19th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120110914 | DECELERATING DEVICE - A decelerating device ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120110915 | SLIDING WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A sliding window assembly for a vehicle including a first fixed panel and a second fixed panel spaced a distance from the first fixed panel to define an aperture therebetween. A sliding panel is movable relative to the fixed panels between a closed position and an open position. The sliding panel includes a top end and a bottom end spaced from the top end. A track is coupled to the fixed panels with a central section of the track spanning the aperture. The track defines a channel for receiving the top or bottom end of the sliding panel. The central section of the track defines a notch having a width substantially equal to or greater than the distance between the fixed panels for revealing either the top end or the bottom end of the sliding panel within the channel of the track between the first and second fixed panels. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110916 | EXTRUDABLE POLYMER FOR BONDING METAL TO RUBBER AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS - A weatherstrip assembly includes a metal surface, a thin tie layer of polymeric material covering at least select portions of the metal surface, and an elastomeric material received over the thin tie layer of polymeric material and exhibiting improved bonding with the metal through the thin layer of polymeric material. Preferably, the thin tie layer is a polypropylene-based olefinic copolymer and an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110917 | Outer Belt Molding - An outer belt molding is provided for a motor vehicle door having a door panel defining a window opening. The outer belt molding includes an elongated main body adapted to be attached to the door panel along a lower edge of the window opening. The elongated main body includes a mounting portion including a vertical segment abutting a portion of the door panel and an outer segment extending out from the vertical segment abutting another portion of the door panel. The outer belt molding also includes fastening means extending between at least one of the outer and vertical segments and the door panel to fixedly secure the outer belt molding to the door panel. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110918 | FASTENING ARRANGEMENT FOR MOUNTING A DECORATIVE PANEL - A fastening arrangement is provided for mounting a decorative panel on a vehicle door that includes, but is not limited to a frame profile forming an opening for a side window of the vehicle door, on which the decorative panel for covering the profile is mounted with a fastener. The fastener includes, but is not limited to an elongate fastening piece passing through an opening in the frame profile and a fastening counterpiece connected to the fastening piece. The fastening counterpiece is connected to the decorative panel. The elongate fastening piece extends perpendicular to a door plane and can be connected to the fastening counterpiece from a door inner side. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110919 | MECHANISM FOR CLOSING SLIDING DOORS - A mechanism for closing sliding doors of furniture. The mechanism includes at least two rotatable closing elements, each associated with a respective door. A locking body is associated with the closing element for rotating and locking the closing element in either an open position or a closed position. The closing element also includes a locking portion that, through the rotation of the closing element, can pass from a first position in which the locking portion prevents the translation of the sliding doors of the furniture, to a second position which allows the translation of the sliding doors. The closing mechanism also includes a synchronization bar that makes the closing elements rotate as a unit, ensuring the simultaneous locking of the sliding doors in the closed or open position. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110920 | VEHICLE DOOR LOCK DEVICE - A switching lever of a vehicle door lock device includes a lever main body, an inertial lever having a mass body pivotably disposed on the lever main body so as to be pivotable from its initial position about a pivot, and a torsion coil spring disposed between the lever main body and the inertial lever and biasing the inertial lever towards its initial position. If the inertial lever is disposed in its initial position and is displaced integrally with the lever main body, the inertial lever will press a pawl, thereby causing a fork to switch to an unlocked position. However, if an inertial force greater than a pre-determined value acts on the mass body, the inertial lever will pivot from its initial position in a direction opposite of the interial force and avoid pressing the pawl, such that the fork is maintained in a locked state. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110921 | GESINTERTE SCHLEIFKORNAGGLOMERATE SINTERED ABRASIVE GRIT AGGLOMERATES - The present invention relates to sintered abrasive grit agglomerates based on aluminum oxide, having homogeneously distributed nanoscale pores in the range of 100-300 nm, with a pore volume of at least 15%. The average diameter of primary particles of the aluminum oxide primary particles is less than 5 μm, wherein said primary particles are connected to each other without additional adhesive agent. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110922 | RAIN GUTTER GAURD AND METHOD FOR INSTALLATION - The invention described herein relates to an apparatus that prevents rain gutters for clogging and, more particularly, a gutter guard that can be retrofitted to rain gutters. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110923 | Gutter guard - A gutter guard constructed to be mounted on a gutter and to extend from the front to the rear thereof. The gutter guard comprises a central screen portion, a front mounting portion and a rear mounting portion. The central screen portion comprises a fine mesh top layer and a bottom support layer of expanded construction with openings of a desired size. The front mounting portion comprises a first metal sheet folded over and crimped to an adjacent front end of the screen portion. The rear mounting portion comprises a second metal sheet folded over and crimped to an adjacent rear end of the screen portion. The mesh top layer is hemmed to the bottom support layer and they are thereafter roll formed in a new and improved manner to prevent damage to the mesh top layer, to control its tension, and to provide close contact of the mesh top layer to the bottom support layer. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110924 | ROOF EDGING DEVICE - A roof edge device ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120110925 | OFF-THE-GRID CONTAINER SHIPPABLE DOMICILE - An off-the-grid prefabricated structure that is configured to be shipped in a standard shipping container in collapsed state and then be assembled into an expanded state at its final destination. The prefabricated structure includes its own internal power and water sources. The power source may be a low voltage direct current power source that provides power to common appliances and fixtures that operate at low voltage. Additionally or alternatively, solar energy collection devices may be integrated into the prefabricated structure to supply the internal power source. The water source may be a liquid tight flexible bag that is stored within one or more access spaces in the prefabricated structure. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110926 | Combo Wood And Plastic Modular Storage Shed - The present invention provides a system or kit which includes wood and plastic components or plastic components only. These components can be readily assembled to form a structure with the use of a minimal number of tools. The components are precut so that measurements and cutting of the component materials is eliminated. This leads to a savings in wasted materials. The components are readily assembled using conventional fasteners and simple hand tools. The components have preformed notches and tabs in order to facilitate assembly of the components without the requirement for measurements. This assures that the components will be assembled correctly and eliminates the opportunity for inaccurate measurements and incorrect assembly. The roof and floor structures are formed from plastic panels which interlock together. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110927 | PAYLOAD MAST - An extensible payload system including mounting equipment and a mast system removably coupled to the mounting equipment. The mast system includes a plurality of nested mast sections, at least one cable, and a pull block assembly. The plurality of nested mast sections include a first mast section and a second mast section nested within the first mast section. At least one cable is rollably coupled to the first mast section. The pull block assembly is coupled to an end of the second mast section. The pull block assembly has a cable receiving opening. The cable is routed into the cable receiving opening and is coupled to the pull block assembly. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110928 | Modular Building System For Constructing Multi-Story Buildings - A modular building system for constructing a multi-story building includes pre-fabricated modular units. Each modular unit includes a horizontal slab for forming a floor/ceiling of the building, a joist extending horizontally along a first edge of the slab, the joist extending below the slab and extending horizontally beyond the first edge of the slab to form a receiving lip, columns positioned on top of the slab along the first edge, and connectors installed in cavities formed in the unit. A floor of the multi-story building is formed by arranging the modular units so that the slab of a first modular unit is positioned on the receiving lip of a second modular unit. An additional floor of the multi-story building is formed by arranging the modular units so that the joist portion of an upper modular unit is positioned on the columns of a lower modular unit. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110929 | MOBILE BUILDING TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - A mobile building transportation device can comprise a frame, a front axle, and a rear axle. The frame can support a mobile building for transport on a public highway and can include left and right longitudinal support members and front and rear transverse support members that bear at least a portion of the weight of the mobile building. The front and rear axles can each be coupled to the frame by suspension components. The longitudinal support members can have a riser vertically displaced above the front and/or rear axle positions to allow a vertical distance to be minimized between the transverse support members and the axles. This can allow the front and/or rear axle to move unobstructed through a range of motion of the front and/or rear suspension components. At least one of the longitudinal and transverse support members can be constructed, at least in part, of tubing. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110930 | POST INSTALLATION - A method of securing an elongate member in the ground which includes the steps of embedding the member within a matching size and shaped hole in the ground then ensnaring the member with a ground anchor that passes substantially through the member intersecting the member. The invention also applies to a member with a ground anchor positioned therein and also having a tightening nut. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110931 | ISOLATION MOUNT AND METHODS THEREFOR - An isolation mount comprises a hollow wedge shaped shell having an upper sloped surface and at least three sidewalls extending therefrom to join a surrounding flange. The wedge shaped shell is thermoformed from a rigid plastic material. The upper sloped surface may include stiffening ribs and the shell may include a ballast recess adapted to contain roofing ballast. The inner perimeter portion of a skirt membrane is secured to the surrounding flange and an outer perimeter portion of the skirt extends away from the surrounding flange and is securable to a surface. The inner perimeter portion may be sealed to the surrounding flange. The inner perimeter portion defines a skirt membrane opening leading into a hollow region of the shell such that multiple isolation mounts may be stacked together. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110932 | PAN TILE/ROOFING TILE/FACADE ELEMENT WITH INTEGRATED SOLAR MODULE - The present invention relates to a roofing tile, a roofing shingle or facade element having a photovoltaic solar element and a method for producing such a roofing tile/roofing shingle/facade element. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110933 | FLOORING ELEMENT MADE OF A PLASTIC MATERIAL HAVING A NET STRUCTURE - A flooring element includes a net structure made of a plastic material having a plurality of first elements and a plurality of second elements. Anchoring portions extend from the prevalent development plane of the net structure, which anchoring portions, in use condition, are destined to face towards a terrain surface. The elements comprise at least an anti-slip element situated on an opposite side to the anchoring portion with respect to the development plane of the net structure. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110934 | INTUMESCENT BACKER ROD - A backer rod adapted for forming a fire-resistant seal within a construction joint. The backer rod may include an elongated tube defining a total assembly volume and a hollow interior, and a core disposed within the hollow interior. The tube is formed of a combustible foam plastic which disintegrates when exposed to fire. The core material is expandable when exposed to fire, such that the core has an intumescent expansion factor sufficient to expand to a volume beyond the total assembly volume. The backer rod may be press fit into a void between two surfaces to a depth. A sealant layer may be formed within the void. When exposed to fire on a side opposite the sealant layer, the external shell disintegrates, the core expands within the void in a direction away from the sealant layer, and a fire-resistant barrier is formed within the void between the surfaces. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110935 | Children Massage Center - “Children Massage Center” is pediatric massage facility established specially for children from birth to 18 years. Particularly divided facility for different age group where children and parents are introduced to pediatric massage therapy that utilizes equipment specifically tailored to children, games and toys/tools, and visual stimulants as wall graphics, audio, personal computer etc. Providing massage therapy in such environment significantly increases effectiveness of treatment. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110936 | TRIM BEAD AND STUCCO SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - A trim bead for a building wall incorporates an outwardly extending flange portion to provide a mechanical key for a layer of exterior finishing coatings, such as stucco coatings. The trim bead may be used in stucco systems for exterior building walls that employ continuous thermal insulation over the building wall substrate. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110937 | FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING IN NUCLEAR FACILITIES AND METHOD FOR BUILDING FOUNDATION - To include a lower foundation | 2012-05-10 |
