16th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140102111 | Systems and Methods for Distributing Torque Contribution - Systems and methods for distributing torque contribution are provided. According to one embodiment, a system may include a controller and a processor communicatively coupled to the controller. The processor may be configured to receive initial and final transition speeds of the drivetrain, receive a torque reference for accelerating the drivetrain, provide the starting device with primary control of the acceleration of the drivetrain according to the torque reference, and determine that the initial transition speed is reached. Based on the determination, the processor may capture initial transitional conditions of the starting device, define a torque trajectory of the starting device based on the initial and final transition speeds of the drivetrain, and transfer the primary control of the acceleration of the drivetrain from the starting device to the gas turbine. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102112 | ONE-PIECE FUEL NOZZLE FOR A THRUST ENGINE - A nozzle formed of one piece for a jet engine includes a mixing tube, a fuel conduit integrally formed with the mixing tube, and an opening through the fuel conduit and directed radially into the mixing tube. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102113 | EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY FOR A GAS TURBINE SYSTEM - A system includes a gas turbine and an anti-icing system coupled to the gas turbine. The gas turbine is configured to receive air and fuel and to combust a mixture of the air and the fuel into exhaust gases. The anti-icing system is configured to use heat from the exhaust gases to heat a heat transfer fluid (HTF) and to selectively heat the fuel and the air via the HTF. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102114 | IN-LINE REMOVABLE HEAT SHIELD FOR A TURBOMACHINE SUSPENSION YOKE - Heat shield device for a means of suspending an engine from an aircraft, the said device comprising panels able to be fixed to the said means, at least one of the said panels extending radially in the direction of the axis of the engine, characterized in that it further comprises a component configured to be fixed to the said engine and comprising a groove shaped in such a way that the lower end of the said panel can be inserted into it. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102115 | TURBO-ENGINE, PARTICULARLY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention is directed to a turbo-engine, particularly internal combustion engine, comprising a housing and therein a bladeless turbine section ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140102116 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR INDUCING SEPARATIONS BY FREEZING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A microfluidic device is provided for inducing the separation of constituent elements from a microfluidic sample by introducing phase changes in the microfluidic sample while contained in a microfluidic channel in the device. At least a portion of the microfluidic sample is frozen to cause fractional exclusion of the constituent element from the frozen portion of the microfluidic sample. Different portions of the microfluidic sample may be frozen in different sectors and at different times in order to cause movement in a desired direction of the separated constituent element. Portions of the microfluidic sample may be frozen in a sequential order of adjacent sectors within the microfluidic channel in order to cause sequential movement of the excluded constituent element toward one portion of the microfluidic channel. The frozen portion of the microfluidic sample is then thawed, wherein the separated constituent element remains substantially separated from the thawed, purified microfluidic sample. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102117 | Optimization of Evaporator Core Temperature Control Using Active Thermocouple Array Sensor - A method for generating a temperature map of the vehicle evaporator core is provided using an active thermocouple array sensor. The active thermocouple array sensor is attached to the HVAC enclosure and is positioned to read the temperature at multiple locations across the evaporator core. A controller generates a temperature map using data collected from the evaporator core by the active thermocouple array sensor. The temperature map facilitates optimization of the evaporator core temperature by the controller. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A GLASS WITH AN ICE LINING - An ice mold configured to be placed into a glass or cup such that a side wall void is created between the outer wall of the ice mold and the interior wall of the glass or cup. The exterior shape of the ice mold generally mirrors the interior shape of the cup or glass. Liquid such as water or juice is placed into the glass or cup after the ice mold is inserted, thereby forcing the liquid into the side wall void, following which the combination of the ice mold and glass or cup are frozen. Once the liquid freezes, the ice mold is then removed leaving an ice wall on the interior wall of the glass or cup. The ice mold may feature one or more attachment mechanisms or an outer rim in order to secure the mold to an upper rim of the glass or cup. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102119 | ADSORPTION CELL FOR AN ADSORPTION COMPRESSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - The invention is directed to an adsorption cell suitable for a thermal wave operated adsorption compressor comprising:
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20140102120 | ABSORPTION COOLING FOR AIRCRAFT TROLLEYS AND COMPARTMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to improved cooling systems and methods for use on aircraft trolleys and compartments. The systems use absorptive cooling with thermal conductive plates strategically positioned in order to keep trolleys and their contents cooled. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102121 | ADSORPTION-TYPE HEAT PUMP USING SEAT VALVE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An adsorption-type heat pump includes an adsorber having an adsorbent and capable of switching between an adsorption process of causing an adsorbent to adsorb a refrigerant and a desorption process of desorbing a refrigerant from an adsorbent, a condenser, an evaporator, a first flow hole which causes a refrigerant to flow from the adsorber to the condenser, a second flow hole which causes a refrigerant to flow from the evaporator to the adsorber, and a seat valve body arranged on at least one of the first flow hole and the second flow hole, having a seat material and an opening and closing assisting plate material joined to an end part of the seat material and formed by a temperature-dependent material which deforms in accordance with temperature, and opening and closing at least one of the first flow hole and the second flow hole. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102122 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ADSORPTION HEAT PUMP, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL DEVICE - There are provided: a flow-rate adjustment unit capable of individually adjusting the flow rates of a heating medium to be supplied to a plurality of electronic devices; a temperature sensor configured to individually detect the temperatures of the heating medium released from the plurality of electronic devices; and a control unit. The control unit controls the flow-rate adjustment unit based on outputs of the temperature sensor such that the temperatures of the heating medium released from the plurality of electronic devices become equal to each other. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102123 | Condensate control device - A control device including a condensate sensor to generate a control signal when the condensate sensor detects condensate accumulated in a condensate reservoir has reached a predetermined level wherein the condensate sensor comprises a first sensor pin and second sensor pin coupled to a control section by a first detection sensor component and a second detection sensor component respectively balanced to reduce electrolysis that occurs when the condensate reaches the predetermined level that would otherwise cause the first sensor pin and the second sensor pin to corrode excessively. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102124 | Hybrid Heating System - Hybrid heating system including: a heat pump water heating system; sensors, for measuring a system parameter; an input arrangement providing cost data pertaining to a first power cost for supplying power to the heat pump system, and to cost information pertaining to a second power cost for operating a conventional heating system; a processor storing criteria specifying when to operate the heat pump and conventional systems, the processor receiving and processing: cost data; cost information; system parameter data; flow information on a heat exchange system circulation arrangement, and heat pump system power consumption information; and concurrently operating, upon demand, the heat pump system and a chiller system in opposite heating modes; wherein, when the chiller system operates in a cooling mode, the processor processes the cost data and information, system parameter data, and flow and power consumption information, and controls the systems based on the criteria. