| 10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20090056289 | AIR PURIFIER - Behind a front panel of an air purifier are formed guide paths on the right and left sides thereof. A space between the front panel and a filter unit is partitioned by a partition plate into a front panel rear space and a filter unit front space. Part of an airflow that has entered the guide path through an air intake enters the filter unit front space, and the other part thereof enters the front panel rear space. When entering the front panel rear space, the airflow takes a sharp turn at a sharp turn corner. As a result, coarse dust is separated from the airflow, and the separated coarse dust falls into a dust box. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056290 | Cyclone dust-separating apparatus of vacuum cleaner - A cyclone dust-separating apparatus includes a cyclone unit having air inflow and air outflow parts that separate dust or dirt from air, the cyclone unit being installed such that a longitudinal axis thereof is substantially horizontally arranged; a dust bin joined to a bottom end of the cyclone unit that collects the dust or dirt separated by the cyclone unit, the dust bin installed in such a manner that a longitudinal axis thereof is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cyclone unit; a nonporous envelope detachably disposed in the dust bin that stores the dust or dirt collected into the dust bin; and a pressure difference-generating passage to communicate an outlet of the air outflow part and the dust bin with each other so as to allow the nonporous envelope to come in contact with an inner surface of the dust bin by a pressure difference between the dust bin and the air outflow part. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056291 | REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM A CONTAMINATED GAS OR VAPOUR STREAM - A method of removing contaminants from a contaminated gas or vapour stream, which method includes passing a contaminated gas or vapour stream through a bed of curled separating media linearly in an upward direction at a linear velocity of up to 6 m/s; allowing a contaminant in the contaminated gas or vapour stream to collect on the separating media as the gas or vapour stream passes through the bed of separating media, thereby removing the contaminant from the gas or vapour stream and thus purifying the gas or vapour stream; allowing the contaminant that has collected on the separating media to pass from the separating media into a collection zone; removing the contaminant from the collection zone; and withdrawing a purified gas or vapour stream from the bed of separating media. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056292 | PURGE EXHAUST PROCESSOR - A purge exhaust processor includes an inlet chamber receiving a purge exhaust. A portion of the purge exhaust including at least one of moisture, air, and oil is passed from the inlet chamber to a sump volume. A heat source changes a phase of the moisture from liquid to gas. A wick transfers the oil from the sump volume to an oil collector. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056293 | AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM - An air filter is disclosed including a particulate filtration portion for filtering particulates from inlet air flow. The filtration portion is produced from a first sheet of air filtration material folded into a pleated volume that is bounded by a plurality of sides including a pair of opposite folded sides, through which air flow passes, at least one pleated side that extends between the folded sides, and at least one end side at each end of the series of pleats. The pleated sides and end sides meet along at least one corner edge of the pleated volume, and the pleated side meets each of the folded sides along side edges that extend along the series of pleats. The air filter also has a side sealing portion for forming a particulate seal within the housing along the pleated side. The sealing portion is made from a second sheet of air filtration material that covers the pleated side and projects beyond the pleated side to provide a flange that extends upright from a folded side along a corresponding side edge. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056294 | Dual storage dust collector - A dual storage dust collector for a vacuum cleaner has a hopper for receiving the dust from the vacuum and a dump tank for receiving the dust from the hopper. A valve between the hopper and the dump tank is operable whether or not the vacuum is running. Thus, whenever the valve is open, dust falls from the hopper into the dump tank and, whenever the valve is closed, the dump tank can be disconnected from the hopper and emptied without interruption of the vacuuming process. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056295 | Multi-prong conversion tine for a harvester reel and method - An agricultural harvester includes a harvester reel with a plurality of pickup tines spaced along a length thereof, and at least one in situ conversion tine. Each conversion tine includes an elongate hollow body having a cavity with an open proximal end. The hollow body is positioned over the pickup tine such that the pickup tine extends through the proximal end and is received within the cavity. At least one fastener adjacent the proximal end fastens the hollow body over the pickup tine. At least one lateral extension extends from the hollow body in a lateral direction along the length of the harvester reel. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056296 | HEADER TRANSPORT - A swather tractor has ground drive wheels at a first end, castor wheels at a second end and a header lift arms at the first end and can be driven with the first end forward for harvesting and with the first end rearward for towing. A transport for the header includes a longitudinal beam with a plurality of transverse support arms along the beam. The beam is kinked adjacent the front so that a main portion of the beam is offset to one side relative to the hitch assembly and the rear wheels. A yoke engages the lift arms and provides a hitch for towing the header. Either the forward end of the beam is directly attached to the hitch for small headers or for larger headers a steerable front wheel assembly is connected to the hitch and includes a spring coupling which transfers load to the lift arms. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056297 | LINEAR STALK SEPARATOR WITH ALTERNATING OSCILLATING MOVEMENTS - Stalk separator for the de-stalking of small fruit picked in bunches, in particular for the de-stalking of grapes. The invention includes a conveyor belt and a de-stalking device positioned above this conveyor belt. The de-stalking device includes at least two spaced assemblies positioned opposite each other, each assembly featuring a number of stacked separator arms. The mechanical drives communicate a high frequency oscillating movement to the assemblies of stacked separator arms. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056298 | Over-Retraction Limiter for the Fingers of a Retracting Finger Auger Mechanism - A retracting finger auger assembly is provided with a limiter inside the auger tube of the assembly that is disposed to make temporary engagement with the internal eccentrically offset finger shaft of the retracting finger mechanism in the event of flexure of the finger shaft beyond a predetermined amount. In a preferred embodiment, the limiter comprises a transverse, annular member with a guide ring of anti-friction material circumscribing the finger shaft, the member being secured to the interior surface of the auger tube for rotation therewith. The anti-friction guide ring is normally maintained slightly out of contacting engagement with the finger shaft, but is disposed to be engaged as necessary by the flexing shaft to limit such flexing and prevent over-retraction of the retracting fingers. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056299 | Tool Structure and Configurations - An ergonomic yard or garden tool includes a generally straight handle and a head having a working portion and structural supports. The head includes an ergonomic bend angled away from the handle. The bend and the structural supports provide an offset between the working portion and an axis of the handle. The offset may reduce the amount of bending necessary to use the tool. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056300 | Process and apparatus for producing digital yarns using metal filaments for info-communications and digital yarns produced by said process - A process and apparatus of producing conductive yarns in use for info-communication and conductive yarns produced thereby, in which the conductive yarns are produced using metal filaments. The conductive yarns and the production process thereof can improve productivity and thus save production costs over conventional conductive yarns and the production processes thereof. The conductive yarns can be produced into fine yarns of minimized cross section and with various colors. Clothes made of the conductive yarns can perform an info-communication function without any breakage in a repeatedly bending part and be washed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056301 | Chain Member Assembly for a Tire Chain and Chain Member for Use in Such a Chain Member Assembly - A chain member assembly for a tire chain has a link having at least one receiving opening delimited by a wall and a ring member engaging the receiving opening. The wall of the receiving opening has at least in the contact area with the ring member at least two contact surfaces spaced apart from one another and a recessed wall section positioned between the at least two contact surfaces. The ring member has an inner side that rests areally against the at least two contact surfaces. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056302 | COMPONENT VENTILATION AND PRESSURIZATION IN A TURBOMACHINE - A dual-flow turbomachine ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056303 | COOLING APPARATUS, GAS TURBINE SYSTEM USING COOLING APPARATUS, HEAT PUMP SYSTEM USING COOLING SYSTEM, COOLING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING COOLING APPARATUS - The amount of water to be injected in an intercooler is controlled to cool the compressed gas to the saturation temperature. It is difficult to adjust the amount of the water to be injected, however, since the temperature of the compressed gas at an intercooler outlet is actually higher than the saturation temperature. An intercooling system is configured so as to cool a gas to the saturation temperature without controlling the amount of water injection and thereby maintain the reliability of the compressor while improving the cooling efficiency. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056304 | Solar energy augmented jet aircraft - A solar energy augmented jet aircraft uses solar energy as the energy source for dielectric heating of a jet engine exhaust gas stream thereby increasing thrust. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056305 | SCALABLE FLAT-PANEL NANO-PARTICLE MEMS/NEMS THRUSTER - A scalable flat-panel nano-particle MEMS/NEMS thruster includes a grid having a plurality of electrodes to establish electrical fields. A liquid is disposed in a liquid reservoir of the grid. The liquid is positioned within the electrical fields. A plurality of nano-particles are suspended in the liquid. A plurality of MEMS and NEMS micron-size vias are disposed in the grid. The electrical fields extract the plurality of nano-particles from the liquid and accelerate the nano-particles in the vias to provide propulsion system thrust. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056306 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FRONT ARCHITECTURE - A turbine engine is disclosed that includes a fan case surrounding a fan. A core is supported relative to the fan case by support structure, such as flow exit guide vanes, which are arranged downstream from the fan. The core includes a core housing having an inlet case arranged to receive airflow from the fan. A compressor case is arranged axially adjacent to the inlet case and surrounds a compressor stage. In one example, the example turbine engine includes a gear train arranged between the fan and a spool. The gear train is axially aligned and supported by the inlet case. An intermediate case is arranged axially adjacent to the compressor case. The support structure is arranged axially forward of the intermediate case. In one example, the support structure is axially aligned with the compressor case. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056307 | ACTUATING DEVICE, BYPASS AIR BLEED SYSTEM EQUIPPED THEREWITH, AND TURBOJET ENGINE COMPRISING THESE - The actuating device for opening and closing at least one shutter in a gas turbine engine such as a turbojet engine, comprises at least one actuator made of a two-way shape memory alloy having a first stable state at a first given temperature (θ | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056308 | Jet-type steam engine - A simply constituted steam engine efficiently obtains mechanical energy not only from a heat source of a high temperature but also from the exhaust heat of an internal combustion engine and various kinds of heat sources of a low-temperature state such as the solar heat. In the engine, a rotor ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056309 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems and Related Methods Involving Multiple Gas Turbine Cores - Gas turbine engine systems and related methods involving multiple gas turbine cores are provided. In this regard, a representative gas turbine engine includes: an inlet; a blade assembly mounted to receive intake air via the inlet; and multiple gas turbine cores located downstream of the blade assembly, each of the multiple gas turbine cores being independently operative in a first state, in which rotational energy is provided to rotate the blade assembly, and a second state, in which rotational energy is not provided to rotate the blade assembly. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056310 | Multi-Stage Regeneration of Particulate Filter - A method of regenerating a particulate filter in an apparatus comprising an internal combustion engine and a catalyst that employs urea as reductant for NOx is disclosed. The method comprises exposing the catalyst and particulate filter to a first, lower elevated exhaust temperature to remove urea deposits and/or stored hydrocarbon from the catalyst, and then exposing the catalyst and particulate filter to a second, higher elevated exhaust temperature to heat the particulate filter to decompose particulate matter in the particulate filter. In this manner, damage caused to the catalyst due to the decomposition and reaction of urea deposits and/or oxidation of stored hydrocarbon during particulate filter regeneration may be avoided. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056311 | Machine, engine system and operating method - A method of operating an engine system includes compressing intake air, restricting exhaust flow from the engine via a flow restriction device, and supplying compressor air to a compressed air subsystem of the engine during restricting exhaust flow. Supplying of compressor air may occur by selectively actuating a pressure control device to fluidly connect an inlet of a compressed air subsystem with the compressor. An associated machine and engine system include a compressor, a flow restriction device, a compressed air subsystem and a pressure control device to selectively fluidly connect the compressed air subsystem with the compressor when the flow restriction device is in a relatively more closed configuration. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056312 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PARTICULATE PRODUCTION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for estimating particulate production from a diesel engine. Engine conditions such as fuel rate, exhaust gas recirculation, and fuel injection timing are determined. Based on empirical evidence or theoretical calculations, or both, particulate production markers, each indicating a level of particulate production, are assigned to each engine condition. The markers are combined and the combined marker is used to interpolate between a minimum and a maximum level of particulate production from the engine to estimate a particulate production rate. The production rate may be combined with an oxidation rate to determine a particulate accumulation rate, which may in turn be combined with a particulate load estimate to produce a combined particulate load estimate. The combined estimate may be used to determine whether to initiate regeneration of a diesel particulate filter. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056313 | TEST METHOD FOR AN EXHAUST GAS PROBE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A LAMBDA PROBE - A test method for an exhaust gas probe ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056314 | Exhaust Gas Purification Method and Exhaust Gas Purification System - An exhaust gas purification system ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056315 | METHOD FOR REDUCING NH3 RELEASE FROM SCR CATALYSTS DURING THERMAL TRANSIENTS - A control system includes a temperature module that determines a temperature of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, a derivative module that determines a derivative of the temperature, and a dosing module that regulates a dosage of a reductant supplied to the SCR catalyst to regulate an engine out NOx level. A control module generates control signals based on the temperature derivative, wherein the control signals regulate an amount of reductant accumulated within the SCR catalyst to reduce reductant release from the SCR catalyst during thermal transients. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056316 | Exhaust Gas Purification Method and Exhaust Gas Purification System - In an exhaust gas purification system ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056317 | EXHAUST GAS VALVE - The invention relates to an exhaust gas line for exhaust gas from at least one cylinder of an internal combustion engine, having at least one collecting housing ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056318 | Method and device for controlling exhaust emission from internal combustion engine - The present invention provides a purification method excellent also in removing particulates or the like from exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, in particular, a diesel engine or the like. A purification method for exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, wherein said purification method uses an exhaust gas purification apparatus comprising an oxidation zone installed with an oxidation catalyst supporting both platinum and palladium, and a filtering zone installed with a particulate filter, along exhaust gas flow at the exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine, characterized in that hydrocarbon-based liquid is supplied to the inflow side of the exhaust gas of said oxidation zone at the time when 2 to 10 g of particulates per 1 litter of said particulate filter are caught, to raise temperature of said exhaust gas up to equal to or higher than 550° C. by said oxidation catalyst so as to make the residue of said particulate filter combusted; and an apparatus thereof. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056319 | Exhaust Aftertreatment System with Pre-Catalysis - An exhaust aftertreatment system includes an exhaust tube or housing having a catalyzed inner wall catalytically reacting with engine exhaust prior to reaching an aftertreatment element. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056320 | Exhaust system having catalytically active particulate filter - A catalyst is disclosed. The catalyst contains a ternary nitride and at least one of gold, osmium, iridium, palladium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium, or cesium. The catalyst may be used for a particulate filter in an engine exhaust treatment system. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056321 | Heat transmission unit for an internal combustion engine - Heat transmission unit are known wherein ribs ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPIDLY SHAKING AN IMPLEMENT OF A MACHINE - A fluid system for use with a machine that employs an actuator, that provides for rapid shaking of an implement. The fluid system includes a source for providing fluid flow to the actuator and an operator input device for enabling an operator to control the movement of the implement by inputting a plurality of commands that specify movement of the implement. A controller is provided for monitoring the commands received from the operator input device and entering a mode for controlling the displacement of the source when the controller detects a pattern of commands that indicates an operator-request for rapid movement of the implement. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056323 | Method for forming a rim on a torque converter - A ring portion of a torque converter shell having a first segment at a distal end of the ring portion, a second segment at a second end of the ring portion adjacent an annular portion of the shell, and a ribbed portion located axially between the first segment and the second segment, and extending in a radial direction beyond the first and second segments. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056324 | Hydraulic control device of construction machinery - A hydraulic control device of construction machinery having a main merging/diverging valve interposed in a connecting oil path connecting discharge oil paths of first and second hydraulic pumps in a merging position, operating levers for corresponding works operated to actuate plural actuators, an operating condition judging section judging a lever operating condition of each operation lever, a pattern collating section selecting an operating pattern matching an actual operation pattern from set and stored various operation patterns corresponding the operating conditions in a controller. When a load pressure of each actuator is high, a discharge pressure of each discharge oil path is also high, and when a total of the discharge pressures exceeds a predetermined set pressure, the main merging/diverging valve is switched to a diverging position, and when the total of the discharge pressures drops to below the set pressure, the main merging/diverging valve is switched to the merging position. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056325 | HYDRAULIC FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM - A hydraulic system for use in a work vehicle with a powered implement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the hydraulic system may include a first hydraulic circuit including a first hydraulic pump with a low pressure and low flow output, switch and valve; a second hydraulic circuit including a second hydraulic pump with a high flow and high pressure output, switch and valve; and a third hydraulic circuit including a third hydraulic pump with a high flow and high pressure output, switch and valve. The first, second, and third circuits each include an output selectively combinable with each other by an operator control which controls the switch and valve configurations. The hydraulic system has several configurations. A first configuration is selectable to provide low pressure and low flow output to the implement, a second configuration is selectable to provide high pressure and high flow output to the implement from one of said second and third hydraulic circuits, a third configuration is selectable to provide high pressure and high flow output to the implement combining the output from the second and third hydraulic circuits, and a fourth configuration is selectable to provide low pressure and high flow output to the implement from said first, second and third hydraulic circuits. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056326 | Operating device - The objective of the present invention is to provide a device that accurately communicates a subtle variation of an operation side to an action side. Specifically, in the present invention, an operating device is provided to perform a lock release operation of an extension device. The operating device feeds oil to a valve chamber by pressing a piston. When the flow rate of the fed oil is excessive, the valve is pressed to an opening resisting a biasing force of a compressed spring, thereby a rapid increase in the oil supplied to the action section is suppressed. Further, the supplied oil is suppressed to a very small amount by the throttle section, thereby an increase in the operation amount on the action section side is suppressed while maintaining the supply of the oil. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056327 | Method and Device for Collecting Wave Energy - The invention relates to a method and a device for recovering energy contained by waves. The collecting device ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056328 | Micro Generator System - The present invention relates to a micro generator system which uses temperature difference (about 5˜10° C.) between skin and outside environment to allow an engine to drive microfluid flow as well as pass nanomagnetic particles within microfluid through coli to produce an inducing electricity. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056329 | Heat engine - A high-temperature side power piston ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056330 | MINIATURISED DEVICE THAT CAN OPERATE AS AN ENGINE OR A COOLER ACCORDING TO A STIRLING THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE - Miniaturised device, which can operate as an engine or a cooler according to a Stirling thermodynamic cycle, comprising an expansion chamber and a compression chamber, which are interconnected by means of a regenerator enabling the working fluid to flow through from the expansion chamber to the compression chamber, and vice versa, under the effect of the movement of a displacing mechanism, a fraction of the compression chamber being mobile and operating as a piston in order to modify the volume of the said compression chamber, characterized in that it also comprises a complementary chamber which is connected to the compression chamber by means of a complementary connection channel, the said complementary chamber being at an intermediate temperature between the temperature of the compression chamber and the temperature of the expansion chamber, the complementary chamber being separated from the expansion chamber by means of the displacing mechanism. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056331 | HIGH EFFICIENCY INTEGRATED HEAT ENGINE (HEIHE) - The present invention is a High Efficient Integrated Heat Engine, or HEIHE for short. HEIHE is a reciprocal combustion engine integrated with both compound cycle and combined cycle. HEIHE comprises twin compound cylinder structure, with the first cylinder being the primary combustion and/or expansion cylinder; the second cylinder being the secondary combustion and/or expansion cylinder. Power strokes driven by expansions of different working fluids such as air-fuel combustion products, steam and compressed air, are integrated into one engine block. Twin cylinder structure provides compound expansions of three (3) different fluids as to recover the energies that would be lost with the exhaust fluids or during braking. All of these make HEIHE work around six (6) periods with twelve (12) operation strokes. Among six (6) working periods involved, four (4) periods contain four (4) different power strokes but only one of the power strokes consumes the fuel. Thus the fuel conversion efficiency could be greatly increased, or even be doubled comparing with the conventional internal combustion engine (ICE). | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056332 | HIGH-SPEED ROTATING SHAFT OF SUPERCHARGER - In a high-speed rotating shaft ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056333 | Working Fluid For An Orc Process, Orc Process and Orc Apparatus - The invention relates to working fluids for energy conversion in a thermal ORC process for combined generation of electrical and heat energy. The heat source used is in particular thermal water. The working fluids used are partially or perfluorinated hydrocarbons and/or partially or perfluorinated polyethers and/or partially or perfluorinated ketones. In one embodiment of the invention, the working fluid used is a combination of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane and a fluorinated polyether having a molecular weight of 340 and a boiling point of 57° C. at 101.3 kPa. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL AND AIR MIXING IN A GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine system including a source of gas coupled to a source of fuel wherein the gas and the fuel are combined to form a mixture of gas and fuel prior to the mixture being introduced to a fuel nozzle of the gas turbine system. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056335 | Gas turbine engine combustor assembly having integrated control valves - A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a combustor endcover having at least one fuel circuit and mounted thereto a plurality of pre-mixers and at least one control valve. The at least one control valve is fluidly connected to the at least one fuel circuit and operatively connected to a controller. The controller selectively operates the at least one control valve to deliver fuel through the at least one fuel circuit to the plurality of pre-mixers in order to achieve an enhanced level of operational flexibility by providing individual combustion chamber control. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056336 | Gas turbine premixer with radially staged flow passages and method for mixing air and gas in a gas turbine - A burner for use in a combustion system of an industrial gas turbine. The burner includes a fuel/air premixer including a splitter vane defining a first, radially inner passage and a second, radially outer passage, the first and second passages each having air flow turning vane portions which impart swirl to the combustion air passing through the premixer. The vane portions in each passage are commonly configured to impart a same swirl direction in each passage. A plurality of splitter vanes may be provided to define three or more annular passages in the premixer. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056337 | TURBOMACHINE WITH ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER - Turbomachine with an annular combustion chamber ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056338 | TURBOMACHINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WITH HELICAL AIR FLOW - The invention relates to a turbomachine combustion chamber having an inner wall, an outer wall surrounding the inner wall so as to co-operate therewith to define a space forming a combustion area, a transverse wall interconnecting the inner and outer walls, and fuel injection systems. The inner wall has a plurality of inner steps each extending radially towards the outside of the inner wall, the circumferential spacing between two adjacent inner steps defining an inner cavity. The outer wall includes a plurality of outer steps each extending radially towards the inside of the outer wall, the circumferential spacing between two adjacent inner steps defining an outer cavity. At least some of the inner and outer cavities are fed with air from outside the combustion chamber in a common direction that is circumferential, and with fuel in a direction that is radial. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056339 | Retaining Element and Heat Shield Element for a Heat Shield and Combustion Chamber Provided with a Heat Shield - A retaining element for retaining a heat shield element on a support structure comprises at least one fixing section adapted to fix the retaining element to the support structure and at least one retaining section adapted to engage with an engaging groove present on a periphery of the heat shield element. A projection is arranged on the retaining element in such a manner that it projects in the direction of the heat shield element when retaining a heat shield element. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056340 | AUGMENTOR WITH TRAPPED VORTEX CAVITY PILOT - A gas turbine engine augmentor includes an annular trapped vortex cavity pilot having a cavity forward wall, a cavity radially outer wall, and a cavity aft wall, an annular cavity therebetween, and cavity fuel injector tubes operably disposed through the outer wall into the cavity. Circumferentially spaced apart radial flameholders with integral spraybars and/or radial spraybars interdigitated with the radial flameholders radially inwardly into an exhaust flowpath of the augmentor just forward and upstream of the trapped vortex cavity pilot at a radially outer portion of a combustion zone of the exhaust flowpath. An annular trapped dual vortex cavity pilot version is operable for producing trapped dual counter-rotating inner and outer vortices of fuel and air mixtures. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056341 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING COOLING OF A STEAM TURBINE COMPONENT - A method of operating a power plant is provided. The method includes channeling saturated steam at a first pressure to a pressure control device, superheating the steam by decreasing the pressure of the saturated steam from the first pressure to a second pressure using the pressure control device, and channeling the superheated steam towards a steam turbine component to facilitate cooling the component. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056342 | Methods and Systems for Gas Turbine Part-Load Operating Conditions - A method and system for operating at partial load a gas turbine system having a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The method and system may include the steps of lowering a flow of fuel to the combustor, extracting air from the compressor so as to lower a flow of air to the compressor, and returning the extracted air to the turbine or a component of the gas turbine system other than the combustor. Extracting air from the compressor raises a combustion temperature within the combustor. Raising the combustion temperature maintains a combustion exhaust below a predetermined level, maintains stable combustion, and extends turbine turndown values. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056343 | ENGINE MOUNTING CONFIGURATION FOR A TURBOFAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An engine mounting configuration reacts engine thrust at an aft mount. The engine mounting configuration reduces backbone bending of the engine, intermediate case distortion and frees-up space within the core nacelle. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056344 | Device for adjusting the temperature of a physiological fluid - The invention relates to a device for adjusting the temperature of a physiological fluid. The inventive device includes: a casing ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056345 | NANOSCALE THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR - A nanoscale thermoelectric device, which may be operated as a refrigerator or as a thermoelectric generator includes N-type and p-type active areas connected to a central terminal and end electrodes made of interconnect metal. Reducing lateral dimensions of the active areas reduces vertical thermal conduction, thus improving the efficiency of the thermoelectric device. The thermoelectric device may be integrated into the fabrication process sequence of an IC without adding process cost or complexity. Operated as a refrigerator, the central terminal may be configured to cool a selected component in the IC, such as a transistor. Operated as a thermoelectric generator with a heat source applied to the central terminal, the end terminals may provide power to a circuit in the IC. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056346 | CONDUIT TRAP AND CONDENSATION RECOVERY DEVICE - The present invention provides a conduit trap, which can also operate as condensation recovery device when installed in a refrigeration system drainage line. The conduit trap is generally a hollow body defining a fluid path that includes an upper conduit | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056347 | AIR CONDITIONING AND ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056348 | MOTORIZED BALL VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLUID COOLED HEAT EXCHANGER - A vapor compression cooling system having a control unit adapted to receive working fluid pressure or temperature, environment temperature or relative humidity, compressor digital output, or other cooling system information to control a condenser cooling fluid control valve to minimize flow changes through the valve. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056349 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-NONAFLUORO-1-HEXENE - Disclosed herein are 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluoro-1-hexene compositions for use in refrigeration and air conditioning systems, particularly in centrifugal compressor systems. Also disclosed are 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluoro-1-hexene in combination with at least one bromofluorocarbon, ketones, alcohols, chlorocarbons, ethers, esters, 4-chloro-1,1,2,3,3,4-hexafluorobutene, N-(difluoromethyl)-N,N-dimethylamine, or mixtures thereof, which are azeotropic or near azeotropic. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056350 | BIMETALLIC HEAT SINK AIR DEFLECTORS FOR DIRECTED AIRFLOW FOR IMPROVED THERMAL TRANSFER AND DISSIPATION - A cooling apparatus, includes: one or more bimetallic deflectors attached to a mounting post, the mounting post configured for mating engagement with a protrusion of a heat sink, such that the one or more bimetallic deflectors are in thermal contact with the protrusion when the mounting post is engaged therewith; wherein the bimetallic deflectors are configured to deflect in response to thermal energy conducted from the protrusions so as to change a direction of airflow incident thereupon. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056351 | Cabin Heating Control System - A system described is for providing improved cabin heating. The system may include a vehicle cabin heating system having a first and second heating system receiving coolant flow from the engine; and a control system for operating the engine at a first engine idle speed upon entering idle speed control operation from previous drive operation, maintaining said first idle speed for a duration, and then increasing engine speed to increase coolant flow to the second heating system during cold ambient conditions when the second heater system is in operation | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056352 | Multi air conditioner system and auto changeover method for multi air conditioner system - A multi air conditioner system in one example performs a cooling and heating changeover by selectively granting priority to one or more indoor units, determining whether there is one or more operating indoor units with priorities, and granting a control right for auto changeover to at least one indoor unit with priority. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056353 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE SENSOR - A refrigeration system including a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a condenser in fluid communication with the compressor and configured to remove heat from the refrigerant, and an expansion valve in fluid communication with the condenser and configured to decrease a pressure of the refrigerant. The refrigeration system also includes an evaporator in fluid communication with the expansion valve and configured to facilitate heat exchange between the refrigerant and another fluid, and a sensor configured to bend to measure a property of the refrigeration system. The sensor including a flexible substrate and a conductive material applied to the flexible substrate and having a resistance that changes in response to bending of the flexible substrate to generate a signal indicative of the property. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056354 | Refrigeration power system for a storage compartment in a vehicle - A refrigeration power system for cooling a storage compartment in a vehicle includes a power source independent of a vehicle battery. The power source provides power to a refrigeration unit that includes a variable speed compressor. The refrigeration power system determines available power and varies the speed of the compressor accordingly to provide a lesser amount of cooling at start-up or when the available power value is less than a required power value. The power system operates the variable speed compressor at the required power value when the available power value is large enough to provide a cooling capacity so that the storage compartment obtains a pre-selected temperature. Power sources, and alternate power sources, include a vehicle generator, a shore power supply, a battery bank and a vehicle battery provided on the vehicle. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056355 | Ice Box (air intake cooler) - Portions of the disclosure of this patent document may contain material, which is subject to protection. The owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all rights whatsoever. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056356 | Modular Arrangement of Functional Units for Household Appliances and Household Appliances Comprising a Modular Arrangement of the Functional Units - An arrangement of functional units for one of the following household appliances: refrigerator or freezer, electric cooker, dishwasher, and washing machine. Said household appliance comprises a device body and the arrangement comprises at least three of the following functional units: at least one ventilator, at least one condenser, at least one electronic system, at least one valve, at least one transformer, and an evaporator. The at least three functional units are arranged together on a support and can be functionally, in particular, electrically and/or fludically connected to the device body as a module. The invention also relates to a household appliance comprising the inventive modular arrangement, whereby the arrangement and the device body are functionally, in particular, electrically and/or fluidically connected together. The invention is characterised in that mounting, maintenance and/or repairs of the household appliances are significantly simplified. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056357 | Air conditioner with service valve assembly - An air conditioner with a service valve assembly is disclosed wherein service valves are used for easy infusion and collection of refrigerant at the time of installation or detachment of separation-type multi-air conditioner mounted with a plurality of indoor units reducing the manufacturing costs and unit size. The air conditioner comprises: an outdoor unit including a compressor and heat exchanger; a plurality of indoor units including an expander and an indoor heat exchanger; a plurality of refrigerant input pipes; a first convergence piping for converging the refrigerant flowing in the plurality of refrigerant input pipes into the compressor; a second convergence piping for converging and introducing the refrigerant having passed the outdoor heat exchanger via the compressor into the plurality of indoor units; a plurality of refrigerant supply pipes; and first and second service valves for controlling fluid flow. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056358 | AIR CONDITIONER AND HEAT SOURCE UNIT - An air conditioner is provided with a plurality of outdoor units, an indoor unit, a liquid refrigerant communication pipe and gas refrigerant communication pipe, and a controller. The outdoor unit has a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, and an accumulator. The indoor unit has an indoor expansion valve and an indoor heat exchanger. The controller starts another of the heat source units in a stopped state when it is determined that the amount of refrigerant is excessive in a heat source unit in an operating state, or performs refrigerant accumulation control for accumulating refrigerant in an accumulator in a heat source unit other than a first heat source unit in an operating state. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056359 | System and method for cooling electronic equipment - A cooling system and method in accordance with the principles of the present invention employs a fan cartridge that includes a fan and a fan controller and is configured for mounting within an electronics cabinet's warm air return path in a data center cooling system. The fan cartridge may also include a display panel which may be used to convey operational information relative to the fan cartridge. A plurality of such fan cartridges may be mounted within the electronic cabinet's warm air return path to provide redundant air flow supply for the associated electronics cabinet. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056360 | Refrigeration Device with Illumination of the Inner Chamber - A refrigeration appliance is provided having an inner chamber surrounded by insulating walls and an illumination system for the inner chamber, the illumination system including an elongated light source and a housing which surrounds the light source. A rear wall of the housing penetrates into one of the insulating walls, the depth of penetration of the rear wall into the insulating wall being maximal in the vicinity of the light source and diminishing as the distance from the light source increases. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056361 | MOISTURE ABSORBING PRODUCT FOR USE IN CONTAINERS - A moisture absorbing product, particularly for use in containers or railcars, includes a desiccant container including a plurality of separate desiccant holding compartments, each containing a quantity of desiccant material, a support over which the desiccant material is placed, a sheeting material, which substantially covers the desiccant container and which is permeable to gaseous water vapor but substantially impermeable to liquid water, and a strap with hook, secured to or within the support or desiccant container, which strap and hook are useful for hanging the moisture absorbing product within the container or railcar. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056362 | COMPRESSOR ARRANGEMENT - A compressor arrangement comprises a mounting, an evaporation trough, which may be inserted in the mounting on a number of slide-in tracks up to a final position and a compressor, wherein the separation of the evaporation trough from the compressor is greater in the final position of each slide-in track than at least one other point on the slide-in track. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056363 | SWITCHING APPARATUS OF DISPENSER FOR REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to a switching apparatus of a dispenser for a refrigerator. The switching apparatus of the present invention comprises a switch | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056364 | Refrigerator - A refrigerator is provided having an outer housing and an inner housing which is at a distance from the outer housing and is surrounded by the latter, with the hollow space produced between the outer housing and the inner housing being filled with foam for insulation purposes. An inner chamber is surrounded by the inner housing and is cooled by the circulation of cooling air supplied to the inner chamber by means of a cooling-air duct and is arranged between the outer housing and the inner housing. In order to produce the refrigerator in a manner which is simpler and more cost-effective in method terms, a method is proposed for forming the cooling-air duct from a shaped part that has insulating material and a closed rear-wall element and rests on an outer face of the inner housing. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056365 | Refrigerator Comprising an Extractably Guided Receptacle for Chilled Goods - The invention relates to a refrigerator. A refrigerator includes a heat-insulated housing having an interior space in which a pair of chilled-goods containers are disposed adjacent to one another at a spacing from the floor. Each chilled-goods container is mounted on extending elements that guide chilled-goods container into and out of the interior space. A longitudinal beam extends between the chilled-goods containers and each of the extractable elements is supported on sidewalls of the housing via at least one crossbeam. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056366 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator having a body defined with a plurality of cooling compartments, a plate arranged to partition the cooling compartments, and a cold air supplier arranged at one wall of the plate, to supply a cold air to at least one of the cooling compartments. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056367 | Refrigeration device - A refrigeration device comprising a housing, a door, a refrigeration circuit comprising an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor and electronic components for operating the refrigeration device. A channel for conducting an electric line or a refrigeration circuit connection is integrated into the interior of the housing and/or the door. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056368 | Beverage cooler - A beverage cooling element includes a housing having a main body portion and a stem portion, both filled with a freezable material. The stem portion is removably held in a hollow bore of a stem of a drinking vessel, especially a martini glass, containing a liquid beverage, and the main body portion is held in direct contact with the beverage to effect a rapid, direct heat transfer between the frozen material and the beverage to be cooled. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056369 | Chilling apparatus - An apparatus for chilling beverage containers such as bottles or cans includes a fluid tank containing chilling liquid cooled by a refrigeration unit and a membrane of collapsible thermoplastic polyurethane includes an internal chamber for supporting the container in the liquid, the membrane in the form of a shaped sleeve that surrounds the container to prevent the container coming into direct contact with the chilling liquid but which permits the liquid to transfer heat from the container to cool the contents of the container. A vacuum withdraws air from the internal chamber to draw the membrane into contact with the container and a drive arrangement rotates the sleeve and bottle. A refrigerated fluid supply system directs externally chilled fluid at the rotating membrane and recycles heated fluid for rechilling. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056370 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An air conditioning system for communication equipment includes an indoor module placed inside a base station and an outdoor module placed outside the base station. The indoor module has a first indoor heat exchanger installed on a brine pipe and having a heat exchange tube, an expansion valve installed on a refrigerant pipe, a second indoor heat exchanger having a heat exchange tube to which the refrigerant pipe is connected, a compressor for compressing refrigerant, and an indoor blower. The outdoor module has a brine pump installed on the brine pipe, a first outdoor heat exchanger having a heat exchange tube to which the brine pipe extending from the brine pump and the first indoor heat exchanger is connected, a second outdoor heat exchanger having a heat exchange tube to which the refrigerant pipe, extending from the compressor and the expansion valve, is connected, and an outdoor blower. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056371 | Method and Apparatus for Deriching a Stream of Liquefied Natural Gas - The present invention relates to a method of deriching a stream of liquefied natural gas by extracting a natural gas liquid comprising inter alia the steps of: heating the stream of liquefied natural gas ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056372 | WEARABLE FLORAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - A wearable floral display device such as a corsage or boutonniere for displaying a decorative item such as a flower that includes a wire through at least a portion of the decorative item and wherein the device includes a stem portion wherein the stem portion includes an axial bore to receive a portion of the wire, a decorative item receiving portion at one end, a base portion at the opposite end, and a mid portion therebetween. The device also includes wire retaining means for retaining the decorative item to the decorative item receiving portion and garment attachment means integral with the stem portion for detachably attaching the display device to a garment. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056373 | ADJUSTABLE SIZED JEWELRY - A size adjustable item of jewelry has a plurality of movable inserts placed within a channel or a groove formed into the inner circumferential surface of body frame of generally a ring shape. The movable inserts are biased towards the radial center of the body frame by an elastic member, and thus can move in a radial direction with respect to the body frame such that inner surfaces facing the radial center of the movable inserts together define another generally ring shape of varying radius, and thereby allows the size of the ring shaped jewelry to be adjusted within a range of sizes. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056374 | Gemstone Facet Configuration - A gemstone can include a crown portion having a table facet, a plurality of trapezoidal facets, a plurality of irregular-hexagonal facets, a plurality of irregular-pentagonal facets, and a plurality of triangular crown-facets. The gemstone can also include a pavilion portion having a plurality of first kite facets, a plurality of irregular-quadrilateral facets, a plurality of second kite facets, and a plurality of triangular pavilion-facets. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056375 | Ezel Bezel - Disclosed is a successively manufactured jewel holding claw A and a jewel assembly held by the claw. The jewel holding claw includes a plurality of jewel holding pieces | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056376 | MODULAR SETTING DIAMOND JEWELRY - A modular setting diamond jewelry includes a noble metal base with the bottom thereof being in a shape of taper. A plurality of diamond holes is defined in the top of the noble metal base for receiving diamonds therein. A protrusion is formed between each two adjacent diamond holes which locate at the circumference of noble metal base. The peripheral setting diamonds abut against the central diamond with inner edges thereof. The outer edge of each peripheral diamond is aligned to the peripheral edge of the noble metal base. One diamond hole is defined in the center of the noble metal base, and eight diamond holes are defined around the central diamond hole. The modular setting diamond jewelry of the present invention is ready to make with low cost, since the diamond holes defined in the noble metal base and the protrusions formed between the peripheral diamond holes can install several diamonds and the diamonds together with the noble metal base form an artistic whole to have the same effect as a big grain diamond. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056377 | ORNAMENTS DERIVED FROM HOOF MATERIAL - A process for making a wearable personal ornament utilizing an inexpensive animal product or byproduct involves obtaining hoof material, typically cleaning, sanitizing and shaping the hoof material, applying a decorative coating to surfaces of the hoof material, and attaching the hoof material to a wire, metal collet, metal plate, ring, screw-eye, cord or chain. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056378 | Customizable bracelet - A bracelet is made from a clasp and multiple linking pieces (that may be a charm, link or watch) and each of the linking pieces has a male end with a lip and a notch on its bottom side and a bar held in a female end to create a defined opening. Two linking pieces of the bracelet are interlinked to one another by inserting the notch of a first piece in the defined opening of a second piece when an insertion angle formed between the bottom sides of the two pieces is less than ninety degrees and then increasing the insertion angle to greater than ninety degrees so that the bar of the second piece is retained within the notch of the first piece and cannot be removed unless the insertion angle is decreased to less than ninety degrees. The clasp can be a one-piece clasp or a two-piece clasp, both of which will link to a female link end of a first link and a male end of a second link. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056379 | Optical elements and methods of making optical elements - The present invention provides an optical element including a silver halide-containing glass material having a concentration of less than 0.001 wt % cerium; and a refractive index pattern formed in the silver halide-containing glass material, the refractive index pattern including regions of high refractive index and regions of low refractive index, the difference between the refractive indices of the high refractive index regions and the low refractive index regions being at least 4×10 | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056380 | Refractory glass ceramics - A formation of internally nucleated glass ceramics articles that can be heated in the 1350-1450° C. range for extended periods of time without significant deformation or change in shape is disclosed. The predominant crystal phase of these glass ceramics is celsian (BaAl | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056381 | FUSED SILICA ARTICLE LOADED WITH DEUTERIUM AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method of making a fused silica article having a combined concentration of protium and deuterium in a range from about 1×10 | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056382 | COATED NOBLE METAL ELEMENTS FOR GLASS PRODUCTION - The regionally coated noble metal element used in glass production has an uncoated region for contacting a glass melt and an H | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056383 | HOLEY OPTICAL FIBER WITH RANDOM PATTERN OF HOLES AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A random array of holes is created in an optical fiber by gas generated during fiber drawing. The gas forms bubbles which are drawn into long, microscopic holes. The gas is created by a gas generating material such as silicon nitride. Silicon nitride oxidizes to produce nitrogen oxides when heated. The gas generating material can alternatively be silicon carbide or other nitrides or carbides. The random holes can provide cladding for optical confinement when located around a fiber core. The random holes can also be present in the fiber core. The fibers can be made of silica. The present random hole fibers are particularly useful as pressure sensors since they experience a large wavelength dependant increase in optical loss when pressure or force is applied. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056384 | Knitted Garment and Method of Knitting - A method of knitting is performed by a knitting machine having two needle beds and double-ended needles transferable between the two beds, for knitting a ventilated garment panel in which a ventilation channel is formed as part of the base knitted structure. The final article is knitted in one piece. The part of the garment incorporating the ventilation channel is knitted as a three-layer fabric so that the ventilation channel formed by two side walls and one front wall is open to the inside of the garment panel through a wale-wise opening and to the outside of the garment panel at the ends of the ventilation panel. The knitting method comprises knitting a base fabric and the side walls on a first group of selected needles in one needle bed and the front wall on a second group of selected needles in the other needle bed, with transfer of the groups of selected needles in the zone of the ventilation channel from one needle bed to the other to permit the knitting of the side walls and the front wall in the sequence: first side wall—front wall—second side wall. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056385 | MOTOR CONTROLLER AND WASHING MACHINE - A motor controller includes a power converter energizing a motor based on a commutation signal, the motor including a rotor provided with a permanent magnet and a coil-wound stator; an estimator estimating rotor rotational speed and rotational position; a controller outputting the commutation signal to the power converter, the commutation signal taking a predetermined energization pattern based on a command rotational speed during startup, and being outputted based on the rotational position estimated by the estimator during position estimation; a current detector detecting current flowing in the coil winding; an input power calculator calculating input power of the motor by voltage applied to the coil winding and the current detected by the current detector; an output power calculator calculating output power of the motor by the rotational speed estimate; and a rotational abnormality determiner determining occurrence of rotational abnormality based on comparison of the input power with the output power. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056386 | CONTROL PANEL WINDOW ASSEMBLY OF WASHING/DRYING MACHINE - A control panel window assembly of a washing/drying machine includes a control panel with a window hole on which a display part is mounted, wherein a control panel window is mounted at the window hole, and the control panel window includes: a display window formed to cover a portion of the display part; a button portions including a plurality of button portions formed at both sides of the display window. The washing/drying machine having the control panel window assembly can meet the needs of users who prefer a washing/drying machine in harmony with the cabinet made of stainless steel and provide a high-end quality image. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056387 | Fabric Treatment Appliance with Steam Backflow Device - A fabric treatment appliance according to one embodiment of the invention comprises a receptacle defining a fabric treatment chamber for receiving laundry, a steam generator having an inlet for receiving water from a water supply and an outlet for supplying steam to the fabric treatment chamber, and a liquid trap upstream from the steam generation chamber blocking backflow of steam from the steam generation chamber to the water supply conduit. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090056388 | Fabric Treatment Appliance with Steam Backflow Device - A fabric treatment appliance comprising a receptacle defining a fabric treatment chamber for receiving laundry; a steam generator having an inlet for receiving water and an outlet for supplying steam to the fabric treatment chamber; a water supply conduit with an outlet located below the steam generator inlet; and a reservoir coupling the water supply conduit outlet with the steam generator inlet. | 2009-03-05 |
