22nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090133279 | Shingle hanging tool - A tool is disclosed for alignment of siding and roofing materials including but not limited to shingles. The tool includes a means of affixing a ledger board of other guidance or measurement device. The tool may include a gradicule for measurement to a reference line. This tool allows the use of a ledger board without compromising the integrity of the shingles. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133280 | Carpet Drying Apparatus - The present device is a nozzle system for drying a material covering a floor in a room with a blowing unit and a vacuum unit. The nozzle system includes a pair of generally L-shaped air nozzles. Each air nozzle include a vertical conduit terminating at a top end thereof into a conduit attachment means, and terminating at a bottom end thereof into a horizontally flared generally vertically flattened nozzle portion. The nozzle portion includes at a bottom side thereof a floor attachment means and at a top side thereof a material attachment means. Together, the attachment means create a substantially air-tight seal around the air nozzle to prevent the air from back flowing or escaping to the sides of the air nozzle installed under the carpet. To dry the material, air is blown from the blower unit, through one air nozzle, under the material, into the other air nozzle, and out through the vacuum unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133281 | STEAM LAUNDRY DRYER - The present invention is related to a steam laundry dryer which may include a steam generator. An embodiment of a laundry dryer according to the present invention comprises a water guard plate having a predetermined-sized surface to block water leaked and flying over from the steam generator or the water supply hose to at least a portion of the control panel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133282 | Method and Apparatus for Drying a Moving Web of Material at a Paper or Board Machine - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for drying a moving web of material at a paper or board machine. The drying is performed by a heated drying cylinder ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133283 | Relay commutation sequence for multiple element heating system - To control a temperature of a dryer system, particularly a laundry dryer, an ON/OFF relay control is employed to switch heater loads. A plurality of heating elements is used in order to more precisely regulate the temperature inside the dryer system. Further, a heating control system that includes a plurality of symmetric heating elements and a control circuit is used to maintain equal distribution of relay switching loads, resulting in an extended lifetime of each individual relay. Asymmetric heating elements may also be used. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133284 | Integral Lint Filter for Clothes Dryers - A lint filter assembly for removing lint and particulate matter from a clothes dryer exhaust system includes a conduit adapter and a filtering element. In a preferred embodiment the lint filter is a secondary filter removably connected inline between conduits substantially at the point of communication of the exhaust gases through a wall or floor to the outside, the filter portion not exceeding the conduit size in diameter. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133285 | Household Appliances for Washing and/or Drying Clothes - Household appliance for washing and/or drying clothes comprising an outer casing ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133286 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR PRE-DRYING STAMP-PRINTS - The present invention provides an apparatus or machine to pre-dry fabric prints, wherein said machine comprises: A) a moving heat source that moves along a fixed long straight arm; B) a motor that powers the moving heat source by means of a belt; C) a control unit that commands the motor; and D) a stand for the fixed long arm with the heat source, and for the motor; wherein the heat source moves momentarily forth from a zero position along the long straight arm to a position on the top of a fabric that have been printed with a layer of fabric dye, and then the heat source moves back to the zero position. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133287 | Article Of Footwear Having An Upper With Thread Structural Elements - An article of footwear includes an upper that is at least partially formed from a base layer and thread sections that lie adjacent a surface of the base layer. The thread sections are positioned to provide structural elements that, for example, restrain stretch in directions corresponding with longitudinal axes of the thread sections. In some configurations of the footwear, a first portion of the thread sections may extend between forefoot and heel regions of the footwear, and a second portion of the thread sections may extend vertically. An embroidering process may be utilized to position the thread sections on the base layer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133288 | FOOTWEAR WITH TWO-PLATE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to footwear which has improved shock absorbency due to cushioning within a two-plate system. The orthotic or upper plate and bottom plate are separated by cushioning. The orthotic plate preferably provides rigid support between heel and metatarsal region. The bottom plate may utilize multiple rigid segments whereby the toe region is flexible. The bottom plate may also have gripping elements which are permanently or removeably attachable to the plate to compensate for wear, or for a change in activities. The cushioning between the upper and bottom plates distributes force produced at individual points on the bottom plate over the entire upper plate, thereby eliminating pressure points on the foot. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133289 | Non-constrictive footwear - The non-constrictive footwear has interchangeable foot dressings. The footwear includes sandals having soles fabricated from a soft, flexible material. The foot dressings include wraps or straps that are fabricated from materials that are stretchable, soft and breathable such as fabric used in swimsuits, bras and/or sportswear and the like. The foot dressings can be easily detached from the sole and replaced with a dressing of another color or pattern if desired. The dressings also may be accessorized with jewelry so as to stylize the dressing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133290 | Sole structure for a sports shoe - A sole structure for a sports shoe that is lighter in weight and that can secure stability and improve resilience at the time of heel strike onto the ground. A sole structure | 2009-05-28 |