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102125 | SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING PRE-CONDITIONED AIR TO AN AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND - A system for providing pre-conditioned air to an aircraft on the ground includes a ground air conditioning unit configured to produce air-conditioned air, a control module for controlling operation of the air conditioning unit, and an air hose having a first end in communication with a pre-conditioned air outlet of the air conditioning unit and a second end having a connector for connection to an aircraft on the ground. A pressure sensing device provides pressure information to the control module and is arranged so as to allow pressure monitoring of the flow of pre-conditioned air in the vicinity of the second end of the air hose. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102126 | Device For The Thermal Conditioning Of A Passenger Compartment Of A Vehicle - A device for thermal conditioning includes a cooling fluid circuit, a heat transfer fluid circuit, and a fluid/fluid heat exchanger that is intended to enable thermal exchange between the cooling fluid and the heat transfer fluid. The cooling fluid circuit includes at least one compressor, a first outer heat exchanger through which an outer air flow passes and a first evaporator. The heat transfer fluid circuit includes at least a first inner heat exchanger, a first heat source and a second outer heat exchanger through which the outer air flow passes. The cooling fluid circuit includes a second evaporator. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102127 | MOBILE TERMINAL, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND REFRIGERATOR - A mobile terminal, an operating method thereof, and a refrigerator are disclosed. The operating method of the mobile terminal includes receiving state information of the refrigerator from the refrigerator, displaying the state information of the refrigerator on a screen, and transmitting a control signal based on a control operation to the refrigerator. Therefore, it is possible to readily control the refrigerator using the mobile terminal. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102128 | BATCH-FREEZER MACHINE FOR PRODUCING ICE-CREAM AND SIMILAR - A batch-freezer machine for producing ice-cream. The machine includes an external casing; a substantially cylindrical-shaped processing tank extending inside the casing from the front wall of said casing, while remaining coaxial to a substantially horizontal reference axis; a front closing hatch structured to close the opening of the processing tank in a fluid-tight manner; and a rotating mixing member housed in an inside the processing tank and structured to blend/mix the semi-solid mixture that forms inside the processing tank. The mixing member is provided with a centrifugal impeller which faces the inner face of the hatch, and is structured so as to be able to push/eject the semi-solid mixture located at the center of the opening of the processing tank towards the internal cylindrical lateral surface of the processing tank when the mixing member rotates inside the processing tank. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102129 | Mixing Method and Cooling Mixer - A mixing process for mixed material, in particular bulk material with simultaneous cooling of the mixed material in a double-walled mixing vessel where a coolant is circulated in the space between the external walls, whereby the coolant is formed by the refrigerant in a refrigerator which is released from high pressure in the space between the external walls and which evaporates and extracts temperature from the mixed material. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102130 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING TWO REFRIGERANTS, AUGMENTATION AND EXPANSION VALVES TO ENHANCE MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE - A mechanical leverage system comprising an expansive side and a compressive side, wherein the compressive side comprises a compressor which is in controlled fluid communication with a first evaporator and a first condenser, wherein the expansive side comprises an expander which is in controlled fluid communication with a second evaporator and a second condenser, wherein the second evaporator absorbs heat from a space such as an attic and drives the expander, and thus, the compressor to which the expander is connected, and wherein there is a difference between the properties of the refrigerant used in the expansive side and the compressive side, such that the difference in refrigerant properties influences the mechanical advantage ratio of the system. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102131 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - In an outdoor unit, first through third intermediate heat exchangers and an outdoor heat exchanger are disposed to stand along an air inlet of an outdoor casing, and the outdoor heat exchanger is located above the first through third intermediate heat exchangers. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102132 | MODULAR CO2 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A cascade CO2 refrigeration system includes a medium temperature loop for circulating a medium refrigerant and a low temperature loop for circulating a CO2 refrigerant. The medium temperature loop includes a heat exchanger having a first side and a second side. The first side evaporates the medium temperature refrigerant. The low temperature loop includes a discharge header for circulating the CO2 refrigerant through the second side of the heat exchanger to condense the CO2 refrigerant, a liquid-vapor separator collects liquid CO2 refrigerant and directs vapor CO2 refrigerant to the second side of the heat exchanger. A liquid CO2 supply header receives liquid CO2 refrigerant from the liquid-vapor separator. Medium temperature loads receive liquid CO2 refrigerant from the liquid supply header for use as a liquid coolant at a medium temperature. An expansion device expands liquid CO2 refrigerant from the liquid supply header into a low temperature liquid-vapor mixture for use by the low temperature loads. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102133 | METHOD OF COOLING BOIL OFF GAS AND AN APPARATUS THEREFOR - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for cooling, preferably liquefying a boil off gas (BOG) stream from a liquefied cargo in a floating transportation vessel, said liquefied cargo having a boiling point of greater than −110° C. at 1 atmosphere and comprising a plurality of components, said method comprising at least the steps of: compressing a boil off gas stream ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140102134 | TUBULAR CONDENSERS HAVING TUBES WITH EXTERNAL ENHANCEMENTS - Improvements in tubes, which increase the heat exchange capacity of tubular heat exchangers using the tubes, are described. These improvements involve the use of one or more external surface enhancements, optionally combined with an internal enhancement and/or differing tube geometries. These improvements apply, for example, to internal condensers, including those in which the tube bundles are oriented vertically, in vapor-liquid contacting apparatuses such as distillation columns. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102135 | BRACELET FOR WRIST AND FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA - A bracelet for wrist and a portable electronic device with photographic lens includes a flexible band of which the length is long enough to wrap around either a portable electronic device with photographic lens either a wrist, the mentioned band being provided with an adjustable closure allowing to adapt the perimeter of the bracelet either to the size of the device either to the size of the wrist. Moreover, the bracelet has at least one lens incorporated in the above mentioned band such as to produce an optical effect when it covers the photographic lens of a portable electronic device. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102136 | JEWELRY PIECE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE RFID TAG - An apparatus for conveniently and unobtrusively carrying a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. A jewelry piece is operatively connected to a housing using a screw post and threaded slot. A radio frequency identification tag and buffer ring are disposed within the housing and enclosed by a cap. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102137 | Earring Support Device - The present invention describes an earring support device for relieving the tension caused by having large earrings hanging from a piercing for an extended amount of time. The support device has a set of clam-shell shaped earlobe guards that are hinged together and clipped onto an earlobe. The earring support device further has apertures that correspond with that of the ear piercing, wherein when the pin of the earring is placed through the earring support device apertures, the earring support device functions to distribute the forces applied by the earring more evenly through the earlobe. The clam-shelled halves of the earring support device cover an area from the piercing to the bottom of the earlobe, and thus further serves to mask the effects of prior extended wearing of heavy jewelry. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102138 | JEWELRY ARTICLE - A jewelry article with two member arms are connected at one end by a pivotable joint at the opposite end the arms are provided with posts that carry an insert between the two arms by extending into the recess of a bore-through of the insert where they are securely connected by magnets. A corresponding thread at the post and in the insert provides additional security for the placement of the insert. A leaf spring further provided in the hinge connection of the two member jewelry item to further ensure the secure closing of the jewelry item. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102139 | Configurable Jewelry Article - A configurable jewelry article such as a pendant, broach, ring, bracelet or earring that is alterable to include additional settings and to allow an even or an odd number of settings to be aesthetically pleasing. The settings may be positioned so that they are centered or symmetrically positioned regardless of whether an even or odd number of settings are mounted. The settings are formed with a mount or beam that is received in one of a number of positions within the jewelry. Typically, the setting mount is retained between upper and lower frames. The setting positions are typically within a central channel and the setting positions include a central setting position, suitable for mounting a single setting and two setting positions equidistant from the central setting position. The setting positions may be equally spaced as the distance from the central positions increases or the spacing may increase as the distance from the central positions increases. The configurable jewelry may be an ideal application for mother's jewelry, since it may be updated for the births of additional children in the future. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102140 | MULTI-GEMSTONE MOUNTING THAT CREATES ILLUSION OF A SINGLE LARGE GEMSTONE - An item of jewelry comprising a gemstone setting for magnifying and enhancing the appearance of a multiplicity of gemstones set therein, creating the illusion of a single very large gem. The gemstone mounting comprises inner and outer rings, the inner setting having a portion that fits inside the outer setting. The inner ring holds a central large gemstone surrounded by a plurality of smaller gemstones. A reflective surface on the outer ring is highly polished and/or coated with a reflective coating. To an observer, the array of gemstones supported by the inner ring has the appearance of a single very large gemstone, as light reflected onto the reflective surface by the array of gemstones held by the inner setting is further reflected back to the observer by the reflective surface of the outer ring. The gemstone setting may be incorporated into earrings, rings, bracelets, anklets, necklaces, and the like. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102141 | Relocatable Ornaments and Related Methods - Disclosed is an apparatus and related methods of differentiating an item or improving its aesthetic appearance. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102142 | GLASS TUBES AND METHODS OF MAKING A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR GLASS COVER MEMBER - Methods of making a substantially rectangular glass cover member includes the step (I) of providing a glass tube including a plurality of substantially rectangular glass segments including respective edges that are integrally attached to one another at attachment locations. The plurality of substantially rectangular glass segments are radially arranged about an axis of the glass tube to define an outer periphery of the glass tube. The method can further include the step (II) of separating the plurality of substantially rectangular glass segments from one another at the attachment locations to provide a plurality of substantially rectangular glass cover members. In still further examples, glass tubes include a plurality of glass segments that each includes a convex surface and a substantially flat surface. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102143 | DEVICE FOR CUTTING OF GLASS SHEET - Disclosed herein is a device for cutting a glass sheet, continuously supplied after a melting and solidification process, into quadrangular glass substrates. The glass sheet cutting device includes two or more cutters for cutting a glass sheet into quadrangular glass substrates, a defect inspector for scanning the glass sheet to three-dimensionally check defect positions in a length direction, a width direction and a thickness direction of the glass sheet, a position adjuster for moving at least one of the cutters to a portion of the glass sheet at which few defects are distributed, and a controller for informing the position adjuster of positions of the cutters based on the scanned results received from the defect inspector. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102144 | FLOAT GLASS FOR CHEMICAL STRENGTHENING - A float glass for chemical strengthening, having a bottom surface to contact a molten metal during molding and a top surface facing the bottom surface. An absolute value of a difference between a normalized hydrogen concentration at a depth of 5 to 10 μm that is a value obtained by dividing a hydrogen concentration at a depth of 5 to 10 μm by a hydrogen concentration at a depth of 50 to 55 μm in the top surface and the normalized hydrogen concentration at a depth of 5 to 10 μm in the bottom surface is 0.35 or less. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102145 | Method and Apparatus for Display Screen Shield Replacement - A method and apparatus for replacement of damages display shield (typically glass) covering a display screen on a device, typically a mobile phone. Mobile phones have an electronic display protected by a glass shield. Between the glass and the display is often a plastic polarizing or other intermediary sheet. Removal of a damage glass can be accomplished by cutting thru the polarizer with a moving wire or blade. This separates the glass from the sensitive display and allows replacement of the glass without damaging the more expensive display. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102146 | METHOD FOR CUTTING GLASS PLATE - A method for cutting a glass plate includes a first step of radiating a laser beam onto a front surface of the glass plate and forming a crack in the glass plate. The laser beam has a wavelength of 5000-11000 nm and becomes a linear beam at the front surface of the glass plate. The linear beam is formed into a shape conforming to a predetermined cut line, has a length greater than or equal to 10 mm along the predetermined cut line and a width less than or equal to 3 mm, and has an intensity distribution substantially uniform along the predetermined cut line. In the first step, a position of the linear beam in the front surface of the glass plate is fixed for a prescribed time, and at least one end part of the linear beam is located at an outer peripheral part of the glass plate. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102147 | Process For Melting And Refining Silica-Based Glass - A process for making silica-based glass includes: (a) forming a glass precursor melt that includes glass network formers and glass network modifiers, the glass precursor melt having a viscosity of not more than 30 Pa·s at 1300 C, and (b) refining the glass precursor melt. Either or both steps (a) and (b) can include stirring and/or be carried out under reduced pressure to enhance refining. The refined glass precursor melt preferably is mixed with additional materials including silica (SiO | 2014-04-17 |
