| 13th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20090077905 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SWIMMING POOL PANEL - A swimming pool includes a plurality of non-metal panels arranged in an end-to-end manner around a periphery of the swimming pool. Each panel includes a non-metal base material, an electrically conductive ground plane, and at least one bonding feature. The bonding features of the plurality of panels are electrically coupled together and bonded to ground. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077906 | LOADING DOCK TRUCK SHELTERS - Trailer shelters having foam head and side members are described herein. An over road trailer shelter configured in accordance with one embodiment includes a flexible head curtain configured to extend horizontally along a top portion of an opening in a warehouse or other building. The flexible head curtain can include at least one fabric flap hingeably attached to an exterior surface of a base fabric layer. The fabric flap is configured to protect the head member from damage resulting from repeated trailer contact. A trailer enclosure configured in accordance with another embodiment includes a head member that extends horizontally between first and second side members. Each of the side members and the head member includes a compressible foam portion covered by a fabric portion. In addition, each of the side members supports a flexible side curtain that extends inwardly to seal against the sides of the trailer. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077907 | PROFILE ROOF TILE WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A roofing module provides weather protection generates electrical power. The module comprises a base having a plurality of curved crests and curved pans. The crests and pans have contours sized and shaped to match the size and shape of the contours and pans of conventional clay or concrete S-tiles to enable the base to interlock with the conventional clay or concrete S-tiles. The base is made from lightweight plastic material. Each crest of the base includes a depressed portion. A photovoltaic panel is positioned in the depressed portions of at least two curved crests and span across at least one curved pan between the at least two curved crests. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077908 | Odor Screening System - An apparatus and method are provided for screening odor emitters for one or more target odors. A screening station is adapted to permit an odor emitter, such as a pedestrian or vehicle, to pass through the screening station. An observation room contains a dog trained to identify at least one target odor. An airflow inducer; directs airflow through the screening station. A porous passage allows airflow from the screening station to the observation room. Air flows through the screening station to entrain odors emitted in the screening station and passes through the porous passage for sensing by the dog. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077909 | Method And Apparatus For Repairing A Jamb Of A Door Or Window - A method and apparatus are provided for repairing the jamb of a door, window, or the like, without removal or replacement of the jamb, through use of an elongated U-shaped channel adapted to slide over a portion of the jamb and be secured in place on the jamb. The channel includes slots therein for receipt of a latching mechanism where required. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077910 | JAMB INSTALLATION BRACKET - A building fenestration that reduces the amount of time, effort and expense associated with installing a jamb in a rough opening of a building panel structure includes a jamb positioned plumb in the opening, the jamb having outwardly facing planar surfaces, at least one bracket receiving slot on at least one of the outwardly facing planar surfaces of the jamb, and a bracket having first and second legs at right angles to each other, the first leg of the bracket received in the bracket receiving slot and the second leg of the bracket fastened to the building panel structure, wherein the bracket receiving slot is defined between one of the outwardly facing planar surfaces of the jamb and a substantially flat plate. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077911 | Frame for an opening and related method - One embodiment the device described herein relates to a frame for an opening defined by a plurality of sidewalls formed in a structure having one of a door or a window disposed within the opening. The frame including one or more seamless frame members formed from a single piece of metal, the one or more frame members including: (1) an open-well configured to receive a sealing means disposed therein for sealing with one of a front or a back surface of the one of a door or a window; (2) an abutting structure position between the sidewall and the lateral portion of the one of the door or the window, and forming a portion of the open-well; and (3) a casing positioned to be viewed from one side of the opening, the casing connecting the open-well and the abutting structure. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077912 | Expandable Door Frame and Method of Installation - An expandable frame for a storm door mounted onto the header and door jamb in an entrance, a frame kit, and method of installation. The expandable frame includes an expandable header assembly, an expandable lock-side assembly and a hinge-side piece. The header assembly includes a frame mount and a header stop mounted onto the underside of the header, the hinge-side piece is mounted vertically against the door jamb on one side of the entry, and the lock-side assembly includes a lock-side stop and a frame mount mounted vertically onto the door jamb opposite the hinge section. A user can adjust the position of the header assembly and lock-side assembly to accommodate a door having smaller dimensions than the height and width of the entrance. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077913 | SHEATHING RETAINING CAP - An article for engaging a sheathing of a sheathed portion of a tendon has a tubular body having an inner surface and outer surface and a first end and a second end, fins extending radially outwardly from the outer surface, a longitudinal split extending through a wall of the tubular body and extending from the first end to the second end, locking ribs extending radially inwardly from the inner surface of the tubular body, and a collar formed adjacent the second end of said tubular body. Each of the locking ribs extends parallel to the other locking ribs. The locking ribs are equally spaced along the inner surface of the tubular body. Each of the fins extends parallel to the other fins. Each of the fins have a height increasing from the first end to the second end of the tubular body. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077914 | CORNER JOINT ELEMENT FOR BEVEL-EDGE TILES - A corner joint element for bevel-edge tiles, comprising a first in-view surface ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077915 | Projected Corner Structure of Building and Indoor Recessed Wall Structure - Two upright columns | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077916 | Composite wall system - A composite wall assembly includes a frame. A sheathing layer of composite material is mounted on the frame. At least one waterproof insulating layer is adhered to the sheathing layer without puncturing the waterproof insulating layer. An outer layer of composite material is adhered to the waterproof insulating layer opposite the sheathing layer without puncturing the outer layer. The sheathing layer and the outer layer may be a magnesium oxide composite board material. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077917 | Skidproof floor material combining a skidproof technology with production of a modelling totem - A skidproof floor material combing a skidproof technology and production of a modeling totem is a tile or stone, a surface of which is pasted with an anti-lubricant of a high-technology special formula. Several thousands of nano cavities are formed using capillaries of the stone, and suction force is increased when a floor is wet and the tiles are compressed, by applying a principle of vacuum suction. Therefore, a floor friction coefficient will be increased to a safety standard, and a skidproof effect for the tiles can be achieved. Moreover, a modeling totem can be completely manifested on the tile, so as to provide a skidproof floor material having a safely skidproof effect and features of visual pleasingness and arts. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077918 | FLOORING SYSTEM - Flooring blocks which can be easily joined to each other and removed have a square-shaped main body and have, on the sides of a square-shaped main body, concave portions and convex portions. In the block main body, block main body side pin insertion paths are perforated along the sides on which the concave portions are formed, and in the convex portions, convex portion side pin insertion paths are perforated. In the block main body side pin insertion paths, pin main bodies of lock pins are inserted slidably between joining positions and housed positions, and the block main body side pin insertion path is partially formed into an open groove opened to the block main body surface, and the open groove is provided with a first lateral groove and a second lateral groove, and block main bodies adjacent to each other are joined to each other by sliding the pin main body of the lock pin in a state that the concave portion and the convex portion are engaged with each other. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077919 | Hardwood Flooring - An elongated flooring board for use in forming a warp-resistant hardwood surface that can be repeatedly refinished, adhesively bonded to concrete or nailed to a subfloor. The flooring board is comprised of an upper hardwood layer and a plurality of lower softwood layers adhesively bonded together and to the upper layer. The hardwood upper layer is at least 7 mm. in thickness and the lower softwood layers collectively define a thickness of at least about 15 mm. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077920 | BUILDING BLOCK, BUILDING BLOCK MOLD, AND METHOD FOR FORMING BUILDING BLOCK - The present invention provides an improved building block formed of recycled straw stalks, a mold for forming the block, and a method of forming the block. The improved block provides a moisture and pest resistant building block having high dimensional tolerances and being capable of long term use without structural degradation. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077921 | Structural attachment media - A structural adhesive tape includes a closed cell silicone foam support and a structural adhesive composition on opposing sides of the closed cell silicone foam support. The structural adhesive composition may be a condensation reaction curable pressure sensitive adhesive composition. The structural adhesive tape is useful in structural glazing applications, such as curtain wall applications. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077922 | Removable Wallboard System - The present invention is a novel removable wallboard system. It includes a plurality of receiver strips [ | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077923 | Structural Alignment Member - A structural alignment member for use in operably receiving a plurality of structural support members in a customizable arrangement includes a unitary main body having an elongated base portion and first and second end flanges extending upwardly from first and second substantially opposed sides thereof. The main body is partially separated into a plurality of support member receptor portions, between which are disposed one or more preformed creases in at least one of the base portion and the first end flange. The preformed creases integrally interconnect respective adjacent pair of support member receptor portions. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077924 | Methods of manufacturing engineered wood products - Methods for manufacturing an engineered wood product are disclosed. The method may include applying at least one preservative on the plurality of wood pieces; applying at least one resin on the plurality of wood pieces, wherein at least one of applying at least one preservative and applying at least one resin is configured to prevent interference among the at least one preservative and the at least one resin; forming a blanket of wood pieces from the plurality of wood pieces; and curing the at least one resin. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077925 | Light Weight Load Bearing Architectural Column - A lightweight load bearing architectural column is disclosed. The column includes an exterior shell formed of a plurality of walls that together define an open interior. An interior load bearing shaft is within the exterior shell and is proportionally smaller than the exterior shell. One portion of the interior load bearing shaft is connected against one interior wall of the exterior shell with the remaining portions of the interior shaft being independent of the other interior walls of the interior shell. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077926 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILING CONTINUOUS AIR FILLING TYPE AIR ENCLOSURE WITH AIR - A method for filling a continuous air filling type air enclosure with air comprises moving first an air cylinder film sheet onto a working platform, hot-sealing two outer films of the air cylinder film sheet to form an air filling passageway, moving an air filling head into the air filling passageway and then using a clamping apparatus to press the two outer films tightly to attach onto the air filling head to allow air in the air filling head to be filled into the air filling passageway and enter an air cylinder of the air cylinder film sheet via an air inlet of the air cylinder film sheet to cause the air cylinder to be filled with air and expanded. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077927 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMING CONSUMERS OF PATTERNED OR TEXTURED PRODUCTS - The present invention provides a system and method for providing a sensory experience for a consumer. The present invention contemplates product packaging containing a retail product that has one or more characteristic surfaces. A sample is affixed to the exterior surface of the product packaging to provide a user with an illustrative simulation or representation of the characteristics of the retail product such as textures or patterns. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077928 | METHOD FOR OVERPRINTING ALREADY PRINTED PACKAGES - Method for overprinting already printed packages includes preparing a raster or steel magnetic block which is provided with a clamping plate, wherein the block is engraved with the aid of a jet etching device and represents new texts or patterns which are applicable by tampon printing using specific inks on a located existing and already printed part of a box, drying, verifying and packing the box. The method is used for overprinting and includes masking an undesired area by printing a blanking pavement and afterwards by overprinting a desired text, instruction or a pattern thereon and uses an automatic line including a de-stacker ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077929 | METHOD AND PACKING MACHINE FOR COMBINING AN INSERT AND A GROUP OF CIGARETTES - A method and packing machine for combining an insert and a group of cigarettes; the group of cigarettes is fed to a first seat of a pocket, which first seat is designed to house the group of cigarettes; the insert is fed to a second seat of the pocket, which second seat is designed to house the insert and is separate from the first seat; and the group of cigarettes and the insert are expelled together from the pocket by a common ejector device, so as to combine the insert with the group of cigarettes. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077930 | APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTING CONTAINER CLOSURES - The invention relates to an apparatus for disinfecting container closures, comprising a housing and comprising a transport path which is arranged inside the housing and along which the closures are transported, wherein the transport path has at least partially a spiral configuration. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a supply device for supplying to the housing a gaseous medium for disinfecting the container closures, and at least one displacement device is provided which can move with respect to the housing and which transports the container closures along the spiral transport path. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077931 | METHOD OF INDICATING DIVERGENT PRODUCT BENEFITS - A method of indicating divergent product benefits by formulating a hand dishwashing liquid having a cleaning agent and a hand care agent; choosing a sensory element profile comprising one or more soft colors and a pearlescent appearance; and incorporating the sensory element profile into the hand dishwashing liquid, such that the sensory element profile indicates the efficacy of the cleaning agent and the efficacy of the hand care agent. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077932 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PACKAGE ARTICLES FOR STORAGE AND IDENTIFICATION - A method and apparatus for containing, protecting, isolating, and individually identifying sets of one or more articles in a plurality of compartments such that information related to the sets can be easily and efficiently linked to the set. In an example of the apparatus, the apparatus has a compartment layer, a sealant layer, and indicia which may individually identify compartments. In another example, a method includes taking a compartment layer and sealant layer, loading compartments with sets of one or more articles, closing the compartment layer with the sealant layer, and identifying each compartment for each seed or portion thereof with a positionally-addressable ordered array of indicia on at least one of the layers of the package. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077933 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS AND PLANT FOR THE TREATMENT OF BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - This present application relates to a transport system for the transport of bottles or similar containers between at least a first machine, for example a blow molding machine for the manufacture of the containers out of plastic, and at least one second machine, for example a filling machine. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077934 | STIRRUP INSERT FOR A STIRRUP - The invention relates to a stirrup insert ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077935 | QUADRUPED ANIMAL HARNESS - A quadruped animal harness ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077936 | VARIABLE POSITION GAS TRAP - A variable position gas trap apparatus and method to separate gases entrained in drilling fluid in a tank. The apparatus includes a gas trap attached to a carriage and a frame attached to the tank. A lever moveable by the float rod, activates the control valve to raise or lower the carriage having the gas trap container attached thereto. A feedback control loop is responsive to changes in the level of the drilling fluid in the tank. A mechanism is provided to mechanically and automatically move the carriage with respect to the frame in response to the feedback control loop. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077937 | COLLAPSIBLE FILTER WITH FOLDING ARMS - The present invention addresses the need for a collapsible filter that is easily assembled and installed. The collapsible filter comprises top and bottom arms rotatably attached to the top and bottom edges of two end caps. A pleated filter media is provided attached to at least one of the end caps. The present invention also addresses the need for mechanisms to facilitation the expansion of the pleated filter media, utilizing spring-like devices or other materials that may be compressed but expand to a natural state. Similarly, the present invention further addresses the need for mechanisms that allow for controlling the distance between adjacent pleats within a pleated, collapsible filter media. The present invention recognizes that a combination of these approaches may be utilized to provide a collapsible filter that is easily constructed at a manufacturing facility, assembled in the field, and installed within a system having need for a filter. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077938 | FILTER MATERIAL - A filter material fabricated by mixing 10 to 30% by mass of first fibers having a fiber diameter of 10 to 40 μm, 40 to 80% by mass of second fibers obtained by crimping natural fibers having a fiber diameter of 10 to 40 μm, and 10 to 30% by mass of third fibers having a fiber diameter of 5 to 10 μm. The filter material has low pressure loss a high dust holding amount, and high dust filtration efficiency. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077939 | AUTOMATIC CONNECTION MECHANISM FOR MID-MOUNTED IMPLEMENT - An automatic connection mechanism for a mid-mounted implement to a tractor is disclosed. The automatic connection mechanism includes a rear lift linkage pivotably attached to the tractor, that automatically and releasably engage the rear of the implement. The forward lift linkage is pivotably attached to the front of the implement, and automatically and releasably engages the forward end of the tractor. A PTO coupling member also is attached to the rear lift linkage to engage an opposing PTO coupling member on the implement. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077940 | WATER-CUTTING HARVESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A mobile harvesting apparatus and method utilizes a stream of liquid, propelled under hitch pressure through at least one nozzle, to harvest produce. Preferably, a plurality of nozzles is provided. Additionally, it is preferred that, for each nozzle provided, there is an associated diverter plate. With this configuration, a stream of liquid exiting a nozzle will, after harvesting all item of produce, strike its associated diverter plate. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077941 | MOWER DECK WITH AIR INLETS - A mower deck has a pair of adjacent cylindrical cutting chambers with rotary cutting blades. Each cutting chamber has a skirt with an air inlet next to a rear discharge chute centrally positioned between the two cutting chambers. A horizontal shield is over each air inlet. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077942 | CABLE PROTECTION AND GUIDE DEVICE - A cable protection and guide device is disclosed in which connection strength of the side plate portions is improved. The strength of connecting portions is improved and large scale assembly of the device is possible. Side plate portions ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077943 | Gas turbine power plant - Provided is a gas turbine power plant in which a rotor of a generator is journalled by water lubrication bearings into which a part of cooling water for cooling the generator is fed. Since the lubrication water has a viscosity lower than that of lubrication oil, it is possible to provide a gas turbine power plant with less energy loss resulting in lower power consumption for accessories, and in high power generation efficiency. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077944 | GAS TURBINE TOPPING DEVICE IN A SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING SULFURIC ACID AND METHOD OF USING TURBINE TO RECOVER ENERGY IN MANUFACTURE OF SULFURIC ACID - A gas turbine topping device, which is disposed upstream of a steam-raising section, is used for generating power in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. A sulfur-burning combustor generates hot sulfur dioxide while a pressure-exchanging ejector mixes the hot combustion gases with a cooler gas (e.g. pressurized air, pressurized N | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077945 | VARIABLE AMPLITUDE DOUBLE BINARY VALVE SYSTEM FOR ACTIVE FUEL CONTROL - A method of controlling combustion stability in a turbine engine having combustion stability control capability includes the steps of providing at least one pair of pulsating valves, mutually arranged in parallel with respect to fuel flow provided to a combustor of the turbine engine, detecting an amplitude and frequency of a pressure wave of at least one periodic combustion instability, selecting an amplitude, frequency and first phase shift, with respect to the pressure wave, of resultant fuel pulsations to reduce the amplitude of the pressure wave, translating the selected amplitude into a second, relative phase shift between each pulsating valve of at least one pair of pulsating valves, and commanding each pulsating valve of at least one pair of pulsating valves to operate at the selected frequency and a relative second phase shift with respect to one another, to yield a resultant fuel pulsation at the selected amplitude, frequency and first phase shift, with respect to the detected pressure wave of combustion instability. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077946 | Fan control apparatus - A fan control apparatus includes a fan, two engine+compressor combinations, two air supply systems, and an FCC. When an abnormality occurs in one of the air supply systems and one of the engine+compressor combinations, the FCC maintains the flow rate of the normally operating air supply system and then increases the flow rate. As a result, the normally operating drive source is prevented from overloading. In another embodiment, a fan control apparatus includes a fan, an air source, two air supply systems, and a bypass channel. The air is caused to flow through the bypass channel when an abnormality occurs in one of the air supply systems. As a result, the time that elapses till the fluid can be supplied at a necessary flow rate is shortened. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077947 | Sulfur purge control method for exhaust gas purifying system and exhaust gas purifying system - In an exhaust gas purifying system ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077948 | EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust emission purification system for an internal combustion engine, which can appropriately recover the cleanup performance of a NOx purification device that is disposed on the downstream side of a SOx absorbent is disclosed. The exhaust emission purification system is provided with a SOx trap | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077949 | PROCEDURE FOR OPERATING A REDUCING AGENT METERING VALVE OF A SCR-EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM - A procedure for dosing a reducing agent into the exhaust gas of an combustion engine with a valve is presented, which shows a solenoid and a movable seal body for adjusting a percolation profile, whose value is depending on the current through the solenoid, whereby the valve is triggered by a current profile, which shows two consecutive sectors. The procedure distinguishes itself in that it is checked in the first sector whether the valve is frozen or whether a danger of freezing exists, and that an electric energy that has been fed into the solenoid with the electric current is set in the second sector depending on the result of the checking. Furthermore a controller is introduced, which is customized for controlling the process of such a procedure. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077950 | Exhaust Purification System For Internal Combustion Engine - The exhaust purification system for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention includes fuel supply means for supplying fuel to the NOx storage-reduction catalyst from the upstream side thereof, and SOx poisoning recovery control executing means that uses the fuel supply means to supply fuel to the NOx storage-reduction catalyst thereby executing the SOx poisoning recovery control at a predetermined interval during operation of the internal combustion engine. In addition, according to the present invention, the execution of the SOx poisoning recovery control by the SOx poisoning recovery control executing means is prohibited during a predetermined period DELTA Qfen2 starting from a point in time that the operation of the internal combustion engine is initially started. The predetermined period DELTA Qfen2 is longer than a predetermined interval DELTA Qfen1. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077951 | Method and Device for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine has a NOX storage catalyst. A storage capacity (NOX_STC) of the NOX storage catalyst is determined for the purpose of operating the internal combustion engine. The temperature (TEMP) of the NOX storage catalyst is increased if the storage capacity (NOX_STC) is less than a predefined threshold value. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077952 | SECONDARY-AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A secondary-air supply system for an internal combustion engine, including a catalyst provided in an exhaust passage and configured to purify exhaust gas from the engine, and a secondary-air supply source and a secondary-air valve provided in a secondary-air passage connected upstream from the catalyst. A secondary-air supply device is configured to drive the secondary-air supply source and to open the secondary-air valve to supply secondary air to the exhaust passage upstream from the catalyst under a warm-up condition of the engine. Secondary-air supply control means is configured to control the secondary-air supply device to drive the secondary-air supply source and to open the secondary-air valve under a high-load operating condition where a flow rate of the exhaust gas is high, the high-load operating condition being different from the warm-up condition. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077953 | Device and method of controlling exhaust gas sensor temperature, and recording medium for exhaust gas sensor temperature control program - A control input (DUT) for controlling a heater ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077954 | CONTINUOUSLY REGENERATING PARTICULATE FILTER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine system having a non-catalyzed particulate filter receiving products of combustion at a temperature of frequently above 600° C. and an excess of oxygen of between 0.5 and 0.8% from a stoichiometric diesel engine. A NO | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077955 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A METERING VALVE AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A method for operating an electromagnetically actuated metering valve, which is loaded with a pulse-width modulated metering signal, which stipulates the dosage of a reagent or a precursor of the reagent introduced into the exhaust gas region of an internal combustion engine and an apparatus for implementing the method are proposed. A clock signal is provided, whose cycle duration is smaller than the cycle duration of the pulse-width modulated metering signal. The cycle duration of the pulse-width modulated metering signal is set as a function of a metering request signal to multiples of the cycle durations of the clock signal. The procedural approach according to the invention allows for a rapid adaptation of the dosage to the metering demands. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077956 | Flexible Exhaust Pipe Coupling - A device for connecting pipes in a heavy truck exhaust system includes a flexible sleeve joined to both connecting pipes and a flow guide connected or formed to an upstream pipe and extending through the flexible sleeve into the downstream pipe. The flow guide may have a frustoconical shape converging toward an outlet end with an outlet rim that flares radially outward. An inlet rim of the downstream pipe converges radially inward to prevent backflow into the joint region. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077957 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM - A hydraulic drive system comprises a hydraulic actuator comprising a piston reciprocable between two cylinder heads for actuating a machine. A flow switching device reverses the direction of hydraulic fluid flow to and from chambers on opposite sides of the piston. The piston stops at the end of each piston stroke when a shuttle valve associated with the piston opens to allow hydraulic fluid to flow between the chambers cancelling the differential pressure that acts on the piston to cause reciprocal movement. A controller is programmed to determine when the piston reaches the end of each stroke based upon at least one of hydraulic pump speed, hydraulic fluid pressure, or elapsed time, with each of these measured during each stroke. The controller then sends an electronic signal to command the flow switching device to reverse the direction of hydraulic fluid flow. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077958 | Hydraulic Circuit Structure of Work Vehicle - A hydraulic circuit structure of a work vehicle capable of solving a problem in a conventional structure wherein, in a machine attitude control in back hoe operation, pressure oil is preferentially fed to light-loaded machines and some work machines are slowly moved or stopped and, accordingly, the attitudes of the machines cannot be rapidly controlled and work performance is affected. To solve this problem, the hydraulic circuit of the work vehicle comprises two valve groups for loader and back hoe having circuits to supply the pressure oil from one hydraulic pump P | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077959 | ORBITAL TRANSMISSION WITH GEARED OVERDRIVE - The transmission includes an orbital gear complex in combination with a variable hydraulic pump and motor. The input to the transmission is increased in speed by the orbital gearing such that, when the pump and motor are not operating, the orbiter is stationary, and the orbital gearing produces an overdrive condition. A gear reduction is accomplished by rotating the web with the web-rotating device, providing a high gear reduction. The pump and motor are preferably long-piston hydraulic machines with infinitely variable swash plates. The hydraulic machines preferably have wobblers stabilized by full gimbals and hold-down plates with elongated holes for the long pistons to eliminate possible impacts between the hold-down plates and the head ends of the long pistons when the swash-plates are at or near their maximum angle of inclination. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077960 | ORBITAL TRANSMISSION WITH GEARED OVERDRIVE - The transmission includes an orbital gear complex in combination with a variable hydraulic pump and motor. The input to the transmission is increased in speed by the orbital gearing such that, when the pump and motor are not operating, the orbiter is stationary, and the orbital gearing produces an overdrive condition. A gear reduction is accomplished by rotating the web with the web-rotating device, providing a high gear reduction. The pump and motor are preferably long-piston hydraulic machines with infinitely variable swash plates. The hydraulic machines preferably have wobblers stabilized by full gimbals and hold-down plates with elongated holes for the long pistons to eliminate possible impacts between the hold-down plates and the head ends of the long pistons when the swash-plates are at or near their maximum angle of inclination. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077961 | Heat Concentrator Piston and Chamber - A piston and chamber system to be used in connection with a heat concentrator such as those used for converting low grade thermal energy into useful energy. The example apparatus disclosed herein includes a heat engine floating piston which inhibits condensation normally associated with thermodynamic cycles which run at or near vapor saturation. The resulting improvement allows increased efficiency for lower temperature systems. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077962 | CORRUGATED THERMAL ACTUATOR - A thermal actuator for micro mechanical or micro electro-mechanical devices comprises a supporting substrate; an actuator extension portion; an anchor block extending from the substrate; a first group of at least two elongate corrugated arms attached at a first end thereof to a heating circuit at the anchor block and at a second end to the extension portion, the first group being arranged to be conductively heated through connection to the heating circuit; and a second group of at least two elongate corrugated arms attached at a first end to the anchor block and at a second end to the extension portion, the second group not being connected to a heating circuit and being spaced apart from the first group. The first edge of the at least two elongate corrugated arms of the first group and a first edge of the at least two elongate corrugated arms of the second group are in a common plane. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077963 | Slip Control Boost Braking System - A master cylinder includes a housing and a first secondary piston disposed in the housing. The first secondary piston cooperates with the housing to define a first secondary chamber which changes volume as the first secondary piston moves in the housing. A second secondary piston is disposed in the housing and cooperates with the housing to define a second secondary chamber which changes volume as the second secondary piston moves in the housing. A stepped primary piston is disposed in the housing. The primary piston cooperates with the housing to define a primary chamber which changes volume as the primary piston moves in the housing. The primary piston defines an abutment surface which can be driven into abutment with the first secondary piston and the second secondary piston to move the first secondary piston and the second secondary piston. A primary piston spring maintains a restorative force on the primary piston when actuated. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077964 | ROTARY VANE ENGINE SYSTEM - A rotary vane engine system for using exhaust heat energy of a fuel-based heat engine. The heat engine includes a crankshaft being driven by a combustion cycle, and the heat engine generates exhaust gases by combustion. The system comprises an independent air system, wherein the independent air system contains air separate to the exhaust gases. A heat exchanger system is provided for transferring exhaust heat energy from the exhaust gases to the air contained in the independent air system to generate pressurized air. A rotary vane engine is also provided having a housing, a rotor contained within the housing and coupled to the crankshaft of the heat engine, and a plurality of vanes extending radially from the rotor. The pressurized air is expanded within the rotary vane engine for rotation of the rotor thereby providing drive to the crankshaft of the heat engine. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077965 | Approach for Identifying and Responding to an Unresponsive Wastegate in a Twin Turbocharged Engine - As one example, an engine system for a vehicle is provided, comprising an internal combustion engine including an air intake system and an exhaust system; a first turbocharger including a first compressor arranged along a first branch of the air intake system, a first turbine arranged along a first branch of the exhaust system, and a first turbine bypass passage include a first wastegate; a second turbocharger including a second compressor arranged along a second branch of the air intake system, a second turbine arranged along a second branch of the exhaust system, and a second turbine bypass passage including a second wastegate; a first exhaust gas sensor arranged along the first branch of the exhaust system downstream of the first turbine and first wastegate; a second exhaust gas sensor arranged along the second branch of the exhaust system downstream of the second turbine and the second wastegate; and a control system configured to command both the first wastegate and the second wastegate to a closed position or an opened position and to indicate one of said wastegates as unresponsive to said command in response to a temperature difference between the first and second branches indicated by the first and second exhaust gas sensors. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077966 | SLIDING PISTON CARTRIDGE AND TURBOCHARGER INCORPORATING SAME - A sliding piston cartridge ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077967 | High Flow (Delta P) Differential Pressure EGR System with Provision for Both Flow Control and OBD Monitor - In one approach, a method for measuring exhaust gas recirculation flow in an engine is provided. The method comprises separating EGR flow into at least a first flow and a second flow, passing the separated first flow through a restriction region, where the first flow passes through the restriction region separately from the separated second flow, combining the separated second flow and inducting the combined flows into a cylinder of the engine, where the EGR flow is separated and then combined within a common EGR passage. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077968 | Turbocharged Engine Control Operation with Adjustable Compressor Bypass - A method of operating an engine having a turbocharger and a high pressure EGR system is provided. In one example, a compressor of the turbocharger may have a recirculation passage with a recirculation valve coupled therein. The method may include during a first engine airflow condition: delivering at least some high pressure un-cooled EGR to the intake, downstream of the compressor, operating the throttle at a first throttle amount, and operating the compressor bypass valve at a first bypass amount to increase exhaust gas temperature; and during a second engine airflow condition higher than the first engine airflow: delivering at least some high pressure cooled EGR to the intake, downstream of the compressor, operating the throttle at a second throttle amount more open than the first amount, and operating the compressor bypass valve at a second bypass amount more closed than the first amount. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077969 | Heat Transfer Methods for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion and Desalination - A means is provided to produce fresh water from seawater on both the boiler side and the condenser side of an OTEC power plant. Part of the warm ocean surface water is evaporated, and its vapor transfers heat to the working-fluid boiler as the vapor condenses. The condensation of the vapor provides fresh water. On the condenser side, the condensation of the working-fluid vapor from the turbine in the condenser releases heat that evaporates seawater that runs down the outside of the condenser surfaces. The vapor from the seawater is condensed by a heat exchanger that uses input from colder seawater. As the cold seawater accepts heat from the condensing vapor, it becomes slightly warmer and provides the source of seawater that accepts heat from the condenser. The condensing vapor on the heat exchanger becomes fresh water that is drawn out as potable water. To provide additional fresh water, a multi-stage desalination unit uses the warm water discharge and the cold-water discharge from the OTEC plant to provide a temperature gradient that causes evaporation and condensation in each stage of the unit. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077970 | Electricity generation system based on nitrogen - The present invention describes an electric energy generation system from liquid Nitrogen and its preferential use in the supply of consumers located in isolated regions of the electrical system (off grid), located in regions with high commercial losses and high insolvency and in residences on specific applications, such as efficient illumination and water heating. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077971 | Method and deivce for the production of superheated steam - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the generation of superheated steam. According to the invention, essentially saturated or wet steam is generated in a main vessel in which superheating is technically not possible or only restrictedly possible and which is superheated in an auxiliary plant whereby the superheater of the auxiliary plant is controlled dependent upon the steam production of the main plant. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077972 | TOROIDAL RING MANIFOLD FOR SECONDARY FUEL NOZZLE OF A DLN GAS TURBINE - A toroidal ring manifold for effectively dispersing premixing fuel with air in the secondary fuel nozzle of a combustor for a Dry Low NO | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077973 | Gas Turbine Fuel System for High Altitude Starting and Operation - A fuel system for a gas turbine engine comprises a set of starting fuel injectors that operate in a fuel pressurised atomisation mode to atomise fuel that flows therethrough during an ignition and a post-ignition phase and a set of main fuel injectors that operate in an air blast mode to atomise fuel that flows therethrough during the post-ignition phase and a high altitude ready to load phase and an air assist mode to control the pattern of fuel atomisation during a loaded phase. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077974 | Heat Shield Arrangement for a Component Guiding a Hot Gas in Particular for a Combustion Chamber in a Gas Turbine - The invention relates to a heat shield arrangement for a hot gas (m)-guiding component, which comprises a number of heat shield elements arranged side-by-side on a supporting structure while leaving a gap there between. A heat shield element can be mounted on the supporting structure whereby forming an interior space which is delimited in areas by a hot gas wall to be cooled, with an inlet channel for admitting a coolant into the interior space. According to the invention, a coolant discharge channel is provided for the controlled discharge of coolant from the interior space and, from the interior space, leads into the gap. Coolant can be saved and efficiently used by the specific coolant discharge via the coolant discharge channel, and reduction in pollutant emissions can also be achieved. The heat shield arrangement is particularly suited for linking a combustion chamber of a gas turbine. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077975 | Heat shield element for lining a combustion chamber wall, combustion chamber and gas turbine - The invention relates to a heat shield element for lining a combustion chamber wall, to a combustion chamber and to a gas turbine. The heat shield element comprises a hot side that can be exposed to a hot medium, a wall side opposite said hot side, and a peripheral side adjoining the hot side and the wall side and having a peripheral side surface. Relief slots are introduced into the material in an area of the heat shield element that is susceptible to material cracks induced by thermal stress, thereby limiting crack propagation. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077976 | ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - The present invention relates to an annular gas turbine engine combustion chamber comprising an outer wall and an inner wall connected by a wall forming the chamber bottom, the walls delimiting sources of combustion with axes inclined relative to the axis of the chamber, the chamber-bottom wall, of frustoconical shape, being pierced with orifices for the fuel injection systems, the planes of the orifices being perpendicular to the axes of the sources of combustion, heat-protection baffles centered on each of the orifices comprising a shoulder by which they rest against a flat surface portion along the periphery of the orifices. The chamber is characterized in that the chamber-bottom wall is conformed in a succession of adjacent flat facets having a common edge, with one facet per orifice, the shoulder of the deflectors pressing against the plane of the facets. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077977 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A TURBOMACHINE - Annular combustion chamber of a turbomachine, comprising two walls of revolution each having an annular groove extending around the longitudinal axis of the chamber and opening out inside the chamber, this groove having in cross section a substantially U or V shape that is splayed towards the downstream end and having lateral annular surfaces that are inclined with respect to the area of the wall at which the groove is situated. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077978 | Self-aligning liner support hanger - A self-aligning hanger for use in a gas turbine engine exhaust system comprises a first bracket, a second bracket, a rod, a first ball joint and a second ball joint. The first bracket is for connecting to an exhaust duct of the gas turbine exhaust system. The second bracket is for connecting to an exhaust duct liner of the gas turbine exhaust system. The rod extends between the first bracket and the second bracket. The first ball joint connects a first end of the rod with the first bracket. The second ball joint connects a second end of the rod with the second bracket. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077979 | RESIDUAL STEAM REMOVAL MECHANISM AND RESIDUAL STEAM REMOVAL METHOD FOR STEAM COOLING PIPING OF GAS TURBINE - A combustor | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077980 | Method and system for forming beaded ice cream products - A system and mechanism for forming discrete units of ice cream is disclosed utilizing cryogenically cooled rotating rollers to form the ice cream units during the manufacturing process. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077981 | Topping Cycle for a Sub-Ambient Cooling System - According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a cooling system for a heat-generating structure comprises a heat exchanger, a first structure, a condenser heat exchanger, and a second condenser. The heat exchanger is in thermal communication with a heat-generating structure. The heat exchanger has an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is operable to receive fluid coolant substantially in the form of a liquid into the heat exchanger, and the outlet is operable to dispense fluid coolant at least partially in the form of a vapor out of the heat exchanger. The first structure directs a flow of the fluid coolant substantially in the form of a liquid to the heat exchanger. Thermal energy communicated from the heat-generating structure to the fluid coolant causes the fluid coolant substantially in the form of a liquid to boil and vaporize in the heat exchanger. The condenser heat exchanger receives a flow of the fluid coolant at least partially in the form of a vapor from the heat exchanger and transfers at least a portion of the thermal energy within the fluid coolant to a heat sink. The second condenser assists the condenser heat exchanger in transferring at least a portion of the thermal energy within the fluid coolant away from the fluid coolant. The second condenser is selectively activated when the heat sink reaches an undesirable temperature. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077982 | Advance instrumentation methods for pipes and conduits transporting cryogenic materials - A cryogenic material transfer system incorporates a pipe-in-pipe configuration with a nanoporous or microporous insulating layer filling the annulus between the inner and outer pipe. The insulating layer is of sufficient flexibility to absorb and expansion or contraction of the inner pipe due to the flow of cryogenic material therethrough. For longer transfer systems a bulkhead is provided between adjacent pipe joints. Intermediately of the pipe joints an additional bulkhead may be employed to provide additional sealing or water stops and for providing provide additional load transfer. A fiber optic sensor system is installed in the annuals between the inner and outer pipe. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077983 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMPRESSOR OF A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A system includes a compressor temperature sensor that generates a compressor discharge temperature signal corresponding to a compressor of a refrigeration system, a compressor pressure sensor that generates a compressor discharge pressure signal corresponding to the compressor, and a controller processing the signals over a predetermined time period. The processing includes calculating a discharge saturation temperature based on the compressor discharge pressure signal, calculating compressor superheat data based on the compressor discharge temperature signal and the discharge saturation temperature, accumulating the compressor superheat data over the predetermined time period, and comparing the accumulated compressor superheat data to a predetermined threshold. The controller generates an alarm indicating a compressor fault based on the comparing. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077984 | Air conditioner monitor and alarm system - A monitor system for an air conditioning unit having a suction refrigerant line and a liquid refrigerant line. The monitor system has two low pressure sensors mounted on the suction refrigerant line; a high pressure sensor mounted on the liquid refrigerant line; a back-up battery; an AC transformer; an AC to DC converter board having three connection points; two double DPDT relays; a terminal board having terminals for connection to the converter board, the relays, a warning device and the pressure sensors. For commercial size air conditioning systems, the monitor system has two 12-volt back-up batteries; two AC transformers; two 16 AC to DC converter boards, and three double DPDT relays. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077985 | Refrigerating Apparatus - A refrigerant return mechanism ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077986 | 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. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077987 | Air conditioner - In an air conditioner of a ceiling-installed type provided with a casing ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077988 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - To improve operation efficiency and safety at the time of trial run after installation and inspection, an outdoor unit includes a casing, a box provided within the casing, a main control board which is disposed along a perpendicular direction within the casing and at least on a forward side and a deep side such that they overlap each other, a fan motor driving board and a noise filter board, wherein the main control board is provided to be rotatable to the forward side with its bottom side as a fulcrum point. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077989 | OUTDOOR UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An air conditioning system including a first communication line, a second communication line, and at least one common power supply line coupling an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The indoor unit including at least one of a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit, the first communication circuit configured to communicate through the first and second communication lines independent of the at least one power supply line, and the second communication circuit configured to communicate through the at least one power supply line and one of the first and the second communication lines. The outdoor unit including a third communication circuit with a plurality of communication terminals coupled to the indoor unit and configured to communicate with at least one of the first and second communication circuits, and a switch configured to connect one of the plurality of communication terminals of the third communication circuit to the at least one power supply line in a state where the third communication circuit is connected to the second communication circuit and configured to open a connection between the communication terminal of the third communication circuit and the at least one power supply line in a state where the third communication circuit is connected to the first communication circuit. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077990 | INDOOR UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An air conditioning system comprising an outdoor and an indoor unit connected through common power supply lines. The outdoor unit including a first communication circuit using one of the plurality of common power supply lines and one signal line independent of the power supply lines. The indoor unit comprising terminals connected to the first communication circuit; a switch configured to set the first and second communication circuits to a connection state or a disconnection state; a detection circuit configured to detect a voltage between the terminals; and a controller configured to control the switch. The switch sets the first and second communication circuits to the disconnection state when the voltage detected by the detection circuit equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value; otherwise the switch sets the first and second communication circuits to the connection state. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077991 | OUTDOOR UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An air conditioning system comprising: an indoor and an outdoor unit connected through common power supply lines The indoor unit comprising a first communications circuit in communication with the outdoor unit through first and second communication lines independent of the supply lines; and a second communication circuit that communicates through one of the supply lines and a third communication line. The outdoor unit comprising a third communication circuit in communication with one of the first and second communication circuits; a switch that connects or disconnects a communication terminal with one of the common power supply lines based on a connection status between the third communication circuit and the first and second communication circuits; and a judging circuit that controls the connection and disconnection, and judges, based on the presence of an acknowledge signal, whether the first and the second communication circuit is connected to the outdoor unit. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077992 | WATER PRODUCING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A water producing system adapted to condense water from the air and collected in a storage tank were the water is purified and bacteria is killed. One form of killing the bacteria is utilizing a circulation line with a filter system to remove the ozone before the water is dispensed. A circulation line is to prevent dead legs in the system which can lead to bacteria production. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077993 | ICE BANK OF REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed is an ice bank of a refrigerator comprising: a casing for storing ice pieces introduced through one side of an upper surface thereof, and a guide unit formed at one side of the casing so as to guide the introduced ice pieces to be stored in the casing with being uniformly distributed therein. According to the ice bank of the refrigerator the present invention, the ice pieces can be uniformly heaped in the ice bank. Accordingly, it is capable of preventing the ice pieces from overflowing resulting from that the ice pieces are heaped up around a spot where the ice pieces fall down in the ice bank and of facilitatingly containing the ice pieces in the ice bank. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077994 | REFRIGERATOR HAVING ICE BANK - Disclosed is a refrigerator having an ice bank. The refrigerator having an ice bank comprises: a rotation shaft to which a transfer unit for transferring ice pieces in the ice bank is connected, and having a coupling groove on an outer circumferential surface of the end thereof; a joint penetrated by the rotation shaft; a driving shaft connected to the joint, and transmitting a driving force of a motor to the joint; and a coupling ring coupled to the coupling groove of the rotation shaft penetrating the joint. Since the coupling ring is locked by the joint, the rotation shaft is prevented from being arbitrarily separated from the joint. The rotation shaft can be rotated in forward and backward directions. Furthermore, since the rotation shaft has a length shorter than a rotation shaft having screw threads and nuts, the motor can have a compact configuration. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077995 | Refrigerator comprising a water pipe - A refrigeration device includes a frame and a door that surround a cooling chamber as well as a water pipe that extends inside the frame and the door. A coupling that is separated when the door is open while being connected when the door is closed is disposed between a section of the water pipe extending in the frame and a section of the water pipe extending in the door. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077996 | Multipart domestic appliance - The invention relates to a domestic appliance that includes a first and a second housing that are juxtaposed and fastened to each other sidewall to sidewall. A hinge hinging one housing to the other housing is fastened to respective edges of the sidewalls of the housings facing each other. A blocking element is fastened to the housings at a distance to the respective edges of the sidewalls and blocks the freedom of motion of the hinge. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077997 | COOLING CONTAINER - A cooling container is provided for keeping food held in any size food container cool during serving. The cooling container is made from flexible fabric with elastic about its edge. The fabric has a plurality of cooling chambers filled with a cooling medium about its surface. The cooling container is placed into a freezer until the cooling medium is frozen. Then, the cooling container may be placed around a food container by stretching its elastic portion around the food container. If the cooling container thaws, it can be easily removed and replaced with a second frozen cooling container. The first cooling container may be re-used or disposed of. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077998 | REFILLABLE COOLING CONTAINER - A refillable cooling container is provided for keeping food held in any size food container cool during serving. The refillable cooling container comprises a rubber bowl having a refillable hollow core, which may be reopened and secured with a plug. The bowl can be made in various sizes and shapes such as rectilinear, square, sphere-like, oblong, etc. The various shapes would conform to standard food containers and food bowls known in the art. The refillable cooling container can be filled with water, gel, or the like as well as pre-frozen ice cubes through its opening. The plug can then be secured to prevent the water, gel, or ice from escaping the hollow core. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090077999 | System And Method For Dispensing A Cooled Beverage - The present invention relates to a system for cooling a beverage, the system comprising: a beverage line ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078000 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AIR - Method and apparatus of separating a nitrogen from a compressed and purified feed stream in a cryogenic rectification plant that employs a distillation column to produce a nitrogen-rich vapor as a column overhead and an oxygen-rich liquid column bottoms. Reflux is generated for the column by condensing part of the nitrogen-rich vapor within a down-flow heat exchanger. A stream of the oxygen-rich liquid column bottoms is introduced into an ejector which draws a stream of an oxygen-rich liquid phase produced from the outlet of a down-flow heat exchanger. The combined oxygen-rich liquid exiting the ejector is fed to the down-flow heat exchanger to condense the nitrogen-rich vapor. In such manner, part of the oxygen-rich liquid phase is recirculated to prevent dry-out of the down-flow heat exchanger outlet and to maintain effective condensation of the nitrogen-rich vapor. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078001 | Cryogenic Distillation Method and System for Air Separation - Methods and apparatus for air separation by cryogenic distillation in a double or triple air separation column. The column in the system with the highest operating pressure is said to be operating at medium pressure. All the air to be distilled is pressurized to a high pressure, which is about 5 bar greater than the medium pressure. The air is purified at this high pressure, and a portion of the purified air is cooled in a heat exchange line, while another portion is expanded in a turbine. Part of the cooled air is drawn from the exchange line with a cold booster, which is mechanically coupled to at least one turbine. An energy dissipation device is also provided which is coupled to the turbine not coupled to the cold booster. The energy dissipation device is either another booster, an oil break system, or an electrical generator. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078002 | Multi-piece puzzle charm - Multi-piece charm includes at least one edge puzzle piece charm each having at least one smooth edge and at least one edge having at least one tab or blank, and at least one additional puzzle piece charm having a tab or blank and arranged to interlock with an edge puzzle piece charm. Each puzzle piece charm includes an aperture to enable a strand of material to be passed therethrough and enable the puzzle piece charms to be worn on a part of the body. The additional puzzle piece charm may be another edge puzzle piece or a middle puzzle piece charm which has one or more tabs or blanks, either on a single edge, on a plurality of edges or on all of its edges. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078003 | Free-surface mixing method and apparatus therefor - A method of mixing a viscous liquid comprising flowing the viscous liquid through an aperture to form a stream that falls through a free space volume by gravity. The viscous liquid may be directed through any combination of apertures. The corresponding streams of viscous liquid may be allowed to undergo fluid buckling as the streams fall, with the streams spreading the inhomogeneities and then recombining with each other, thereby mixing the viscous liquid globally and locally. A jet of gas may be directed against the falling streams to intertwine the streams, thereby mixing the viscous liquid. Alternatively, the streams may be manipulated with an electromagnetic field to create intertwining. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078004 | Control for I. S. machine - An I. S. Machine has a plurality of sections each of which has a controller located with the blank side operator interface which receives a sync signal from a machine control and data from a machine data server. The controller operates the section in accordance with a number of cycles commanded by an operator via blank and blow side interfaces. | 2009-03-26 |
