| 13th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
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| 20100077628 | Clothes dryer having fragrance supplying apparatus using vibrator - The present disclosure generally relates to a clothes dryer that can include a main body; a drum rotatably installed at the main body; a storage chamber for storing liquid fragrance to be supplied into the drum; and a vibrator disposed inside the storage chamber and for atomizing the liquid fragrance, in which the liquid fragrance is atomized by using the vibrator so as to be supplied into the drum. The clothes dryer can also include: a main body; a drum rotatably installed in the main body; a storage chamber for storing liquid fragrance to be supplied into the drum; and an atomizer connected to the storage chamber through a hose, and for atomizing the liquid fragrance using a vibrator. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077629 | Liquid storage container and clothes dryer having the same - Disclosed are a liquid storage container and a clothes dryer having the same. The liquid storage container comprises: a reservoir installed at a clothes dryer, and configured to store liquid therein; a floating member floating on the liquid, and disposed on the reservoir with a rotation angle variable according to level change of the liquid inside the reservoir; and display means configured to display information corresponding to the rotation angle of the floating member. The rotation angle of the floating member may vary according to a remaining amount of the liquid. And, the remaining amount of the liquid may be informed to a user through the display means. Accordingly, the user may easily check the remaining amount of the liquid without checking the inside of the liquid storage container. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077630 | Liquid storage container and clothes dryer having the same - Disclosed are a liquid storage container and a clothes dryer having the same. The clothes dryer comprises: a body; a front supporter which forms a part of a front surface of the body, and configured to fix the drum; a door installed at the front supporter; a liquid storage container comprising a reservoir configured to store liquid therein, and an inlet unit through which liquid is introduced into the reservoir; and a remaining amount indicator configured to indicate a remaining amount of the liquid stored in the reservoir, wherein the remaining amount indicator is installed on a rear surface of the front supporter, and is exposed to the front surface of the body. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077631 | Liquid storage container and clothes dryer having the same - Disclosed is a liquid storage container and a clothes dryer having the same. The liquid storage container comprises: a reservoir installed at the clothes dryer, and configured to store liquid therein; a light transmitting window disposed above the reservoir; and a level indicator configured to be partially or wholly immersed into the liquid stored in the reservoir according to a level of the liquid. According to the amount of the liquid stored in the reservoir, an immersed degree of the level indicator into the liquid may become different. Accordingly, a user may easily and rapidly check a remaining amount of the liquid with his or her naked eyes. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077632 | DRYER - A dryer includes a dryer body, a driving device, a groove, and an upper cover. The groove is located around the opening of the dryer body. The upper cover has a cone shape and is located at the opening of the dryer body. The edge of the bottom of the upper cover is located at the groove. The angle of the cone end of the upper cover makes the water droplets condensed on the inner wall of the upper cover slide downward along the inner wall of the upper cover so that they are collected in the groove. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077633 | Laundry dryer having fragrance storage and supply assembly - A drum rotatably disposed within a cabinet, a door coupled to a front of the cabinet, a front supporter to support a side of the drum, and a fragrance storage and supply assembly disposed on the front supporter and comprising a receiving part that is rotatably installed within the cabinet. A cabinet defining an outer appearance of the laundry dryer, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, a door to open and close a laundry passage formed by an opening in the cabinet that is configured for passage of laundry into and out of the drum, a fragrance storage and supply assembly comprising a receiving assembly to receive liquid fragrance, a storage chamber, remote from the receiving part, to store the liquid fragrance, a mount fixed to the cabinet, a hinge, rotatably joining the mount and the receiving part, wherein the receiving part rotates about the hinge from a space within an interior of the laundry dryer to a space exterior to the laundry dryer. The laundry dryer further comprises a storage chamber to store liquid fragrance. Additionally, the storage chamber is provided with a level detector for detecting an amount of fragrance solution remaining in the storage chamber. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077634 | FOOTWEAR UPPERS AND OTHER TEXTILE COMPONENTS INCLUDING REINFORCED AND ABUTTING EDGE JOINT SEAMS - Textile Components, such as upper members for articles of footwear, include: (a) a first portion having a first edge, wherein the first edge includes a first portion of material engaged with a first seam support material via a first thermoplastic material; (b) a second portion having a second edge, wherein the second edge includes a second portion of material engaged with a second seam support material via a second thermoplastic material; and (c) structure to engage the first and second edges in an abutting edge joint (such as a zig-zag stitch). The resulting textile components may be lightweight and breathable (e.g., due to use of lightweight upper fabric), having a comfortable fit (e.g., due to the abutting edge joint), while still providing a strong, stable, and durable construction (e.g., due to the presence of the seam support member(s)). | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077635 | ARTICLES WITH RETRACTABLE TRACTION ELEMENTS - Articles of manufacture and articles of wear may include one or more retractable traction elements. A plurality of the retractable traction elements may be interconnected by a base member and may form an insert. Each of the retractable traction elements may include an extension inducing element and a ground (or other surface) contacting element. The extension inducing element may flex in response to an applied force and may cause the ground or other surface contacting element to extend and engage an underlying surface. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077636 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING MIDSOLE WITH SUPPORT PILLARS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole assembly, and a support assembly positioned in the sole assembly and including a plurality of pillars. Each pillar includes an outer layer and an inner layer of cushioning material contained with the outer layer. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077637 | FOOTWEAR FOR GRIPPING AND KICKING A BALL - A shoe has an upper including one or more resiliently deformable protrusions extending from an outer surface of the shoe upper and positioned for contact with a ball, each protrusion forming at least an inner contoured shape portion and an outer contoured shape portion, said outer contoured shape portion being deformable to promote engagement of said protrusion with said ball. The protrusions are arranged in three separate and distinct zones, namely a toe region B, a throat region A and instep region C on the shoe upper. Protrusions, or at least one of the protrusions, in each zone has a different hardness (deformability) to the protrusions of the other zones. A flex zone extends across the shoe upper near the toe zone and allows flexing of the shoe in use. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077638 | Overshoe for athletic shoes - A lightweight yet durable, self-adhering, protective overshoe with integrated cleaning bosses providing a more efficient and complete method for athletic cleat or boot cleaning, maintenance, handling and storage. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077639 | GREETING SIGN - The present invention combines the greeting message feature and the customary mailing feature of a greeting card with the display feature of a decorative wall sign. A greeting sign is a semi-rigid card that shows a decorative, inspirational or typographic attribute on its front and a space for a personal message on its back. It features a hanging wire element similar to a decorative wall sign. It can be shipped to the recipient like a greeting card and displayed by the recipient like a wall sign. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077640 | GARMENT TAG AND METHODS OF USE - A garment tag for organizing a clothing ensemble or wardrobe is disclosed. The garment tag may be associated with a garment or a garment hanger. The garment tag includes a pocket for storing garment accessories to be worn with the particular garment to which the tag is associated and an area for recording information about the garment, such as prior wear or cleaning. The garment tag may include a detachable portion, such as a coupon that may be used for a future garment cleaning. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077641 | PLACARD HOLDER - A placard holder is a unitary structure having a left side, a right side and a bottom. Each of the left side, right side and bottom comprise the portions of a folded over, partial “capture” means, or partial “frame,” specifically comprising a left side frame, a right side frame and a bottom frame. The top of the placard holder is frameless such that a cautionary placard can be inserted into the partial frame that is created by the left side frame, the right side frame and the pair of bottom frames. In the preferred embodiment, the frames are folded-over portions of a unitary metal structure that forms the holder. The holder is attachable to a vehicle or other transport means for use when hazardous items are transported, the placard that is inserted into the holder being cautionary. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077642 | ADORNMENT OF FRAMED DISPLAYS - Adornment of a framed display comprising for example art such as a photograph or painting by coupling a sign conveying an emotion thereto, and disposed in overlying relationship to the framed art. The sign may be a charm of the type typically used with charm bracelets, wherein lettering and symbols of the charm are connected to one another and have no backfield. The charm may be coupled to the framed art by a suction cup bearing a hook, hook and loop material, double sided adhesive tape, magnet, or by a tether anchored to the rear of the framed art. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077643 | FIREARM WITH ENHANCED RECOIL AND CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS - The invention comprises improved designs in a recoil control device comprising a bolt and slider for use in a variety of firearms. In one embodiment, the bolt and slider are articulated so that the displacement of the bolt results in a force component accompanying the slider as it moves along a slider path that traverses a line formed by a linear firing axis of the barrel of the firearm. The slider can have additional structural and functional features, including stabilizing features, vibrational damping elements, elements of the fire control mechanism, and devices to manage the peak impulse of the slider movement as it contacts a base or terminus point. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077644 | Handcranked strip Cap popper - a Cap popper that allows popping caps as fast as you can turn a lever. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077645 | Reflective Dot Sighting Device with Perceived Dot Location - A reflective sighting device includes a reflective sight component having a reflective surface for facing a user and a light source arranged for projecting a reflected image onto the reflective sight component for view by the user along a line of sight. A first focal plane of the reflected image is closer to the reflective sight component than a second focal plane of a distant target, so that movement of the reflected image is minimized as perceived by a viewer when the reflective sighting device is subjected to small unwanted movement. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077646 | Quick-acquisition optical sight with red-dot-indication function - A quick-acquisition optical sight for short-distance aiming or viewing enhanced with an illuminated reticle, e.g., a red dot, and intended for installation on a conventional long-distance viewing apparatus, the combination thereof comprising an integral assembly consisting of a mounting part attachable directly to the tubular scope without any intermediate adapters and a housing with an optical system that is pivotally supported by the mounting part. In spite of the fact that the quick-acquisition sight is approximately 30% smaller and less heavy than the smallest existing sight of this type, it incorporates click-type mechanisms for adjusting the position of the sight optical axis relative to the optical axis of the scope. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077647 | Aiming Systems - Provided herein are systems for aiming devices. For example, the aiming systems can be used to aim a firearm. The aiming systems can comprise a front sight portion having a cross-section with a truncated triangle shape when viewed by an operator aiming the device. The aiming systems can further comprise a rear sight portion including a notch having a truncated triangle shape with a base, a left side, a right side, and an opening that is narrower than the base. The front sight portion is alignable relative to the notch for aiming the device. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077648 | SIMULATED WALKING WILDFOWL DEVICE - A collapsible decoy apparatus including a conveyor assembly mounted to a base, having a chain adapted to be driven in a generally elliptical pattern. A decoy support removeably attaches to a mount on the chain. The decoy support is configured to removeably attach to a decoy. The chain can move the decoy support and the decoy in a generally elliptical pattern that simulates the movement of walking wildfowl. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077649 | FISHING ROD WITH REAL FISH SKIN ADORNMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A fishing rod includes a real fish skin adornment surrounding at least a portion of the fishing rod blank. The fish skin can be any fish skin and is made pliable so that it can be wrapped around the blank. The skin is then adhered to the blank using a clear coating so that the skin is protected from the elements but still visible to enhance the look of the fishing rod. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077650 | Apparatus and Process for Production of Nanobubble Liquid - An apparatus and process for production of a liquid containing fuel that avoid the need to add any extra surfactant and also the need to apply ultrasonic wave energy and attain high stability of minute bubbles, etc. Production apparatus for a liquid containing fuel comprises pump for pressurizing a stored fuel and nanobubble generating unit adapted to inject a liquid containing the pressurized fuel. The apparatus may be equipped with homogenizing means for storing the liquid containing fuel. The process for production of a liquid containing fuel is characterized by sequentially performing storing of a liquid containing fuel in storage means, pressurizing the liquid so as to obtain a high-pressure liquid with a given pressure, injecting the same through a nozzle into a matrix of liquid containing fuel and effecting collision thereof with a wall so that nanobubbles of foreign substance are dispersed in the matrix of liquid containing fuel. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077651 | BIODIESEL-DERIVED COMBUSTION IMPROVER - The present invention is generally directed to novel fuel compositions and to methods (i.e., processes) for enhancing the combustion efficiency and/or other properties of diesel fuels, particularly wherein such diesel fuels are, or comprise, biodiesel, such biodiesel typically having poorer low-temperature properties than traditional (petroleum) diesel. Generally, such fuel compositions are provided by the creation and inclusion of a quantity of one or more epoxy-ester species, such species serving as combustion improvers for the fuel composition of which they are part. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077652 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FUEL FROM VEGETABLE OIL - The invention relates to a method for producing a fuel from vegetable oil in order to operate of diesel internal combustion engines. In said method, the oleaginous fruit is pressed, and the dripping oil is filtered. According to the invention, the dripping vegetable oil containing the cloudy matter is mixed with a clay material in a first step before being filtered and is filtered in a second step. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077653 | HIGH FLASH POINT ADDITIVES FOR TREATING CARBON-BASED FUELS - A simple method is disclosed to produce oil soluble nano particle size additives with significantly higher flash points to improve the safety aspects of these products especially when used in, around, and near high temperature combustion equipment. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077654 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING BIOFUELS FROM ALGAE - The invention provides systems and methods for producing biofuel from algae wherein the algae and fishes are co-cultured in a body of water. The methods further comprise inducing the algae to accumulate lipids by environmental stress, and concentrating the algae prior to extraction of the algal oil. The systems of the invention comprise at least one growth enclosure, means for concentrating algae, and means for subjecting algae to environmental stress. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077655 | LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides a liquid fuel composition comprising a distillation fraction of a component having at least one C | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077656 | Active Denaturants for Biofuels to Improve Fuel Economy - Biofuels suitable for use in an internal combustion engine contain ethanol and are denatured with a performance-enhancing component. The performance-enhancing denaturant component includes an organic ingredient selected from the group consisting of friction modifiers, lubricity enhancers, anti-oxidants, and combinations thereof. An internal combustion engine fueled by such a biofuel has improved engine performance, including: increasing lubricant oil lubricity, reducing lubricant oil degradation, increasing engine component durability, and/or combinations thereof. In certain aspects, methods of increasing fuel economy are provided. The present disclosure also provides methods of formulating such biofuels. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077657 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPHERICAL COMBUSTIBLE OR FERTILE MATERIAL PARTICLES - A method for the production of spherical combustible or fertile material particles from an oxide of the group of the heavy metals uranium, plutonium, or mixtures thereof. For this purpose, the process steps of producing a base solution of the nitrates of the heavy metal(s), adding at least one first reagent in order to adjust the viscosity of the solution, dropping the solution to form microspheres, at least superficially solidifying the microspheres in an atmosphere containing ammonia, collecting the microspheres in a solution containing ammonia, and subsequent washing, drying and thermal treatment are carried out, where at least one of urea, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium cyanate, and biuret are added to the base solution before adding the first reagent. The solution thus prepared is heated to a temperature T where 80° C.≦T| 2010-04-01 | |
| 20100077658 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SOLID FUEL - (Problems) Providing a method and an apparatus for producing a solid fuel, capable of suppressing increase in dust coal concentration in circulating oil. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077659 | Method of Applying Particulate Groundcover Around Plants - The present method is an improved method of applying particulate groundcover around plants. This method involves the steps of providing a plurality of substantially planar flexible sheet-members each including an outer surface and an opposite inner surface and first and second opposed edges, die inner surface having a first-edge-adjacent portion with a first surface-fastener patch thereon, the outer surface having a second surface-fastener patch thereon extending from near the second edge toward the first edge; wrapping each sheet-member about the leafy portion of a plant into a substantially cylindrical shape and temporarily securing together the first and second patches thereof to expose the base of the plant stem and surrounding ground; applying groundcover around and between the plants including to the bases of the stems thereof; and decoupling the first and second patches of each sheet-member and removing the sheet-members to allow the leafy portions of the plant to spread over the groundcover. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077660 | SUSPENDED PLANTING PLATFORM FOR A PLANT CONTAINER - A planting system is provided including a plant container having a depth and a top rim defining a top opening and a planting platform configured for insertion within the top opening of the plant container. In one embodiment, the planting platform includes a base having a perimeter, a sidewall having a bottom portion connected to the perimeter of the base, the sidewall having a top portion and including a lip protruding radially outwards from the top portion thereof. The lip includes a barrier edge extending upwards from an outer perimeter of the lip. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077661 | INSERT CONTAINER - The invention relates to an insert container for plant pots with a base, at least one side wall, which adjoins the base with a lower edge, is formed with an upper edge open at the top and surrounds an interior, a longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to the base, supports arranged on the base and extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis, at least one water-permeable watering device arranged on the base and at least one indentation which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis, in the at least one side wall. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077662 | Device for protecting container-grown seedling root systems and method for its manufacture - A container-grown seedling protective device includes a flexible expanse including an array of generally cylindrical pods or pockets, each pod in the array of pods configured for holding a container-grown seedling root ball therein. Each pod is configured for holding a single seedling therein separate from one or more adjacent seedling root balls held by adjacent pockets, and each of the plural pods is detachably connected to an adjacent one of the plural pockets by a frangible web extending therebetween. Each pod can be perforated in at least a bottom region thereof to provide permeability and each pod can be infused with fertilizer of the like. A method for manufacturing a protective device for container-grown seedlings includes laying down a contiguous length of a first laminar film; positioning a plurality of spaced rods of defined length atop the length of first film; laying down a contiguous length of a second laminar film atop the first film and the spaced rods; adhering the first and the second films to form a seam along a congruent edge thereof beyond the reach of the rods and along plural spaced apart seams between the rods, the plural spaced apart seams extending from the congruent edge like teeth of a comb, thereby to form a contiguous laminate; and removing the rods from between the seams to form individuated substantially sealed plural pockets defined by the seams, the pockets being configured to receive therein root balls of container-grown seedlings. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077663 | Gate hinge - There is described a hinge element ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077664 | Garage door and door panel therefor - A garage door panel has a frame and a one-piece front plate. The frame is made from a plurality of metal tubes. The metal tubes each have a rectangular cross-sectional shape and are adjoined in a manner providing the frame with a generally flat front surface and a generally flat rear surface and in a manner such that the tubes form a plurality of openings extending between the faces. The one-piece front plate is mounted on the frame at the front surface thereof and covers all of the openings. The front plate is made from a sheet of polymeric material and extends substantially beyond one of a top edge face of the frame and a bottom edge face of the frame. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077665 | DRIVING AND DRIVEN SEALING SYSTEMS FOR SINGLE-HUNG DOOR/WINDOW - A combination sealing system includes a driving sealing system, a driven sealing system, and a drive system. The driving sealing system includes a tongue attached to and extending away from a sash of a first panel, and a receiver attached to and within a frame. The driven sealing system includes a rotational member connected to a meeting rail of a second panel, and a first catch connected to a meeting rail of the first panel. The drive system is attached to the receiver and the rotational member. The first catch is configured to engage the rotational member. The receiver is configured to receive the tongue. The first panel is movable between an open position and a completely closed position. Prior to the first panel being in the completely closed position, the drive system transfer motion within the drive sealing system to the driven sealing system. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077666 | Powered Actuating Device for a Closure Panel of a Vehicle - An actuating device is provided for moving a closure panel between an open position spaced apart from a vehicle body and a closed position abutting the vehicle body to close an access opening thereof. The actuating device includes a telescopic arm having a first member coupled to one of the closure panel and the vehicle body and a second member coupled to the other of the closure panel and the vehicle body. The first and second members are slidable relative to one another to move the actuating device between a retracted position corresponding with the closed position and an extended position corresponding with the open position. A screw is rotatable relative to the first member. The screw includes a cavity formed therewithin. A nut is secured to the second member and threadingly engages the screw such that rotation of the screw moves the second member towards and away from the first member to move the actuating device between the respective retracted and extended positions. A gas spring is at least partially disposed within the cavity of the screw for urging the actuating device into the extended position to move the closure panel into the open position. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077667 | DOOR PANEL - A door panel that is capable of ensuring sufficient strength at a portion where a hinge is attached to a double-panel structure including an outer panel and an inner panel, and is also capable of preventing entry of rain water or the like from the aforementioned portion, is provided. An internal reinforcing plate for mounting hinges is immovably sandwiched between the outer panel and the inner panel, which is affixed to the inner surface of the outer panel. The internal reinforcing plate has bolt insertion holes, and nuts that are conjoined with the reverse surface of the internal reinforcing plate. The inner panel includes hinge mounting surface portions provided at such a location as to overlap the internal reinforcing plate. The hinge mounting surface portions have bolt insertion holes. The hinges having bolt insertion holes are respectively brought into contact with the hinge mounting surface portions and fastened by tightening bolts inserted through these bolt insertion holes as well as nuts that are in screw engagement with the bolts. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077668 | MODULAR RAIL SYSTEM FOR SUSPENDING SLIDING DOORS AND SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM WITH USER ACCESSIBLE BRAKING/STOPPING ELEMENT - A modular rail system for suspending sliding doors, including at least one rail profile having a top side arranged for being fixed against a horizontal wall part, a bottom side having a rail portion for carrying suspension wheels of a sliding door, a first lateral side arranged for being fixed against a vertical wall part, and an open second lateral side. On both opposite lateral sides the rail profile includes recesses having substantially the same shape for engaging complementary spacer elements. A sliding door system including a rail system, at least one sliding door with suspension wheels and at least one repositionable braking/stopping element having a stop for defining an extreme position of the sliding door and a releasable fixing element for fixing the braking/stopping element in the rail system. The fixing element is spaced a predetermined distance from the stop, chosen for maintaining user accessibility to the fixing element while the stop is located in a user inaccessible position. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077669 | Foam material sealing strip - The invention relates to a foam material sealing strip ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077670 | CORNER PORTION FOR A HIDDEN FRAME WINDOW RUN, A SEALING GASKET FORMING THIS RUN AND A SEALING SYSTEM INCORPORATING IT - The present invention relates to a corner connecting portion for a sealing gasket of a motor vehicle window glass, the gasket forming a window glass run channel of the hidden frame type. It is designed to connect a top segment to an ascending segment of the glass run channel, and it comprises: an upper part comprising an upper face designed to be sealingly mounted under the vehicle bodywork and a lower face designed to be mounted on said pillar by mounting means, and a lower part which is connected to the upper part by forming a “⊂” designed to surround an outer end of said pillar and which is designed to be sealingly in contact with the window glass. The mounting means comprise a pin which is inserted into a corresponding through hole formed in the upper part so as to extend from the upper face to the lower face, the pin being pushed through a pillar opening in an assembly position, to minimize the displacements of the gasket in response to ageing and fatigue cycles due to slams of the door. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077671 | SEALING SYSTEMS FOR GARAGE DOOR - A sealing system for connecting a panel to a frame comprises a plurality of pins extending from the frame; a movable member, within the frame, including a plurality of slots; and a first seal drive system connected to the movable member. In a closed position of the panel relative to the frame, the movable member is movable between a first, unlocked position and a second, locked position, and individual ones of the plurality of pins extending through individual ones of the plurality of slots. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077672 | Door opening trim weather strip for motor vehicle - A door opening trim weather strip for a motor vehicle, of which a tubular seal portion is difficult to be worn and exhibits good flexibility when passengers get and off the motor vehicle and contact the tubular seal portion. The door opening trim weather strip has a base portion for attachment to a flange provided in a door opening portion of a vehicle body, and a tubular seal portion integrally formed with the base portion for contacting the door, and sealing between the door and the door opening portion. The tubular seal portion adapted to extend along a rear vertical side of the door opening portion has a main body composed of a sponge material and a skin layer composed of a solid material and formed on a surface of the main body, and a first skin layer part of the skin layer has a thickness ranging from 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077673 | ANTILOADING COMPOSITION FOR AN ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND ABRASIVE ARTICLE HAVING AN ANTILOADING COATING - To improve the endurance of the antiloading effect of an antiloading composition for an abrasive article. The antiloading composition for an abrasive article, comprising a metal salt of a fatty acid and a binding resin, wherein a coating formed therefrom has wetting tension of more than 44 mN/m. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077674 | CONNECTING NODE AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A CONNECTING NODE - A connecting node comprises a polyhedral structure comprising a plurality of panels joined together at its side edges to form a spherical approximation, wherein at least one of the plurality of panels comprises a faceted surface being constructed with a passage for integrating with one of a plurality of elements comprising a docking port, a hatch, and a window that is attached to the connecting node. A method for manufacturing a connecting node comprises the steps of providing a plurality of panels, connecting the plurality of panels to form a spherical approximation, wherein each edge of each panel of the plurality is joined to another edge of another panel, and constructing at least one of the plurality of panels to include a passage for integrating at least one of a plurality of elements that may be attached to the connecting node. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077675 | DWELLING COMPLEX - A dwelling complex includes lower and upper dwelling units and a flooring system. Lower and upper dwelling units have a circumference defined by one or more walls. The upper dwelling unit is above the lower dwelling unit. The flooring system forms a floor between the lower dwelling unit and the upper dwelling unit. The flooring system extends beyond the circumference of the upper dwelling unit sufficiently to form a mezzanine walkway outside the upper dwelling unit. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077676 | ARCHITECTURAL PANEL HANGER - The device to hang an architectural panel on a wall preferably comprises a support structure having first and second surfaces and a circumferential surface therebetween, a hole between the first and second surfaces, and a screw having a head, shaft and plurality of threads about the shaft. The screw is located in the hole and connected to the support structure such that the head is at or below the first surface of the support structure and the shaft is perpendicular thereto. The device can be driven into a wall and will support an architectural panel locatable thereon. Specifically, a panel clip, attached to the back of the architectural panel, can be placed on the support structure and the device will support the panel placed thereon. The circumferential surface of the support structure preferably includes a bevel to facilitate the placement of the panel clip onto the support structure. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077677 | ADJUSTABLE UNDERGROUND METER INSTALLATION - Various embodiments of the present invention provide adjustable pit liners for use in conjunction with pipelines installed underground. The pit liners provide surface access to devices in fluid communication with the pipeline. The adjustability of the pit liners facilitates installation of the pit liners before the final grade surrounding the pit is known. In various embodiments, a tubular structure having an upper section and a lower section is provided, wherein the upper section and the lower section are slideably connected in a telescoping relationship. A locking mechanism is also provided to releaseably lock the overall height of the tubular structure as desired. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077678 | Method and apparatus for designing, producing, manufacturing and delivering personalized living environments - A method and apparatus for the creation, selection, ordering, shipping and constructing of personalized living environments that can be customized in almost unlimited configurations through the use of an architectural process, unitized assemblies, and assembly joineries is presented. The architectural process allows for the initial creation, design and selection of the unitized assembly collections based upon human factors behavioral based criteria. The unitized assemblies are fixed and/or flexible, trade-integrated modules in unitized, shippable configurations designed and incorporated with high touch finished crafts, allowing for dimensional flexibility in both the vertical and horizontal planes. The combination of the unitized assembly and human factors behavioral analysis combine for an experience blueprint of a homeowner's lifestyle portrait. The assembly joineries, based upon the desired collections selection, provide finishing touches to the unitized assembly, efficient strength to weight ratios, and expressed, stylized configurations in hybrid materials. The combination of the physical constructs with the behavioral process (together the experience blueprint) allows for “mass customization” in the design, production, manufacturing and delivering of personalized living environments. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077679 | STRUCTURE INSTALLATION STAND - A structure installation stand | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077680 | ELECTRIC TILE MODULES - The electrically connectable tile module includes a porous substrate having a top side, a bottom side, and at least two side edges. At least one connector is integrated into the porous substrate allowing adjoining electrically connectable the modules to be electrically connected to the porous substrate. At least one electrical element is disposed over the top side of the porous substrate and electrically connected to the at least one connector. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077681 | Utility floorbox for use with ice covered floors - A utility floorbox for use with ice covered floors which is constructed with a housing or frame having a cover and a sealing member therebetween so that access can be obtained to the interior of the floorbox for accessing the utilities therein. The floorbox is water tight, so that it does not interfere with utility applications, such as electrical applications. A cover is provided with the floorbox and is designed to withstand heavy loads which may be imposed on the floor by utility trucks, or the like. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077682 | SCREEN OPENING FOR A DROP CEILING - A perimeter for a screen opening in a wooden drop ceiling has two parallel long sides connected by left and right end caps. The longs sides and end caps form a narrow screen opening for raising and lowering a movie or video screen attached to the original ceiling of the room. The long sides have approximately three foot lengths connected by transition blocks to form the long perimeter sides. The inner edges of the long sides, transition blocks and end caps are all tapered identically to slope inwardly toward the screen opening and upwardly toward the ceiling. The slope tends to narrow the perceived opening to make it more attractive to the eye. The entire screen opening perimeter system is easily attached to an existing metal T-rail drop ceiling by clips approximately three-fourths to an inch long, three thousandths of an inch thick and having a gap of approximately 0.242 inches. The clips require only approximately 7.8 pounds of force to attach the screen perimeter to the T-rail system. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077683 | Modular Building System - A modular building system for configuring a building structure includes foundation units, a plurality of wall panels, a plurality of wall joints and a roof unit. The foundation units are retained by an anchoring member or ballast contained in the units. The foundation units and wall panels are detachably attached as the engaging members and the complementary engaging members engage to each other and create a space with a top opening. Adjacent wall panels are attached by a plurality of wall joints. The roof unit comprises roof panels and joints engage with one another and with wall panels for covering the top opening of the building structure. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077684 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL UNDERLAYMENT ACOUSTICAL MAT AND SYSTEM - An acoustic isolation mat for placement between a subfloor and a finished floor with a poured underlayment includes a bottom layer of entangled fibers contacting the subfloor; and a top layer attached to the bottom layer and being a water resistant nonwoven polymeric fabric over which the underlayment is poured. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077685 | VENEER PANEL - A veneer panel is configured for installation on an H-block column. The veneer panel comprises a substantially vertical surface abutting a first surface of the H-block column, a substantially horizontal surface connected to the substantially vertical surface and abutting a second surface of the H-block column, a first substantially vertical lip attached to a first vertical edge of the substantially vertical surface and configured to abut a third surface of the H-block column, and a second substantially vertical lip attached to a second vertical edge of the substantially vertical surface and configured to abut a fourth surface of the H-block column. The substantially vertical surface, the substantially horizontal surface, the first substantially vertical lip, and the second substantially vertical lip are molded in one piece and are operatively coupled in order to cause a moment of force at the base of the H-block column to be less than the moment of force would be without at least one of the substantially horizontal surface, the first substantially vertical lip, and the second substantially vertical lip. Further, the substantially vertical surface, the substantially horizontal surface, the first substantially vertical lip, and the second substantially vertical lip may be molded in one piece to facilitate ease of installation of the veneer panel. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077686 | DECORATIVE DISPLAY - A decorative display includes a first frame portion and a second frame portion spaced from the first frame portion. A first sheet has a first end attached to the first frame portion and a second end attached to the second frame portion. A side edge of the first sheet extends between the first and second frame portions. A beam extends between the first and second frame portions, and the beam defines a first slot. The side edge of the first sheet is disposed in the first slot. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077687 | ROTARY STITCH FOR JOINING SHEET METAL STOCK - A method for securing two pieces of sheet material is provided using a stitch preferably made by sequentially passing the grid member through two die sets. The first die set lances a strap out of the two sheets of metal such that, at the approximate center or midsection of the strap, the first layer of material is displaced completely out of the plane defined by the web, while the second layer is only partially displaced out of the plane of the web so that a portion of the second layer remains in the space vacated by the first layer of the strap. The lanced strap is then passed through a second die set, in which the first and second layers of the strap are deformed or “swaged” such that the first layer is flattened and expanded in width beyond the edges of the hole in the web created when the strap was lanced. This provides interference such that the first layer of the strap cannot pass back through the hole. Additionally, the strap in the second web is deformed and displaced into the first web to bond the two together. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077688 | DECORATIVE DISPLAY - A frame is provided for holding a sheet of fabric. The frame features a rail including a first flange and a second flange spaced from the first flange. The rail defines a connector extending an entire length of the rail between the first flange and the second flange. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077689 | Synthetic Shingle or Tile With Stress Relief Nail Zones - A relatively rigid roofing shingle or tile is provided, having relatively flexible stress relief nail zones, that may comprise variations in thickness relative to the remainder of the shingle or tile, or variations in materials, such as will allow for relative movement of the shingles or tiles due to temperature variations resulting in expansion or contraction, or due to other forces, such that the movement will be between the shingles or the tiles and the nails or other fasteners that are used to secure the shingles or tiles to a roof or other surface, and is preferably within the elastic limits of the fastening zones of the shingles or tiles. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077690 | PANEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A PANEL ASSEMBLY - A panel assembly and therefor in which two panels are connected to one another, where one surface of each of the panels includes a joggle, so as to include an upper plateau and a lower plateau, the two panels being connected to each other at their lower plateaus. The sum of the joggle heights of the two panels is for example equal to the sum of the accepted gap tolerances in the joint zone between the two panels. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077691 | CO2-SEQUESTERING FORMED BUILDING MATERIALS | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077692 | METAL ROOF TRUSS HAVING GENERALLY S-SHAPED WEB MEMBERS - The metal truss assembly disclosed herein is made from generally U-shaped metal chords and multiple generally S-shaped web members extending between the chords. A typical truss assembly has a pair of elongated, opposed, diverging metal upper chords and a lower chord, with the chords each forming generally U-shaped channels defining an interior chord space. A plurality of elongated metal web members extend between the upper and lower chords, with each of the web members extending into the interior space of an upper chord and the lower chord and attached to the chords. The web members, as taught herein, have a generally S-shaped cross-section. The shape of the web members is an advancement of prior art web members. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077693 | Deployable light structure capable of being rigidified after deployment, its production process and its application to equipping a spacecraft - The invention concerns a structure comprising a rigging ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077694 | FRAME MEMBER FASTENING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A frame member fastening device and method of manufacture provides a single configuration fastening device which can be used singly in connection with a frame member, or which can be combined with another identical fastening device to form a fastening device assembly for use with frame members of different internal widths, by interlocking two identical fastening devices in an opposed, base-to-base assembly configuration. The fastening device is manufactured in a progressive metal forming process with successive stages in which the features of the device are formed. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077695 | PANEL ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A panel assembly, in which the liaison between two adjacent panels is sealed by a sealing joint, where the sealing joint comprises a central part, housed in an interstice between the two panels, and an external part, facing the exterior of the panel assembly, and capable of covering at least partially the external face of the two longitudinal edges of the panels surrounding the interstice. Also, a method for mounting a panel assembly, in which two adjacent panels are fixed to one another. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077696 | Method and Tool for Aligning Wind Turbine Tower Fasteners - A tool for aligning a wind turbine tower fastener includes a shaft having a first end and a second end. A first stop is disposed on the shaft proximate a first end of the shaft and a second stop is disposed on the shaft between the first end and the second end. The tool also includes a ram reciprocally movable about the shaft between the first stop and the second stop for applying a force to the first stop and the second stop respectively. The tool further includes a fastener engaging structure disposed proximate the second end for engaging at least a portion of a fastener and transferring the force applied by the ram to at least one of the first stop and the second stop effective to urge movement of the fastener responsive to the force for aiding alignment of the fastener. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077697 | ROOF-SEAMING APPARATUS INCLUDING AN ADJUSTABLE PANEL GUIDE - An apparatus for the seaming of roof assemblies for a building structure, wherein the apparatus includes an adjustable panel guide for the initial alignment of panel edges to a position uniform to that necessary for engagement of horizontal rollers to perform the seaming procedure is provided. Such an apparatus thus permits the utilization of virtually any type of metal paneling to create the desired roof assembly, with the capability of providing a secure, reliable seal within the seam to increase the waterproofing and uplift protection potential thereof as well as to best ensure the seaming apparatus does not jam or otherwise fail during the seaming process itself. The versatility permitted with such an apparatus allows for utilization of imperfectly shaped and/or configured panels for elevated seamed roof assembly purposes. The method of seaming with such an apparatus is also encompassed within this invention. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077698 | LOW EMBODIED ENERGY SHEATHING PANELS WITH OPTIMAL WATER VAPOR PERMEANCE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Sheathing panels are produced by methods which do not require natural resources such as wood and use significantly reduced embodied energy when compared with the energy used to fabricate gypsum sheathing panels. A novel binder, consisting in one embodiment of monopotassium phosphate and magnesium oxide, and combined with various fillers, is incorporated with hollow tubes or water soluble fibers to create a gypsum board-like core which can be formed into a suitable sheathing panel handled and installed in a typical manner. The panel is manufactured to have a desirable shear resistance and water vapor permeability, important performance elements in building envelope design. The manufacturing process results in a panel that does not require mature trees as source material, does not off gas, and involves much lower greenhouse gas emissions than the processes used to make traditional wood or gypsum-based sheathing panels. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077699 | MEDICINE PACKAGING MACHINE - In a medicine packaging machine including a medicine accommodating mechanism for accommodating plural medicines, a chute for guiding medicines arbitrarily taken out from the medicine accommodating mechanism to a medicine packaging sheet, and a medicine packaging mechanism having a heater for thermally welding the medicine packaging sheet, the heater is provided with an incision tooth for forming an incision at an edge portion of the medicine packaging sheet at the same time when the medicine packaging sheet filled with the medicines. Furthermore, a cutting mechanism for cutting at a predetermined position a separate package bag formed by thermally welding the medicine packaging sheet is provided. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077700 | Automated Capping Head - An automated capping head is disclosed. It has a linkage which permits its driven rotational sleeve to be linked to a housing such that these parts can move axially relative to one another as a cap is being tightened on a bottle. The configuration of the parts reduces wear and maintenance issues. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING AND FILLING PACKAGES INCLUDING POUCHES AND CONTAINERS, SUCH AS POUCHES AND CONTAINERS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS - The present application relates to a method and apparatus for preparing and filling packages including pouches and containers, such as pouches and containers for food stuff. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077702 | SHRINK TUNNEL FOR SHRINKING SHRINK FILMS ONTO PACKAGES, SUCH AS BOXES, BOTTLES, CANS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, OR PACKAGING UNITS, AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A SHRINK TUNNEL TO SHRINK WRAP PACKAGES OR PACKAGING UNITS - A shrink tunnel for shrinking shrink films onto packages, such as boxes, bottles, cans, or similar containers, or packaging units, and a method of operating a shrink tunnel to shrink wrap packages or packaging units. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077703 | METHOD OF POSITIONING CONTAINERS IN A CONTAINER PROCESSING INSTALLATION, A CORRESPONDING POSITIONING DEVICE, AND AN INSTALLATION INCLUDING SUCH DEVICES - A method of positioning containers in an installation for processing containers having mouth segments ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077704 | FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles. The packaging materials may include a substratum with a printed pattern disposed thereon that provides a grass-like appearance, and/or the packaging materials may include a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected thereto. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077705 | ROTATING BUCKET FOR PRODUCT HANDLING APPARATUS - Improved product handling and transfer apparatus includes rotatable product buckets for receiving product and re-orienting product for packaging in diverse configurations or containers. Buckets preferably include channels spanned by deposited product or receiving product therein, with bucket turning as appropriate to a packaging configuration. Flat bottom buckets and methods are disclosed. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077706 | MACHINE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THREADED CAPS ON CONTAINERS - A machine for application of threaded caps on containers (C), comprising:
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| 20100077707 | TABLET SUPPLY APPARATUS - A tablet supply apparatus including a main body having a case accommodating unit at the upper portion thereof, plural tablet cases that are secured in the case accommodating unit and in which tablets are accommodated, a chute through which tablets discharged from each of the tablet cases drop, a hopper that is disposed below the chute and provided in the main body, a filling device for filling tablets received by the hopper into a container, and at least one tablet feeder for freely putting into the hopper tablets whose kinds are other than the kinds of the tablets accommodated in the table cases. The tablet feeder has an opening for putting tablets, a shutter for temporarily trapping the tables put from the opening and a switch for opening the shutter, and is designed so that the put tablets on the shutter are visually recognizable. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077708 | TABLET SUPPLY APPARATUS - A tablet supply apparatus including a main body having a case accommodating unit at the upper portion thereof, plural tablet cases provided in the case accommodating unit, each of the tablet cases having tablets accommodated therein, a hopper provided at the lower side of the tablet case in the main body, a nozzle for filling tablets received by the hopper into a container, the nozzle comprising a passage through which tables drop, a shutter which is freely opened and closed so as to allow or prohibit passage of dropping tablets through the nozzle, and a sensor for detecting passage of the tablets dropping through the passage at an upper side of the shutter. Furthermore, a tablet feeder for adding deficient tablets to the hopper comprises plural cells for accommodating tablets and an endless belt on which the cells are arranged on a line side by side. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077709 | FILTER INLET - The invention relates to a filter ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077710 | Filter Assembly with Sealed Windowed Flow Path - A filter assembly includes a laterally extending filter element having an element plate extending laterally outwardly therefrom and mounted between axially spaced first and second housing shells. First and second sets of one or more windows are formed axially through the element plate and define a flow path through the assembly. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077711 | Thermochemical reactor for a self-propelled harvesting vehicle - A thermochemical reactor includes a contact surface and a pressing device for pressing raw material to be pyrolyzed against the rotationally symmetrical contact surface which is rotatable relative to the raw material. A generating line of the contact surface is oriented at an angle to a radius that is perpendicular to the axis of the relative rotation. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077712 | HEADER GROUND SENSOR - The invention is a combination of a short ground sensor arm mounted close to the cutter bar and a longer rod mounted towards the rear of the header. The short front sensor and long rear sensor are connected by a linkage which translates motions from either sensor to the other sensor. A second linkage translates the motions of both sensors rearward to a protected area under the header which contains the potentiometer. This configuration transmits useful ground position signals to the header height controller in both low and high cutting heights. The invention advantageously reduces the likelihood of damage to the short front sensor when the machine is reversed since the longer rear sensor arm pulls the shorter forward sensor arm up by means of the linkage to a position where damage is unlikely. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077713 | Riding Mower - A riding mower comprises a raising and lowering mechanism ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077714 | OFFSET SPINDLE COTTON PICKER BAR - A picker spindle bar includes spindles oriented on the bar to offset the spindle picking ends relative to each other. In an exemplary embodiment, adjacent spindle axes are rotated six degrees relative to each other about the upright spindle drive shaft axis so that the picking ends of adjacent spindles are offset and enter the doffing zone at different times to reduce peak loads on the harvester row unit. The angled spindle configurations also space picking ends fore-and-aft in the picking zone and improve harvesting efficiency, especially where green bolls are present. The staggered spindle ends reduces cotton pinching in the picking, doffing and spindle wiping areas to thereby reduce row unit plugging. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077715 | Agricultural harvesting machine - A self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine, includes an agricultural front attachment which is supported via at least one carrier wheel which is in contact with a ground; at least one height-adjustable pick-up device for adapting said agricultural front attachment; and a control device controlling a ground pressure of said at least one carrier wheel on the ground that results when said front attachment assumes a non-working position. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077716 | BALER WITH HYDRAULIC CLUTCH - A round baler having a plurality of rolls to gather crop grasses within an interior of a housing. The baler has a belt drive roll that is connected to a belt drive gear with a belt drive clutch wherein the belt drive clutch is actuated by a hydraulic assembly. The hydraulic assembly has first and second fluid lines that go to both the belt drive clutch and hydraulic cylinders that control the tailgate such that the hydraulic assembly controls the operation of both. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077717 | METHOD OF FOLDING FILAMENT AND BUNDLE OF FILAMENT MANUFACTURED THEREOF - Disclosed are a method of folding multiple filaments and a bundle of filament produced by the same. More particularly, the method of folding multiple filaments includes release-winding the filaments under a uniform release-winding tension, folding the released filaments in non-twisted states and winding the folded filaments to produce a bundle of filament, so as to effectively prevent some of the filaments in the bundle of filament from hanging down or becoming loose due to different tensions when the bundle of filament is release-wound for post processing. The bundle of filament includes a plurality of filaments folded together in non-twisted states and has a standard deviation in weight of the filaments per unit length of the bundle of filament ranging from 0.0001 to 0.01. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077718 | CHAIN COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED LINKS - The invention relates to a chain suitable to moor or anchor boats, to lash cargo in road, rail, water and air transportation or for conveying, hoisting, suspending or lifting applications, said chain comprising a plurality of interconnected links. More in particular the invention relates to a chain suitable for the above stated uses comprising a plurality of interconnected links, at least part of the links comprising polyolefin fibers and in particular ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers. The invention also relates to a method for enhancing the strength of such a chain. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077719 | Modular Transvane Assembly - An arrangement for delivering gasses from can combustors of a can annular gas turbine combustion engine to a turbine first stage section including a first row of turbine blades, the arrangement including a flow-directing structure for each combustor, wherein each flow-directing structure includes a straight path and an annular chamber end, wherein the annular chamber ends together define an annular chamber for delivering the gas flow to the turbine first stage section, wherein gasses flow from respective combustors, through respective straight paths, and into the annular chamber as respective straight gas flows, and wherein the annular chamber is configured to unite the respective straight gas flows along respective shear planes to form a singular annular gas flow, and wherein the annular chamber is configured to impart circumferential motion to the singular annular gas flow before the singular annular gas flow exits the annular chamber to the first row of blades. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077720 | METHODS OF REDUCING EMISSIONS FOR A SEQUENTIAL COMBUSTION GAS TURBINE AND COMBUSTOR FOR A GAS TURBINE - In an SEV combustor and a method for reducing emissions in an SEV combustor of a sequential combustion gas turbine, an air/fuel mixture is combusted in a first burner and the hot gases are subsequently introduced into the SEV combustor ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077721 | COMPOSITE FAN CASE WITH INTEGRAL CONTAINMENT ZONE - A turbofan engine which has a composite fan case surrounding a fan with a plurality of fan blades is disclosed. The composite fan case includes a containment zone having an inner fabric layer composed of resin-impregnated fibres substantially uni-axially oriented in a common angular direction corresponding to a blade release angle of the fan blades. The fan case also includes a composite outer shell and an energy absorbing core disposed radially between the inner fabric layer and the composite outer shell. The energy absorbing core includes non resin impregnated multidirectional fibres. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077722 | PEAK LOAD MANAGEMENT BY COMBINED CYCLE POWER AUGMENTATION USING PEAKING CYCLE EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY - Systems and methods for augmenting the power generation capabilities of combined cycle power generation systems by more effectively recovering heat from exhaust gases of peaking cycle gas turbines are provided in the disclosed embodiments. In certain embodiments, the present techniques may include receiving superheated steam from a heat recovery steam generation (HRSG) unit. Heated exhaust gas from a peaking cycle gas turbine may be used to transfer heat to the superheated steam received from the HRSG. The systems used to transfer heat to the superheated steam may include a supplementary superheater located in an exhaust path of the peaking cycle gas turbine. The superheated steam exiting the supplementary superheater may be delivered to a steam turbine of a combined cycle power generation system, where the superheated steam may be used as a power source. Optionally, a peaking cycle attemperator may be used to ensure that the temperature of the superheated steam delivered to the steam turbine does not exceed a predetermined temperature level, thereby protecting the steam turbine and associated equipment. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077723 | MOTOR WITH NOTCHED ANNULAR FUEL - A motor includes an annular solid fuel between an inside diameter and an outside diameter. The solid fuel has a series of radial notches that define segments of fuel between them. The notches allow for faster burning of the fuel, while still allowing structural integrity of the fuel segments to be retained during the burning process. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077724 | CORE COWL AIRFOIL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An example core nacelle for a gas turbine engine includes a core cowl positioned adjacent an inner duct boundary of a fan bypass passage and having a pocket and an airfoil received within the pocket. The airfoil is moveable between a first position and a second position to adjust a discharge airflow cross-sectional area of the gas turbine engine. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077725 | Piston-jet engine - The mainstream jet engine now is the turbo-jet engine. Here in this invention the turbine is replaced by a piston motor. This will increase fuel efficiency and separating the turning parts from the burning parts will benefit maintenance effort. Unlike traditional turbo-jet engine to use turbines to drive fans and compressors, this invention uses a rotary motor driven by high pressure fluid generated by separate working chambers piston engine to drive fans and compressors | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077726 | PLENUM AIR PREHEAT FOR COLD STARTUP OF LIQUID-FUELED PULSE DETONATION ENGINES - A power generation system contains a compressor stage, a pre-burner stage, a combustion stage and a turbine stage. The pre-burner stage heats a portion of flow from the compressor stage to impart a higher temperature within the flow. The heated flow is directed to the combustion stage which contains at least one pulse detonation combustor. Downstream of the combustion stage is a turbine stage. In a further embodiment of the power generation system a fuel is heated prior to the combustion within the combustion stage. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100077727 | CONTINUOUS DIESEL SOOT CONTROL WITH MINIMAL BACK PRESSURE PENATLY USING CONVENTIONAL FLOW SUBSTRATES AND ACTIVE DIRECT SOOT OXIDATION CATALYST DISPOSED THEREON - There is disclosed high cell density or tortuous/turbulent flow through monolithic catalyst devices for the direct catalytic, and (semi) continuous oxidation of diesel particulate matter. The catalysts relate to OIC/OS materials having a stable cubic crystal structure, and most especially to promoted OIC/OS wherein the promotion is achieved by the post-synthetic introduction of non-precious metals via a basic (alkaline) exchange process. The catalyst may additionally be promoted by the introduction of Precious Group Metals. | 2010-04-01 |
