09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100050718 | LOCK APPARATUS AND METHOD - Lock assembly and method of coding and recoding locks. Some embodiments of a lock include a housing, a lock cylinder, a plurality of tumblers, a plurality of codebars, and a sidebar. Some embodiments of a lock include a housing, a lock cylinder, a plurality of tumblers, a plurality of code blocks, a sidebar, and a codebar. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050719 | CHEMICALS PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF N-ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE-DEGRADING BACTERIA - The present invention concerns the field of bacterial biocontrol. More precisely, the invention relates to the identification of chemicals which promote the growth of bacteria inactivating NAHL, such as gamma-caprolactone (GCL) and 4-heptanolide (HTN) and their use in soil additives. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050720 | Passive nutrient removal material mixes - Materials, compositions, substances and methods and systems for stormwater treatment in wet ponds, dry ponds and a green roof system. A first embodiment provides in-situ treatment unit within the retention pond by withdrawing the stored stormwater to circulate the stored stormwater into the in-situ treatment unit to sorb nitrogen from the stored stormwater. A second embodiment provides uses a riprap apron, a perforated riser located at the bottom of the riprap apron and a geotextile media encased in a sorption media jacket around the perforated riser. A third embodiment provides a green roof stormwater treatment system that includes protection for waterproofing and insulating the roof, a pollution control media layer for filtration and sorption of solids and dissolved materials found in stormwater, a growing media for growing vegetation, and a cistern to store the runoff stormwater between irrigation events. The green roof system includes recycling runoff stormwater by irrigating the green roof with the stored stormwater. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050721 | THICKNESS CONTROL APPARATUS OF REVERSING ROLLING MILL - A thickness control apparatus of a reversing rolling mill has an entry thickness gauge that measures the thickness of the material to be rolled, and entry material speed detector that is detects the speed of the material to be rolled. Measured thickness measured by the entry thickness gauge is tracked on the basis of the speed of the material to be rolled detected by the entry material speed detector. A mill delivery thickness calculator calculates thickness on the delivery side of the reversing rolling mill on the basis of the thickness on the entry side and the roll gap detected. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050722 | Method and apparatus for improving mechanical properties of magnetically activatable materials - A method and an apparatus for improving mechanical properties of a magnetically activatable material ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050723 | Piercing and Rolling Plug, Method of Regenerating Such Piercing and Rolling Plug, and Equipment Line for Regenerating Such Piercing and Rolling Plug - A piercing and rolling plug has a film composed of oxides such as Fe | 2010-03-04 |
20100050724 | Metallic Strip and Methods and Structures Incorporating the Same - A method of forming a flexible conduit including: providing an elongated flexible metallic strip having a central portion disposed between a first and a second end portion, wherein at least a portion of the central portion includes a cross-sectional thickness T | 2010-03-04 |
20100050725 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING COIL SPRING - An apparatus for manufacturing a coil spring. In the apparatus, a body is provided and a pair of machining units are disposed on the body to oppose each other at one end thereof. In each of the machining units, a mandrel is disposed in an upper central part of the body. The mandrel is rotatably configured to wind a coil spring material around an outer circumference thereof. A first motor is disposed at the other end of the machining unit to provide a driving force for rotating the mandrel. Also, a guide roller part is disposed movable along a length direction of the mandrel to guide the coil spring material to be wound around the mandrel. Two coil spring materials produced from a furnace are wound around the mandrels, respectively to produce two coil springs through one process. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050726 | Superplastically Continuous Roll Forming Titanium - A method of forming titanium structures, and more specifically, a method of superplastically continuous roll forming titanium structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of forming a shape in an article comprising titanium, the method including, among other things, providing first and second rolling members, the first rolling members being conductive and the second rolling members being continuous roll shaping members; contacting the article with the first rolling members to transfer a current to the article to heat the article to a temperature suitable for superplastic forming; and with the article being in a superplastic state, contacting the article with the second rolling members to form the shape in the article. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050727 | Rolling Mill and Method for Controlling a Rolling Mill - A rolling mill, in particular, a cold strip tandem rolling mill, for producing a metal strip, with a number of stands is arranged in a tandem path, wherein, in a direction of production of the metal strip, a first stand is designed as driving stand and serves as inlet for a section of the tandem path, in which a primary thickness reduction of the metal strip occurs, and by corresponding control of the driving stand, an increase in the mechanical inlet tension of the metal strip can be achieved. In a method for controlling a rolling mill, in particular, a cold strip tandem rolling mill, for producing a metal strip, in a production direction of the metal strip, a first stand is controlled as driving stand, the driving stand achieving a significant increase in the mechanical inlet tension on the metal strip and a significant thickness reduction of the metal strip. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050728 | HIGH STRENGTH, HIGH CARBON STEEL WIRE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method which enables a steel wire to be highly strengthened with maintaining good ductility. Specifically, the present invention provides a method comprising: subjecting a high carbon steel wire material having carbon content of 0.85 to 1.10 mass % to a pre-stage drawing process with a predetermined magnitude of drawing, to form an intermediate wire material; subjecting the intermediate wire material formed by the pre-stage drawing process to a patenting treatment in which tensile strength of the wire material is adjusted to a range of 1323 to 1666 MPa; then subjecting the patented steel wire material to a subsequent drawing process including the final drawing. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050729 | DIE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN AN APPARATUS FOR FORMING A WORKPIECE - A die assembly for forming a workpiece includes a support clamp, a first clamp that is movable relative to the support clamp to engage a first portion of the workpiece, and a second clamp that is movable relative to the support clamp to engage a second portion of the workpiece. A forming punch is movable relative to the support clamp after the first clamp and the second clamp have been moved to form the workpiece. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050730 | METHOD OF MAKING TEMPERED SHAPED PART - A method of making a tempered part has the steps of first heating a metal blank to above a first predetermined temperature and then preshaping the heated blank while still above the first temperature. The preshaped blank is then reheated to a second tempering temperature, and the reheated blank is given its final shape while still above the second temperature in a press. The blank with its final shape is cooled below the second tempering temperature while still in the press. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050731 | ANGLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An angular position measurement system including a continuous angular position sensor configured to provide a first signal representative of a continuous angular position of a rotating shaft, an incremental angular position sensor configured to provide a second signal representative of incremental angular positions of the rotating shaft, and a controller configured to calibrate the first signal based on the second signal to provide a third signal representative of a calibrated continuous angular position of the rotating shaft. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050732 | Performance test apparatus and image taking device thereof - A performance test apparatus includes a control unit, an image taking device, and a base having a table and a frame mounted to the table. The image taking device includes at least one image taker and at last one parallel light source. The at least one image taker is movably mounted to the frame and electrically connected to the control unit. The at least one parallel light source faces the table and is electrically connected to the control unit. The least one parallel light source includes a plurality of spot light sources. The control unit controls on/off of the at least one parallel light source, so that the at least one parallel light source flicker at a high frequency. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050733 | Impact detecting apparatus and package device - An impact detecting apparatus that is configured to be attached to an object and includes a drop-impact display unit configured to display a direction of drop impact when the object is dropped; and a tilt display unit configured to display a direction of tilting when the object is tilted. The drop-impact display unit and the tilt display unit displays the direction of drop impact and the direction of tilting at the same time. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050734 | HYDROGEN REMAINING SENSOR - In the hydrogen remaining sensor of the present invention, the hydrogen remaining sensor is arranged in a space in which the hydrogen is absorbed/released by the main hydrogen storage alloy, and is equipped with the vessel-like sensor main body in which the sensor hydrogen storage alloy is filled and through which the hydrogen is moved. Also, the easy-to-deform portion in which the strain is caused easily due to the hydrogen absorption/release of the sensor hydrogen storage alloy is provided to a part of the sensor main body, and the strain gauge for measuring the strain of the easy-to-deform portion is provided. As a result, according to the hydrogen remaining sensor of the present invention can contribute to sense precisely a remaining amount of hydrogen in the main hydrogen storage alloy. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050735 | Gas Sensor - A sensor for sensing a target substance in a gas stream is provided, the sensor comprising: a sensing element disposed to be exposed to the gas stream, the sensing element comprising: a working electrode; a counter electrode; and a layer of ion exchange material extending between the working electrode and the counter electrode; whereby contact of the ion exchange layer with the gas stream forms an electrical contact between the working and counter electrodes. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050736 | FLUID ANALYZER SYSTEMS - The radiation emitted by the various components in a sample of a fluid wherein the radiation emitted by activated molecules within the sample of the fluid is used to determine the nature of and quantities of materials present in the fluid and a fluid analyser system comprising a receptacle(s) and an analysis apparatus containing a consistent light condition compartment containing temperature detection device(s) into which the receptacle containing the fluid sample may be placed and means are provided for activating the molecules within the sample so that the radiation emitted by the sample may be detected and amplified. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050737 | SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY METHOD AND IDENTIFICATION OF ERROR - The present invention relates to a method and accompanying device for separating a known or unknown sample into one or more subsamples. By comparing the subsample's measurement profile data to the sample measurement profile data, the performance of the separation can be determined. The separation could be chromatography [such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), or the like], electrophoresis [such as capillary electrophoresis (CE) or the like], or another separation technique. The measurement profile data could be ultraviolet/visible (UV/Vis) spectra, mass spectra (MS), or another measurement technique. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050738 | Sensor assembly having a thermally insulating enclosure - A sensor assembly is discussed. The sensor assembly may include a housing. The housing may include an inlet port and an outlet port. The sensor assembly may also include a sensing element disposed within the housing and extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end towards a second end. The sensing element may include heating elements. The sensor assembly may also include a sleeve circumferentially disposed about the sensing element. The sleeve may include a first passageway on a first side of the sensing element and a second passageway on an opposite second side of the sensing element. The first passageway and the second passageway may be longitudinal passageways extending along a length of the sensing element. The sleeve may also include an inlet orifice on one side of the sleeve and an outlet orifice on an opposite side of the sleeve. The inlet orifice may fluidly couple the inlet port with the first passageway and the outlet orifice may fluidly couple the outlet port with the second passageway. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050739 | Sintered and bonded multilayer sensor - A gas sensor may include a sintered heating component which includes a ceramic insulating material, and a separately sintered sensing component which includes an ionically conductive material. The sensor may also include a bond attaching the sensing component to the heating component. The bond may be made of bonding material which is different from the insulating material and the ionically conductive material. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050740 | GAS SENSOR AND GAS SENSOR UNIT - A gas sensor including a detection element having a detection portion; a metal shell that surrounds the detection element so as to expose the detection portion to a measured atmosphere; an outer tube that is fixed to the metal shell so as to cover a rear end side of the detection element; and a seal member that is contained inside the outer tube, the seal member having a lead wire insertion hole and a through hole that penetrates in the axial direction; a tubular holding member made of a resin having a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the seal member, the tubular holding member being held inside the through hole, the tubular holding member having a ventilation hole; and a filter that covers the ventilation hole, the filter being joined to the holding member, the filter blocking water from passing therethrough, and the filter having air permeability. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050741 | Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography method with one switching valve as the modulator - The present invention is an improvement to two-dimensional comprehensive gas chromatography. The improvement is a one valve switching modulator connecting the two separation columns. The valve includes either a two position eight-port valve or a two position twelve-port valve, and two transfer lines. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050742 | INTEGRATED AIRBORNE SUBSTANCE COLLECTION AND DETECTION SYSTEM - A collection and detection system is directed to a combined system in which a detect to warn system is integrated with a detect to treat system. Such a combined system provides multi-levels of detection to determine the presence and identity of one or more different types of specific particles. In some applications, the combined system is configured to detect and identify one or more different types of specific biological particles such as toxins and pathogens. The combined system includes a first level detection device, in which the presence of one or more toxins and/or pathogens are detected, and a second level detection device. Upon detection by the first level detection device, the second level detection device performs a second level of detection in which the one or more toxins and/or pathogens are identified. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050743 | GAS CONCENTRATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND GAS CONCENTRATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A gas concentration detection apparatus and system including a gas sensor. Voltage Vd generated across detection resistor Rd through which pump current Ip flows is differentially amplified by OP | 2010-03-04 |