20120110938 | PATIO EXTRUSION BEAM CAP - The present invention discloses a beam cap incorporated into a patio extrusion assembly and which includes an elongated body exhibiting, in cross section, a width extending middle portion terminating at opposite ends in engaging tabs. The body is affixed to an exposed profile associated with a component of the extrusion assembly. Additional features include the middle portion exhibiting an arcuate configuration, with the engaging tabs further including a first pair of inner tabs each exhibiting an outwardly angled detent deflected and reseated in a resistive snap-fit fashion with aligning end channels associated with the exposed profile. The engaging tabs further include a second pair of outer tabs within which the end channels seat. Other features include the beam cap exhibiting a specified shape and size and being constructed of an extruded aluminum or least one of vinyl or PVC. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110939 | FLOOR PROFILE ARRANGEMENT - Floor profile arrangement, in particular for securing floor coverings ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120110940 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING CONCRETE - An improved anchor for securing a reinforcement strip to a concrete structure. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110941 | Extruded plastic members for covering wood surfaces - A substrate covering system includes a plurality of elongated board members, which are, for example composed of an extruded thermoplastic material. Preferably, each of the elongated board members has a convex inner surface and a concave outer surface, both of which are flattened as the edges of the board member are attached to the substrate. Preferably, the inner surface has notches facilitating adhesive attachment to the substrate, while the outer surface has grooves curved to simulate a wood grain and to prevent slipping. The system may also include an elongated edge trim strip that can be configured to cover several different types of substrate edges. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110942 | WALL BLOCK FOR A STRAWBALE HOUSE, AND STRAWBALE-HOUSE CONSTRUCTION METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a wall block for a strawbale house. More specifically, it relates to a wall block for a strawbale house comprising a predetermined frame in which at least two facing sides are not blocked, and a bundle of straw which is positioned within the frame and both ends of which are finished with loess. In the present invention, straw bales which will be comprised in the walls of a strawbale house are preformed into blocks in order to allow the strawbale house to be constructed easily and reduce the construction time and effort. This has the advantage of allowing houses to be built both easily and directly with little cost or time, and has many environmental advantages in terms of environmentally friendly use of materials, reduced construction waste, energy savings and the like. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110943 | Concrete insert - A concrete insert having a housing with an elongate centre portion. Longitudinal sides depend inwardly and have edge surfaces. Longitudinal flanges depend transversely from longitudinal sides and diverge. Lateral ends depend inwardly and have mating surfaces on inside surfaces of the lateral ends for mating substantially flush with the edge surfaces which support the lateral ends and flanges. Lateral flanges depend transversely from lateral ends and diverge. The concrete insert includes a nut box insert comprising a bottom wall mounted in the housing for sealing an open bottom of housing and for sealing the gaps between the edge surfaces and the mating surfaces. The housing and the nut box insert forming a nut box, with a nut slidably mounted in the nut box, the nut box for constraining rotation of the nut for the threaded hole in the nut to receive a threaded fastener through an access slot in housing. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110944 | FASTENER FOR BUILDING MATERIALS - A fastener for fastening at least a pair of elongated members to a support structure includes a first arm having a first portion sized to be received within an edge grove or a slot of one elongated member, a second portion disposed substantially perpendicular to the first portion and a third portion disposed at an acute angle to a surface of the support structure prior to use of the fastener, wherein the first portion extends in a first direction from the second portion. There is also a second arm having a portion thereof extending in a second direction being opposite to the first direction, the portion of the second arm is sized to be received within an edge grove or a slot of another elongated member juxtaposed with the one elongated member. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110945 | Composites and Methods of Formation Thereof - In one embodiment, a method of forming a composite material includes drying organic raw material to remove moisture to less than about 18%. The organic raw material is milled to form organic fiber particles having a size less than about 10 mm. A glue is formed by adding magnesium oxide, magnesium chloride, and water. The glue is mixed with the organic fiber particles to form a slurry. A mold cavity of a mold is filled with the slurry. A pattern is formed by allowing the slurry to set within the mold cavity. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110946 | Lattice Structure - The present invention relates to a lattice structure which is adjustable between a condition folded in and a condition folded out, wherein the lattice structure includes longitudinally extending props which in the condition of the lattice structure folded out are connected with each other by obliquely extending struts, wherein the obliquely extending struts are directly or indirectly pivotally arranged on the longitudinally extending props and wherein at least one of the obliquely extending struts has a first portion and a second portion which are connected with each other in an articulated manner such that their angle to each other becomes smaller on folding in the lattice structure. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110947 | QUICK-SET, FULL-MOMENT-LOCK, ASSEMBLABLE AND NONDESTRUCTIVELY DISASSEMBLABLE, COLUMN AND BEAM FRAME SYSTEM - A floating, nondestructably disconnectable, discontinuous, full-moment nodal connection between the end of a beam and the side of a column including (a) a column having a side, (b) a column-mount node structure joined to that column side, (c) an elongate beam having an end, and (d) a beam-mount node structure joined to that beam end. The column-mount and beam-mount structures are floatingly, nondestructably disconnectably, and discontinuity-gravity-seated relative to one another, and as so seated, form an operative full-moment connection, via the node structures, between the column and beam, this connection being characterized by the fact that there is no uninterrupted material-occupying path or structure which flows structurally from the beam to the column through the node structures. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110948 | Method and apparatus for a product dispenser - A product dispenser includes an outer housing and a shell disposed within the outer housing. The shell defines a product dispensing chamber, wherein the product dispensing chamber is climate controlled, for receiving a product, portioning the product, storing the portioned product, and dispensing the portioned product upon a dispense command. The product receptacles are stored in a dispense buffer disposed within the product dispensing chamber, and then are dispensed into an airlock for retrieval by a customer. The product dispenser further recognizes demands to keep the dispense buffer slots filled, and demands to dispense a filled product receptacle. The product dispenser may seal the product receptacles to ensure a sanitary product. The product dispenser may further include a vend interface unit to interact with a controller and consumers, whereby the consumer are able to place a demand on the vend interface unit, and await a dispensed filled product receptacle. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110949 | GUIDE TRACK FOR CAPS - A guide track associated with a capping machine, including a capping head that is adjustable to fit the different formats of bottles. The track has, upstream from and adjacent to the capping head, a telescopic portion having a section rigidly connected to the capping head and movable with the latter, and a stationary section rigidly connected to a general frame. The telescopic portion of the guide track for caps includes side walls, the surface of which is smooth, regardless of the position of the stationary section and the movable section in relation to one another. The stationary section and the movable section are transversely shifted, and guided with regard to one another, by a runner system. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110950 | Capping Device - A device for fitting a screw cap to a container, the device comprising a guide ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120110951 | PACKAGE WITH CATHETER - Package for a catheter, with a catheter having catheter tube with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being provided with a catheter connector. A main body is provided for holding the catheter, and a cap for closing off the main body. A gel container is positioned inside the main body, the gel container being provided with a cavity for holding an amount of gel-like lubricating agent. The gel container includes a first opening at a distal end thereof, and a second opening at a proximal end thereof. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110952 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR TREATING CONTAINERS OF LIQUIDS, AND LOADING DEVICE FOR SAID CONTAINERS | 2012-05-10 |
