| 18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
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| 20110103877 | Pen with Rotating Ornaments - A pen with rotating ornaments is disclosed. The pen includes a pen tube with a power supply therein, a motor whose one end is arranged with a wire connected with the power supply while at least an end is disposed with a shaft that connects with an ornament. The ornament is arranged with figures, words or advertisement. By the voltage from the power supply, the motor rotates so that the shaft rotates and drives the ornament to rotate. Thus by the rotated ornament through transparent pen tube, the interest senses, decorative effects and advertising effect of the pens are improved. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103878 | Ceramic Cosmetic Applicator - A cosmetic applicator formed from ceramic material designed to provide a product chilling effect when applying creams, lotions, treatment products, etc. The applicator is provided with a relatively substantial mass so that it has a greater thermal capacity than the dose of cosmetic and the application area combined. The applicator is in the form of a molded-ceramic applicator head or applicator tip designed to provide a relatively larger product-chilling effect to both the dose of cosmetic applied and to the user's skin in the application area when applying creams, lotions, treatment products, etc. The applicator provides an application device which will deliver the creams, lotions, treatment products, etc. such that the temperature of the product being delivered is lower than the temperature of the skin, and to provide a means of lowering the temperature of the skin by virtue of the thermal absorption capacity of the applicator head or tip, and to provide a vehicle by which formulations may be activated or enhanced by specific compounds in the ceramic material from which the applicator tip is comprised. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103879 | Metal Clad Ceramic Cosmetic Applicator - A cosmetic applicator formed from ceramic material covered in a metal sheath. The tip is designed to provide a product chilling effect when applying creams, lotions, treatment products, etc. The applicator is provided with a relatively substantial mass of ceramic material so that it has a greater thermal capacity than the dose of cosmetic and the application area combined. The applicator is in the form of a molded-ceramic applicator head or applicator tip sheathed, coated or plated in metal. The tip provides a relatively larger product-chilling effect to both the dose of cosmetic applied and to the user's skin in the application area when applying creams, lotions, treatment products, etc. The applicator provides an application device which will deliver the creams, lotions, treatment products, etc. such that the temperature of the product being delivered is lower than the temperature of the skin, and to provide a means of lowering the temperature of the skin by virtue of the thermal absorption capacity of the applicator head or tip, and to provide a vehicle by which formulations may be activated or enhanced by specific compounds in the ceramic material from which the applicator tip is comprised. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103880 | SINGLE-USE COSMETICS APPLICATOR - The present invention provides a convenient, single-use applicator for spreadable, usually waxy, paste, or crème-type cosmetics compositions. The applicator includes two parts, a generally cylindrical first part having a coating of cosmetic composition at one end, and a generally cylindrical second part which functions as a cover for the cosmetic composition. The cosmetic coated end of the first part slides into an open end of the second part, such that the second part covers and protects the coating. For use, the second part cover can be readily removed and the cosmetic composition applied to the user's lips or other desired location. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103881 | SHEET HOLDER AND EDGE PATTERN MAKING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - A sheet holder for holding a sheet of paper and exposing an edge the sheet, has a press for holding the paper sheet and exposing the edge, and a lever for operating the press. The lever is movable between a released position for placing of the edge of the paper sheet in the press and a holding position for operating the press. There is also an abutment for abutment by the edge of the paper sheet to position the edge relative to the press while the lever is in the released position. The abutment is associated with the lever for moving away from the edge of the paper sheet when the lever moves towards the holding position, thereby exposing the edge of the paper sheet. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103882 | PIPE FLANGE GUIDE SHROUD - A pipe flange shroud may have a body with an opening; a first rim having a rib; and, a second rim having a rib. The first rim may guide a first pipe connector into the pipe flange shroud and the second rim may guide a second pipe connector into the pipe flange shroud. The pipe flange shroud may thus align the first pipe connector to the second pipe connector. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103883 | Insert-molded ball joint - Disclosed herein is an insert-molded ball joint which is configured such that rotational frictional torque of a ball stud is kept below the appropriate level, pull-out strength of the ball stud is increased, and play of the ball stud is minimized. The ball stud has a spherical head. The spherical head of the ball stud is rotatably inserted into the ball seat. The housing covers the ball seat and a portion of the spherical head that is exposed from the ball seat. The upper end of the ball seat is disposed higher than the center of the spherical head. The housing includes a head support which covers the spherical head. A ball seat grease groove is formed in the inner surface of the ball seat. Housing grease grooves are formed in the head support in a vertical direction and meet the upper end of the ball seat. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103884 | ARTICLE FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device body has a contact surface projecting to an extent greater than the inner diameter of a through-hole and in contact with the front surface of a panel to which an article is mounted. A fastening device is provided with an engaging section and a lever rotatably supported by the fastening device. When rotated, the lever is moved in a direction in which the fastening device is retracted from the through-hole to cause the engaging section to make contact with the rear side of the panel. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103885 | Retaining Device for Tube Member - A retaining device for a tube member contains a body including a peripheral fringe and a side fringe connected together to define a receiving space, the receiving space including a first and a second sides, the peripheral fringe including a first engaging portion defined thereon, including a first connecting portion and a fixed portion connected with two ends of the first engaging portion respectively; a movable retaining member installed in the receiving space, and including a second engaging portion, and including a second connecting portion and a movable portion connected with two ends of the second engaging portion respectively, the second connecting portion being used to connect with the first connecting portion of the body; a locking element being used to force the moving portion toward the fixed portion of the body so that the external fence is retained tightly between the first locking fences and the locking fences. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103886 | MALE OR FEMALE ELEMENT FOR A CONIC COUPLING - A male or female element ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103887 | MALE OR FEMALE ELEMENT FOR A CONIC COUPLING - A male or female element ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103888 | Dairy freestall cross clamp assembly - A dairy animal freestall cross clamp assembly in accordance with the present invention includes a first clamp portion defining a first recess, the first recess having a first axis; a second clamp portion releasably joined to the first clamp portion and defining a second recess, the second recess having a second axis that is not parallel to and intersects with the first axis; and an insert disposed between and joined to the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion, the insert defining a first pocket opposing the first recess, and a second pocket for opposing the second recess. The insert can be resilient to avoid crushing of rail members and resist impact loads. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103889 | SOIL STABILIZATION BLEND AND METHOD OF SOIL STABILIZATION - An improved blend added to soil for soil strengthening and stabilization comprising the combination of 15 to 60 percent by weight of a lime component, such as quicklime, hydrated lime and/or a lime by-product, such as lime kiln dust, with a balance or remainder of cement. The blending of the materials has a synergistic effect, such that the resulting product exceeds the soil strengthening and soil stabilization capabilities of the individual components. The synergistic effect further extends to the hardening and curing characteristics of the blend, in that the blend has a very short hardening time compared with its component parts. The blend physically and chemically modifies the soil to which it is applied to accomplish the soil strengthening and stabilization impacts, and is applicable to a wide range of soil types and conditions. The improved hardening and curing characteristics of the blend results from the presence of certain chemical constituents of the lime kiln dust and the impact of these constituents on the cement component of the blend. A method to produce and apply the blend is also claimed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103890 | Concrete joint inserter tool - A concrete crack control joint insertion tool to insert joint forming materials into a concrete mixture or alternatively providing means to create a crack control joint without the use of ancillary material. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103891 | HORIZONTAL SCISSOR-TIP COMPACTION WHEEL CLEAT - A compactor cleat for reducing the amount of refuse build-up on the compactor wheel is disclosed. The compactor cleat includes a first tooth angled upward away from the compactor wheel in a first direction and a second tooth positioned adjacent the first tooth and being angled upward away from the compactor wheel in a second direction opposite from the first direction. The first tooth and the second tooth are formed such that an inner edge of the first tooth intersects an inner edge of the second tooth to form a scissor-shaped junction between the first tooth and the second tooth. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103892 | MODIFICATIONS TO A TBM STRUCTURE TO PROVIDE ROOF SUPPORT INSTALLATION - A TBM having a cylindrically shaped member located on said TBM just behind the rotating boring head, said member being of similar diameter as said tunnel and comprising sectionalized components so as to be adjustable in diameter, said member having a plurality of steel angle members welded to the surface of the top-most component so as to extend axially along the length of said cylindrically shaped member, said steel angle members forming axially extending receptacles therein. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103893 | TUNNEL MULTI FLOOR - A multiple floor roadway tunnel has a circular wall and two horizontal slabs, one above the other and spaced apart to create three separate galleries within the tunnel. A service gallery is located between the bottom of the circular wall and the lower horizontal slab. A lower roadway gallery is located between the lower and the upper horizontal slabs. An upper roadway gallery is located between the upper horizontal slab and the top of the circular wall. Openings in the upper and lower slabs are located proximate the circular wall in spaced apart intervals and protected by fire devices of box type, which are connected by closed vertical access galleries for passage of people between galleries. The service gallery has at least one circulating shuttle vehicle, which may suspended from the lower horizontal slab, to allow for local access and the evacuation of people. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103894 | MARINE PIPELAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a marine pipelaying system comprising a vessel ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103895 | METHOD OF MAKING A LINE - A method of forming a line on a ground surface is described. It comprises the steps of: forming one or more slits in the ground surface; inserting a line of material in the or each slit such that part of the material is visible above the ground surface. Also described is a material suitable for use in forming a line on a ground surface. The ground surface is generally grassed earth, and the material can be a geotextile such as polypropylene. The present invention provides a simple but effective means of providing marked lines e.g. for playing surfaces such as football, rugby pitches and the like. The lines will remain, and need no further repair or maintenance for a number of years, while still providing the same visual effect as painted line. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103896 | CUTTABLE DRILLING TOOL, AND A CUTTABLE SELF DRILLING ROCK BOLT - The present invention relates to a drilling tool incorporating first and second ends, a cuttable and/or processable shaft extending between the ends. The first end has a drill bit to penetrate rock. The drill bit and the shaft have complementary threads. The drill bit and the shaft comprise a relative rotation stop means that ensures that the drill bit remains loose during drilling in a first direction. The invention further relates to a self drilling rock bolt, a drill bit, drill shaft and shaft coupling, and an anchoring device per se. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103897 | BACKFILL SYSTEM FOR RETAINING WALL - A retaining wall system comprising an earth structure defining an earth surface, a wall system arranged on the earth surface, and a backfill structure arranged on the earth surface behind the wall system. The backfill structure comprises a base portion, a plurality of backfill members, and a cap portion. The base portion comprises at least one layer of loose backfill material. The plurality of backfill members are arranged in at least one course on top of the base portion. The cap portion comprises at least one layer of loose backfill material. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103898 | Directional fracture grouting method with polymer for seepage control of dikes and dams - A directional fracture grouting method with polymer for seepage control of dikes and dams includes the steps of: arranging a plurality of directional fracture grouting holes at a predetermined distance along the axis of the dike or dam; forming the directional fracture grouting holes by pushing a special drilling tool; placing a hole-sealing grouting pipe and a fracture grouting pipe into each of the directional fracture holes; and injecting including the steps of firstly injecting a small amount of polymer material into the sealing-hole pipe, and secondly injecting predetermined amount of material into the fracture grouting pipe. Under the chemical reaction, the mixed material expands, fractures the soil along the guided directions, and forms a super thin polymer segment. Finally, the polymer segments are overlapped each other, and the seepage control system is constructed inside the dike or dam. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103899 | Process for grouting a curtain with polymer - A process for grouting a super-thin curtain with polymer, includes: forming a series of V-shaped injecting holes by direct pushing method using a special drilling tool along a dam or dike axis spacedly at a predetermined distance; and injecting a two-component polymer composition into each of the holes, wherein the mixed polymer material expends and coagulates under chemical reaction to form a series of super-thin curtain segments, and the curtain segments connect with each other end to end to form a continuous and impermeable polymer curtain. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103900 | Bag for retaining wall - A bag for retaining structures, includes a plurality of cells aligned side-by-side in a continuous manner and configured to be filled with a filling material. Each cell of the bag includes a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a back wall, and a front wall, the front wall being longer than the back wall. Furthermore, the first and second side walls each include a) a first corner located where the back wall connects with the bottom wall, said first corner being substantially 90 degrees; and b) a second corner located where a respective top edge of each side wall connects with the rear wall, said second corner being substantially 90 degrees. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103901 | DEBRIS LEVEL INDICATOR IN VACUUM LOADED MOBILE TANKS - A vacuum loader truck that includes a storage tank that can be loaded and unloaded with debris. The vacuum loader truck includes a debris level sensor that generates a sensing beam to detect the level of debris within the storage tank. The level of debris within the storage tank is determined by a control module and displayed. The debris level sensor may be an ultrasonic sensor that generates a sensing beam that is reflected off of the top surface of the debris within the storage tank. The control module determines the height of the debris within the storage tank based upon the time delay between the generation of the sensing signal and the reflected signal. The control system further includes a particle sensor to determine whether particles are entrained in the airflow from the storage tank. A pair of pressure sensors are located on opposite sides of an air filter to sense the differential pressure across the air filter. Based upon the signals from the debris level sensor, the pressure sensors and the particle sensor, the control module can control the operation of the vacuum loader truck. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103902 | Toolholder Coupling For High Pressure Coolant - A coolant coupling system for coupling a toolholder to a toolholder support member, wherein the shank of the toolholder is secured within the bore of the toolholder support member with an interference fit and a coolant channel extends through the toolholder support member to the toolholder passing through the region of the interference fit to provide a high pressure seal for the coolant passageway between the toolholder and the toolholder support member. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103903 | CUTTING TOOL - A tool for chip removing machining, including a primary tool part and a secondary tool part. The primary tool part includes a primary connecting surface, an opposite surface, a recess that extends from the primary connecting surface toward the opposite surface, and a wall section between a bottom surface of the recess and the opposite surface. The secondary tool part includes a secondary connecting surface, a protuberance that extends from the secondary connecting surface and, in a mounted state, into the recess, the protuberance having an end surface that, in the mounted state, faces the bottom surface of the recess. A shaft part is for fixing in a machine tool. A fastening element, which, by a contractive force in the mounted state, connects the wall section with the protuberance. A center axis extends in a longitudinal direction of the tool through the primary tool part, the recess, the secondary tool part, the protuberance, and the shaft part. An insert seat is formed in at least one of the primary tool part and the secondary tool part for receiving a cutting insert. The wall section is elastically flexible and, in the mounted state, bent toward the end surface of the protuberance by the contractive force of the fastening element. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103904 | ANTIROTATION TOOL HOLDER AND CUTTING INSERT - The present invention relates to embodiments of a cutting tool holder having at least one insert pocket, wherein at least one insert pocket comprises a side surface and at least one antirotation stop protruding from the side surface. The antirotation stop may comprise at least two substantially planar surfaces. In certain embodiments, the cutting tool holder may have a pocket which comprises a bottom surface and an antirotation stop having three substantially planar surfaces that are substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103905 | Round Cutting Insert With Anti-Rotation Feature - A round cutting insert with an anti-rotation feature. The round cutting insert includes a plurality of projections formed on a first surface and another plurality of projections formed on an opposing surface. The round cutting insert is reversible and indexable. The round cutting insert is removably received in an insert receiving pocket in a tool body wherein the insert receiving pocket includes a plurality of dimples for receiving one of the plurality of first projections or the plurality of second projections. This arrangement prevents rotation of the round cutting insert while mounted in the insert receiving pocket. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103906 | CHIP-REMOVING TOOL - A chip-removing tool, includes a basic body, at least one cutting body attachable to the basic body and having at least one geometrically defined cutting edge. An adjusting device has an adjusting element expandable by an adjusting screw. The adjusting element is a slotted ring which is supported, on the one hand, on the cutting body and, on the other hand, on the basic body of the chip-removing tool. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103907 | Coring Tool Alignment Assembly - A compact assembly for aligning a coring tool relative to a pipe sidewall. The coring tool includes a hollow, cylindrical hole saw mounted to an arbor that has an elongated pilot shaft centered in the hole saw. The assembly is made up of a base plate that is attachable to the pipe sidewall. In one embodiment, a tubular sleeve is mounted to the base plate and has a bore diameter sized for receiving the pilot shaft as the hole saw is advanced toward and saws through the pipe wall, and the entire assembly is sized to fit inside the hole saw as the hole saw saws through the pipe sidewall. In another embodiment, the base plate is configured for use with pipe sidewalls that include outwardly protruding ribs. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103908 | Pull Reamer - In order to allow high-precision machining of the inner surface of a pipe using little machining time, the draw broach comprises a cutting part ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103909 | DRILL - A drill having end-face major surfaces, contiguous faces descending from the major cutting edges and flanks contiguous to the major cutting edges. Center cutting edges are formed by end-face taperings. A chisel cutting edge is between the center cutting edges. Shapes of the cutting edges are disclosed. First ones of the flanks are angled to create an outward apex angle so that the major cutting edges and the center cutting edges run at a constant taper angle. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103910 | DRILL BIT - A drill bit, has
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| 20110103911 | MANUFACTURING BEVEL GEARS - A method of manufacturing bevel gears with a tool, such as a tapered milling tool ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103912 | MACHINING CENTER HAVING ROTARY TRANSMITTER FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY - The invention relates to a machining center for work piece machining. The machining center comprises a machine frame, a machine spindle driven by a motor and rotatably arranged on the machine frame, and a group of machine tools that can be exchanged on the machine spindle. The machine tools comprise a coupling shaft that is compatible with a holder of the machine spindle. Furthermore, a rotary transmitter for electric energy is provided, having a stator fixed to the machine in a stationary manner and a rotor rotating along with the machine spindle. It is claimed as novel that the rotary transmitter comprises at least two transmission paths for electric energy which can be selected according to the electric power to be transmitted and the rotational speed of the spindle to be set and which can be activated in the coupled state of the machine tool. At least one first transmission path between the stator and rotor is designed in a non-contact way, while at least one second transmission path between the stator and rotor is provided with contacting contacts. With said measures, complete machining of the workpieces can be made possible when clamped in the machining center. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103913 | TABLE TOP BROACHING MACHINE - A table top broach machine comprising a table top; at least one support member positioned below and mounted to the table top; a drive mechanism operatively connected to at least one sealed drive spindle. The drive mechanism is positioned below the table top and configured to attach to at least one of the table top and the support member; and a base is positioned below and connected to the support member. The base is in fluid communication with and positioned below the table top. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103914 | Cargo Tie-Down - A cargo carrier tie-down assembly that utilizes a fastener made up of a shackle element that includes a wall in a form that is closed in two dimensions, defining an opening and wherein the wall also defines a pair of opposed apertures, a pin that can be inserted through the two apertures and a knob fastener element, having a head, that is sized to be passed through the opening when the pin is withdrawn from the wall, and that is retained when the pin is inserted into the two apertures. A tension member has one of the fastener elements attached to at least one end. The other fastener element is attached to the cargo carrier. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103915 | Screw With Breakaway and Methods of Using The Same - A fastener with a breakaway and methods of using the same. In one embodiment the fastener is a screw having a head and elongated stem, adapted to be easily manipulated by a user when using the screw as a fastener in a hinge or joint. A means of holding a screw by providing a breakaway tab or non-threaded second portion of the elongated stem which can be used to align and insert the screw into a screw hole in the process of engaging threads in the screw hole with threads of the screw. After engaging the threads in the screw hole, such as after the screw has been essentially completely inserted into the screw hole, the breakaway tab or non-threaded second portion of the elongated stem of the screw may be broken off at a breakaway and discarded. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103916 | BOLT FOR PANEL COMBINATION AND PANEL COMBINATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention features a bolt for panel combination that includes a flange formed along an external circumference of a bolt head, a screw portion, of which an end is formed as a cone, combining a plurality of panels and a plurality of taps that are formed to the flange for the bolt to be fixed when the bolt is tightened. The present invention also features a panel combination method that includes forming a burred portion to a first panel by burring and punching, disposing a second panel, on which a bolt hole is formed, and corresponding a position of the burred portion, inserting the bolt for panel combination into the bolt hole and tightening the bolt to the burred portion in order to combine the first panel and the second panel. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103917 | Self-Drilling Fastener - A fastener mountable to a rigid substrate such as a fiber cement panel and also mountable to the panel and an underlying support, such as a metal or wooden stud. The fastener may include a drilling portion having a reaming portion for reaming out the material within the panel, a fastening portion for engaging the panel and, if encountered, the underlying support, and a tapered portion between the drilling and fastening portions. The drilling portion may have a length generally equal to, or slightly longer than, a length of the panel so that reaming out of the panel may be completed before engagement of the fastener threads with the interior of the panel begins. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103918 | Integrated nutplate and clip for a floating fastener and method of manufacture and assembly - An inexpensive and reliable floating fastener is provided by manufacturing an integrated nutplate into the backside of the interior structural member. A retention clip engages the nutplate to capture the nut while allowing the nut to float. The integrated nutplate roughly aligns the floating nut to the axial through-hole in the structural member and provides the torque resistance required to drive the screw into the nut. The retention clip holds the nut in place and provides the axial resistance required for the lead chamfer of the screw to engage the nut and resist the axial loading on the screw during installation. The nutplate is designed to facilitate cost-effective manufacturing. The per hole cost of the integrated floating-fastener is approximately 30% of the cost of the industry standard riveted floating fastener. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103919 | Spine formation device, bookbinding system, and spine formation method - A spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer, a clamping unit disposed downstream from the sheet conveyer in a sheet conveyance direction, for squeezing a folded portion of a bundle of folded sheets, a contact member against which the folded portion of the bundle is pressed, disposed downstream from the clamping unit, and a controller to cause the bundle of folded sheets to bulge by stopping the sheet conveyer after the bundle of folded sheets is transported a predetermined conveyance distance from a contact position between the contact member and the folded portion of the bundle and to cause the clamping unit to squeeze a bulging portion of the bundle created between the sheet conveyer and the contact member with the folded portion pressed against the contact member. The predetermined distance is set in accordance with a predetermined sheet-related variable. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103920 | Method for Creating a Customized Children's Storybook with Fingerprint Art Using Fingerprint-Ready Image Templates - Methods for creating customized children's storybooks with fingerprint art using fingerprint-ready image templates stored in association with a software application running on a standard home computer system. The systems and methods include the use of preconfigured templates and prompted discussions that elicit responses from the child to create the text for the storybook. Initially, the appropriate size of the child's fingerprint is determined and the storybook scenes are scaled to fit that size. Fingerprint-ready image templates are used to facilitate the creation of fingerprint art. An image template is formed by including within it at least one fingerprint-sized area. A completed image is formed by inserting a fingerprint into the fingerprint-sized area, and if desired, coloring the image or drawing a scene around the image. In one technique, an entire scene is produced including one or more fingerprint-ready image template(s). When the storybook scenes are completed the software application compiles the book pages and prints the same. The child then personalizes the scene images with their fingerprint and the storybook is bound for repeated reading. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103921 | Spine formation device, bookbinding system, and control method therefor - An spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer that conveys the bundle of folded sheets with a folded portion of the bundle of folded sheets forming a front end portion of the bundle of folded sheets, a spine formation unit disposed downstream from the sheet conveyer in a sheet conveyance direction for forming the spine of the bundle of folded sheets by squeezing the folded portion of the bundle from a folded leading side, a front side, and a back side of the bundle, a discharge unit to discharge the bundle of folded sheets outside the spine formation device, disposed downstream form the spine formation unit in the sheet conveyance direction, and a controller to cause the spine formation unit to operate in one of multiple selectable control modes for controlling the spine formation unit in accordance with at least one of multiple predetermined sheet-related variables. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103922 | PIPE STABILIZER FOR PIPE SECTION GUIDE SYSTEM - A pipe handling system includes a pipe stabilizer for receiving a pipe as lateral movement of the pipe is controlled by a guide system. The end portion of the pipe stabilizer may include a magnetic member configured to releasably couple to the pipe. The end portion of the pipe stabilizer may be extended and retracted by a rotatable arm. The end portion of the pipe stabilizer may be moved by an adjustment mechanism relative to another portion of the stabilizer or a drill string at well center for fine tuning placement of the pipe. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103923 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Manufacturing cost or energy consumption of a substrate processing apparatus can be reduced. The substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate loading/unloading unit (a substrate transit chamber | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103924 | System and Method for Unloading Items - A method for unloading inventory items includes storing an inventory item on an inventory holder and moving the inventory holder toward an unloading station with a mobile drive unit. Additionally, the method includes moving the inventory holder past a barrier of the unloading station. The method further includes preventing the inventory item from moving past the barrier as the mobile drive unit moves the inventory holder past the barrier. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103925 | CONTAINER TRAILER - A trailer includes a coupling to attach the trailer to a tractor, and a frame attached to the coupling. The frame is positionable as a single unit about a container such that the frame can be attached to the container in four regions of the container to lift the container. The trailer has road wheels for long-haul transportation over road systems. The trailer frame can be positioned about the container by laterally expanding and retracting, pivoting about a horizontal axis, and pivoting about a vertical axis. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103926 | Vehicle Storage/Loading System for Sheets - A motor vehicle having an assembly for loading sheet material includes a cargo area having a loading opening and a bulkhead located at an opposite end of the cargo area from the loading opening. Also included is a passenger compartment located at a forward region of the vehicle. Further included is at least one fixed end stop located proximate a rear area of the cargo area. Yet further included is at least one load assist strip, where a first end of the strip is mounted to the bulkhead, wherein the strip extends rearward to a second end of the strip that is mounted to the end stop. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103927 | GRIPPING ORGAN FOR LOAD-MOVING VEHICLES - A gripping organ for load-moving vehicles comprises a support structure ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103928 | ITEM HANDLING SYSTEM WITH TRACKING - An item handling system includes a vacuum source, a transport element defining a plurality of vacuum openings in fluid communication with the vacuum source to create a securing force on an item proximate to the transport element for holding the item in contact with the transport element, and a drive element for driving the transport element to transport the item. The transport element further defines a plurality of sensor openings arranged in two substantially parallel arrays along a longitudinal direction of the transport element. The system further includes a sensor associated with each array of sensor openings for sensing energy passing through the sensor openings to thereby sense the item on the transport element. Each sensor is disposed at a common longitudinal position relative to the transport element. Sensing the item corresponds to a condition where the sensor associated with each array is blocked. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103929 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSPORTING AND SORTING OF ARTICLES BY USE OF A CONTAINER - A method and an apparatus for the transporting and sorting of articles uses a container. The container extends along a container axis and has a bottom wall and a plurality of parallel walls. The bottom wall stands perpendicular to the container axis, and the parallel walls are parallel to the container axis. One parallel wall is connected pivotably to another parallel wall of the container. The container is brought into a filling position in which the container stands on a parallel wall. The pivotably fastened parallel wall points upward, so that an orifice occurs. The articles are introduced into the container through this orifice. The container, together with the articles, is transported to a destination and brought into a transfer position. The container stands on a parallel wall. The pivotably fastened parallel wall points to one side. An orifice thereby occurs. The articles are extracted through this orifice. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103930 | Valve Sequencing System and Method for Controlling Turbomachine Acoustic Signature - A system and method for controlling the acoustic signature of a turbomachine having a plurality of valves wherein an operating load is identified and an arc of admission across a plurality of nozzles is associated therewith. A valve sequencing scheme is selected and implemented to activate the arc of admission for a particular operating load so as to minimize valve noise by adjusting valves simultaneously rather than consecutively. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103931 | GAS TURBINE COMPRESSOR - A gas turbine compressor is disclosed. The compressor includes a compressor housing, guide vanes, rotor blades, and valve-controlled blow-in openings for stabilizing the compressor flow by air that is blown in. The air flow is detected by pressure sensors and the valves are controlled as a function thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103932 | STATOR BLADE FOR A GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE HAVING SAME - A stator blade for a gas turbine with sequential combustion, has a blade airfoil which extends in the radial direction between a blade tip and a shroud, with cooling passages extending inside the blade airfoil, through which a cooling medium can flow for cooling the blade and can then discharge from the stator blade into the hot gas flow flowing through the turbine. The blade airfoil has a sharply curved shape in space in the radial direction, and three cooling passages, which extend in the radial direction, arranged inside the blade airfoil in series in the hot gas flow direction and are interconnected by deflection regions, which are arranged at ends of the blade airfoil, so that the cooling medium flows through the cooling passages one after the other, with change of direction. The cooling passages follow the curvature of the blade airfoil in space in the radial direction. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103933 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR, A WIND TURBINE AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates a wind turbine rotor. The rotor comprises at least one wind turbine blade, at least one image capturing device, and one or more markers arranged on the blade so that the at least one image capturing device may detect the position of the markers. The invention further relates to a wind turbine and use thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103934 | VACUUM PUMP - Provided is a vacuum pump which can detect precisely physical contact between a rotor portion and a stator portion, and contact between the rotor portion and the stator portion that occurs as the amount of deposited solid product reaches the clearance between the rotor portion and the stator portion. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103935 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE NACELLE AIR INTAKE ASSEMBLY - This aircraft engine nacelle air intake assembly comprises an air intake structure comprising an air intake lip ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103936 | TURBOCHARGER WITH ANNULAR ROTARY BYPASS VALVE FOR THE TURBINE - A turbocharger includes a turbine wheel mounted within a turbine housing and connected to a compressor wheel by a shaft. The turbine housing defines an exhaust gas inlet connected to a volute that surrounds the turbine wheel, and an axial bore through which exhaust gas that has passed through the turbine wheel is discharged from the turbine housing. The turbine housing further defines an annular bypass passage surrounding the bore and arranged to allow exhaust gas to bypass the turbine wheel. An annular bypass valve is disposed in the bypass passage. The bypass valve comprises a fixed annular valve seat and a rotary annular valve member arranged coaxially with the valve seat. The valve member is disposed against the valve seat and is rotatable about the axis for selectively varying a degree of alignment between respective orifices in the valve seat and valve member. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103937 | DISCHARGE VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - Discharge valve arrangement applied in a hermetic compressor used, for example, in household refrigeration systems including a valve plate closing an end of a compression cylinder and provided with suction and discharge orifices contained within the inner contour of the axial projection of the compression cylinder, said suction orifice occupying an annular sector external to the axial projection of a discharge orifice and being closed by a flexible suction vane having a bending median portion. The valve plate is provided with a plurality of discharge orifices distributed in at least one of the regions defined externally and internally to the contour of the flexible suction vane, each discharge orifice provided internally to the contour of the flexible suction vane being axially aligned with a respective through opening provided in said bending median portion. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103938 | TURBOMACHINE - A variable geometry turbine comprising: a turbine wheel mounted for rotation about a turbine axis within a housing, the housing defining an annular inlet surrounding the turbine wheel and defined between first and second inlet sidewalls; a cylindrical sleeve axially movable across the annular inlet to vary the size of a gas flow path through the inlet; the annular inlet divided into axially adjacent annular portions by at least one annular baffle which is axially spaced from the first and second inlet sidewalls; inlet formations extending axially across at least two of said annular portions defined by the or each baffle so as to divide said annular inlet into at least two axially offset inlet passages; the baffle(s) and inlet formations forming part of a nozzle assembly located within said annular inlet; wherein first and second components of the nozzle assembly define complementary features which co-operate to connect together said first and second components. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103939 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE TIP AND SHROUD CLEARANCE CONTROL - A gas turbine engine includes a turbine shell that is configured to retain a turbine rotor shroud adjacent to a turbine rotor blade. A heat pipe has a first end in thermal communication with the turbine shell and a second end extending outwardly of the shell. A heating/cooling system is in thermal communication with the second end of the heat pipe and has a thermal medium configurable to exchange thermal energy with the second end of the heat pipe. The thermal medium is configurable to remove thermal energy from the second end of the heat pipe to remove thermal energy from the turbine shell and is configurable to add thermal energy to the second end of the heat pipe to add thermal energy to the turbine shell. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103940 | ABRADABLE COATING SYSTEM - An abradable coating system ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103941 | BREATHER DUCT SHIELDING - A gas turbine engine comprising a nacelle and a breather duct. The breather duct provides communication between a component of the engine within the nacelle and the exterior of the nacelle and opens at an exhaust port on the external surface of the nacelle. There is at least one clean air outlet bounding the exhaust port and arranged to expel, in use, a vortical flow of clean air to form an aerodynamic barrier between the external surface of the nacelle and a flow of breather air expelled from the exhaust port. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103942 | WIND ENERGY SYSTEM - Wind energy systems comprise a wind accelerator having a support assembly and an outer structure surrounding the support assembly. The wind accelerator has a front region and a rear region. The rear region is substantially wider than the front region, and the outer structure tapers from the rear region to the front region. One or more turbines are mounted on the support assembly at or near the rear region of the wind accelerator or at or near the widest point of the wind accelerator. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103943 | Device for a Horizontally Split Turbomachine Housing, Guide Disc Segment and Guide Blade Carrier for a Horizontally Split Turbomachine Housing - A guide disc segment for a horizontally split turbomachine housing is provided. The guide disc segment includes a plurality of guide blades and an outer ring segment. The guide blades are fixed to the outer ring segment along an inner circumference. The outer ring segment can be rolled into or out of a guide blade carrier of the turbomachine housing. The outer ring segment has, along an outer circumference, a toothing into which a drive device engages. A tangential force can be applied to the outer ring segment by the toothing such that the guide disc segment can be driven during the rolling into or rolling out of the outer ring segment. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103944 | STEAMPATH FLOW SEPARATION REDUCTION SYSTEM - A system for reducing flow separation in a turbo machine is provided, the system including a stationary vane coupled to a stationary vane support; at least one circumferential extraction band through the stationary vane or the stationary vane support; the circumferential extraction band having a first side proximate to an operative fluid flow through the turbo machine; at least one opening in the first side of the circumferential extraction band; and a channel having a first end in fluid connection with the circumferential extraction band and a second end extending through the stationary vane support, such that the operative fluid flow through the turbo machine is redirected through the extraction opening into the circumferential extraction band and through the channel towards a rotating blade. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103945 | BLOWER SYSTEM - The invention provides a blower system of a high performance, which is constructed to have stabilized characteristics, a high efficiency, a reduced thickness and a reduced noise. A blower system according to the invention includes an impeller, a motor for rotating the impeller and having a rotor and a stator, and a bell-mouth for supplying air to an intake port in the impeller, wherein the rotor is fixed to the impeller, and the stator is fixed to the bell-mouth. A gap between the impeller and the bell-mouth is composed of a gap between the rotor and the stator of the motor. Alternatively, the rotor is fixed to the impeller, and the stator is fixed to a fitting for mounting a housing of the blower system or the blower system. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103946 | LOCKING DEVICE - The invention relates to a locking device ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103947 | GAS TURBINE EXHAUST STRUT REFURBISHMENT - A gas turbine exhaust strut installed in an exhaust case of a gas turbine is disclosed which includes a trailing portion configured with an inner surface for mounting to an inner annular member of the exhaust case and an outer surface for mounting to an outer annular member of the exhaust case, a block attached to the trailing portion, an angled piece attached to the block and configured with a surface on a pressure side of the strut angled with respect to a surface of the trailing portion on the pressure side of the strut, and a transition piece attached to the block and configured with a surface on the pressure side of the strut for smoothing the transition between the height of the block on the pressure side of the strut and the height of the trailing portion on the pressure side of the strut. A method of refurbishing an exhaust strut installed in an exhaust case of gas turbine while retaining at least a portion of the strut in the exhaust case is also disclosed. An exemplary method includes removing a leading edge portion from a trailing portion of the strut, and attaching a replacement leading edge portion to the trailing portion of the strut. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103948 | BEARING HOUSING BODY GROUP OF AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to a bearing housing body group ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103949 | Extraction Cavity Wing Seal - The present application provides a pressure containing casing. The pressure containing casing may include a first extraction cavity, a second extraction cavity, an interface between the first extraction cavity and the second extraction cavity, and a wing seal positioned within the interface. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CONTROLLED FLOW OF FLUID TO OR FROM A WIND TURBINE BLADE SURFACE - A wind turbine blade system having a blade rotatably attached to a rotor of a wind turbine. The system further includes a controller and one or more openings disposed along at least one surface of the blade and a fluid moving device arranged and disposed to provide a fluid to or from the one or more openings. A controlled amount of the fluid is provided to the one or more openings. The amount of fluid is determined by the controller. A wind turbine and a method for operating a wind turbine are also disclosed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103951 | FRANCIS-TYPE HYDRAULIC TURBINE WHEEL EQUIPPED WITH A TIP-FORMING MEMBER, AND METHOD OF REDUCING FLUCTUATIONS USING SUCH A WHEEL - This wheel comprises a plurality of vanes ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103952 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE WITH VARIABLY ACTUATABLE POROUS WINDOW - A wind turbine blade includes a porous window defined in the suction side of the blade. The porous window includes a plurality of holes defined therein. An air manifold within the internal cavity of the blade is in airflow communication with the porous window. An inlet air passage in the pressure side of the blade is in communication with the air manifold. A deployable cover member is configured adjacent the porous window and is variably positionable from a fully closed position wherein airflow through the holes in the porous window is blocked to a fully open position wherein airflow is established through the holes in the porous window. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103953 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR USE IN A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE - A method of assembling an air distribution system for use in a rotor blade of a wind turbine wherein the rotor blade includes a sidewall extending from a blade root towards a blade tip. The method includes coupling a manifold to the sidewall, wherein the manifold extends from the blade root towards the blade tip and has a root end and an opposing tip end defining a passage from the root end to the tip end. A plurality of apertures is defined through the sidewall. The apertures provide flow communication between the passage and ambient air. A debris collector is coupled to the tip end of the manifold and is configured to collect debris flowing through the air distribution system. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103954 | POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM THROUGH CABLES FOR AIRBORNE WIND-TYPE POWER GENERATION AND SAIL WINCH-DRIVING APPLICATIONS - The present invention deals with a new system for transmitting energy through a cable ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103955 | CONICAL FRUSTUM WIND TURBINE - A self-funneling conical frustum wind turbine that has the widest end open and the smallest end and conical surfaces closed. The widest end turbine will automatically face into the wind causing a funneling effect of the wind into the center of the turbine. This turbine has a plurality of openings that are partially obstructed by optimally angled blades that cause rotational spin when the high pressure air exits the turbine. This turbine is connected to a centrally located shaft, and the centrally located shaft transfers the rotational energy from the shaft to an energy conversion device. A vertical support structure supports a horizontal pivot plane that includes a bearing. This allows the turbine assembly to rotate freely to automatically face the wind. This horizontal pivot plane supports the rotating turbine assembly. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103956 | SHROUD FOR ROTATING BLADES OF A TURBO MACHINE, AND TURBO MACHINE - The invention relates to a shroud for rotating blades of a turbo machine, in particular a gas turbine. Said shroud ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103957 | AXIAL FAN - An axial fan includes an impeller. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality fan blades connected with the hub. Each fan blade includes a mounting portion provided at an inner edge thereof. The mounting portion defines a slot therein. A fastener extends through the slot of the mounting portion to fix each fan blade to the hub. An angle is defined between each fan blade and a central axis of the axial fan. The angle is capable of being regulated when each fan blade is rotated relative to the hub to cause the fastener to slide in the slot of the mounting portion. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103958 | WELLS TURBINE HAVING PASSIVE ROTOR BLADE DISPLACEMENT - The invention concerns a Wells turbine, comprising a hub with a plurality of rotor blades having a drop-shaped profile orienting from a profile nose; the rotor blades are attached to the hub in a rotary fashion by means of a foot part such that the rotor blade angle is variable with respect to the plane of rotation, wherein the associated rotational axis intersects the chord for each profile section in a threading point, which is located in a region between the profile nose and the aerodynamic center of the profile; the adjustment of the blade angle is made passively by the equilibrium occurring during the operation of the wells turbine between the aerodynamic torque, acting on the rotor blades, and the centrifugal torque, wherein the average density of the rotor blade is selected to be less than 2700 kg/m | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103959 | Support Spine for a Wind Turbine Blade - According to embodiments described in the specification, a support spine for a wind turbine blade is provided, comprising an anchor member having a proximal end and a distal end, a transition member extending from the distal end of the anchor member, the transition member having a distal end, and a blade support member extending from the distal end of the transition member. At least a portion of the anchor member can be configured for coupling to a rotor drum. The support spine has a reduced cross-sectional area at the distal end of the transition member than at the distal end of the anchor member. The support spine can support one or more wind turbine blades. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103960 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING WEAR IN DISK LUGS - A disk includes a disk lug and a wear element. The disk lug includes an outer surface, an inner surface radially inward of the outer surface, and a plurality of lateral surfaces between the outer surface and the inner surface, wherein the outer surface is wider than the inner surface. The wear element is disposed on at least one of the plurality of lateral surfaces, and the wear element creates a raised surface on at least one of the plurality of lateral surfaces. A method for installing a wear element to a disk lug includes machining a slot into the disk lug and inserting the wear element at least partially into the slot so that the wear element creates a raised surface on the disk lug. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103961 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENED NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOY - A method of producing an oxide dispersion strengthened nickel-base superalloy, comprising introducing an oxide dispersoid material into a plasma gun of a plasma spray apparatus, where it is sublimed and turned to vapour; and introducing a nickel-base superalloy material into the plasma spray apparatus at a cooler location, downstream of the plasma gun, such that the oxide dispersoid material condenses on the superalloy material to produce the oxide dispersion strengthened nickel-base superalloy. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103962 | WIND TURBINE BLADE - A wind turbine blade comprising an elongate spar ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103963 | ROTOR BLADE WITH DRAINAGE BORE HOLE - The invention relates to a method for the production of a rotor blade ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103964 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LAMINATED COMPOSITE ITEM BY A WINDING PROCESS, RELATED APPARATUS AND PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a laminated composite item ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103965 | WIND TURBINE BLADES - A rotor blade for a wind turbine that includes an airfoil comprising a shell that includes an outer skin disposed around a plurality of fiber ribs. The fiber ribs may comprise resin-infused linear rib-like structures of substantially unidirectional fiber. The fiber ribs may be configured to include a plurality of junctions, the junctions comprising an intersection of two or more fiber ribs. The fiber ribs may be configured to form a repeating pattern along the inner surface of the outer skin. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103966 | FLOW BALANCING SLOT - A cover of an airfoil having opposing pressure and suction sides of a rotatable turbine stage to prevent fluid from crossover-flowing from a pressure side of a leading airfoil to a suction side of a trailing airfoil is provided. The cover includes pressure and suction side edge portions, one of which having a shape that is discontinuous relative to that of a complementary one of suction and pressure side edge portions of an aft cover of a corresponding one of a trailing and a leading airfoil, respectively. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103967 | ABRASIVE SINGLE-CRYSTAL TURBINE BLADE - A turbine blade for a turbine rotor, is provided having a single-crystal basic body which has a blade tip and extends in the radial direction. The turbine blade includes at least one oxidation-resistant intermediate coating, which is applied by laser metal forming and is epitaxially bonded to the basic body, is arranged on the radially outer blade tip, and in that an at least single-layer, wear-resistant and oxidation-resistant coating, which is applied by laser metal forming and consists of oxidation-resistant binder material and abrasive particles embedded therein, is arranged on at least certain regions of said epitaxial intermediate coating. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103968 | WEAR-RESISTANT AND OXIDATION-RESISTANT TURBINE BLADE - A wear- and oxidation-resistant turbine blade and a method for producing the blade are provided. At least portions of the surface of the main blade section are provided with at least one first protective coating comprised of oxidation-resistant material, the first, oxidation-resistant coating is a metallic coating, which is optionally covered by a ceramic thermal barrier coating. The metallic first protective coating is arranged at least at the inner and outer crown edge of the blade tip, but not at the radially outer blade tip. The radially outer blade tip of the turbine blade is comprised of a second, single- or multi-layer wear- and oxidation-resistant protective coating, which is built up by laser metal forming and is comprised of abrasive and binder materials. The second protective coating on the blade tip overlaps along the outer and/or inner crown edge at least partially with the first, metallic protective coating arranged there. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103969 | BOUNDARY LAYER ENERGISER - A boundary layer energiser ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103970 | STEAM TURBINE WITH RELIEF GROOVE ON THE ROTOR - A steam turbine is provided having a relief groove which is arranged in the region of the equalizing piston and extends in the circumferential direction of the rotor. The relief groove, with regard to an inlet passage, is arranged in the axial upstream direction so that it is arranged on the rotor outside a region in which the steam flow enters the bladed flow path via the inlet passage. The relief groove, with regard to the first blade row, is arranged in a region in which the greatest thermal stresses can arise in the rotor. As an option, the relief groove has a cover for reducing vortex flows, and also devices for reducing heating of the groove or devices for active cooling. The steam turbine allows an increased number of risk-free running up and running down operations of the steam turbine with minimum detriment to the turbine performance. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103971 | TURBINE BLADE - The amount of cooling air (cooling medium) can be reduced, and low-temperature cooling air is prevented from being blown out through film cooling holes. Part of a cooling medium impingement-cooling an inner circumferential surface of a blade main body located on a ventral side further impingement-cools the inner circumferential surface of the blade main body located on a dorsal side and is blown out through film cooling holes in the blade main body that are located on the dorsal side. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103972 | ECCENTRIC SCREW PUMP FOR MORTAR - An apparatus for delivering a viscous material by means of an eccentric screw pump, includes a framework for carrying and fastening apparatus elements, a pump-housing portion for carrying a stator and a rotor in the form of a delivery screw, suction and pressure regions for introducing and discharging the delivery material, respectively, an electric drive unit for driving the rotor in the stator in a first direction of rotation for delivering the delivery material, a control mechanism for activating the drive unit, and one or more releasable retaining members for the rotationally fixed and/or positionally fixed connection of the drive unit and of the stator. A change in the direction of rotation to a second direction of rotation of the electric drive unit, with the retaining mechanism released, gives rise to automatic separation of the pump-housing portion with the stator by virtue of the rotor being unscrewed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A LINEAR COMPRESSOR - The present invention relates to a system and method of controlling a linear compressor ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103974 | Control device, oil well with device and method - A method of operating an oil well comprises applying through a regenerative variable frequency drive AC electrical energy from a power grid to an AC electric motor to operate a drive mechanism of an oil well pump. The motor speed is regulated in a manner to optimize fluid production and maximize the operational life of the drive mechanism, decreasing motor speed by transferring the electrical energy to the power grid and increasing motor speed by transferring the electrical energy from the power grid to the motor. The drive mechanism has a predetermined stroke cycle and, over the course of each stroke cycle, the motor is operated at different regulated speeds initiated when the drive mechanism is at a predetermined position. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103975 | SPUTTER ION PUMP WITH ENHANCED ANODE - A sputter ion pump including an evacuateable envelope having a chamber, first and second cathodes and an anode disposed in the chamber. The anode can have an outer layer of a non-evaporable getter (NEG) material so as to permit NEG pumping of gases by the anode. In another aspect of the invention, the anode can be formed with spaced-apart first and second sheet portions disposed in juxtaposition to each other and having a plurality of holes extending through the sheets for forming a plurality of anode cells. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110103976 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) FUEL - Apparatus ( | 2011-05-05 |