20140102148 | System and Method for Splicing Optical Fibers in Order to Mitigate Polarization Dependent Splice Loss - In certain embodiment, a fiber fusion apparatus for mitigating polarization dependent splice loss include a first fiber guide operable to maintain alignment of a first optical fiber relative to a center axis and a second fiber guide operable to maintain alignment of a second optical fiber relative to the center axis. The apparatus further includes three or more electrodes evenly-spaced around the center axis. Each of the three or more electrodes is operable to apply heat to adjacent ends of the first and second optical fibers in order to fuse the first and second optical fibers. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102149 | DISTANCE SENSOR AND WASHING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A distance sensor and a washing machine including the distance sensor are provided. The washing machine may include a main body having a laundry loading hole formed therein, a door coupled to the main body, at a position corresponding to the laundry loading hole, and a plurality of reed sensors. The door may include a magnet disposed therein. The plurality of reed sensors provided in the main body and react to the magnet provided in the door to determine an open/closed state of the door. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102150 | WALL-MOUNTED DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A wall-mounted drum type washing machine includes a rear panel forming a rear surface of a cabinet, comprising a water supply device installed to supply wash water and a driving unit to provide power for a washing operation, mounted on a wall surface; a tub in the cabinet to contain wash water, integrated with the rear panel, and having a rotatable drum therein; a box unit connected to a cover unit having a door thereon, forming an outer wall of the cabinet, and coupled to the rear panel and surrounding the tub; a water supply device supplying wash water into the tub through a top surface of the cabinet; and a drain device discharging wash water from the tub to the bottom of the box unit. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102151 | MOTOR AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - A motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatably disposed at an inside or outside of the stator. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor cores radially disposed, a plurality of magnets respectively disposed between the rotor cores, a molding to support the rotor cores and the magnets and define an accommodation space to accommodate an inner magnetizing yoke to magnetize the magnets, and a gap maintaining portion formed at at least one section of an inner circumferential surface of the molding in order to maintain a gap between an outer circumferential surface of the inner magnetization yoke and inner circumferential surfaces of the rotor cores between about 2 mm and about 5 mm when the inner magnetization yoke is accommodated in the accommodation space to magnetize the magnets. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102152 | WASHING MACHINE - A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a tub, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, and a shaft that penetrates the tub and is connected to the drum so as to transmit a drive force of a motor to the drum. A stator is fixed to a rear wall of the tub, and an outer rotor, including at least one magnet, an annular back yoke, and a rotor frame, is rotatably disposed at the outside of the stator. The rotor frame may be made of an aluminum material, and includes a side wall portion and a rear wall portion integrally formed with the side wall portion. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102153 | DETERGENT MIXER AND WASHING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A liquid detergent mixer includes a main body, a detergent inlet pipe, a wash water inlet pipe, and a wash water dispersing unit. The main body defines a mixing space in which wash water and liquid detergent are mixed. The detergent inlet pipe allows liquid detergent to flow into the mixing space. The wash water inlet pipe has one end protruding from the other side surface of the main body to the mixing space to allow wash water to flow into the mixing space. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102154 | FILTER DEVICE FOR WASHING MACHINE - A filter device for a washing machine includes a circulation flow path frame on an inner wall of a washing tub, having a first overflow path between the circulation flow path frame and the inner wall of the washing tub; and a filter unit in the circulation flow frame, having a second overflow path between the filter unit and the circulation flow path frame to communicate with the first overflow path. Wash water entering the first overflow path is discharged into the washing tub through a discharge port of the first overflow path and a discharge port of the second overflow path, and the discharge port of the second overflow path is under the discharge port of the first overflow path. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102155 | Door Lock - A door lock ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140102156 | FERTILIZERS CONTAINING ANIMAL NUTRIENT CORE PACKET - A fertilizer supplying animal nutrients including a core particle having an outer surface and comprising compounds containing animal nutrients, and a coating of urea on the outer surface of the core particle, and further a process of making the fertilizer including the steps of: screening animal nutrient core particles comprising a powdered substance containing an animal nutrient, to a preselected particle size; spraying melted urea onto the surface of the nutrient core particles to produce a coating on the nutrient core particles; granulating the nutrient core particles with sprayed melted urea to produce nutrient core granules; and cooling the nutrient core granules. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102157 | METHOD IN WHICH MOISTURE CONTENT OF PROCESSING OBJECT IS REDUCED AND/OR OIL-SOLUBLE SUBSTANCE IN PROCESSING OBJECT IS EXTRACTED IN OIL - A method for efficiently reducing water content of an object to be treated that contains water without requiring a high-temperature environment such as one exceeding the boiling point of water, and a method for efficiently extracting an oil-soluble substance from an object to be treated that contains water and the oil-soluble substance. A method for reducing water content of an object to be treated and/or extracting an oil-soluble substance in the object to be treated into oil is performed by mixing the object to be treated containing water or water and the oil-soluble substance with an oil at a temperature that is lower than the boiling point of water, at which temperature the oil is a liquid. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102158 | METHOD OF TUBE-NECKING SPINNING AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A two-step method and apparatus therefor provide cost-effective processing of tube-necking spinning for Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF) cavities. A metal tube as a work piece may be rotated round its longitudinal axis; the target shape is obtained gradually in two steps by driving specially profiled rollers along roller paths moving in radial and axial directions. Alternatively, the rollers may rotate around a stationary work piece. To spin one cell, in the first step, a primary forming roller moves along a roller path to form a partial necking shape; then, in a second step, a secondary forming roller moves along a roller path to continue necking processing; and finally, the full cell is formed. To spin multi-cells, this two-step method is repeated for each cell. No additional equipment is required as rollers are mounted the same as in conventional spinning The cost is reduced by applying a rapid feeding rate, greatly shortening the length of the roller path, accurately controlling the spun profile and eliminating a complicated mandrel. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102159 | EXTRUSION PRESS DIE ASSEMBLY - Systems, devices, and methods for continuous extrusion of material billets are provided. A die assembly for press extrusion of a material includes a plurality of die plates forming a die body. The die body has an entrance and an exit having a diameter smaller than the entrance, with a tapered surface between the entrance and the exit. Each die plate has a center bore with a tapered interior surface, and the interior surfaces form the tapered surface that extends from the entrance to the exit. A base is coupled to the die body, and rotation of the base causes rotation of the die body. A billet pressed into the die body is heated by friction between the interior surface and an outer surface of the billet. The billet is heated to a deformable temperature and is extruded into a tube product as the billet is pressed from the entrance to the exit of the die body. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102160 | SPD PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A SPD process includes deforming metal material in an apparatus which comprises a material flow-through channel which is arranged in a first direction, and a press. The method also involves feeding metal material in the first direction so that the material need not be in a state of extreme stress, and pressing the material reciprocatively by the press in at least one second direction which is crosswise relative to the first direction, and deforming grain size of the material smaller. An apparatus for deforming metal material to SPD material. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102161 | EXTRUSION PRESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, devices, and methods are described for extruding materials. In certain embodiments, one or more hollow billets are loaded onto an elongate mandrel bar and transported along the mandrel bar to a rotating die. The billets are transported through fluid clamps, which engage the mandrel bar and provide cooling fluid to the mandrel bar tip, and through mandrel grips, which engage the mandrel bar and prevent the mandrel bar from rotating. One or more press-rams advance the billets through a centering insert and into the rotating die. A quench assembly is provided at an extrusion end of the extrusion press to quench the extruded material. A programmable logic controller may be provided to control, at least in part, operations of the extrusion press system. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102162 | MANUFACTURING OF COMPUTING DEVICES - Examples of tooling fixtures and methods for manufacturing computing devices are described. According to some examples, a computer component may be shaped using successive steps of forging after deep drawing. In some examples, certain components may be assembled to form sub-assemblies of computer components and the sub-assembly may then be machined to drive closer tolerances. According to other examples, a work holding tool is described which may include a first plurality of individually movable pins for supporting a first surface of a work piece, the tool also having a second plurality of individually movable pins for applying a restraining force over a second opposite surface of the work piece to retain the work piece in position while maintaining it in its natural state. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102163 | FORMING OF METALLIC GLASS BY RAPID CAPACITOR DISCHARGE FORGING - A forging apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via forging in a time frame of less than 1 second. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102164 | METHOD AND APPARATUS RELATED TO JOINING DISSIMILAR METAL - A method of forming a dual alloy member for joining two dissimilar materials includes selecting a first material and a second material that is different from the first material, metallurgically combining the first and second materials, forming the first and second materials into a preform using a hot work metal working process, shaping the preform into using another metal working process, and machining the perform to obtain a predetermined shape. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102165 | Split Idle Station Assemblies for Transfer Press Assemblies - A split idle station assembly for a transfer press assembly includes a track assembly, a first base assembly slidably connected to the track assembly and a second base assembly slidably connected to the track assembly. The first and second base assemblies have a support configuration with the first base assembly adjacent the second base assembly forming a work piece support assembly for supporting a work piece thereon between work stations of the transfer press assembly. The first and second base assemblies have a split configuration where the first base assembly is moved apart from the second base assembly along the track assembly. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102166 | DEGRADATION DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND DEGRADATION DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR EXHAUST GAS SENSOR - Provided is a device for performing degradation diagnosis of a downstream-side exhaust gas sensor. When a diagnosis condition is met, an intake-air quantity is successively accumulated to obtain an intake-air-quantity accumulation value, an intake-air-quantity average value is obtained as an average of the intake-air quantity from the start of diagnosis, and, on the basis of this intake-air-quantity average value, an intake-air-quantity accumulation threshold value is set. When the intake-air-quantity accumulation value reaches the intake-air-quantity accumulation threshold value, the diagnosis is terminated, and an output reversal number of the downstream-side exhaust gas sensor during the diagnosis period is compared with a threshold value to judge whether the sensor is normal or degraded. By setting the intake-air-quantity accumulation threshold value on the basis of the intake-air-quantity average value, influence from the flow velocity of the exhaust gas passing through a catalytic device and the downstream-side exhaust gas sensor is removed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102167 | FORCE PLATFORM - In one aspect, a force platform includes indicators at known locations with respect to applied forces used during the calibration of the force platform, the indicators being usable by a spatial measurement system to determine the location of the indicators in a coordinate system external to the force platform. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102168 | ROTATION RATE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A ROTATION RATE SENSOR - A rotational rate sensor is provided having a substrate and a Coriolis element, the rotational rate sensor having a drive means for exciting the Coriolis element to a Coriolis oscillation, and the rotational rate sensor having a detection device for producing a sensor signal as a function of a deflection of the Coriolis element relative to the substrate on the basis of a Coriolis force acting on the Coriolis element, and in addition the rotational rate sensor being configured to carry out a self-calibration when a rotational acceleration signal produced as a function of the sensor signal falls below a specified threshold value. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102169 | Calibration Method of Air Pressure for a Mobile Device, Calibration Device, and Mobile Device - A calibration method of air pressure for a mobile device, a calibration device and a mobile device, where the calibration method includes acquiring self-location data of the mobile device; acquiring air pressure information from a web site or a web service according to the self-location data; performing calibration of air pressure for the mobile device by using the air pressure information. Through the embodiments of the present invention, dynamic calibration of air pressure is performed; furthermore, another barometer is not needed in the mobile device. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102170 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING GAS SENSOR, AND GAS SENSOR ASSEMBLY APPARATUS - Provided are a method of reliably assembling a gas sensor. A plurality of annular mounting members are repeatedly subjected to following steps: bringing a sensor element into an upper-side held state in which the element is held such that an upper end thereof extends vertically with a lower end thereof being inserted into a recess; fitting a through hole of an annular mounting member with the upper end of the element brought in to the upper-side clamped state; and switching from the upper-side held state to a lower-side held state in which the element is held such that the lower end thereof extends vertically, to thereby cause the annular mounting member to reach a predetermined annularly mounting position. Then, the resultant intermediate assembly product is sandwiched by a centering device to minimize the outside diameter thereof, and thereafter, a tubular body is annularly mounted to the intermediate assembly product. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102171 | PROCESS ANALYTIC INSTRUMENT WITH ENCAPSULATED FLAME-QUENCHING CONNECTION - A process analytic instrument and tube carrier are provided. The process analytic instrument includes an analytic module having a plurality of inlets and configured to analyze a process gas. The tube carrier is coupled to the analytic module and has a shell defining an interior therein. A plurality of tubes terminates in the tube carrier. At least one of the tubes has an integral flame-quenching pathway and the interior of the shell proximate the integral flame-quenching pathway is filled with a solid. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102172 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY BASED GAS SENSOR - An integrated circuit and a method of making the same. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate. The integrated circuit also includes a relative humidity sensor on the substrate. The relative humidity sensor includes a first sensor electrode, a second sensor electrode, and a humidity sensitive layer covering the first and second electrodes. The integrated circuit further includes a thermal conductivity based gas sensor on the substrate. The thermal conductivity based gas sensor has an electrically resistive sensor element located above the humidity sensitive layer. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102173 | CURVED GASEOUS PARTICLE DETECTOR - A curved gaseous particle detector includes a stack of two layers that are curved and maintained together by a frame formed of two spars defining a plane. The two spars are connected together by at least two curved bars outside of the plane and the frame being placed between the two layers of the stack. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102174 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING SOLIDS - Secure areas, such as at airports or other security-critical facilities, are entered from freely accessible areas, often by means of access locks. This bottleneck, which is present in any case, is used to check for substances of concern, such as drugs or explosive materials. In the case of solids, as is known, particles extracted from the access lock and retained in a screen are vaporized and the vapor is examined. Several of the screens are arranged on rotatable carrying disks and undergo consecutively the steps of vaporization and analysis. The aim of the invention is to make known methods more efficient in order to increase the throughput through such access locks. The aim is achieved by a device for which available heating and extraction elements are assigned to multiple rotational positions of the carrying disks, whereby adjacent rotational positions lie apart from each other by only half the distance of two screens. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102175 | Pumped Air Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensing System with Optional Gas Assay Functionality - A distributed relative humidity and temperature sensing system with optional gas assay functionality, comprising a sample head internally equipped with: 1) A relative humidity sensor; 2) A temperature sensor; 3) A gas sample port for the attachment of a gas assay device, or, an integral gas assay device; and, 4) A fan. The sample head is attached to a semi-rigid sample tube embedded in a stored mass of agricultural product and the aforementioned fan causes air from within the stored mass to be drawn through the sample head where its relative humidity, temperature, and optionally, chemical composition may be studied. An alternative embodiment allows for the deployment of a complex network of sample tubes so that samples may be drawn as required from a number of points within the stored mass. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102176 | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A PREFILTER - Various environmental systems are disclosed. In accordance with one of the systems, a first and second valve are provided. The valves provide a first air flow path from an air pump to a photo-ionization detector is provided through a pre-filter. The valves also provide a second air flow path from the air pump to the photo-ionization detector so that the pre-filter is isolated from its environmental surroundings. Various other arrangements of environmental monitoring systems with one or more pre-filters are also disclosed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102177 | MINIATURIZED FLOW-THROUGH CELL - The present disclosure relates to a diffusion cell for testing the permeation of a compound(s) across a membrane. Also, the present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a diffusion cell. Further, the present disclosure relates to a method of performing an assay using a diffusion cell. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102178 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BUFFER EFFECT OF AN ACTIVATED CARBON FILTER - A method for determining a buffer effect of an activated carbon filter for a tank venting system of a fuel container for hydrocarbon-containing fuels involves feeding a defined quantity of hydrocarbon molecules to the activated carbon filter ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140102179 | TURBINE LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM - Various embodiments include a leak detection system for a turbine compartment. In some embodiments, the leak detection system includes: a tracer fluid system fluidly connected with the turbine compartment, the tracer fluid system configured to provide an optically detectable fluid to a fluid supply of the turbine compartment; an optical detection system operably connected to the turbine compartment, the optical detection system configured to detect the presence of the optically detectable fluid in at least one location of the turbine compartment; and a control system operably connected to the tracer fluid system and the optical detection system, the control system configured to obtain data about the presence of the optically detectable fluid in the at least one location, and provide an indicator indicating a potential leak location based upon the data about the presence of the optically detectable fluid in the at least one location. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102180 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF IRREGULARLY SHAPED ANISOTROPIC BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - Methods that extend the utility of standard rotational rheometers for accurate and sensitive viscoelastic characterization of small or small irregularly shaped or small anisotropic samples and systems to implement those methods. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102181 | Method and Apparatus for Determining the Water Concentration in a Fluid Mixture - A measurement device for measuring water concentration in an oil water mixture has a transmitter that is used to transmit a designated spectrum of microwave frequencies to a transmitting antenna and then through the oil water mixture. A separate receiving antenna is used to detect the amplitude of each frequency of the transmitted spectrum after it has interacted with the oil water mixture. The detected signal from each microwave frequency that has interacted with the fluid mixture is digitized and sent to a processing unit. The processing unit receives the digitized frequencies and identifies the microwave frequency having the lowest amplitude, or amplitudinal nadir. The microwave frequency having the lowest amplitude is then used to calculate the percentage of water in the oil water mixture. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102182 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF BIOAVAILABILITY OF POLLUTANTS - Contaminant mass collection in saturated sedimentary environments for bioavailability determination. A casing includes a screen between the environment that is subject to sampling, such as a saturated sediment and the device itself. The casing includes a water intake zone, a pump, and sorptive media. The water intake zone, the pump, the screen and the sorptive media, are all operably linked in sequence. The screened casing is secured to form an in situ device; the screen is in fluid communication with the water intake zone and excludes endemic sediments and aquatic life. The in situ device is deployed in the saturated sedimentary environment. The pump operates to concentrate analytes from the selected environment in the sorptive media, where the concentrated analytes include the analyte mass of time-weighted fluid samples. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102183 | Method for Evaluating Absorbency of an Absorbent Article - A method of evaluating the absorbency of an absorbent article comprises the steps of: (i) providing an absorbent article comprising a topsheet and having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end; (ii) disposing the absorbent article in a flat configuration in a plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis of the absorbent article; (iii) twisting the longitudinal ends in opposite directions in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; (iv) twisting the longitudinal ends in directions opposite that of step (iii); (v) applying artificial bodily fluid to the topsheet of said absorbent article during steps (iii) and/or (iv); and (vi) repeating steps (iii) and (iv) after the artificial bodily fluid is applied to the topsheet. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102184 | PORTABLE BRINELL HARDNESS TESTER - A portable Brinell metal hardness tester has a test head mounted in a carriage, movable vertically along elevating screws, and includes an adjustable valve for relieving hydraulic pressure within the test head where the valve includes a stem, an interior member, and an intermediate member. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102185 | Device for sensing a pressure, particularly a pressure in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine - A device for sensing a pressure, particularly in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The device has a housing and an adapter element, secured in the housing, for accommodating a sensor module. The sensor module includes a transmission element, a sensor element and a supporting element, the sensor module being supported by way of the transmission element on a compensation member which is joined to the adapter element, and by way of the supporting element on a fixing element. At an end face pointing toward the sensor module, the compensation member is provided with a circular recess, in which the transmission element is accommodated in centered fashion. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102186 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAVING AN INJECTOR - A method for determining the quantity of fuel leaving an injector of a direct-injection diesel engine, the quantity of fuel supplying a cylinder of the engine in which a piston moves, the injection of fuel being performed by a pilot injection during which a first quantity of fuel is injected into the cylinder followed by a main injection during which a second quantity of fuel, greater than the first quantity of fuel, is injected into the cylinder, the method including the following steps: a) operating the engine at idle speed, b) determining the maximum pressure in the cylinder, and c) determining, from the maximum pressure, the quantity of fuel injected into the cylinder during the pilot injection, by way of a predefined one-to-one relationship, at idle speed, between a maximum pressure value in the cylinder and a quantity of fuel injected into the cylinder during the pilot injection. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102187 | HYBRID DIESEL ELECTRIC POWERTRAINS AND EMISSIONS TESTING THEREOF - Diesel electric hybrid powertrains and methods of operating and testing such powertrains are disclosed. Certain exemplary embodiments comprise test and certification methods in which a controller operates a diesel engine alone, an integrated motor/generator alone, or both the diesel engine and the motor/generator to provide brake torque at a common output shaft according to predetermined duty cycle criteria. Emissions are measured based upon criteria accounting for the effects of regenerative braking, engine shut off, and other operational modes unique to hybrid powertrains. Further exemplary embodiments comprise hybrid powertrain systems and methods of operating the same meeting performance and emissions requirements including respective limits on NOx, hydrocarbon, particulate matter, CO, and CO | 2014-04-17 |
20140102188 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING LOST CIRCULATION MATERIALS WITHIN A PERMEABILITY PLUGGING APPARATUS - According to aspects of the present disclosure, an apparatus for testing lost circulation materials (LCMs) within a permeability plugging apparatus (PPA) is described. The apparatus may include a PPA cell cap and an elongated LCM receiver. At least one tubular member may provide fluid communication between the PPA cell cap and the elongated LCM receiver. The at least one tubular member may be sized to accommodate large particulate LCM testing within the PPA. The apparatus may also include a backpressure inlet through the elongated LCM receiver. Providing back pressure within the LCM receiver may extend the temperature and pressure ranges under which the large particulate LCMs may be tested. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102189 | HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE TESTING METHOD - A method of testing a hydroelectric turbine before the turbine is installed and secured on the seabed, in order to ensure that the turbine is operating as expected, the method involving securing the turbine to a vessel and displacing the vessel through water in order to effect rotation while monitoring one or more operating parameters of the turbine. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102190 | FIBER BRAGG GRATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOISTURE DETECTION - A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor for detecting moisture may include a sensor housing, FBG cable, water-swellable bead(s), and retaining mechanism. The housing secures the FBG cable and water-swellable bead. The retaining mechanism, such as one or more wire(s), placed adjacent to the FBG cable may be utilized to minimize lateral displacement of the water-swellable bead(s). The water-swellable bead(s) may swell as they absorb water, thereby causing the FBG to be strained to allow the detection of liquid moisture. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102191 | PILOTING METHOD OF A LASER SYSTEM OF AN ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETRIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE BY ATOMIC INTERFEROMETRY FOR GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS PARTICULARLY FOR MONITORING HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS - A piloting method of a laser system of an absolute gravimetric measurement device by atomic interferometry particularly suitable for on-site applications and advantageously usable in the geophysical field, including: generating cooling, entrapment, manipulation, thrust, and detection bands of a plurality of atoms; cooling the plurality of atoms; entrapping the plurality of cooled atoms in a three-dimensional magneto-optical trap; releasing the plurality of atoms in free fall in an ultra-vacuum system; performing an interferometric sequence; performing a detection; wherein the releasing includes quenching the three-dimensional magneto-optical trap through the contemporaneous extinction of the bands for producing a three-dimensional magneto-optical trap and a trap magnetic field. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102192 | DUST-PROOF STRUCTURE FOR MEASURING TOOL - A dust-proof structure for a measuring tool, includes: a case provided with an opening formed through a surface opposed to a protection plate thereof; a solar panel accommodated in the case through the opening of the case; an intermediate panel pressing an outer circumferential portion of the solar panel against a bottom wall of the case; a display device disposed at an inward portion of the intermediate panel and opposed to the solar panel with a gap; a cover attached to close the opening of the case; a screw used to secure the cover and the intermediate panel to the case; and a temporary-fixing unit disposed between the intermediate panel and the case, the temporary-fixing unit temporarily fixing the intermediate panel to the case while the outer circumferential portion of the solar panel is pressed against the bottom wall of the case. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102193 | Axially symmetrical Coriolis force gyroscope (variants) - The invention relates to gyroscope equipment. The axially symmetrical Coriolis vibratory gyroscope comprises a thin-walled resonator with a hemispherical or cylindrical or toroidal form, said resonator being fixed at the center to a support and being formed with openings in that wall of the resonator which is located around said support, the number of openings being determined on the basis of the formula 4nk, where k is an integer, n is the order of oscillation modes, and the angle between two neighboring openings is equal (I), wherein said support has a symmetrical form along the longitudinal axis thereof and is fixed to a base, solenoids and electrodes are positioned on the wall of the resonator or next to the resonator for exciting and measuring two oscillation modes, the constant amplitude of one of the modes thereof being intended for monitoring a secondary oscillation mode which is sensitive to Coriolis forces, and the base is provided with a seat for the support of the resonator and with electrically insulated hermetically sealed leads which pass outwards via the base and are passed through the openings in the wall of the resonator for connection to elements of an electronics board. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102194 | TRI-AXIS ACCELEROMETER HAVING A SINGLE PROOF MASS AND FULLY DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT SIGNALS - A tri-axis accelerometer includes a proof mass, at least four anchor points arranged in at least two opposite pairs, a first pair of anchor points being arranged opposite one another along a first axis, a second pair of anchor points being arranged opposite one another along a second axis, the first axis and the second axis being perpendicular to one another, and at least four spring units to connect the proof mass to the at least four anchor points, the spring units each including a pair of identical springs, each spring including a sensing unit. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102195 | Electrode Arrangements for Quadrature Suppression in Inertial Sensors - A substrate for an inertial sensor system includes a plurality of electrode arrangements, each electrode arrangement including an acceleration sensor electrode and a pair of quadrature adjusting electrodes on opposite sides of the acceleration sensor electrode, where each electrode arrangement is capable of being overlaid by a corresponding plate of a shuttle such that the plate completely overlays the acceleration sensor electrode and partially overlays the pair of quadrature adjusting electrodes on opposite sides of the acceleration sensor electrode such that capacitive coupling between the plate and each of the quadrature adjusting electrodes is dependent upon the rotational position of the at least one shuttle while capacitive coupling between the plate and the acceleration sensor electrodes is substantially independent of the rotational position of the at least one shuttle. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102196 | ACCELERATION SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACCELERATION SENSOR - An acceleration sensor includes a circuit board with a recess that exposes a spring structure. The spring structure is formed from a material of the circuit board exposed by the recess and includes a vibrating element that is held in a resilient manner via at least one spring element. The sensor further includes a reference element connected rigidly to the circuit board and arranged at a distance from and opposite the vibrating element, an electrical circuit arranged on the vibrating element at a distance from the reference element, and at least one detection element. The circuit is configured to evaluate a signal that is configured to be influenced by a change in distance between the reference element and the at least one detection element in order to sense an acceleration of the acceleration sensor. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102197 | BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE ACCELEROMETERS - Accelerometers and associated techniques for detecting motion are described. For a resonant accelerometer, an externally-applied acceleration can cause a change in the electrical spring constant K | 2014-04-17 |