20120110953 | METHOD OF PREPARING BATCHES OF MAIL - A method of preparing batches of mailpieces using an envelope-stuffing machine. The method includes printing documents with each page bearing a first marking for causing the related document to be inserted into an envelope, and printing separator sheets each bearing a second marking for causing it to be folded into a predetermined particular geometrical shape; folding the documents and inserting them into empty envelopes having a common format; folding the separator sheets; and ejecting closed envelopes and the separator sheets folded into the predetermined particular geometrical shape. On being ejected by the envelope-stuffing machine, the separator sheets are interposed automatically between the closed envelopes as a function of the batches to be prepared, and the predetermined particular geometrical shape resulting in the separator sheets projecting from the predetermined common format of the envelopes. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110954 | System and Method for Sensor-Based Feedback Control of a Seed Conditioning and Production Process - A system and method are provided for optimizing the flow of seed along a seed handling path. The system and method include multiple stages at which seeds undergo different processes to prepare the seeds for sale or further handling. The stages may include one or more of Receiving, Husking, Sorting, Drying, Shelling, Bulk Storage, Sizing, Conditioning, Treating, and Packaging. Sensors may be located along the seed handling path for monitoring the seed handling path and the operations and conveyances occurring along the seed handling path at and between different stages. The sensors may provide feedback signals to a controller, which may in turn adjust the operating parameters of various processing devices associated with one or more of the stages in a real-time scenario to optimize the operations and conveyances occurring along the seed handling path. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110955 | Method of providing non-twisted cable from a stationary box - The method of supplying non-twisted cable from a non-rotating container comprising supplying a cable to a first spool in a first position by supplying the cable to the first spool in a direction generally parallel to the centerline of the first spool and wrapping the cable around the first spool so that one twist will be applied to the cable with every circumferential wrap, transferring the first spool to a second position without cutting the cable, transferring a second spool to the first position, supplying the cable to a the second spool in the first position by supplying the cable to the second spool in a direction generally parallel to the centerline of the second spool and wrapping the cable around the second spool so that one twist will be applied to the cable with every circumferential wrap, transferring the first spool to a third position and transferring the second spool to the second position, cutting the cable between the second and the third positions, delivering the cable from the third position to be packaged in a container, repeating the process for additional sections of cable to be placed in additional containers, and pulling the cable from the center of the container to untwist the cable as it is being removed from the container. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110956 | METHOD AND CHAMBER MACHINE FOR SEALING PACKAGING MATERIAL - The disclosure relates to a method for sealing packaging material and a chamber machine or a belted chamber machine for implementation of the method for pre-heating at least one sealing bar to a first temperature in order to facilitate the escape of liquid, preferably | 2012-05-10 |
20120110957 | METHOD FOR PREPARING RAPIDLY DISINTEGRATING FORMULATION FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION - A method and packaging machine for preparing rapidly disintegrating formulations for oral administration are disclosed. The present invention is characterized in that a powdery mixture including a pharmaceutically active ingredient and a sugar or a sugar alcohol powder is filled into a packaging material and, thereafter, the mixture, filled in the packaging material, is heated. The present invention can simply and economically prepare an oral formulation which undergoes rapid disintegration in the oral cavity and provides for high-quality administration to patients. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110958 | Method for Encasing a Confectionery Product - The present invention is directed to a method for encasing a confectionery product, comprising the steps of (a) depositing an edible mass into a rigid vessel; and (b) sealing the rigid vessel, thereby encasing in a sealed rigid vessel a confectionery product | 2012-05-10 |
20120110959 | Advancing Colllecting Device - An inexpensive and collapsible advancing and collecting device for leaves and other debris. The advancing collecting device includes a chute section foldable into a U-shaped configuration so as to be adjustable in diameter to accommodate varying size opening bags or containers in which the debris is to be collected. Connectable to the chute section is a planar scoop section. Leaves and debris are collected onto the planar scoop section while the chute section is inserted into the bag or container resting on the ground. The bag or container is leveraged upright by pulling up the advancing collecting device via handles in the scoop section while simultaneously advancing the debris through the chute section. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110960 | RIGID CONTAINER FOR A FLEXIBLE POUCH FOR HOLDING A BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FLUID, ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A FLEXIBLE POUCH AND SUCH A CONTAINER, AND METHOD FOR USING SUCH A CONTAINER - The container includes a lower wall and an erect side wall limiting an upper opening of a housing for accommodating a flexible pouch containing a fluid; containment elements including a containment wall, the gap between its peripheral edge and the side wall being limited; the containment wall adapted to be applied against the pouch and held fixed in this position by holding elements arranged in the container and borne by the containment elements by a structural and functional combination, and being movable between an inactive retracted state and an active expanded state, in which a distal end part is either moved away from the side wall or applied there against without any chance of sliding; and adapted to be applied at any desired location of a zone of the side wall such that the containment wall can be applied and held against the pouch regardless of how full the latter is. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110961 | Head Harness for a Horse - A head harness for a horse includes a browband linked, at the ends thereof, to two headpieces, each of which has, symmetrically on either side of the harness, two attachments arranged side by side, and in that, on the front headpiece, the cheek strap of the bit and one end of the throat latch are attached to the first attachment and to the second attachment, respectively, and in that, on the rear headpiece, the nosebeand cheep strap and one end of an auxiliary cheek strap and one end of an auxiliary cheep strap are attached to the first attachment and to the second attachment, respectively, the other end of said auxiliary cheek strap being attached onto the noseband cheek strap located on the other side of the harness, and in that the second attachment of the front headpiece that receives the throat latch and the second attachment of the rear headpiece that receives the auxiliary cheek strap are rigidly connected by a link. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110962 | AIR CLEANER, COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND METHODS - A filter cartridge includes a media pack having first and second opposite flow faces; the media pack comprising flutes extending in a direction between the inlet flow face and the outlet flow face; a frame mounted on the second flow face of the media pack; a seal support section extending from the base member; and first and second opposite and spaced blades extending from the base member and in a different direction from the base member as the seal support section. The first and second blades are embedded within the media pack through the second flow face. A seal member is oriented against the seal support section. The filter cartridge can be removably oriented in a cassette. The cassette and filter cartridge are removably oriented in an air cleaner housing. The cassette may include lugs to help position the cartridge in sealing engagement with the air cleaner housing. In another embodiment, the filter cartridge is cassette-free and includes a cartridge-handle projecting therefrom. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110963 | FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A TURBINE SYSTEM - In one aspect, a method for assembling a filtration system is provided. The method includes providing a filter including a retainer formed therewith. The method also includes coupling a gasket about the retainer such that the gasket circumscribes the retainer, such that the gasket is integrally formed with a clamp and such that the clamp is coupled to the retainer in a friction fit. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110964 | AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME - An air cleaner assembly comprises an air box and an air filter. The air box comprises a body and a lid. The body comprises a lower rib member coupled with at least one of a wall and a floor. The lid is movable to a closed position and comprises an upper rib member that comprises shoulder and arm portions. The air filter element comprises a first end and defines outer and first end surfaces. The shoulder and a in portions define respective shoulder and arm surfaces. When the lid is in the closed position, the first end is sandwiched between the upper and lower rib members, the outer surface contacts each of the rest and shoulder surfaces, the first end surface contacts the arm surface, and the air filter element is positioned between and spaced from each of the floor surface and the lid surface. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110965 | CEMENT CONTAINING MULTI-MODAL FIBERS FOR MAKING THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANT CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES - A ceramic honeycomb structure comprised of at least two separate smaller ceramic honeycombs that have been adhered together by a cement comprised of inorganic fibers and a binding phase wherein the smaller honey-combs and fibers are bonded together by the binding phase which is comprised of an silicate, aluminate or alumino-silicate. The fibers have a multi-modal size distribution in which some fibers have lengths of up to 1000 micons and other fibers have lengths in excess of 1 mm. The cement composition may be made in the absence of other inorganic and organic additives while achieving a shear thinning cement, for example, by mixing oppositely charged inorganic binders in water together so as to make a useful cement composition for applying to the smaller honeycombs to be cemented. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110966 | LAWN MOWER POWERED BY A COMPRESSION-IGNITION COMBUSTION ENGINE THAT UTILIZES MULTIPLE FUEL TYPES - The present invention is a lawn mower powered by a compression ignition combustion engine that can utilize multiple fuel types such as petroleum based fuels or plant based fuels or any combination thereof. The lawn mower includes a chassis with a rear end having a plurality of spaced wheels, a compression ignition engine mounted on the chassis to provide power to the lawn mower and one or more grass cutting blades mounted directly or indirectly on an output shaft of the compression ignition engine. The lawn mower also includes a handle projecting from the rear end of chassis and a fuel tank, a fuel line, a fuel pump and a fuel injector to provide the multiple fuel types to the compression ignition engine. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110967 | Basecutter For A Cane Harvester - A stalk processing section of a harvester for harvesting stalks of stalk-like plants, the harvester has a main frame that is moveably coupled to an undercarriage. The stalk processing section includes a basecutter assembly movably coupled to the main frame. The basecutter assembly also includes a set of rails and a set of wheels. The set of wheels engage the set of rails. The set of rails are attached to the main frame and/or the basecutter assembly. The set of wheels are rotatably coupled to the main frame and/or the basecutter assembly. The set of rails and the set of wheels are configured to constrain movement of the basecutter assembly along a path established by the rails and the wheels. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110968 | Basecutter Assembly For A Cane Harvester - A stalk processing section of a harvester for harvesting stalks of stalk-like plants, the harvester has a main frame that is moveably coupled to an undercarriage. The stalk processing section includes a basecutter assembly movably coupled to the main frame. The basecutter assembly includes a knockdown roller, a butt lifter roller and/or an upper feed roller. The basecutter assembly also includes a set of rails and a set of wheels. The set of wheels engage the set of rails. The set of rails are attached to the main frame and/or the basecutter assembly. The set of wheels are rotatably coupled to the main frame and/or the basecutter assembly. The set of rails and the set of wheels are configured to constrain movement of the basecutter assembly along a path established by the rails and the wheels. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110969 | Topper For A Cane Harvester - A topper for a stalk plant harvester for cutting tops from stalk-like plants includes a frame, a pair of cutting blades carried by the frame, and a deflector vane pivotally coupled with the frame. The cutting blades are spaced apart from each other relative to a travel direction, with each cutting blade rotating about a respective generally vertical axis. The deflector vane is selectively movable between a first position for directing cut tops to one side of the topper and a second position for directing cut tops to an opposite side of the topper. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110970 | MOWER BLADE WITH REPLACEABLE INSERTS - The mower blade with replaceable inserts includes a blade bar having diametrically opposite reliefs therein for replaceable cutting inserts. Headed pins extend from each relief, and each insert has corresponding slots. The slots have larger diameter outer ends to clear the larger diameter heads of the pins, the inner portions of the slots being stepped to fit closely about the narrower shanks of the pins. The inserts drop into position over the corresponding pins, and slide outwardly to be retained by the heads of the pins. The outer (lower) surfaces of the heads of the pins are coplanar with the outer (lower) surfaces of the inserts when installed. The cutting edge portions of the inserts extend over and are in direct contact with the corresponding leading edge portions of the blade bar, thus protecting the bar and transferring impact forces directly to the bar rather than through the pins. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110971 | AGRICULTURAL COLLECTING MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR FOR NUTS - An agricultural machine for the selection of fruits from loose material collected from the ground comprises a frame and a rotating roller screen selection device mounted on the frame and configured to impart to the loose material a component of sussultatory movement and a component of translational movement. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110972 | Method and Device for Producing a Three-Layer Cord - Method of manufacturing a metal cord with three concentric layers (C | 2012-05-10 |