20100050744 | Multi-sensor Gas Detectors - A multi-sensor gas detector includes a solid state heatable gas sensor, and at least one, different, infrared gas sensor. Emitted radiant energy from a heated surface of the solid state gas sensor, incident on the infrared gas sensor generates an output signal indicative thereof. The output signal and a signal from the solid state gas sensor can be coupled to evaluation circuits. The evaluation circuits can be implemented with a programmable processor and associated, executable control software to establish the presence of a target gas. One or more gas detectors can be incorporated into a regional monitoring system that includes a control unit coupled to a plurality of fire, smoke or gas detectors. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050745 | Gas sensor made of field effect transistor based on ZnO nanowires - The present invention discloses a gas sensor made of field effect transistor based on ZnO nanowires (ZnO-FET) which operates according to the principle of metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) and has a charge carrier channel made of ZnO nanowires between source and drain. The gas sensor device disclosed in the present invention has three electrodes-gate, source and drain, so that it is different from the known gas sensor device which has only two electrodes-cathode and anode. The ZnO nanowires as charge channel in the gas sensor device of the present invention is an n-type semiconductor with high specific surface area, and its electric resistance can be controlled by the gate bias, so that the capability of the present device for sensing gas can be largely promoted. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050746 | DETECTION OF SURFACE POROSITY IN MACHINED CASTINGS - The in-process or post-machining detection of intermediate and macro-level surface porosity in machined castings in a machine tool environment. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050747 | Leakage detection method using micromachined-thermal-convection accelerometer - A method and device for identifying leaks in or a leakage rate of an integrated circuit package. The method and device include integrating a micromachined-thermal-convection accelerometer in the integrated circuit package and evaluating the initial and subsequent sensitivities of the accelerometer. A change in sensitivity with time provides indicia of a leak and a measure of leakage rate. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050758 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING CATALYST DEVICE INTEGRITY - Systems and methods for monitoring catalyst presence, reverse and damage in an aftertreatment device. The disclosed systems and methods involve calculating the heat capacity of the catalyst device based on information received from sensors for measuring temperatures at the inlet and outlet of the SCR device and the exhaust mass flow. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050759 | Dynamometer - A dynamometer comprises a frame, an inertial flywheel, and a starter motor. The inertial flywheel is supported by the frame and the starter motor is movably mounted to the frame so as to be selectively engageable with the inertial flywheel. Means is provided for coupling an engine to be tested to the apparatus. The flywheel is brought up to speed by means of the starter motor and then coupled to the engine, which has been separately brought up to speed, via a clutch. The flywheel is supported by the frame in pressurized oil sleeve bearings. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050760 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECREASING A DENSITY OF A DOWNHOLE FLUID - Methods and apparatus for decreasing a density of a downhole fluid are described. An example apparatus to analyze a downhole fluid includes a chamber to decrease a density of at least a portion of a sample of a downhole fluid. Additionally, the example apparatus includes a sensor to measure a pressure of at least the portion of the sample in the chamber. Further, the example apparatus includes a fluid measurement unit to measure a characteristic of at least the portion of the sample based on a relationship between the pressure of at least the portion of the sample in the chamber and a predetermined pressure. Further yet, the example apparatus includes a control unit to determine a parameter of the downhole fluid based on the characteristic. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050761 | DETECTING GAS COMPOUNDS FOR DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS - A gas separation and detection tool for performing in situ analysis of borehole fluid is described. A separation system such as a membrane is employed to separate one or more target gasses from the borehole fluid. The separated gas may be detected by reaction with another material or spectroscopy. When spectroscopy is employed, a test chamber defined by a housing is used to hold the gas undergoing test. Various techniques may be employed to protect the gas separation system from damage due to pressure differential. For example, a separation membrane may be integrated with layers that provide strength and rigidity. The integrated membrane separation may include one or more of a water impermeable layer, gas selective layer, inorganic base layer and metal support layer. The gas selective layer itself can also function as a water impermeable layer. The metal support layer enhances resistance to differential pressure. Alternatively, the chamber may be filled with a liquid or solid material. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050762 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM PRESSURE TESTING OF GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS - Example methods and apparatus to perform pressure testing of geological formations are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises positioning a testing tool in a wellbore formed in the geological formation, sealing a sample interval around the testing tool, sealing a first guard interval around the testing tool and adjacent to the sample interval, reducing a first pressure in the sample interval, reducing a second pressure in the first guard interval, maintaining a volume of a first chamber fluidly coupled to the sample interval during a time interval, and measuring a plurality of pressure data for a fluid captured in the first chamber during the time interval. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050763 | Micronaire Measurement - A method of determining a testing volume for a micronaire measurement by containing a fiber sample within a micronaire chamber having a length and at least one movable end wall. A flow is initiated along the length of the micronaire chamber. The fiber sample is compressed within the micronaire chamber by advancing the movable end wall, and the advancement of the movable end wall is stopped when at least one property of the flow attains a set point. The position of the movable end wall defines the testing volume. In this manner, there is provided a convenient method of setting a testing volume and acquiring the information needed to take a micronaire measurement. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050764 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOIL TESTING FOR JACK-UP RIGS - An apparatus for soil testing for a jack-up rig, the apparatus comprising a soil testing device integrated with a leg of the jack-up rig, the leg of the jack-up rig having a footing, an opening in the footing for allowing passage of an active portion of the soil testing device therethrough to obtain soil data from a seabed beneath the footing, and a retrieval assembly for retrieving the soil testing device. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050765 | MUSCLE TRAINING DEVICE WITH MUSCULAR FORCE MEASUREMENT FUNCTION FOR CONTROLLING THE AXIAL TORQUE OF A JOINT AXLE - A training device measures, after its robot arm is mounted on a trainee, a change in angle of the joint axles of a limb of the trainee with angular sensors. Based on the angular change measured, a controller calculates an angular rate in the direction in which a load is applied, stores as the maximum muscular force a load at the time when the angular rate has exceeded a predetermined value, and stops applying the loads. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050766 | JIGGER - A jigger system for measuring and dispensing accurate volumes of fluid, the system comprising a first jigger having a base and one or more walls extending upwardly from the base to define an interior cavity, the interior cavity being divided into two or more segments and being open at the top. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050767 | Angular velocity sensor - An angular velocity sensor includes first and second oscillators and a coupling beam. The coupling beam couples the first and second oscillators together in such a manner that the first and second oscillators vibrate relative to each other in a predetermined direction. The coupling beam includes a first post portion joined to a surface of the first oscillator, a second post portion joined to a surface of the second oscillator, and a spring portion that joins the first post portion to the second post portion. The spring portion is spaced from the first and second oscillators and has elasticity in the predetermined direction. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050768 | TUNING FORK-TYPE VIBRATOR, TUNING FORK-TYPE VIBRATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR - A tuning fork-type piezoelectric vibrator includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped base to be supported by a circuit substrate and two pillar-shaped legs. The base includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped junction arranged to be connected to the circuit substrate, and a body disposed between the junction and the two legs. In order for the difference between the resonant frequency in the drive mode of the tuning fork-type piezoelectric vibrator and the resonant frequency in in-plane, in-phase mode thereof to be at least about 1 kHz, the base and two legs are configured so that the product of the length of the body divided by the substantial width of the body minus the width of the legs and the resonant frequency in drive mode is at least about 60×10 | 2010-03-04 |
