE PHOTOVOLTAIC BITUMINOUS TILE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOF LAYING METHOD - Photovoltaic bituminous tile for photovoltaic roof, production method of the tile and laying method of the roof, in which: —the photovoltaic bituminous tile includes the photovoltaic module that integrates at least one amorphous silicon triple junction solar cell and electric connecting means, coupled to a bituminous base by means of a sticking phase; —and in which, the installation of the photovoltaic roof requires two phases; a first phase in which the photovoltaic bituminous tiles are placed, each provided with electric connecting means, placed side-by-side to the other at the lateral edge and surmounted near the upper longitudinal edge, and, at least at the connection of each tile placed side-by-side to the other, with at least one angular ‘L’ shaped section to which a covering is joinable; the second phase performing the electrical connections with protection of the connections and of the connecting means by means of application of the protection covering. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047930 | Method of Securing a Heating Cable to a Roof - A method comprises forming a generally u-shaped bend in flashing, installing the flashing on a roof between converging surfaces of the roof, and with a clamp comprising an attachment portion having two sections spaced apart by a gap, attaching the clamp to the bend of the flashing by positioning the bend in the gap between the two spaced apart sections and biasing at least of the sections against the bend. The heating cable may then be secured to the clamp. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047931 | Methods of Assembling Solar Energy Collecting Modules - A solar energy collection assembly includes a wind deflector and a solar module. A method of assembling includes roll forming frame sections of channel from sheet metal, connecting the frame sections to form an upright frame, and attaching the wind deflector and solar module to the frame. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047932 | Building panel having plant-imitating structural core - A building or structural panel has a core and outer skins. The core is formed from a stack of layers of building stock such as plywood. Multiple layers of building stock are connected, such as by adhesive at spaced intervals along the lengths thereof to form a stack. The stack is cut into a plurality of strips. Each strip is expanded to form the core. The core comprises a matrix of supporting elongate members and voids or openings. Skins are connected to each side of the core, such as with adhesive, to form the panel. The panel may be cut to size. Anchors or other mounts may be connected to panel. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047933 | PROFILED STEEL DECK - A profiled deck is roll-formed from a steel sheet to define at least one pair of crests, a stiffener upstanding from the surface of each crest, a trough positioned between the or each pair of crests, and inclined webs extending between the sides of the trough and the neighbouring sides of the crests. The boundary between each web and crest defines a corner which has a smooth curvilinear profile and the elemental compression width of each crest is no more than four times the elemental compression width of the respective stiffener. Furthermore, the radius of each curvilinear corner is not less than 33 mm. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047934 | FLEXIBLE VACUUM CHAMBER - An apparatus for evacuating and sealing a panel having a core material and a pair of walls. The apparatus includes a flexible bag that surrounds the panel and a vacuum pump assembly configured to evacuate air from within the bag. A sealing mechanism is located in the bag. The sealing mechanism is configured to bond at least one pair of adjoining edges of the pair of walls together to seal a panel with an evacuated core. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047935 | EQUIPMENT FOR FEEDING STRIP MATERIAL IN PACKAGING MACHINES - Strip material used in packaging machines is fed by equipment comprising a rotary support unit carrying at least one roll of a first strip material or a second strip material, installed downstream of a feed unit supplying a first wrapping material along a first direction toward an operating station where inner wrappers are fashioned for the particular packet in production. The first strip material is decoiled by rollers and guided along the first direction to an operating station of the machine where coupons are prepared for inclusion as inserts, placed between the inner wrapper and an outer wrapper of each packet. The second strip material is taken up and diverted by further rollers along a second direction, in such a way that it can be supplied to an operating station of a cellophaner where it is cut and folded to fashion leaflets applied as onserts to the outer wrapper of each packet before being overwrapped. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047936 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FREIGHT CONTAINER LOADING - Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for use thereof for loading bulk material into freight containers. One apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a ram. The ram comprises a plate and a driver configured to move the plate from a back end of the hopper to an open end of the hopper to expel material into a container. Another apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a reciprocating conveyor floor system. Optionally, the apparatuses further include a stand and/or collapsible legs to further support the hopper. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047937 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EXTRACTION BAG SHEET - A method of manufacturing an extraction bag sheet including: (1) a step of placing and holding tags on a rotary supporting body at predetermined intervals; (2) threading a string into a continuous pattern on the circumferential surface of the rotary supporting body; (3) bonding the string to the tags; (4) supplying a water-permeable filter sheet onto the tags and the string; (5) bonding the water-permeable filter sheet to the string; and (6) bonding the water-permeable filter sheet to the tags. In the bonding steps of (3), (5), and (6), bonding heads are used which are moved reciprocally and oscillatingly about the center axis of the rotary supporting body and moved vertically relative to the circumferential surface of the rotary supporting body by an oscillation servo motor and a vertical movement servo motor. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047938 | EXTRUSION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PACKAGING SEGMENTS OF A FOOD ITEM - In an automated method for handling and packaging agriculturally grown food items, at least a portion of the exterior of the food item is removed to expose its interior region. From the exposed interior region, a number of food segments are extruded. For example, cylinders of pineapple or watermelon may be extruded. The extruded food segments are then inserted into a number of packaging units, such as single-serving tubes. The extrusion process for forming the food segments may be continuous with the insertion process, such as when the packaging units are located in alignment with movement of a corresponding number of extrusion members. Thus, an automated system may include a mechanized trimmer, a mechanized extrusion unit, and a mechanized packager that provides hands-free insertion of the food segments into the packaging units. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047939 | Form, Fill, and Seal System - A form, fill and seal system having a product fill assembly, a tube forming assembly and a fitment securing assembly. The system allows for the relative positioning of the fitment that is to be applied to the film that forms the bags, at various points along the film by having the fitment securing assembly relatively positionable with respect to the tube forming assembly. In turn, with adjustments, a fitment can be located at a number of locations on a finished bag. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047940 | RECLOSABLE CONTAINER - A container for retaining one or more inner packets having an outer package having at least a back and a flap, the flap including a first layer and a second layer which are joined along side edges thereof to create a pocket in the flap that is open along only one side, wherein the flap is divided from the back by a fold line; and at least one inner packet slot configured to receive the inner packet, the inner packet slot being defined between the first and second layers of the flap; whereby an opened inner packet can be partially inserted behind the inner packet slot and into the pocket between the first and second layers of the flap of the outer package, so that when the outer package is folded along the fold line, the inner packet is folded against itself and is pinched shut to retain its contents. Methods and blanks are also included. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047941 | ICE BAGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ice bagging system is described. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047942 | PACKING UNIT - Packing unit ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047943 | EQUINE TONGUE TIE - An equine tongue tie has a small elastic tongue loop 14 and a large elastic jaw loop | 2011-03-03 |
20110047944 | HORSEBACK RIDING ASSEMBLY - A horseback riding assembly comprises a saddle, the saddle including a body arranged about a central axis. The body has a proximal region to be adjacent a neck region of a horse. The body includes a pair of lateral portions extending outwardly from the central axis, each of the lateral portions having an inner panel portion providing an inner surface region for engaging a corresponding back region of the horse. An outer panel portion provides an outer surface for receiving a corresponding thigh region of a horseback rider. The body includes an access path between the inner panel portion and the outer panel portion. An assistance bar unit includes a gripping bar portion arranged to be oriented transverse to the central axis and adjacent the proximal region. The gripping bar portion has a pair of opposed end regions and a pair of support portions, each extending from a corresponding end region. The support portions are arranged to be located on opposite sides of the central axis and being formed to be insertable along the access path and between the inner panel portion and the outer panel portion and to complementary therewith. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047945 | Vacuum Filter Cleaner Bag - A vacuum cleaner filter bag includes (a) a bag wall made of filter material, an inlet opening being provided in the bag wall, (b) a deflecting strip for deflecting an air flow entering through the inlet opening, the deflecting strip being disposed in the interior of the vacuum cleaner filter bag, (c) a material strip which is disposed in the interior of the vacuum cleaner filter bag and connected to the bag wall, at least a part of the edge of the material strip not being connected to the bag wall, and (d) a spacing means which is configured such that the material strip is at a spacing at least partially from the bag wall during operation of the vacuum cleaner filter bag. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047946 | PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A HYDRAULIC LIFT AND FLOTATION SYSTEM - A control system is provided to control the rate of pressure rise in a hydraulic lift and flotation system. When a hydraulic cylinder of the hydraulic lift and flotation system is to be adjusted, the pressure in the hydraulic lift and flotation system has to be increased to a predetermined pressure controlled by a relief valve before the hydraulic cylinder can be operated. The unload valve of the hydraulic lift and flotation system can be closed in a controlled or regulated manner in order to control the rate at which pressure rises in the hydraulic lift and flotation system. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047947 | MOWER WITH AN IMPROVED LIGHTENING DEVICE - A mower comprising a chassis carrying at least one harvesting mechanism and a lightening device of said harvesting mechanism. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047948 | Self-Leveling Four-Bar Linkage for Suspending a Header of an Agricultural Implement - A suspension system for agricultural implements having at least one floating head using a four-bar linkage, and permitting the floating head to accommodate variations in ground surface elevation in a lateral or transverse direction. By permitting the floating head to float, a more consistent cutting height is realized when ground surface elevation varies in a transverse direction. A main frame is provided to which the ground engaging wheels are attached. A sub-frame is connected to the main frame via the four-bar linkage. The sub-frame is pivotally attached to the arms of the four-bar linkage by spherical and cylindrical bearings. The lower linkage arms of the four-bar linkage are maintained in compression while the upper linkage arms are maintained in tension. Due to the compression and tension in the linkage arms, the floating head will self-level in the transverse direction when raised, yet allow the header to float during operation. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047949 | DOUBLE TAPERED KNIFE ROLLS - Stalk rolls are used for a corn harvester having a body, an engine, a cab mounted to the body and a head mounted to a front of the body. The head includes an auger, row separators, corn stalk gathering assemblies between the row separators and ear removal devices. Each ear removal device includes a pair of stalk rolls. Each stalk roll has a core and longitudinally extending flutes spaced about a periphery of the core and extending along the core. Each stalk roll has a straight first section, a second section proximate a first end of the first section and having a first tapering profile, and a third section proximate the second section opposite the first section and having a second tapering profile. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047950 | SWATH ROLLER - A swath roller is attached to a tractor and includes a first frame with two arms each independently connected to the tractor on an adjustable bracket allowing at least up and down movement of the arm relative to its bracket and a transverse bean across the arms. A second frame carries the roller and is supported on a pair of castor wheels spaced outwardly to respective sides of the roller. The second frame includes a front beam connected to the first frame by a center pivot so as to allow side to side pivotal movement of the second frame and two force transmitting members spaced outwardly of the pivot. Conversion to transport is provided by adding a hitch at one end of the frame and an additional wheel behind the roller at the opposite end and by locking one or more of the wheels against castoring. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047951 | FRUIT TREE PRUNER AND HARVESTING MACHINE - An agriculture vehicle has a mobile body and an arm. The arm has a first end supported upon the mobile body and a second end movable relative the mobile body. A cutting tool is operatively supported upon the second end of the arm. The cutting tool includes a blade configured for rotation. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047952 | RECIPROCATING-TYPE CUTTING BLADE DEVICE - A reciprocating-type cutting blade device ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047953 | Crop Lifter - A crop lifter for a mower of a harvesting machine with at least one mowing finger ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047954 | HARVESTER - A harvester for brassicas, the harvester being movable along a plant row and comprising an endless conveyor orientated in the direction of the plant row, the conveyor being of generally tubular form defined by opposed rows of arcuate conveyor fingers movable from an open condition in which free ends of the opposed fingers are spaced so as to define a generally tubular configuration which is open at one side to a closed condition in which the free ends of the opposed fingers are adjacent to define a generally closed tubular configuration, the conveyor having an upper run and a lower run, the conveyor being configured at its forward end portion so that the fingers are in their open condition during transition from the upper run to the lower run and move downwardly onto a plant to be harvested so as to move foliage away from the plant head and to allow the plant head to enter the interior of the conveyor through the open side, with the fingers then moving to a closed condition to thereby capture the plant head with the interior of the conveyor, the harvester further comprising means for cutting the plant stem whereby the plant head severed from the remainder of the plant can be carried by the conveyor for discharge from the conveyor when the fingers by which the head has been retained are returned to their open condition. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047955 | PNEUMATIC FRUIT DECELERATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - A decelerator apparatus for mounting at the end of a pneumatic fruit harvesting or delivery tube. The decelerator comprises a housing with a moving decelerator body aligned with a fruit-receiving inlet connected to the pneumatic delivery tube. The decelerator body, for example a padded rotating wheel, moves at a speed slower than the speed at which the fruit is pneumatically delivered into the housing, and further defines a compressive deceleration path that moves the fruit in a compressive but protective fit toward a housing exit, releasing the fruit after the fruit has been decelerated to the speed of the moving body. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047956 | NUT AND FRUIT HARVESTING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an example, a system for harvesting nut and fruit trees includes an electro-mechanical shaker head, a transport mechanism, and a control system. The electro-mechanical shaker head is configured to dislodge fruit or nuts from a target tree using a linear energy system. The transport mechanism is configured to position the electro-mechanical shaker head on the target tree. The control system is communicatively coupled to the shaker head and configured to dynamically control shaker head operation. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047957 | CONDUCTIVE YARN AND CLOTH CONTAINING THE SAME - A conductive yarn and a cloth containing the same are revealed. A plurality of fibers is wound with a heating element in a spiral form so as to form a yarn with electrical conductivity and flexibility. The conductive yarn is used as a thread in a first direction while regular yarns with conductive metal wires arranged at the two sides thereof are used as threads in a second direction. Thus the threads are woven into a cloth that generates heat while being conducted with electricity. Thereby the cloth can be made into mattress, curtains, textile wall coverings, oversleeves, knee braces, waist supports, foot pads, seat cushions, and carpets etc so as to replace various heating equipment. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047958 | TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM - Provided is a turbine generator system capable of sufficiently lubricating a bearing without impeding heat transmissibility of an evaporator and a condenser. The turbine generator system comprises a turbine power generation unit including a generator and a turbine for driving the generator, an evaporator which receives heat from a heat source and supplies the working medium in a vapor phase containing a lubricant to the turbine power generation unit, a condenser which condenses the working medium which has flowed through the turbine a medium feeding pump which raises a pressure of the condensed working medium and feeds the working medium to the evaporator, and a feeding passage through which the working medium extracted from the evaporator is supplied to bearings in the turbine power generation unit. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047959 | AIR PARTICLE SEPARATOR FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An assembly for separating debris from a pressurization air flow adjacent to a bearing compartment seal includes a baffle and a capture annulus. The baffle is disposed in the pressurization air flow upstream of the compartment seal. The capture annulus is positioned adjacent the baffle and has a cavity to collect the debris. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047960 | DUAL-FLOW TURBINE ENGINE FOR AIRCRAFT WITH LOW NOISE EMISSION - The invention relates to a dual-flow turbine engine for an aircraft with low noise emission, wherein the opening ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047961 | PULSE DETONATION INLET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A pulse detonation combustor valve assembly is provided that includes a fixed valve portion having an inlet and a reciprocating valve portion. The valve assembly is coupled to a pulse detonation combustor. The reciprocating valve portion is exterior to the fixed valve portion and coaxially aligned with the fixed valve portion. The reciprocating valve portion is arranged to reciprocate with respect to the fixed valve portion to control inlet flow through the inlet of the valve assembly. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047962 | PULSE DETONATION COMBUSTOR CONFIGURATION FOR DEFLAGRATION TO DETONATION TRANSITION ENHANCEMENT - According to one aspect of the invention, a pulse detonation combustor chamber is provided having an ignition chamber and a detonation chamber. The cross-sectional area of the ignition chamber is greater than the cross-sectional area of the detonation chamber. A flame is generated in the ignition chamber upon ignition of a flammable mixture. The flame flows into the detonation chamber and detonates within the detonation chamber. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047963 | EXHAUST PROCESSING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An exhaust processing device includes a main body tube portion and a closing tube portion. The main body tube portion includes an opening in an axial end thereof, houses a main body exhaust path in an inside thereof, which allows an exhaust gas to pass therethrough. The closing tube portion includes a plate portion and a tubular portion. The plate portion covers the opening of the axial end of the main body tube portion. The tubular portion radially outwardly protrudes from an outer peripheral surface of the main body tube portion, and is integrated with the plate portion. The tubular portion houses an exhaust path in an inside thereof, which communicates with the main body exhaust path. The tubular portion of the closing tube portion includes a first split half portion integrally molded with the plate portion, and a second split half portion joined to the first split half portion. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047964 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES OF SCR DIAGNOSTICS - One embodiment is a method including operating an SCR system at a plurality of commanded ammonia to NOx input ratios, providing a plurality of data indicating NOx output from the SCR system for the plurality of commanded ammonia to NOx input ratios, and evaluating the plurality of data to diagnose the SCR system. Additional embodiment are methods, systems, and apparatuses including SCR diagnostics. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047965 | USE OF A LUBRICANT IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to the use of a lubricant in a diesel engine equipped with a regenerable diesel particulate trap, wherein the lubricant comprises a base oil component having a paraffin content of greater than 80 wt % paraffins, a saturates content of greater than 98 wt %, and comprising a series of iso-paraffins having n, n+1, n+2, n+3 and n+4 carbon atoms, wherein n is between 15 and 40, and to a process for operating a diesel engine equipped with a diesel particulate trap, comprising lubricating the diesel engine with the lubricant. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047966 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID HEATING CONTROL - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for controlling the heating of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) in a DEF delivery system includes a temperature comparison module that compares a difference between a sensed ambient air temperature and a sensed DEF tank temperature with a predetermined temperature difference threshold. Additionally, the apparatus includes a DEF heating status module that is configured to generate a DEF heating command according to (i) the sensed ambient air temperature if the difference between the sensed ambient air temperature and sensed DEF tank temperature is less than the predetermined temperature threshold; and (ii) the sensed DEF tank temperature if the difference between the sensed ambient air temperature and sensed DEF tank temperature is more than the predetermined temperature threshold. The apparatus also includes a DEF heating control module that is configured to control the heating of the DEF according to the DEF heating command. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047967 | METHOD FOR AN EMISSION-OPTIMIZED TRANSFER FROM A MODE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO ANOTHER MODE - In a method for an emission-optimized transition between a spark-ignition mode of an internal combustion engine and a self-ignition mode of the internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine is operated in the preparation phase and chronologically before the transition of modes in a spark-ignition mode in at least one cylinder cycle with a rich mixture (λ<1) and, subsequently, in the same cylinder cycle with a lean mixture (λ<1). After that, the internal combustion engine is operated in the self-ignition mode. In a method for an emission-optimized transition between a self-ignition mode of an internal combustion engine and a spark-ignition mode of the internal combustion engine, in a transition phase of the operation modes and during a last cycle of the self-ignition mode and/or a first cycle of the spark-ignition mode, fuel is post-injected into at least one combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047968 | Method and Apparatus for De-Sulfurization on a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst - A diesel exhaust after-treatment system ( | 2011-03-03 |