21st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090126257 | TRAP FOR FLYING INSECTS - In the preferred embodiment, the invention is a trap for luring, trapping, and killing insects. The trap preferably includes: a single structure container defining a cavity that holds liquid, an opening that allows access to the cavity, a side wall, and a lid that seals the opening of the container. The side wall includes an orifice in the form of a frusto-conical shape that allows ingress of insects into the container and prevents egress of insects from the container. The side wall also includes a landing surface that directs insect towards the orifice. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126258 | INSECT TRAP - An insect trap | 2009-05-21 |
20090126259 | PROCESS TO PREPARE METHANOL AND/OR DIMETHYLETHER - A process to prepare methanol and/or dimethylether from a solid carbonaceous feedstock comprising the steps of
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20090126260 | METHODS OF REFINING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS - Processes of converting to feedstocks comprising hydrocarbons to compositions comprising light hydrocarbon products are described herein. Also described are processes and methods of producing and refining compositions comprising terpenes from biomass that can be suitable as a fuel product. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126261 | FUEL COMPOSITION FOR A DIESEL ENGINE - The invention is directed to a fuel composition for diesel engines. The fuel composition comprises 0.1-99% by weight of a component or a mixture of components produced from biological raw material originating from plants and/or animals and/or fish. The fuel composition comprises 0-20% of components containing oxygen. Both components are mixed with diesel components based on crude oil and/or fractions from Fischer-Tropsch process. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126262 | Process for producing mixed esters of fatty acids as biofuels - A process for producing mixed esters of fatty acids as biofuel or additive to a petroleum fuel for use in a compression ignition (CI) engine. The process preferably provides a partial transesterification of a mixture of fatty acid methyl esters with at least one alkyl alcohol containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the presence of a heterogeneous solid acid catalyst to produce a mixture of the fatty acid methyl esters and alkyl alcohol esters of the fatty acids. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126263 | Preparation of nitrones - A method for producing a nitrone of formula (I) | 2009-05-21 |
20090126264 | Fuel Composition - The present invention provides a fuel composition capable of suppressing reduction of fuel consumption, maintaining the excellent exhaust gas properties of a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil. The fuel composition comprises a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil and a petroleum-based hydrocarbon mixture A having the following properties (1) to (5) in an amount of 10 to 30 percent by volume on the basis of the total mass of the composition: (1) 15° C. density: 800 Kg/cm | 2009-05-21 |
20090126265 | ALGAE CULTIVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to algae cultivation systems and methods. In an embodiment, an algae cultivation system is included. The algae cultivation system can include a cultivation tank, a plurality of light transmitting elements configured to be at least partially submerged in a liquid medium disposed within the cultivation tank, wherein the light transmitting elements increase the effective surface area of the liquid medium exposed to light, and a plurality of gas injectors configured to emit gas into the liquid medium. In an embodiment a method of culturing algae is included. The method can include measuring the amount of carbon dioxide in a cultivation system and modulating the amount of light being supplied to the cultivation system based on the measured amount of carbon dioxide. In an embodiment, a method of culturing algae can include measuring the amount of light being input into a cultivation system and modulating the amount of carbon dioxide being supplied to the cultivation system based on the measured amount of light. Other embodiments are also described herein. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126266 | Planting of plant material - A method of treatment and seeding or planting of seeds and/or plantable material in a substrate with at least one planting position, including in any order: (a) treating the seeds and/or the plantable material with a treatment substance by depositing the treatment substance in or at the planting position with the aid of treatment depositing device; and (b) depositing the seeds and/or the plantable material at the planting position with the aid of a seed and/or plantable material depositing device; (c) displacing the substrate and at least one of the treatment depositing device and the seed and/or plantable material depositing device relative to one another; (d) providing a substrate having at least two plant positions formed independently from the process in advance thereof at a pre-defined distance in the direction of relative displacement; and (e) controlling the treatment depositing device and the seed and/or plantable material depositing device for depositing at least one specimen of the seeds and/or the plantable material and a desired amount of treatment substance for deposition thereof at the pre-defined planting positions in the substrate on the basis of at least one of the group consisting of: a depositing trajectory, a depositing time, and a speed of movement from the depositing means relative to the substrate. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126267 | Device for Production of Seedlings From Seeds | 2009-05-21 |
20090126268 | Multifold Oxygen Measurement Device - The invention relates to a plant cultivating environment comprising: an oxygen sensing arrangement for sensing an oxygen level in said environment. According to the invention, said oxygen sensing arrangement comprises a base plate for underlying a substrate; and a plurality of oxygen sensors each positioned on said base plate at a predetermined position for sensing a local oxygen level in said substrate. In this way, a water irrigation strategy can be based on sensed levels at a plurality of positions. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126269 | Apparatus for growing living organisms - An apparatus for growing living organisms having at least one growing unit adapted to receive at least one living organism, a source of fluid, a conduit operably connecting the source of fluid and the growing unit in fluid supplying relation, and at least one system for supplying the requirements by which the living organism can grow in the growing unit. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126270 | Methods and Apparatus for Solid Carbonaceous Materials Synthesis Gas Generation - Methods and apparatus may permit the generation of consistent output synthesis gas from highly variable input feedstock solids carbonaceous materials. A stoichiometric objectivistic chemic environment may be established to stoichiometrically control carbon content in a solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system. Processing of carbonaceous materials may include dominative pyrolytic decomposition and multiple coil carbonaceous reformation. Dynamically adjustable process determinative parameters may be utilized to refine processing, including process utilization of negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, process utilization of flue gas ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126271 | METHOD FOR GASIFYING SOLID FUEL WITH UNIFIED GAS PURIFICATION AND GASIFIER USING SAID METHOD - A function of absorbing CO | 2009-05-21 |