20100050769 | ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR - An angular velocity sensor includes vibrators, an internal circuit that drives the vibrators to detect an angular velocity signal, a circuit substrate on which components such as an IC and a passive component defining the internal circuit are disposed, and electrically connects the vibrators and the components, and a cap that covers a surface of the circuit substrate and encloses the vibrators and internal circuit. An output signal processed by the internal circuit is output from an external electrode provided on the back surface of the circuit substrate. Vibrator inspection electrodes are provided on the back surface of the circuit substrate, and the vibrator inspection electrodes are electrically connected to surface electrodes of the vibrators. Thus, electrical characteristics of the vibrators can be directly measured after assembly. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050770 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE ACCELERATION IMPARTED ON METERED DOSE DELIVERY CONTAINERS - An apparatus comprises a main body member; and a transducer in communication with the main body member, the transducer adapted to receive an acceleration force imparted to the main body member. A method for assessing acceleration forces imparted to an apparatus comprises a main body member and transducer in communication with the main body member, the transducer adapted to receive the external acceleration force imparted to the main body member, wherein the transducer converts the acceleration forces to electrical signals and the acceleration forces are accessed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050771 | CAPACITIVE ACCELEROMETER - A conventional capacitive accelerometer has a limitation in reducing a distance between a sensing electrode and a reference electrode, and requires a complex process and a separate method of correcting a clearance difference caused by a process error. However, the capacitive accelerometer of the present invention has high sensitivity, can be simply manufactured by maintaining a very narrow distance between a reference electrode and a sensing electrode, and can make it unnecessary to individually correct each manufactured accelerometer by removing or drastically reducing a functional difference due to a process error. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050772 | Nanomechanical Resonance Detector - An embodiment of a nanomechanical frequency detector includes a support structure and a plurality of elongated nanostructures coupled to the support structure. Each of the elongated nanostructures has a particular resonant frequency. The plurality of elongated nanostructures has a range of resonant frequencies. An embodiment of a method of identifying an object includes introducing the object to the nanomechanical resonance detector. A resonant response by at least one of the elongated nanostructures of the nanomechanical resonance detector indicates a vibrational mode of the object. An embodiment of a method of identifying a molecular species of the present invention includes introducing the molecular species to the nanomechanical resonance detector. A resonant response by at least one of the elongated nanostructures of the nanomechanical resonance detector indicates a vibrational mode of the molecular species. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050773 | System and Method for Determining the Operating State of Orthopaedic Admixtures - A system and method for determining the operating state of a curable composition utilizes an acoustic wave or signal transmitted into a container holding the composition. In one embodiment, characteristics of a reflected component of the acoustic signal are measured and correlated to pre-determined values indicative of one or more operating states, or degrees of curing, of the composition. In another embodiment, characteristics of a transmitted component of the acoustic signal are measured and correlated. The characteristics include, for example, the speed of sound through the curable composition or the attenuation of the acoustic signal reflected by or transmitted through the composition. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050774 | Piezoelectric vibrator - A piezoelectric vibrator including a pair of first piezoelectric elements having the same rectangular parallelepiped shape and polarized in opposite directions; and a pair of second piezoelectric elements, having the same rectangular parallelepiped shape and respectively attached to a face of the first piezoelectric element, and polarized in the same direction. In the piezoelectric vibrator the first piezoelectric elements are longer than the second piezoelectric elements, and the first piezoelectric elements vibrate in a longitudinal direction and the second piezoelectric elements vibrate in a bending direction when electrical signals are inputted. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050775 | PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MEASUREMENTS IN HOT, DYNAMIC PROCESSES - The invention relates to a pressure sensor for measurements in hot, dynamic processes. The pressure sensor comprises a cylindrical housing in which a measuring element is located, and a round or annular membrane having at least one outer support. The outer support is arranged on the housing, offset behind a housing extension. The measuring element is adapted to acquire measurement data as a result of an axial displacement of the membrane. The housing extension is provided with a heat shield which is arranged, except on its edges, interspaced behind a gap. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050776 | PRESSURE SENSOR FEATURING OFFSET CANCELLATION AND METHOD OF MAKING - A pressure sensor includes a first set of electrodes, a second set of electrodes, and a common electrode. The first and second sets of electrodes overlie an insulative surface, wherein the first set of electrodes represent sense capacitor bottom electrodes and the second set of electrodes represent reference capacitor bottom electrodes. The second set of electrodes is configured in an interleaved arrangement with the first set of electrodes, wherein the geometry of individual electrodes of the first set of electrodes substantially matches the geometry of individual electrodes of the second set of electrodes. In addition, the common electrode represents a sense and reference capacitor top electrode that is (i) overlying, (ii) spaced from, and (iii) configured in connection with the first and second sets of electrodes to form a common pressure cavity, wherein the common electrode includes first portions corresponding to sense membrane portions and second portions corresponding to reference membrane portions, further wherein an area of a sense membrane portion is greater than an area of a reference membrane portion. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050777 | RESISTIVE CONTACT SENSORS FOR LARGE BLADE AND AIRFOIL PRESSURE AND FLOW SEPARATION MEASUREMENTS - A fluid dynamic polymer-based contact sensor measures ambient pressure based on the resistivity changes across the sensor under different ambient pressures. The pressure sensor may applied to airfoil structures such as wind turbine blades without impacting the blade structure and fluid dynamic characteristics. The sensor may also be applied to fluid measurements. The pressure measurements are used to measure blade performance with high fidelity. The pressure measurements are transmitted to processing to determine blade characteristics and environment including flow separation, stagnation point, angle of attack, lift and drag and wind speed. Further processing of the pressure distribution may identify wind shear, up-flow and yaw error. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050788 | Nanoscale Force Transducer - Nanoscale measurement of force, torque, and acceleration are provided. In one embodiment, a measurement apparatus includes a first plurality of nanoparticles coupled to a first substrate separated from a second plurality of nanoparticles coupled to a second substrate by a pillar disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050789 | Finger Swipe Fluid-Transfer Collection Assembly and Method of Using the Same - A method of using a finger swipe fluid transfer collection assembly includes providing a finger swipe fluid transfer collection assembly including a base, a test media carried by the base, an inlet for receiving a sample fluid, an outlet, a finger swipe fluid transfer mechanism carried by the base between the inlet and the outlet and including an interior; swiping the finger swipe fluid transfer mechanism with one's finger to impart a negative pressure in the interior of the finger swipe fluid transfer mechanism to draw the sample fluid into the interior of the finger swipe fluid transfer mechanism through the inlet; and swiping the finger swipe fluid transfer mechanism again with one's finger to impart a positive pressure in the interior of the finger swipe fluid transfer mechanism to pump the sample fluid through the outlet and be transferred to the test media. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050790 | STACK-GAS MEASURING APPARATUS AND STACK-GAS MEASURING METHOD - A stack-gas measuring apparatus includes a sample introducing unit (sampling unit and heating conduit pipe) for introducing stack-gas, a cooling unit (containing wet filter ) in which dust components in the stack-gas are agglomerated, a filter column containing a filter element made of a polymer material for collecting the dust components, a mist scrubber which is disposed downstream of the filter column and which contains an adsorbent for removing acid mist in the stack-gas, and an analyzer in which the cleaning-processed gas is introduced to measure a particular component in the stack-gas. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050791 | Check Valve-Less Fluid-Transfer Collection Assembly and Method of Using the Same - A method of using a fluid transfer collection assembly includes providing an assembly including a base, a test media carried by the base, an inlet for receiving a sample fluid, an outlet, a fluid transfer path located between the inlet and the outlet, a movable first finger mechanism, a movable second finger mechanism operatively coupled to the movable first finger mechanism; first moving at least one of the first mechanism and the second mechanism relative to the path so that at least one of the first mechanism and the second mechanism engage the path to draw the sample fluid into the path; and then moving at least one of the first mechanism and the second mechanism relative to the path so that at least one of the first mechanism and the second mechanism engage the path to transfer the sample fluid through the path to the test media. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050792 | PREPARING SENSORS WITH NANO STRUCTURE - A sensor producing apparatus comprised of an extractor for extracting a nano fiber from a solution and a driving device to relatively move the substrate and the extractor, a method for forming a sensor, and a sensor with a nano structure are provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050793 | FLEXIBLE CHEMICAL SENSORS - A flexible sensor device can include a flexible substrate, and at least one flexible sensor included on the flexible substrate. The flexible sensor can be deposited on the flexible substrate by inkjet printing a composition that forms the flexible sensor. The flexible sensor device can be configured to function when subjected to elongation, contraction, and/or distortion. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050794 | MODULATOR FOR SUPPORTING ARM OF REAR BICYCLE CARRIER - A modulator for supporting arms of a rear bicycle carrier comprises a support frame including a central post having two ends with which first and second supporting arms are connected; a ratchet holder integrally formed with or separately disposed on the connecting position of the central post, and including a plurality of inner teeth arranged around the internal periphery thereof; a connecting shaft inserted through the ratchet holder, on the two sides of an intermediate seat of the connecting shaft being mounted two ratchet members for engaging with the inner teeth of the ratchet holder; a control unit fixed on a predetermined position of the rear bicycle carrier for being rotated clockwise or counterclockwise to disengage at least one ratchet member from the inner teeth of the ratchet holder such that the first and second supporting arms can be adjusted toward a suitable angle relative to the central post. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050795 | Vibration Generator - A vibration generator has at least two shaft groups, on which at least two imbalance groups are disposed, and which are connected with at least one drive by means of which they are put into rotation. The shaft groups are connected with the at least one drive so that the speed of rotation of one shaft group amounts to a multiple of at least one other shaft group, and the shaft groups demonstrate a significantly different static moment with regard to one another. At least one of the shaft groups is connected with a phase shifter, by way of which the static moment of the shaft group can be adjusted. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050796 | HIGH LOAD LIFT AND SHOCK LINEAR ACTUATOR - A high load and shock linear actuator is provided that may be used to position a hatch on a waterborne platform. The actuator includes a power-screw actuator, a manual operator, a bidirectional brake, an actuator motor, and a motor brake. The power-screw actuator is coupled to receive a drive torque from either the actuator motor or the manual operator, and is responsive to this drive torque to position the hatch. The bidirectional brake transfers manual input torque supplied to its input by the manual operator, and prevents torque supplied to its output from being transferred to its input. The actuator motor includes a stator, a rotor, a ring gear, and a differential carrier assembly. The differential carrier assembly is disposed within the rotor inner volume. The motor brake is mounted adjacent the actuator motor and selectively prevents and allows actuator motor rotation. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050797 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH COUNTERSHAFT GEARING ARRANGEMENT - A transmission includes an input member, an output member, a first and second interconnecting member, a plurality of countershafts, a reverse member, a plurality of co-planar gear sets, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. The torque transmitting devices include synchronizer assemblies and a dual clutch assembly. The transmission is operable to provide at least one reverse speed ratio and a plurality of forward speed ratios between the input member and the output member. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050828 | ELECTRONIC TORQUE WRENCH WITH A MANUAL INPUT DEVICE - A torque wrench including a handle attached to a drive member and a transducer that senses the torque transferred from the handle to the drive member and outputs a first signal corresponding to the transferred torque. An analog mechanical input device disposed on the handle that simultaneously defines a set point and indicates the set point. A comparator receives the first signal from the transducer, receives the set point, compares the first signal from the transducer to the set point, and outputs a second signal. The mechanical input device does not display a real time measurement of the torque transferred to the work piece prior to reaching the set point. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050829 | CHANGEABLE TOOL ASSEMBLY - A tool assembly has a grip, a core, a holding device and a tool head. The core is metal and solid, is mounted in the grip and has a first end and a second end protruding respectively from two ends of the grip. The holding device is mounted on the first end of the core and has a non-circular recess, a holding ball, a holding sleeve and a spring. The holding sleeve is slidably mounted around the first end of the core to push the holding ball partially protruding into and allow the holding ball to retract from the recess. The tool head is detachably mounted on the first end of the core by the holding device. The connecting tube has a non-circular cross section corresponding to the non-circular recess and an engaging recess detachably engaging the holding ball. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050830 | Power tool - It is an object of the invention to provide a technique that contributes to improved gripping characteristics in a hand-held power tool. A power tool for performing a predetermined operation by driving a tool bit includes a tool body | 2010-03-04 |
