17th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130098059 | WINDMILL OPERATION OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a windmill pump driven by a spool. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098060 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ONBOARD STARTER/GENERATOR SYSTEM TO ABSORB EXCESS POWER - A gas turbine engine includes an Integrated Drive Generator (IDG) geared to a low spool to selectively accelerate the low spool during a transient condition. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098061 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEMS HAVING HUB-BLEED IMPELLERS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Embodiments of a gas turbine engine cooling system for deployment within a gas turbine engine are provided, as are embodiment of a method for producing a gas turbine engine cooling system. In one embodiment, the gas turbine engine cooling system includes an impeller having a hub, a plurality of hub bleed air passages, and a central bleed air conduit. The plurality of hub bleed air passages each have an inlet formed in an outer circumferential surface of the hub and an outlet formed in an inner circumferential surface of the hub. The central bleed air conduit is fluidly coupled to the outlets of the plurality of hub bleed air passages and is configured to conduct bleed air discharged by the plurality of hub bleed air passages to a section of the gas turbine engine downstream of the impeller to provide cooling air thereto. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098062 | COMPRESSOR BLEED COOLING FLUID FEED SYSTEM - A compressor bleed cooling fluid feed system for a turbine engine for directing cooling fluids from a compressor to a turbine airfoil cooling system to supply cooling fluids to one or more airfoils of a rotor assembly is disclosed. The compressor bleed cooling fluid feed system may enable cooling fluids to be exhausted from a compressor exhaust plenum through a downstream compressor bleed collection chamber and into the turbine airfoil cooling system. As such, the suction created in the compressor exhaust plenum mitigates boundary layer growth along the inner surface while providing flow of cooling fluids to the turbine airfoils. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098063 | COOLNG STRUCTURE FOR RECOVERY-TYPE AIR-COOLED GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - In a cooling structure for a recovery-type air-cooled gas turbine combustor having a recovery-type air-cooling structure that bleeds, upstream of the combustor, and pressurizes compressed air supplied from a compressor, that uses the bled and pressurized air to cool a wall, and that recovers and reuses the bled and pressurized air as combustion air for burning fuel in the combustor together with a main flow of the compressed air, wall cooling in which cooling air is supplied to cooling air passages formed in the wall of the combustor to perform cooling involves a downstream wall region, closer to a turbine, that is cooled using the bled and pressurized air as the cooling air and an upstream wall region, closer to a burner, that is cooled using, as the cooling air, bled compressed air bled from a main flow of the compressed air through a housing inner space. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098064 | STRUCTURAL COOLING FLUID TUBE FOR SUPPORTING A TURBINE COMPONENT AND SUPPLYING COOLING FLUID - A shaft cover support for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The shaft cover support not only provides enhanced support to a shaft cover of the gas turbine engine, but also includes a cooling fluid chamber for passing fluids from a rotor air cooling supply conduit to an inner ring cooling manifold. As such, the shaft cover support accomplishes in a single component what was only partially accomplished in two components in conventional configurations. The shaft cover support may also provide additional stiffness and reduce interference of the flow from the compressor. In addition, the shaft cover support accommodates a transition section extending between compressor and turbine sections of the engine. The shaft cover support has a radially extending region that is offset from the inlet and outlet that enables the shaft cover support to surround the transition, thereby reducing the overall length of this section of the engine. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098065 | STRUCTURAL COOLING FLUID TUBE FOR SUPPORTING A TURBINE COMPONENT AND SUPPLYING COOLING FLUID TO TRANSITION SECTION - A shaft cover support for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The shaft cover support not only provides enhanced support to a shaft cover of the gas turbine engine, but also includes a cooling fluid chamber for passing fluids from a rotor air cooling supply conduit to an inner ring cooling manifold. Furthermore, the shaft cover support may include a cooling shield supply extending from the cooling fluid chamber between the radially outward inlet and the radially inward outlet on the radially extending region and in fluid communication with the cooling fluid chamber for providing cooling fluids to a transition section. The shaft cover support may also provide additional stiffness and reduce interference of the flow from the compressor. In addition, the shaft cover support accommodates a transition section extending between compressor and turbine sections of the gas turbine engine. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098066 | TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A CONTRAROTATING PROPELLER RECEIVER SUPPORTED BY A STRUCTURAL CASING ATTACHED TO THE INTERMEDIATE HOUSING - The present invention relates to an open rotor type aircraft turbine engine ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098067 | CONSTANT SPEED TRANSMISSION FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine includes a constant speed transmission driven by a spool. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098068 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE - A temperature control device includes: a top plate; a heat exchanger plate; a thermoelectric module including a temperature-control-side electrode disposed near the top plate, a heat-exchanger-side electrode disposed near the heat exchanger plate and a thermoelectric element of which one side is connected with the temperature-control-side electrode and the other side is connected with the heat-exchanger-side electrode; and a polyimide film provided on the thermoelectric module near the top plate. The thermoelectric module is spaced apart from and surrounded by a seal wall having a ceramic outer circumference and disposed between the polyimide film and the heat exchanger plate. An adhesion sheet or an adhesive is interposed between the seal wall and the polyimide film. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098069 | Self-Cooling Beverage Can - A self-cooling beverage container comprising a space between outer and inner walls, the space containing a liquid that is mixed with a chemical contained within a compartment within the base of the beverage container. The compartment within the base of the beverage container has a rupture portion located within the space between the outer and inner walls, and pressure on the base of the beverage container causes the rupture portion to open, allowing mixing of the chemical and the liquid. The chemical and the liquid react in an endothermic reaction, cooling the contents of the beverage container. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098070 | PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CRYOGENIC STORAGE TANKS - A pressure control apparatus for a cryogenic storage tank includes a heat pipe extending into the storage tank and having a first end in contact with liquid cryogen in the storage tank, and a second end exposed to an atmosphere external to the storage tank such that heat flux occurs in the liquid cryogen proximate the first end of the heat pipe for providing a cryogenic gas and pressure to the liquid cryogen in the storage tank. Another embodiment includes a sleeve for the second end to control the heat flux in the liquid cryogen. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098071 | Reversible Flow Electric Expansion Valve - An HVAC system includes an electronic expansion valve, a motor, an obturator connected to the motor, the obturator being selectively movable in response to operation of the motor, a removable seat selectively received within a complementary portion of the electronic expansion valve, the removable seat being selectively movable in response to operation of the motor. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098072 | AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An air conditioning system has a controller and a receiver located between an indoor and outdoor units. The receiver serves as an auxiliary reservoir for refrigerant. The controller generates signals to adjust the amount of refrigerant to be stored in this reservoir as a way of adjusting the amount of refrigerant flowing in the system during various modes of operation. By increasing or decreasing the amount of refrigerant in the receiver, the controller may achieve or maintain a desired level of performance and/or efficiency. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098073 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner and a method of operating an air conditioner are provided. The air conditioner may include a heat pump having a water-refrigerant heat exchanger that condenses or evaporates a refrigerant by heat exchange with heat source water; a heat source water flow path connected to the water-refrigerant heat exchanger; a pump installed on the heat source water flow path; a variable flow valve installed on the heat source water flow path; and a variable flow valve controller that controls an opening degree of the variable flow valve. The variable flow valve controller may include a heat source water minimum flow manipulator that manipulates a minimum flow rate of the heat source water and regulates the opening degree of the variable flow valve according to the manipulation of the heat source water minimum flow manipulator. Accordingly, a user or installation personnel may selectively regulate power consumption and efficiency as desired. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098074 | HIGH PERFORMANCE REFRIGERATOR HAVING INSULATED EVAPORATOR COVER - A high performance refrigerator includes a cabinet with a refrigerated interior, an insulating cover separating a portion of the cabinet from the refrigerated interior, and a refrigeration fluid circuit having an evaporator located within the portion of the cabinet separated by the insulating cover from the refrigerated interior. The refrigerator also includes a controller that commands the refrigerator to perform a defrosting cycle when the evaporator coil requires defrosting. This defrosting cycle includes closing dampers in the insulating cover during the defrosting of the evaporator coil, thereby keeping the refrigerated interior thermally isolated from the evaporator during the defrost cycle. The controller is also operable to stop operation of a defrost heater when the evaporator reaches a first target temperature above the freezing point of water, and to re-open the dampers when the evaporator reaches a second target temperature above the freezing point of water. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098075 | HIGH PERFORMANCE REFRIGERATOR HAVING EVAPORATOR OUTSIDE CABINET - A high performance refrigerator includes a cabinet with a refrigerated interior, a refrigeration fluid circuit having an evaporator located within an insulated evaporator compartment outside the cabinet, and at least one damper that opens to permit air circulation from the refrigerated interior through the evaporator compartment. The refrigerator also includes a eutectic member configured to melt at an operating temperature of the refrigerator. The evaporator cools the refrigerated interior to a temperature below the operating temperature so that the eutectic member melts to cool the refrigerated interior or the evaporator compartment during a defrost cycle. The insulated evaporator cover limits heat transfer into the refrigerated interior during the defrost cycle to avoid temperature spikes in the refrigerated interior. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098076 | HIGH PERFORMANCE REFRIGERATOR HAVING DUAL EVAPORATOR - A high performance refrigerator includes a cabinet with a unitary refrigerated interior and a refrigeration fluid circuit having first and second evaporators located within the cabinet and separated from the refrigerated interior by respective first and second evaporator covers. The refrigerator also includes a first damper controlling flow between the first evaporator and the refrigerated interior, and a second damper controlling flow between the second evaporator and the refrigerated interior. A controller directs the refrigerator to operate a three-way valve in the refrigeration fluid circuit so as to direct refrigerant to only one of the evaporators when the other requires defrosting. Both evaporators may be used to remove heat from the unitary refrigerated interior during an initial cooling or immediately after the cabinet is opened. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098077 | HIGH PEFORMANCE REFRIGERATOR HAVING SACRIFICAL EVAPORATOR - A high performance refrigerator includes a cabinet with a refrigerated interior and a refrigeration fluid circuit having first and second evaporators located within the cabinet and separated from the refrigerated interior by an insulating cover. The refrigerator also includes a first damper controlling flow from the refrigerated interior into the first evaporator, a second damper controlling flow from the first evaporator to the second evaporator, and a third damper controlling flow from the second evaporator to the refrigerated interior. The first evaporator operates with refrigerant at a lower temperature than the second evaporator such that substantially all frost formed on the first and second evaporators is collected on a first evaporator coil in the first evaporator. Thus, the first evaporator acts as a sacrificial evaporator that undergoes defrost more frequently than the second evaporator. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098078 | HIGH PERFORMANCE REFRIGERATOR HAVING PASSIVE SUBLIMATION DEFROST OF EVAPORATOR - A high performance refrigerator or freezer includes a cabinet with a refrigerated interior, a first evaporator cover separating a first evaporator compartment within the cabinet from the refrigerated interior, and a refrigeration fluid circuit having a first evaporator located within the first evaporator compartment, a second evaporator, and a three-way valve enabling selective communication of refrigerant to one or both of the evaporators. The second evaporator includes an air diffuser that receives chilled air from the first evaporator compartment and delivers the chilled air into the refrigerated interior. During normal operation, the three-way valve only directs refrigerant into the first evaporator such that the first evaporator cools the cabinet and the chilled air from the first evaporator passively defrosts the second evaporator by sublimation. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098079 | Mist cooling assembly - A mist cooling assembly ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098080 | DEW EXTRACTING DEVICE - A method and system for condensing water from ambient air. A dew extracting device with a dew extraction zone having surfaces has the surfaces chilled to below dew temperature for a first period of time. An air moving device directs a flow of air over the chilled surfaces so that liquid water condenses on the surfaces, raising the temperature of the surfaces. The chilling of the surfaces is terminated for a second period of time and liquid water is removed from the surfaces and heat of condensation is removed from the dew extraction zone. Then the process repeats to obtain additional liquid water. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098081 | HIGHER EFFICIENCY APPLIANCE EMPLOYING THERMAL LOAD SHIFTING IN REFRIGERATORS HAVING HORIZONTAL MULLION - An appliance includes a cabinet; a first compartment; and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are separated by a horizontal mullion. The cabinet also typically includes a coolant system that has: a single compressor for regulating a temperature of the first compartment and a temperature of the second compartment operably connected to at least one evaporator; a shared coolant fluid connection system; and a coolant fluid spaced within the shared coolant fluid connection system used to regulate both the temperature of the first compartment and the second compartment. The compressor can provide the shared coolant at at least two different pressures to at least one evaporator using the shared coolant fluid connection circuit. The ratio of the substantially steady state heat gain for the first compartment to the substantially steady state total heat gain for the overall cabinet is about 0.65:1 or greater. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098082 | HIGHER EFFICIENCY APPLIANCE EMPLOYING THERMAL LOAD SHIFTING IN REFRIGERATORS HAVING VERTICAL MULLION - An appliance includes a cabinet; a first compartment; and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are separated by a vertical mullion. The cabinet also typically includes a coolant system that has: a single compressor for regulating a temperature of the first compartment and a temperature of the second compartment operably connected to at least one evaporator; a shared coolant fluid connection system; and a coolant fluid spaced within the shared coolant fluid connection system used to regulate both the temperature of the first compartment and the second compartment. The compressor can provide the shared coolant at at least two different pressures to at least one evaporator using the shared coolant fluid connection circuit. The ratio of the substantially steady state heat gain for the first compartment to the substantially steady state total heat gain for the overall cabinet is about 0.65:1 or greater. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098083 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator. Data about operations and states of the refrigerator are accumulated in a portable memory unit detachably attached to the refrigerator. Therefore, the portable memory unit can be detached from the refrigerator and connected to a personal computer (PC) to analyze reasons of errors of the refrigerator and find out potential errors of the refrigerator. Accordingly, maintenance of the refrigerator can be easily carried out. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098084 | CHILLER CONTROL APPARATUS - A chiller control apparatus increases or decreases chillers in order to efficiently operate an entire chiller system. When the number of chillers increases, an insufficient load value calculation unit calculates an insufficient amount of a load for a required load. Then, using a COP obtained according to an operating environment of the chiller, a chiller-to-be-operated selection unit selects, from among stopped chillers, a chiller having the highest COP when operated with an insufficient amount of a load, as the chiller to be subjected to stage increase. Further, when the number of chillers decreases, an operation pattern extraction unit extracts operation patterns that are combinations of chillers to be operated according to the required load. Then, a chiller-to-be-stopped selection unit obtains a COP of the entire chiller system for each operation pattern, using the COP obtained according to the operating environment of the chiller, and selects a chiller subjected to stage decrease based on the operation pattern corresponding to the highest COP. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098085 | HIGH EFFICIENCY COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system has a cabinet and a plurality of separate cooling stages including an upstream cooling stage and a downstream cooling stage. At least the upstream cooling state is a variable capacity cooling stage. Each cooling stage has a cooling circuit. Evaporators of the cooling circuits are arranged in the cabinet so that air passes over them in serial fashion. A controller when a Call for Cooling first reaches a point where cooling is needed, operating the upstream cooling circuit to provide cooling and not the downstream cooling circuit. When the Call for Cooling has increased to a second point, the controller additionally operates the downstream cooling circuit to provide cooling. The cooling capacity at which the upstream cooling circuit is being operated is less than its full capacity when the Call for Cooling reaches the second point. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098086 | VAPOR COMPRESSION COOLING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH ECONOMIZATION - A cooling system has a cooling circuit that includes an evaporator disposed in a cabinet, a condenser, a compressor, an electronic expansion valve and a liquid pump. a direct expansion mode and a pumped refrigerant economizer mode. When the cooling system is in the pumped refrigerant economizer mode, the controller controls a temperature of the refrigerant to a refrigerant temperature set point by regulating a speed of a fan of the condenser, controls a temperature of air in a room in which the cabinet is disposed to a room air temperature setpoint by regulating a speed of the liquid pump, and maintains a pressure differential across the liquid pump within a given range by regulating an open position of an electronic expansion valve. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098087 | COOLING SYSTEM WITH TANDEM COMPRESSORS AND ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE CONTROL - A cooling system has a tandem compressor, a condenser, an electronic expansion valve and an evaporator arranged in a direct expansion cooling circuit. The tandem compressor includes a variable capacity compressor and a fixed capacity compressor. A controller controls the electronic expansion valve and selects which of a plurality of superheat control modes to use in operating the electronic expansion valve based on control parameters and a current operating status of each of the variable capacity compressor and fixed capacity compressor of the tandem compressor. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098088 | MULTI-STAGE COOLING SYSTEM WITH TANDEM COMPRESSORS AND OPTIMIZED CONTROL OF SENSIBLE COOLING AND DEHUMIDIFICATION - A cooling system has a plurality of separate cooling stages including an upstream cooling stage having an upstream cooling circuit and a downstream cooling stage including a downstream cooling circuit, which are each a direct expansion cooling circuit including a tandem compressor. Each tandem compressor includes a fixed capacity compressor and a variable capacity compressor. A controller controls the fixed capacity compressor and variable capacity compressor of each tandem compressor based on a Call for Cooling, which of a plurality of ranges the Call for Cooling falls within, and whether the Call for Cooling is ramping up or ramping down. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098089 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPRESSOR, AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed are a compressor control device, a method for controlling a compressor, and a refrigerator including the same. The present invention enables: a compressor to be driven by using a mode selectively to be driven by an inverter and a mode which directly uses a supply voltage, according to the quality of electricity of the supply voltage; loss which is caused by the use of the inverter to be reduced or removed by directly providing the supply voltage to the compressor within a certain voltage or frequency range; and increased energy efficiency by reducing power consumption. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098090 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS - An air-conditioning unit for a vehicle that has an idling stop function, may include: a blower fan configured to blow air; a first air-outlet port configured to permit air blown from the blower fan toward a first portion of a vehicle cabin; a second air-outlet port configured to permit air blown from the blower fan toward a second portion of the vehicle cabin; and an air-conditioning controller. The air-conditioning controller is configured to: set a target air-outlet port temperature of the air blown from the first and second air-outlet ports on a basis of a preset temperature and an environmental condition of the vehicle; if the blower fan is operating to blow air from both of the first and second air-outlet ports before the vehicle is brought into an idling stop state, and then the vehicle is brought into the idling stop state, cause a controlled reduction in an air volume blown from at least one of the first and second air-outlet ports during the idling stop state; and cancel the controlled reduction when the idling stop state is cancelled. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098091 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE WITH EVAPORATIVE CONDENSATE DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A refrigerated device has an evaporative condensate dissipation system for disposing water from its cooling element during defrosting. Progressive stages operating at increasing temperatures provide a cascading evaporative dissipation. One pan receives water from the cooling coil and operates at ambient temperature for a first evaporative dissipation. Overflow from the pan flows through a first standpipe to a second stage. The second stage includes another pan that receives water from the first standpipe, and is heated by hot gas refrigerant for operation at a higher second temperature to provide a second evaporative dissipation. Overflow from the second pan is directed through a second standpipe to a third stage. The third stage includes a third pan that receives the water from the second pan via the second standpipe, and is heated by an electric heater for operation at a higher third temperature to provide a third evaporative dissipation. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098092 | HEAT PUMP - A first bypass pipe has one end connected to a main pipe extending from a compressor to an indoor heat exchanger, and its other end branched off into parts that are each connected to the main pipe on an inlet side of an outdoor heat exchanger, and a second bypass pipe has one end connected to an injection port communicating with the compression chamber of the compressor in which compression is taking place and its other end branched off into parts that are each connected to the main pipe on an outlet side of the outdoor heat exchangers. During a defrosting operation that removes frost on the outdoor heat exchangers, a part of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied from the first bypass pipe to the outdoor heat exchanger to be defrosted, and is then passed through the second bypass pipe and injected from the injection port of the compressor. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098093 | MODULAR DRAIN PAN ASSEMBLY FOR ADJACENT HORIZONTALLY POSITIONED DUAL-PASS COOLING COILS - A combination modular drain pan and horizontally positioned cooling coil assembly, providing dual pass dehumidification, including a housing, a plurality of adjacent discrete horizontal cooling coils each receiving air from an air distribution manifold. The air distribution manifold receives air from a inlet air stream and forming a single large horizontally positioned cooling coil module assembly. Each discrete horizontal cooling coil has a respective heat exchange area directly thereabove and a drain pan therebelow. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098094 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes an intake port, a heat exchanger, a fan, and a discharge port. The intake port introduces air. The heat exchanger exchanges heat with the introduced air. The fan is disposed above the heat exchanger. The discharge port discharges the air after exchanging heat with the heat exchanger. The intake port is lower than a center of the fan. The discharge port is higher than the center of the fan. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098095 | MODULAR DRAIN PAN ASSEMBLY, WITH SEAMLESS FLOOR, FOR HORIZONTALLY POSITIONED DUAL-PASS COOLING COILS - A modular drain pan assembly with one-piece construction, having no seams in the condensate collection area and using multiple small drain pans with drip caps to avoid leakage between individual pans. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098096 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a heat pump circuit, a heat load circuit, first and second heat exchangers, a flow rate regulation mechanism and a controller. A first passage connects branching and converging portions of the heat load circuit. A second passage connects the branching and converging portions without converging with the first passage. The first and second heat exchanger perform heat exchange between discharge refrigerant from the low and high stage compression mechanisms and fluid in the first and second passages, respectively. The flow rate regulation mechanism regulates a ratio between flow rates through the first and second passages. The controller controls the flow rate regulation mechanism so that the fluid is allowed to flow to the first heat exchanger when a temperature of refrigerant flowing into the first heat exchanger is lower than a heating target temperature of converged fluid flowing through the heat load circuit. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098097 | REFRIGERATOR WITH ICEMAKER COMPARTMENT HAVING AN IMPROVED AIR FLOW - A refrigerator with an ice making device. The refrigerator includes a body defined with a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and an ice making compartment, the ice making compartment arranged in the refrigerating compartment while being thermally insulated from the refrigerating compartment, a first evaporator arranged in the refrigerating compartment, a second evaporator arranged in the freezing compartment, a refrigerating duct for circulating cold air from the first evaporator to the refrigerating compartment, a freezing duct for circulating cold air from the second evaporator to the freezing compartment, and an ice making flow passage for communicating the second evaporator and the ice making compartment. The second evaporator, ice making compartment, and ice making flow passage form a closed circuit such that the cold air in the ice making compartment does not enter the refrigerating compartment. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098098 | MACHINE FOR PRODUCING AND DISPENSING PRODUCTS SUCH AS ICE CREAMS, GRANITA OR FROZEN BEVERAGES - A machine for producing products such as ice cream, frozen beverages or granita comprises a product container which is provided with a tap for dispensing the product. A cylinder with a substantially horizontal axis, which forms the evaporator of a refrigerating circuit of the machine for cooling the product in the container, projects from a rear wall into the container. A mixer element is present around the cylinder and rotates coaxially with the axis of the cylinder by means of a motor unit connected to the mixer element by means of a drive shaft which passes along the axis of the cylinder and which is connected to the mixer element at one end of the cylinder which is opposite to the said rear wall. The motor unit is at least partially housed inside the cylinder through the said rear wall, so as to reduce the overall dimensions of the machine. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098099 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH ICE DISPENSER - The present disclosure relates to an ice bucket for a refrigerator and methods of using the same. The ice bucket is mounted on a door of the refrigerator and includes a platform that is movable along a vertical axis from a lowered position at a bottom portion of the ice bucket to a raised position at a top portion of the ice bucket. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098100 | REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR - The refrigeration compressor according to the invention includes a sealed enclosure containing a compression stage and provided with a refrigerant inlet and outlet, the compressor being configured such that under usage conditions, a flow of refrigerant circulates through the refrigerant inlet, the compression stage, and the refrigerant outlet. The compressor has an oil pan and oil recirculation means arranged to orient the oil contained in the oil pan into the flow of refrigerant when the oil in the oil pan exceeds a predetermined oil level. The recirculation means include a recirculation line housed in the sealed enclosure and including an inlet port situated at a height substantially corresponding to the predetermined oil level, an outlet port emerging in the refrigerant flow, and an intermediate part connecting the inlet and outlet ports. The intermediate part includes a first portion extending below the predetermined oil level. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098101 | COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE USING SAME - According to a compressor and a refrigeration cycle device using same of the present invention, a refrigerant and refrigeration oil | 2013-04-25 |
20130098102 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a heat pump circuit, a load distribution element, and a controller. The heat pump circuit includes low-stage and high-stage compression mechanisms having a fixed capacity ratio relationship. The load distribution element establishes a load distribution between first and second heat loads subjected to heating processes by heat exchange with refrigerant discharged from the low-stage and high-stage compression mechanisms, respectively. The controller performs distribution control to maintain a ratio of 1 between temperatures of the refrigerant discharged from the low-stage and high stage compression mechanisms and after heat exchange with the first and second heat loads, respectively. Alternatively, the controller performs distribution control to reduce a difference between the temperatures of the refrigerant discharged from the low-stage and high stage compression mechanisms and after heat exchange with the first and second heat loads, respectively. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098103 | METHOD OF TREATING A HYDROCARBON STREAM COMPRISING METHANE, AND AN APPARATUS THEREFOR - In a method and apparatus for treating a hydrocarbon stream having methane, at least a part of the hydrocarbon stream and a main refrigerant stream are cooled by indirect heat exchanging against a pre-cooling refrigerant. The pre-cooled hydrocarbon stream is passed to a first inlet of an extraction column, and an effluent stream is discharged from the extraction column. The effluent stream and at least a part of the pre-cooled main refrigerant stream are passed to a further heat exchanger, where they are both cooled thereby providing a cooled methane-enriched hydrocarbon stream and at least one cooled main refrigerant stream. The passing of the effluent stream to the further heat exchanger and the passing of the pre-cooled hydrocarbon stream to the first inlet of the extraction column includes indirectly heat exchanging the effluent stream against the pre-cooled hydrocarbon stream. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098104 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDENSING WATER VAPOUR FROM A CARBON DIOXIDE RICH FLUE GAS - A gas cleaning system is operative for removing water vapour from a carbon dioxide rich flue gas generated in a boiler combusting a fuel in the presence of a gas containing oxygen gas. The gas cleaning system comprises a flue gas condenser ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098105 | Cryogenic Systems For Removing Acid Gases From A Hydrocarbon Gas Stream Using Co-Current Separation Devices - A system for removing acid gases from a raw gas stream is provided. The system includes a cryogenic distillation column. The cryogenic distillation column receives a dehydrated and chilled sour gas stream, and separates the sour gas stream into an overhead gas stream comprised primarily of methane, and a bottom acid gas stream comprised primarily of carbon dioxide. The system also includes a series of co-current contactors. The co-current contactors may be placed in series to receive the bottom acid gas stream and recapture any entrained methane gas. Alternatively or in addition, the co-current contactors may be placed in series to receive the overhead gas stream, and sweeten it using a reflux liquid such as methane. In this instance, the sweetened gas is optionally liquefied and delivered for commercial sale, or is used as fuel gas on-site. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098106 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AIR BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION - In a process for separating air by cryogenic distillation, an oxygen-rich stream having a first oxygen purity of less than 98 mol % oxygen is withdrawn from the column system and sent to a customer, an oxygen-rich liquid stream having a second oxygen purity, possibly lower than 98 mol % oxygen, is sent to a storage tank, liquid is periodically withdrawn from the storage tank and sent to a back-up reboiler, to produce a back-up product, and a liquid stream having a third oxygen purity, lower than the first purity, is withdrawn from the bottom of at least one column of the column system and/or from the auxiliary reboiler and sent to the storage tank as a purge stream during a stoppage in the operation of the column system. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098107 | HINGED BACKING APPARATUS FOR JEWELRY AND PIERCINGS - Various aspects described or referenced herein are directed to different apparatus and systems relating to hinged backing apparatuses for jewelry and piercings. One aspect disclosed herein relates to articles of jewelry and particularly stud earrings and other jewelry to be introduced and fixed in a hole practiced in some parts of the body (earlobes, mouth, nostril, etc.). | 2013-04-25 |
20130098108 | HARDENED COBALT BASED ALLOY JEWELRY AND RELATED METHODS - Hardened cobalt alloys for forming jewelry, including finger rings as well as methods and processes for producing such alloys. In one illustrative embodiment, such an alloy can contain cobalt in an amount of from about 35 wt % to about 65 wt %, in combination with chromium in an amount of from about 16% wt to about 32 wt %, and molybdenum in an amount of from about 8 wt % to about 31 wt %. Aluminum, silicon, boron, titanium, and other hardness enhancing materials may also be present. Hot investment casting may be used to form items from the alloys, which may then be shaped or polished to a final form. Annular finger rings constructed from these materials may have a white appearance similar to white gold or platinum, may have increased resistance to scratching compared to traditional cobalt chromium rings, and may be easily be removed by cracking in an emergency situation. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098109 | SHAPE MEASURING DEVICE, SHAPE MEASURING METHOD, AND GLASS PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A shape measuring apparatus includes: an image pick-up section that captures an image of two reflection spot groups of a pattern reflected in a first surface M | 2013-04-25 |
20130098110 | GLASS MOLDING SYSTEM AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHOD - A glass molding system and a method of making glass articles using the glass molding system are disclosed. The glass molding system includes an indexing table, a plurality of enclosures arranged along the indexing table, and a plurality of stations defined on the indexing table such that each of the stations is selectively indexable with any one of the enclosures. At least one radiant heater is arranged in at least one of the enclosures. A radiation reflector surface and a radiation emitter body are arranged in the at least one of the enclosures. The radiation emitter body is between the at least one radiant heater and the radiation reflector surface and has a first surface in opposing relation to the at least one radiant heater and a second surface in opposing relation to the radiation reflector surface. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098111 | HEAT STRENGTHENING OF A GLASS SUPERSTRATE FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - Process and apparatus are generally provided for forming a thin film photovoltaic device. In one particular embodiment, the process includes: depositing a photovoltaic absorber layer on a glass substrate; heating the glass substrate to an anneal temperature; and quenching the glass substrate to cool the glass substrate to a quenched temperature in less than 10 seconds. The quenched temperature can be about 85° C. to about 200° C. less than the anneal temperature. The quenching atmosphere can have a quenching pressure of about 1 torr or more and can include an inert gas. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098112 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH INORGANIC FINE PARTICLE-CONTAINING SILICON OXIDE FILM - To provide a process for producing a glass substrate provided with an inorganic fine particle-containing silicon oxide film. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098113 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH ALUMINUM OXIDE-CONTAINING SILICON OXIDE FILM - To provide a process for producing a glass substrate provided with an aluminum oxide-containing silicon oxide film. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098114 | OPTICAL ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND OPTICAL ELEMENT MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an optical element manufacturing method including a first step of fixing an optical material by exerting a first weight different from a self weight of an upper die on the optical material positioned in a cavity between the upper die and a lower die, a second step of thereafter heating and softening the optical material by introducing a heated gas to an inside of the cavity, and a third step of thereafter molding an optical element by exerting a second weight larger than the first weight on the optical material within the cavity. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098115 | Molten Silica Roll with Heating System for Glass Tempering and Thermal Treatment of Materials - A fused silica roll with a heating system internally built inside the roll for use in horizontal glass tempering furnaces or for thermal treatment of glass or other materials; made of a fused silica roll of heating, built in the shape of a cylinder with longitudinal circular tunnel of housing to the electrical resistance of heating, connected to the electrical terminals of the rotary contacts of mercury. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098116 | MUFFLE TUBE INSPECTION METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SILICA GLASS-BASED OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM - A muffle tube inspection method inspects a muffle tube used for dehydrating and sintering a silica glass-based optical fiber preform, the muffle tube includes a sintering furnace provided with a furnace body covering a heater disposed around a periphery of the muffle tube. The method detects a crack generated at the muffle tube by measuring a pressure inside the furnace body while varying a pressure inside the muffle tube. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098117 | Sinker - The main objective of the present invention is to provide a sinker that can produce pile loops of different lengths. The sinker has a nib and a belly formed separately on one end thereof. A throat is formed between the nib and the belly. The nib has a bulge formed on a top edge thereof. The throat has a recess formed on a top edge of the belly. With the bulge and the recess, multiple vertical gaps of different lengths are provided. When yarns are placed at different relative positions, pile loops of different lengths are made by the same sinker. Thus, the sinker results in fabrics with variant appearances and good tactile impression. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098118 | FINE HOSIERY ARTICLE - A one piece fine hosiery article in knee length, thigh length and/or panty hose wherein the uniqueness of this invention lies in the foot portion of nylon, or similar materials used in the prior art, being eliminated and replaced with a minimal slip, moisture wicking partial sock. The partial sock completely encompasses the upper and lower portions of the toe, the ball, sole, instep, outstep, and upper and lower portions of the heel of the foot leaving the upper portion of the foot from the toe joints upwards encased in nylon or similar materials used in the prior art, thereby establishing fit, form and comfort to the wearer of fine hosiery articles. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098119 | WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A washing machine that calculates a temperature of a balancer to effectively control a motor and a method of controlling the washing machine are provided. The washing machine comprises a rotatable drum that receives laundry, a motor that rotates the drum, a balancer that is connected to the drum, the balancer changing a center of gravity of the drum, and a controller that rotates the motor at a constant rotational speed and then calculates a temperature of the balancer based on a period of a variation in rotational speed of the motor. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098120 | Hinge Arrangement for a Garment Washing Device - A bra-washing device includes a shell with an interior, the shell includes two shell portions, each with a rim. A latch holds the two shell portions closed and the latch may be opened to access the interior of the shell. A hinge pivotally couples the two shell portions to each other. The hinge includes at least one hinge knuckle extending from the rim of each shell portion, the hinge knuckles of the two shell portions in axial alignment, an internal bore extending into the hinge knuckles on each shell portion, a hinge pin inserted into the internal bore of the hinge knuckles, and a fastener extending at least partially through the internal bore near one end of the hinge pin to block the hinge pin from sliding out of the internal bore. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098121 | CLOTH TREATING APPARATUS - A cloth treating apparatus is disclosed, including a cabinet having a housing space for housing cloth, a water supply unit for supplying steam to the housing space selectively, and a water spray unit movably provided to one side of the cabinet to be connected to the water supply unit selectively for supplying the steam from the water supply unit to the cloth. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098122 | CABLE LOCK WITH INTEGRAL CONNECTED METAL SHEATH - A security device for attachment to an article to deter theft of the article has a housing containing an alarm system including. A cable has one end attached to the housing and a second end attached to a plug which is selectively inserted into and locked to the housing. The cable formed with an outer braided jacket that is difficult to cut and includes a conductor electrically connected to the alarm system when in the locked position. The audible alarm is activated if the integrity of the cable is compromised. An EAS tag located in the housing will actuate an alarm at a security gate and can actuate the audible alarm of the security device when the device is in proximity to a security gate. A magnetically attractable lock mechanism releasably secures the cable plug in the locked position. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098123 | ACTUATING LEVER WHICH CAN BE PIVOTED INTO A RECESS - The invention describes an actuating lever which can be pivoted into a recess, and which, in the pivoted-in position, can be locked in place by means of a key-actuable lock, such as a cylinder lock, wherein the access opening for the key is provided with a cover, secured by means of a pin, wherein according to the invention the cover can be moved along the longitudinal extension of the actuating lever between two end positions, with said cover closing off the access opening in one end position and exposing the access opening in the other end position, and wherein the cover forms an undercut groove, which receives the head of a pin which is secured to the actuating lever. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098124 | ROTARY LATCH - A rotary latch mechanism is provided for securing the lid of a container in a closed position wherein a mechanical advantage is employed to facilitate latching and unlatching of a latch plate of the rotary latch mechanism. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098125 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR SUSTAINED RELEASE OF AGRICULTURAL MACRONUTRIENTS - A fertilizer composition wherein a nitrogen containing macronutrient is adsorbed on the surface of hydroxyapatite phosphate nanoparticles. Said fertilizer composition slowly releases the nitrogen containing macronutrient to soil. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098126 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR REMOVING ACID GASES - The present invention relates to a process and plant for removing acid gases such as carbon dioxide, sulphur containing compounds and nitrogen containing compounds from gas streams including high and low pressure gas streams. A solvent solution containing alkali carbonates absorbs the acid gases including carbon dioxide and either one or both of sulphur and/or nitrogen containing compounds. The bicarbonate is regenerated into a carbonate form to provide a gas stream rich in carbon dioxide, and sulphur and/or nitrogen containing compounds are recovered. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098127 | METHOD FOR MEASURING FLATNESS OF SHEET MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STEEL SHEET USING THE SAME - Measuring sheet material flatness includes projecting a bright and dark pattern P made up of bright parts and dark parts onto a sheet material surface S travelling in a lengthwise direction, picking up an image of pattern P with image pickup device to acquire a pattern image, with the pickup device having a field of view larger than a sheet material width. The acquired pattern image is analyzed, wherein a pattern P in which a bright part is disposed at a predetermined set pitch respectively in longitudinal and lateral directions is formed by an LED light at a predetermined pitch respectively in the longitudinal and lateral directions. The pattern P is projected onto the surface such that the longitudinal direction of the pattern P lies along a lengthwise direction of the sheet material, and the lateral direction of the pattern P lies along a width direction of the sheet material. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098128 | PROCESS FOR HOT-ROLLING METALLIC HOLLOW BODIES AND CORRESPONDING HOT-ROLLING MILL - In order to optimize the lubrication of a rolling rod in a process for hot-rolling metallic, elongate hollow bodies ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098129 | PROCESS FOR PRE-FORMING CYLINDRICAL TUBES INTO TUBULAR MEMBERS HAVING SHARP CORNERS - A method of forming a tubular member with portions having finished corners formed in a hydroforming operation by initially forming a pre-form that includes sharp corners. The pre-form includes bulges of the tube material between the sharp corners that flow toward the intended corner locations as the tubular member is hydroformed. The bulges may be external ribs or internal recesses. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098130 | BENDING MACHINE FOR HELICALLY BENDING AN ELONGATED WORKPIECE - A bending machine for helically bending an elongated workpiece (T) has at least three bending rollers ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098131 | METHODS FOR LASER CUTTING AND PROCESSING TUBING TO MAKE MEDICAL DEVICES - A method for making a device includes providing a tubular member which will be formed into the device, masking at least a portion of the inner surface of the tubular member with a removable sacrificial material, selectively removing a portion of the tubular member and sacrificial material using a laser device, and mechanically removing the sacrificial material from the inner surface of the tubular member. Ultrasonic energy could be applied to a workpiece which is being laser cut to prevent any generated slag from welding itself to an exposed surface of the workpiece. A compressed fluid or gas, such as air, could be used to clean the surface of the laser-cut workpiece to remove slag formation which adheres to the surface of the cut workpiece. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098132 | PUNCH WITH GROOVE STRUCTURE, AND MICRO-DRAWING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is a micro-drawing device using punch having groove structure. The micro-drawing device includes a first die base assembly, a second die base assembly and a punch. The first die base assembly includes a fixing part; a position of the second die base assembly is corresponding to a position of the first die base assembly, and the second die base assembly includes a die cavity part; and the punch includes a fixing end and a work piece processing end, wherein a position of the work piece processing end is corresponding to a position of the fixing end, the fixing end is used to be disposed at the fixing part, and the work piece processing end faces the die cavity part; wherein, a plurality of grooves is provided at a peripheral surface of the work piece processing end. The present invention also discloses a punch having groove structure. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098133 | MOTOR VEHICLE PEDALS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - According to an implementation a method for manufacturing a pedal for a motor vehicle is provided. The method comprising inserting into a hollow profile a flexible yet substantially incompressible retainer member and subsequently applying one or more forces to an external surface of the hollow profile to induce a change in shape of the hollow profile from a first shape to a second shape. The substantial incompressibility of the retainer member inhibiting deformations in the internal wall surface of the hollow profile as the one or more forces are applied to the external wall surface of the hollow profile so that the internal wall surface is substantially free of deformations upon the hollow profile assuming the second shape, the flexibility of the retainer member allowing it to bend in the direction of the applied one or more forces to accommodate a change in shape of the hollow profile from the first shape to the second shape. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098134 | METHOD FOR SHAPING ELECTRIC WIRE END AND MOLD FOR SHAPING ELECTRIC WIRE END - To provide a method for shaping an electric wire end and a mold for shaping electric wire end, capable of shaping a distal end with a rectangular shape in sectional view by smoothly pressing conductors of plural electric wires without causing a reduction in strength. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098135 | Hemming a Flange With Compression to Form a Sharp Edge - A tool and method of hemming a panel wherein the tool engages a flange to apply a compressive force with a stop initially preventing a distal end of the flange from moving inwardly. The hemming tool bends the intermediate portion of the flange between the flange bend and the distal end toward the panel. The stop is withdrawn to allow the flange to be progressively formed toward the panel until the distal end is aligned with the intermediate portion. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098136 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING LARGE FIXED ELECTRONIC SCALE - A method for calibrating large fixed electronic scale is provided. The method applies an auxiliary verification device to calibrate the large fixed electronic scale without using a weight and includes following steps of: loading and unloading every supporting point on the scale table board of the scale by at least one self-locating loading and unloading mechanism; measuring and displaying a load that each loading and unloading mechanisms applies to the scale table board by at least one high accuracy load gauge; controlling a size of the load that each loading and unloading mechanisms applies to the scale table board by a constant load control device; and comparing a precise load displayed by the high accuracy load gauge with a gauge weighing display value of the scale to obtain a calibration error of the scale. The present method greatly improves working efficiency and safety and reduces costs. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098137 | TONOMETER CALIBRATION TOOL - A tool for calibrating a non-contact tonometer (NCT) comprises a body having a mating feature configured for removably mounting the body on the nosepiece or on the measurement head of the NCT, a pressure sensor carried by the body and arranged to receive an air pulse discharged by the NCT to provide a pressure signal in response to the air pulse, and a radiation emitter carried by the body, wherein the radiation emitter provides a pseudo-applanation event when the pressure signal reaches a predetermined level that is detectable by the NCT as though an actual corneal applanation had taken place. In one embodiment, the mating feature includes a mounting orifice for receiving a portion of the nosepiece. In another embodiment, the mating feature includes a pair of mounting pins sized for receipt by a corresponding pair of mounting holes in the measurement head of the NCT. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098138 | Sonic resonator system which applies a rarefaction wave to a composite structure at a specific location to test bond strength - Disclosed herein is a sonic resonator system for use in testing the adhesive bond strength of composite materials. Also disclosed herein are a method of calibrating the sonic resonator system to work with a particular composite bond joint, and a method of non-destructive testing the “pass-fail” of the bonded composite bond strength, based on a required bond strength. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098139 | TRIBOMETER - A test apparatus and methods of measuring wear of a material with a laser displacement measurement apparatus based upon displacement of a test sample of the material or the wear of a testing surface and a specimen. A lubricant test method and apparatus measures the thickness of a lubricant film between two test surfaces by comparing the location of the test surfaces at rest and dynamically. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098140 | PROCESS ANALYTIC INSTRUMENT WITH MULTI-TUBE CONNECTION - A process analytic instrument includes an analytical module configured to analyze a process fluid and a removable tube carrier coupled to the analytical module. The analytical module has a plurality of inlet ports in a sealing surface. The removable tube carrier has an end with a plurality of apertures aligned with the plurality of inlet ports of sealing surface of the analytical module. The removable tube carrier fluidically couples a plurality of tubes to the analytical module when the end of the removable tube carrier is biased into the sealing surface of the analytical module. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098141 | LOCALIZED DEPOSITION OF POLYMER FILM ON NANOCANTILEVER CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSORS BY SURFACE-INITIATED ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION - Cantilever chemical vapor sensors that can be tailored to respond preferentially in frequency by controlling the location of deposition of an adsorbing layer. Cantilever chemical vapor sensor having a base, one or more legs and a tip are fabricated using a gold layer to promote deposition of a sorbing layer of a polymeric material in a desired location, and using a chromium layer to inhibit deposition of the sorbing layer in other locations. Sorbing layers having different glass temperatures Tg and their effects are described. The methods of making such cantilever chemical vapor sensors are described. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098142 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING AEROSOLS IN A LARGE VOLUMETRIC STREAM - The invention discloses a particle measurement device ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098143 | FUEL VAPOR LEAK DETECTING DEVICE AND FUEL VAPOR LEAK DETECTING METHOD USING THE SAME - A fuel vapor leak detecting device includes a pump, a housing having a pump passage connected to the pump, a switching valve, a pressure detector, and a control device detecting a shutoff pressure that corresponds to an interior pressure of the pump passage detected by the pressure detector when the pump is actuated while the switching valve is closed. The control device controls the switching valve to be opened at least once and to be closed at least once when the shutoff pressure is out of a specified range. The control device detects a fuel vapor leak when the shutoff pressure is in the specified range. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098144 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER AND TEST SYSTEM - A microelectromechanical transducer and test system is disclosed. One embodiment includes a body, a probe moveable relative to the body, and a micromachined comb drive. The micromachined comb drive includes a plurality of sensing capacitors forming a differential capacitive displacement sensor, each sensing capacitor comprising a plurality of comb capacitors and each configured to provide capacitance levels which, together, are representative of a position of the probe. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098145 | METHOD OF MEASURING AN INTERACTION FORCE - A system and method of measuring an interaction force is disclosed. One embodiment includes providing a method of measuring an interaction force including providing a microelectromechanical transducer. The transducer includes a body, a probe moveable relative to the body, and a micromachined comb drive. The micromachined comb drive includes a differential capacitive displacement sensor to provide a sensor output signal representative of an interaction force on the probe. The probe is moved relative to a sample surface. An interaction force is determined between the probe and the sample surface using the sensor output, as the probe is moved relative to the sample surface. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098146 | CATALYST DETERIORATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND CATALYST DETERIORATION DETECTION METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provision is made for a catalyst that is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and has an oxidation function, downstream side temperature detection means that detects the temperature of an exhaust gas at a downstream side from the catalyst, and addition means that adds a reducing agent into the exhaust gas from an upstream side from the catalyst, wherein there are also provided correlation value calculation means that calculates a correlation value which is correlated with an amount of change of the temperature detected by the downstream side temperature detection means when the reducing agent is added by the addition means and when a transient operation of the internal combustion engine is carried out, and determination means that determines a deterioration of the catalyst by making a comparison between the correlation value and a threshold value which indicates the deterioration of the catalyst. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098147 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIMULATING A BODY THAT IS MOVED IN A TRANSLATIONAL OR ROTATIONAL MANNER - A method and a device for simulating a body that is moved in a translational or rotational manner. The method includes detecting a force that acts on the body or a torque (M | 2013-04-25 |
