15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090090010 | Pruners with replaceable accessory - A pair of pruners and its replaceable accessory in which the pair of pruners includes two blades with two handles integrally connected thereto. The two handles are pivotably connected with each other, and one of the two handles has an insertion port and a snapping portion on two ends thereof. The replaceable accessory is connected to the insertion port and can be a finger protection member, an end piece or a function part. A key is connected to one of the two handles so as to control the width that the two blades can be opened. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090011 | Powered line trimmer attachment - A wheeled device suitable for supporting and stabilizing a powered lawn trimming device. The wheels steer by a castor action where they rotate about a vertical axis in response to the operator's direction. The wheels are positioned at the ends of two outrigger arms positioned one each side of the cutting head of the line trimmer. The wheeled assembly is clamped onto the line trimmer shaft in such a way as to provide means for height adjustment and adaptation to the different styles of lawn trimming devices. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090012 | Multifunctional squaring jig - A universal squaring jig which may be used when welding various workpieces in perpendicular orientation. The squaring jig has two workpiece holders attached together by one or more support members. Each holder has three mating surfaces. The first and second mating surfaces together form a perpendicular interior corner. The first and third mating surfaces form a perpendicular exterior corner. Magnets are placed on both the first and third mating surfaces to hold workpieces in mating contact with the surfaces of the squaring jig during welding. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090013 | VALIDATING THE ERROR MAP OF CMM USING CALIBRATED PROBE - Validating the error map of a CMM using a calibrated probe including a stylus, the probe capable of rotation about at least one axis, includes placing a calibration artifact on a table of the CMM, the table having an upper surface in an XY plane; positioning a Z-ram of the CMM in a first calibration position and a second calibration position with respect to the artifact such that the stylus contacts the artifact; calculating a measured value representing the measured length between the first and second calibration positions; calculating a nominal value based on the length of the stylus of the probe; comparing the nominal value to the measured value; and updating the error map of the CMM if the measured value differs from the nominal value by more than a predetermined value. The probe and/or the stylus moves relative to the Z-ram such that the calibration artifact remains stationary while the Z-ram is positioned in the first calibration position and the second calibration position | 2009-04-09 |
20090090014 | Clamping device for a machine tool with measurement of a planar setting - A clamping device for a machine tool for processing workpieces, comprises a clamping body having at least one clamping face for clamping an object to be clamped, in particular a tool or a workpiece, and a sensor arrangement for measurement of a planar setting of a face of the object to be clamped on at the least one clamping face or a possible gap between the face of the object to be clamped and the at least one clamping face. In the case of the clamping device for the machine tool there is a provision such that the sensor arrangement has at one planar setting sensor for the detection of a distance between the at least one planar setting sensor and a portion of the object clamped in the clamping device, projecting laterally in front of the at least one clamping face, and that the at least one planar setting sensor is arranged on a portion, which is set back in relation to the at least one clamping face, of the clamping body. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090015 | CONSTRUCTION FOR LOOSING PREVENTION AND POSITION FIXING OF RULE TAPE OF TAPE RULER - A construction for loosing prevention and position fixing of rule tape of tape ruler comprises a main housing having a handle formed at its upper end, and a wound rule tape for measurement is installed in the main housing. The free end of said rule tape is attached with a buckle ring and there is installed with a magnetic element adjacent to said buckle, so as to absorb said buckle ring be located at a fix position and prevent the generation of pulling force due to the weight of buckle ring, the rule tape then would not be loosen; in addition, there is a fixing element installed in the main housing, in measuring the distance between two objects, the fixing element is taken apart off main housing in advance, and then the fixing element is stickled into a position to be measured, afterwards, the buckle ring at the free end of rule tape is mounted onto the fixing element to fix the end of rule tape at a designated position. Thus the measurement can be achieved by only one people. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090016 | TAPE MEASURE WITH AFFIXED WRITING SURFACE - One embodiment of a tape measure with a writing surface | 2009-04-09 |
20090090017 | Tape measure apparatus - The tape measure apparatus has a rule blade that is retractably stored in the tape measure apparatus and protrudes when extended during use. For measurements, the rule blade has graduated indicia markings along the rule blade. An end-piece attached to the rule blade has an aperture for receiving a marking instrument to mark and scribe on a work piece and a blade slot for receiving and supporting a blade. There is also a protective shield guide that protects the fingers from slivers and cuts. It has a pivot attachment between the protective shield and the guide. The pivot moves the protective shield into a stored position generally parallel to the rule blade, and in a working position generally perpendicular the rule blade. The guide is slidable along the rule blade. The entire protective shield guide slidably moves into the housing. Thus, the entire protective shield guide disappears and is protected from any outside force by being inside the housing when not in use. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090018 | Cooling system with a cover which contains super absorber and can be activated - The invention refers to a cover, comprising a fleece arranged between a top and a bottom layer which holds a super absorber. At least in one layer a permeability area which is permeable to moisture is provided through which the cover can be moistened in a controlled way. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090019 | GRANULAR MATERIAL TREATMENT UNIT HAVING A HEAT-REGENERATION GROUP - The present invention relates a granular material treatment unit, comprising:
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20090090020 | Dryer and Control Method of Drying Time for the Same - Dryer and method for controlling a drying time period which enables to indicate an increased remained drying time period to a user. The method includes the steps of re-setting a remained drying time period, and informing user an increased remained drying time period, whereby permitting to prevent the user from misunderstanding that the dryer is out of order. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090021 | Extraction Cleaning with Plenum and Air Outlets Facilitating Air Flow Drying - A method of drying a surface using a portable cleaning apparatus by removing a mixture of air and liquid from the surface through the application of suction to the surface through a suction nozzle while moving the suction nozzle along a first direction, separating the air and liquid, pressurizing the separated air and passing the pressurized air in a second direction transverse to the first direction and along the surface laterally of the suction nozzle. The pressurized air is directed along the surface from a location spaced from the suction nozzle. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090022 | Desiccation Chamber and Methods for Drying Biological Materials - Methods and devices of drying biological materials are described, including a desiccation chamber that may be used to dry biological materials while substantially preserving functional integrity of those materials. The desiccation devices and methods provide optimal conditions and ease of use for drying biological materials. The devices and methods provided here may be used to prepare biological materials for use in one or more of diagnostic, therapeutic, industrial, and research applications. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090023 | SNAKEBITE PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR - Footwear assemblies that include a sole assembly and an upper portion secured to the sole assembly. The upper portion includes a tightening structure that extends up a portion of the height of the footwear assembly, and an extension of snakebite material positioned above the tightening arrangement. The extension of snakebite material is typically loose fit around the user's lower leg. The tightening arrangement provides adjustable tightening of the footwear assembly about the user's foot and lower leg at locations below the extension of snakebite material. The footwear assembly can include snakebite resistant material that covers substantially all of the surface area of the upper portion. Additional support, waterproofing, insulating and padding layers or materials can be used throughout the footwear assembly. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090024 | BOOTS FOR MINIMIZING INJURY FROM EXPLOSIVES - A boot for reducing injury from a close range explosion includes a sole unit, an upper, and a shin guard. The sole unit includes at least an outer sole, a shank sheet composite, a shank filler and an insole. At least the shank sheet composite includes a plurality of layers having a pyramid shape and is formed of a strong composite fiber. The upper is attached to the sole unit and is formed of a laminated canvas. The shin guard is connectable to the upper and protects an ankle and leg of a user. The shin guard is formed of a strong composite fiber. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090025 | Article of Footwear with Sole Structure - An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure including a midsole and an outsole. The footwear also includes at least one lobe between the upper and the outsole that extends laterally beyond a heel area of the upper and meets the sole at the lobe's edge that is laterally farthest away from the upper so that the lobe is exposed such that when viewed from above, in a direction perpendicular to the sole, the lobe is at least partially visible beyond the sides of the heel. The footwear may include a heel plate that extends laterally beyond the heel area of the upper. Further, the lobe may be a fluid-filled air bladder. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090026 | Footwear with pivoting tongue - Footwear is provided having a tongue pivotally coupled to the footwear upper. The tongue may be constructed to pivotally move relative to the upper between a first position and a second position. At least one resilient member may be coupled to the tongue for urging the tongue in either the first position or the second position. The tongue may be a spring-loaded tongue such that when the tongue is positioned in an intermediate position between the first and second position, the tongue will spring towards either the first position or the second position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090027 | Footwear with a Foot Stabilizer - An article of footwear which includes a midsole and foot stabilizer. The foot stabilizer includes a longitudinally extending spine portion and a plurality of ribs extending laterally therefrom from opposing lateral and medial sides. The plurality of ribs being positioned to at least partially underlie a foot of a user. The spine portion is disposed above and affixed to the midsole and the ribs are contoured to partially enclose the foot of the user. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090028 | Dancer's foot pad - A protective foot pad comprises a sheet of protective material having a main body portion in the shape of the ball of a human foot and a locating tab extending from the main body portion for location between the first and second toes of the foot, an adhesive on one surface of the sheet for adhering the sheet to the foot, and a removable release liner covering the adhesive until the pad is to be adhered to the foot. The pad is especially suited for protecting the bare foot of a dancer, who will use the pad by removing the release liner to expose the adhesive, placing the exposed adhesive on the bottom of his or her foot to cover at least a portion of the ball of the foot, with the tab extending between the first and second toes, and bending the locating tab over the skin between the first and second toes. The main body portion can include one or more lateral extensions that adhere to the side of the foot. In one embodiment, the adhesive is a layer of material that is adhesive on both surfaces thereof, one of which has the releasable liner thereon. The other surface of the layer of material is disposed on an adhesive surface of the sheet, which is a non-woven, open-matrix, polyester layer. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090029 | BOOT - An object of the present invention is to provide a boot that can be fastened with great ease. The boot is configured so that belt insertion parts (A, B, C, D) are provided to the upper-side left and right sections and the lower-side left and right sections, respectively, of the boot main body ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090030 | Article of manufacture for an orthotic with a heel anchor - An article of manufacture for an Orthotic arch support utilizing triangular shaped heel anchors to minimize slippage inside the shoe when it is worn. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090031 | Anti-slip footwear - A moisture repellant tread is provided for a positive displacement of moisture to secure the traction in the bottom of a shoe. The tread comprises a base plate and multiple short bundles of absorbent fibers. The base plate has a top surface locally bonded to the outsole with a lateral clearance between the base plate and outsole about the bonded areas, a bottom surface for contacting a floor and multiple closely arranged recesses open to the bottom surface and communicating through smaller openings formed at the top surfaces concentrically of the recesses. The fiber bundles are partially implanted in the recesses for displacing water absorbed from the floor upon contact through the openings at the top surfaces to the lateral clearance whereby the tread secures an increased traction as a wearer steps on the tread through the shoe even on a film of moisture. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090032 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND CONTROLLING THE ANGLE OF A SNOW PLOW BLADE - A plow blade assembly ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090033 | Snow-plowing apparatus - A snow-plowing apparatus provided with a snow-removing member detachably attached to an end of a holding rod of a hand-pushed mower, in which an engine and a wheel are attached to a frame, having a detachable rotation transmitting portion, to which a mowing blade is attached and rotational driving force of an engine is transmitted, on the end of the holding rod extending from the engine forward and downward. The snow-removing member is provided with a snowplow rotating body rotated around a horizontal axis through the rotation transmitting portion to plow and shoot the snow. The snowplow rotating body is composed of three short rotating bodies. Each of the short rotating bodies has four snow-plowing blades disposed in peripheral direction with a predetermined pitch. And, the snowplow rotating body is composed of the three short rotating bodies mounted on a shaft body as the snow-plowing blades are dislocated one another in the peripheral direction. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090034 | SCRAPER BLADE ATTACHMENT FOR TOOTHED BUCKETS OF EARTH WORKING MACHINES - A removable scraper blade attachment for a toothed bucket of an earth working machine, such as a backhoe bucket, to allow the bucket to remove debris from a smooth surface such as a paved surface. A plurality of tooth receiving pockets are space along the upper surface of the mounting plate and are sized to receiving a single tooth. A scraper blade extends across a leading edge of the mounting plate and includes a beveled edge to improve cutting and scraping of the blade. The scraper blade attachment is readily removably attachable to the bucket and does not require modification to the lower lip of the bucket or require removal of teeth from the bucket. A self tensioning system is provided to insure the scraper blade attachment remains tightly secured to the bucket. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090036 | Road Traffic-Control Signboard Assembly Having Automatic Return Function - Provided is a road traffic-control signboard assembly with which a road traffic-control signboard can be assembled while being linked with a vertical support at right angle. The road traffic-control signboard assembly is fitted with and fixed to a road traffic-control signboard stay bar and has a structure of being returned to an original position even if impact by typhoon or collision of vehicles is applied to the road traffic-control signboard. Thus, the road traffic-control signboard assembly prevents a phenomenon that an initial fixed position of the road traffic-control signboard is changed because of impact by typhoon or collision of vehicles which is applied to the road traffic-control signboard, to thereby lose the function of the road traffic-control signboard. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090037 | Product display device - A product display device includes a support frame, a plurality of placard devices, a pair of carousel display devices and a messaging unit disposed between the pair of carousel display devices. The placard devices, the carousel display devices and the messaging unit providing an integrated display of products to prospective consumers. The messaging unit including a removable interactive display for providing at least one of textual, graphic, image, pictorial and visual illustrations and representations of product information and promotional information to prospective customers. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090038 | Lure retrieval systems and method - A system for freeing a fishing lure at the end of a line where the lure has been snagged on sub surface debris, which features a retriever with a unique guide for guiding the retriever along the fishing line to impact the lure. The guide permits an exceptionally simple and fast method of attaching and detaching the guide. Additionally, the retriever may serve as a sinker. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090039 | Quick connect-disconnect fish hook coupling system - A quick-connect-disconnect fish hook coupling system is provided. The system uses a fish hook having a solid ball-shaped head and a hollow-bodied coupler that releasably retains the ball-shaped head of the hook. The hook can swing freely while retained. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090040 | Balancing Fishing Jig - The present invention is directed to a balancing fishing jig assembly. The jig has a body portion and a hook portion. The hook portion is embedded in the body portion, and extends therefrom, terminating in a barb. The jig also includes a material which partially covers a shaft of the hook. The body portion includes an eyelet, which is disposed near the center of drag of the jig assembly. When the jig is translated through the water by a fishing line at the eyelet, the body and hook remain substantially vertically disposed regardless of the direction of translation. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090041 | Fishing Lure - A fishing lure shaped like a snake that mimics the undulating, swimming action of a snake. It incorporates this original action into an extremely versatile lure specifically designed to be fished on water's surface, under water's surface, diving, bouncing around on floor bottom, and swimming back up to surface simply by adjusting rod position/retrieval speed. Furthermore, consisting of not only replaceable (soft plastic) snake bodies, but replaceable (soft plastic) lizard bodies and replaceable (soft plastic) frog bodies as well that all attach to the same hard plastic head and neck via a snap-on/squeeze-off connection. Furthermore, it's design enables each body to have it's own swimming action. The snake body, aforementioned, undulates like a real snake swimming. The lizard body wiggles and sways like a real lizard swimming. And the frog body wobbles and kicks it's legs like a real frog swimming. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090042 | DEVICE FOR TRAPPIING A MOLE - The object of the invention is a device for trapping a mole, in particular for the purpose of its eradication, forming a passage ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090043 | Vertical rodent trap - The vertical rodent trap provides a rodent trap that is oriented in a substantially vertical direction and spaced apart from a support surface, thus requiring a rodent to achieve a substantially vertical position in order to attempt to remove bait therefrom. This vertical position of the rodent is optimal for capture and killing thereof. The vertical rodent trap includes a conventional rodent trap that is vertically spaced apart from a horizontal support surface, such as the ground. A base, adapted for being horizontally mounted on the horizontal support surface, is further provided, and the lower end of a rod is secured to the base. The rod projects upwardly from the base and supports the conventional rodent trap, both spacing the rodent trap from the base and vertically orienting the rodent trap. Preferably, steel wool is secured to a bait-receiving member of the rodent trap for retaining bait thereto. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090044 | IN-WALL PEST CONTROL DEVICE - An in-wall pest control device that is used in combination with a wall utility plate adapted to deliver a pest control substance to the interior of a hollow wall. A poison, bait, adhesive, trap and/or lure is affixed to the back of the plate, such that the pest control substance is exposed to the interior of the utility box and/or hollow wall when the plate is affixed thereto. Periodically, the wail plate can be removed for replacement of the pest control substance or the combination of the plate with its pest control substance can be properly discarded and replaced with a new plate/pest control substance device. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090045 | Method and apparatus for monitoring, baiting and exterminating pests - An apparatus that can be placed into a surface or substrata, such as soil or a wall, to or within baiting and, if desired, exterminating of populations of pests situated or behind or within such surface. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a body member that can be anchored into the surface to be monitored, and a removable cap that can be locked in place to prevent access to the body member. If desired, bait can be attached to the bottom of the cap member and inserted within such surface. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090046 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO LIQUID FUELS AND SPECIALTY CHEMICALS - Disclosed is a hydrothermal treatment process for conversion of a carbon-based energy carrier material. The process comprises a step for sensitizing or activating the carbon based energy carrier material to increase its susceptibility to hydrothermal conversion. As a result of the sensitization step, the hydrothermal conversion step itself may be carried out under relatively mild conditions. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090047 | Additive Useful for Stabilizing Fuel Oils - Fuel oils, especially heavy fuel oils that are subject to instability on storage can be treated with additives in order to stabilizer the fuel oil in regard to precipitating contaminants such as asphaltenes. Alkylphenol resins, either with or without components selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid amides, mannich resins and mixtures thereof are effective additives for stabilizing fuel oils. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b) | 2009-04-09 |