20100050831 | TOOL HEAD FOR A PIPE CUTTING MACHINE - The invention concerns a tool head with a housing ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050832 | ULTRA-PRECISION MACHINE TOOL - A 5 axis motion controlled ultra-precision machine tool is provided in which major portions are composed as a structure completely symmetric about the machining point and errors due to thermal displacement can be minimized. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050833 | METHOD FOR CUTTING A LOAF-SHAPED FOOD AND CUTTING MACHINE - In a method for cutting a loaf-shaped food, a loaf of the food is advanced toward a cutting device by means of a feed apparatus and the loaf is cut into slices, strips or cubes by means of said cutting device such that the loaf is fixed during the feed movement by means of a vacuum gripper that is advanced together with the loaf and a negative pressure is generated within an interior of a contact element of the vacuum gripper and acts upon a fixing region of the surface of the loaf in a suction region of the contact element; in order to avoid the risk of defects due to a vacuum loss and a loss of the fixing force, it is proposed that the suction region is divided into at least two separate partial suction regions and the interior of the contact element is accordingly divided into at least two partial interiors, wherein the partial suction regions respectively adjoin one another, are separated from by a contact line and form separate partial fixing regions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050834 | METHOD FOR CUTTING A LOAF-SHAPED FOOD AND CUTTING MACHINE - In a method for cutting a loaf-shaped food, a loaf of the food is advanced toward a cutting device by means of a feed apparatus and the loaf is cut into slices, strips or cubes by means of said cutting device, which includes that the loaf is fixed during the feed movement by means of a vacuum gripper that is advanced together with the loaf; a negative pressure is generated within an interior of a contact element of the vacuum gripper and acts upon a fixing region of the surface of the loaf in a suction region of the contact element, in order to prevent hygienic problems associated with vacuum pumps, the negative pressure is generated by means of a piston-cylinder unit, the piston of which defines the interior of the contact element. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050835 | METHOD FOR CUTTING A LOAF-SHAPED FOOD AND CUTTING MACHINE - In a method for cutting a string-shaped food product which is fed towards a cutting device by means of a feeding device into slices, strips or cubes, the product string is fixed during the feed motion by means of a vacuum gripper, which is fed forward together with the product string; a vacuum, for acting on a fixing area at the surface of the product string in a suction area of the contact element, is generated within an interior of the contact element of the vacuum gripper; at least two rotating cutting edges of the contact element are provided and which enclose the suction area and cut into the product string in order to improve the quality of the sealing of the suction area | 2010-03-04 |
20100050836 | Machine tool protective device - A machine tool protective device for a machine tool, having a monitoring unit which is provided for monitoring a protective region assigned to a tool. It is provided that the machine tool protective device has a guiding unit, which is provided for guiding the protective region as a function of a position of the tool. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050837 | METHOD FOR MEASURING A WORKPIECE USING A MACHINE TOOL - A method is described for measuring a workpiece on a machine tool using an analogue probe having a deflectable stylus. The method comprises the step of taking a workpiece having a nominal surface profile, the workpiece being located within the working area of the machine tool. The machine tool is used to move the analogue probe along a predetermined (known) measurement path relative to the workpiece whilst deflection of the stylus is measured. The analogue probe is moved relative to the workpiece at a speed greater than five millimeters per second and the predetermined measurement path is selected to provide intermittent contact between the stylus and the workpiece. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050848 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BOARD PARTITIONING SYSTEM FOR LARGE-FORMAT BOARDS AND BOARD PARTITIONING SYSTEM FOR LARGE-FORMAT BOARDS - The disclosure relates to a method for adjusting a scoring blade for a board partitioning system for large-format board including the following steps: a. sawing a groove in the board using a saw blade, detecting the sawed groove using a detection device, storing the data; b. displacing the board a feed distance using a feeding device; c. scoring a groove parallel to the sawed groove but at a distance there from, detecting the scored groove using the same detection device as in step a); d. comparing the position of the scored groove and the position of the sawed groove relative to a common reference fixed to the detection device; e. if required: correcting the position of the scoring blade and/or the saw blade orthogonally to the board plane such that the center axes of the scored groove and the sawed groove are approximately equal relative to the common reference fixed to the detection device. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050849 | Stringed instrument using flowing liquid - The present invention is a stringed instrument that comprises a circulating element that transmits a stream of liquid through a conduit at a flow rate of 0.92 meters per second to 1.58 meters per second. A string that is displaceable along the stream of liquid produces vibrations caused by the interaction between the stream of liquid and the string. A device positioned proximate the string registers vibrations emanating from the string. Interaction between said stream of liquid and said at least one string generate vibrations with frequencies ranging from 220 Hz to 1318 Hz. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050850 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE SOUND OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - Disclosed is a method for improving the sound of acoustic musical instruments by suppressing energy storage effects resulting in undesired interferences and distorted sounds. This is done by specifically directing the sound energy (kinetic disposal) away from parts not directly required for generating sound before the sound energy can influence the desired, primary sound event of the musical instrument. In a second aspect, the lowest energy level for generating sound, and thus the optimal initial state of all instrument parts required for creating the primary sound event, is restored as quickly as possible by means of said kinetic disposal. The kinetic disposal is obtained by arranging at least one crystalline member ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050851 | Intonated nut with locking mechanism for musical string instruments - The present invention provides in combination, an intonated string nut and striun locking mechanism for a musical string instrument with a fretted fingerboard where the combination intonated string nut and string locking mechanism includes a string nut fulcrum and a string locking means, where each string nut fulcrum may have a varying linear position in relation to each individual string in order to provide the optimum compensation amount for improviun the consistency and production of in-tune musical notes during play for musical string instruments with fretted fingerboards. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050852 | DRUM - A drum having a resonant chamber for producing a range of sounds and at least one device for allowing the sound so produced to be altered, which includes a plurality of internal snares which can be brought into contact with the internal surface of the external surface of the resonant chamber which is struck by the player. The drum may also include a bass drum stick mounted within the chamber and adapted for movement to be able to selectively strike the inner surface of the drum which is struck by the player. The bass drum stick may include a pedal, or other device, operable by the player and external to the drum for effecting movement of the bass drum stick. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050853 | System for Providing Lyrics with Streaming Music - Methods and systems are disclosed for providing lyrics with streaming music. A music stream is accessed that includes timing information for a song. Lyrics and other textual information such as song title, song artist, and album title are also accessed. A lyric file may be accessed that includes further timing information. The timing information is used to synchronize the song lyrics and music stream. A user may be permitted access to the synchronized lyrics and music stream by presentation on a display through a digital television set-top box. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050854 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC COMPOSITION OF MULTIMEDIA SEQUENCE - The method according to the invention includes the creation of a reference multimedia sequence structure, the breaking down of this structure into basic components (tracks P | 2010-03-04 |
