| 14th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20130081390 | VAPORIZATION METHOD AND VAPORIZATION APPARATUS USED FOR VAPORIZATION METHOD, AND VAPORIZATION SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH VAPORIZATION APPARATUS - A vaporization method includes a preparing step of preparing a vaporizing tube that covers at least a part of a heat exchange unit for cold energy of a Stirling engine and is capable of forming an ascending flow of the liquid flowing from a bottom to a top of the heat exchange unit for cold energy, and a vaporizing step of feeding the liquid in the vaporizing tube to thereby form the ascending flow and bringing the liquid into contact with the Stirling engine to vaporize the liquid. In the preparing step, a flowing direction of the ascending flow is adjusted to suppress occurrence of separated flows of the liquid and gas in the vaporizing tube. In the vaporizing step, the liquid is fed at a flow velocity at which a gas-liquid two-phase flow in which the liquid and the gas are mixed is formed in the vaporizing tube. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081391 | COMPRESSOR BYPASS - A power system includes a natural gas engine, a first turbine receiving an exhaust from the engine, and a second turbine having an inlet fluidly connected to an outlet of the first turbine. The power system also includes a compressor driven by the first turbine. The compressor has an outlet fluidly connected to the engine. The power system further includes a bypass system directing a fluid from the outlet of the compressor to the inlet of the second turbine. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081392 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION IN A RECIPROCATING ENGINE - A method of operating a reciprocating engine comprises recirculating exhaust gas from a first cylinder of the engine to an intake stream or air-fuel mixture of a second cylinder of the engine such that a boost pressure of the first cylinder is greater than a boost pressure of the second cylinder. An engine retrofit system and two-cycle engine employing aspects of the method are also disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081393 | CONDENSER FOR AXIAL FLOW EXHAUST TYPE STEAM TURBINE AND GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT HAVING THE SAME - A condenser for an axial flow exhaust type steam turbine having a condenser unit which condenses steam exhausted from the steam turbine as directly contacting cooling water from a spray nozzle, a cooling tower which generates the cooling water as receiving and accumulating water condensed by the condenser unit, a water circulating pipe which supplies water condensed by the condenser unit to the cooling tower, a water return circulating pipe which supplies the cooling water generated by the cooling tower to the condenser unit, and wherein a pump is arranged at the water return circulating pipe. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081394 | SOLAR POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A solar power system includes a solar energy collector that has at least one solar receiver that is operable to carry a working fluid and at least one solar reflector that is operable to direct solar energy towards the at least one solar receiver to heat the working fluid. The working fluid has a maximum predefined operational temperature up to which it can be heated. A first storage unit is connected to receive the working fluid from the at least one solar receiver, and a second storage unit is connected to provide the working fluid to the at least one solar receiver. A power block generates electricity using heat from the heated working fluid. A heater is operable to heat the working fluid to approximately the maximum predefined operational temperature. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081395 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER - A system includes a gas turbine system, a thermal energy storage device, and a heat recovery system. The gas turbine system is powered by solar energy to generate a first amount of electric power. The thermal energy storage device is coupled to the gas turbine system. The thermal energy storage device is configured to selectively receive expanded exhaust gas from the gas turbine system and store heat of the expanded exhaust gas. The heat recovery system is coupled to the gas turbine system and the thermal energy storage device. The heat recovery system is selectively powered by at least one of the gas turbine system and the thermal energy storage device to generate a second amount of electric power. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081396 | Dual Energy Solar Thermal Power Plant - A solar energy collector comprises a solid body having a substantially planar solar energy absorbing collecting surface. The solid body has a first thickness at a center portion tapering to a second thickness at each of a pair of opposing edge portions defining a width of the body. A bore extends completely through the body along its length and is aligned along an axis at the center portion. A window transparent at most solar radiation in the visible spectrum and near UV to infrared-red solar energy wavelengths is disposed at a distance from the collecting surface, the window sealed around a periphery of the collecting surface to define a sealed vacuum gap between the collecting surface and the bottom surface of the window. The solar energy collector is a major component of a large scale solar thermal power plant. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081397 | FORWARD CASING WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIAL SLOPED SURFACE AND A COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME - A forward casing used in a combustor assembly for a turbine engine includes a circumferential sloped surface which reduces the total interior volume within the forward casing. The circumferential sloped surface can be flat or concave shaped. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081398 | GAS PATH LINER FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An exhaust nozzle for a gas turbine engine includes a gas path liner connected to an interior surface of an exhaust nozzle flap. The gas path liner includes a liner backbone that extends along a liner axis, and a plurality of liner panels sequentially connected to the liner backbone along the axis. Each liner panel includes a panel length that extends axially from a first panel end to a second panel end, where the panel length thermally expands independent of the liner backbone | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081399 | CASING FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A casing for a can annular gas turbine engine, including: a compressed air section ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081400 | COMBUSTOR WITH A PRE-NOZZLE MIXING CAP ASSEMBLY - The present application and the resulting patent provide a pre-nozzle mixing cap assembly positioned about a cap member of a combustor for mixing a flow of air and a flow of fuel. The pre-nozzle mixing cap assembly may include a fuel plenum in communication with the flow of fuel and a number of tubes in communication with the flow of air and extending through the fuel plenum. Each of the tubes may include a number of fuel holes therein such that the flow of fuel in the fuel plenum passes through the fuel holes and mixes with the flow of air. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081401 | IMPINGEMENT COOLING OF COMBUSTOR LINERS - A gas turbine engine may include an impingement cooled double-walled liner, having an inner liner and an outer liner, disposed around a combustion space of the turbine engine. The double-walled liner may extend from an upstream end to a downstream end. The gas turbine engine may also include a plurality of nozzles extending radially inwards through the outer liner to direct cooling air towards the inner liner. Each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles may extend radially inwards from a first distal end to a second proximal end. The plurality of nozzles may be arranged such that a radial gap between the second end of a nozzle and the outer liner decreases from the upstream end to the downstream end. The at least one nozzle of the plurality of nozzles may include multiple air holes at the second end. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081402 | TURBOMACHINE HAVING A GAS FLOW AEROMECHANIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A turbomachine including an improved backflow margin includes a combustor portion fluidly connected to a turbine portion. The turbine portion includes a gas path, a first stage having a first plurality of airfoil members arranged along the gas path, and a second stage having a second plurality of airfoil members arranged along the gas path downstream from the first stage. The first plurality of airfoil members are configured to intercept combustion gases from the combustor portion at a first momentum and create a wake zone having a second momentum that is lower than the first momentum. The turbomachine includes a gas flow aeromechanics system configured and disposed to improve gas flow aeromechanics along the gas path by circumferentially clocking the second plurality of airfoil members relative to the first plurality of airfoil members to intercept the wake zone at the second momentum. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081403 | GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATION PLANT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A PLANT - A gas turbine power generation plant including: a solid fuel gasifier for the production of a fuel gas stream, an arrangement for fuel gas treatment, a combustor for receiving the fuel gas stream and for the production of a flue gas stream, a gas turbine unit having an inlet for said flue gas stream and being mechanically coupled to an electric generator for the extraction of useful work; a compressor unit for the supply of compressed oxygen to the combustor. A steam generator is arranged for heat recovery in the flue gas stream downstream of the turbine unit positioned for water recovery in the flue gas stream, said condenser having a connection for water supply to the steam generator, and the steam generator is connected for supply of steam to the combustor for contributing as process gas. The invention also concerns a method for operating a power plant and an arrangement and a method for fuel gas treatment. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081404 | DEVICE FOR THE MUTUAL FIXATION OF TWO COMPONENTS - A device is provided for the mutual fixing of two components, which are interconnected via a flanged joint, for preventing a relative movement of the components in relation to each other in the connecting plane of the flanged joint. The device includes a key which engages in both components in a form-fitting manner in the region of the flanged joint. A simplified and flexible application is achieved by the key being guided in one of the components by means of a precision fit, whereas in the other of the components the form fit can be adjusted by adding shims. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081405 | GUIDE AND SEALING DEVICE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE, THE DEVICE HAVING A CARBON GASKET AND AN INTEGRATED SMOOTH BEARING - A guide and sealing device a shaft in an orifice in a casing in a turbine engine, the device including a carbon gasket mounted around the shaft including a ring secured to the shaft and having an annular friction face rubbing against a carbon annulus mounted in a support bushing fastened to the casing, the ring presenting a cylindrical wall that is centered and guided in rotation in a cylindrical wall of the support bushing so as to form a smooth bearing for guiding the shaft. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081406 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR STACK ASSEMBLY - A rotor stack assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a first rotor assembly and a second rotor assembly axially downstream from the first rotor assembly. The first rotor assembly and the second rotor assembly include a rim, a bore and a web that extends between the rim and the bore. A tie shaft is positioned radially inward of the bores. The tie shaft maintains a compressive load on the first rotor assembly and the second rotor assembly. The compressive load is communicated through a first load path of the first rotor assembly and a second load path of the second rotor assembly. At least one of the first load path and the second load path is radially inboard of the rims. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081407 | AERO-DERIVATIVE GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH AN ADVANCED TRANSITION DUCT COMBUSTION ASSEMBLY - An aero-derivative can annular gas turbine engine having: an aero gas turbine engine core including an aero high pressure compressor ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING GAS TURBINE ROTOR BLADES - An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, such that a cavity is defined therebetween. A plurality of cooling circuits are defined within the cavity. Each cooling circuit channels cooling fluid through at least one cooling chamber to facilitate cooling the airfoil. More specifically, a cascade impingement circuit, a down pass circuit, a flag tip circuit, and a trailing edge circuit are provided. The cascade impingement circuit includes a central chamber and a plurality of impingement chambers. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081409 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CO2 CONDENSATION - In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, methods of condensing carbon dioxide (CO | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081410 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE, HYDROGENATION DEVICE FOR NITROGEN, AND LEAKED GAS REMOVING METHOD - A refrigeration device of an embodiment includes: a heat-insulating vacuum chamber; a refrigerator cryogenic unit that is provided in the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and is cooled to a lower temperature than 195 K; a catalytic electrode that is provided in the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and contains a transition metal at least in part of a surface thereof; a power supply that applies a voltage to the catalytic electrode; and a heating unit that is provided in the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and heats the catalytic electrode. In this refrigeration device, the catalytic electrode is insulated from the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and the heating unit, and the heating unit is insulated from the heat-insulating vacuum chamber and the catalytic electrode. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081411 | CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATOR - A cryogenic refrigerator includes a refrigerator body configured to produce cold temperatures by expanding a refrigerant gas; a compressor connected to a first pipe for feeding the refrigerant gas of a first pressure to the refrigerator body, and connected to a second pipe for collecting the refrigerant gas of a second pressure lower than the first pressure from the refrigerator body; a buffer tank configured to store the refrigerant gas; a first valve provided in a first connecting pipe connecting the buffer tank and the refrigerator body; a second valve provided in a second connecting pipe connecting the buffer tank and the first pipe; and a third valve provided in a third connecting pipe connecting the buffer tank and the second pipe. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081412 | ICE MAKER AND ICE MAKING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is an ice maker, which includes an upper tray, a lower tray, and a rotation shaft. Upper cells of hemispherical shapes are arrayed in the upper tray. Lower cells of hemispherical shapes are arrayed in the lower tray that is rotatably connected to the upper tray. The rotation shaft is connected to a rear end of the lower tray and a rear end of the upper tray to rotate the lower tray relative to the upper tray. A rotation guide part rounded with a predetermined curvature is disposed in a region where the lower tray contacts the upper tray while the lower tray is rotated. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081413 | METHOD IN TREATING SOLVENT CONTAINING GAS - A method when extracting solvent and heat from a gas (B) to absorb solvent in a solution (D) containing solvent and one or several absorbents with strong affinity to the solvent, wherein the absorption takes place so that gas (B) and solution (D) is contacted in parallel flow mainly on one side of a heat exchanger, where the heat liberated at the absorption simultaneously is transferred indirectly or regeneratively to a cooling medium (F, G), which meets the absorption media in counter flow. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081414 | EVAPORATIVE COOLER - An evaporative cooler that includes a frame, a plurality of pads attached to the frame so that the pads substantially enclose an air space to be cooled, a water delivery device positioned at or near the top of the pads to wet the pads, a plurality of drain pans positioned at or near the bottom of the pads to collect water from the pads, and a fan to draw air through the wetted pads, thereby cooling the air by evaporation. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081415 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body providing a storage space in which foods are stored at a low temperature, a vaporizing chamber defined in a side of the main body, an evaporator received in the vaporizing chamber, a sensor module including a sensing part received in the vaporizing chamber to detect an amount of frosts attached to the evaporator and at least one sensor defrost part removing frosts attached to the sensing part, a control part controlling an operation of the sensor module, and a defrost heater removing the frosts attached to the evaporator. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081416 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator, which includes a main body, a door, an evaporator, a defrosting heater, a defrosting sensor, and a control part. The main body includes a food storage space and an evaporation compartment. The door selectively closes the food storage space. The evaporator is disposed in the evaporation compartment. The defrosting heater is disposed at a side of the evaporator to remove frost from an outer surface of the evaporation compartment or the evaporator. The defrosting sensor is disposed at a side of the evaporation compartment or the evaporator to sense a frost formation amount. The control part receives a sensed value transmitted from the defrosting sensor, and controls an operation of the defrosting heater according to the sensed value. A sensing period of the defrosting sensor is varied according to a frost formation amount sensed by the defrosting sensor. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081417 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081418 | COMPRESSION HEAT PUMP, IN PARTICULAR FOR APPLICATIONS NEAR HOUSEHOLDS - A system for household-related heat recovery from waste water includes a compression heat pump having a compressor for a coolant, a condenser, and an evaporator. Disposed between the condenser and the evaporator is an expansion valve, and a temperature probe is arranged on the evaporator at a location at which coolant is injected. A switching valve switches over a flow resistance of the expansion valve between two fixed flow resistance values. Below a predetermined temperature at the temperature sensor, the switching valve switches over to low flow resistance of the expansion valve and above the predetermined temperature, the switching device switches to a higher flow resistance of the expansion valve. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081419 | HEAT PUMP CYCLE - In a heat pump cycle, refrigerant tubes of an outdoor heat exchanger serving as an evaporator for evaporating refrigerant, and cooling fluid tubes of a radiator for dissipating heat from a coolant of an electric motor for traveling serving as an external heat source are bonded to the same outer fins. The heat contained in the coolant flowing through the cooling fluid tubes can be transferred to the refrigerant tubes of the outdoor heat exchanger via the outer fins. Thus, in the defrosting operation which involves defrosting the outdoor heat exchanger by flowing the coolant through the radiator, the loss in transfer of the heat contained in the coolant to the outdoor heat exchanger can be suppressed, and the heat supplied from the electric motor for traveling can be effectively used for defrosting the outdoor heat exchanger. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081420 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator, which includes a drain pan, a drain pipe, and a drain cap. The drain pan is disposed under an evaporator, and includes a drain port through which defrosted water is discharged. The drain pipe is coupled to the drain port. The drain cap is installed inside of the drain pipe. A flip member disposed inside of the drain cap is integrally formed with the drain cap and is bendable. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081421 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes: a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber; a cooling chamber door for opening and closing the cooling chamber; a shelf assembly provided within the cooling chamber such that a height thereof is adjustable; and a basket provided in any one of the refrigerator main body and the cooling chamber door such that a height thereof is adjustable. A space of the refrigerator main body or the cooling chamber door can be utilized to facilitate receiving and keeping food items. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081422 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber, a cooling chamber door configured to open and close the cooling chamber, a rear storage member disposed at a rear area to be drawn out along back and forth directions of the cooling chamber, and a front storage member disposed at the front of the rear storage member and configured to be relatively movable with respect to the rear storage member, whereby goods and/or food stuffs can be easily stored and drawn out. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081423 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided that may include a refrigerator body having at least one cooling chamber, and at least one cooling chamber door that opens or closes the at least one cooling chamber. The cooling chamber door may include a first door configured to open or close the at least one cooling chamber, a second door configured to open or close an open portion formed in the first door, and a support provided at the open portion that supports articles or food. The second door may be rotated around a rotational shaft that extends in a substantially vertical direction with respect to the at least one cooling chamber door. With this structure, food may be supported using the support when the second door is opened, thereby facilitating the putting in and taking out of food from the open portion. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081424 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR AND AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a scroll compressor, which includes a stationary scroll including a first wrap, an orbiting scroll including a second wrap, wherein the orbiting scroll and the stationary scroll are disposed to have a phase difference therebetween, and a compression room is formed between the first and second wraps, an inflow part for introducing refrigerant into the compression room, a first introduction part disposed on a side portion of the stationary scroll to inject refrigerant into the compression room, and a second introduction part disposed on another side portion of the stationary scroll to inject refrigerant into the compression room. Pressure of the refrigerant injected by the second introduction part is different from that of refrigerant introduced into the first introduction part. The second wrap moves while the orbiting scroll orbits, and opens the first introduction part before the introduction of the refrigerant through the inflow part is completed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081425 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR AND AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - The scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll including a first wrap, an orbiting scroll disposed to have a phase difference with respect to the fixed scroll, the orbiting scroll including a second wrap defining a compression chamber together with the first wrap, a suction part to receive a refrigerant into the compressor chamber, a driving shaft to transmit a rotation force to the orbiting scroll, a first injection part disposed in one position of the fixed scroll to introduce a refrigerant into the compression chamber, and a second injection part disposed in another position of the fixed scroll to introduce a refrigerant into the compression chamber, where the second wrap is disposed on the orbiting scroll such that the first injection part is opened to introduce the second refrigerant before the receipt of the first refrigerant through the suction part is completed during the orbiting of the orbiting scroll. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081426 | LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device for capturing carbon dioxide includes a supply source for supplying a compressed flue gas; a multi-stream heat exchanger for pre-cooling the compressed flue gas and a gas expansion device located downstream of the multi-stream heat exchanger. The multi-stream heat exchanger is configured to separate the compressed flue gas into a first compressed stream and a second compressed stream. The gas expansion device is configured to expand the compressed flue gas into a first sub-stream of carbon dioxide depleted gas and a second sub-stream of carbon dioxide. The device includes a first recirculation channel that recirculates a portion of the first sub-stream into the multi-stream heat exchanger and a second recirculation channel that recirculates at least a portion of the second sub-stream into the multi-stream heat exchanger, wherein the multi-stream heat exchanger is configured to pre-cool the compressed flue gas using the first sub-stream and the second sub-stream. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081427 | METHOD OF MAKING A MOLDED GLASS ARTICLE - A method of making a glass container comprising providing a mold defining an article having a base at a bottom of the mold cavity where the mold cavity comprises an undercut portion that defines a recess in the mold cavity; introducing molten glass to the mold; cooling the glass to cause the glass to shrink a sufficient amount that the protuberance recedes from the recess; and removing the container from the mold in a linear direction. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081428 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING CURVED GLASS SHEET - A method for manufacturing curved glass sheet includes the following: an equipment, including a matching first mold core and a second mold core, is provided; a raw glass sheet is provided and placed on the second mold core covering second mold cavity; a pressure is controlled in the first and second mold cavities to a first pressure; the mold cores are closed and heated, to raise the raw glass sheet to a temperature of about glass transition temperature of raw glass sheet; a gas is supplied into the first mold cavity to raise the pressure in the first mold cavity to a second pressure which is greater than first pressure, in which the raw glass sheet is bent to the second forming surface of second mold core under pressure; mold cores are opened and cooled down to obtain the curved glass sheet. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081429 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER BASE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is a method of manufacturing an optical fiber base material by an inside mounting method, including: a step of rotating and heating a glass tube fixed at two positions and supplying a gas into a through-hole of the glass tube, wherein in the step, the glass tube is warped so that an axis between respective fixed portions of the glass tube has a shape in which a catenary curve is reversed in the vertical direction. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081430 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER BASE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is a method of manufacturing an optical fiber base material using a MCVD method, including: a step of heating a glass tube while rotating the glass tube and supplying a gas into a through-hole of the glass tube, wherein in at least a part of the step, the inside of the through-hole is pressurized so that an outer diameter of the glass tube increases. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081431 | Water Recirculation and Drum Rotation Control in a Laundry Washer - In a laundry washer, relatively short bursts of operation of a recirculation pump are coordinated with corresponding brief intervals of tub rotation during the initial fill periods. The aim is to thoroughly wet the clothes early in each wash/rinse phase to thus improve the wash/rinse effectiveness, while also avoiding excessive suds formation. Following the initial fill periods and during regular wash/rinse agitations, the recirculation system may also be employed to “recharge” the laundry load with detergent that has settled in the bottom of the tub. In a further aspect of the invention, some or all of the conventional intermediate spin extractions are omitted. In this manner, more water is carried over in the clothes from one wash/rinse cycle to the next. An intermediate spin of reduced speed (RPM) and duration as compared to typical normal intermediate spins may be employed between the wash phase and first rinse. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081432 | LIFTER AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - A lifter simply mounted on a drum and a washing machine having the same. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub arranged within the cabinet, a drum arranged within the tub to accommodate laundry and rotated by rotary force transmitted from a driving source, and a plurality of lifters provided on the inner circumferential surface of the drum to move the laundry within the drum. Each of the plurality of lifters includes a plurality of hooks provided along a frame formed at the lower end of each of the plurality of lifters so as to allow each of the plurality of lifters to be hung to the drum, and at least one protrusion protruding from the lower end of each of the plurality of lifters so as to allow each of the plurality of lifters to be fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the drum. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081433 | DAMPER, WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING/DRYING MACHINE - A damper which uses a magnetic viscous fluid, includes a cylinder, a bobbin which is housed in the cylinder and on which a coil generating a magnetic field is wound, a yoke which is housed in the cylinder and provided on an end of the bobbin, and a shaft which is inserted into the cylinder so as to extend through the bobbin and the yoke and so as to be axially reciprocable relative to the bobbin and the yoke. The magnetic viscous fluid fills a space defined between the bobbin and the yoke in the cylinder. The coil, the bobbin and the yoke are fixed together by a resin. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081434 | CABINET LOCK FOR USE WITH PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC KEY - A cabinet lock for protecting merchandise within a merchandise display cabinet having an inner door and an outer door. The cabinet lock includes a strike plate affixed to the inner door and a lock housing affixed to the outer door such that the cabinet is in a locked configuration that prevents access to the merchandise when the lock housing is operably engaged to the strike plate. A programmable electronic key communicates a security code with the cabinet lock and transfers electrical power to the cabinet lock to operate a lock mechanism between the locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. An indicator is provided for indicating whether the cabinet lock is in the locked configuration or the unlocked configuration. The indicator includes a first segment and a second segment that can be energized to visually indicate the status of the cabinet lock. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081435 | Lock System and Method Thereof - A multi state lock system configured to be mounted to a door of an enclosure is provided that includes a three position cam lock assembly rotatable between a first position, a second position, and a third position. The system further includes a locking rod cam, multiple locking rods attached to the locking rod cam, a locking rod limiter cam and a handle rotatable between a handle unlocked position and a handle locked position. When the cam lock is in the first position, the lock system is in an unlocked state, when the cam lock is in the second position, the lock system is in a neutral state, and when the cam lock is in the third position, the lock system is in a locked state. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081436 | Key - A key including a body having a first end, a second end and an axis is disclosed. The axis extends through the first and second ends. A toothed portion is adjacent to the first end, and a coupling portion is adjacent to the second end. An insertion portion has non-circular cross sections perpendicular to the axis and located intermediate the toothed portion and the coupling portion. The non-circular cross sections include at least one linear side and at least one arcuate side. The at least one arcuate side adjoins the at least one linear side and extends along a circular path. The body between the first end and the insertion portion and between the second end and the insertion portion has a radial extent from the axis less than or equal to the non-circular cross sections of the insertion portion. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081437 | MANUFACTURING LAYING HEAD PIPE PATH BELOW TRANSFORMATION TEMPERATURE - A rolling mill coil-forming laying head system elongated hollow pathway Or pipe structure defining an inner surface for transport of elongated materials is formed by the process of bending the pathway structure at near constant temperature, such as at near ambient temperature, preferably without application of external heat. In some embodiments, the method utilizes an automated bending machine, preferably under computer numerical control (CNC) that executes stored bending constructions to conform the pathway structure to a desired profile. The bending instructions may be modified so that the actual bending profile conforms to a desired profile. In this manner subsequent path structures may be formed, that have uniform physical properties. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081438 | HYBRID HYDRODYNAMIC AND HYDROSTATIC BEARING BUSHING AND LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR ROLLING MILL - Rolling mill bearings incorporate bearing bushings with pluralities of hydrostatic pad recesses, that are preferably in conjunction hydrodynamic bearings also formed within the bushing. Each recess has an isolated lubricant passage that is adapted for coupling to a separate isolated source of pressurized lubricant. In some embodiments herein, the isolated pressurized lubricant source is supplied by a dedicated outlet of a pressure pump. In this manner each hydrostatic pad recess has a dedicated pressurized lubricant supply that is not interrupted by loss of lubricant pressure events in other bearing pads or elsewhere within the rolling mill lubrication system. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081439 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR CUP-SHAPED MEMBER - A manufacturing method for a cup-shaped member including a corrugated portion includes a drawing step, a preliminary processing step, and a finishing step. In the preliminary processing step, at least preliminary large diameter portions in a preliminary corrugated portion are each formed to have a width larger than the size of each of the large diameter portions of the corrugated portion, thereby reducing an ironing resistance in the manufacturing of the cup-shaped member. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081440 | CABLE BENDER - A cable bending tool comprises a drive housing including a powered drive element. A jaw assembly comprises first and second jaws hingedly connected to one another. The drive element is selectively operated to cause the first and second jaws to move between a neutral and an actuated position. A bending shoe is secured to a distal end of the first jaw. An arm with opposite rollers is secured to a distal end of the second jaw and extends transversely to a path of movement of the jaws. The rollers support a cable with the bending shoe on an opposite side of the cable. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081441 | Analyte Testing Systems - The present invention includes analyte measurement systems, analyte measurement meters, analyte testing devices, cartridges thereof and integrated circuits for use therewith, and further includes methods related to the use of the integrated circuits and, in certain embodiments, to the counting or tracking of parameters related to the cartridges and analyte test devices. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081442 | Method of Correcting the Orientation of a Freely Installed Accelerometer in a Vehicle - A vehicle monitoring system includes an accelerometer installed in the vehicle in an unknown orientation. The system infers the orientation of the accelerometer in the vehicle from the acceleration signals. The proposed method detects and corrects the orientation in two steps. In the first step, the gravity vector is used to estimate the orientation in the vertical plane. Then, based on the acceleration data collected during the vehicle movement, the heading of the vehicle is estimated and the orientation within the horizontal plane is corrected. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081443 | VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF BEVERAGE - A method for determining a volume of beverage, preferably a carbonated beverage in a collapsible beverage container, comprises a beverage dispensing system including a pressure chamber with the collapsible container, the pressure chamber defining an inner volume equal to the sum of the volume of beverage and a residual gas volume. The method also comprises a pressurization system for supplying a volume of gas of atmospheric pressure from the outside of the pressure chamber to the residual gas volume, and a pressure sensor for detecting a low pressure value and a high pressure value, respectively. The method further comprises the steps of supplying the volume of gas to the residual gas volume by using the pressurization system, determining the volume of gas supplied by the pressurization system from the outside of the pressure chamber to the residual gas volume, and establishing a measure of the volume of beverage included in the collapsible beverage container. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081444 | SOOT EMISSION ESTIMATION METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT - A soot emission estimation method and arrangement for a diesel engine estimates the amount of soot generated in a combustion chamber of the diesel engine. The method includes providing values for speed and load; providing a base soot value from an engine speed-load resolved reference soot map; defining and providing emission influencing input parameters; calculating a deviation between at least one emission influencing input parameter and a speed-load resolved reference value for the at least one emission influencing input parameter; multiplying the calculated deviation with an individual value from an individual speed-load resolved weight map for the at least one emission influencing input parameter, thereby creating an emission influencing input parameter related correction for the at least one emission influencing input parameter; adding and summarizing the at least one emission influencing input parameter related correction to the base soot value and thereby obtaining an estimated soot mass flow value. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081445 | GAS SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CONCENTRATION OF GAS IN A TWO-COMPONENT MIXTURE - The described sensor allows determination of the concentration of a gas in a two-component mixture at variable pressure by measuring the diffusivity and the thermal conductivity. The sensor is provided to alternately heat the membrane ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081446 | PARTICLE DETECTING DEVICE EVALUATING SYSTEM AND PARTICLE DETECTING DEVICE EVALUATING METHOD - A particle detecting device evaluating system having a test chamber provided, in one face thereof, with a plurality of gas intake vents, where respective particle detecting devices are provided; an injecting device for injecting particles into the test chamber; a light sheet forming device for forming a light sheet within the test chamber; and an imaging device for imaging particles made visible by the light sheet. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081447 | Substrate-Integrated Hollow Waveguide Sensors - Methods and apparatuses are provided that greatly expand the utility of conventional hollow waveguide-based sensors via either straight, substrate-integrated channels or via meandering (e.g., circuitous, curved or folded optical paths) waveguide sensor designs. Full- or hybrid-integration of the meandering hollow waveguide with light source, detector, and light-guiding optics facilitates compact yet high-performance gas/vapor and/or liquid sensors of the substrate-integrated hollow waveguide sensor. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081448 | CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY FOR OPERATING A GAS PROBE - The invention relates to a circuit assembly for operating a probe ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081449 | MONITORING STATE OF FLUID TRANSPORT PIPE - A method, apparatus, and system for monitoring the state of a fluid transport pipe. In one embodiment, there is provided a method of monitoring the state of a fluid transport pipe, the method including: causing a monitor to move along with a fluid inside the fluid transport pipe, the monitor including an elastic gas container and being configured to adjust the volume of the elastic gas container based on ambient pressure of the elastic gas container; and measuring and recording, by the monitor, one or more types of environmental data inside the fluid transport pipe for determining the state of the fluid transport pipe. In other embodiments, there are further provided an apparatus and system for monitoring a state of a fluid transport pipe. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081450 | DEVICE FOR TESTING DROPLETS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a device for testing droplets and an operation method thereof. The device includes a receiving layer on which a sample is received; a plurality of pressure sensors disposed below the receiving layer, and generating changes in capacitance by the sample received on the receiving layer; and a control unit measuring changes in capacitance generated by the plurality of pressure sensors and determining whether the sample received on the receiving layer is defective. According to the present invention, a location and an amount of a sample received on a receiving layer are measured based on changes in capacitance generated by a plurality of respective pressure sensors disposed below the receiving layer, thereby precisely testing whether the sample ejected in droplet form is defective. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081451 | Measurement Device of Position of Center of Gravity of Vehicle to be Measured on Truck Scale and Truck Scale - As a measurement table ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081452 | INSTRUMENT FOR GRAVIMETRIC MOISTURE DETERMINATION WITH POSITION-CHANGING DEVICE - An instrument ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081453 | INSTRUMENT FOR GRAVIMETRIC MOISTURE DETERMINATION WITH GLASS SHIELD - An instrument ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081454 | INSTRUMENT FOR GRAVIMETRIC MOISTURE DETERMINATION WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR - An instrument ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081455 | INSTRUMENT FOR GRAVIMETRIC MOISTURE DETERMINATION WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACT - An instrument ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081456 | CAM TARGET WHEEL FOR VEHICLE - A cam target wheel for a vehicle may include a camshaft; and a lobe, formed on an outer circumferential surface of the camshaft, for recognizing a ridge and valley of a cam vibration waveform. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081457 | Attachment Patch for Mounting Various Devices - A tire monitor assembly includes a rubber ply having a first side affixable to an interior surface of a tire. A pedestal extends from a second side of the rubber ply, wherein the pedestal has a top surface and at least one sidewall. The pedestal has a groove disposed in the at least one sidewall that extends along a perimeter of the pedestal, wherein the pedestal has a cavity disposed in the top surface, extending towards the rubber ply. The assembly further includes a tire monitoring device and a fastener connected to the tire monitoring device and further connected to the pedestal such that the fastener is disposed in at least one of the cavity and the groove. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081458 | Method and Apparatus for Determining the Local Spatial Extent of the Phase of Valuable Mineral in a Rock - A method and an apparatus are provided for determining a local mineral grain size of a valuable mineral in a rock of a deposit or an occurrence, where the rock comprises at least one other mineral, and wherein the valuable mineral has a higher density than the at least one other mineral. The method may include: performing a drilling operation using a drill in the rock, with cuttings being produced, forming an aerosol comprising the cuttings and a gas stream, transferring the aerosol from the drill to at least one air classifier, performing stream classification, wherein at least two fractions comprising in each case particles of the cuttings that sink at the same speed are formed, and determining a property of at least one of the fractions, which fraction is used as a measure for the local mineral grain size of the valuable mineral in the rock. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081459 | PRODUCTION LOGGING IN HORIZONTAL WELLS - An apparatus for production logging includes a conveyance device configured to traverse a wellbore, a multicapacitance flow meter positioned on the conveyance device and configured to estimate at least one parameter relating to holdup; and a spinner flow meter positioned on the conveyance device and configured to estimate at least one parameter relating to a flow velocity of at least one fluid phase. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081460 | Electrical Submersible Pump Flow Meter - An apparatus for metering fluid in a subterranean well includes an electric submersible pump having a motor, a seal section and a pump assembly and a metering assembly. The metering assembly includes an upper pipe section with an outer diameter, the upper pipe section having an upper pressure sensing means, and a lower pipe section with an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the upper pipe section, the lower pipe section having a lower pressure sensing means. A power cable is in electronic communication with the electric submersible pump and with the metering assembly. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081461 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DAMPING THE IMBALANCE OF A ROTATING PART AND DISHWASHING MACHINE WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A device and a method for damping the imbalance of a rotating part are described, comprising a means for determining at least one parameter of the imbalance during a rotational movement of the part and a means for influencing the axis of rotation of the rotating part in such a manner that the axis of rotation coincides with the axis of inertia of the part, wherein at least one parameter is supplied as an input quantity to the means for influencing to bring about a dynamic variation of the axis of rotation with respect to the axis of inertia of the rotating part. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081462 | COMPOSITE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A composite sensor includes: a package including a container and a lid; a plurality of spaces that is partitioned by at least the container and the lid, and has different pressures, the plurality of the spaces including a first space sealed at around an atmospheric pressure and a second space sealed at a depressurized state; an acceleration sensor element disposed in the first space; and a vibration type angular velocity sensor element disposed in the second space. In the sensor, the first space has a volume smaller than a volume of the second space. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081463 | Sensor - An inertial sensor is described that has a commanded test function. The sensor is of a ring type driven by a driver circuit, the sensor further comprising primary and secondary portions having corresponding signal pickoffs. The primary pickoff signal amplitude is controlled via an automatic gain control, the primary phase lock loop and VCO locks to the resonant frequency to provide the clocks for the synchronous detectors, the primary pickoff signals via the primary phase shift circuit is provided to the primary driver, the secondary pickoff signal being input into a detector circuit capable of detecting motion in the sensor. The commanded test function comprises signal derived from the primary portion of the circuit and input into the two inputs of a differential amplifier in the secondary pickoff detector circuit. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081464 | INERTIAL SENSOR - Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor. The inertial sensor includes a sensor part including a driving mass, a flexible substrate part displaceably supporting the driving mass, and a support part supporting the flexible substrate part so that the driving mass is freely movable in a state in which the driving mass is floated; a lower cap covering a lower portion of the driving mass and coupled with the support part and provided with a stopper part limiting a displacement of the driving mass; and a dry film resist coupling the sensor part with the cover and providing an interval between the driving mass and the stopper. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081465 | INERTIAL SENSOR AND ANGULAR VELOCITY DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor. The inertial sensor includes: a plurality of driving masses; support bodies supporting the driving masses so as to freely move in a state in which the driving masses float; a connection bridge connecting the plurality of driving masses and connecting the plurality of driving masses with the support bodies; and an electrode pattern part including driving electrodes simultaneously driving the driving masses and sensing electrode detecting axial Coriolis force of each of the driving masses. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081466 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SENSOR WITH NON-CONDUCTIVE SENSING MASS, AND METHOD OF SENSING THROUGH A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SENSOR - A microelectromechanical sensor includes: a supporting structure, having at least one first electrode and one second electrode, which form a capacitor; and a sensing mass made of non-conductive material, which is arranged so as to interact with an electric field associated to the capacitor and is movable with respect to the supporting structure according to a degree of freedom so that a relative position of the sensing mass with respect to the first electrode and to the second electrode is variable in response to external stresses. The sensing mass is made of a material selected in the group consisting of: intrinsic semiconductor materials, oxides of semiconductor materials, and nitrides of semiconductor materials. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081467 | INTEGRATED TORSIONAL-MICROBALANCE DEVICE IN MEMS TECHNOLOGY AND FABRICATION PROCESS THEREOF - A MEMS microbalance that includes a substrate made of semiconductor material with a cavity, and a resonator, which is suspended above the cavity of the substrate and is formed by a mobile body, by at least one first arm connected between the substrate and the mobile body, which has a first thickness and which enables oscillations of the mobile body with respect to the substrate, by an actuation transducer connected to the mobile body for generating the oscillations at a resonance frequency, and by a detection transducer for detecting a variation of the resonance frequency, wherein the mobile body possesses at least one thin portion having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness of the first arm. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081468 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRASONIC TESTING - A method for ultrasonic testing of an object, the method comprising ultrasonic scanning of a plurality of scan regions of the object; converting ultrasonic echoes of the ultrasonic scanning into a plurality of electrical signals; gating the electrical signals to provide gated signals; and wherein different gating times are used for the electrical signals. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081469 | MULTI-SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a multi-sensing apparatus and a method thereof. The multi-sensing apparatus includes a plurality of ultrasonic sensors including a wave transmission unit transmitting an ultrasonic wave signal of a corresponding transmission frequency, and a wave reception unit receiving and outputting the ultrasonic wave signal transmitted from the wave transmission unit, and an analyzed integrated circuit controlling each of the wave transmission units of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors to transmit the ultrasonic wave signal of the corresponding transmission frequency, receiving an ultrasonic reflected signal received from each of the reception wave units, and computing and outputting a distance of an object sensed by a corresponding ultrasonic sensor using a time difference between a transmission time and a reception time. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081470 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic sensor including: a cylindrical case; a piezoelectric element; a sound absorbing material; a temperature compensation capacitor inserted into and fixed to the groove; a first pin terminal connected to one electrode of the temperature compensation capacitor and an exposed electrode of the piezoelectric element while penetrating through the groove of the sound absorbing material; a second pin terminal inserted into and fixed to the groove of the sound absorbing material and connected to the other electrode of the temperature compensation capacitor; and a lead wire inserted into and fixed to the groove of the sound absorbing material and having one terminal connected to the second pin terminal and the other terminal connected to an inner wall of the case, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081471 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER DEVICE AND ANALYTE INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - To suggest an electromechanical transducer device with a high S/N ratio, an electromechanical transducer device includes a first substrate; electromechanical transducer elements two-dimensionally arrayed on a front surface of the first substrate and configured to provide conversion between acoustic waves and electric signals; an electric wiring substrate that is a second substrate electrically connected with a back surface of the first substrate; a first acoustic matching layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; an acoustic attenuating member arranged on a back surface of the second substrate; and a second acoustic matching layer provided between the second substrate and the acoustic attenuating member. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081472 | Long Distance Optical Fiber Sensing System and Method - A long-distance fiber optic monitoring system having a sensing unit and an analyzer that is remotely located from the sensing unit is provided. The sensing unit comprises a source of optical energy for injecting optical energy into the fiber optical cable and an optical detector configured to detect an optical return signal from the optical fiber. The detected optical return signal is associated with an acoustic signal impinging on the optical fiber. The analyzer receives a signal from the remote sensing unit via the optical fiber that is representative of the optical return signal, and determines a location of a disturbance based at least on the received signal. The representative signal can be transmitted from the remote sensing unit to the analyzer as an optical signal or via a metallic wired included with the optical fiber. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081473 | SENSOR ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SENSOR ELEMENT, SENSOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A sensor element includes a base part | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081474 | SENSOR ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SENSOR ELEMENT, SENSOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A sensor element includes a base part, drive vibration arms that extend from the base part, an adjustment vibration arm | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081475 | ARRAY FOR SENSING AND INDUCING STRAIN IN AN ADHESIVELY BONDED JOINT INCLUDING MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIAL - Sensing strain in an adhesively bonded joint includes inducing a strain wave in the joint, and sensing a change in local magnetic characteristics in the joint. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081476 | FATIGUE TEST ARRANGEMENT - High cycle fatigue testing is required with regard to a large number of components in order to evaluate their performance and capabilities. Typically such components are mounted such that an excitation mechanism such as through use of air jets can be utilised in order to stimulate vibration. In order to isolate a desired vibration mode generally, an isolation device is utilised. The isolation device presents an edge to a node within the component in order to inhibit vibration modes other than that of interest. Unfortunately, prior isolation elements tend to wear resulting in spurious results. By providing an isolation element within an isolation device, a fatigue test arrangement can be achieved in which both axial movement in the direction of a spring upon which the element is presented as well as lateral movement can be achieved. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081477 | FLOW METER DEVICE - In a flow meter device of the present invention, a control means causes a temperature measuring means to singly measure a temperature of a fluid. A flow compensation means calculates a temperature of a fluid from a propagation time and makes compensation for the flow rate using the temperature calculated based on the propagation time in a state in which the temperature is not measured by the temperature measuring means. Thus, when compensation is made for the measured flow rate to derive a flow rate at a desired temperature, flow rate compensation can be implemented with high accuracy, versatility of a target fluid can be improved, and low electric power consumption can be achieved. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081478 | ENVIRONMENT PROVIDING DEVICE, ENVIRONMENT PROVIDING METHOD, AND PARTICLE DETECTING DEVICE EVALUATING METHOD - An environment providing device having a test chamber; a spraying device for receiving the supply of a gas flow to spray, into the test chamber, a fluid that contains particles; a flow meter for measuring a measured value for the flow rate of the gas flow that is supplied to the spraying device; a flow rate controlling device for controlling to a prescribed value, based on the measured value, the flow rate of the gas flow that is supplied to the spraying device; a timer for measuring a time interval over which the fluid that includes the particles has been sprayed into the test chamber; and a spraying-device-controlling device for stopping the spraying of the fluid that contains the particles after spraying a prescribed quantity of particles into the test chamber. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081479 | SENSOR SYSTEM TO DETECT PERSENCE OF A PERSON ON AN OBJECT AND MONITORING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SENSOR SYSTEM TO DETECT PERSENCE OF A PERSON - A presence sensor system includes at least one resilient extending member defining an enclosed sensing volume. The sensing volume includes a fluid therein. A pressure within the sensing volume changes upon application of force to the extending member. The presence sensor system further includes a pressure sensor in fluid connection with the sensing volume, a processor system in communicative connection with the pressure sensor and a communication system in communicative connection with the processor system. In a number of embodiments, the presence sensor system is adapted to determine a pressure threshold associated with onset of presence after being placed in use. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081480 | INSTRUMENT FAULT INDICATION APPARATUS - A measuring system is disclosed that may include a sensing module that provides a response to a measured quantity, a first mechanical transducer that provides an output signal proportional to the measured quantity, a conversion device that converts the output signal to a second output signal, and a sensor that detects the second output signal and generates an instrument reading within an instrument range of output signals. A bias assembly may forces a second mechanical transducer to provide the second output signal that is detected by the sensor and which generates an instrument reading outside of the specified instrument range when the mechanical transducer is disconnected from the conversion device. A level detector is also disclosed that may include a displacer assembly, a torque rod coupled to the displacer assembly and connected to a magnet, and a non-contact sensor that detects displacement of the magnet assembly within an instrument range. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081481 | APPARATUS FOR COUNTING COMPONENTS - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for counting components, the apparatus including: a separating part separating a plurality of components into individual components; pipes moving the components separated by the separating part therethrough; a counting part positioned on the pipes to count the components passing through the pipes; and a vacuum sucking part positioned at distal ends of the pipes. Therefore, it is possible to accurately and rapidly count the number of micro electronic components. In addition, it is possible to track loss of electronic components generated between processes by accurately and rapidly counting the electronic components. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081482 | ENVIRONMENT PROVIDING DEVICE AND ENVIRONMENT EVALUATING METHOD - An environment providing device having a test chamber provided, in one face thereof, with a plurality of gas intake vents, where a respective plurality particle detecting devices is provided; and an injecting device for injecting particles into the test chamber. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081483 | BIOCHIP - There is provided a biochip including a plate member, and a pillar member formed on the plate member and including a surface to which biomaterials are attached, wherein the surface includes an outer wall preventing the biomaterials from flowing outwardly therefrom. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081484 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY INLET LINERS AND SAMPLE PATH CONTAINERS - A container used for chromatographic sample analysis has (a) at least one silica uppermost layer, which is deposited onto the container using a liquid phase deposition process, and, optionally, (b) at least one indicator present in at least part of the at least one silica uppermost layer for visually distinguishing the container from other containers, and/or determining the “use status” of the container, and/or identifying the proper orientation of the container when it is to be put in use, and/or providing a means of decoration, identification, or counterfeit detection. In one preferred embodiment, the indicator is thermochromic. In another preferred embodiment, the indicator is photochromic. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081485 | AUTOMATED METHOD FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF SIZED BRIDGING MATERIAL - A method for quality control and quality assurance of sized bridging materials rotates a control sample having a fluid portion and a solids portion of sized bridging materials in a tubular container for a predetermined period of time. The control sample is then analyzed in a laser particle size analyzer to determine a particle size distribution for the control sample. A wet grinding sample having a fluid portion and a solids portion of the sized bridging materials is then rotated in the tubular container with a loose cylinder rod for a predetermined time to simulate borehole conditions. The wet grinding sample is then analyzed in the laser particle size analyzer to determine a particle size distribution for the wet grinding sample. The two particle size distributions are used to define a shift factor that represents the relative strength of the sized bridging materials. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081486 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF TUBES IN A BOILER - An apparatus and method for inspection of tubes in a boiler is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sensor adapted to generate and detect guided-waves and a mechanical device adapted to reach into a tube bundle and clamp the sensor onto an interior tube selected for inspection. The mechanical device includes a housing adapted to contain the sensor and an air cylinder adapted to actuate the housing to allow the housing to clamp onto the interior tube. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081487 | CYLINDER - A cylinder includes a cylinder body, a piston assembly, and a guiding member. The cylinder defines a receiving hole. The guiding member is fixedly assembled within the receiving hole of the cylinder body, and is coaxial with the cylinder body. The guiding member defines a sliding groove and an arc rotating groove communicating with the sliding groove. The piston assembly includes a piston and at least one roll ball. The piston is assembled within the receiving hole of the cylinder body, and is slidably and rotatably sleeved on the guiding member via the at least one roll ball. The at least one roll ball is movably sandwiched between the piston and the guiding member, and is capable of sliding within the sliding groove and the rotating groove of the guiding member thereby driving the piston to slide and rotate relative to the guiding member. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081488 | POP-UP DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A pop-up device for a vehicle is provided, which includes a case, a pop-up structure inserted into an upper portion of the case, and a driving structure provided inside the case to make the pop-up structure ascend out of the case or descend into the case. More specifically, the driving structure includes a motor, a screw shaft provided in upward and downward directions in the case and has a spiral groove formed along an outer periphery thereof to be rotated through driving of the motor, and a plate on which the pop-up structure is mounted. The plate is movably coupled to the spiral groove formed on the screw shaft in the upward and downward directions to make the pop-up structure ascend or descend when the screw shaft is rotated. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081489 | CRADLE DRIVE MECHANISM, A TABLE, AND A PATIENT IMAGING AND CARRYING APPARATUS - A cradle drive mechanism is provided. The cradle drive mechanism includes a drive motor, an intermediate frame and a screw and nut transmission device driven by the drive motor so as to drive linear reciprocating motion of the intermediate frame. The cradle drive mechanism also includes a rotating, shaft having a first driving wheel and a gear, a transmission belt, and a rack meshed with the gear so that, during linear reciprocating motion of the intermediate frame, the rack forces the gear to rotate and drive rotation of the first driving wheel, wherein rotation of the first driving wheel drives rotation of the transmission belt. The cradle drive mechanism also includes a cradle connector fixed on the transmission belt and configured to connect a cradle and to drive linear reciprocating motion of the cradle. | 2013-04-04 |