20090133291 | Footwear Heel - A heel for footwears including a body ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133292 | FOOTWEAR ORTHOSIS - The present invention is an apparatus and method of orthopedic footwear for post-surgical or diabetic patients or for sanitary use. The footwear has an ambidextrous bottom sole. In a higher part thereof, there is a groove of at least 10 mm, in which an off-loading plantar insoles or medicine or bandages can be inserted. These have been built-in the bottom sole using an ortho-dynamic concept which allows the patient a controlled deambulation. To that end, the present invention prevents sheer force on the plantar part of the bottom sole and the foot and in particular on the metatarsal and/or tarsal part of the foot. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133293 | SPORTS SHOE PARTICULARLY FOR CYCLING - A sports shoe, particularly for cycling, comprising a sole and a vamp in which is identified a heel area having a rear part from which extend respective walls juxtaposed and spaced for bilaterally encircling the heel of the user; in the heel area it comprises a pair of presser arms extending like a pincer, each behind the corresponding vamp wall at an upper part thereof, distal with respect to the sole, and located normally above the heel of the user. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133294 | Apparatus and Method for Stimulating at least one Human Foot in response to the Human's Stance - A device is disclosed comprising a contour configured to engage a foot and supported by a response assembly, the response assembly configured to mechanically respond to pressure applied to the contour. The contour may comprise at least one stimulating mound configured to engage at least one non-medial arch of the foot and/or a heel ridge for dividing the heel from the rest of the foot. A control circuit is disclosed that may communicate with an orthopedic device to create a pressure reading used to control a point of response and/or a stimulating mound. The device may include a second contour configured to engage a second foot supported by a second response assembly. Methods of using the device are disclosed. The device may be an orthopedic device and/or a sports training device. A shoe insert and shoe are disclosed, each comprising a contour including at least one stimulating mound. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133295 | Cutter Head and Suction Dredger - A cutter head for a cutter suction dredger to be mounted rotatably about a cutter head center axis with respect to a suction device for sucking up material cut loose by the cutter head from the bottom of a body of water, which cutter head includes a base ring, a boss spaced from the base ring in the direction of the center axis, and a plurality of arms which extend from the base ring to the boss and are distributed at regular intervals in the peripheral direction, each arm has a series of teeth located on the radially outermost parts of the arm and directed outwards at an angle with respect to the peripheral direction, the direction of rotation of the cutter head being set such that the teeth perform a cutting movement, with non-return mechanisms, preventing movement of cut material from the center axis to the exterior. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133296 | DIGGING AND BACKFILL APPARATUS - A mobile digging and backfill system for removing and collecting material above a buried utility. The system comprises a mobile chassis, a collection tank mounted to the chassis, a water pump mounted to the chassis for delivering a pressurized liquid flow against the material for loosening the material at a location, a vacuum pump connected to the collection tank so that an air stream created by the vacuum pump draws the material and the fluid from the location into the collection tank, and at least one backfill reservoir mounted to the chassis for carrying backfill for placement at the location. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133297 | EXCAVATOR MOUNTED WITH TANKS HAVING SIDE DOORS - An excavator mounted with tanks having side doors is provided, in which bend-formed side doors, which are mounted on outer sides of a hydraulic fluid tank and a fuel tank that are welded structures mounted on an upper frame of the excavator, have the same curved surfaces as an external shape of the equipment, so that no precise tank manufacturing work is required and welded portions of the tanks are prevented from being exposed to an outside. The excavator mounted with tanks having side doors includes a lower driving structure; an upper frame mounted on the lower driving structure to be swiveled; a cap and an engine room mounted in front and in the rear of the upper frame, respectively; working devices fixed to the upper frame and composed of a boom, an arm, and a bucket driven by hydraulic cylinders, respectively; a counter weight mounted in the rear of the upper frame to keep the balance of the equipment during working; a hydraulic fluid tank and a fuel tank mounted on the upper frame in front of the engine room; and side doors hingedly fixed to outer sides of the hydraulic fluid tank and the fuel tank, respectively, to form outer side surfaces of the hydraulic fluid tank and the fuel tank. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133298 | SUPPLEMENTAL CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS - A supplemental clothes treating apparatus is disclosed. A supplemental clothes treating apparatus includes a housing which defines an exterior appearance thereof, the housing having an accommodation space where clothes are accommodated; a tensile force supply unit which applies a tensile force to the clothes accommodated in the accommodation space of the housing; and a hot air supply device which supplies hot air to the clothes. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133299 | Message display balloon - A dynamic messaging system comprises a balloon, a lighting array disposed within the balloon and further comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a power source connected to the lighting array, and a means for rotating the lighting array within the balloon. In a first preferred embodiment, the lighting arrays includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes that are capable of generating monochrome visible light, thereby providing simple graphics and alphanumeric messages. In a second preferred embodiment, the lighting array includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes are capable of generating colored visible light, thereby providing complex graphics and messages. In a third embodiment, the lighting array includes a plurality of ultraviolet laser diodes that generate graphics and messages on an inner, flourescent-coated surface of the balloon. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133300 | PICTURE FRAME - A picture frame which contains a base member and a frame member that is pervious to light. The base member has a top opening exposing an internal space inside. A driving motor and at least a light generating element are housed inside the internal space of the base member. The frame member has a channel circling a window area which is filled with a fluid dispersed with spangles. The driving motor turns a magnetic element, which in turn drives a magnetically driven element with vanes inside the channel. The vanes propel the fluid and the spangles in the fluid to circle along the channel. The floating and moving spangles around the photo or picture in the window area, together with the light produced by the light generating element, therefore produce an appealing visual effect. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133301 | DIFFERENTIATED FAR-FIELD AND NEAR-FIELD ATTENTION GARNERING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - An attention garnering device, system and method are provided wherein the element has a display and at least one attention element that attracts a user to view the display of the element. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133302 | LED-ILLUMINATED SIGN - An illuminated sign comprises two or more panels and a frame. The frame is positioned between the panels, so that the frame and the panels form a housing. A pattern made of a colored material, a light scattering material, a light reflecting material, or a combination of the above in various color is coupled to at least one of the panels and positioned inside the housing. LEDs are placed inside the housing to illuminate the pattern. The panels are made of transparent material. The frame can be an integral part of the front and rear panel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133303 | Snap mobile for advertising a product and a method of forming the snap mobile - This invention relates to a snap mobile for advertising a product or event and a method of forming the snap mobile. The snap mobile includes a display card having a length and a width. The width is divided by an odd number of score lines into n equally wide panels. One of the score lines is an intermittent score line having a plurality of land areas each separated by a perforation. An attachment mechanism is positioned on at least a portion of the first panel. The first panel is then overlapped onto the n | 2009-05-28 |
20090133304 | Durable display apparatus with retention lip - An advertising display apparatus comprising a hollow receiving tube with an essentially closed distal end and an essentially open proximal end enclosed within a base region, means for retaining a preprinted material inserted through said base region, wherein the hollow receiving tube comprises a plurality of faces where at least one face is transparent and through which said preprinted material may be viewed. The hollow receiving tube in conjunction with the essentially closed distal end and the proximal base end act to retain the preprinted material in a protected environment which aids in ensuring a clean, quality representation of the preprinted material for protracted time periods, especially in environments where people may come into repeated contact with the display apparatus and it is desirable to maintain the quality of the preprinted material, such as restaurants, trade shows and retail sales stores. The plurality of faces comprising the hollow receiving tube are preferably of a convex shape for enhancing retention of the preprinted material and ensuring positive engagement of the preprinted material up to and against the respective face. Included within the base region is a printed material retention lip which extends into and partially occludes the essentially open proximal end of the hollow receiving tube. The base region is designed to allow the display apparatus to remain stable when set upon a flat horizontal surface and may optionally include additional fitments to allow for attachment of the display apparatus to surfaces not of a flat horizontal orientation. The base region may further include means for producing light or sound so as to enhance the attractive attention value of the display apparatus. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133305 | Label holder for suspension file and suspension file fitted with such a label holder - This label holder ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133306 | Snap frame graphic display arrangement - An elongated extruded snap frame member for biasedly removably capturing a display graphic for support and display thereof. The frame member comprises an elongated extruded frame receiving panel, an elongated strip of securement material applied to the frame panel at the time of extrusion and an articulable housing comprised of a cover and a plurality of articulable legs co-extruded with one another and connected to one another by a flexible web of material. A further flexible web of material connects the cover to a portion of the articulable housing, the further web of flexible material providing an axis of rotation for the cover when the cover is biasedly rotated onto the display graphic. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133307 | Key Device for Guns - In a key element ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133308 | Device, method and arrangement to warm or cool a firearm - A stock of a firearm, which can be warmed or cooled, in order to generate a comfortable temperature in designated portions. A warm or cool gunstock helps a shooter or hunter to stay outdoors longer in cold or hot circumstances and enables he or she to perform better triggering of the firearm with a reliable triggering hand. Warming or cooling is made with a separate thermal element, which can be inserted into a firearm. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133309 | INTEGRATED PRESSURE SWITCH POCKET FOR A VERTICAL FORE GRIP - A vertical fore grip for a firearm with an integrated pressure switch pocket. The vertical fore grip includes a body with internal storage cavity, a mount adapted to secure a firearm, a pocket for a pressure switch on the perimeter of the body, and a cap to secure a pressure switch and waterproof the internal storage cavity. The mount has a groove for a firearm rail, at least one locking bar, and a spring for engaging the locking bar to a firearm rail. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133310 | PRACTICE BARRELS FOR USE WITH PRACTICE CARTRIDGES - Practice barrels for use with practice cartridges are described herein. An example practice device for use with self-loading grenade launchers includes a practice barrel having a practice cartridge chamber to receive a practice cartridge. A live cartridge does not correspond to the practice cartridge chamber. Additionally, the live cartridge is unable to be properly positioned within the practice barrel to prevent ignition of the live cartridge. Further, the practice cartridge chamber is cushioned to substantially absorb a breech energy to substantially prevent damage to the practice barrel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133311 | UNIVERSAL SCOPE MOUNTING SYSTEM - A universal scope mounting system for a firearm includes an integral base/lower ring half component having a base panel portion and a split ring portion extending therefrom, and defining a plurality of mounting holes for receiving mounting screws to attach the base/lower ring half component to a firearm. The system also includes an upper ring half component for attachment to the base/lower ring half component to engage a scope within a receiver opening defined therebetween. The mounting holes of each base/lower ring half component define two or more different mounting hole configurations, permitting universal application to firearms having different scope mounting hole arrangements. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133312 | STEM GUIDE AND REPLACEABLE CARTRIDGES - The invention relates to a stem guide that is configured to receive a replaceable cartridge. The stem guide includes a cartridge receiving end having a cartridge attachment means for attaching the cartridge to the stem guide in a manner that the cartridge can be removed from the stem guide without causing an amount of damage to either the cartridge or the stem guide which prevents either the cartridge or stem guide from being used again. The stem guide may be provided in a kit form with a variety of replaceable floats, scent sticks and light sticks. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133313 | Angle-Based Filling Ratio Indicator - The invention relates to a filling ratio indicator for a trawl, Danish seine or a similar towable seine device with a net, comprising a main body arranged to be located on the surface of the net and with attachment devices for attachment to the net. The invention is characterised in that it comprises at least one angle sensor for measuring the angular position of the main body and thereby the angular position of an area of the net in the immediate vicinity of the sensor and a processing unit for providing, based on the said measurement, an indication of the filling ratio of the trawl, Danish seine or seine device. The invention also relates to a method and a system for providing an indication of the filling ratio of a seine device. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133314 | Blood-simulating fishing lure - The blood-simulating fishing lure is a fishing lure having a chain of lightweight spherical elements or ball chain threaded through or attached to an artificial lure body, such as a float or plug, to simulate a bleeding or wounded baitfish as it moves through the water. The spherical elements are preferably colored red and made from aluminum or other lightweight material. The chain is preferably attached to the lure so that a portion of the chain extends on both sides of the float or plug. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133315 | Detachable Sinker With Water Soluble Attachment - A detachable sinker automatically detaches from fishing line after immersion in water. The sinker includes weight attachable to the line by means of a rapidly disintegrating water soluble material. The disintegrating material may comprise a product that when dry withstands a casting load and when wet rapidly dissolves. The weight may be biodegradable or dissolvable. The sinker may include a wildlife attractant released by the disintegrating material or by the dissolvable weight, may be rated according to an approximate time or depth at which the weight or attractant will release from the line, may display readable indicia corresponding to a weight value, a release time, or a depth, and may include an attachment means coupling the disintegrating material to the line, such as an elongated clamp for compressing the fishing line and the disintegrating material, a mass of moldable adhesive, or a perforated attachment for threading the disintegrating material therethrough. The sinker may be an assembly including the detachable sinker and a fixed sinker. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133316 | Carrying Case - A case adaptable for multiple applications and, in particular, for supporting a laptop computer in a horizontal, open and unobstructed work mode and for securing the computer in a closed, upright carrying and storage mode. The case comprises a bottom wall for supporting the case in the work mode, a front wall, a rear wall for supporting the case in the carrying and storage mode, opposite side walls, an open upper end, an interior support tray spaced above the bottom wall so as to define a thermal insulating cavity therebetween and a door slidable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the door extends across the upper end of the case. In the open position the door is substantially disposed in the cavity between the bottom wall and the support tray, providing unobstructed access to the computer in the work mode. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133317 | System for repelling small mammals - A system for defense against small mammals, for example voles, for areas used for agricultural or horticultural purposes, consists of segments to be put together to form a gutter that is open towards the top, forming a type of fence. Each segment has a base plate and walls that rise laterally from this base plate. An inlet opening is provided, at least in the side wall that faces away from the area to be protected. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133318 | Anthranilamide insecticides - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 2009-05-28 |
20090133319 | 5-Aryl Isoxazolines for Controlling Invertebrate Pests - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof wherein A | 2009-05-28 |
20090133320 | METHOD FOR OIL AND BYPRODUCT EXTRACTION AND DISTRIBUTION - In a preferred embodiment the present invention is a method for oil and byproduct extraction and distribution, and more specifically oil extraction from seed to produce biological fuel for distribution and seed oil extract byproduct processed into food, for distribution using said biological fuel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133321 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BIO-FUEL - A method for producing a bio-fuel may include selecting a first and a second plant species such that the second plant species, when grown together in competition with the first plant species, causes a BTU value of the first plant species to increase above a range of BTU values that the first plant species has when grown alone. The method may further include planting a combination of the first and second plant species together in competition, harvesting the combination of the first and second plant species when sufficiently mature, and processing the harvested combination of the first and second plant species to produce the bio-fuel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133322 | ROBUST MULTIENZYME PREPARATION FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF FATTY ACIDS ALKYL ESTERS - A process for the preparation of short-chain alkyl esters of fatty acids, preferably fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel) in solvent-free system is disclosed. In particular, the process comprises (a) providing a fatty acid source, (b) stepwise adding a short-chain free alcohol, preferably methanol, or any other alcohol donor, to said fatty acid source in the presence of a lipase preparation and (c) allowing the reaction to proceed under suitable conditions, until said fatty acid source triglycerides are converted to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). The lipase preparation comprises at least two lipases. The two lipases being separately or jointly immobilized on a suitable support and wherein at least one of the lipases has increased affinity for partial glycerides and at least one of the lipases is sn-1,3 positional specific. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133323 | Belowground tree anchoring apparatus and method - The belowground tree anchoring apparatus ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133324 | HORTICULTURAL APPARATUS - The apparatus comprises a compositing bin ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133325 | Cover for deflecting light and minimizing heat absorption by a body - Disclosed is a cover devised to be positioned on a body, especially sod, in order to deflect light and to minimize the build up of heat under the cover, while retaining moisture so as to not to hasten the decay of the body. This cover comprises an inner surface which contacts the body, and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface is of an opaque dark color to minimize heat build up and the outer surface is of an opaque pale color to deflect light. The inner and outer surfaces are produced by co-extrusion. As such, the cover is specifically designed to increase the shelf-life of sod, especially during its storage and transportation. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133326 | Hydroponics plant support system - An apparatus for supporting plant foliage includes a base assembly that is placed in a growing medium. A plurality of support members are attached to the base assembly and extend radially away from a plant center and vertically. Additional linear extension segments are detachably-attached, as desired, to an upper end of any support member to provide increased vertical height. Additional radius extension segments are similarly detachably-attached to the upper end of any support member to provide increased radial displacement. The linear extension segments can be attached to the upper portion of other extension segments or the upper portion of other radius extension segments. The radius extension segments can be similarly attached. Plant ties that do not over tighten the plants and which permit easy attachment and removal are disclosed. A telescopically extensible top segment that prevents injury to a user is disclosed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133327 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATION AND REMOVAL OF PARTS OF FLOWERS - The device comprises two hollow parts | 2009-05-28 |