20120110973 | Air-Jet Spinning Apparatus - Air spinning device ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120110974 | LATE LEAN INJECTION WITH ADJUSTABLE AIR SPLITS - A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a combustor having a first interior in which a first fuel is combustible, a turbine into which products of at least the combustion of the first fuel are receivable, a transition zone, including a second interior in which a second fuel and the products of the combustion of the first fuel are combustible, a plurality of fuel injectors which are configured to supply the second fuel to the second interior in any one of a single axial stage, multiple axial stages, a single axial circumferential stage and multiple axial circumferential stages, a compressor, by which air is supplied to the first and second interiors for the combustion therein, and a control system configured to control relative amounts of the air to the first and second interiors and relative amounts of the first and second fuels supplied to the first and second interiors. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110975 | IGNITER WITH INTEGRAL PRESSURE SENSING LINE - An igniter device for a combustor system includes an igniter housing and a pressure sense passage. The igniter housing surrounds an electrode and an insulating body. The igniter has a tip to be positioned within a chamber for combustion. The pressure sense passage is attached to an exterior surface of the igniter housing. The pressure sense passage is configured to direct fluid to a pressure sensor. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110976 | Universal aero space , naval eternal technology systems - The invention is a universal aero, naval and space, one class integrated technology, originated from a common, fundamental unique basic absolute maximum efficiency technology, total endothermic, hyperbaric, adiabatic and stoichiometric maximum power capacity, with unlimited pressure ratio, which is the unification of the way to produce a top absolute efficiency by cryogenic electrification of all the transportation systems from ground to the entire universe. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PHOTOIONIZATION OF FULLERENE AND DERIVATIVE CLUSTERS FOR HIGH THRUST-DENSITY ION THRUSTERS - The present invention is for a system and a method of VUV photoionization of fullerene and derivative clusters followed by their thermal effusion for a practical energy-efficient and economically-viable high thrust density ion thruster. By taking advantage of the state-of-the-art high intensity VUV photon sources, present invention is able to provide much softer ionization with minimal internal energy deposition than the ionization in the electron impact or charge exchange type ionization in plasma environment used in conventional ion thrusters. Because the invention eliminates the need of additional gas for forming discharge plasma, it permits simpler and lighter structures than the conventional fullerene thrusters with significantly enhanced propellant-usage efficiencies, thrust to power ratios, and thrust to weight ratios. Because the present invention employs softer VUV photoionization, it permits the usage of heavier and more complex fullerene derivatives, nanotubes, and nanotube derivatives than fullerene clusters for fuels without significantly fragmenting them. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110978 | Absolute universal engine, one from ground to orbit - This invention relates to absolute universal engine for aviation, from ground to orbit and space, by total integration of all modes of operation, turbo fan subsonic, turbo jets supersonic, turbo air ram rockets, and turbo space rockets, <<>> | 2012-05-10 |
20120110979 | FLUTTER SENSING SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An exemplary gas turbine engine assembly includes a fan casing within a nacelle, a variable area fan nozzle. A controller is operable to move the variable area fan nozzle to influence a discharge airflow area associated with the variable area fan nozzle in response to an airfoil flutter condition. A gear train reduces a rotational speed of a fan in the gas turbine engine relative to another portion of the gas turbine engine. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110980 | VARIABLE AREA FAN NOZZLE FAN FLUTTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method of controlling a fan blade flutter characteristic of a gas turbine engine includes adjusting a variable area fan nozzle in response to a neural network. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110981 | Reduction of NOx Trap at Engine Shutoff - The reduction of a NOx trap upon engine shutdown is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises adjusting a timing of creating a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap based upon the determined engine stop position. The creation of a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap may help to at least partially reactivate the lean NOx trap during engine shutoff. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110982 | SAMPLING TUBE FOR IMPROVED EXHAUST GAS FLOW TO EXHAUST SENSOR - An exhaust assembly for a vehicle includes an exhaust pipe through which an exhaust gas flows substantially in a first direction. The exhaust pipe includes a central region. The assembly also includes a sensor in fluid communication with the exhaust pipe and an elongated tube extending from a first end toward a second end and disposed at least partially within the exhaust pipe. The first end of the tube receives at least a portion of the sensor. The tube includes an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The inlet opening generally faces the exhaust gas flowing within the central region in the first direction so that flow of the exhaust gas in the central region substantially directly enters the inlet opening. The tube directs the exhaust gas within the tube toward the sensor, and the exhaust gas within the tube flows out of the tube through the outlet opening. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110983 | DIESEL EXHAUST TREATMENT APPARATUS - Apparatus for attenuating particulate matter and volatile organic compounds in exhaust gases of diesel engines. The apparatus includes a housing disposed serially relative to exhaust gas flow. The housing encloses mechanical filters having gas orifices of different sizes, and after the filters, a low temperature, low restriction catalytic converter. Pressure may be monitored to infer clogging by particulates. Clogging may be annunciated by an indicating light. Individual filters may be contained within plural separate filter canisters, which may be removed for cleaning. The housing may be substantially of aluminum, having cooling fins and a longitudinally oriented mounting foot. Filters may be arranged such that their orifices are misaligned to promote separation of particulates from the exhaust gases. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110984 | Engine System with Reformer - In an engine system with a reformer being installed in an exhaust pipe to reform a fuel, a control valve for controlling a flow rate of exhaust gas is provided downstream from an installed position of the reformer in the exhaust pipe. In the engine system with the reformer, since a part of the exhaust gas can be trapped in a space between the reformer and an engine chamber by closing the control valve during an exhaust stroke, the reforming efficiency of the reformer can be heightened. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110985 | METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VALVE - A method of controlling a valve and a control system in a machine having an internal combustion engine, the system including the valve and an associated motor, and a temperature sensor that supplies a temperature signal to a controller in electrical communication with the motor. The controller supplies a closing current to the motor at a temperature signal corresponding to a temperature no greater than a preset temperature parameter, the closing current being at or above a nominal operating current of the motor and being furnished for a preset period of time. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110986 | DEVICE FOR EVAPORATING A UREA-WATER SOLUTION, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for evaporating a urea-water solution includes a delivery duct for the urea-water solution. The delivery duct extends through at least a first zone and a second zone for the introduction of heat energy. The zones can be heated separately from one another and, in the second zone, the delivery duct initially has a meandering course in a second inlet region, and thereafter has a rectilinear course. A method for evaporating a urea-water solution includes pre-heating the urea-water solution in the first zone to a temperature in a range from 100° C. to 150° C. and evaporating the urea-water solution in the second zone at a temperature in a range from 420° C. to 490° C. In particular, this significantly reduces the tendency for such an exhaust-gas-external evaporator for a urea-water solution to become blocked. A motor vehicle is also provided. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110987 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine in which an SO | 2012-05-10 |
