| 18th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
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| 20100111617 | AIR VALVE PNEUMATIC TUBE CARRIER SYSTEM - A valve device and method are provided that are operative to selectively divert the flow of air within a pneumatic carrier within a pneumatic carrier system. Generally, the device includes a pneumatic tube that is sized to permit the passage of pneumatic carriers. The pneumatic tube includes at least aperture in a sidewall of the pneumatic tube, an outer sleeve, and an actuator. The actuator acts on the outer sleeve to block and open the aperture to fluid flow in order to divert air in the pneumatic system. In one embodiment, the valve is disposed in a pneumatic system in conjunction with a pneumatic carrier handling device. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111618 | Method of Transferring Particles - Method and apparatus are provided for transferring particles from an upper zone through an intermediate zone to a lower zone. The transfer of particles between the zones through valveless conduits is regulated by varying the pressure of the intermediate zone and the flow rate of gas passing through the valveless conduits. A container within the second zone is in particle communication with a valveless conduit and provides more consistent particle flows. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111619 | Cutting Insert - A cutting insert having a pentagonal prismatic shape. A cutting region is associated with each polygonal side and is elevated with respect to a central tangential abutment surface. A primary cutting edge associated with a polygonal side is formed at the intersection of a primary rake surface and a primary relief surface. A secondary cutting edge associated with a rounded corner is formed at the intersection of a secondary rake surface and a secondary relief surface and merges with the primary cutting edge. The primary relief surface forms with the associated side abutment surface a primary relief surface angle that varies from a maximal value adjacent an upper end of the primary cutting edge to a minimal value. The secondary relief surface forms with the associated rounded corner a secondary relief surface angle that varies from a maximal value adjacent the primary cutting edge to a minimal value. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111620 | Sheet Member, Rotary Tool Using the Sheet Member, and Cutting Method Using the Rotary Tool - A sheet member has a body part having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface; and an upper shoulder part which is formed so as to project from the top surface of the body part, and has an upper shoulder top surface and an upper shoulder side surface. The upper shoulder part has a restricting seat surface formed on the top surface and abutted against the bottom surface of a cutting insert; a first through hole extending between the restricting seat surface and the bottom surface or the side surface; and a screw hole opening into the restricting seat surface. The body part has a first restricting side surface which is formed on the upper shoulder side surface intersected with the restricting seat surface, and abutted against a side surface of the cutting insert; and a first recessed part disposed above the first through hole and formed on the first restricting side surface so as to extend from the restricting seat surface toward the upper shoulder top surface. A rotary tool is constructed and arranged to detachably mount the cutting insert with the sheet member interposed therebetween. A cutting method uses the rotary tool. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111621 | CUTTING TOOL HOLDER AND A CUTTING INSERT THEREFOR - Disclosed is a cutting tool holder for mounting a cutting insert having a top face, a bottom face and an insert bore having an inner surface extending between the top and the bottom faces. The holder includes a seat having a bottom surface and at least one side wall angled to the bottom surface, a seat bore with a bore axis having an open end at the bottom surface of the seat, and a securing mechanism for securing the cutting insert in the seat. The securing mechanism includes a securing pin within the seat bore and a body with an outer surface extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the body. The securing mechanism includes a displacement arrangement separate from the securing pin for axially displacing the securing pin along the bore axis of the seat bore between a first, mounting position and a second, securing position. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111622 | CUTTING ARRANGEMENT FOR CUTTING A WORKPIECE HAVING A TOOL HOLDER WHICH HOLDS A PLURALITY OF CUTTING TOOLS THEREIN - A cutting arrangement for cutting a workpiece having a tool holder which holds a plurality of cutting tools therein. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111623 | SUPPORT BOARD FOR PERFORATION PROCESSING AND METHOD OF PERFORATION PROCESSING - The support board for perforation processing | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111624 | EXTENDER FOR HOLE SAW AND PIPE INSTALLATION TOOLS AND METHODS - An extender is used with a hole saw or other cutting or drilling bit to drill/saw a passageway, through thick or distant materials in a residential or commercial building, for installation of a fluid pipe, an electrical conduit, or other conduits or elongated members. The extender and methods of using the extender comprise a hollow pipe with only external threads at each end. After the passageway is created, the externally-threaded pipe may be left in place in the passageway for use in its plumbing capacity. No internal threads are present in the interior surface of the pipe, so that turbulent fluid flow through the pipe is prevented or minimized, and, as a result, pitting, damage, and disintegration of the interior wall of the pipe is prevented or minimized. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111625 | ARRANGEMENT FOR GUIDING A DRILL STEM OF A DECOKING TOOL - So-called decoking, in other words, the emptying of a container in which coke arising from the operation of a refinery is deposited and carried out using a decoking tool with a free mounting on the end of a drilling bar. The mounting is achieved using a sliding guide on a guide plate, coupled to the container. Distortions in the container and the guide plate therewith as a result of temperature variations during operation of the refinery which could lead to function disturbance of the drilling rod are avoided, wherein the sliding guide and the guide plate are arranged with a spring relative deflection by at least one spring element in the manner of a spring damper. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111626 | Cushion mechanism for a positive peck feed drill - A cushion mechanism in a positive feed drill slows the advancement of a cutter prior to reconnecting with a machining surface during a clearing operation. The cushion mechanism may be inserted in a piston, in front of a shaft, or attached to the outside of the positive feed drill. The cushion mechanism may include a spring washer, a compression spring, or a hydraulic or pneumatic damper. The cushion mechanism provides a safer and more efficient operation for positive peck drilling. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111627 | Indexable Insert for Drilling and Blank Insert Manufacturing Same - An indexable insert for drilling includes front and rear edges opposite to each other and having a rotationally symmetrical relation; and two side surfaces opposite to each other and having a rotationally symmetrical relation. Each side surface has first and second cutting edge portions formed thereon. The first cutting edge portion is disposed farther than the second cutting edge from the center of the blank insert, thereby providing a step between the first and second cutting edge. The first cutting edge is adjacent to the front edge. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111628 | Method for Designing and Manufacturing a Gear - A method for designing and manufacturing a gear by means of a computer-controlled machining device comprises the following steps of using a machining device adapted to perform an operation from the group including: milling and spark eroding; using a tool, in particular a milling device or a spark erosion head; using a machining device of the type with at least five simultaneous, independent degrees of freedom; and applying an elongate tool, the form of which corresponds at least to some extent with the intended form of surfaces for modeling by machining. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111629 | UNIVERSALLY USABLE BAR CUTTER HEAD AND USE THEREOF - Bar cutter head ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111630 | TOOL AND TOOL CORRECTION METHOD - Provided is a tool which is capable of precisely measuring a distance from a reference point such as a mechanical origin to a cutting edge, even where the cutting edge is small in diameter, thereby allowing the cutting edge to be precisely moved to a machining origin which is a machining start position. Targets ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111631 | Tool for Finishing the Ends of Surgical Rods and Methods of Use - An apparatus for finishing an end of a rod including a shaping tool comprising a shaping assembly having a shaping housing and a shaping surface within the housing configured to engage an end of a rod and form a shaped rod end. The apparatus further including a finishing tool comprising a finishing assembly having a finishing surface for changing the contour of the shaped rod end to form a finished rod end. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111632 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-ROTARY MACHINING - A non-rotary shaping method ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111633 | Support System for a Wind Turbine Component, a Vehicle Transport System for a Wind Turbine Component and a Method for Operating a Support System - The invention relates to a support system for a wind turbine component with a rigid structure such as a wind turbine nacelle or a section of a wind turbine tower. The support system comprises a plurality of engagement mechanisms ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111634 | Chain Load Binder (Ausbinder) - There is disclosed a load binder device ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111635 | Vehicle trunk organizer - A vehicle trunk organizer includes at least two elongated, generally parallel strut members and at least two elongated, generally parallel cross-piece members. Each strut member comprises at least one longitudinal opening formed therein, and each cross-piece member comprises at least one elongated beam member which extends through the opening in each strut member. The beam members are pivotally connected to the strut members to enable the trunk organizer to be collapsed from an unfolded state to a folded state. In the unfolded state the trunk organizer comprises a generally rectangular lattice configuration which defines a number of individual compartments within which items to be transported may be placed. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111636 | Bracing System and Method for Cargo Containers - A bracing system and method are provided to restrain cargo against longitudinal movement within a cargo container. The system uses U-channels in opposing side walls of the cargo container adjacent a rear opening of the cargo container. The system includes one or more bracing bars and an end cap at the first end and at the second end of each bracing bar. Each end cap has a channel section providing an extension to fit in the U-channels of the cargo container. The channel section is configured for a frictional fit in the U-channel to resist vertical displacement in the U-channel once a bracing bar with a pair of end caps is forced into a horizontal position across the opening of the cargo container, with the channel sections in the opposing U-channels. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111637 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A fastening assembly includes a threaded fastening member, a slidable member, and a resilient member. The threaded fastening member has a threaded portion. The slidable member is slidably sleeved on the threaded fastening member. The slidable member forms a resisting portion defining a threaded hole. The threaded hole is engagable with the threaded portion. The resilient member resists the threaded fastening member and the slidable member. The threaded portion of the threaded fastening member extends through the threaded hole. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111638 | UNDETACHABLE PLASTIC ANCHOR - A plastic, undetachable anchor ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111639 | ANTIGALLING ANCHOR BOLT AND METHOD - Disclosed is an anchor bolt including a wedge having a surface with a plurality of protrusions and a sleeve in operable communication with the surface. Furthermore, the sleeve is expandably receptive to the surface. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111640 | Threaded bolt - A threaded bolt includes a head ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111641 | SLOTTED SCREW - A slotted screw has slot surfaces ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111642 | CLIP FOR ATTACHING A COVER OR OTHER ATTACHING MEMBER - A clip including a stud engagement part which is configured to receive a stud. The stud engagement part has a first end with a stud receiving opening and a second end with a flange. A pair of retainer pieces extend from the stud engagement part near the second end of the stud engagement part. An elastic piece extends diagonally from an end of the retainer piece, the elastic piece being longer than the retainer piece. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111643 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SOFTWARE-CONTROLLED PRODUCTION OF BOOK COVERS FOR INDIVIDUAL BOOKS AND SHORT RUNS OF DIFFERENT FORMAT SIZES - For the automatic production of book covers for individual books with different format sizes, the data of the book to be bound are acquired and cataloged using software, the book covers are cut to the desired format, covering materials adapted to the format are applied to the book cover, the corners are folded, the endpapers are applied to the book covers and the text block and book cover are joined together, precisely positioned. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111644 | Method of binding sheet stack having mounting hole - A method of binding a sheet stack having a mounting hole includes the steps of: slidably inserting two fastening arms into the mounting hole of the sheet stack at a top side thereof until a first binding portion of a binding body is biased against the top side of the sheet stack at an edge portion thereof; adjustably bending a second binding portion of the binding body to bias against a bottom side of the sheet stack at the edge portion thereof with respect to a thickness of the sheet stack; aligning an elongated guiding slot of the binding body with the mounting slot; and bending the fastening arms for resting on the bottom side of the sheet stack to reinforce the edge portion of the sheet stack being securely sandwiched between the first and second binding portions of the binding body. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111645 | Anthropomorphic force-reflective master arm - The anthropomorphic force-reflective master arm controls a remote robotic arm and includes a plurality of rotatably joined mechanical links extending from a base to provide up to six degrees of freedom. Three of the link members are rotatably coupled to each other to form a handle, so that axes of rotation of each of the handle link members intersect at a user's hand position. Cable and pulley assemblies for the link joints are connected to their corresponding backdrive motors, the backdrive motors being disposed on the base to provide efficient transmission of forces experienced by the remote machine to the master arm handle. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111646 | Method and apparatus for handling pipe - An apparatus and method for handling pipe includes an elongate frame structure for mounting on a ground surface, in which a carriage unit is mounted on the frame structure and is operable for selective and reciprocal shifting along the frame structure. A boom member mounted on the carriage unit is operable for selected pivotal movement relative to the carriage unit, and a plane generally parallel to the boom member's longitudinal axis, about a generally horizontal pivot axis oriented transverse to the direction of shifting of the carriage unit along the frame structure. An elongate pipe carrier mounted on the boom member as dimensioned for receiving pipe so that the pipe's longitudinal axis is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the boom member and the pipe member, wherein the pipe carrier is operable for selective pivotal movement about its longitudinal axis. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111647 | Module Handler Cylindrical Tines Equipped With Retractable Spikes, And Mounting And Drive Arrangements For The Tines - A cylindrical cotton module handling device includes an attachment having a pair of selectively spreadable, powered cylindrical tines adapted for supporting and rotating a module. Each powered tine is constructed from a cylindrical tube supported from a conventional L-shaped fork by a tubular sleeve received on, and dimensioned for fitting closely to, the horizontal leg of the conventional fork. The tubular sleeve is held in place by an L-shaped bracket forming a rearward extension of the sleeve and formed for embracing a region of the convention fork at the junction of its vertical and horizontal legs, with a retaining pin extending through vertical side plates of the bracket at a location just to the rear of the junction. An endless roller chain bearing arrangement is secured in encircling relationship to the tubular sleeve and supports the associated cylindrical tine for rotation. A hydraulic motor drive arrangement is mounted to the sleeve and has a shaft borne chain sprocket meshed with a drive chain carried by a rotating drive plates that are keyed to the cylindrical tube. A hydraulically retractable spike assembly is located inside a forward end section of the cylindrical tube and includes a plurality of spikes mounted for being selectively extended outwardly through holes in the tube for engaging a module wrapping during removal of the wrapping from the module. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111648 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PARTICLE ADHESION PREVENTING METHOD - Any particle adhesion onto the surface of a substrate to be processed is prevented. There is provided a substrate processing apparatus characterized by including a transfer chamber for, via a gate to which a substrate accommodating container for accommodation of the substrate is set, performing transfer of the substrate between the same and the substrate accommodating container, a processing chamber for applying a specific process to the substrate, a load-lock chamber for linking the processing chamber with the transfer chamber, and a temperature control unit for at the stage of transferring the substrate into at least one of the transfer chamber and the load-lock chamber, so as for the temperature of the substrate just before the transfer thereof to be higher than the temperature of the interior of the chamber, into which the substrate will be transferred, controlling at least one of the temperature of the substrate and the temperature of the interior of the chamber. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111649 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A transfer device that avoids the problem of a vacuum apparatus being contaminated by grease, dust, and others and having a small base area is provided. Corrosion protection according to an existing technology may be applied to the transfer device. The transfer device may have a transfer section to support and transfer an object to be transferred, a link to transmit power from a device main body to the transfer section and move the transfer section in the horizontal direction, and a guide mechanism disposed between the device main body and the transfer section guide. The guide mechanism may have pivotally connected first and second guide arms. The first guide arm at one end of the guide mechanism may be attached to the device main body, and the second guide arm at the other end thereof may be attached to the transfer section. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111650 | AUTOMATIC SUBSTRATE LOADING STATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide method and apparatus for automatically loading substrates to a substrate carrier tray. On embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic substrate loader comprises a cassette handling mechanism, a substrate aligner configured to align a substrate, and a carrier tray aligner. The automatic substrate loader further comprises a first robot configured to transfer substrates between the substrate aligner and the substrate storage cassettes, and a second robot configured to transfer substrates between the substrate aligner and the carrier tray disposed on the carrier tray aligner. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111651 | Tactile Wafer Lifter and Methods for Operating the Same - A tactile wafer lifting apparatus includes a pedestal and a vertical drive connected to the pedestal. The vertical drive is defined to provide controlled upward and downward movement of the pedestal. The tactile wafer lifting apparatus also includes a wafer support member disposed over the pedestal. A tactile switch is disposed between the wafer support member and the pedestal such that sufficient downward force on the wafer support member causes activation of the tactile switch. The tactile switch is connected to the vertical drive so as to interrupt upward movement of the pedestal and wafer support member disposed thereover upon activation of the tactile switch. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111652 | Apparatus for Transferring Particles - Method and apparatus are provided for transferring particles from an upper zone through an intermediate zone to a lower zone. The transfer of particles between the zones through valveless conduits is regulated by varying the pressure of the intermediate zone and the flow rate of gas passing through the valveless conduits. A container within the second zone is in particle communication with a valveless conduit and provides more consistent particle flows. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111653 | VERTICAL LIFT WITH SYNCHRONIZER - A vertical lift including a support, a carriage that is mounted for vertical movement relative to the support, a drive system including an actuator that is coupled directly to the carriage, and a synchronizer that is coupled between the carriage and the support | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111654 | SYSTEM FOR LOADING PARTICULATE MATTER INTO A TRANSPORT CONTAINER - A method of loading particulate matter into a transport container having at least one chamber with a peripheral region using an apparatus comprising a rotatable member configured to be positioned at least partially into an opening for the chamber. The method can include the acts of locating the apparatus adjacent the opening for the chamber by movement relative to the transport container, initiating a flow of particulate matter from the apparatus into the opening, rotating the rotatable member to facilitate the dispensing of particulate matter within the chamber, and engaging the rotatable member with particulate matter so that at least a portion of particulate matter that has been dispensed into the chamber is pushed into the peripheral region within the chamber. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111655 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LOADING AND TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS - Apparatus and methods for loading, transporting and dumping a plurality of containers on a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a frame pivotally attachable a vehicle bed, an upper container engaging means and a lower container engaging means, both coupled to the frame. The upper container engaging means is moveable between a first height and a second height, the first height and the second height differing by greater than at least the height of a container. The lower container engaging means may be stowed and deployed. The upper container engaging means is moveable to the first height for loading a first container when the lower container engaging means is stowed. The lower container engaging means is deployed at the first height for loading the second container when the upper container engaging means is at the second height. The first container and second container may thereby be sequentially loaded and simultaneously transported on the vehicle. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111656 | THREE PIECE LIFT ARM APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention is a refuse truck lift arm with sections that are bolted, not welded, together. Where the sections are joined together there is a recess and key arrangement. The key is seated in the recess of each half and straddles the inner face that divides them. In this way, shear forces that would otherwise be entirely borne by the bolts are also placed on the key. Each of the three sections, called “weldments,” are welded together in a novel way. The welding placement and sequence reduces welding distortion. Two C-shaped steel pieces are used for each straight section of each weldment. First, interior reinforcing brackets are welded into each C-section. Next, the two C-shaped sections are welded together, with the weld being between the edges that will form the thin side of the arm. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111657 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AND MOVING SHELVES FOR CAGES FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS - A device for lifting and moving shelves, in particular shelves for cages for laboratory animals, said device comprising: means for lifting at least one shelf, and for keeping it lifted from the ground; moving means to allow displacement of the device in the presence of a shelf lifted from the ground, along at least one direction. Structure comprising several devices as described above, engaged with a driving system to allow translation along a common direction. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111658 | Apparatus for Transporting Game with an All Terrain Vehicle - An apparatus for transporting game with an all terrain vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus may be attached to the hitch of an ATV with an optional secondary attachment for an ATV rack. The apparatus uses a combined lifting and pivoting motion to raise the game from the ground and secure the game to the body of the ATV. This motion secures the game for transport and minimizes alterations to the ATVs center of mass, minimizing ATV tipping hazards when carrying heavy loads. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111659 | RACKING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD - A racking apparatus for use with a motor vehicle, the racking apparatus comprises a support frame adapted to support an object to be carried by the vehicle. A mechanism has one end attached to a rear portion of the motor vehicle and another end attached to a load support frame to connect the support frame to the motor vehicle, the mechanism comprising members and joints arranged to constrain movements of the support frame such that the mechanism is operable to reciprocably displace the support frame between a low position accessible to a person from the ground and a high position overhanging the motor vehicle. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111660 | Self-Propelled Vessel Launch and Retrieve Vehicle - A self-propelled water craft launch and retrieve vehicle which comprises a central chassis which includes a cradle for carrying a boat and from which the boat may be launched and retrieved, forward wheels or rear wheels steerable under remote control, hydraulic motors for driving the wheels, elevated above the chassis a prime mover or electric motor and hydraulic pump(s) for powering the wheel hydraulic motors, and a hand held remote control unit operable by an operator standing beside or near the vehicle to cause the vehicle to move forward or to reverse and to steer the launch vehicle. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111661 | VEHICLE LIFT - A lift for loading and unloading a personal mobility vehicle into and out of a motor vehicle includes a base assembly configured for mounting the base assembly to a motor vehicle storage space support surface. A mast assembly is coupled to the base assembly and has a generally vertical post coupled to the base assembly. An offset arm is secured to the upper end of the post. A head assembly having a generally horizontal boom is coupled to the mast assembly and encloses a belt for raising and lowering cargo. Embodiments of the invention can include a multi-configuration positioning apparatus can use a reversible head mount coupled to the vertical post and/or a multi-positional base unit as part of the base assembly. A direct drive apparatus using a mast motor can be used to rotate the mast in some embodiments. A belt compensation apparatus uses a controller to coordinate operation of a belt motor and a boom extension motor to maintain a suitable belt length and vertically belt clearance during extension and retraction of the boom by the boom extension motor. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111662 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AT LEAST PART OF A DEVICE FOR AN EARTHMOVING OR MATERIALS-HANDLING MACHINE USING AUSTEMPERED DUCTILE IRON - Method for manufacturing at least one part of a device for mounting directly or indirectly on an arm of an earth-moving or material-handling machine, such as an excavator, tractor, harvester, forwarder or crane, whereby the device enables coupling and/or positioning (tilt and/or turn) of a tool ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111663 | Mobile Split Palletizer - A modular split palletizer for loading layers of articles on stackable pallets. The palletizer has a frame supporting first, second, and third sections. The first section includes a layer build area and a first portion of a stacker transfer track. The second section includes a tier sheet bin, a top frame bin, and a second portion of the track. The third section includes a pallet build area and a third portion of the track. Each of the first, second, and third sections can be disassembled, moved individually and independently, and re-assembled at a new location to form the complete palletizer. Also disclosed is a method of relocating the modular split palletizer. With the palletizer at one location, the utilities connected to the palletizer are disconnected, the fasteners holding the sections together are released, and the sections are separated. The disassembled sections are moved to the new location and reassembled. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111664 | METHOD OF USING A SLING JIG ASSEMBLY FOR LOADING AND TRANSPORTING BAGGED AND BUNDLED PRODUCTS - A method for loading a sling having a bottom and sidewalls comprises placing the sling bottom on a raised platform and rolling the sidewalls down into a gutter surrounding the raised platform so that the sidewalls form a negative angle with the sling bottom. Bagged product is then loaded onto the bottom of the sling to form a stack. The sling sidewalls are then rolled up the sidewalls up the stack sides so that the sidewalls form a positive angle with the sling bottom and the sling now encloses the stack of product. The sling jig assembly includes a raised central platform on which is adapted to rest the bottom of the sling. A gutter formed about the periphery of the central platform is adapted to receive the rolled-down sidewalls of the sling. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111665 | INTERNAL YAW DRIVE EXCHANGE FOR A WIND TURBINE TOWER - A method for removing and replacing an article of wind turbine equipment, such as a yaw drive, internal to a nacelle of a wind turbine tower without use of an external windfarm site crane or external rigging on the wind tower. External rigging of wind turbine tower components may expose workers and the equipment inside the nacelle to outside weather and hazardous wind conditions. The yaw drive is internally rigged with an internal support crane within the nacelle to an internal winch capable of supporting the yaw drive during a lift to the base of the wind turbine tower. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111666 | Method for fan control according to the position of a device and device implementing the procedure - The present invention relates to a control method for the operation of a fan equipping an electronic device. A determination step detects the vertical or horizontal position of the electronic device. The fan is not started up during the powering up of the device while the device is in a vertical position. The flow of air produced by the “fireplace” effect in the device in a vertical position suffices to ensure correct ventilation. According to an improvement the device has a sensor measuring the internal temperature of the device, whatever the position of the device, the fan being started up from a determined temperature. The present invention relates also to a device implementing the method. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111667 | RING FAN AND SHROUD AIR GUIDE SYSTEM - A ring fan and shroud guide system which includes a rotating fan member with a conical outer ring and a cylindrical shroud member overlapping at least a portion of the outer ring. A plurality of guide vanes are provided in the shroud which minimize the tangential velocity component of the air flow entering the tip-gap region and provide improved air flow through the system. The guide vanes can have a curved configuration. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111668 | Ultra high power density wind turbine system - An ultra-high power density wind turbine system for producing energy from a wind including a structure having a shape adapted to produce a positive wind pressure on a high-pressure portion of a surface that faces into the wind and to produce a vacuum on two low pressure portions of its surface and one or more shrouded wind turbine systems mounted in the structure and comprising turbine stator vanes, turbine rotor blades and a turbine discharge duct adapted to channel turbine exhaust to exit the structure at the two low-pressure portions of the structure surface. In preferred embodiments the structure is a vertical tower that is generally cylindrical and the turbine is a horizontal axis axial flow shrouded wind turbine. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111669 | Variable phase turbine apparatus - Variable phase turbine apparatus comprising, in combination a rotatably driven load structure, defining an axis, confinement means forming a fluid flow passage extending generally axially and adjacent said load structure, a turbine operatively connected to said load structure, to transmit rotary drive thereto, two-phase flow nozzle means receiving pressurized flow via said passage, and directing flow of fluid from said passage, expanded in the nozzle means, at the turbine to rotate the turbine, the nozzle means configured to expand flow consisting of two or more of the following phases:
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| 20100111670 | SHROUD HANGER WITH DIFFUSED COOLING PASSAGE - A shroud hanger for a gas turbine engine has an arcuate body with opposed inner and outer faces and opposed forward and aft ends, the channel having at least one cooling passage therein which includes: (a) a generally axially-aligned channel extending through the body, the channel having one end open to an exterior of the body; and (b) a generally radially-aligned diffuser extending through the inner face and intersecting the channel. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111671 | METHODS AND APPARATUS INVOLVING SHROUD COOLING - A turbine cooling component comprising a circumferential leading edge, a circumferential trailing edge, a pair of spaced and opposed side panels connected to the leading and trailing edges, an arcuate base connected to the trailing and leading edges having a fore portion, a midsection portion, an aft portion, opposed side portions, an outer surface partially defining a cavity operative to receive pressurized air, and an arcuate inner surface in contact with a gas flow path of a turbine engine, a first side cooling air passage in the base extending along the first side portion from the fore portion to the aft portion, and a fore cooling air passage in the fore portion of the base communicative with the side cooling air passage and the cavity, operative to receive the pressurized air from the cavity. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111672 | Hesting Power Turbine Device - A power turbine employs a plurality of turbine blades which allows the turbine to regulate pressure and ventilate for a greater ability to generate power without back pressure of the power source. It also relieves much of the stress on the uni-body construction. The vent ports #30 work at various times to transfer pressure naturally from one compartment to another, greatly increasing the balance of pressure throughout the process within the turbine. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111673 | TURBINE WITH INTERRUPTED PURGE FLOW - A blade attachment apparatus for a turbine is provided and includes a member, which rotates about an axis of the turbine, including fore and aft disk posts that retain corresponding fore and aft turbine blades, respectively, fore and aft of a turbine nozzle and a central portion proximate the turbine nozzle and an attachment retained between the fore and aft disk posts and the fore and aft turbine blades and coupled to the central portion, such that a portion of the attachment interrupts a purge flow through the turbine. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111674 | System and Method for Reducing Bucket Tip Losses - A system including an airfoil portion of an unshrouded turbine bucket, which includes a pressure-side surface and suction-side surface each extending from a root surface to a tip surface and joined at a leading edge and a trailing edge, the pressure-side surface having a generally concave shape and the suction-side surface having a generally convex shape; the airfoil portion having an increasing stagger angle in a span-wise direction from the root surface to the tip surface and an increasingly loaded suction-side surface as the suction-side surface approaches the tip surface and the tip surface approaches the leading edge, the airfoil portion having a resultant lean in a direction of the suction-side surface as the leading edge approaches the tip surface, and the pressure-side surface and the suction-side surface each having a locally reduced or reversed curvature in a direction of the pressure-side surface at their intersection with the tip surface. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111675 | FAN CASE FOR TURBOFAN ENGINE - A gas turbine engine rotor containment structure comprises an inner structurally supporting case having an inner surface positioned adjacent to a gas turbine engine rotor component to be contained. A layer of acoustic material is wrapped around and bounded to a radially outer surface of the inner case. A thin walled outer ring is bounded to a radially outer surface the layer of acoustic material. A layer of fibrous containment material surrounds a radially outer surface of the outer ring. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111676 | Compressor for an Exhaust Gas Turbocharger - A compressor for an exhaust gas turbocharger includes an exhaust gas turbocharger housing having a gas intake port, which substantially radially encloses a gas inflow area. Disposed in the exhaust gas turbocharger housing is a compressor wheel, which can be driven by an exhaust gas turbine. The compressor wheel bounds the gas inflow area in the gas intake port in the direction of flow of a gas. The gas intake port includes indentations on a side of the inflow area. The flow noise in normal operation of the compressor and the acoustic effect in the case of pumping are reduced with the indentations. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111677 | Variable stator blade assembly - A variable stator blade assembly of a compressor, in particular of a gas turbine, including a compressor casing with a counterbore and a receptacle, a stator blade with a spindle, a spindle bush and a seal is provided. The spindle bush is placed inside the receptacle and spindle is placed inside the spindle bush wherein the seal is placed radially between the spindle and the spindle bush. The spindle is the dynamic seal face and a face within the spindle bush is the static seal face. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111678 | TURBINE RING ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE - A turbine ring assembly for a gas turbine, the assembly comprising a complete ring ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111679 | Asymmetrical gas turbine cooling port locations - A method is disclosed for improving a turbine's thermal response during transient and steady state operating conditions in which the flow of cooling fluid in the turbine's casing is caused to be asymmetrical relative to the horizontal and vertical symmetry planes of the casing so that the turbine's cooling symmetry planes are rotated relative to its geometric symmetry planes and thereby the heat transfer at locations in the casing with increased mass is increased. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111680 | Delivery Pump - A delivery pump for conveying a liquid between a pump inlet and a pump outlet, the pump being constructed as a single-stage centrifugal pump with a radial impeller ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111681 | BEARING DEVICE OF GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT AND GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT - A bearing device of a gas turbine power generation equipment provides damping vibration of a shaft and lubricates and cools the bearing main body. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111682 | CRENELATED TURBINE NOZZLE - A turbine nozzle includes a row of vanes extending radially between annular outer and inner bands. The outer band includes a pair of radial flanges defining an annular seal groove therebetween. One of the flanges is crenelated to improve nozzle life. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111683 | FLUID FLOW MACHINE - A fluid flow engine ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111684 | TURBINE AIRFOIL CLOCKING - An assembly of airfoils in a turbine engine, the assembly comprising: at least three successive axially stacked rows of airfoils in one of a compressor and a turbine: a first airfoil row, a second airfoil row, and a third airfoil row; wherein the first airfoil row and the third airfoil row each comprise one of a row of rotor blades and a row of stator blades, and the second airfoil row comprises the other; and wherein at least a majority of the mid-channel points of the airfoils in the third airfoil row are positioned circumferentially within +/−25% pitch of the third airfoil row with respect to the location at which a wake flow during a selected operating condition from the first airfoil row is determined to enter the third airfoil row. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111685 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT, A TURBOJET ENGINE PROVIDED THEREWITH, AND AN AIRCRAFT PROVIDED THEREWITH - A gas turbine engine component is provided including at least one ring element, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced load carrying vanes extending in a radial direction of the ring element. The load carrying vanes have an internal structure with an anisotropic load carrying property, and the internal structure is configured so that a main load carrying direction is in parallel with the extension direction of the load carrying vane. The component includes a stiffening structure bridging the distance between at least two adjacent load carrying vanes in the circumferential direction of the ring element, and the at least two adjacent load carrying vanes are attached to the stiffening structure. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111686 | AIR DIFFUSER SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL PUMPS - An air diffuser device suitable for use in an air diffuser system for a centrifugal pump the pump including a pump casing with a pumping chamber therein, an impeller mounted within the pumping chamber for rotation about a rotation axis, the impeller including a front side and a rear side. The air diffuser system comprises one or more passages extending through the impeller from the front side to the rear side, the or each passage having a first opening at the rear side and a second opening at the front side of the impeller. The air diffuser device comprises a main body having a seal side and an impeller side, and at least one channel extending through the main body from the seal side to the impeller side, the or each channel having an intake opening at the seal side, a discharge opening at the impeller side, and a base wall extending through the main body, the base wall having a leading end portion at the seal side, and a trailing end portion at the impeller side, the discharge opening being in fluid communication with the first opening of the passage in the impeller when installed. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111687 | Centrifugal Pump Comprising a Spiral Housing - A centrifugal pump includes a spiral housing with a first housing part and a second housing part. The central region of the second housing part is cup-shaped in order to receive the rotor situated in a wet chamber and forms a bearing at the base of the cup-shaped region rotatably mounting the rotor. A stator surrounds the second housing part and is situated in a dry chamber in the vicinity of the exterior of the rotor. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111688 | AXIAL-CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR WITH PORTED SHROUD - A compressor includes a housing, a rotor, an impeller, and a ported shroud. The rotor is mounted within the housing, and has a first leading edge and a first trailing edge. The rotor is operable, upon rotation thereof, to compress air and to discharge the air in an approximately axial direction. The impeller is mounted within the housing, and has a second leading edge and a second trailing edge. The impeller is operable, upon rotation thereof, to receive the air discharged from the rotor, to further compress the air, and to discharge the air in an approximately radial direction. The shroud at least partially surrounds the impeller. The shroud has an opening therein to at least facilitate allowing the air to travel upstream of the opening. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111689 | ULTIMATE WIND TURBINE SYSTEM METHOD AND APPARATUS - An Ultimate Wind Turbine Energy Generator that will start moving and generating energy at very low wind speeds (i.e. very slight motion or torque), that has magnetic bearings with near zero friction which support the Generator and Wind turbine apparatus without consuming external energy to control them. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111690 | BEARING SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR TURBINE - Bearing support structure for turbines comprising an inner ring ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111691 | TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS - A turbine engine component includes a shaft and two sets of hollow radial plates. The shaft includes an axial section forming a portion of a main passage having a substantially uniform diameter. The axial section has two ends and a center located substantially halfway between the two ends. The first set of hollow radial plates extends radially outwardly from the shaft at a first axial location between the center and a first end of the axial section. Each hollow radial plate is hollow and has an interior surface defining annular chambers surrounding and in flow communication with the main passage. The second set of hollow radial plates extends radially outwardly from the shaft at a second axial location between the center and a second end of the axial section. Each hollow radial plate has an interior surface defining annular chambers surrounding and in flow communication with the main passage. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111692 | EXHAUST GAS TURBOCHARGER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an exhaust gas turbocharger ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111693 | WIND TURBINE DAMPING OF TOWER RESONANT MOTION AND SYMMETRIC BLADE MOTION USING ESTIMATION METHODS - A method for wind turbine tower load control includes controlling the pitch of the rotor blades in a conventional manner by a collective command component. An estimator estimates the tower resonant acceleration and the thrice-per-revolution blade imbalance acceleration. Combining logic, connected to the estimated resonant acceleration and to the estimated thrice-per-revolution (3P) acceleration provides a combined pitch modulation to damp the tower resonant motion and the thrice-per-revolution motion using collective modulation. The pitch modulation is combined with the collective command component to drive the pitch actuators. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111694 | AEROGENERATOR HAVING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING VANE UNIT HORIZONTAL - Disclosed herein is an aerogenerator having a horizontal maintaining means. The aerogenerator of the present invention includes a support pillar which is placed upright on the ground and has a hollow space therein. The aerogenerator further includes a rotational support unit which is provided on the upper end of the support pillar so as to be rotatable. The rotational support unit includes a rotational body and a rotational support base which supports the lower end of the rotational body. The opposite ends of the rotational support base extend predetermined lengths from the rotational body outwards. The aerogenerator further includes vane units which include a main vane and a subsidiary vane provided on the respective opposite ends of the rotational support base of the rotational support unit. The main vane and the subsidiary vane have different weights. The aerogenerator further includes a generating unit which converts the rotating force of the vane units into electric energy, a rotating force transmission unit which transmits the rotating force of the vane units to the generating unit, and the horizontal maintaining means which connects the vane units to the rotational body to maintain central axes of rotating shafts of the vane units horizontal. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111695 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SOLID WATER BUILD-UP - An apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a wind turbine with a hub supporting a blade, and a sensor disposed and configured to monitor the blade and to produce a respective output signal. A computer processor disposed and configured to receive the output signal of the sensor executes a computer software application to facilitate comparing the output signal to a predetermined value to determine whether solid water is present at the blade and providing an indication of solid water build-up when solid water is present. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111696 | Counterbalanced orthogonal hydropower system - A counterbalanced orthogonal hydropower system for generating electricity comprises -an upper and lower turbines made as ring-shaped platforms, each incorporating a rotor, the turbines include hydro-dynamical blades positioned to rotate the turbines in opposite directions, -variously disposed inductors, -a tower mounted on a water reservoir's bottom, -a frame, supported by the tower and peripherally surrounded by a rigid polygon-shaped structure having vertexes, -units for rotatable support of the turbines associated with the frame, and -units for support of the inductors, wherein the latters are attached to the vertexes through spring-loaded hinges. It may also comprise units for support of the circular shape of platforms, for braking rotation of the turbines, for unloading the turbines from lateral forces, and for unloading the turbines from vertical forces. The top turbine may have negative buoyancy, while the bottom turbine and frame may have positive buoyancy. The frame can be made of hollow rods. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111697 | WIND ENERGY GENERATION DEVICE - Wind turbine devices are presented that use counter rotating rotor assemblies in a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) arrangement. This reduces the torque applied to the HAWT thereby reducing the structural requirements of a wind energy generation system. Additionally, the counter rotating rotor assemblies cooperatively rotate an output shaft. In one arrangement, this shaft is a vertical shaft which allows removing power generation equipment from the axis of rotation of a HAWT to a position below the wind turbine and/or located on the ground. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111698 | Fan with locking ring - An airflow apparatus comprising a stator section, at least one stator blade and a plurality of mounting flanges disposed on the stator section is provided. Additionally, the airflow apparatus includes at least one slot disposed between the plurality of mounting flanges, a rotor assembly coupled to the at least one stator blade, whereby the rotor assembly has a proximal end and a distal end. Furthermore, the airflow apparatus includes at least one fan blade coupled to the rotor assembly. The airflow apparatus also includes a locking apparatus, whereby the locking apparatus includes at least one mounting member and at least one coupling member, wherein the at least one slot is coupled to the at least one coupling member. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111699 | SPACERS AND TURBINES - Spacers and turbines are provided. In an embodiment, and by way of example only, a spacer includes a strip, a first retention flange, and a second retention flange. The strip has a first edge, a second edge, and an impingement surface, and the impingement surface extends axially along the strip between the first edge and the second edge and is substantially flat. The first retention flange is recessed relative to the impingement surface and extends away from the first edge of the strip. The second retention flange is recessed relative to the impingement surface and extends away from the second edge of the strip | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111700 | Turbine blade including a seal pocket - A turbine blade is disclosed. The turbine blade may have an airfoil extending from a first surface of a turbine platform. The turbine blade may further have a first side pocket of the turbine platform that is configured to substantially entirely house a first moveable seal between a forward wall of the first side pocket and an aft wall of the first side pocket. The first side pocket may have a convex surface, extending between the forward wall and the aft wall, and a concave surface. The turbine blade may also have a second side pocket of the turbine platform configured to receive a portion of a second moveable seal. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111701 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND FIXATION STRUCTURE THEREOF - Disclosed is a turbine rotor blade that is highly manufacturable and capable of reducing the stress caused by centrifugal force. The turbine rotor blade includes: a vane portion having a blade leading edge which is positioned upstream in the distribution direction of working fluid, and a blade trailing edge which is positioned downstream of the blade leading edge; and a blade base portion which is extended unidirectionally on a base side of the vane portion and engaged with a blade groove formed in the outer circumference of a turbine rotor. The turbine rotor circumferential position of the end of the blade base portion on the side toward the blade leading edge is different from the turbine rotor circumferential position of the end of the blade base portion on the side toward the blade trailing edge. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111702 | HUB CONE FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A hub cone ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111703 | SAFETY PROPELLER - A propeller ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111704 | TURBINE BLADE HAVING SQUEALER - A turbine blade of the invention includes an air foil including a plurality of cooling flow passages through which a cooling medium flows from a leading edge region to a trailing edge region, a top plate which forms the apex of the air foil, has a heat-resistant coating applied on the upper surface thereof, and includes a plurality of cooling holes, and a squealer which protrudes radially outward from the blade from the top plate, and is formed so as to extend from a leading edge end to a starting end of the trailing edge region along a suction-surface-side blade wall in a peripheral direction of the blade. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111705 | REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR - A refrigerant compressor is provided that can be assembled easily and can quickly discharge lubricating oil that leaks from contact sliding parts of its mechanical seal so as to prevent the oil from turning into sludge around the stationary ring. In a refrigerant compressor in which a mechanical seal which shaft seals the inner side and the outer side of a housing is installed at a portion of the housing through which a rotating shaft penetrates, a mechanical seal comprises a stationary ring securely fastened to the inner circumferential surface of a boss portion, a rotary ring securely fastened to the outer circumferential surface of the rotating shaft to the inside of the stationary ring so as to face the stationary ring, whereby sliding contact is formed between sides of the stationary ring and the rotary ring. The inner circumferential surface of the boss portion to the outside of the stationary ring is provided with an inclined portion over the entire circumference or at least the gravitationally lower portion of the inner circumferential surface, which enlarges from the stationary ring side toward an oil discharge hole to the outside of the stationary ring. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111706 | HIGH VOLTAGE BUS CAPACITOR PRE-CHARGER CIRCUIT - A precharge circuit ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111707 | ROBUST PID CONTROL FOR BLDC MOTOR CONTROLLER - When controlling an air compressor ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111708 | FLUID EJECTION SYSTEM, FLUID EJECTION SYSTEM DRIVE METHOD, AND SURGICAL APPARATUS - A fluid ejection system includes: a pulsation generation section which, including a fluid chamber, a diaphragm which changes a volume of the fluid chamber, and a piezoelectric element which drives the diaphragm, pulsatively ejects a fluid from a nozzle; and a control apparatus including a pressure generation section which supplies the fluid to the fluid chamber at a predetermined pressure, a drive waveform generation section which inputs a drive waveform into the piezoelectric element, and a load detection section which detects a load of the pressure generation section, wherein in the event that the load detection section has detected a load abnormality of the pressure generation section, a fluid discharge pressure amplitude of the pulsation generation section or a fluid supply pressure of the pressure generation section is made higher than at a normal drive time. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111709 | COMPRESSOR PROTECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A compressor includes at least one current sensor and processing circuitry in communication with the at least one current sensor. The processing circuitry declares a locked rotor condition when current drawn by the compressor is at least forty (40) percent of peak locked rotor current. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111710 | Control devices for fuel pump driving motors - The present invention includes a control device capable of applying a high voltage to a motor of a fuel pump for an appropriate period of time during a low voltage operation of the motor. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111711 | Downhole Electrical Submersible Pump Seal - An improved seal assembly for a downhole electrical submersible pump assembly. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111712 | HYDRAULIC PUMP CONTROL ARM AND METHOD - Adjustable control arms for dual path hydrostatic pumps have first and second arms interconnected by an eccentric mechanism with a common pivot point on a pivotal control input shaft for the pumps. The control arms are adjusted at a minimal pump output such as 500 r.p.m. by varying the eccentric to achieve equal r.p.m. The throw of the pump arms is adjusted at a maximum pump output r.p.m., such as approximately 4000 r.p.m., to achieve uniform tracking, steering, and directional control from the dual path hydrostatic pumps. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111713 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM - A system, apparatus, and method for improving performance of a pressurized system. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111714 | DIAPHRAGM PUMPS AND TRANSPORTING DRAG REDUCERS - An apparatus for a diaphragm pump and a method for transporting at least a portion of a latex and/or a latex drag reducer through a diaphragm pump are disclosed. A method for reducing the pressure drop associated with flowing a hydrocarbon-containing fluid through a pipeline also is disclosed. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111715 | AIR SUPPLY MECHANISM FOR VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM - A pump system has a rotatory shaft and a rotatory drive arrangement coupled to the rotatory shaft for applying rotatory energy thereto. First through fourth pump arrangements are coupled to the rotatory shaft, each pump arrangement pumping a pulse of air during each rotation of the rotatory shaft, the first, second, third, and fourth pump arrangements pumping a corresponding pulse of air sequentially during each rotation of the rotatory shaft. The rotatory shaft has a first and second ends, and a central region therebetween where an electric motor is coaxially arranged. The first and third pump arrangements are coupled to the first end of the rotatory shaft, and the second and fourth pump arrangements are coupled to the second end of the rotatory shaft. Angularly displaced eccentric couplers couple the pump arrangements to the respective ends of the rotatory shaft. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100111716 | Apparatus for analysis and control of a reciprocating pump system by determination of a pump card - An instrumentation system for assessing operation of a reciprocating pump system which produces hydrocarbons from a non-vertical or a vertical wellbore. The instrumentation system periodically produces a downhole pump card as a function of a directly or indirectly measured surface card and a friction law function from a wave equation which describes the linear vibrations in a long slender rod. A control signal or command signal is generated based on characteristics of the downhole pump card for controlling the pumping system. It also generates a pump and well analysis report that is useful for a pump operation and determination of its condition. | 2010-05-06 |