20140102198 | System and Method for RFID-Based Remote Material Analysis - This application generally relates to systems and methods of using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices to remotely analyze objects and structures, and more particularly, this application relates to systems and methods of using RFID devices to remotely analyze properties and conditions of a surface of objects and structures. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102199 | Device for Detecting Abrasive Wear - The invention relates to a device for detecting the abrasive wear on components of water turbines, having
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20140102200 | METHODS FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVELY EVALUATING A JOINED COMPONENT - A method for non-destructively evaluating a joined component includes inducing vibrations in the joined component within a range of frequencies, acquiring a resonance spectra from the joined component resulting from the induced vibrations, and analyzing the resonance spectra using Acoustic Sensor Testing (AST). | 2014-04-17 |
20140102201 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING BOILER TUBE COLD SIDE CRACKING AND ARTICLE FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a scanning device for performing ultrasonic nondestructive testing of a tube, comprising a housing; the housing having bottom surface that is concavely curved with cavities to accommodate a waveguide assembly and an encoder assembly; where the waveguide assembly comprises a waveguide and a probe that are in communication with one another; the waveguide having at least one surface that is contoured to match an outer surface of the tube; where the waveguide facilitates the transmission of ultrasonic signals into the tube generated by the probe; and where the encoder assembly comprises a spring loaded wheel that contacts the tube; and where the encoder assembly provides a signal indicative of a location of the probe relative to a position on the tube as the scanning device is moved in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the tube. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102202 | ROTARY TRANSFORMER FOR ROTARY ULTRASONIC TESTING APPARATUS AND ROTARY ULTRASONIC TESTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The rotary transformer | 2014-04-17 |
20140102203 | STANDING WAVE AMPLIFICATION DEVICE FOR VIBRATION SIGNAL COLLECTION AND LADLE SLAG VIBRATION SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD - A standing wave amplification device for vibration signal collection includes a sensing rod ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140102204 | PROBE, OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PROBE - A probe configured to receive an acoustic wave from an object including an element having a cell structure, in which a vibration membrane having one of a pair of electrodes formed with a gap arranged therebetween is supported so that the vibration membrane can be vibrated by the acoustic wave; a light reflection layer provided at a position near the object with respect to the element and configured to reflect light; and a support layer provided between the element and the light reflection layer and configured to support the light reflection layer. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102205 | PIPELINE INSPECTION GAUGE (PIG) ALERT SYSTEM - The pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) alert system provides a method and apparatus for effectively locating a pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) as it traverses a pipeline. The method and apparatus incorporates hollow, empty tubes spaced along the length of the pipeline. The tubes are provided with lower ends that extend into the pipeline. The tubes are closed at their lower ends and connectable to respective pressure detection devices or the like at their upper ends. When a PIG passes through the pipeline, it contacts the lower end of the tube that extends into the pipeline, causing the tube to break, and thus opening the interior of the tube to the pressurized flow of the product flowing in the pipeline. The change in pressure is registered by the pressure detection device to indicate the passage of the PIG. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102206 | PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND LIQUID TREATMENT DEVICE - A pressure measurement device adapted to measure a pressure of a liquid includes a flow channel having a flow channel resistance, a liquid containing chamber having a predetermined capacity and communicating with the flow channel, a pressure changing section adapted to change a pressure of the liquid containing chamber, a measurement section adapted to measure a period from when a pressure wave of the liquid in the liquid containing chamber becomes a predetermined value to next time the pressure wave becomes the predetermined value, the pressure wave occurring when the pressure changing section is in operation in a state in which the liquid is contained in the flow channel and the liquid containing chamber, and an acquisition section adapted to obtain the pressure based on the period measured by the measurement section. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102207 | TORQUE INSENSITIVE HEADER ASSEMBLY - This disclosure provides example methods, devices and systems associated with a torque-insensitive header assembly. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, by a sensor, from an aperture defined by a shell, an environmental condition, wherein the sensor is coupled to a header and the header is coupled to the shell such that the sensor is isolated from a torque stress applied to the shell; measuring, by the sensor, the environmental condition to determine an environmental condition signal; and outputting, from the sensor, the environmental condition signal. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102208 | PRESSURE SENSOR CHIP - A pressure sensor chip is provided with first and second retaining members. The peripheral edge portions of the first and second retaining members are bonded to face one face and another face of a diaphragm, respectively. An inner edge of the peripheral edge portion of the first retaining member is positioned further to the outside than an inner edge of the peripheral edge portion of the second retaining member. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102209 | ENHANCED STATIC-DYNAMIC PRESSURE TRANSDUCER SUITABLE FOR USE IN GAS TURBINES AND OTHER COMPRESSOR APPLICATIONS - This disclosure provides example methods, devices and systems associated with filter structures employed with sensors. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a first filter having a plurality of pores, a pressure, wherein the pressure includes a static pressure component and a dynamic pressure component; filtering, by the first filter, at least a portion of the dynamic pressure component of the pressure; outputting, from the first filter, a filtered pressure; and wherein the filtered pressure is used to determine the dynamic pressure component. | 2014-04-17 |
20140102210 | Pressure Sensor With Robustness Against Mounting Stress - A pressure sensor includes a metal port member having a first closed end and a second opposing opened end. A metal shell surrounds a portion of the periphery of the port. A first weld connection joins the port to the shell. A metal base has upper and lower surfaces and a second weld connection joins the shell to the lower surface of the base. Sensing structure is associated with the closed end of the port member. The sensing structure is constructed and arranged to sense pressure changes at the closed end of the port member. A connector housing covers the sensing structure. | 2014-04-17 |