20100050855 | AUTOMATIC CONNECTOR SYSTEM - An apparatus comprising a housing having an opening, a connector unit, a moveable door, and a biasing system. The connector unit is located inside the housing. The connector unit is capable of providing an electrical connection to a complementary connector unit. The moveable door is capable of being moved into an open position and a closed position, wherein the closed position covers the opening. The biasing system is capable of aligning the connector unit with the complementary connector unit and causing the connector unit to engage the complimentary connector unit. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRODE DRAG COMPENSATION - A method is performed by an electronic weapon system. The electronic weapon system is aimed in a first direction toward a target. The method includes, deploying an electrode of the system in a second direction different from the first direction, to compensate for drag of a tether wire deployed with the electrode. For example, a tether wire deployed from a tether wire store located adjacent to a cavity from which the electrode is propelled may exert a drag force causing inaccuracies of the propelled electrode. Compensation is accomplished, for example, by virtue of shaping the cavity. Compensation improves accuracy of the electrode striking the target. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050857 | Method of Operating A Motor Vehicle Brake System - In order to impart a pleasant brake pedal feeling to the operator in the transition from a ‘conventional mode’ to a ‘brake-by-wire’ mode, it is disclosed that the travel (s) covered upon application of the brake pedal is determined and subsequently reduced by the operator, and in that upon reduction of the actuating travel (s) by a predetermined value (Δs) or in the event of a detected vehicle movement or a positive result of a monitoring function of the connecting and disconnecting device running in the background, the connecting and disconnecting device is activated and the brake booster is actuated by the electronic control unit. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050858 | VARIABLE DAMPENING RATE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A variable rate suspension system for a boom sprayer including a lift assembly and chassis. The suspension system includes a needle valve fluidly connected to a hydraulic accumulator and a first and second lift arm cylinder. A control block provides hydraulic fluid to the system and lift arm cylinders. Dampening of vertical accelerations encountered by the chassis and transmitted to the boom sprayer through the lift assembly is controlled by adjusting the rate hydraulic fluid flows from the cylinders into the accumulator using the needle valve. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050859 | CLAMPING SLEEVE - A clamping sleeve is of generally cylindrical shape with a hollow interior and comprises an upper crown, a lower crown, and a tubular sidewall. The upper crown is positioned at an upper end of the clamping sleeve. The lower crown is positioned at a lower end of the clamping sleeve. The tubular sidewall is positioned between the upper and lower crown and includes one or more corrugations that utilize spring like principles such that pressure applied to the external surface of the tubular sidewall circumferentially flexes the clamping sleeve in order to reduce the diameter of the clamping sleeve and apply a clamping force to an object within the clamping sleeve. The clamping sleeve may be utilized in a work support that includes a plunger positioned within the clamping sleeve, wherein a pressurized flowable medium provides pressure to the exterior of the tubular sidewall thereby causing the clamping sleeve to apply a clamping force to the plunger. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050860 | Single-Acting Pneumatic Cylinder for Use on a Locomotive Platform - The pneumatic cylinder includes a cylinder body, a non-pressure head, a hollow piston rod, a piston head, and a push rod. The cylinder body has a mounting flange and an inlet port. The non-pressure head has a mounting flange. The hollow piston rod has an open end and a closed end. The piston head is secured to the hollow piston rod and defines the closed end of the hollow piston rod. The push rod has a socket end inserted within the hollow piston rod and a coupler end. The non-pressure head has a hollow rod guide bearing and a hollow rod seal and the piston head has a piston guide bearing and a piston seal. The hollow rod guide bearing and the hollow rod seal each slidably engage the hollow piston rod. The piston guide bearing and the piston seal each slidably engage the cylinder body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050861 | PISTON WITH A SKIRT HAVING OIL FLOW SLOTS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A piston has a pair of diametrically opposite skirt portions with convex outer surfaces. Each skirt portion has opposite side edges extending substantially parallel to a central axis of the piston to a free end. The skirt portions each have a recessed slot extending radially into the convex outer surface to a recessed surface. The recessed surface extends fully across the convex outer surface to the side edges and separates an upper band section of the convex outer surface from a lower band section of the convex outer surface. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050862 | Piston for an internal combustion engine - A piston for an internal combustion engine has a lower piston part and an upper piston part that are connected with one another by friction welding and form an outer circumferential cooling channel. The upper piston part has a circumferential ring belt provided with ring grooves, the inner wall of which delimits the circumferential outer cooling channel. An outer circumferential friction-weld seam is provided below the ring belt, the width of which seam is less than or equal to the wall thickness between the groove root of the ring grooves and the inner wall of the ring belt. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050863 | FLUID-POWERED ACTUATOR HAVING AN INTERNAL POSITION SENSOR AND A SENSOR MODULE THEREFOR - A fluid-powered actuator comprises a cylindrical body having a base proximate one extremity and a head proximate another extremity, a piston-rod assembly and a sensor module made of a removable cover and a position sensor. The piston-rod assembly is slidably mounted inside the cylindrical body. The base is provided with an opening adapted to accommodate the sensor therethrough. In operation, the cover seals the opening. The position sensor is mounted to an internal face of the cover so that the position sensor is operatively located inside the cylindrical body when the cover is in place. The position sensor is operative to measure a position of the piston-rod assembly. A sensor module adapted to sealably close the opening in the base comprises the position sensor mounted to an internal face of a cover structure. In operation, the position sensor is operatively located inside the actuator when the cover structure closes the opening. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050864 | Piston-Cylinder Unit - The present invention relates to a piston-cylinder unit with a piston with adjoining piston rod, which is movably mounted in a cylinder, wherein the piston and the piston rod have a cavity into which at least one rod protrudes, by means of which an electrically conductive connection can be made directly or indirectly. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050865 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING AIR TO VEHICLE ENGINES - A system for delivering air to vehicle engines generally includes at least one air cleaner configurable to receive either conditioned air or unconditioned air and a conduit assembly coupled to the air cleaner for delivering cleaned air from the air cleaner to the vehicle engine. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050866 | NANOWIRE FILTER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, METHOD FOR REMOVING MATERIAL ABSORBED THEREON, AND FILTERING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a nanowire filter, a method for manufacturing the same, a filtering apparatus having the same, and a method for removing material adsorbed on the nanowire filter. The filtering apparatus includes: a filter having a supporting member and a plurality of nanowires supported on the supporting member and arranged in a crystallized state; and a body into which the filter is inserted and secured, and which has an inlet for guiding an introduced fluid to the filter and an outlet for discharging the fluid filtered through the filter to the outside. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050867 | GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS, GAS TREATMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed is a gas treatment apparatus which can reduce the useless liquid quantity without using an expensive device, such as the evaporator or the mass flowmeter. The control mechanism performs control for exhausting the raw material storage container to make the raw material storage container have a predetermined vacuum pressure, stopping exhaustion to make the raw material storage container be in a sealed state, making the inside of the raw material storage container have the treatment gas atmosphere formed by gasifying the liquid raw material by the vacuum pressure within the raw material storage container, exhausting the chamber to make the chamber have a predetermined vacuum pressure in a state where the target substrate is received in the chamber, stopping the exhaustion to make the inside of the chamber be in a sealed state, opening the opening/closing valve to introduce the treatment gas from the raw material storage container to the chamber, and closing the opening/closing valve when the inside pressure of the chamber reaches a treatment pressure that is higher than the vacuum pressure and lower than a vapor pressure of the liquid raw material to make the chamber have the treatment gas atmosphere of the treatment pressure. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050868 | MERCURY ABSORPTION USING CHABAZITE SUPPORTED METALLIC NANODOTS - A method of adsorbing mercury includes the use of silver nanodots formed on chabazite as a sorbent. The silver nanodots may be formed on chabazite by ion-exchange followed by activation. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050869 | Plate System For Contaminant Removal - Plate systems and methods of using them. The plate systems may be used, for example, for the removal of metallic or semi-metallic contaminants from a fluid stream. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050870 | FLUID FILTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, in certain embodiments, includes a fluid filter that includes a first set of strips of a first filter material having a first density, and a second set of strips of a second filter material having a second density greater than the first density, wherein the first set and second set of strips are arranged in an alternating pattern to define a first filter layer. The system also includes a second filter layer comprising a third filter material having a third density greater than the second density, wherein the first filter layer is coupled to the second filter layer. In other embodiments, the system includes a fluid filter which includes a first filter material having a first density, a second filter material having a second density greater than the first density, and a third filter material having a third density greater than the second density. The system may also include the first filter material coupled to both the second filter material and the third filter material, as well as the second filter material coupled to both the first filter material and the third filter material. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050871 | Air-Jacketed Coalescer Media with Improved Performance - Disclosed is coalescing media for coalescing a mixture of two phases, namely a continuous phase and a dispersed liquid phase. The media includes polymeric base material having a surface with asperities, and the surface is heterogenous with respect to hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity. The media is configured for coalescing a dispersed liquid phase in a continuous phase where a preponderance of the heterogeneous surface is non-wetting with respect to the dispersed liquid phase. The media is configured for capturing droplets of the dispersed liquid phase where a layer of air is trapped at the heterogeneous surface and tips of the asperities extend through the trapped layer and contact the droplets. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050872 | FILTER AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The filter provided herein includes one or more nanofibers. In some examples of the filter, the nanofibers include one or more nanoparticles, in which the nanoparticles are at least partially surrounded by pockets. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050873 | FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINES - A system for use with an inlet of a gas turbine through which airflow toward the gas turbine proceeds is provided and includes a first stage to remove primary aerosol droplets from the airflow by coalescing the primary aerosol droplets into secondary aerosol droplets, which are larger than the primary aerosol droplets, and to remove solid particulates from the airflow, a second water tight stage, disposed downstream from the first stage, to prevent the secondary aerosol droplets and aqueous solutions of deliquesced particulates, which are not removed by the first stage and which are re-released into the airflow from the first stage, from proceeding along the airflow and to remove solid particulates not removed by the first stage from the airflow, and a third water removal stage, disposed downstream from the second stage, to remove from the airflow the remaining secondary aerosol droplets leaking from the first and second stages. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050874 | Exhaust after treatment system and method - An exhaust after treatment system includes a wall-flow particulate filter and a flow-through substrate positioned upstream of the filter. The substrate has a plurality of channels defining a mean channel length, a first flow-through region including a first portion of the channels, and a second flow-through region including a second portion of the channels. The first flow-through region includes unplugged channels having lengths less than the mean channel length and the second flow-through region includes unplugged channels having lengths greater than the mean channel length. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050875 | Gas exchange membrane in particular for use in an artificial lung and method for the production of a gas exchange membrane of this type - A gas exchange membrane is for use in an artificial lung. The membrane consists of a foamed, closed-cell material, in particular of silicone rubber. The membrane is produced by extruding a basic material which contains a foaming agent. The extrudate is then foamed. The result is a gas exchange membrane which has an increased gas exchange performance compared to known material due to the high permeability of the surface. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050876 | Sodium Bicarbonate Vacuum Bag Inserts - A vacuum cleaner bag filter with one or more filter walls forming a generally air permeable enclosure having a bag opening through it, and a flange attached to the one or more filter walls to cover the bag opening. The filter walls have a working surface area through which air can pass during use, and the flange is a relatively rigid structure having an air inlet passing into the air permeable enclosure. One or more deodorizing sheets are attached to an inner surface of the one or more filter walls. The deodorizing sheets include a first sheet layer, and sodium bicarbonate particles operatively associated with the first sheet layer. The deodorizing sheets may cover less than about 30% of the working surface area, a single deodorizing sheet may be provided, and the deodorizing sheets may be attached to the filter walls by an air impermeable adhesive that covers at least about 5% of the surface area of the deodorizing sheets. Also provided is a vacuum cleaner filter having a filter and a deodorizing sheet attached thereto by an air-impermeable adhesive. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050877 | FILTER INSTALLATION DEVICE - Device for extracting droplets of a liquid agent suspended in a gaseous fluid displaced in a machine for displacement of such a gaseous fluid, the extraction device comprising a first part and a second part. The first part comprising a first element, which is of elongated shape, with a longitudinal axis termed the first axis, and is intended to ensure a filtration function inside the apparatus; and a second element, which is intended to enable at least one of the following functions, which are a function of grasping at least by hand the first part and a function of fixing this first part to the second part. The second part comprising a wall that defines a chamber which is intended to be traversed by the gaseous fluid to be filtered and receives said first element in a position termed the operational position; and comprises an opening that delimits a passageway sufficient for the insertion of the first element into the chamber. | 2010-03-04 |