20090090048 | Fuel compositions with mono- or di- butyl succinate and method of use thereof - Fuel compositions comprising primarily a mono- or di-butyl succinate as an oxygenation additive are described. The fuels can be diesel fuels which generate carbon based particulates in diesel engines. The result is reduced emissions of particulates from the diesel engines. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090049 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQEFIED NATURAL GAS FROM HIGH CO2 NATURAL GAS - A process for producing LNG from high CO | 2009-04-09 |
20090090050 | Manufactured Seed Having Packing Material - A manufactured seed is provided. The manufactured seed includes a seed shell housing a nutritive media and a restraint disposed within the seed shell. The restraint includes a cavity. The manufactured seed also includes an embryo disposed within the cavity and a fill material disposed within the cavity. The manufactured further includes a seal disposed on the seed shell to seal the embryo within the seed shell. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090051 | RELEASABLY INTEGRATATED STRUCTURAL PLANTER AND ADUSTABLE IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLABLY WATERING THE PLANTER AND TERRAIN - Planter systems include planters releasably integrated with a support structure primarily by releasable and penetrable engagement that is sufficient to support the planter without requiring conventional attachment devices. Engaging portions of the planters are releasably and penetrably received and concealed by the support structure to provide an integrated appearance. The planter systems optionally include adjustable irrigation systems configured to controllably supply water to the planter and/or surrounding terrain. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090052 | Decorative sleeve cover formed of a polymeric material having a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of cloth - Flexible materials having a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of cloth suitable for use in the formation of decorative flower pot covers and flower pots are disclosed. The flexible materials include polymeric materials, paper and laminates thereof. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090053 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OXIDATION OF SYNTHESIS GAS TAR - The various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to the process of gasification and the production of synthesis gas. More particularly, the various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the process of biomass gasification and the reduction or elimination of tars from the hydrocarbon-rich product gas derived from biomass gasification. The present invention comprises systems and methods for the reduction of tar from a synthesis gas derived from biomass gasification. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090054 | HYDROGASIFICATION REACTOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - The present invention provides a system and method for evaluating effects of process parameters on hydrogasification processes. The system includes a hydrogasification reactor, a pressurized feed system, a hopper system, a hydrogen gas source, and a carrier gas source. Pressurized carbonaceous material, such as coal, is fed to the reactor using the carrier gas and reacted with hydrogen to produce natural gas. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090055 | Compositions for Catalytic Gasification of a Petroleum Coke - The present invention relates to particulate compositions of a lower ash type petroleum coke containing at least two preselected components (alkali metal and iron) that exhibit an efficient, enhanced-yielding gasification to value added gaseous products, particularly when used in a steady-state integrated gasification process. The compositions of the present invention are particularly useful for catalytic gasification of petroleum coke at moderate temperatures ranging from about 450° C. to about 900° C. Advantageously, the compositions can be readily incorporated into fluidized bed gasification units, and can result in a cost-effective, high-yielding production of methane gas from petroleum coke. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090056 | Compositions for Catalytic Gasification of a Petroleum Coke - The present invention relates to particulate compositions of a lower ash type petroleum coke containing at least two preselected components (alkali metal and calcium) that exhibit an efficient, enhanced-yielding gasification to value added gaseous products, particularly when used in a steady-state integrated gasification process. The compositions of the present invention are particularly useful for catalytic gasification of petroleum coke at moderate temperatures ranging from about 450° C. to about 900° C. Advantageously, the compositions can be readily incorporated into fluidized bed gasification units, and can result in a cost-effective, high-yielding production of methane gas from petroleum coke. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090057 | Integration of an integrated gasification combined cycle power plant and coal to liquid facility - A novel method of combining the CTL fuel plant and IGCC electrical plant by sharing the systems of coal intake, coal preparation, gas separation, and water units is described herein. This configuration allows for the combined facility to offer advantages in efficiencies of production, operational flexibility, scalability, and reliability by a multi-path integration of the processing units. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090058 | Method and a mobile unit for collecting biomass - A method for collecting biomass, such as straw, and for producing a pyrolysis liquid, such as oil or tar, from the biomass, comprises the step of collecting the biomass from a growth site, e.g. a field, by means of a mobile unit. The biomass is continuously fed into a pyrolysis apparatus ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090059 | System and method of using rope in security application - Embodiments of this invention include describe an improved apparatus and method for using ropes with security units/barriers deployed in water or on land. The ropes are preferrably deployed with hollow plastic tubes which protect the ropes from abrasion, UV light, and damage from animals. A rope contained within a tube is under no stress until an intruding object impacts the security barrier and the security barrier reaches its elastic limit. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090060 | DOORVALBEVEILIGING - Fall-through protection comprising a frame composed of four profiled sections, each consisting of profiled section parts. These profiled section parts can be displaced with respect to one another in order to adjust the length of the profiled sections. Couplings are provided in order to fix the adjusted length. Each profiled section has a stop which engages with the edge of the opening to be covered. Inside the profiled sections, a net is arranged. According to a particular embodiment, said net is attached to the profiled sections by means of plates which have eyelets which can be opened and closed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090061 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN ADJUSTING DEVICE OPERATED BY ELECTRIC MOTOR IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A control system for controlling an adjustment device which is operated by electric motor in a motor vehicle is provided. The control system comprises an indirect anti-trapping system for detecting a trapping situation between an adjustment element, which is moved by the adjustment device in an adjustment movement along an adjustment path, and a vehicle element. The anti-trapping system stops or reverses the adjustment movement of the adjustment element if a defined threshold value for a mechanical running parameter which results from the adjustment movement is exceeded. The anti-trapping system operates with an analysis unit for analyzing the adjustment movement of the adjustment element, wherein the control system is configured and embodied in such a way that by means of the analysis unit, in an analysis mode, the running parameters of the adjustment device can be checked for mechanical functional faults of the adjustment device. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090062 | STORM PROTECTION AND SECURITY WINDOW SHUTTER SYSTEM - A combination window frame and panel or shutter door system to provide security to premises and to protect the windows from storm wind damage. The frame and shutter door combination is configured to be installed over existing pre-installed windows or configured to be combined as a single window shutter door frame combination to install in window openings on a wall. In an alternative design, the window has a frame adapted to receive a storm panel that covers the window during storms. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090063 | ENTRANCE CONTROL SYSTEM - An entry control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a pair of spaced barriers forming a pathway therebetween. The barriers are positioned adjacent a doorway to control ingress into and egress from a building or the like. An arm is pivotally mounted and extends across the pathway and permits free movement of people in one direction and selectively restricts movement in the other direction. A motion sensor is provided and a motion control system is associated with the sensor. The sensor and motion control system cooperate to selectively allow the arms to move to a normally open position for normal traffic in an approved direction. In the event a person approaches the apparatus, as if to exit, or move in the wrong direction through the pathway, the sensor detects the movement and effects operation of the motion control system that locks the arm against movement to prevent movement through the passageway. An alarm system can be provided to alert personnel that an unauthorized movement through the pathway may be underway. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090064 | LIFTER PLATE WITH ENERGY ABSORPTION MEMBERS - In an embodiment, the invention is directed to a lifter plate for a vehicle window. The lifter plate includes a lifter plate body, a window holding portion, and an energy absorption member positioned to at least indirectly engage one vehicle window surface of the group consisting of a forward-facing surface and a rearward-facing surface. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090065 | Window Regulator - [Problem] To provide a window regulator including a wire sag compensating mechanism which prevents an outer tube from being disengaged from guide means. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090066 | Grinding tool and manufacturing method thereof - A manufacturing method for a grinding tool includes: a substrate being provided. A mechanical process is used to form an uneven portion with a regular shape on a surface of the substrate. A coating method is used to uniformly attach a wear resistance layer on a surface of the uneven portion. A forming method is used to uniformly attach a protective layer on a surface of the wear resistance layer. A grinding tool includes a substrate, a wear resistance layer and a protective layer. A surface of the substrate has an uneven portion. The wear resistance layer is uniformly attached on a surface of the uneven portion and corresponds to the shape of the uneven portion. The protective layer is uniformly attached on a surface of the abrasive layer. Thereby, the grinding tool that is corrosion resistance, wear-resistance, heatproof, chemical-resistance and has a regular or irregular shape is formed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090067 | Rain gutter cover - A rain gutter cover comprising an elongate cover member adapted to be situated over an open trough of a rain gutter. The cover member has a first cover portion integrally extending into a second water directing portion following a rounded nose portion. An outer surface of the elongate cover member is adapted to substantially cause water passing thereover to adhere to its surface even under light rainfall conditions. The first portion includes multiple channels configured to converge water on the first portion and facilitate initial water adherence to the surface of the second portion. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090068 | Self-adhesive corner flashing member and method for making and using - The invention pertains to a self-adhesive corner-shaped flashing member for flashing a corner of a recessed window or other opening in a building and a method for making the member. The invention also pertains to a method for flashing recessed corners of recessed windows and the like. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090069 | TOWER STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - A modular tower structure is described herein. The modular tower uses a cost-effective, efficient design that reduces the amount of steel necessary for tower structures for wind turbines. The modular tower is constructed from sections. The sections are constructed from panels. The panels comprise a curved or arcuate shape. The panels include vertical edges and horizontal edges. A vertical connection connects or secures the panels at the vertical edges of the panels and forms the sections. The sections have a generally circular shape. The vertical connection includes an interior vertical friction plate positioned over a seam or gap between adjacent panels and an exterior vertical friction plate positioned over the seam or gap between adjacent panels. A horizontal connection connects or secures the sections at the horizontal edges of the panels. The horizontal connection comprises an interior friction plate that covers a seam or gap between the adjacent sections and an exterior friction plate that covers the seam or gap between the adjacent sections. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090070 | Railway arch linings and mezzanine floors - A system for lining arched structures, particularly railway arches ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090071 | Toilet bed cage support apparatus - The cage support apparatus is provided for use by people bedridden or with wheel chairs, scooters, power chairs or any similar mobile device comprising an upper support, a base support and a plurality of vertical supports. The cage support apparatus may further comprise a toilet placed so as to be bounded by the upper support and base support. The cage support apparatus also comprises a second cross brace secured between the vertical supports and parallel to the rear support. Alternately, a displaceable cage support apparatus is provided comprising an upper support pivotally associated with at least one vertical support and a securing member. The displaceable cage support apparatus may further comprise a toilet placed so as to be bounded by the upper support. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090072 | Window Assembly with built-in exterior shield - A exterior shield includes a retraction arrangement coupling with a sheet-like shield element to wind the shield element as a coil within a housing the exterior shield comprises a retraction arrangement coupling with a sheet-like shield element to wind the shield element as a coil within a housing and an operation system which comprises an actuation unit provided at an interior side of the window frame. The actuation unit is actuated at the interior side of the window frame to downwardly pull the bottom edge portion of the shield element so that the shield element is extended to enclose the window panel at the exterior side thereof. When the bottom edge portion of the shield element is moved upwardly to the top rim, the shield element is wounded in the housing. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090073 | Cable management system for a raised floor grid system - A cable management system for managing electrical cables in a raised floor grid system is provided. The cable management system includes a cable enclosure including side walls and a base together defining an enclosure cavity. Each of the side walls defines a cable opening and a plurality of bracket openings in communication with the enclosure cavity. The cable management system also includes a sealing assembly installed in each of the cable openings, and a plurality of equipment brackets mountable to the sidewalls via the bracket openings, which are configured to enable mounting of the equipment brackets in vertical and angled orientations. The cable management system further includes a plurality of support brackets connectable to support structure of the raised floor grid system for supporting the cable enclosure on the support structure. The cable enclosure can be installed in the raised floor grid system by removing only a single floor tile. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090074 | HEAD-OF-WALL FIREBLOCK SYSTEMS AND RELATED WALL ASSEMBLIES - The invention disclosed herein is directed to a fire retardant head-of-wall assembly configured to seal a linear head-of-wall construction joint or gap when exposed to a heat source such as a building fire. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly comprises a header track having an elongated intumescent strip affixed lengthwise on at least one of the outer sidewall surfaces of the header track and above a centrally located and outwardly protruding lengthwise corrugated groove. When exposed to a heat source such as a building fire, the intumescent strip is able to expand so as to at least partially fill the head-of-wall construction joint or gap; and in so doing, retard or prevent the spread of smoke and fire. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly has been certified as complaint with respect to Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.'s standards set forth in its Tests for Fire Resistance of Building Joint Systems—UL 2079. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090075 | Shared space dividers - A shared space divider provides privacy on surfaces. The shared space divider comprises a hub that is placed on a portion of a surface, and at least one partitioning structure coupled to a portion of the hub. The at least one partitioning structure comprises a separator configured to partition the surface into two or more sections. The separator has a ribbon structure, an accordion structure, or a fan structure. The at least one partitioning structure is configured to extend from and retract into or, alternatively, fold out from and fold into the hub. In some embodiments, the shared space divider comprises at least one container for holding items commonly found on the surface. In other embodiments, the shared space divider comprises a clip for attaching to documents. Yet, in other embodiments, images such as advertisements are displayed on at least one of the separator and the hub. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090076 | WALL PANEL SYSTEM - An improved wall panel system is disclosed. The system includes framed panels having side frame members, a top frame member, and a bottom support structure. Also included are a plurality of connection components including a connector post, an I-beam shaped connector, connectors, and decorative caps. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090077 | Retaining wall block and system - A retaining wall block for an engineered block retaining wall system having an integrally formed head, neck and body, in which one generally planar front face of the body forms a visible part of the wall, the body having two pin holes, two clean out holes, and two pin receiving openings, the pin receiving openings being configured to receive a free end of a lock pin provided in a pin hole of a block placed there under so as to interlock the blocks with a predetermined setback. The pin holes and pin receiving openings being positioned such that a plane extending perpendicular to the generally planar front face passes through one, and only one, of said pin holes or said pin receiving openings. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090078 | COMBINATION PIPE TEST CAP AND CONCRETE SLEEVE - A combination pressure test cap for riser pipe and protective sleeve for protecting the riser pipe as it extends through a concrete slab, the test cap and the protective sleeve releasably connected together through use of a breakable connection. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090079 | Moulding assembly - A two-piece moulding assembly for use as an above-cabinet finishing comprises a base component providing an upwardly directed tongue formed at an obtuse angle, and a decorative component provided with a groove of complementary orientation whereby in an assembled interrelationship the decorative component registers with and is supported by the base component. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090080 | DEVICE FOR FIXING AT AN ADJUSTABLE ANGLE - The invention relates to a device for fixing a piece extending over a roof surface at an adjustable angle to the roof surface, a coupling piece on the roof surface being fitted with a cover piece, the angle of which relative to the coupling piece may be adjusted by pivoting about an axis. The fixing of the cover piece to the coupling piece is achieved by means of corresponding toothed rings which may be brought into and out of engagement by the rotation of a bolt, provided with an eccentric surface. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090081 | Fastening element for dry construction elements,and method for the production of such a fastening element - Fastening element for dry construction elements, and method for the production of such a fastening element. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090082 | Joining structure of roof using thin light-gauge shaped steel - The present invention provides a joining structure of a roof truss using thin light-gauge shaped steel. In a joining structure for joining a subsidiary roof with a main roof, a valley bracket formed by bending a thin steel sheet is inserted and disposed in the longitudinal valley direction of a joining member for joining a rafter forming the subsidiary roof with a truss or a rafter forming the main roof. In a joining structure in which a roof truss upper chord member or a rafter intersects a wall on the upper surface of the wall, a bracket formed by bending a thin steel sheet is disposed at the intersection of these members and fixes the roof truss upper chord member or the rafter to the wall. In a joining structure for the connecting top of the roof truss upper chord member or the rafter, a thin steel sheet member is disposed at the connecting top to fix an end of the roof truss upper chord member or the rafter with an end of a strut, and a box-shaped bracket formed by bending a thin steel sheet to have box-like receiving sections is provided at a top of the thin steel sheet member, for fixing top cleat members. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090083 | ROOFING PANEL ASSEMBLY - A roofing panel assembly is made of a base and a cap as well as a plurality of I-joists having an upper flange, a lower flange and a web. The base is attached to the lower flanges of one or more of the plurality of I-joists and the cap is attached to the upper flanges of one or more of the plurality of I-joists. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090084 | PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING PACKAGING COMPRISING A TRANSPONDER - The invention relates to a packaging machine for packing food products in a plastic packaging, said machine comprising a device for applying a transponder to the plastic packaging, and a system for data exchange between the transponder and a computer unit and/or a regulating unit, by which means data can be transmitted to the transponder or called therefrom. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090085 | FLEXIBLE CARRIER AND SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION TO A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS - A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers includes a flexible sheet and a plurality of container receiving apertures formed in the flexible sheet together with a system and method of application including an applicating machine for applying the flexible carrier to a plurality of containers provided from an infeed includes a jaw assembly that reciprocates to apply a generally continuous string of carrier stock onto a quantity of containers. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090086 | Method and an Apparatus for Sterilising Packages - An apparatus and a method of supplying gas or a gas mixture to the inside of partly formed packages in a filling machine before a subsequent filling and sealing of the packages involves supplying the gas or gas mixture as at least one flow into the package via an opening in the package. The supply is made such that the at least one flow flows into the package to the inner region of the package and thereafter returns back through the opening. The method also involves temporarily catching the return flow from the package in a delimited space outside the opening, and directing the return flow out from the space in such a way that a substantially vertical flow along the outer envelope surface of the package is formed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090087 | CAPPING METHOD AND ITS SEALING CAPS FOR HYDROGEN-REDUCED WATER OR HYDROGEN-REDUCED WATER FOOD PRODUCTION - A capping method and its cap for hydrogen-reduced water or hydrogen-reduced food production are characterized by fine carbon particles absorbing hydrogen being attached to the cap. After filling and capping the container, the hydrogen will be dissolved into the food. In addition, the fine carbon particles, flavorings, processed and unprocessed food are attached to the cap, and during the heating and sterilizing process, the extraction or cooking can be finished, omitting conventional extraction and heating steps when cooking. This result can be used in all food production fields. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090088 | SEALING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF A POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT - A sealing device for producing sealed packages from a tube of packaging material fed along a path and filled with a pourable food product, comprising: a frame; a pair of jaws movable cyclically with respect to the frame and along part of the path to grip the tube; ultrasonic sealing means carried by a first jaw to seal the tube; and power means including a primary winding fixed to the frame and connectable to an electric energy source, and a secondary winding carried by the first jaw, supplying the sealing means, and receiving electric energy by electromagnetic induction from the primary winding as the first jaw travels past the primary winding; and the device having transformer means supplied by the electric energy source with a first voltage value, and supplying the primary winding with a second voltage value lower than the first voltage value. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090089 | RESISTIVE HEATER GEOMETRY AND REGENERATION METHOD FOR A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - One embodiment of the invention includes a diesel particulate filter comprising a first face and a second face; a bottom electrode layer formed over the first face of the diesel particulate filter; a middle resistive layer formed over a portion of the bottom electrode layer; and a top electrode layer formed over a portion of the middle resistive layer. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090090 | AIR CLEANER FOR VEHICLE AND MOTORCYCLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An air cleaner | 2009-04-09 |
20090090091 | Air Cleaner Configured For Receipt of Various Sized Filter Cartridges; Components Thereof; and, Methods - An air cleaner assembly is provided, which is configured for alternate installation therein of different sized filter cartridges. Features of the air cleaner assembly and components for use therewith, are described. Also methods of assembly and use are described. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090092 | Filter Bag and Method for the Production Thereof - A filter bag for a vacuum cleaner includes a tubular bag made of a casing which has at least one nonwoven layer. The casing has a first end region which is sealed at least partially and a second sealed end region situated opposite the first end region. The first end region is folded and forms a base. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090093 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR VINE AUTOMATIC PRUNING - Machine for automatic pruning of vine grown according to the cordon leading method, the so-called “Royat cordon” method. The machine includes two modules mounted on a common chassis, placed one after the other considering the direction of travel when working. There is a first pre-pruning module having two cutting assemblies moving on both sides of the row of vine. There is a second clear-cutting module containing cutters and at least one position reconnaissance system arranged or configured to allow for the localization in space of the cordons and to control the positioning of the cutters of this second module to achieve a clear cut of the remaining prunings from the periphery of the cordon at a predetermined short distance in relation to the cordon. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090094 | Vegetation trimmer having a blowing function - The present invention provides a vegetation trimmer ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090095 | AIRCRAFT TURBOFAN ENGINE - According to the invention, there is arranged on the inner fan cowl ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090096 | Epicyclic gear train for variable cycle engine - A two-stage turbofan system for use in a gas turbine engine comprises a first-stage fan shaft, a second-stage fan shaft, a stationary torque tube and a gear system. The second-stage fan shaft connects with a drive shaft in the gas turbine engine such that the second-stage fan shaft is driven at the speed of the drive shaft. The stationary torque tube is connected with a fan case in the gas turbine engine. The gear system is connected to the second-stage fan shaft and the torque tube. The first-stage fan shaft extends from the gear system such that the first-stage fan shaft is driven at a speed reduced from that of the drive shaft. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090097 | Method and apparatus for detecting a non-operational status of a catalyst in an engine exhaust conduit - A quantity of unburned fuel is provided through a combustion chamber of an engine and an exhaust conduit to a catalytic converter. The catalyst in the converter is determined to be non-operational if a post-catalyst temperature sensor does not indicate a sufficient temperature increase between readings before and after provision of the unburned fuel to the combustion chamber. The unburned fuel may be provided by withholding spark ignition to create a misfire in the combustion chamber or, particularly in a direct injection engine, by injecting the fuel during the exhaust stroke. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090098 | Exhaust Gas Purifying Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided. The apparatus includes a first group of cylinders; a second group of cylinders; an exhaust passage having a first branch passage connected to the first group of cylinders and a second branch passage connected to the second group of cylinders; a communication passage which connects the first branch passage and the second branch passage with each other; an exhaust gas purifying device provided in the exhaust passage and located downstream from a position connected to the communication passage; and an exhaust flow control device for controlling flow of exhaust gas such that exhaust gas emitted from one of the first group of cylinders and the second group of cylinders is introduced into the branch passage connected to the other group of cylinders through the communication passage when a predetermined exhaust flow switching condition is established, wherein a flow-passage cross section of the communication passage is smaller than those of the first branch passage and the second branch passage, and the communication passage is provided with a fuel addition valve for adding fuel to exhaust gas from upstream of the exhaust gas purifying device. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090099 | LATE POST-INJECTION FUELING STRATEGY IN A MULTI-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE DURING REGENERATION OF AN EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT DEVICE - A strategy for late post-injection fueling in a diesel engine ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090100 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING EXHAUST GAS BYPASSING CONTROL MECHANISM - [PROBLEMS] To provide an internal combustion engine enabling an increase in engine efficiency and fuel economy and a reduction in residual black smoke concentration of exhaust gas. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] One end of each of air flow passages is connected to the side wall of the cylinder exhaust tube of each of cylinders, the other end of each of these air flow passages is connected to a shared bypass control chamber, and the exhaust tube of each of the cylinders is connected to each of the flow passages through the shared bypass control chamber. Thus, a part of pressurized exhaust gas in the exhaust tube of each of the cylinders brought in an exhaust step when the other cylinders are in an explosive step is discharged to the bypass control chamber through the air flow passage by the compression explosion compressive pressure of the atmosphere produced as a reaction immediately after an explosion exhaust to absorb an exhaust resistance. On the AS other hand, a part of a surplus pressure gas in the bypass control chamber is sent to the other cylinder exhaust tubes through the other air flow passages, and a fuel and an air in the exhaust gas are uniformly mixed with each other in an entire bypass step and re-burned for complete combustion. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090101 | Exhaust Gas-Discharging Device of Vehicle - An exhaust gas discharge device for vehicles is disclosed. The exhaust gas discharge device of the present invention includes an extension pipe ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090102 | METHOD OF REDUCING THE LOAD OF ONE OR MORE ENGINES IN A LARGE HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - A method of reducing the load of at least one engine arranged in an hydraulic excavator during a speed overload situation of a respective engine, includes reducing a delivery quantity of at least one hydraulic secondary consumer until the respective engine has been returned to a desired operational speed range. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090103 | Hydraulic Drive Device - A hydraulic drive system is provided with a front casing | 2009-04-09 |
20090090104 | APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS TO GENERATE USEABLE ENERGY - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and associated methods for generating energy by capturing and taking benefit of the energy generated by any quantity of air surfacing inside water. The apparatus includes a frame structure to which is rotatably mounted an upper drive wheel, a lower wheel, and a vertical fluid column container. An endless chain of gas capsule elements is mounted on the upper and lower wheels. This endless chain passes vertically up into and through the fluid column container through a seal port in the bottom of the container. As the endless chain of gas capsule elements passes vertically through the fluid in the container, fluid pressure on the elements due to the height of the column of fluid in the container produces a net buoyant force upward on the elements, causing them to rise, generating kinetic energy that turns the wheels. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090105 | Master Cylinder - A master cylinder according to the invention has a predetermined number of second axial grooves formed on an outer peripheral surface of a tip portion of a secondary piston at predetermined intervals apart in a circumferential direction. Second radial holes are formed at the rear ends of some of the second axial grooves penetrate between the inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the piston. In an inoperative state, the rear ends of the second axial grooves and the second radial holes are all located to the rear of a seal point of a second cup seal, and a second fluid supply chamber is connected to a second hydraulic pressure chamber via the second axial grooves and the second radial holes. When the rear ends of the second axial grooves and the second radial holes are all moved in front of the seal point, the second fluid supply chamber is disconnected from the second hydraulic pressure chamber. Consequently, brake fluid supply performance is ensured and the processing of the piston is simplified as well as piston strength being ensured. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODEL BASED BOOST CONTROL OF TURBO-CHARGED ENGINES - A system and method for controlling boost pressure in various turbo-charged engine configurations as well as variable geometry turbine (VGT) arrangements includes an electronic controller programmed to receive a predetermined desired boost pressure P | 2009-04-09 |
20090090107 | Method for Controlling a Turbocharger Using a Physical Model of the Turbocharger Speed - A method for controlling a turbocharger using a physical model of the turbocharger speed is disclosed with an application for controlling an internal-combustion engine. A setpoint pressure corresponding to a fluid pressure in the engine intake manifold is converted to a desired speed value. A physical relation connecting the turbocharger speed to a pressure ratio of the fluid flowing into and out of the turbine is then defined. A desired pressure ratio for the fluid flowing into and out of the turbine is deduced therefrom. A turbine actuator control law is estimated by mapping the turbine, from a measurement of the fluid flow rate flowing into the turbine and from the desired ratio of the pressures in the turbine. Finally, the control law is applied to the turbine actuator so that the pressure in the intake manifold is equal to the setpoint pressure. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090108 | TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM SUBASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY METHODS - A subassembly of a system including an exhaust gas turbocharger system coupled with an internal combustion engine exhaust system, comprises first and second components secured to each other, wherein the components are heated to an operational temperature by engine exhaust gases during engine operation. The components are secured to each other by or with a “low-melt material”, i.e., a material whose melting temperature is less than the operational temperature, such that the low-melt material melts or at least loses its securing and/or positioning functionality upon operation of the engine and turbocharger system, and thus no longer performs any fastening or positioning function for the components. In some embodiment, temporary fasteners made of or including the low-melt material are employed for temporarily securing and positioning the components. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090109 | GRANULAR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MEDIUMS AND DEVICES FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS - The invention provides compositions for use in thermal energy storage systems, including thermal energy storage mediums, fluid channeling devices and thermally conductive heat transfer elements, and methods for storing thermal energy. A thermal energy storage system is provided, comprising: (a) a granular thermal energy storage medium comprising at least a first size class and a second size class; wherein the individual granules of each size class deviate from the average granular size for that size class by no more than about ±50%; wherein first size class is the largest size class; wherein the ratio of the average size of the first size class to the average size of the second size class is at least about 2:1; and (b) one or more conduits disposed within the medium, and arranged to receive a source of thermal energy. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090110 | FACETED DOME ASSEMBLIES FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTORS - A dome assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of faceted segments and a plurality of openings. The plurality of faceted segments are coupled together to form a dome structure that is configured to be disposed between an inner liner and an outer liner that circumscribes the inner liner. The plurality of openings are each opening formed within a respective faceted segment, and are configured to at least partially house an atomizer therein. Each faceted segment is at least substantially flat. | 2009-04-09 |