| 19th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20120111014 | Low calorific fuel combustor for gas turbine - A low calorific value 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 nozzle assembly disposed at the closed housing end includes an air blast nozzle and surrounding swirl vanes. An impingement cooling sleeve coaxially disposed in the combustion air passage between the housing and the liner impingement cools the portion of the liner defining the combustion zone. The combustion liner has an L/D ratio of in the range 1≦L/D≦4, and a ratio of the combustion zone volume (m | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111015 | SELF-OSCILLATING FUEL INJECTION JETS - A combustor structure includes a combustor fuel-air mixing apparatus having a mainstream airflow region. One or more concavities are disposed within the mainstream airflow region of the fuel-air mixing apparatus. At least one fuel injection hole is disposed within an upstream base region of at least one concavity. Passing a stream of air through the main airflow region causes fuel injected into the upstream base region of at least one concavity to passively mix with a naturally oscillating vortex of air within the concavity. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111016 | END-FED LIQUID FUEL GALLERY FOR A GAS TURBINE FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine may include an injector housing extending along a longitudinal axis and configured to be fluidly coupled to a combustor of the turbine engine. The fuel injector may also include a flow path for a fuel air mixture to the combustor extending longitudinally within the injector housing, and a gallery for liquid fuel encircling the flow path. The gallery may include a plurality of fuel spokes that are configured to deliver liquid fuel from the gallery to the flow path. The gallery may extend from a feed end to a terminal end that overlaps the feed end. The feed end may be a region where liquid fuel enters the gallery and the terminal end may be a region where the gallery terminates. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111017 | PARTICULATE DEFLAGRATION TURBOJET - A turbine engine, such as for example a jet engine or turbojet, that is fueled by particulate fuel, such as cornstarch or other similar particulate products, that burn under deflagration conditions. The engine is modified from a standard engine in that the dry inlet air is compressed before being premixed with the particulate fuel in a pre-deflagration mixing chamber located immediately upstream of the burners. The mixed fuel is then burned in the deflagration burners to provide turning force for the turbines of the turbine engine. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111018 | TIP TURBINE ENGINE WITH REVERSE CORE AIRFLOW - A tip turbine engine provides increased efficiency while eliminating or reducing the number of axial compressor stages by moving the core airflow inlet aft of the fan. As a result, the core airflow entering the core airflow inlet is the fan exhaust, which is already at an increased pressure. A portion of the fan exhaust is guided radially inward, then axially forward and then radially outward through compressor chambers in the hollow fan blades for further, centrifugal compression. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBUSTION DYNAMICS CONTROL BY ACOUSTIC CONTROL/CANCELLATION OF FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATION AT FUEL INJECTION LOCATION - A combustion dynamics control system for an aviation based or land based gas turbine engine employs an acoustic driver that is configured to drive pressure perturbations across a premixed fuel injection orifice to substantially zero in response to a control signal such that fuel flow perturbations across the fuel injection orifice are substantially zero. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111020 | CONTROL METHOD FOR COOLING A TURBINE STAGE IN A GAS TURBINE - A control method for cooling a turbine stage of a gas turbine, whereby cooling air is bled from combustion air flowing in a compressor of the gas turbine, and is fed to a cooling circuit staring from a stator of the turbine stage; and cooling airflow is adjusted as a function of the pressure at the inlet of the cooling circuit, and as a function of the combustion air pressure at the exhaust of the compressor; more specifically, there is a feedback control setting a setpoint, which is predetermined as a function of the power output of the turbine to reduce contaminating emissions. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111021 | Integrated Turbomachine Oxygen Plant - An integrated turbomachine oxygen plant includes a turbomachine and an air separation unit. One or more compressor pathways flow compressed air from a compressor through one or more of a combustor and a turbine expander to cool the combustor and/or the turbine expander. An air separation unit is operably connected to the one or more compressor pathways and is configured to separate the compressed air into oxygen and oxygen-depleted air. A method of air separation in an integrated turbomachine oxygen plant includes compressing a flow of air in a compressor of a turbomachine. The compressed flow of air is flowed through one or more of a combustor and a turbine expander of the turbomachine to cool the combustor and/or the turbine expander. The compressed flow of air is directed to an air separation unit and is separated into oxygen and oxygen-depleted air. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111022 | COMBINED AIR TURBINE STARTER, AIR-OIL COOLER, AND FAN - An air turbine starter assembly includes a starter turbine housing having a turbine gas flow path and a fan gas flow path, and a shaft rotatable with respect to the starter turbine housing. A plurality of turbine blades are connected to the shaft. A plurality of fan blades are also connected to the shaft. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111023 | SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A supporting structure for a gas turbine engine includes at least one annular member, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced elements that extend in a radial direction of the annular member and that are connected to the annular member. At least one of the circumferentially spaced elements has an airfoil shape in cross section. The annular member includes at least two substantially flat panel segments that are arranged side by side in a circumferential direction of the annular member. The panel segments are connected to each other in a connection region that extends along facing end parts of the two panel segments. The airfoil shaped element is connected to the annular member at the connection region. A mean camber line of the airfoil shaped element at least along a portion of its length is inclined in relation to an axial direction of the annular member, and the connection region at least along a portion of its length is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the annular member. The inclined portion of the connection region is directed substantially in parallel to the inclined portion of the mean camber line of the airfoil shaped element. A gas turbine engine including a supporting structure of the above type is also provided. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111024 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND HIGH SPEED ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine high speed rolling element bearing system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and high speed rolling element bearing systems for gas turbine engines. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111025 | System For The Generation Of Mechanical And/Or Electrical Energy - A system for the generation of energy includes a further chain of units coupled with a gas turbine plant and at least one compressor consuming mechanical energy and/or at least one generator generating electrical energy. The further chain of units comprises a closed circuit having a work fluid and at least one heat exchanger, at least one expander for expanding the work fluid and for subsequently obtaining mechanical energy for the compressor and/or generator, at least one condenser for condensing the expanded work medium, and at least one pump for conveying the work fluid. The coupling of the gas turbine plant to the further chain of units is carried out by means of the heat exchanger which is fed with heat by means of the compressor air of the compressor and starts the closed circuit through the work fluid. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111026 | CASTABLE HIGH TEMPERATURE ALUMINUM ALLOY - A turbine engine includes an airfoil made of an aluminum-rare earth element alloy. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111027 | THERMOELECTRIC-ENHANCED, VAPOR-COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION APPARATUS FACILITATING COOLING OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating cooling of an electronic component. The apparatus includes a refrigerant loop, a compressor coupled to the refrigerant loop, and a controllable thermoelectric array disposed in thermal communication with the refrigerant loop. Refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant loop facilitates dissipation of heat from the electronic component, and the thermoelectric array is disposed with a first portion of the refrigerant loop, residing upstream of the compressor, in thermal contact with a first side of the array, and a second portion of the refrigerant loop, residing downstream of the compressor, in thermal contact with a second side of the array. The thermoelectric array ensures that refrigerant in the refrigerant loop entering the compressor is in a superheated thermodynamic state by transferring heat from refrigerant passing through the second portion to refrigerant passing through the first portion of the refrigerant loop. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111028 | THERMOELECTRIC-ENHANCED, REFRIGERATION COOLING OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating cooling of an electronic component of varying heat load. The apparatus includes a refrigerant evaporator coupled in thermal communication with the electronic component, a refrigerant loop coupled in fluid communication with the refrigerant evaporator for facilitating flow of refrigerant through the evaporator, and a thermoelectric array disposed in thermal communication with the evaporator. The thermoelectric array includes one or more thermoelectric elements, and is powered by a voltage and by a current of switchable polarity, which are controlled to maintain heat load on refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant evaporator within a steady state range, notwithstanding varying of the heat load applied to the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant by the at least one electronic component. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111029 | AC POWERED THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an AC powered thermoelectric device, including: a power supplier outputting AC power; a plurality of thermoelectric modules; and a plurality of rectifiers connected to each of the plurality of thermoelectric modules in series and applying the AC power having different polarities to each of the plurality of thermoelectric modules, whereby the positions of the hot side and the cold side are fixed to function as a heater and a cooler, while using the AC power. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111030 | Low Ambient Operating Procedure For Cooling Systems With High Efficiency Condensers - A multiple refrigerant circuit cooling system includes at least a first refrigerant circuit and a second refrigerant circuit. Each of said first and second refrigerant circuits including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator connected in refrigerant flow communication. The condensers of the first and second refrigerant circuits each including condenser coils having exterior surfaces and each condenser including at least one fan for drawing ambient air across the exterior surfaces of its respective condenser coil. The exterior surfaces of the condenser coil of the condenser of the first refrigerant circuit being in fluid communication with the fan of the condenser of the second refrigerant circuit to provide reduced airflow across the exterior surfaces of the condenser coils of the first refrigerant circuit at a low ambient temperature. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111031 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator in which an amount of water supply to an ice maker can be controlled accurately, and a method for controlling the same. The refrigerator includes an ice maker, a dispenser for dispensing water, a flow passage control valve ( | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111032 | HEAT PUMP SUPPLY APPARATUS HAVING A COMBINED USE WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER - A hot water supply apparatus for combined use with an air conditioner is provided that may include an indoor unit having an indoor heat exchanger to heat exchange a first refrigerant with indoor air, and a cascade hot water heater connected to the indoor unit to receive the first refrigerant and to provide a second refrigerant to heat water. The cascade hot water heater may perform a heat exchange between the first refrigerant and a second refrigerant. The cascade hot water heater may include a capacity variable compressor to limit a maximum flowing amount of the second refrigerant and increase a flowing amount of the first refrigerant to flow to the indoor unit. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111033 | INTEGRATED EVAPORATOR AND ACCUMULATOR FOR REFRIGERANT SYSTEMS - A space-saving cooling system for an aircraft may include an evaporator in an enclosure with an accumulation region in the enclosure for a liquid mixture of liquid refrigerant and lubricating oil. Space saving may be achieved through a combining of evaporator functions and accumulator functions in a single enclosure. A heat exchanger may be interposed between the evaporator and the compressor for heating refrigerant emerging from the evaporator so that liquid refrigerant does not reach an inlet of the compressor. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111034 | HEAT EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED HEATER - A heat exchange assembly and apparatus and method employing the heat exchange assembly are provided. The heat exchange assembly includes a coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger and a heater. The heat exchanger includes a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet for passing a coolant through the heat exchanger, and a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet for separately passing a refrigerant through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger cools coolant passing through the heat exchanger by dissipating heat from coolant passing through the heat exchanger to refrigerant passing through the heat exchanger. The heater is integrated with the heat exchanger and applies an auxiliary heat load to refrigerant passing through the heat exchanger to facilitate ensuring that refrigerant passing through the heat exchanger absorbs at least a specified minimum heat load, for example, to ensure that refrigerant egressing from the refrigerant outlet of the heat exchanger is superheated vapor refrigerant. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111035 | COOLANT-BUFFERED, VAPOR-COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH CONTROLED COOLANT HEAT LOAD - Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component. The apparatus includes a coolant-cooled structure in thermal communication with the component(s) to be cooled, and a coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger coupled in fluid communication with the coolant-cooled structure via a coolant loop to receive coolant from and supply coolant to the coolant-cooled structure. The apparatus further includes a refrigerant loop coupled in fluid communication with the coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger, and the heat exchanger cools coolant passing therethrough by dissipating heat from the coolant in the coolant loop to refrigerant in the refrigerant loop. A controllable coolant heater is associated with the coolant loop for providing an adjustable heat load on the coolant in the coolant loop to ensure at least a minimum heat load is dissipated from the coolant to the refrigerant passing through the heat exchanger. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111036 | COOLANT-BUFFERED, VAPOR-COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION WITH THERMAL STORAGE AND COMPRESSOR CYCLING - Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component(s). The apparatus includes a coolant-cooled structure in thermal communication with the component(s) to be cooled, and a coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger in fluid communication with the coolant-cooled structure via a coolant loop. A thermal buffer unit is coupled in fluid communication with the coolant loop, and a refrigerant loop is coupled in fluid communication with the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger dissipates heat from coolant in the coolant loop to refrigerant in the refrigerant loop. A compressor is coupled in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop and is maintained ON responsive to heat load of the component(s) exceeding a heat load threshold, and is cycled ON and OFF responsive to heat load of the component(s) being below the threshold. The thermal storage unit dampens swings in coolant temperature within the coolant loop during cycling ON and OFF of the compressor. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111037 | VAPOR-COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION APPARATUS WITH REFRGIERANT BYPASS AND CONTROLLED HEAT LOAD - Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component. The apparatus includes a refrigerant evaporator in thermal communication with the component(s) to be cooled, and a refrigerant loop coupled in fluid communication with the evaporator for facilitating flow of refrigerant through the evaporator. The apparatus further includes a compressor in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop, a refrigerant bypass pipe coupled to the refrigerant loop in parallel fluid communication with the evaporator, and a control valve for controlling refrigerant flow through the evaporator. The control valve is controlled to maintain temperature of the component(s) within a specified temperature range. The apparatus further includes a controllable refrigerant heater associated with the refrigerant bypass pipe for providing an adjustable heat load on refrigerant in the bypass pipe to ensure that refrigerant entering the compressor is in a superheated thermodynamic state. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111038 | VAPOR-COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION APPARATUS WITH BACKUP AIR-COOLED HEAT SINK AND AUXILIARY REFRIGERANT HEATER - Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component. The apparatus includes a refrigerant evaporator in thermal communication with a component(s) to be cooled, and a refrigerant loop coupled in fluid communication with the evaporator for facilitating flow of refrigerant through the evaporator. The apparatus further includes a compressor in fluid communication with a refrigerant loop, an air-cooled heat sink coupled to the refrigerant evaporator, for providing backup cooling to the electronic component in a backup, air cooling mode, and a controllable refrigerant heater coupled to the heat sink. The refrigerant heater is in thermal communication across the heat sink with refrigerant passing through the refrigerant evaporator, and is controlled in a primary, refrigeration cooling mode to apply an auxiliary heat load to refrigerant passing through the refrigerant evaporator to ensure that refrigerant in the refrigerant loop entering the compressor is in a superheated thermodynamic state. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111039 | HEAT TRANSFER PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention permit the transfer of heat energy from one process fluid to another in an industrial process without the need for an energy field or centralized energy storage. Preferred embodiments include one or more heat transfer modules that draw heat from one process fluid into circulating refrigerant in an evaporator heat exchanger and supply that heat to a different process fluid in a condenser heat exchanger. In some embodiments, adjustments are made to one or more parameters of one or more process fluids to ensure the desired heat transfer is accomplished with the heat transfer module's compressor operating near optimum efficiency. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111040 | SYSTEM FOR LIMITING PRESSURE DIFFERENCES IN DUAL COMPRESSOR CHILLERS - Systems for limiting pressure differences in dual compressor chillers are provided. To achieve the efficiency benefits of series flow chillers within a single unit, an evaporator and/or a condenser may be partitioned into separate chambers by a baffle. Process fluid may then flow through one chamber of the evaporator and/or condenser prior to entering the other. This configuration creates a pressure differential between chambers which may reduce compressor head and result in greater chiller efficiency. However, to maintain the structural integrity of the evaporator and/or condenser baffle, a system for limiting this pressure differential may be employed. This system may include an evaporator pressure equalization valve, a common liquid line, or an equalizing line between separate liquid lines. Methods of operating dual compressor chillers using these systems are also provided. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111041 | FLOAT-TYPE ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY AND RELATED REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE - An ice making assembly includes a reservoir holding water having a water level, at least one conductor extending into the reservoir below the water level, and a cooling device for cooling the conductor to a temperature sufficient to form an ice cube on the conductor. A heater heats the conductor to a temperature sufficient to harvest the ice cube from the conductor. A dispensing device removes harvested ice cubes from the water. Related refrigeration appliances are disclosed. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111042 | HEAT PUMP APPARATUS - In a heat pump apparatus, it is aimed to enhance efficiency of a defrost operation by reducing a loss of heat radiation during the defrost operation and reducing a compressor input during the defrost operation. The heat pump apparatus includes a main refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a first heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and a second heat exchanger are connected sequentially, and also includes a bypass circuit including an on-off valve and providing a connection by bypassing the expansion mechanism. The main refrigerant circuit includes a four-way valve that switches between a heating operation and the defrost operation by switching an order in which the refrigerant circulates through the main refrigerant circuit. The main refrigerant circuit also includes a first temperature detection unit and a second temperature detection unit. Based on values detected by these temperature detection units, a degree of superheat of the first heat exchanger during the defrost operation is computed. When the heating operation is switched to the defrost operation, the heat pump apparatus increases a circulation amount of the refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circuit by opening the on-off valve, and also controls an operation frequency of the compressor such that the degree of superheat is at a predetermined target value. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111043 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In order to be able to comply itself to the environment-conscious design standard, a refrigerant heating method is obtained with high efficiency during standby and reduction of vibrations and noises of a bearing in a compressor. A compressor, a motor to drive the compressor, an inverter to apply a desired voltage to the motor, an inverter control means to control the inverter, and a bus voltage detecting means to detect a bus voltage of the inverter are provided, in which the inverter control means includes dormant refrigerant detecting means to detect a dormant state of refrigerant in the compressor, high-frequency AC voltage generating means to output a high-frequency AC voltage command out of a range of an operating frequency when the motor is undergoing compression operation to a coil of the motor on the basis of an output of the dormant refrigerant detecting means, an amplitude, and a phase, and PWM signal generating means to cause the inverter to generate a high-frequency AC voltage by generating a PWM signal on the basis of the output of the high-frequency AC voltage generating means and the output of the bus voltage detecting means. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111044 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM, TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT, AND METHODS FOR SAME - Embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods can control temperature within a transport refrigeration unit using remote sensor or sensors. Embodiments can monitor cargo temperature with remote sensor(s) and air temperature to adjust air delivery speed or cooling capacity. Selected operation parameters can be determined with consideration of both energy conservation and/or cargo quality. Embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods can control temperature within a transport refrigeration unit using a first selected mode of operation or a second mode of operation. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111045 | WALL-MOUNTED AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An upper suction port is formed in a main-body upper part of an air-conditioning apparatus main body, a suction opening part is formed in a front grill disposed on a main-body front face of the air-conditioning apparatus, a suction opening whose opening is directed upward is formed by consecutively providing an air guide wall inclined downward inside the main body on the upper edge of the suction opening, and the suction opening is located between a part, in the main-body height direction, lower than a straight line passing through a rotation center of an impeller and a closest contact point between the impeller and a front-face heat exchanger and a part, in the main-body height direction, higher than a straight line parallel with the straight line and passing through the impeller and a tongue part of a stabilizer. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111046 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH STAGED COOLING - A thermal management system comprises a first heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet, a second heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet, a fluid loop, a first heat pump, and a second heat pump. The fluid loop circulates a fluid, and forms a continuous path between the first and second heat exchangers. The first heat pump is connected to the fluid loop and is disposed between the outlet of the second heat exchanger and the inlet of the first heat exchanger. The second heat pump is connected to the fluid loop and is disposed between the outlet of the first heat exchanger and the inlet of the second heat exchanger. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111047 | REFRIGERATOR WITH INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE ICEMAKING COMPARTMENT - An icemaking compartment is provided in the refrigerator compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. An icemaker is within the icemaking compartment. A cold air duct supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaker. The cold air duct is formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator. A fan controls the flow of air through the cold air duct. A return air duct is provided to direct a portion of the air from the icemaker back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaker directs another portion of air into the refrigerator compartment. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111048 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes: a cabinet formed with a plurality of storage spaces divided; a first ice maker provided in any one of the plurality of storage spaces; a dispenser provided to a door, through which ice made in the first ice maker is discharged; a second ice maker provided in the storage space different from the storage space where the first ice maker is provided; and a water feeding passage branched such that it is possible to selectively supply water to the first ice maker and the second ice maker from a water supply source. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111049 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage space; a door that is connected to the main body to selectively shield the storage space; a water supply container disposed in the storage space in a state where the door shields the storage space; an ice-maker disposed in a predetermined position of the storage space above the water supply container in a state where the door shields the storage space; a dispenser that is provided to a predetermined position of the door above the water supply container, to receive water or ice; a water supply passage extending from the water supply container to the ice-maker and the dispenser; a pump that is provided on the water supply passage to forcedly direct the water stored in the water supplying container to the ice-maker or the dispenser; and a valve that is provided on a predetermined position of the water supply passage near an outlet side of the pump to selectively supply the water to the ice-maker or the dispenser, wherein the pump is located at a height lower than the water supply container, and the valve is located at a height identical to or higher than the pump. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111050 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner may be provided that includes a plurality of compressors compressing a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger for condensing the refrigerant compressed in the compressors, a first expansion valve for expanding the condensed refrigerant, a second expansion valve for expanding the refrigerant emerging from the first expansion valve, and a second heat exchanger for evaporating the refrigerant emerging from the second expansion valve. The refrigerant from the first expansion valve may be guided such that a portion of the refrigerant is introduced into one of the compressors after bypassing the second expansion valve and the second heat exchanger, and a remaining portion of the refrigerant may be introduced into another one of the compressors after passing through the second expansion valve and second heat exchanger. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111051 | Carbon Dioxide Removal Process - A process for efficiently removing carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbon containing feed stream utilizing a membrane separation unit in conjunction with a heat exchanger and a carbon dioxide separation unit wherein the streams obtained in the carbon dioxide separation unit are utilized to provide the cooling effect in the heat exchanger. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111052 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING A GAS MIXTURE - The invention relates to a device for separating a gas mixture into product gas and offgas by way of gas permeating on, comprising at least two membrane units ( | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111053 | ARTICLE OF JEWELRY HAVING REPULSIVE MAGNETIC ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING - An article of jewelry and method of manufacture, including a pliable strand; and a plurality of precious or semiprecious objects movably positioned along the pliable strand. Each of the plurality of objects including a magnetic insert extending between opposing surfaces, which itself is formed from two magnets separated by a magnetic stabilizer and aligned such that the opposing ends of the magnetic insert have the same polarity thereby creating repulsive forces between each of the plurality of objects along the strand. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111054 | Methods and Apparatus for Guiding Flexible Glass Ribbons - Methods and apparatus for guiding flexible glass ribbons ( | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111055 | METHOD OF PRODUCING UNIFORM LIGHT TRANSMISSION FUSION DRAWN GLASS - In a method of making a glass sheet using an overflow fusion downdraw process, a glass sheet quality metric level Q | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111056 | ENHANCED STRENGTHENING OF GLASS - Apparatus, systems and methods for improving chemical strengthening of glass are disclosed. In one embodiment, a mechanical stress can be induced on a glass article while undergoing chemical strengthening. In another embodiment, vibrations, such as ultrasonic vibrations, can be induced during chemical strengthening of a glass article. The use of mechanical stress and/or vibrations during chemically strengthening of a glass article can enhance the effectiveness of the chemical strengthening process. Accordingly, glass articles that have undergone chemical strengthening processing are able to be not only thin but also sufficiently strong and resistant to damage. The strengthened glass articles are well suited for use in consumer products, such as consumer electronic devices (e.g., portable electronic devices). | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111057 | STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING - A strengthened glass article having a central tension that is below a threshold value above which the glass exhibits frangible behavior. The central tension varies non-linearly with the thickness of the glass. The glass article may be used as cover plates or windows for portable or mobile electronic devices such as cellular phones, music players, information terminal (IT) devices, including laptop computers, and the like. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111058 | Method and Apparatus of Continuously Forming Crystallized Glass - One objective of the present invention was to provide a method of continuously forming crystallized glass, so as to reduce the thermal treatment time necessary for crystallizing a belt-shaped glass plate; and to provide an apparatus of continuously forming crystallized glass, so as to shorten the thermal treatment zone necessary for crystallizing a belt-shaped glass plate. A method of continuously forming crystallized glass according to the present invention includes: a melting step of melting a raw glass material to obtain molten glass; a shaping step of rolling the molten glass to form a belt-shaped glass plate; a crystallizing step of retaining the belt-shaped glass plate at a temperature necessary for nuclei formation and crystal growth, thereby forming nuclei and crystallizing the belt-shaped glass plate to a belt-shaped crystallized glass plate, and then slowly cooling the belt-shaped crystallized glass plate; and a cutting step of cutting the belt-shaped crystallized glass plate. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111059 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GLASS MEMBER PROVIDED WITH SEALING MATERIAL LAYER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To provide a process for producing a glass member provided with a sealing material layer, capable of favorably forming a sealing material layer even in a case where the entire glass substrate cannot be heated. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111060 | GLASS PLATE PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a glass sheet, the method including: running down molten glass along both side surfaces of a molded body; joining and integrating the molten glass just under a lower edge part of the molded body; and drawing downward and molding an integrated sheet-shaped glass ribbon, in which a guide member which contacts to an end in a width direction of a joined molten glass is provided, and a relative position and/or a relative angle between the guide member and a lower edge of the molded body is/are adjusted. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111061 | PRODUCTION OF FLUOROPHOSPHATE OPTICAL GLASS, AND PRODUCTION OF OPTICAL ELEMENT - In a method for producing a fluorophosphate optical glass comprising melting a glass raw material to give a molten glass, and refining, homogenizing and then quickly quenching the molten glass to produce the fluorophosphate optical glass, even if the glass is flown from a refining tank that is set to a high temperature to an operation tank that is set to a low temperature, bubbles are not generated in the glass. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111062 | OPTICAL GLASS, PRECISION PRESS-MOLDING PREFORM AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - Provided is an optically uniform and high-quality optical glass that is free from the occurrence of striae when a precision press-molding preform is produced therefrom, and that is a fluorine-containing glass having a refractive index nd | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111063 | GLASS MELTING FURNACE BUILT ENTIRELY WITH REFRACTORY CONCRETE - Glass melting furnace comprised by several sections which are built entirely with refractory concrete of diverse refractory materials according to operation conditions, chemical environment, temperature, and mechanical load to which its several sections are exposed, as well as to the material thickness required, to assure an structural integrity and durability similar to the ones of furnaces of conventional design as well as a lower investment cost. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111064 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING A KNITTED ARTICLE - The present application describes a device and method for repairing dropped stitches and for correcting errors in previously knitted rows in a knitted article. The knitting repair tool of the present invention comprises a first hook and a second hook at opposite ends of a relatively short elongated shaft for recovering a first stitch and for recovering a second stitch in a knitted article, wherein the second stitch is recovered after the first stitch has been recovered, without releasing the recovered first stitch from the knitting repair tool. The present invention describes various methods for repairing dropped stitches in a knitted article wherein a first dropped stitch that is recovered is not released prior to recovering a second dropped stitch. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111065 | WASHING MACHINE WITH IMPROVED BRAKING METHOD - A method of braking a washing machine from an operational speed to a zero speed is provided (as well as a washing machine incorporating the method) for a washing machine driven by one of a synchronous or asynchronous motor. Upon receipt of a stop signal, collapsing the motor rotating magnetic fields are collapsed for a predefined time period. After the predefined time period, DC braking voltage is applied to the motor stator windings at a controlled ramp-up rate to a fixed amplitude to generate a controlled ramped braking torque on the motor. The braking torque is applied until the motor is stopped. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111066 | WASHING AND DRYING MACHINE - Provided is a washing and drying machine ( | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111067 | LIQUID ADDITIVE DISPENSING APPARATUS FOR A WASHING MACHINE - A liquid additive dispensing apparatus for dispensing a liquid additive into a washing machine having a tub accommodating a fluid and a basket rotatably disposed in the tub. A storage container is provided for storing the liquid additive. A tube is used to implement a fluid communication between the storage container and the tub. The tube has an inlet coupled to the storage container and an outlet coupled to the tub. The apparatus further has a venturi member arranged in the tub and in fluid communication with the outlet of the tube. The venturi member creates a venturi effect at the outlet of the tube when the wash basket rotates in the tub to send water or air into the venturi member, so that a reduced pressure is created at the outlet to suck the liquid additive from the storage container to the tub. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111068 | PADLOCK PROTECTOR AND METHOD OF USE - A padlock protector and method of use includes a padlock cover assembly having a padlock cover for receiving therein a padlock. The assembly may include a lanyard connected to the padlock cover whereby the cover may hang from the lanyard when the lanyard is connected to a support structure. The assembly may also include a connecting member connected to the cover and configured to connect to a lock shank of the padlock. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111069 | T-shaped handle lock - An improved T-handle lock assembly for locking a movable member to a stationary member. The lock assembly includes a T-handle lock having a threaded shaft extending therefrom. The threaded shaft is provided with a carriage mounted thereon, the carriage provided with a pair of spaced apart rollers, all mounted on the moveable member. The stationary member is provided with a plate having a carriage receiving opening formed therein. The rear surface of the plate has a pair of opposed ramp surfaces formed thereon which accepts the rollers of the carriage to ride thereon between an open ramped down position to a closed ramped up position. The rear surface of the plate also includes stop means to form a stop position when the carriage has been rotated from the open ramped down position to the locked ramped up position. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111070 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A MOVABLE ITEM TO A STRUCTURE - An electronic lock is provided for removably securing a movable item to a structure, the electronic lock comprising first and second complementary cooperating member, each mounted to a respective one of the movable item and the structure and being engageable together in a lockable position and a securing assembly for securing the first and second connecting member together when engaged in the lockable position, wherein the securing assembly comprises inter alia a position detecting means, an electronic control means, an actuator, a locking aperture and a movable locking member. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111071 | MULTI-LOCK SECURITY DEVICE AND DETACHING DEVICE FOR USE THEREWITH - A security device for use in association with a security pin includes a tag body, at least one sensor, a spring lock and a magnetic lock. The tag body has a body aperture formed therein adapted to receive the security pin. The spring lock and magnetic lock are situated within the tag body. The spring lock has a spring lock aperture formed therein and the magnetic lock has a magnetic lock aperture formed therein each in registration with the body aperture. The spring lock and the magnetic lock are each adapted to engage the security pin when in an engaged position and release the security pin when in a released position. The spring lock and the magnetic lock need to both be in the released position to successfully remove the security pin form the security device. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111072 | ELECTROMECHANICAL LOCK AND ITS OPERATION METHOD - Electromechanical lock and its operation method. The lock includes a power transmission mechanism to receive mechanical power produced by a user of the lock; a generator to produce electric power from the mechanical power; an electronic circuit, powered by the electric power, coupleable with a key, to read data from the key, and to issue an open command provided that the data matches a predetermined criterion; an actuator, powered by the electric power, to receive the open command, and to set the lock in a mechanically openable state; and a threshold device to control the power transmission mechanism so that a mechanical tension rises until a predetermined force threshold is exceeded, whereupon the mechanical tension transforms to an action producing the mechanical power received by the power transmission mechanism. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111073 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK COMPOSED OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL, ELECTROMOTIVE AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A motor vehicle lock containing mechanical locking elements and/or latching elements as well as electrical, electromotive, and/or electronic components that interact with the mechanical locking elements and/or latching elements, wherein the electrical, electromotive, and/or electronic components are attached to a part of a housing ( | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111074 | CONTINUOUS METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HYDROLYSIS-RESISTANT STABLE IONIC TITANIUM - A continuous method and a production device for producing hydrolysis-resistant stable ionic titanium (Ti4 | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111075 | CROSS-LINKED MODIFIED WAXES FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILIZERS - A controlled release fertilizer material comprising a particulate plant nutrient surrounded by, a coating of a mixture including an isocyanate and a polyol, and further comprising a modified wax that may include a polyhydroxyt compound in which the wax and/or the polyhydroxyl compound are cross-linked with a sulfur or oxygen or a peroxide cross-linking moiety. In certain embodiments, the wax and polyhydroxyl compound are cross-linked at unsaturated sites in the wax or polyhydroxyl compound using heat, UV or ionizing radiation. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111076 | CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILIZERS MADE FROM CROSS-LINKED GLYCERIDE MIXTURES - A controlled release fertilizer material comprising a particulate plant nutrient surrounded by a coating which is the reaction product of a mixture including a cross-linked polyol, an isocyanate and a wax is described. The cross-linked polyol is a reaction product of a polyhydroxyl compound, such as glycerol, and a triglyceride and the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride products are cross-linked with sulfur, oxygen and/or a peroxide cross-linking moiety, or are directly cross-linked at unsaturated sites in the monoglycerides and/or diglycerides. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111077 | CROSS-LINKED POLYOLS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILIZERS - A controlled release fertilizer material comprising a particulate plant nutrient surrounded by a coating including a mixture of a cross-linked polyol and an isocyanate, and optionally a wax, is described. In some embodiments, the cross-linked polyol can be cross-linked with sulfur, oxygen, and/or a peroxide cross-linking moiety. In one embodiment the cross-linked polyol is castor oil cross-linked with sulfur. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111078 | METAL FORMING PROCESS - A metal forming process involves applying a lubricant, formed from a vitreous enamel mixed with particles of boron nitride, to at least one surface of a sheet metal blank, and without pre-heating the sheet metal blank, placing the sheet metal blank having the lubricant applied to the surface(s) thereof into a pre-heated forming tool so that the at least one surface contacts a surface of the forming tool. The method further involves, via the pre-heated forming tool, forming the sheet metal blank into a desired part shape, and during such forming, forming a lubricant layer on the surface(s) as the lubricant is heated from the pre-heated forming tool, the lubricant layer adhering to the surface(s) of the sheet metal blank. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111079 | ROLLING FLUIDS - The disclosure relates to a cold rolling fluid, including: (a) a hydrocarbon base including at least 50 wt % of isoparaffins; (b) one or more frictional modifiers selected from among fatty alcohols, fatty acids, fatty amines, fatty acid esters, or polymer esters resulting from the esterification of alpha-olefin copolymers and dicarboxylic acids using alcohols; and (c) one or more phosphorous anti-wear and/or extreme pressure additives. The disclosure also relates to an emulsion containing the rolling fluid and to the use of the rolling fluid for cold-rolling steel. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111080 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC FORMING PROCESS - An electrode assembly for electro-hydraulic forming tool in which the insulation sleeve is assembled over an electrode rod. The insulation sleeve has a deflection surface that is beveled or oriented at an angle relative to the axis of the electrode rod. The electrode assembly may include a replaceable conical receptacle that facilitates placement of an electrode tip an insulation sleeve tip. An electrode tip profile that is shaped to minimize erosion caused by discharge of the electro-hydraulic forming machine. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111081 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNESIUM ALLOY PROCESSING MATERIALS WITH LOW CYCLE FATIGUE LIFE IMPROVED BY PRE-STRAINING - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing magnesium alloy processing materials capable of improving low cycle fatigue life. The manufacturing method for magnesium alloy processing materials with improved low cycle fatigue life comprises pre-straining a magnesium alloy processing material which is processed. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111082 | PIPE REPAIR TOOL AND RELATED METHODS - A pipe repair tool includes at least two saddles having an actuatable cylinder disposed therebetween and configured to fit within the pipe, the at least two saddles having arcuate surfaces configured to correspond with a circumference of the pipe. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111083 | PIPE REPAIR TOOL AND RELATED METHODS - A pipe repair tool includes at least two saddles having an actuatable cylinder disposed therebetween and configured to fit within the pipe, the at least two saddles including arcuate surfaces configured to correspond with a circumference of the pipe. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111084 | SHAPE ADJUSTING TOOL - A hollow component is adjusted in shape, for example to correct circularity, by means of a shape adjusting tool. The tool comprises a base structure | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111085 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING BALL JOINT - A ball joint | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111086 | FORMING DIE - Provided is a forming die, including a movable supporting member, a movable die, a fixed supporting member and a fixed die. The movable supporting member disposes an oblique sliding groove. The movable die disposes an oblique guiding surface engaged with the oblique sliding groove. The movable die disposes a forming portion, which includes a forming base and a protruding portion extending downward from the forming base. The movable die can tilted move along the oblique sliding groove. The fixed die disposes a flange having a high point. The forming die of the present invention employs the movable die tilted moving along the oblique sliding groove to make the protruding portion extend into the back space of the high point, so that no gap exists between a bending portion of a terminal and the flange for obtaining the bending portion having a large bending degree and having a stable size. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111087 | Compensation of measuring errors in handling equipment - A method is provided for compensating measuring errors for handling equipment with a drive carrier that includes a carrier part and driven drums for moving the steel cables arranged thereon and including a handling receptacle in which the handling receptacle is suitable for picking up loads and is connected to the carrier part by deflection pulleys via the support cables and a controllable lever mechanism that is at least connected to at least two support cables and with at least two force sensors that capture the forces of at least two support cables and a monitoring device that monitors the forces of the at least two force sensors. An adjustment angle of the controllable lever mechanism is captured by sensors and a correction of the cable forces based on the captured adjustment angle is carried in the monitoring device. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111088 | WIND TUNNEL BALANCE CALIBRATOR - Provided are a wind tunnel balance calibrator capable of improving accuracy of attitude control of a wind tunnel balance, and a wind tunnel balance calibrator which can ensure a wide work space around the wind tunnel balance. A wind tunnel balance calibrator includes a load application mechanism for applying a load to a wind tunnel balance and an attitude restoration mechanism for restoring an attitude of the wind tunnel balance. The attitude restoration mechanism is constituted by a parallel-link mechanism including a support plate for supporting the wind tunnel balance, and actuators capable of displacing the attitude of the support plate with six degrees of freedom. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111089 | Method for Synchronising Measurements - A method for synchronizing the measurements obtained, over a given period, from a number of measurement acquisition means for acquiring measurements of characteristics associated with the stresses withstood by a tire fitted on a running vehicle. The measurement acquisition means are brought into operation independently of one another and at least one indexing at a given instant of the measurements from each of said means is created relative to a time-measuring reference means. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111090 | Intra-Extra Oral Shock-Sensing and Indicating Systems and Other Shock-Sensing and Indicating Systems - A mouth guard comprises a base member configured to fit inside the mouth of a user, and at least one shock-sensing and indicating device coupled to the base member. In one exemplary embodiment, the shock-sensing and indicating device is a passive shock-sensing and indicating device that detects a shock substantially along a selected axis with respect to the base member. In another exemplary embodiment, the at least one shock-sensing and indicating device detects a shock substantially along a plurality of selected axes with respect to the base member, each selected axis being substantially orthogonal from another selected axis. The shock-sensing and indicating devices can be configured to detect different levels of shock. In one exemplary embodiment, the shock-sensing and indicating device comprises a multi-component chemical-reaction system, such as a chemi-luminescent reaction system. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111091 | Intra-Extra Oral Shock-Sensing and Indicating Systems and Other Shock-Sensing and Indicating Systems - A mouth guard comprises a base member configured to fit inside the mouth of a user, and at least one shock-sensing and indicating device coupled to the base member. In one exemplary embodiment, the shock-sensing and indicating device is a passive shock-sensing and indicating device that detects a shock substantially along a selected axis with respect to the base member. In another exemplary embodiment, the at least one shock-sensing and indicating device detects a shock substantially along a plurality of selected axes with respect to the base member, each selected axis being substantially orthogonal from another selected axis. The shock-sensing and indicating devices can be configured to detect different levels of shock. In one exemplary embodiment, the shock-sensing and indicating device comprises a multi-component chemical-reaction system, such as a chemi-luminescent reaction system. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111092 | GAS SENSOR - A protector ( | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111093 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE GAS USING A GAS SENSOR DEVICE COMPRISING CARBON NANOTUBES - This invention relates generally to gas sensors comprising organized assemblies of carbon and non-carbon compounds. The invention also relates to devices containing such gas sensors and analysis units. In preferred embodiments, the organized assemblies of the instant invention take the form of nanorods or their aggregate forms. More preferably, a nanorod is made up of a carbon nanotube filled, coated, or both filled and coated by a non-carbon material. The invention further relates to a method for detecting or quantitating an analyte gas. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111094 | TUBE WELD STEAM TEST DEVICE AND METHOD - A tube weld seam test method and device for testing a tube weld seam ( | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111095 | Heat Exchanger Integrity Testing - The invention relates to the integrity testing of a heat exchanger numeral | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111096 | INTEGRATION MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR MEMS DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an MEMS device is provided. The method includes steps of a) providing a first substrate having a concavity located thereon, b) providing a second substrate having a connecting area and an actuating area respectively located thereon, c) forming plural microstructures in the actuating area, d) mounting a conducting element in the connecting area and the actuating area, e) forming an insulating layer on the conducting element and f) connecting the first substrate to the connecting area to form the MEMS device. The concavity contains the plural microstructures. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111097 | RHEOMETER OR VISCOMETER - A rheometer or viscometer has a first measuring part and a second measuring part, between which a sample space for receiving a material sample is formed. By means of a drive device, at least the second measuring part can be rotated and/or can be oscillated, it being possible for the drive movement of the drive device to be transferred to the second measuring device via a transmission element. The drive device is arranged on the side of the first measuring part that is facing away from the second measuring part and the transmission element penetrates through the first measuring part, particularly at a through-bore. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111098 | 2- ACETAMIDE - The invention relates to 2-{2-amino-3-[hydroxy(phenyl)methyl]phenyl}acetamide, a process for its preparation, and its use as a reference marker and reference standard for analyzing the purity of nepafenac. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111099 | COPOLYMER FOR LITHOGRAPHY AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for evaluating lithographic characteristics of a lithographic composition containing a copolymer for lithography without actually preparing the composition. The method comprises the steps of: dissolving the copolymer for lithography in a solvent to prepare a test solution; separating a gel-like substance from the test solution; determining a rate of change of a composition ratio, wherein the rate of change of the composition ratio rate refers to a ratio of a difference obtained by subtracting a composition ratio of constitutional units in the copolymer for lithography from a composition ratio of constitutional units in a gel-like substance to the composition ratio of the constitutional units in the copolymer for lithography. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111100 | DETERIORATION DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR AIRFLOW METER AND DETERIORATION DETERMINATION METHOD - When a deterioration determination apparatus determines a degree of deterioration in characteristics of an airflow meter, a driving condition of an engine is maintained at a specified condition in which intake air flow rate is greater than a specified value. A measurement error of the airflow meter is computed based on an intake air flow rate measured with the airflow meter. The degree of deterioration due to stain is determined based on the measurement error. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111101 | Device for Brake Pad Wear Monitoring of a Brake - A system for monitoring brake pad wear of a brake, including an apparatus for monitoring brake pad wear of a first type (total wear monitoring) and an apparatus for monitoring brake pad wear of a second type (final-position wear monitoring). The apparatus of the first type and the apparatus of the second type are connected by way of a connection element. The connection element is created for expanding the functionality of a device for brake pad wear monitoring of a brake, and is designed to establish a connection expanding the functionality of the device between an apparatus extending the functionality and a device whose functionality is to be expanded. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111102 | Device for Monitoring Tire Pressure - A device for monitoring tire pressure includes an antenna for transmitting pressure data, a printed circuit board with a circuit for measuring and transmitting pressure data that is connected to the antenna, a power source for supplying the circuit, and a housing surrounding the printed circuit board, According to the invention, the housing is produced by insert-molding the antenna. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111103 | DETECTING APPARATUS - The objective of the present invention is to provide an unexpected detecting apparatus enabled to evaluate an evenness of a compound coated on an electrode of a battery. The detecting apparatus ( | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111104 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE FOR DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING WITH INCREASED ACOUSTIC SENSITIVITY - Methods and apparatus for performing Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) using fiber optics with increased acoustic sensitivity are provided. Acoustic sensing of a wellbore, pipeline, or other conduit/tube based on DAS may have increased acoustic sensitivity through fiber optic cable design and/or increasing the Rayleigh backscatter property of a fiber's optical core. Some embodiments may utilize a resonant sensor mechanism with a high Q coupled to the DAS device for increased acoustic sensitivity. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111105 | Mass Air Flow Sensor - A digitally based resistance element and a processor are used with a hotwire to provide a mass airflow (MAF) sensor. A temperature sensor can provide an input to the processor which can provide signals to the digital based resistance element. The digital based resistance element may be on a first leg of a Wheatstone bridge, the hotwire on a second leg. The output of the hotwire may be provided to the processor which can modify the output such as to more closely approximate a MAF curve, and/or to address step changes initiated by the digital based resistive element. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111106 | VIBRATING ELEMENT APPARATUS - The invention provides a vibrating fork level switch with alternative self-checking modes. The individual modes are user selectable and allow the switch to be readily adapted for use with liquids of differing viscosities. This, in turn, allows a wider range of failure modes to be determined. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111107 | LIQUID TANK AND FUEL CELL - Provided are a liquid tank capable of reducing an influence of disturbance on measurement results and measuring accurate volume, and a fuel cell using the same. One face of a liquid container section is structured by a detector in which a first board to a fourth board each configured of a printed board are stacked in order. A pair of detection electrodes | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111108 | LIQUID LEVEL DETECTING DEVICE - One end of a float arm is connected to a float and the other end thereof is rotatably supported by a housing made of insulating resin material. An electrically conductive portion, which is for example made of conducting resin material, is integrally formed with the housing and electrically connecting the other end of the float arm to a ground terminal which is fixed to the housing. A detecting circuit is accommodated in the housing. Electric charge generated at the float due to friction between the float and fuel is grounded to the earth via the float arm, the electrically conductive portion and the ground terminal, so that an adverse effect of the electric charge to the detecting circuit can be avoided. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111109 | Solids Circulation System and Method for Capture and Conversion of Reactive Solids - A solids circulation system receives a gas stream containing char or other reacting solids from a first reactor. The solids circulation system includes a cyclone configured to receive the gas stream from the first reactor, a dipleg from the cyclone to a second reactor, and a riser from the second reactor which merges with the gas stream received by the cyclone. The second reactor has a dense fluid bed and converts the received materials to gaseous products. A conveying fluid transports a portion of the bed media from the second reactor through the riser to mix with the gas stream prior to cyclone entry. The bed media helps manipulate the solids that is received by the cyclone to facilitate flow of solids down the dipleg into the second reactor. The second reactor provides additional residence time, mixing and gas-solid contact for efficient conversion of char or reacting solids. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111110 | SHOCK ABSORPTION PLATFORM - Technologies are generally described for effectively damping the vibration of a platform. In some examples, a platform system for minimizing shock to an object includes a base, a platform effective to carry the object, a number of actuators coupled between the platform and the base and being configured to adjust an orientation of the platform based on control signals, a number of accelerometers positioned on the base, and a processor coupled to the accelerometers and the actuators. The processor is programmed to collect acceleration data from the accelerometers, determine an acceleration vector of the platform from the acceleration data, compensate for the acceleration vector by determining travels and travel directions for the actuators in an effort to maintain contact between the platform and the object, and generate control signals to actuate the actuators with the travels in the travel directions. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111111 | ANGULAR SPEED SENSOR - An angular velocity sensor includes a vibration, first and second sensor electrodes generating an electric charge responsive to an angular velocity applied to the vibration body, first and D/A converters each outputting at least two levels of an electric charge, first and second integrator circuits integrating the electric charge generated by the first and second sensor electrodes and the electric charges output from the first and second D/A converters, respectively, a comparator unit comparing output signals from the first and second integrator circuits, first and second D/A switching units switching levels of the output signals from the first and second D/A converters according to a comparison result of the comparator unit, a first disconnection detecting switch connected between the first sensor electrode and the first integrator circuit, a first voltage source for injecting an electric charge into a point between the first sensor electrode and the first integrator circuit via the first disconnection detecting switch, a second disconnection detecting switch connected between the second sensor electrode and the second integrator circuit, and a second voltage source for injecting an electric charge into a point between the second sensor electrode and the second integrator circuit via the second disconnection detecting switch. This angular velocity sensor has a high reliability and performs stable operation even if ambient environment changes. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111112 | Resonating Sensor with Mechanical Constraints - A method and apparatus for sensing movement resonates a primary member in a flexure mode at a given frequency, thus causing the primary member to have top and bottom portions that resonate at substantially about zero Hertz. The method also secures the bottom portion to a first substrate, and mechanically constrains the top portion while resonating in the flexure mode to substantially eliminate vibrations in the top portion. Finally, the method generates a changing capacitance signal in response to movement of the primary member. When generating this changing capacitance signal, the primary member resonates in a bulk mode at a given frequency. | 2012-05-10 |
| 20120111113 | BAW Gyroscope with Bottom Electrode - A bulk acoustic wave gyroscope has a primary member in a member plane, and an electrode layer in an electrode plane spaced from the member plane. The electrode layer has a first portion that is electrically isolated from a second portion. The first portion, however, is mechanically coupled with the second portion and faces the primary member (e.g., to actuate or sense movement of the primary member). For support, the second portion of the electrode is directly coupled with structure in the member plane. | 2012-05-10 |