20120110988 | NOx ABSORBER CATALYSTS | 2012-05-10 |
20120110989 | EXHAUST-GAS AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE - An exhaust-gas aftertreatment device for an internal combustion engine is contemplated. The device may comprises a catalytic converter, wherein the catalytic converter comprises a tubular member which defines a volume within which a catalytic converter substrate is located, and wherein the volume with the catalytic converter substrate communicates with an inlet portion for receiving exhaust gas emissions from the internal combustion engine and with an outlet portion for discharging the exhaust gas emissions after catalytic conversion thereof in the volume. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110990 | MOUNTING UNIT FOR FASTENING AN INJECTION MEMBER TO AN EXHAUST GAS TRACT - A mounting unit ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120110991 | PUMP ACTUATOR AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - An actuator for a pump wherein the actuator may be made of a single molded part or multiple molded parts wherein each part or component may define a portion of the spin mechanics of the actuator. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110992 | ELECTRIC CAPSTAN - An electric capstan that is able to save power and make use more convenient. The electric capstan includes an air pump, a motor, a reduction gear and a winching roller, and further includes an engagement-disengagement gear, wherein the input shaft of the air pump is connected to or separated from the output shaft of the motor by the engagement-disengagement gear. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110993 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO STORE ENERGY - A method to store energy, the method comprising: (b) providing a phase change material, having a melting point of at least 500° C., in a container; (c) heating the phase change material to cause at least a portion thereof to melt and so store heat therein; (d) storing the phase change material for a period of time being at least one minute; (e) using at least a portion of heat from the phase change material as a power source; (e) moving the container and the phase change material from a first location to a second location, the first and second locations being spaced apart by at least 10 metres. Embodiments of the invention may be used for a variety of purposes, such as for vehicle propulsion, oil well stimulation and recovery of crude oil from sunken tankers. A vehicle may be moved to a location proximate to where the power source is required which is more convenient and indeed allows steam to be supplied in areas which where hitherto not possible. For certain embodiments the power source produced is used to propel a vehicle comprising the power source. Certain embodiments use a Stirling engine whilst others generate a steam source. In preferred embodiments steam is recovered after use as the power source and preferably reheated as per step (e). | 2012-05-10 |
20120110994 | Sealed Master Cylinder and Plunger of Vehicle Hydraulic-Brake System - A sealed master cylinder and plunger of a vehicle hydraulic-brake system, includes a master cylinder, a plunger and a seal collar. The master cylinder is adjacent the plunger and has a holding slot disposed thereon and adjacent the plunger, and the seal collar provided in the holding slot. The seal collar comprises a collar body, separated into a circumferential inner wall and a circumferential outer wall, both of which are pliable. The sealed master cylinder and plunger further comprises a first fluid passage formed between the circumferential inner wall and the plunger and a second fluid passage formed between the circumferential outer wall and the holding slot. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110995 | EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY FOR ENGINE HEATING AND EXHAUST COOLING - Various systems and method for heating an engine in a vehicle are described. In one example, intake air flowing in a first direction may be heated via a gas-to-gas heat exchange with exhaust gases. The heated intake air may then be used in a subsequent gas-to-liquid heat exchange to heat a fluid circulating through the engine. In another example, intake air flowing in a second direction may be heated via a heat exchange with exhaust gases in order to cool an exhaust catalyst. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110996 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE EXHAUST - An engine having one of a plurality of exhaust valves in each cylinder that may be deactivated is disclosed. In one example, one exhaust valve of each cylinder is deactivated in response to engine speed. The engine may have improved engine torque at low engine speeds and reduced time to torque (e.g., turbo lag). | 2012-05-10 |
20120110997 | TURBOCHARGER OVERHEATING PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURE - A housing between mineral-insulated cable and connecting wire in a turbocharger overheating protection device may include the following characteristics:
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20120110998 | Housing of a Fresh Gas Supply Device for an Internal Combustion Engine and Fresh Gas Supply Device - A housing for a fresh gas supply device for an internal combustion engine with a turbocharger, includes a fresh gas connecting section which connects a charge air inlet and an air outlet. The housing has a main housing part and a housing cover, which can be removed from and secured to the main housing part. A corresponding fresh gas supply device includes the housing. | 2012-05-10 |
20120110999 | PROPANE INJECTION SYSTEM - A flow regulator valve having multiple stages is described herein. The flow regulator valve provides a base amount of propane when the engine is idling and provides additional propane to the engine based on the engine's requirements. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111000 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a control apparatus of an internal combustion engine that can surely judge that an abnormality has occurred when a problem in drivability arises. The present invention is characterized by comprising: an outside EGR apparatus, including an exhaust gas recirculation passage that connects an exhaust passage and an intake passage of the internal combustion engine, and an EGR valve that can increase and decrease an outside EGR flow quantity that flows back into said intake passage from said exhaust passage through said exhaust gas recirculation passage by being adjusted in its opening angle; output value acquiring means that acquire an output value of the engine; and EGR abnormality judgment means that judge occurrence of abnormality in said outside EGR apparatus according to a predetermined criterion based on a difference between an output of the engine in which a first EGR flow quantity is flown back and an output of the engine in which a second EGR flow quantity is flown back. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111001 | ENGINE ARRANGEMENT WITH AN IMPROVED EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY ARRANGEMENT - An engine arrangement of the type including an internal combustion engine having an EGR line, wherein at least one turbine is located on an exhaust line, is provided. The arrangement includes a water vapor generating arrangement using exhaust gases energy to transform liquid water into water vapor. The water vapor is injected in the exhaust line upstream of the turbine. The EGR line is branched off the exhaust line upstream of the turbine and the water vapor generating arrangement includes at least one EGR/water heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the EGR line and the water to be vaporized. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111002 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR AND TURBO SUPERCHARGER - A compressor ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120111003 | Waste Heat Utilization Device for Internal Combustion Engine - A Rankine cycle ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120111004 | MODULAR ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM - A modular energy harvesting system. The system preferably uses an organic Rankine cycle heat engine to recover energy from relatively low-temperature heat sources. The system is both modular and scalable. The components are preferably housed within shipping containers so that they may be easily transported by sea and over land. Two or more power harvesting modules may be assembled on a single site to increase the production capacity in a scalar fashion. Each of the integrated units preferably includes an oil-less turbine and motor. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111005 | STEAM POWER PLANT WITH A COOLING SYSTEM - In a steam power plant, a first cooling circuit includes a condenser for condensing steam and a first pump for pumping a first cooling fluid through the condenser in order to cool the condenser. A third cooling circuit is a closed cycle cooling circuit that utilizes a second cooling fluid for cooling down at least one component that is different from the condenser. A second cooling circuit includes a heat exchanger that thermally couples the first cooling fluid and the second cooling fluid and utilizes the first cooling fluid in the heat exchanger for cooling down the second fluid and further includes a second pump for pumping the first cooling fluid through the second cooling circuit independently from an operation of the first pump. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111006 | SOLAR ENERGY TRANSFER AND STORAGE APPARATUS - Apparatus to collect solar radiation using a series of lenses or mirrors that concentrate the solar energy onto targets. A gaseous working fluid flowing through the targets is heated and optionally supplied to a heat store having an internal walled labyrinth of a suitable material to store heat energy. A heat exchanger, turbine and electricity generator are coupled to the collection and storage apparatus so as to provide a power plant for the conversion of solar energy to electricity. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111007 | STEAM POWER PLANT WITH STEAM TURBINE UNIT AND PROCESS STEAM CONSUMER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEAM POWER PLANT WITH STEAM TURBINE UNIT AND PROCESS STEAM CONSUMER - A steam power plant having at least one steam turbine unit and a process steam consumer is provided. The process steam consumer includes a heat exchanger. The steam turbine unit is connected to a heat exchanger by means of a extraction steam line, and a desuperheater is connected in the primary side of the extraction steam line, so that process steam extracted through the extraction steam line of the turbine system may be conditioned by the desuperheater to the process conditions of the process steam consumer, and the heat energy removed in the desuperheater can be fed back into the steam power plant system. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111008 | ALTERNATIVE PARTIAL STEAM ADMISSION ARC FOR REDUCED NOISE GENERATION - A diaphragm for a steam turbine is disclosed that has at least one arc of admission. The arc of admission has a plurality of nozzles arranged about the circumference of the diaphragm and are configured to eject a working fluid at succeeding rotor blades axially-spaced from the diaphragm. The flow area of the first few nozzle vanes in the arc of admission is gradually increased along the arcuate length of the diaphragm, thereby mitigating the load impulse absorbed by each rotor blade as it enters the arc of admission. The flow area of the last few nozzle vanes in the arc of admission is gradually decreased so that each rotor blade does not suddenly go from full load impulse to zero and thereby contribute to the fatigue of the rotor blade and create unwanted noise. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111009 | SYSTEM FOR COOLING SYNGAS - A system includes a syngas cooler configured to cool a syngas. The syngas cooler includes a first syngas cooler section configured to cool the syngas and a second syngas cooler section configured to cool the syngas and generate a first superheated steam with an enthalpy of less than approximately 3800 kJ/kg. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111010 | Method and device for producing electrical or mechanical power from ambient heat using magneto-caloric particles - My embodiment drives magneto-caloric material in nanopowder form with pressurized ethane, in a closed loop. Heat from the ethane is used to drive the closed loop and to drive a turbine in the loop that produces work external to the system through external coupling. The heat lost from the ethane is replaced by external heat through a heat exchanger that is part of the closed loop. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111011 | BYPASS TURBINE INTAKE - A system, that includes a bypass turbine intake configured to route a bypass supply of air to a turbine engine to bypass an air filter of a main turbine intake, wherein the bypass turbine intake comprises a louvered door having a plurality of louvers configured to move between a closed position and an open position, the open position enables flow of the bypass supply of air to the turbine engine, and the closed position disables flow of the bypass supply of air to the turbine engine. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111012 | Ultra low emissions gas turbine combustor - The gaseous fuel-fired can combustor for a gas turbine include a generally cylindrical housing, and a generally cylindrical liner disposed coaxially within the housing to define with the housing a radial outer flow passage for combustion air, the-liner also defining inner combustion and a dilution zone, the dilution zone being axially distant a closed housing end relative to the combustion zone. A fuel/air mixing apparatus disposed at the closed housing end includes a plurality of swirl vanes defining passages each having constant cross-section flow areas along the vanes, and an increasing aspect ratio from the passage inlet to the outlet. An impingement cooling sleeve coaxially disposed in the combustion air passage between the housing and the liner cools the portion of the liner defining the combustion zone. Channeling apparatus is disposed between a downstream end region of the sleeve and the mixing apparatus and includes a diffuser section with a ratio of the outlet flow area to the inlet flow area in a range of 1.3-1.5. | 2012-05-10 |
20120111013 | SYSTEM FOR DIRECTING AIR FLOW IN A FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - According to various embodiments, a system includes a fuel nozzle assembly. The fuel nozzle assembly includes a hub, a shroud disposed about the hub, a flow sleeve disposed about the shroud, and an air flow path extending between the flow sleeve and the shroud in an upstream direction toward an opening region between the shroud and the hub, wherein the air flow path extends between the hub and the shroud in a downstream direction from the opening region toward an outlet region of the fuel nozzle assembly. The fuel nozzle assembly also includes a fuel flow path extending to at least one fuel port along the air flow path, and a flow guide disposed along the air flow path in the opening region, wherein the flow guide includes a first guide portion configured to guide an air flow radially outward from the hub toward the shroud. | 2012-05-10 |