20090126272 | REACTOR VESSEL FOR PERFORMING A STEAM REFORMING REACTION AND A PROCESS TO PREPARE SYNTHESIS GAS - A reactor vessel for performing a steam reforming reaction having a vessel inlet for natural gas and steam; a vessel inlet for a hot gaseous medium; a vessel outlet for the steam reforming product; and a reactor space which is a bed of steam reforming catalyst, which reactor space inlet is fluidly connected to the inlet for natural gas and steam and at its outlet end fluidly connected with the outlet for the gaseous product; wherein inside the catalyst bed a passageway is provided fluidly connected to the vessel inlet for the hot gaseous medium for passage of hot gaseous mixture counter currently to the flow of reactants in the catalyst bed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126273 | PROCESS FOR HUMIDIFYING SYNTHESIS GAS - Disclosed is a process for humidifying syngas to achieve a water to carbon monoxide molar ratio in the product syngas within a desired range and in which the molar ratio which can be varied over time in response to changes in downstream syngas requirements. The raw syngas is produced by reacting a carbonaceous material with oxygen, water, or carbon dioxide and can be combined with a diluent to produce a diluted syngas stream which can be cooled and contacted with liquid water to give a humidified syngas. The H | 2009-05-21 |
20090126274 | Process for Generating Methane and/or Methane Hydrate From Biomass - To generate methane from biomass, a biomass pulp is produced from the biomass with a desired dry mass content being set, and the biomass pulp is placed under pressure. The biomass pulp is heated under pressure in order to liquefy the solid organic components of the biomass pulp. The pressurized and heated biomass pulp is heated further to at least the critical temperature of the biomass pulp. Solids precipitated under pressure and increased temperature are separated from the fluid phase. At least a part of the remaining fluid phase is gasified under pressure and increased temperature by means of a reactor to form a methane-rich gas. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126275 | Process for the Conversion of Synthesis Gas to Oxygenates - The present invention relates to an improved process for the conversion of carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen containing feedstocks to oxygen containing hydrocarbon compounds in the presence of a particulate catalyst. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126276 | Methods and Apparatus for Solid Carbonaceous Materials Synthesis Gas Generation - Methods and apparatus may permit the generation of consistent output synthesis gas from highly variable input feedstock solids carbonaceous materials. A stoichiometric objectivistic chemic environment may be established to stoichiometrically control carbon content in a solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system. Processing of carbonaceous materials may include dominative pyrolytic decomposition and multiple coil carbonaceous reformation. Dynamically adjustable process determinative parameters may be utilized to refine processing, including process utilization of negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, process utilization of flue gas ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126277 | Plug in pull bar hinge - A shutter having a frame, and having louvres rotatably supported in the frame, and a control bar, for controlling the louvres, and having two-component connectors connecting respective louvres to the control bar, consisting of a louvre hinge member for attachment to a louvre and a control bar hinge member for, and having a louvre hinge body, a louvre plug integral with the louvre hinge body for insertion into a louvre, a concave surface on said louvre hinge body engaging said louvre which prevents twisting, a hinge opening, and having a control bar hinge body, a control bar plug, a control bar hinge pin, cooperating with said hinge opening in said louvre hinge body to provide a hinging action. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126278 | DOOR MOUNTING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for temporarily mounting a side rail such as a z-bar during installation of a door assembly. The apparatus includes a mounting structure that cooperates with a fastener to accurately position the side rail at a desired location on a structural member such as a door jamb. In the case of hinge-side side rails, the side rail may be aligned without the door attached thereto while the location for the fastener established. The mounting structure may aid in the proper placement of the fastener in the structural member. Once the fastener is in place, the side rail can be removed from the structural member without removing the fastener. The door may then be attached to the side rail to form a door/side rail assembly. The door/side rail assembly is then engaged with the fastener for temporary and accurate positioning while the side rail is affixed to the structural member. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126279 | Sliding Door With Lateral Sealing Movement - A sliding door is secured to one side of a wall or partition panel having a door opening, and includes a trolley that is held in a track located above the door opening. The wheels or rollers of the trolley move along the track when the door is moved to a closed position until the roller contacts a wedge or ramp associated with the track. The wedge urges the roller inwardly toward the wall or partition panel, such that when the door is in the fully closed position, the trolley is positioned inwardly on the track to move the upper area of the door into engagement with the wall or partition panel. The lower end of the door includes a channel within which is positioned a follower attached to a swing arm, which simultaneously draws the lower end of the door into engagement with the wall or panel. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126280 | Liquid-storing Container Wall System - A container for forming a wall structure providing a container for forming a wall structure including one or more neighboring containers, the container providing a body including a cavity for storing liquid therein; an inlet, in fluid communication with the cavity, for receiving liquid within the cavity; an outlet, in fluid communication with the cavity, for transferring, to one of the one or more neighboring containers, the liquid received within the cavity; and a connecting arrangement connectable with a respective connecting arrangement of one of the one or more neighboring containers. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126281 | STAGE AND ROOF SYSTEM - Disclosed is a structure that is a stage and roof system. The present invention is a system that allows a stage and roof system to be moved and folded up into a compact area in a very short period of time to be placed at an event location to broadcast talent directly on or near a terrain. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126282 | GUTTER CLEANING DISPENSER - A gutter cleaner dispensing system which delivers an eco-friendly mixture of enzymes and bacteria to a gutter system. The mixture is spread through the gutter system, populating and multiplying while producing large quantities of digestive enzymes. These organic compounds break down scum and debris resulting in a clean and self-maintaining gutter system. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126283 | Connector - A connector which has an inlet and an outlet, along with an additional by-pass portion. The by-pass portion is moveable between two configurations; a non by-pass configuration and a by-pass configuration, wherein when the by-pass portion is in the non by-pass configuration this allows liquid to pass through the inlet and exit the outlet; and when the by-pass portion is in the by-pass configuration there is a region of the internal surface of the connector which at least partially overlaps the by-pass portion so that liquid entering the inlet can be redirected along the by-pass portion and out the by-pass outlet to effectively prevent liquid from exiting the outlet. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126284 | Arm connection for a structural member - A structural member and method with an improved arm connection is provided that allows quick connection of an arm to the structural member. Bolts are inserted through aligned apertures in first and second thru-vangs, as well as an abutting arm bracket. A securement member is inserted through an aperture in the bolts that is transverse to the bolts. Last, an arm is secured to the arm bracket for support of electrical conductors strung thereon. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126285 | Facility Module for Production and Storage of Cell Therapy Product - A facility module is provided for producing and storing a cell therapy product comprising: a Cell Therapy (CT) module one including separately prefabricated units having specific functions and separate entrances and exits so as to minimize contamination, and being capable of producing the cell therapy product, and a Banking of Cell and Tissue (BC) module Two including prefabricated units having specific functions and separate entrances and exits so as to minimize contamination, and being capable of appropriately storing hematopoietic stem cells, bone marrow cells and other cells for a prolonged period. It enables easy and low cost production of the cell therapy product, with sufficient quality to be transplanted into patients, within a short period, and permits clinical application to patients expeditiously. The present invention enables convenient installation and use of such a facility module anywhere adequate space is available, by providing the facility in a prefabricated module composed of specialized units according to function. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126286 | HIGHLY VENTILATED SOFFIT WITH OBSCURED VENTILATION OPENINGS - A ventilating component for a building, particularly a ventilating soffit, provides a high ratio of ventilation flow area to component coverage area. A sheet in a plane of coverage has a spaced-channel configuration, or alternatively a terraced configuration. Ventilation openings are placed in the connecting webs between the upper and lower levels, especially in sidewalls of elongated channels that open as slots on the exposed side of the soffit. These connecting webs are oriented at an acute angle relative to the coverage plane. In a channel arrangement the webs can be shaped to block direct view of the side walls. The acute angle precludes, or at least foreshortens, a view of the webs that contain the ventilation openings. The ventilation aspects are concealed while permitting a high ratio of flow area to coverage area. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126287 | ACOUSTIC PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An acoustic panel ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126288 | Shape memory alloy composite material shock and vibration isolator devices - A shock and vibration isolator device has one or more connecting elements of a superelastic shape memory alloy composite material extending between a base member, configured to mount to a structure or ground, and a mounting member, configured to support equipment or machinery. The superelastic shape memory alloy composite material is formed of a plurality of superelastic wires embedded in an elastomeric matrix material. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126289 | DAMPING STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a damping structure which is capable effectively damping vibration of a structure. The damping structure includes a vibration controlling medium fixed at a structure and vibrating with an amplitude greater than that of the structure upon vibration and a damper vibrating separately from the vibration controlling medium as a result of being loosely fitted into the vibration controlling medium or a damper supporter extended therefrom, and thus having a vibration frequency different from that of the vibration controlling medium. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126290 | Masonry Cavity Wall having a Compressible, Expandable Debris Blocker and Method of Assembly - A mortar and debris collection device for use within a cavity wall to prevent the blockage of weep holes at the base of the wall. The cavity wall assembly includes a masonry wall, an adjacent inner wall, a wall cavity therebetween, and a free-standing elongate strip of openwork material located within the cavity forming a debris collection surface a spaced distance above a base surface of the cavity. Preferably, the openwork material is inserted and positioned within the cavity after the inner wall and only a base portion of the outer masonry wall is constructed. Thereafter, the upper portion of the outer masonry wall is constructed and any mortar or debris falling into the cavity is caught and supported on the debris collection surface. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126291 | Device for Post-Installation In-Situ Barrier Creation - The present invention relates to a device for post-installation in-situ barrier creation. A multi-layered device provides a medium for of remedial substances such as waterproofing resins or cements, insecticides, mold preventatives, rust retardants and the like. The multi-layer device preferably consists of three conjoined layers: first layer, intermediate layer, and second layer, and at least one piping. The first layer is preferably semi-permeable; the second layer is a non-permeable layer; the intermediate layer is a void-inducing layer. The second layer, intermediate layer, and first layer are fixedly attached, with the intermediate layer interposed between the second layer and the first layer. The multi-layered device is fixedly attached to shoring system exterior surface. At least one piping is engagedly attached to a panel of the multi-layered device. A structural construction material is constructed exterior the multi-layer device. Thereafter, a free flowing substance can be pumped to the multi-layered device. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126292 | KNOCKDOWN STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A knockdown structure and assembly method are provided so as to prevent cracking of the sealant, reinforce the junction between sections, and improve the livability of the structure. A structure's body is assembled by using a mortar-powder mixed adhesive to join together a plurality of sections that are made of foam polystyrene and that constitute the parts of a structure having a predetermined shape. The adhesive is applied to cover at least the places where the sections are joined together with a woven inorganic-fiber mesh sheet. A sealant is applied, made by dispersing inorganic fiber and mortar powder in a plastic-type paint, onto the exterior and interior faces of the structure in a predetermined thickness. Onto the sealant of the exterior of the structure is applied, on the exterior of the structure, a paint that is water repellant and can screen out ultraviolet light, and applying, over the sealant of the interior of the structure, a clayey paint made of natural substances. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126293 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS SHELTER WITH EMERGENCY COOLING AND AIR DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY - A telecommunications outdoor shelter having an interior chamber containing one or more vertical racks of telecommunications and/or electronic components, and an AC powered air conditioner configured to deliver cooled air to said interior chamber, is characterized by a back-up cooling apparatus comprising: an outdoor refrigeration system exterior to the interior chamber configured for supplying refrigerant or chilled heat transfer fluid to an evaporator mounted in the interior chamber and for rejecting heat to ambient outside air; an air cooling unit comprising an air handler and evaporator mounted in the interior chamber and configured to receive refrigerant or heat transfer fluid from the outdoor refrigeration system and provide cool air to the interior chamber; an air distribution assembly cooperating with the comprising air cooling unit and one or more primary air ducts for directing cooled air from the evaporator and a plurality of secondary air ducts communicating with each of the primary air ducts, wherein each of the secondary air ducts is configured for delivering cooled air to one or more selected vertical racks at one or more vertical levels and wherein the handler includes one or more fans for moving warm air from the interior chamber to the evaporator and forcing cooled air through the one or more primary air ducts and the one or more secondary air ducts; an electric power generating unit configured to provide power for operating the outdoor refrigeration system and the indoor air cooling unit; and a sensor configured to initiate operation of the back-up cooling apparatus in response to AC power outage and/or interior chamber air temperature. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126294 | Modular Flooring System - A modular flooring system that includes a plurality of interlocking floor panels arrangeable into a variety of configurations. In one embodiment, each interlocking floor panel includes tongues and grooves that allow adjacent ones of the panels to connect with one another by the mating of tongues and grooves. A locking mechanism can be provided to one or more of the floor panels for locking the connected panels together. In other embodiments, the modular flooring system includes either integrally formed conduit chases or separately formed conduit chases, or a combination of both. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126295 | Ceiling panel system - A ceiling panel system is developed that comprises a ceiling panel having a face portion with four corner areas and a skirt portion extending rearward from the face portion. The face portion has a main decorative hole with a peripheral edge from which a main flange portion extends rearward. The corner areas of the face portion has first to fourth subordinate decorative holes with a peripheral edge from which first to fourth subordinate flange portion extends rearward. A main decorative object is fitted to the main decorative hole so as to protrude from the face portion of the ceiling panel. The clips are adapted to grip the main flange portion for the main decorative object and the subordinate flange portions for the subordinate decorative objects. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126296 | JOINT CONFIGURATION FOR A LOAD BEARING ASSEMBLY - A load bearing assembly ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126297 | Thermal insulation and sealing means for a safing slot - A construction for effectively fireproof sealing of the gap between the floor of a building and an exterior wall construction wherein the exterior wall construction comprises a curtain wall configuration utilizing an interior panel module design. The insulating system includes a supplemental insulation belt positioned beneath the safing insulation and attached to the interior panel of a curtain wall construction to maintain sealing of the safing slot during exposure to fire and heat which can cause the interior panel to deform from heat warping to an extent beyond the capability of standard safing insulation for expanding in order to maintain a proper seal extending across the safing slot. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126298 | Post protector - A post protector to shield the lower portion or base of a mail box post or fence post from grass trimmers, lawn mowers and other such equipment comprising a plurality of protective panels and a protective panel retainer including at least one strap or panel retainer disposed to engage the outer surface of the plurality of the protective panels to secure the protective panels against the outer surface of the lower portion or base of the post. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126299 | Structural Insulation Panel Finished (SIPF) - The Structural Insulating Panel Finished (SIPF) has a finished external surface and internal surface ready for carrying out of immediate painting and decorating. Introduction of the stud inside a panel construction is with a result of creating a rigid special structure with other elements of the panel. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126300 | Interior-Finishing Material, and Method and Material for Coating the Same - After newly attaching an interior-finishing vinyl wall covering onto at least one of a wall, floor and ceiling of a building, or after completion of washing/renovation of the vinyl wall covering, a liquid or slurry coating material containing a titanium oxide, a layered silicate mineral, and a silver ion and/or a copper ion, is sprayed or applied onto a surface of the vinyl wall covering. Subsequently the coating material is naturally dried to form a thin transparent coating layer. In a process of renovating the vinyl wall covering, the coating layer is removed by washing with water or wiping with water to completely remove various stains. The present invention makes it possible to allow any worker, i.e., even an unskilled worker, to fully renovate an interior-finishing material, such as a vinyl wall covering, without difficulty and at low cost. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126301 | STONE FABRICATION SYSTEM WITH HIDDEN MORTAR JOINT - A manufactured stone block for use in building a structure having a front surface with a simulated natural stone appearance. A portion of an upper surface of the block includes a recessed mortar joint for a user to place mortar therein to secure the manufactured stone block to an adjacent surface. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126302 | Material - An insulation material comprising a substrate ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126303 | Seam clip having thermal barrier - A seam clip assembly is disclosed. The seam clip assembly includes a seam clip attachable to a thermal barrier. The seam clip is connected to the thermal barrier, and the thermal barrier is connected to a structure, such as a roofing structure. The thermal barrier prevents or at least limits heat conduction from the seam clip into the roofing structure. The thermal barrier improves uplift strength of the seam clip attached to adjoining roofing panels. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126304 | Wall liner - Prior art rolled T-beams used in horizontal grids in suspended ceilings, serve as vertical studs in a grid that supports wallboard in a liner for a structural wall. A horizontal strut extends along, and is connected to, the studs, to unite the studs and the strut to form the vertical grid. The grid is braced from the structural wall. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126305 | Wall liner - Rolled T-beams of the kind used in suspended ceilings, act as vertical stiffeners in a wall liner for a back wall. The vertical stiffeners, reinforced from the back wall, keep the sheets of wallboard that form the wall liner vertically aligned and together. The weight of the wallboard liner is borne directly by the floor under the liner, without support by columns or studs. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126306 | Ring Furnaces with Improved Expansion Joints and Bricks Designed to Build It - The invention relates to ring furnaces of which at least one of the inner partitions is formed by a plurality of bricks made of refractory material including at least a first brick ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126307 | PLANKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A novel planking system utilizing an inventive groove design is provided. The novel groove is defined by two opposing side walls and a groove end wall. The groove side walls present two generally opposed tongue-engaging projections that automatically provide a uniform space between planks during installation, and accommodate expansion of the planks after installation by breaking away when force is exerted on the projections by an adjacent plank. The present invention is also concerned with a combination of planks having an inventive tongue-and-groove configuration, as well as inventive methods of assembling planks to accommodate the expansion and contraction of the assembled planks after installation. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126308 | PANEL AND PANEL FASTENING SYSTEM - The Invention relates to a panel fastening system, especially floor panels, whose narrow sides are fitted with retaining profiles, whereby the retaining profile of a front narrow side and the retaining profile of the opposite back narrow side and the retaining profile of a left narrow side and the retaining profile of the opposite right narrow side of a panel match each other in such a way that similar panels can be fixed to one another, whereby the mutually matching retaining profiles have complementary hook elements that can be hooked into one another and the hook elements have retaining surfaces by means of which the panels are held against each other when mounted in such a way that a gap-free surface is obtained. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126309 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSEMBLING A TOWER - A method for assembling a tower is provided. The method comprises providing a plurality of tower segments, wherein at least one tower segment includes an inner surface that defines a first cross-sectional area of the tower segment and a second cross-sectional area of the tower segment that is different from the first cross-sectional area. The method also comprises providing a platform including a plurality of mounting assemblies configured to mount the platform within the at least one tower segment at one of the first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area, coupling the platform to the inner surface of the tower segment at one of the first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area, and coupling the plurality of tower segments. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126310 | GREENHOUSE - The present invention provides an improved greenhouse, improving upon the shortcomings of a typical greenhouse with difficult assembly and handling. The greenhouse is assembled by a plurality of trusses, which are combined through a plurality of erection tubes along with the covering and a plurality of angled elements. The covering directly couples onto the erection tubes, which are coupled via angled elements to form a greenhouse, thereby achieving rapid assembly/disassembly and handling of spare parts. The retaining portion of the covering is provided with layering, so that the covering could be supported and leveled by the layering to provide a smooth greenhouse with improved applicability. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126311 | Safety system and method for openings in concrete - A safely device and method for construction sites provide secure and easy fastening of a sheet material over an opening in a concrete slab. By covering the opening, injuries and other risks posed by openings can be avoided. Holes are formed through the concrete around the opening and then a two part fastener is used to securely hold the sheet material (e.g., plywood). | 2009-05-21 |
20090126312 | METHOD OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - A method of construction. A first step involves stabilizing prefabricated load bearing walls for an underlying vertical level of a multi-story building. The walls have opposed surfaces and a top peripheral edge. A second step involves securing floor joists for an overlying vertical level to at least one of the opposed surfaces of the walls of one of the underlying vertical level. A third step involves installing prefabricated load bearing walls for the overlying vertical level along the top peripheral edge of the underlying vertical level. The walls have opposed surfaces and a top peripheral edge. The steps set forth above are repeated until a desired number of vertical levels are installed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126313 | System and method for erecting a tower - A method, a system, and a device for erecting a tower. The method comprises assembling proximate to the ground a base section, top section, and one or more intermediate sections of the tower into an assembled tower lying in a substantially horizontal first plane, the assembled tower comprising a top end including the top section and a bottom end including the base section. The method also includes orienting the attitude of the assembled tower using a lift initiator to lie in a second plane defining an acute angle to the first plane, so that the top end of the tower is higher in elevation than the bottom end. The method also includes lifting the assembled tower from the second plane to a vertical plane with a primary lift assembly and coupling the assembled tower to the foundation. The primary lift assembly may comprise a pulley having a continuous loop of cable connected to a counter-balanced tackle-block system. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126314 | Post Anchor and Post Comprising the Same - Disclosed is a post anchor ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126315 | C-Shaped Profile - A C-shaped sheet metal profile for partitions that are planked on both sides is provided. The C-shaped profile comprises two leg sections and a bottom section that interconnects the leg sections. The leg sections form lateral faces of the C-shaped profile. At least one of the leg sections is provided with beads which protrude outward and form a support area for the planking. At least some sections of the beads are embodied such that the support area corresponds to more than 5 percent and less than 25 percent of the lateral face when the depth of penetration of the beads into a planking amounts to 0.3 mm. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126316 | NAIL POLISH FILM WITH OPTICAL EFFECT - The present invention provides a flexible article with an optical, relief, and/or olfactory effect for making up and/or caring for the nails, comprising:
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20090126317 | SPOUT APPLICATOR - An apparatus for attaching a spout having a flange to a preformed hole in an open-ended container. The apparatus comprises of an applicator system and a mandrel. The applicator system is able to translate a linear motion to an arc motion. The mandrel is attached to the applicator system. The mandrel is adapted to releasably engage the spout. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126318 | Packaging Solutions - A packaging system for the storage of a hydrogel contact lens employs an aqueous solution including hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126319 | Packaging Machine and Method - A packaging method and apparatus wherein each product is packaged by enveloping the product in flexible packaging material. A programmed microprocessor calculates the length of flexible packaging material needed to package the product based on the physical dimensions of the product, calculates the weight of the flexible packaging material needed, and calculates a total package weight as the sum of the weight of the product and the calculated weight of the flexible packaging material. A printer prints information specific to the product that is being packaged onto a label that is then affixed to the flexible packaging material prior to the product being packaged. The information can be a function of the package weight, and the calculated total package weight can be communicated from the microprocessor to the printer. Finally, the product is packaged in the flexible packaging material having the label already affixed thereto. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126320 | Waste disposal devices and methods - Waste disposal devices and methods are provided. The device includes a housing, a lid, a bucket frame, a pair of members, and a foot pedal. The foot pedal is operatively associated with the lid and the pair of members so that the lid is in the closed position and the pair of members is in the non-use position when the foot pedal is in the upper position. Further, the foot pedal is operatively associated with the lid and the pair of members so that the lid is in the open position and the pair of members is in the use position when the foot pedal is in the lower position. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126321 | FERRULE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING AND LOADING FERRULES - A container for packing and shipping stud welding ferrule aligned along a spindle. The container comprises a body having a top, a bottom, opposing side walls and opposing end walls defining a storage space therein. The container further comprises a spindle retainer operatively connected to the body. The spindle retainer has a transverse portion and a longitudinal portion connected to the transverse portion. The transverse portion extends from one of the end walls and toward and into the storage space, while the longitudinal portion extends from the transverse portion and toward the bottom of the body. The transverse portion and the longitudinal portion are sized and shaped to accept and to retain ends of the spindle to contain the spindle within the body. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126322 | METHOD FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS IN WALLET PACKAGES - A system for packing products in wallet packages incorporates a main feeding line for transporting the wallet packages as cut lengths of packaging or as strip material. It also includes a feeding mechanism for feeding the products in this main feeding line, and a placing mechanism for placing the products down on the cut lengths of packaging or on the strip material. The feeding mechanism is capable of pivoting in an approximately horizontal direction, in order to release the products into the main feeding line. This allows synchronization of several products supplied via different feeders, without the main feeding speed having to be dramatically reduced. In addition, periodically fed products can also be released in this way into the continuously running main process. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126323 | Container Handling System - A system for processing a simplified plastic container (C) that is to be filled with a hot product includes the step of blow-molding parison to form a container body, where the container body has a neck, a base, a side surface relatively free of structural geometry that surrounds an interior of the container body and, prior to being filled with the hot product, a projection ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126324 | Authorized Filter Servicing and Replacement - A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126325 | PARTICULATE FILTER AND METHOD FOR ITS ASSEMBLY - A particulate filter cartridge has a woven metal fiber filter medium surrounding a perforated support tube. The filter medium is crimped down to the support tube at opposite ends thereof and then welded to the support tube at the crimped regions. A plurality of such cartridges can then be nested within each other and separated by appropriate exhaust gas flow directing baffles to form a particulate filter assembly. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126326 | Ventilation system air filter and method for manufacturing the same - An improved air filter for filtering particulate matter from the air flow of a ventilation system and a method for manufacturing the air filter. The air filter comprises an air filter media having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter. The filter media preferably is a pleated media. A frame surrounds the perimeter of the media. The frame is preferably made of Styrofoam or similar lightweight foaming material. The foam material becomes bonded to the media such that air leakage between the foam material and the media is prevented when the air filter is in use in the ventilation system. Reinforcing ribs may be provided on the media to provide additional structural support for the filter. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126327 | Self-propelled agricultural working machine - In a self-propelled agricultural working machine having working units whose working parameters are adjustable, moving at a ground speed that is regulated automatically as a function of at least one crop-material parameter and/or one working parameter of the working machine using a forward-travel regulator, and having at least one control, operating, and display unit, with which the crop-material parameters and/or the working parameters of the working machine may be adjusted and displayed, the operator of the working machine has access to information regarding the state of the forward-travel regulator when the ground speed is being regulated using a forward-travel regulator. For this purpose, the crop-material parameter and/or working parameter of the working machine that currently limits the ground-speed control via the forward-travel regulator is displayed directly to the operator of the working machine in the control, operating, and display unit. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126328 | Working Vehicle With Front-Mount Mower - The working vehicle with front-mount mower according to the present invention makes it possible to secure, in the center in a vehicle widthwise direction, a free space used for positioning a discharge duct without being affected by a pump-side transmission mechanism that transmits rotational power from a driving power source to a hydraulic pump main body and a PTO-side transmission mechanism that transmits rotational power from the driving power source to a mower. Accordingly, it is possible to improve design freedom of the discharge duct, thereby eliminating the use of or downsizing a blower, which has been vital in the conventional techniques. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126329 | Reel Weed Cutterhead - A reel weed cutterhead to cut aquatic vegetation has a shroud supporting cutting reels and bed knives. The reels have helical blades that cut vegetation parallel to the axis of rotation of the reel. The reels and bed knives work together to cleanly shear aquatic weeds. The shroud contains the weeds for disposal by a centrifugal pump. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126330 | ROTARY CUTTERS - A rotary cutter deck unit is disclosed that has an overall dual-deck configuration. Upper and lower deck plates do not engage each other at any location, but the deck unit includes front and rear end spacers, at least one of which has a plurality of bends, and two of which are secured to the upper deck plate to form a box-like weldment. The lower deck plate is secured to this spacer at an intermediate location. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126331 | Debris Collection Device - The invention is a device for the safe and efficient collection of debris displaced across a collection field. Utilizing a plurality of spikes which pierce and penetrate articles of debris, the invention contemplates the accumulation of articles of debris on the spikes. When the device has become loaded with debris, the device self ejects the debris using a compression spring force trigger mechanism. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126332 | Method and device for producing a composite yarn - A process for manufacturing a composite yarn including continuous glass filaments intermingled with continuous organic thermoplastic filaments and an apparatus for implementing the process. The continuous glass filaments come from a bushing and are separated into plural sheets. The continuous organic thermoplastic filaments come from a spinning head and are separated into plural sheets. The thermoplastic filaments are thrown into the glass filaments so as to mingle them, in a ratio of at least one sheet of thermoplastic filaments in each sheet of glass filaments, the mingled filaments then being gathered into at least one composite yarn. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126333 | Fine Fiber Electro-Spinning Equipment, Filter Media Systems and Methods - Electrostatic fine fiber generation equipment such as for forming nano-fibers from polymer solution is provided. The fine fiber generation equipment includes a strand that may take the form of a stainless steel beaded chain. The beaded chain can be an endless chain entrained upon two guide wheels and driven about an endless path perpendicularly relative to the collection media. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126334 | Device for stretching a transmission chain - Device for stretching a transmission chain closed in itself and comprising pairs of elongated rocker elements mutually coupled by links, said rocker elements being destined for a torque transferring cooperation with the pulley sheaves of a pulley sheave transmission, and comprising a first and a second supporting surface which support a chain to be treated over an angle of an arc and having an adjustable mutual distance to generate tensile stresses in the chain supported thereby, in which the first supporting surface is freely rotatable accommodated between the first ends of two distant frame parts, the second supporting surface is freely rotatable accommodated on an auxiliary carrier between the two frame parts, said carrier being provided with two opposite stubby shafts, protruding there from and of which the axis lies at a distance from the axis of rotation of the second supporting surface which is rotatably supported by said auxiliary carrier and lies near the second end of the frame parts while of said supporting surfaces at least one can be driven in rotation. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126335 | COOLING STRUCTURE - In this cooling structure, a cooling flow path, which is meandering around a flow direction of a high temperature combustion gas, is provided in a structural body. The cooling flow path has an inflow path for a cooling air formed inside of the structural body; at least one straight flow path provided with intervals with respect to an axial line; and a turning flow path for communicating the end portions of the inflow path with the straight flow path or communicating with the end portions of the straight flow paths one after another. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126336 | SYSTEM PROVIDING BRAKING IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE IN THE EVENT OF THE TURBINE SHAFT BREAKING - The present invention relates to a device for, in a gas turbine engine, braking a turbine comprising a rotor driving a shaft capable of rotating with respect to a stator in the event of said shaft breaking. The device is one which comprises a first braking member ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126337 | RETROFIT DIRT SEPARATOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A dirt separator may be retrofit into existing gas turbine engines since it is formed of circumferentially separate pieces which may be assembled together in the gas turbine engine. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126338 | Combined cycle power generating plant - A combined cycle power generating plant that can realize a reduction in the start-up time includes a gas turbine, a steam turbine, a steam supplying section that supplies steam to the gas turbine, a first steam pipe that directs steam from the steam supplying section to the gas turbine, a second steam pipe that directs steam from the gas turbine to the steam turbine, a first release section that carries out control such that the supply destination of steam that is directed to the first steam pipe is one of either the outside of the gas turbine or the outside of the first steam pipe, a second release section that carries out control such that the supply destination of steam that is directed to the second steam pipe is one of either the outside of the steam turbine or the outside of the second steam pipe, and a bypass pipe that directs at least a portion of the steam inside the first steam pipe to the second steam pipe between the gas turbine and the second steam pipe. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126339 | Thrust Reverser Door - A thrust reverser door provides in one aspect a separation of structural and aerodynamic functions through the provision of individual structures. In some embodiments, an aerodynamic element is adjustable in position, while in other embodiments, the relative positions are fixed. An exemplary aerodynamic element extends radially into the reverser flow to redirect the flow away from the door surface. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126340 | Pivoting Door Thrust Reverser for a Turbofan Gas Turbine Engine - A pivot arrangement for a thrust reverser door of a gas turbine engine, the pivot fitting having a base and a shaft projecting from a main side of the base. The shaft receives a preferably curved pivot arm of the door to provide a low profile arrangement which improves performance when the doors are stowed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126341 | Thrust Reverser - The thrust reverser is used with an aircraft gas turbine engine and includes upper and lower doors pivotable between a stowed position and a deployed position. When deployed, the doors redirect a portion of the efflux to generate a nose-down pitching moment on an aircraft to improve handling during thrust reversing on a runway. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126342 | Thrust Reverser Door - A thrust reverser door is provided, in one configuration, with a plurality of peripherally-disposed frames circumferentially spaced apart from one another and projecting radially inwardly on an interior side of the door to thereby provide a channel for redirecting thrust. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126343 | Internal Detonation Reciprocating Engine - A method of rotating a crank shaft and in internal detonation engine are provided. The internal detonation engine comprises a deflagration to detonation transition section. The deflagration to detonation transition section is connected to a main cylinder, which houses a piston. Inducing a detonation wave from the deflagration wave and passing the detonation wave through a fluid, gives rise to high pressure and temperature in a cylinder and pushes a piston towards bottom dead center. An internal detonation reciprocating engine may be a single cylinder and may be either a two or four stroke engine. A two-stroke internal detonation reciprocating engine is similar to a four-stroke internal detonation reciprocating engine but has different valve placements. Detonations produce a more thorough combustion of the fuel and may, thereby, yield reduced emissions of carbon monoxide as compared to internal combustion engines. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126344 | Method and Device for Determining an Oxygen Storage Capacity of a Catalytic Converter of an Internal Combustion Engine and Method and Device for Determining a Dynamic Time Duration for Exhaust Probes of an Internal Combustion Engine - An exhaust gas catalytic converter is laden with oxygen until it is saturated at least upstream of an exhaust gas probe. A predefined first rich air/fuel ration is set in a combustion chamber of a cylinder. A first oxygen storage capacity value is determined as a function of the measurement signal of an exhaust gas probe and the predefined first rich air/fuel ratio. The exhaust gas catalytic converter is laden with oxygen until it is saturated. A predefined second rich air/fuel ration is set in the combustion chamber of the cylinder. A second oxygen storage capacity value is determined as a function of the measurement signal of the exhaust gas probe and the predefined second rich air/fuel ration. A corrected oxygen storage capacity value is determined as a function of the first and second oxygen storage capacity values. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126345 | ENGINE WITH EMISSIONS CONTROL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENGINE EMISSIONS - An engine with an emissions control arrangement includes an engine including an intake and an exhaust system, an EGR system comprising a conduit between the exhaust system and the intake and an EGR controller between the exhaust system and the conduit, the EGR controller being adapted to control EGR flow from the exhaust system to the intake, a reduction agent introduction system adapted to introduce a reduction agent into the exhaust system, and a controller arranged to adjust EGR flow and reduction agent introduction as functions of each other. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126346 | PROTECTING AN OXIDATION CATALYST UPSTREAM OF A PARTICULATE FILTER FOR A DIESEL ENGINE BY LIMITATION OF INJECTED FUEL - A method for controlling an engine including an oxidation catalytic converter. The method, if certain criteria are verified, calculates a maximum amount of fuel to be post-injected based on a measured air flow rate and a threshold operating temperature of the oxidation catalytic converter. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126347 | Regenaration Control Method for Exhaust Gas Purification System, and Exhaust Gas Purification System - In an exhaust gas purification system ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090126348 | Metering Valve Assembly and Method for Operating a Metering Valve Assembly - A metering valve assembly having a metering valve for metering an aqueous urea solution for posttreatment of exhaust gases from internal combustion engines, the liquid being capable of being fed in a feeding direction to the metering valve and a mixing chamber being provided, in which the liquid is miscible with a gas in a gas flow. The metering valve is evacuatable contrary to the feeding direction. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126349 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device reduces nitrogen oxide included in exhaust air from an internal combustion engine. The device includes an exhaust pipe, a catalyst, a supply device, a tank, and a temperature regulating device. The exhaust pipe defines a passage for exhaust air discharged from the engine. The catalyst is disposed in the exhaust pipe. The catalyst is capable of promoting reduction reaction of the nitrogen oxide in exhaust air. The supply device is for supplying a fluid-state additive agent, which is used for the reduction reaction, to an upstream side of the catalyst in a flow direction of exhaust air. The additive agent is stored in the tank. The temperature regulating device is for regulating temperature of the additive agent, which is supplied by the supply device, to be in a predetermined range. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126350 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device reduces nitrogen oxide in exhaust air from an engine. The device includes an exhaust pipe, a catalyst, a supply device, a NOx detecting device, and a control device. The pipe defines a passage for the exhaust air. The catalyst is disposed in the pipe and promotes reduction reaction of the nitrogen oxide. The supply device supplies an additive agent, which is used for the reaction, to an upstream side of the catalyst in the exhaust air flow direction. The detecting device detects the nitrogen oxide included in the exhaust airs which has passed through the catalyst. The control device controls the supply device. The control device determines a deterioration state of the catalyst based on a result detected by the detecting device and reduces an amount of the additive agent, which is supplied, according to the determined deterioration state. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126351 | Exhaust system of internal combustion engine - An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a main catalyst converter, a bypass catalyst converter, a bypass catalyst converter with a smaller volume and a shift valve device. Upstream-side main exhaust passages have a collecting portion connected with a downstream-side main exhaust passage connected with the main catalyst converter. Bypass exhaust passages have the bypass catalyst converter therein, being connected between the shift valve device and the downstream-side main exhaust passage. The shift valve device is disposed at a position from the upstream-side portions of the upstream-side main exhaust passages to a head flange fixable to a cylinder head of the engine to be shiftable between a first shift position where the upstream-side main exhaust passages are closed and the bypass exhaust passages are opened and a second shift position where the upstream-side main exhaust passages are opened. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126352 | EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - A system comprising an engine having a first and second bank of cylinders, said first bank having a first and second group of cylinders, said second bank having a third and fourth group of cylinders; a first emission control device coupled to said first and second group for treating gasses from said first and second group separately; a second emission control device coupled to said third and fourth group for treating gasses from said third and fourth group separately; and a controller for operating said first and third group about stoichiometry and said second and fourth group to pump air without injected fuel. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126353 | Oxidation Catalyst for NH3 and an Apparatus for Treating Slipped or Scripped NH3 - Disclosed herein are an ammonia oxidation catalyst and a system for treating slipped ammonia or waste ammonia using the oxidation catalyst. More specifically, disclosed are an ammonia oxidation catalyst comprising either Cu-containing zeolite impregnated with platinum or Cu-containing alumina impregnated with platinum, which has improved low-temperature activity to oxidize ammonia generated in a mobile source or fixed source system and is used to inhibit the formation of nitrogen oxides, as well as a system for treating ammonia contained in vehicle exhaust gas, a chemical reactor system and an environmental device and system, which include the oxidation catalyst. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126354 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STREAM OF HOT COMBUSTION EXHAUST GASES AT A SETTABLE TEMPERATURE, APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD AND USE OF THE COMBUSTION EXHAUST GASES FOR THE TARGETED AGEING OF CATALYSTS - A stream of exhaust gases from the combustion of hydrocarbon-containing fuels with a variable temperature can be produced by dividing the exhaust gases into two separate part-streams, cooling one part-stream and then combining the two part-streams again. The temperature of the exhaust-gas stream which has been combined again can be set to between the temperature of the combustion of the hydrocarbon-containing fuels and the temperature of the cooled exhaust-gas part-stream by corresponding throttling of the two part-streams before they are brought together again. The exhaust-gas stream produced in this way is preferably used for the defined ageing of automotive exhaust catalysts. In this context, it is particularly advantageous that the change in the temperature of the exhaust-gas stream has no influence on its air/fuel ratio. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126355 | Exhaust Manifold - In an exhaust manifold, a plurality of branch pipes is bent downward from a head flange to form like an L-letter shape, where exhaust-gas upstream side end portions of the pipes are connected with an engine through the head flange and exhaust-gas downstream side end portions thereof are connected with a pipe collecting part which is provided with a sensor for detecting a state of exhaust gas. The pipe collecting part has a reduced diameter portion where a length of the pipe collecting part in a longitudinal direction of the head flange is set shorter than that of the pipe collecting part in a thickness direction of the head flange. The sensor is provided on the reduced diameter portion. | 2009-05-21 |
20090126356 | OFFSET PASSIVE VALVE FOR VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM - An exhaust component includes a wall with an inner surface defining an exhaust gas flow path. A passive valve assembly includes a vane that is positioned within the exhaust gas flow path to be pivotable between open and closed positions. The vane is defined by a plane that extends across a width of the vane. The vane is supported by a shaft that defines an axis of rotation. The axis of rotation is offset from the plane of the vane such that the vane can be pivoted to a fully open position without interfering with the inner surface of the wall. | 2009-05-21 |