20130098148 | TIRE UNIFORMITY THROUGH IDENTIFICATION OF PROCESS EFFECTS USING SINGLET TIRE REGRESSION ANALYSIS - A system and related method for improving tire uniformity includes identifying at least one candidate process effect and a corresponding process harmonic number for each process effect. A given uniformity parameter, such as radial or lateral run-out, balance, mass variation, radial lateral or tangential force variation, is measured for each tire in a test set, such that the measurements contain tire harmonics as well as a process harmonics corresponding to each candidate process effect. Rectangular coordinate coefficients are electronically constructed for each said process harmonic, after which point the rectangular coordinates corresponding to each process harmonic are solved for (e.g., by using regression-based analysis). The magnitude of each said process harmonic is estimated, and a final magnitude estimate for each process harmonic can be determined by summarizing (e.g., by taking the average or median value) the respectively estimated magnitudes for each process harmonic across all test tires. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098149 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING TIRE HAVING DECREASED AIR PRESSURE - A method for detecting a tire having decreased air pressure based on wheel rotation information obtained from the tire attached to a vehicle in which there is a predetermined difference between front and rear wheel loads. The method includes the steps of acquiring wheel rotation information obtained from the tire, storing the wheel rotation information, acquiring a load sensitivity of a tire dynamic loaded radius due to load shift during turning, acquiring speed dependency of the load sensitivity, comparing load sensitivity of the tire dynamic loaded radius at a speed acquired based on the speed dependency with preliminarily stored load sensitivities of dynamic loaded radiuses of various tires, estimating decreased pressure sensitivity of the tire dynamic loaded radius based on a result of the comparison, and determining that the tire has a decreased air pressure based on a result of the estimation. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098150 | FLOW-METER PROBE - The invention provides a probe for a flowmeter which can be employed in various flow measuring devices utilizing semiconductor or ceramic thermistors. The invention comprises an apparatus for determining the fluid flow rate of a liquid passing through a conduit made of a material having a low thermal conductivity, comprising a probe disposed at least partially inside the wall of the conduit, part of the probe being substantially aligned with an inner surface of the wall, the probe being operationally connected to a control and display unit. The probe comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) on which at least two thermistors are mounted; an upstream thermistor serving for baseline measurements and a spaced apart downstream self-heated thermistor. The control and display unit repeatedly measuring the electrical resistance of the thermistors to generate signals which are electronically processed by the control and display unit to indicate flow rates. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098151 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates to capacitive sensors for measuring humidity and moisture and to an improved process for making the same. The fabrication process for a capacitive sensor having a multi-layer electrodes for measuring humidity and moisture comprising disposing the multi-layer interdigitated electrodes in a multi-layer polyimides; providing a plurality of trenches on the surface of the electrode by lift off process; and covering the sensor with photosensitive negative polyimide. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098152 | Inertia Sensor - This invention is directed to provision of high-performance inertial sensor that can sustain SNR even in an environment where vibration disturbance exists. A vibration type inertial sensor comprises: two deadweights ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130098153 | HIGH RANGE DIGITAL ANGULAR RATE SENSOR BASED ON FREQUENCY MODULATION - A digital angular rate sensor system based on frequency modulation (FM) of the rotation rate. The new approach relies on tracking of the resonant frequencies of two high-Q mechanical modes of vibration in a MEMS vibratory gyroscope to produce an inherently digital measurement of the input angular rate. The disclosed system is enabled by a combination of a MEMS vibratory high-Q gyroscope and a new signal processing scheme which takes advantage of a previously ignored gyroscope dynamics effect. The FM nature of the system eliminates noise versus bandwidth and resolution versus dynamic range tradeoffs of conventional vibratory rate gyroscopes. The FM approach allows achieving superior signal-to-noise-ratio through the use of ultra-high Q (1 million) mechanical structure without limiting the measurement bandwidth. Stability of 1e-9 can be achieved in the FM system, providing a 1000 times improvement over the state-of-the-art conventional AM gyroscopes with capacitive pick-off. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098154 | Piezoresistive Micromechanical Sensor Component and Corresponding Measuring Method - A piezoresistive micromechanical sensor component includes a substrate, a seismic mass, at least one piezoresistive bar, and a measuring device. The seismic mass is suspended from the substrate such that it can be deflected. The at least one piezoresistive bar is provided between the substrate and the seismic mass and is subject to a change in resistance when the seismic mass is deflected. The at least one piezoresistive bar has a lateral and/or upper and/or lower conductor track which at least partially covers the piezoresistive bar and extends into the region of the substrate. The measuring device is electrically connected to the substrate and to the conductor track and is configured to measure the change in resistance over a circuit path which runs from the substrate through the piezoresistive bar and from the piezoresistive bar through the lateral and/or upper and/or lower conductor track. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098155 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A physical quantity sensor includes a sensor portion, a casing, and a vibration isolator. The casing includes a supporting portion with a supporting surface that is located to face an end surface of the sensor portion. The vibration isolator is located between the end surface of the sensor portion and the supporting surface of the casing to join the sensor portion to the casing. The vibration isolator reduces a relative vibration between the sensor portion and the casing. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098156 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING VIBRATION PROPERTY OF MEMBER INCLUDING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A method for accurately and speedy analyzing vibration property of head suspension including a piezoelectric element that moves a head according to voltage application. The method comprises a displacement obtaining step obtaining displacement of each node point of the piezoelectric element by voltage application to the piezoelectric element, a reaction force obtaining step eliminating the voltage application and applying the obtained displacement to each node point, a reaction force applying step eliminating the applied displacement and applying obtained reaction force to each node point, and an analyzing step performing the frequency response analysis by using mode superposition method. | 2013-04-25 |
20130098157 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR - As a transmitting horn or a receiving horn attached to a transmission element or a reception element of an ultrasonic sensor, a horn enclosure with two acoustic horn bodies having a dimensional difference ΔLh of a quarter λ/4 of the wavelength λ of an ultrasonic wave U in the propagation direction X of the ultrasonic wave U or a reflection wave R is used. Then, the amplitude of a diffraction wave A | 2013-04-25 |
20130098158 | Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing - An apparatus and method for ultrasonic non-destructive testing provides an elongate strip of ultrasound transmissive material coupled at a proximal end to an object under test. The elongate strip has a transverse cross-section with a width and thickness giving an aspect ratio greater than unity and matched to the ultrasonic transducer such that excitation induces a substantially non-dispersive ultrasonic signal to propagate along the elongate strip to the proximal end and to enter the object under test. These non-dispersive pulses are particularly suited for time-of-flight measurements, thickness measurements, crack measurements and the like. The elongate strip helps to separate the transducer from a potentially hostile environment associated with the object under test. The elongate strip also has a large area of contact with the object under test allowing efficient transmission of energy into the object under test. | 2013-04-25 |