12th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090071109 | SLIP-ON HORSE BOOT WITH REPLACEABLE PASTERN GAITER - A horse boot ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071110 | MICROWAVE MODE SHIFTING ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR REGENERATING PARTICULATE FILTERS - A regeneration system comprises a particulate matter (PM) filter including a microwave energy absorbing surface, and an antenna system comprising N antennas and an antenna driver module that sequentially drives the antenna system in a plurality of transverse modes of the antenna system to heat selected portions of the microwave absorbing surface to regenerate the PM filter, where N is an integer greater than one. The transverse modes may include transverse electric (TE) and/or transverse magnetic (TM) modes. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071111 | Crankcase ventilation filter arrangments; components; and, methods - A crankcase ventilation filter assembly and components therefor, are described. In an example arrangement, the crankcase ventilation filter assembly is configured to be serviced from either the top or the bottom. A rotational indexing arrangement is to ensure appropriate orientation of an internally received filter cartridge, and other components of the arrangement are provided. Methods of assembly, servicing and use are described. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071112 | Unit for Eliminating Particles and Apparatus for Transferring a Substrate Having the Same - In an apparatus for transferring a substrate, a partition wall is disposed in a vertical direction in a housing to divide an interior space of the housing into a first space and a second space. A pressure generating member divides the first space into an upper space and a lower space and moves in a vertical direction in the first space such that a positive pressure and a negative pressure are alternately generated in the upper space and the lower space. A substrate supporting member is movably disposed in the second space to support and to transfer the substrate. A plurality of gates is disposed on a side wall of the housing and the partition wall, and is opened and closed by the positive pressure and the negative pressure such that the particles are eliminated from the second space to an exterior space via the first space. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071113 | FILTER ELEMENT - A filter element includes an upstream side layer structure disposed on an upstream side in a flow direction of air to be filtrated and formed of a non woven fabric formed by laminating chemical fibers, and a downstream side layer structure disposed on a downstream side in the flow direction of the air and including a plurality of layers including chemical fiber non woven fabric layers formed by laminating chemical fibers. The upstream side layer structure has a fiber density relatively smaller than that of the downstream side layer structure. The downstream side layer structure includes a natural fiber layer such as cotton layer disposed between the chemical fiber non fabric layers, and an oil is impregnated from the upstream side layer structure to the natural fiber layer in the downstream side layer structure. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071114 | GAS TURBINE INLET AIR FILTRATION FILTER ELEMENT - A gas turbine air inlet filter element is described. The filter element includes a first end cap, a second end cap, and a filter media. The filter media includes a nonwoven synthetic fabric formed from a plurality of bicomponent synthetic fibers with a spunbond process, and having a bond area pattern that includes a plurality of substantially parallel discontinuous lines of bond area. The filter media has a minimum filtration efficiency of about 50%, measured in accordance with ASHRAE 52.2-1999 test procedure. The filter media also includes an embossing pattern or a plurality of corrugations. The embossing pattern or the corrugations are formed using opposing rollers at a temperature of about 90° C. to about 140° C. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071115 | Air-powered rotary rake - The air-powered rotary rake is an attachment for a leaf blower or the like, providing the user with air-powered rotary blades to dislodge or agitate debris which, ordinarily, could not be moved easily with air blowing alone. The air-powered rotary rake includes a housing defining an open interior region and having opposed open front and rear ends. The rear end is adapted for releasable attachment to the leaf blower. An internal wall is mounted within a front portion of the housing and divides the housing into an upper passage and a lower passage. A spindle is rotatably mounted within the upper passage and a plurality of vanes are mounted on the spindle. When the pressurized air is diverted into the upper passage, the pressurized air impinges upon the vanes mounted on the spindle, causing the spindle to rotate and driving rotation of a plurality of blades also annularly mounted thereto. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071116 | CROP HARVESTING HEADER WITH ROTARY DISKS AND IMPELLERS FOR TRANSFERRING THE CROP INWARDLY TO A DISCHARGE OPENING - A crop header has generally horizontal flail disks mounted for driven rotation about generally upright axes. A pair of conditioner rolls is mounted in a discharge opening and a transfer roller is mounted behind the disks and in front of the nip. At each end, two disks are mounted outwardly of the discharge opening each rotating so that its blade moves inwardly and each carries an impeller to carry the crop inwardly. A third disk is arranged so that a line forward of the end of the discharge opening intersects the third disk inward of the axis of the third disk. The third disk rotates so that its blade moves outwardly so that the crop tends to pass between the second and third disks. A pair of impellers are mounted behind the second disk and move inwardly to carry the cut crop to the discharge opening. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071117 | SEWABLE FIRE RESISTANT THREAD - A sewing thread comprising a first yarn that is a filament yarn made or a fire resistant polymer and a second yarn that is a synthetic and/or natural yarn. The sewing thread may also contain a third yarn that is a synthetic and/or natural yarn. The first, second, and third yarns each have a first twist in the same direction. The first, second, and third yarns are then combined to form the sewing thread using a second twist which is in the opposite direction of the first twist. No bonding agent is used in the sewable, fire resistant thread. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071118 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODULATING THE MODIFIED WOBBE INDEX OF A FUEL - A method and system for modulating the Modified Wobbe Index (MWI) of a fuel is provided. A variety of industrial components, which may require a gas fuel, such as but not limiting of, a heavy-duty gas turbine; an aero-derivative gas turbine; or a boiler may utilize the method and system. The method and system may provide an industrial component comprising at least one steam injection system, wherein the at least one steam injection system injects steam into at least one fuel supply line upstream of a combustion system to modulate the MWI of at least one fuel. The method and system may also determine whether the MWI of the at least one fuel is outside of a predetermined range; and utilize the at least one steam injection system to automatically inject the steam at a flowrate for adjusting the MWI of the at least one fuel. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071119 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING GAS TURBINE FUEL INJECTORS - The invention relates to a method and a device for protecting fuel injectors in a turboshaft engine. The protection is carried out by injecting compressed air directly into the injectors. The air thus directly purges the injectors and evacuates the fuel present in them into the combustion chamber. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071120 | Combined cycle integrated combustor and nozzle system - An engine that operates and produces the entire required vehicle thrust below Mach 4 is useful for a Hypersonic combined cycle vehicle by saving vehicle and engine development costs. One such engine is a combined cycle engine having both a booster and a dual mode ramjet (DMRJ). The booster and the DMRJ are integrated to provide effective thrust from Mach 0 to in excess of Mach 4. As the booster accelerates the vehicle from Mach 0 to in excess of Mach 4, from Mach 0 to about Mach 2 incoming air delivered to the DMRJ is accelerated by primary ejector thrusters that may receive oxidizer from either on-board oxidizer tanks or from turbine compressor discharge air. As the TBCC further accelerates the vehicle from about Mach 0 to in excess of Mach 4 exhaust from the turbine and exhaust from the DMRJ are combined in a common nozzle disposed downstream of a combustor portion of said DMRJ functioning as an aerodynamic choke. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071121 | COUNTER-ROTATING GEARBOX FOR TIP TURBINE ENGINE - A tip turbine engine ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071122 | THRUST REVERSER MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A gas turbine engine comprising a core engine surrounded by a core casing, at least one C-duct having radially inner and outer walls and a thrust reverser unit; the engine is mounted to an aircraft pylon via at least one thrust member attached to the core engine; the thrust reverser unit is mounted within the outer wall of the C-duct; the C-duct is secured to the core casing via a vee-groove attachment comprising vee-groove and vee-blade parts, the attachment is arranged to transfer loads between the thrust reverser unit and the pylon; wherein one cooperating part of the attachment is mounted to a torsion box mounted on the inner wall of the C-duct. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071123 | PARTICLE FILTER ASSEMBLY - A particle filter assembly adapted to be mounted in an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine. The particle filter assembly includes a wire mesh filter or sinter metal filter having a mesh size sufficiently small to prevent the passage of carbonaceous particles above a predetermined size through the mesh. The filter is positioned in series with the exhaust gas stream from the engine. A source of electrical power is electrically connected to the filter to heat the filter to a temperature sufficient to oxidize the carbonaceous material in the filter to carbon dioxide. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071124 | ELEVATED EXHAUST TEMPERATURE, ZONED, ELECTRICALLY-HEATED PARTICULATE MATTER FILTER - A system comprises an electrical heater and a particulate matter (PM) filter that is arranged one of adjacent to and in contact with the electrical heater. A control module selectively increases an exhaust gas temperature of an engine to a first temperature and that initiates regeneration of the PM filter using the electrical heater while the exhaust gas temperature is above the first temperature. The first temperature is greater than a maximum exhaust gas temperature at the PM filter during non-regeneration operation and is less than an oxidation temperature of the PM. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071125 | Exhaust Purification Apparatus of Compression Ignition Type Internal Combustion Engine - In an internal combustion engine, an SOx trap catalyst ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071126 | HIGH EXHAUST TEMPERATURE, ZONED, ELECTRICALLY-HEATED PARTICULATE MATTER FILTER - A system comprises a particulate matter (PM) filter including an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas and a downstream end. A zoned electric heater is arranged one of spaced from and in contact with the upstream end. A control module increases an exhaust temperature above a soot oxidation temperature before activating said electric heater to regenerate downstream portions of the PM filter. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071127 | FACE CRACK REDUCTION STRATEGY FOR PARTICULATE FILTERS - A system comprises a particulate matter (PM) filter that comprises an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas, a downstream end and at least one portion. A control module initiates combustion of PM in the PM filter using a heater and selectively adjusts oxygen levels of the exhaust gas to adjust a temperature of combustion adjacent to the at least one portion of the PM filter. A method comprises providing a particulate matter (PM) filter that comprises an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas, a downstream end and at least one portion; initiating combustion of PM in the PM filter using a heater; selectively adjusting oxygen levels of the exhaust gas to adjust a temperature of combustion adjacent to the at least one portion of the PM filter. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071128 | LOW EXHAUST TEMPERATURE ELECTRICALLY HEATED PARTICULATE MATTER FILTER SYSTEM - A system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter, a sensor, a heating element, and a control module. The PM filter includes with an upstream end that receives exhaust gas, a downstream end and multiple zones. The sensor detects a temperature of the exhaust gas. The control module controls current to the heating element to convection heat one of the zones and initiate a regeneration process. The control module selectively increases current to the heating element relative to a reference regeneration current level when the temperature is less than a predetermined temperature. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071129 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED PARTICULATE MATTER FILTER SOOT CONTROL SYSTEM - A regeneration system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter with an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas and a downstream end. A control module determines a current soot loading level of the PM filter and compares the current soot loading level to a predetermined soot loading level. The control module permits regeneration of the PM filter when the current soot loading level is less than the predetermined soot loading level. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071130 | Fuel Addition Control Method Applied to Exhaust Emission Purifier of Internal Combustion Engine and Exhaust Emission Purifier - An exhaust emission purifier able to suppress overheats of an exhaust emission purifying catalyst and execute fuel addition promptly when fuel addition to the exhaust emission purifying catalyst is requested is provided. In the exhaust emission purifier of an internal combustion engine including exhaust emission purifying catalyst of purifying exhaust emission of an internal combustion engine and a fuel addition valve of adding fuel from upstream of the exhaust emission purifying catalyst, cycles are repeated in order that the exhaust emission purifying catalyst is to be regulated at a target temperature, the cycle being a combination of an addition period during which fuel is added from the fuel addition valve and a halt period during which fuel addition is halted, and the fuel addition valve is manipulated such that the halt period is disposed so as to sandwich the addition period in the cycle. The length of the pre-addition halt period disposed before the addition period is varied in accordance with the temperature of the exhaust emission purifying catalyst at the start point of the cycle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071131 | EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPRISING CATALYSED SOOT FILTER - An exhaust system comprises: (a) a catalysed soot filter (CSF); (b) a control unit; (c) means, controllable by the control unit, for increasing a content of combustible hydrocarbon (HC) and/or carbon monoxide (CO) in an exhaust gas flowing into the CSF thereby to combust the HC and/or CO in the CSF, to increase the temperature of the CSF and to combust particulate matter collected thereon; and (d) catalysed sensor means disposed between an engine manifold and the CSF for combusting CO and/or HC in exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust system and inputting the control unit with a datum correlating with an enthalpy of combustion of HC and/or CO in the exhaust gas, whereby the control unit, when in use, controls the combustible HC and/or CO introducing means in response to the datum input thereby to control the rate of contacting the CSF with combustible HC and/or CO. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071132 | Heated urea conduit arrangement for an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine - A heated urea conduit arrangement includes a hose conduit ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071133 | ADDITIVE-AGENT DIFFUSION PLATE STRUCTURE IN EXHAUST PASSAGE, AND ADDITIVE-AGENT DIFFUSION PLATE IN EXHAUST PASSAGE - An additive-agent diffusion plate structure in an exhaust passage for an engine includes: an injection port that injects an additive agent, and that is disposed so that the injected additive agent crosses the exhaust passage; and an additive-agent diffusion plate that diffuses the additive agent injected from the injection port into the exhaust passage, at a position upstream of an exhaust gas purification device disposed in the exhaust passage. The additive-agent diffusion plate includes: a bottom wall that is disposed to extend in an exhaust-gas flow direction in which exhaust gas flows; a collision portion with which the additive agent injected into the exhaust passage collides; and a passage portion that is open behind the collision portion, when the additive-agent diffusion plate is seen from a position of the injection port. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071134 | DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER INCLUDING A HEAT EXCHANGER - An after treatment device includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet. The after treatment device also includes a core positioned substantially within the housing. The core is configured to treat a fluid. The after treatment device further includes a heat exchanger positioned substantially within the housing and about at least a portion of the core. The heat exchanger includes a first passage substantially surrounding the at least a portion of the core and configured to direct untreated fluid from the inlet toward the core, and a second passage substantially surrounding the at least a portion of the core and configured to direct treated fluid from the core toward the outlet. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071135 | REVERSE FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER FOR EXHAUST SYSTEMS - An exhaust system includes a reverse flow heat exchanger having a plate separating an intake chamber and an exit chamber, each chamber having an inlet and an outlet located at opposing ends to allow flow therethrough. The plate can include a vane connected to the end of the plate in the vicinity of an inlet or an outlet. The vane is configured to reduce resistance to fluid flow near the intake chamber inlet. The exhaust system includes a heating manifold, such as a combustion chamber, configured to receive an exhaust stream from the intake chamber, further heat the exhaust stream, and return the exhaust stream to the exit chamber. Embodiments of the system can be configured to additionally perform as a catalytic converter and/or a muffler. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071136 | Exhaust diffuser for an internal combustion engine - An exhaust outlet apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises an exhaust conduit having a first diameter, a nozzle section mounted on an outlet end of the exhaust conduit, the nozzle section having an outlet with a second diameter less than the first diameter, an elongated tube having an inlet and an outlet, mounted with the outlet of the nozzle disposed in the inlet of the elongated tube, the elongated tube having an inlet end portion with a solid wall and an outlet end portion with an apertured wall, and, a cap disposed on the outlet end of the elongated tube and closing an axial end of the elongated tube, the cap including a cylindrical wall portion radially spaced from the elongated tube and extending longitudinally at least over the outlet end portion of elongated tube. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071137 | FLUID TRANSMISSION - A fluid transmission that employs a fluid to transmit a force, comprising a conduit for the fluid made from heat shrink polymer tubing, wherein at least a portion of the heat shrink polymer tubing is shrunken, whereby the force can be transmitted by the fluid from a first or proximal end of the conduit to a second or distal end of the conduit. Also, an actuator and methods for manufacturing the transmission and actuator. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071138 | Bladed shell or stator shell for a hydrodynamic torque converter, method for producing a stator shell of said type, and hydrodynamic torque converter having a stator shell of said type - A stator shell for a hydrodynamic torque converter ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071139 | Excavator and a machine for material transfer - The invention relates to an excavator or to a machine for material transfer comprising an element movable via at least one hydraulic cylinder. In accordance with the invention, one or more hydraulic cylinders are additionally hinged to the element, with the additional hydraulic cylinder(s) being connected to one or more hydraulic accumulators. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071140 | Hydraulic circuit, particularly for camshaft adjusters, and corresponding control element - The invention relates to a valve and suitable hydraulic circuit, especially for camshaft adjusters of an internal combustion engine. The hydraulic circuit comprises a number of check valves or two-way valves operating as check valves, in order to provide a rapid camshaft adjuster with a high regulating quality. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071141 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT - A hydraulic circuit for heavy equipment is provided, which can prevent signal pressure exceeding a predetermined pressure from being formed in a pilot signal path provided in a switching valve to sense whether the switching valve has been shifted in a hydraulic system that minimizes the discharge flow rate of a hydraulic pump when a working device such as a boom is not driven. The hydraulic circuit includes first to fourth hydraulic pumps connected to an engine, first switching valves installed in flow paths of the first hydraulic pump and shifted to control hydraulic fluid fed to a working device, second switching valves installed in flow paths of the second hydraulic pump and shifted to control hydraulic fluid fed to a working device, third switching valves installed in flow paths of the third hydraulic pump and shifted to control hydraulic fluid fed to a swing device, a pilot signal path for sensing whether the first to third switching valves are shifted, a throttling part installed in the pilot signal path to form a signal pressure, and a valve installed in a parallel flow path branch-connected to the pilot signal path and supplying the signal pressure in the pilot signal path to the pilot signal pressure supply path when a signal pressure exceeding a predetermined pressure is formed in the pilot signal path. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071142 | Hydraulic control device for vehicular hydraulic control circuit - In a vehicular hydraulic control circuit equipped with a mechanically-operated oil pump and an electrically-operated oil pump, a hydraulic control device is provided for reducing a high load imposed on the electrically-operated oil pump, when the electrically-operated oil pump is started during stoppage of the mechanically-operated oil pump. When the electrically-operated oil pump ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071143 | Hydrostatic auto/manual speed control - A hydrostatic system and method of operation thereof, wherein at least one of a fluid motor and a pump of the system has a displacement which is variable for controlling a speed of operation of the motor, the pump being driven by an engine, and a controller configured for monitoring the speed of operation of the motor and an operating characteristic of the engine and automatically controlling the displacement responsive thereto, wherein if the operating characteristic is indicative of engine performance above a predetermined threshold, the controller will control the displacement for maintaining the speed of operation of the motor at about a predetermined value, and, if the operating characteristic is indicative of engine performance below the threshold, the controller will hold the displacement at a constant value. As a result, the controller can prevent the system from further decreasing the engine performance. And, if the engine performance increases to that or another threshold, the controller will automatically switch back to controlling the displacement for holding the motor speed at the predetermined value, optionally including to incrementally increase the speed to the predetermined value. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071144 | Actuator control system implementing adaptive flow control - An actuator control system is disclosed. The actuator control system may have a pump and at least one actuator. The actuator control system may further have an actuator valve configured to control the at least one actuator. The actuator control system may also have a pump pressure sensor configured to determine a pump pressure value and a load pressure sensor configure to determine a load pressure value. The actuator control system may additionally have a controller configured to receive the pump pressure value and the load pressure value. The controller may further be configured to compare the pump pressure value and the load pressure value, and selectively implement a primary control strategy and a secondary control strategy based on the comparison. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071145 | FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - A flow control apparatus for heavy construction equipment is provided, which can prevent overspeed and abrupt operations of an actuator due to an excessive flow rate during an initial operation of the actuator when a composite work is performed by simultaneously operating an option device and another actuator, and can prevent the cut-off of hydraulic fluid supply to the option device due to an operation inability of a flow control valve when leakage of the hydraulic fluid occurs due to the increase of the temperature of the hydraulic fluid. The flow control apparatus includes a hydraulic pump, an actuator for option devices, a variable control spool installed to be shifted by pilot signal pressure, a switching valve installed to be shifted by a difference between pressure in an inlet-side path and pressure in an outlet-side path of the variable control spool, a logic poppet installed to open/close a high-pressure path of the hydraulic pump, a groove formed on a sliding surface of the logic poppet, and a flow path for connecting the groove to an outlet-side path of the logic poppet. If leakage of hydraulic fluid through a gap formed on the sliding surface of the logic poppet occurs, mutual connection between the outlet-side path and a back chamber of the logic poppet is intercepted by the groove and the flow path. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071146 | Self assembling/quick assembly structure using shape memory alloy materials - A shape memory alloy material may be incorporated in an assembly structure. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071147 | Brake Booster Leak Detection System - A control system for evaluating a brake booster system includes an engine evaluation module that detects an engine off condition. A pressure evaluation module, during the engine off condition, monitors hydraulic brake line pressure, detects a change in brake booster pressure, and determines a brake booster vacuum decay rate based on the change in brake booster pressure. A fault reporting module detects a brake booster system fault based on the brake line pressure and the brake booster vacuum decay rate. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071148 | Method for estimating compressor output temperature for a two-stage turbocharger - A method for estimating output compressor output temperature for a two-stage turbocharger. The method includes: storing a composite relationship relating temperature ratio across a pair of compressors of the two-stage turbocharger as a function of mass flow through such pair of compressors and pressure drop across the pair of the compressors; calculating the pressure ratio equal to the pressure at an input to the first one of the pair of compressors to the pressure at the output of the second one of the pair compressor; using the composite relationship and an output of a mass flow at the input to the first one of the pair of compressors and the calculated pressure ratio to determine the temperature ratio across the pair of compressors; and calculating the estimated output temperature of the second one of the pair of compressors by multiplying the determined temperature ratio across the pair of compressors by a temperature at the input of the first one of the pair of compressors. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071149 | Internal combustion engine - A method of operating a stationary internal combustion machine comprising a compressor device of variable compressor geometry which compresses gas fed to the internal combustion machine, and a throttle device which is connected downstream of the compressor device and with which the amount of compressed gas fed to the internal combustion machine is variable, wherein the internal combustion machine is regulated by way of the actuation of at least two adjusting members, wherein the internal combustion machine is regulated to a—preferably substantially constant—engine regulating value, and upon a deviation in the engine regulating value from a reference value the amount of gas fed to the internal combustion machine is altered by the actuation of the throttle device as the first adjusting member and by the variation in the geometry of the compressor device as the second adjusting member so that the engine regulating value is re-set to the reference value. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071150 | Mixing Unit for LP-EGR Condensate Into the Compressor - The present invention is a an exhaust gas return system ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071151 | Configuration Having a Protected Turbocharger in an Exhaust Gas Recirculation Line and Motor Vehicle Having the Configuration - A configuration for treating exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine having a predetermined displacement volume, includes an exhaust gas recirculation line. Exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust gas recirculation line interacts with a turbocharger. A screening layer is provided in the exhaust gas recirculation line upstream of the turobcharger. The screening layer is larger than an average cross section of the exhaust gas recirculation line. A motor vehicle having at least one such configuration is also provided. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071152 | Engine load estimation - Engine load for a supercharged engine is estimated by determining airflow upstream of a throttle valve that is upstream of a supercharger, subtracting a value representative of a change in air mass between the throttle valve and the supercharger based on a measured change in pressure between the throttle valve and the supercharger, and subtracting a modification value dependent upon a current engine speed and a signal representative of a pressure at the intake manifold. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071153 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND RECOVERY - Disclosed herein is a system for generating energy, comprising a first heat exchanger in communication with a first heat source; wherein the first heat exchanger contacts a transfer fluid that comprises a working fluid and an associating composition; and a first energy conversion device comprising a piston in reciprocatory communication with a cylinder; the cylinder comprising an inlet or an outlet valve in operative communication with a cam having multiple lobes; the cam permitting the expansion or compression of the working fluid in the cylinder two or more times in a single cycle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071154 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING SOLAR ENERGY FOR CONVERSION TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for collecting and converting solar energy into electrical energy. The present invention includes solar collectors that concentrate solar energy and mechanisms for transporting and transferring the concentrated solar energy directly into closed cycle thermodynamic engines without heating the outside surface of the engines. Additionally, the present invention includes multiple thermodynamic engines and mechanisms to direct solar energy into each of the thermodynamic engines to increase overall system efficiency by maximizing the use of collected solar energy. Advantageously, the delivery system of the present invention avoids heating an outside surface of the engine as is done in conventional designs, provides a closed design to protect the collectors, and maximizes efficiency through multiple engines. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071155 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERMOCHEMICAL HEAT ENERGY STORAGE AND RECOVERY - Disclosed herein is a system for generating energy, comprising a first heat exchanger in thermal communication, fluid communication, or a combination of thermal and fluid communication with a first heat source; wherein the first heat exchanger contacts a transfer fluid that comprises a working fluid and an associating composition; and a first energy conversion device comprising a piston in reciprocatory communication with a cylinder; the cylinder comprising an inlet or an outlet valve in operative communication with a cam having multiple lobes; the cam permitting the expansion or compression of the working fluid in the cylinder two or more times in a single cycle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071156 | Waste heat recovery apparatus - A waste heat recovery apparatus including a Rankine cycle which includes a heater for heating an operation fluid by waste heat from a heat-generating device, an expansion unit for converting energy of expansion of the operation fluid flowing out from the heater into mechanical energy, and a condenser for condensing and liquefying the expanded operation fluid, a temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the operation fluid on the inlet side of the expansion unit, a pressure detector for detecting inlet-side pressure of the expansion unit, a pressure detector for detecting outlet-side pressure of the expansion unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls a command rotational speed of the expansion unit based on superheated degree information at the inlet of the expansion unit obtained from the operation fluid temperature and the inlet-side pressure, and pressure information in which the outlet-side pressure is considered. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071157 | MULTI-STAGE AXIAL COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A gas turbine combustion system is provided comprising a combustion chamber ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071158 | FUEL INJECTOR FOR INJECTING FUEL INTO A TURBOMACHINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A fuel injector for injecting fuel into a turbomachine combustion chamber, the injector presenting an injector nose for connection to an injection system fastened to the end wall of said combustion chamber, the injector nose comprising:
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20090071159 | Secondary Fuel Delivery System - A secondary fuel delivery system for delivering a secondary stream of fuel and/or diluent to a secondary combustion zone located in the transition piece of a combustion engine, downstream of the engine primary combustion region is disclosed. The system includes a manifold formed integral to, and surrounding a portion of, the transition piece, a manifold inlet port, and a collection of injection nozzles. A flowsleeve augments fuel/diluent flow velocity and improves the system cooling effectiveness. Passive cooling elements, including effusion cooling holes located within the transition boundary and thermal-stress-dissipating gaps that resist thermal stress accumulation, provide supplemental heat dissipation in key areas. The system delivers a secondary fuel/diluent mixture to a secondary combustion zone located along the length of the transition piece, while reducing the impact of elevated vibration levels found within the transition piece and avoiding the heat dissipation difficulties often associated with traditional vibration reduction methods. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071160 | Wavy CMC Wall Hybrid Ceramic Apparatus - A ceramic hybrid structure ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071161 | COMBUSTORS AND COMBUSTION SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A combustion system includes a combustor having a forward annular liner having a first plurality of effusion holes, and an aft annular liner having a second plurality of effusion holes and forming a combustion chamber with the forward annular liner. The first plurality of effusion holes and the second plurality of effusion holes are adapted to receive compressed air from a compressor and contribute to a single toroidal recirculation air flow pattern in the combustion chamber. The combustion system further includes a rotary fuel slinger further adapted to receive a flow of fuel from a fuel source and to centrifuge the received fuel into the combustion chamber; and an igniter extending at least partially into the combustion chamber to ignite the fuel and compressed air in the combustion chamber, to thereby generate combusted gas. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071162 | PERIPHERAL COMBUSTOR FOR TIP TURBINE ENGINE - A tip turbine engine ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071163 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING COOLING HOLES IN A COMBUSTION LINER - A system and method for modification of cooling holes in a combustion liner to prevent cracking. The invention provides a portable combustion liner modification system for a gas turbine able to allow for the correct placement of cooling holes on the combustion liner preventing cracks from forming around the mixing hole. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071164 | FLUTED CHEVRON EXHAUST NOZZLE - A gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle includes a fluted shell terminating in a row of chevrons. The nozzle is radially serpentine circumferentially around the shells and has a circumferentially serpentine trailing edge. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071165 | METHOD OF OPERATING A GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT - In a method of operating a gas turbine during shut down, the gas turbine is decelerated and closure of compressor inlet guide vanes ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071166 | THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES USING THERMAL DILUENT - A thermodynamic system that produces mechanical, electrical power, and/or fluid streams for heating or cooling. The cycle contains a combustion system that produces an energetic fluid by combustion of a fuel with an oxidant. A thermal diluent may be used in the cycle to improve performance, including but not limited to power, efficiency, economics, emissions, dynamic and off-peak load performance, and/or turbine inlet temperature (TIT) regulation and cooling heated components. The cycle preferably includes a heat recovery system and a condenser or other means to recover and recycle heat and the thermal diluent from the energetic fluid to improve the cycle thermodynamic efficiency and reduce energy conversion costs. The cycle may also include controls for temperatures, pressures, and flow rates throughout the cycle, and controls power output, efficiency, and energetic fluid composition. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071167 | TURBOMACHINE, ESPECIALLY GAS TURBINE - A turbomachine with at least one combustion chamber and at least one turbine which lies downstream of it. The turbine has at least one support element and a lining element connected to the support element and formed as a heat shield. A gap sealed by means of a seal, is formed between the at least one combustion chamber and the turbine, an exchangeable insert is arranged in the gap on the end face on the support element and protects at least the support element against hot gases which penetrate into the gap, and against oxidation which is associated with it. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071168 | Device and methods for internal cooling of an integrated circuit (IC) - Device and methods are provided for an up-conversion energy internal cooling of electronic devices such as IC chips, which enable efficient cooling of high frequency rate, high power and density electronic devices. Up-conversion energy internal cooling IC chips are designed to provide uniform internal cooling with possibility of localized cooling capabilities for high frequency processing rate/high power density regions of IC chips. The design also includes external cooling of the IC chips, or theirs electronic components by an electromagnetic source. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071169 | MICRO-HEATPIPE BASED COLD AND HOT PAD - The present invention provides a micro-heatpipe based cold and holt microtube, including a cold chip, hot chip and a power-controller. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071170 | Live well cooling apparatus for fishing vessels - The invention relates to an apparatus for cooling and maintaining the water temperature in the live wells of fishing vessels. This twelve volt singular device is applied through the live well wall, and through use of thermoelectric technology the ambient water temperature within the live well is decreased. The importance of cooler water is that holds more oxygen and lowers metabolism in fish, which in turn increases the survival rate of captive fish. This invention is targeted for use by sports fisherman for use in tournaments to avoid penalties for dead fish and to promote the conservation of fish for ecological purposes. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071171 | CRYOGENIC LIQUID STORAGE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A cryogenic liquid storage system and method in which cryogenic liquid is stored within an active cryogenic liquid storage tank and one or more passive cryogenic liquid storage tanks. Headspace regions of the passive cryogenic liquid storage tanks are connected to the active cryogenic liquid storage tank and the active cryogenic liquid storage tank is refrigerated to collapse the headspace vapor within the active cryogenic liquid storage tank causing the flow of headspace vapor from the headspace regions of the passive cryogenic liquid storage tanks to the active cryogenic liquid storage tank. The increased head of liquid produces a pressure differential that drives liquid from the active cryogenic liquid storage tank back to the passive cryogenic liquid storage tanks. In such manner, refrigeration applied to a single active cryogenic liquid storage tank can be used to refrigerate the passive cryogenic liquid storage tanks to prevent the venting of headspace vapor from all of the cryogenic liquid storage tanks. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071172 | Simultaneous Regasification of Liquefied Natural Gas and Desalination - A process and apparatus is presented for the desalination of water by freezing seawater. The process is integrated into a liquefied natural gas regasification system. The process comprises alternating the flow of liquefied natural gas to freeze seawater in a heat exchanger and then flowing a hot flue gas through the heat exchanger to melt the frozen seawater, and then repeating the process. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071173 | Cryogenic Transfer System - The present invention regards a system for transferal of at least one cryogenic fluid between to objects. At least one transfer pipe extending from the installation extends into a receiving room in the vessel, the transfer pipe being connectable with piping on the vessel through connection means in the receiving room. According to the invention the receiving room is closable, the connection means, and or at least a part of the construction forming the receiving room and or other elements in the receiving room comprises means to withstand eventual leakage of the cryogenic fluid and the system also comprises means for evacuating the receiving room for eventual spilled fluid. The invention also regards a flange for use in the system. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071174 | STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY - A storage tank assembly for storage of cryogenic liquids comprising a first outer tank and a second, inner tank, the first and second tanks being spaced apart from one another to form an insulation space, each of the first and second tanks having a first end, and an opposite second end spaced apart from the first end, and a wall extending from the first end to the second end, the assembly further comprising a pipe work system comprising a plurality of pipes and a first connector extending through the wall of the first tank, the pipe work being connectable to the first connector such that the pipe work is spaced apart from the wall of the first tank. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071175 | REFRIGERATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system is provided and may include a compressor having a motor and a refrigeration circuit including an evaporator and a condenser fluidly coupled to the compressor. The system may further include a first sensor producing a signal indicative of one of current and power drawn by the motor, a second sensor producing a signal indicative of a saturated condensing temperature, and a third sensor producing a signal indicative of a liquid-line temperature. Processing circuitry may processes the current or power signal to determine a derived condenser temperature and may compare the derived condenser temperature to the saturated condensing temperature received from the second sensor to determine a subcooling associated with a refrigerant charge level of the refrigeration circuit. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071176 | REFRIGERATOR UNIT FOR CONTAINER - A refrigerator unit is configured for a container in which it is possible to know the quantity of air that is ventilated. The refrigerator unit is equipped with a ventilation mechanism, an opening degree detecting mechanism, and a recording unit. The ventilation mechanism ventilates the air inside the container. The opening degree detecting mechanism acquires ventilation data related to the quantity of air ventilated by the ventilation mechanism. The recording unit records the ventilation data acquired by the opening degree detecting mechanism. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071177 | Refrigerant Air Conditioner - A sufficient heating capacity can be displayed even in cold districts with atmospheric temperatures of −10° C. or less by improving the heating capacity in the refrigerant air conditioner much more than that of conventional gas injection cycles. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071178 | Vehicle HVAC and Battery Thermal Management - A HVAC and battery thermal management system for a vehicle having a HVAC portion and a battery portion, and a method of operation, is disclosed. The HVAC portion may include a main chamber, an evaporator located in the main chamber, a heater extending across a portion of the main chamber downstream of the evaporator, a battery duct extending from the main chamber adjacent to the heater and in fluid communication with the main chamber both upstream and downstream of the heater. The battery portion may include a battery pack in fluid communication with the battery duct, a battery cooling valve located in the battery duct and configured to selectively allow fluid flow from the main chamber between the evaporator and the heater, and a battery heating valve located in the battery duct and configured to selectively allow fluid flow from the main chamber downstream of the heater. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071179 | Compressor manifold for an air conditioning system of a machine - A machine having an air conditioning system includes a compressor having an inlet and an outlet. A manifold having a housing is attached to the compressor and includes a low pressure channel for directing a low pressure refrigerant from a low pressure port of the manifold to the compressor inlet. The manifold also includes a high pressure channel for directing a compressed refrigerant from the compressor outlet to a high pressure port of the manifold. At least one additional port is in fluid communication with one of the high pressure channel and the low pressure channel. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071180 | Window air conditioner support platform - An apparatus for supporting a window air conditioner unit in a window opening of a wall, consisting of a generally horizontal platform that rests one end on and just inside the window sill where at the end of a fixed support member that extends vertically below the platform, an attached horizontal cross member rests on the inside of the wall below the window sill, while the opposite end of the platform extends outward with a second support member extending vertically below the platform positioned so it's horizontal cross member contacts the outside of the aforementioned wall, securing the platform in place in a clamp like manner. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071181 | Evaporator unit - An evaporator unit produces condensate liquid in an air cooling system. The evaporator unit includes a reservoir that receives the condensate liquid, and a pump that communicates with the reservoir to pump the condensate liquid out of the reservoir. The evaporator unit also includes a filter to filter the condensate liquid. Further, the evaporator unit includes an outer casing that includes an opening panel adjacent to the reservoir, so that the reservoir is accessible when the opening panel is in an open position. The evaporator unit includes a filter in the reservoir or upstream of the pump. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071182 | AUTO-CLEANING DEVICE FOR AN INDOOR AIR CONDITIONER - An auto-cleaning device for an indoor air conditioner includes an indoor air conditioner, a cleaning box and a detergent tank. The indoor air conditioner includes a main base having an air entry and an air exit. A heat exchanger and at least one fan are set under the main base. A filter is put in the air entry. The cleaning box assembled under the indoor air conditioner has an overflow exit, a water exit, and a fan motor to drive the at least one fan. The detergent tank is connected with the indoor air conditioner, containing a detergent solution. In using, let the detergent solution flow into the cleaning box and then, start the fan motor to turn around the at least one fan to make the solution swirled to automatically carry out washing, quickly diminishing bacteria, dirt and smell. The waste solution is finally drained from the water exit. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071183 | CAPACITY MODULATED COMPRESSOR - A heat pump system may include first and second heat exchangers, a compressor, and a fluid conduit. The compressor may include a capacity modulation system providing first, second, and third capacities of the compressor. The second capacity may be less than the first capacity and greater than the third capacity. The fluid conduit may provide fluid communication between the first and second heat exchangers and the compressor. The fluid conduit may define a first flow path from the compressor to the first heat exchanger and from the first heat exchanger to the second heat exchanger during a cooling mode and a second flow path from the compressor to the second heat exchanger and from the second heat exchanger to the first heat exchanger during a heating mode. The compressor may operate at the first capacity during the heating mode and at the second capacity during the cooling mode. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071184 | Refrigerator Comprising a Dispensing Device - A refrigerator is provided that includes a housing and a dispensing device for flowable and/or pourable chilled material, the dispensing device being located in a front recess of the housing. The front of the housing is covered at least in part by an adjustable decorative plate. The recess is accessible through a hole in the decorative plate while a case that is open towards the dispensing device and the hole of the decorative plate is adjustably mounted in the recess. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071185 | Refrigerator having component and storage compartments - A refrigerator having a main body cabinet, the main body cabinet including a first storage compartment, a second storage compartment adjacent to the first storage compartment, and an accommodating part disposed in a lower part of the first and second storage compartments, the accommodating part including a component compartment which disposed at at least a part of the lower part of the first storage compartment and having a compressor to compress a refrigerant installed therein, and a free accommodating space to accommodate a thing for storage. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071186 | TELESCOPIC SLIDE FOR A REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A telescopic slide for a refrigeration device is provided that includes at least two rails that can be displaced towards each other in the longitudinal direction while being guided one on the other. A support having a tolerance is mounted on the first rail. The contact surfaces between the support and the first rail have a large coefficient of friction in order to prevent the support from sliding to and fro on the rail. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071187 | Refrigerating Apparatus - A refrigerant circuit ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071188 | Oil separator and refrigerant compressor having the same - An oil separator includes a separation part and an oil storage part. The separation part includes a separation cylinder, an inner cylinder disposed in the separation cylinder and an inlet pipe connecting to the separation cylinder tangential to an inner surface of the separation cylinder. The separation part defines an inlet opening to introduce CO | 2009-03-19 |
20090071189 | CONDENSER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT, AND CIRCUIT COMPRISING SAME - A condenser for a motor vehicle air-conditioning circuit includes a multitude of stacked main-section plates assembled to delimit first flow channels for a refrigerating fluid which alternate with second flow channels for a cooling fluid. The condenser includes at least two passes over the refrigerating fluid. The condenser also includes at least one condenser inlet and one condenser outlet for refrigerating fluid. The condenser also includes an inlet pass over the refrigerating fluid communicating with the condenser inlet and an outlet pass communicating with the condenser outlet. The cross section of the passes diminishes from the inlet pass towards the outlet pass. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071190 | CLOSED CYCLE MIXED REFRIGERANT SYSTEMS - The present invention provides for a process for providing cooling and controlling the refrigeration in a cooling loop used in the production of liquefied natural gas. A cooling loop in contact with a heat exchanger contains a refrigerant composition and by controlling the amount of a component in the refrigerant composition, the necessary level of cooling provided to the heat exchanger can be maintained. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071191 | CRYOGENIC AIR SEPARATION PROCESS WITH EXCESS TURBINE REFRIGERATION - A process for carrying out cryogenic air separation wherein liquid oxygen is pressurized and vaporized against condensing feed air to produce oxygen gas product wherein excess plant refrigeration is generated such that the aggregate warm end temperature difference of the process exceeds the minimum internal temperature difference of the primary heat exchanger by at least 2 K. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071192 | Jewelry with Plural Gemstones Exhibiting Sequentially Variegated Light Reflectance - A jewelry arrangement with plural gemstones exhibiting variegated light reflectance with a body portion, a plurality of through-holes in the body portion, and a plurality of gemstones retained relative to first and second openings of each through-hole. A light chamber is defined by each through-hole and the gemstones whereby light can reach the portions of the gemstones retained adjacent to the first openings only after passing through the gemstone retained relative to the second opening of that through-hole and vice versa. The gemstones retained relative to the first openings can be substantially clear, and the gemstones retained relative to the second openings can be colored. The jewelry arrangement can comprise a ring, an earring, or any other structure. Where the jewelry arrangement is a ring, clear stones, such as diamonds, can be retained along an outer surface of the shank and colored stones, such as rubies, can be disposed along an inner surface of the shank. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071193 | DISC-SHAPED DIAMOND SETTING - The present invention discloses a method for setting a disc-shaped diamond or other precious stone that provides increased stability and resistance to breakage, thus protecting the precious stone and minimizing the possibility that the setting may break or fail. The setting is accomplished by holding the disc-shaped stone onto an article of jewelry via a cap located on a distal end of a rod that extends through the center of the disc-shaped stone and is welded at a proximal end to a face of the article of jewelry. The disc-shaped stone is thus secured between the cap and the article of jewelry such that it is in contact with each, thereby preventing axial movement along the rod. These settings as described may be disposed at as many positions about an article of jewelry as so desired. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071194 | Manufacturing method of glass substrate for display - A method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a display including the steps of:
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20090071195 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PREFORM FOR OPTICAL FIBRES BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION - A method and device for manufacturing a preform for optical fibres through chemical deposition on a substrate for deposition arranged vertically is described, comprising a chemical deposition chamber including at least one gripping member rotatably mounted about an axis Z-Z and adapted to hold at least one end of at least one elongated element constituting a substrate for chemical deposition for the formation of a preform for optical fibres. The chamber includes, moreover, at least one burner which is mobile along a direction Z substantially parallel to said axis Z-Z and adapted to deposit, on said at least one elongated element, a chemical substance for the formation of a preform and at least one suction element for collecting exhaust chemical substances, said at least one suction element being arranged on the opposite side to said at least one burner with respect to said axis Z-Z and being mobile along said direction Z. Said at least one suction element is advantageously positioned at a different height (preferably lower) with respect to that of said at least one burner to optimise the fluid dynamic conditions inside the chemical deposition chamber. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071196 | ELASTIC COMPOSITE YARN, METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES INCORPORATING THE SAME - An elastic composite yarn comprises a composite core and a composite covering. The composite core comprises an elastic core member and an inelastic functional core member. The composite covering comprises at least an elastic covering member and at least one inelastic covering member surrounding the elastic covering member, such that substantially all of an elongating stress imposed on the composite yarn is carried by the elastic core member and the elastic covering member. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071197 | STRETCHABLE FABRIC SUITABLE FOR SWIMWEAR APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to new fabric designed for improved utility in swimwear applications, as well as the method for producing such fabric as well as garments made from such fabrics. The fabric can be characterized in terms elongation, instantaneous fabric growth at 15% strain and dimensional stability. The fabric comprises an elastic crosslinked polyolefin elastic yarn and a second yarn selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, and polypropylene. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071198 | LATTICE BAND WITH A CROCHET BAND STYLE - The present invention provides an improved lattice band structure of a crochet band style. There is a front crochet band, rear crochet band and connecting line element. The connecting line element is made of braided lines arranged at intervals along the extension direction of front and rear crochet bands. Both ends of the braided line are incorporated onto front and rear crochet bands. Due to the predefined length of braided lines, no braided line between front and rear crochet bands is required to be cut off. So, the front and rear crochet bands can be directly spread to a preset parallel state thus simplifying the structure and reducing the cost and chances of defect with improved economic efficiency. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071199 | Washing machine - A drum type washing machine is disclosed. The drum type washing machine includes a tub mounted in a case, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, and a tilt reduction unit for reducing the downward tilt degree of the tub and the drum when laundry to be cleaned is received into the drum. According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the downward tilt degree of the tub and the drum, and therefore, it is possible to increase the capacities of the tub and the drum without the modification of the case. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071200 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed is a drum type washing machine with a cabinet for forming an appearance; a tub fixed to an inner side of the cabinet and for storing washing water, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub for washing and dehydrating laundry, and a driving motor positioned at a rear side of the drum for generating a driving force by which the drum is rotated. The washing machine can increase washing capacity with maintaining an entire size thereof by increasing a diameter of the drum without increasing a size of the cabinet. The washing machine may include a supporting plate to rotatably support the rotational shaft, and a supporting unit to support the supporting plate, the supporting unit comprising a plurality of supporters connected between the supporting plate and the cabinet. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071201 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine according to the present invention having a tub having a front side opened and a rear wall closed and a drum rotatably mounted within the tub, wherein a portion adjacent to a gate part allowing resin injected therein in injection-molding the rear wall of the tub is thicker than the other portions to improve inflow of the resin. An object of the present invention devised to solve the problem is to provide a tub structure of a washing machine capable of flowing resin smoothly in injection-molding a tub. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071202 | Washing machine - A washing machine having a lifter is disclosed. The washing machine comprises a housing; a tub provided in the housing and holding washing water therein; a drum rotatably mounted in the tub and receiving laundry therein; and a lifter mounted to an inner surface of the drum to lift the laundry while rotating along with the drum, wherein the lifter is formed to have a nonlinear shape, and wherein the lifter is oriented such that a centerline thereof forms a predetermined angle with respect to a rotational axis of the drum. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071203 | SECURING MECHANISM FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS - The present invention relates to a product and a method capable of securing a window assembly or a door assembly, so that in case the window or door, such as a pane in the window or door, is broken it is not possible to open the window or door because the securing mechanism according to the invention blocks the window or door from being opened. The invention may further provide for blocking all or a selection of windows and doors in the house, as well as for connection to alarms, such as existing alarms in the house. The invention includes an actuator actuating when a locking signal is forwarded. Said locking signal may be a radio signal, an electric or electronic signal, or a mechanical signal. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071204 | DEADBOLT LOCK ASSEMBLY - A lock assembly for use with a bolt movable from a retracted position to an extended position. The lock assembly includes an exterior assembly and an interior assembly having an interior actuator manually operable to move the bolt between the retracted position and the extended position. The exterior assembly includes an exterior actuator manually operable to cause the bolt to move from the retracted position to the extended position and inoperable to move the bolt from the extended position to the retracted position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071205 | CURB BOX LOCK - A curb box lock that includes a body portion and a plurality of slidably extendable claws within the body portion. The claws being extendable from the body portion to selectively engage side walls of a curb box. The lock also includes an adjustment mechanism operatively connected to the claws and the body portion. The adjustment mechanism selectively extends the claws such that the claws can be maintained in engagement with the side walls at all times when the lock is deployed within a curb box to prevent removal of the lock. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071206 | AUTOMOBILE STEERING LOCK - An automobile steering lock includes a steering wheel lock, provided with a base, a locking portion and a stationary rod. The base has a through groove bored with a dead bolt hole on its inner sidewall. A pressing lock core located outside the base has a dead bolt to be inserted into the dead bolt hole. A restricting plate fixed on a bottom of the through groove has a sliding rail and plural through holes. A locking member has a sliding rod formed at its top for being fitted in the through groove, a through hole bored through the sliding rod for being inserted by the dead bolt, and at least one sliding groove cut near a bottom of the sliding rod. The locking member also has a blocking plate at a bottom. The steering wheel lock is easy to use but uneasy to be broken, achieving anti-theft purpose. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071207 | Locking system and method for operating a locking system - The present invention relates to a locking system, in particular a locking system for aircraft landing gears. A space-saving, simple construction and little maintenance requirement of the locking system is achieved by at least one electromechanical drive unit, whose torque is transmitted to a drive shaft with a cam disk via axle-crossing transmitting means. With the torque, the cam disk can move the locking system from the locked into the unlocked condition. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071208 | Lock structure with fingerprint recognition function - A lock structure includes a lock installed in the two hinged box chambers of a storage container and having a link controllable to move a locking plate between the locking position and the unlocking position, and a fingerprint reader mounted on the outside of one box chamber corresponding to the lock for allowing a user to move the link through a slide thereof to unlock the lock when the link is released from the constraint after the user's fingerprint has been recognized by the fingerprint reader. | 2009-03-19 |