20090133328 | QUENCHING VESSEL - A quenching vessel being, in use, vertically elongated and provided with an inlet for gas at its upper end, an outlet for cooled gas at its lower end defining a pathway for a gas flow directed downwardly, the vessel being provided at its upper end with a first internal tubular wall part which wall part has an opening fluidly connected to the inlet for gas and wherein the tubular wall part is connected at its lower end with a divergent conical part having walls which are inclined outwardly in the direction of the pathway for gas, wherein an arrangement of more than one nozzle for atomisation and spraying a liquid quench medium in a downward direction into the pathway for the gas flow are present in the space enclosed by the divergent conical part. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133329 | METHOD FOR GASIFYING AND GASIFYING UNIT - A method for gasifying, whereby a gasifying unit is being exploited, wherein solid fuel, being fed thereto, is being gasified in a fire-box lined, throttled gasifying space, in which gasifying air is being brought by a primary air distribution assembly that exists at least partly on its lined wall section. The gasifying air is led into a primary space that surrounds the gasifying space, when viewed in a cross section, essentially from all over and that brings about cooling of the gasifying unit's casing and the gasifying air to get steady before it is led into the gasifying space through the primary air distribution assembly. Also a gasifying unit operating according to the method. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133330 | WINDOW OR DOOR - A window or door is provided with a wing frame for encasing a pane of glass and with an olive-shaped window or door fitting which has a handle fitting, in which a handle is swivellably stored, and which is equipped with a module housing to accommodate a monitoring and alarm module which possesses sensor devices and an evaluation unit. The module housing is arranged sunk in a recess of the wing frame. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133331 | Louvre blade seal - A shutter with a frame having side members and top and bottom members, and louvres mounted between the side members, and a control for controlling and tilting the louvres, and louvre seals at the top and bottom of the frame, the louvre seals being loosely supported on the top and bottom of the frame, with support surfaces on the frame, the top frame loosely supporting the top seal in a vertically dependent position, and the bottom frame loosely supporting the bottom seal in an upright standing position, and which render the two louvre seals swingable to allow sealing contact by the top and bottom louvres, when the louvres are tilted closed, and which seals swing back to vertical when released by the louvres. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133332 | OPENING DEVICE FOR A FACADE ELEMENT - A device and a method for opening a pivotable façade element both for everyday comfort ventilation purposes and for emergency opening in the case of e.g. fire. The device comprises a rigid frame part pivotable about a centre of rotation displaced from the centre of rotation of the pivotable façade element. The rigid frame part is moved by an actuator providing a lifting force to a contact surface of the façade element, thereby pivoting the façade element. The device also comprises a shock absorber. A release mechanism and a method of releasing a façade element is also disclosed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133333 | DOOR-OPENING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR - A sliding door slides along the side of a vehicle. An electric drive unit is disposed on a floor of the vehicle and a lower guide rail is disposed under the floor. A lower roller bracket coupled to the sliding door moves along the lower guide rail back and forth. A door-opening outer tube mounted to the sliding door extends from the electric drive unit to a rear wire guide at the rear end of the lower guide rail. A door-closing outer tube extends from the electric drive unit to a front wire guide at the front end of the lower guide rail. A door-opening wire extends through the door-opening outer tube from the electric drive unit to the lower roller bracket. A door-closing wire extends through the door-closing outer tube from the electric drive unit to the lower roller bracket. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133334 | SWITCH-BASED DOOR AND RAMP INTERFACE SYSTEM - An interface system prevents operational interference between a vehicle power door and a ramp of an access system by interrupting power to the motors and actuators responsible for operating the door. The interface system includes a relay system that does not interrupt, read, signal, or otherwise interfere with the communication lines between a body control unit, door control unit, or remote control transmitter or receiver. Thus, the interface system functions without the need to receive and transmit signals on the vehicle's communication bus. The interface system enables the ramp controller of the access system to be a separate module, which controls the ramp and kneel functions, because the only input the ramp controller provides to the power door system is to a ground signal that mimics that of a switch included in the vehicle. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133335 | BELT MOLDING FOR VEHICLES - A vehicle belt molding includes an attaching member and a seal lip. An elastic repulsive member is disposed between the engage wall portion and the seal lip and integrally provided with a fixed piece portion, a shifting piece portion, and a connecting piece portion. The seal lip is always urged toward the window pane by an elastic restoring force of the connecting piece portion itself or by a cooperative function of the elastic restoring force and an elastic restoring force of the elastic polymer material. When the attaching member is mounted to the mounting member, the seal lip causes the contacting portion to be elastically restored by the elastic restoring force toward a thickness direction of the window pane at a speed exceeding a restoring speed obtained only by the elastic polymer material. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133336 | POLISHING SLURRY, METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD OF POLISHING SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a polishing slurry, particularly, a slurry for chemical mechanical polishing, which is used in a chemical mechanical polishing process for flattening a semiconductor laminate. More particularly, the present invention provides a method of producing a slurry which has high removal selectivity to a nitride layer used as a barrier film in a shallow trench isolation CMP process needed to fabricate ultra highly integrated semiconductors of 256 mega D-RAM or more (Design rule of 0.13 μm or less) and which decreases the occurrence of scratches on a flattened surface, and a method of polishing a substrate using the same. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133337 | GROUND ANCHOR AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION PLATE FOR DECKING AND OTHER STRUCTURAL INSTALLATIONS - A ground anchor and weight distribution plate assembly includes a ground anchor member and a weight distribution plate member. The weight distribution plate member includes an opening formed therein which is sized and shaped to allow for only partial passage of the ground anchor member there through. During installation, the ground anchor member is partially passed through the opening in the weight distribution plate member and then driven into the ground. Compressive forces are exerted by the weight distribution plate member to compact underlying soil and provide a foundation for construction structures such as decks. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133338 | Energy-absorbing and force-limiting friction coupling - A device having kinetic energy-absorbing properties is connectable between selected points within a structure, for example a building within a seismic area. When one connectable part moves against another during an earthquake, friction is ensured by tension implanted internally at the time of manufacture, when one part of the device had been yieldingly forced into place in relation to another part. When in use the device provides a damping force should a force applied b etween its parts be greater than or equal to a predetermined force at which sliding friction begins. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133339 | Roof System - A roof system comprises a lower layer of composite insulating panels ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133340 | Photovoltaic Roofing Elements Including Tie Layer Systems, And Roofs Using Them, And Methods For Making Them - The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic devices. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products in which a photovoltaic element is joined to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a photovoltaic roofing element comprising: an encapsulated photovoltaic element having a top surface and a bottom surface, a top layer material at its top surface and a bottom layer material at its bottom surface; a roofing substrate having a top surface; and a tie layer system disposed between the encapsulated photovoltaic element and the roofing substrate and joining the bottom surface of the encapsulated photovoltaic element to the top surface of the roofing substrate. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133341 | WINDOW INSULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ATTACHING - An insulated window apparatus includes a body having a face surface and top, bottom, and opposed side surfaces coupled to the face surface. Each of the top, bottom, and opposed side surfaces are coupled to a portion of the face surface and to each other to define a chamber. An insulative member is provided. A lip is formed on at least one of the top, bottom, and opposed side surfaces and extends away from the chamber. A stud is adapted to be coupled to a window frame. A connector is adapted to couple to the stud and have securement means adapted to engage the body for retaining the body in abutment with the window. In one example, the securement means includes a resilient arm adapted to engage the lip. A method of assembling the insulated window apparatus to a window having a window frame is also provided. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133342 | Insulated Access Cover - To achieve the foregoing and other objects, the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, provides various embodiments of a scuttle hole (hatch) insulated cover with a magnetic air sealing system. The invention is also used to seal and insulate air vents, ventilation fans, exhaust fans, roof hatch openings, and service access panels. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133343 | Formed-In-Place Wall Structure and Associated Methods - A system and method for forming wall structures onsite without the need for prefabricated wall elements are provided. The wall structures can be constructed with the use of only a framing crew, without the need for other types of construction specialists. Further, the wall structures can be assembled very quickly. The wall structure includes a wood frame, with styrofoam interior, and concrete blown onto the outer surface thereof. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133344 | FIRE-RESISTANT FRAME ASSEMBLIES FOR BUILDING - Fire resistant door, glazing, and mullion frames include intumescent material at least partially embedded in the frame adjacent the door or glazing. Trim materials are positioned over the intumescent material to prevent tampering with and damage to the intumescent material while improving the aesthetic appearance of the frame. The jamb trim has a thickness that allows heat to be transmitted to the intumescent material in the event of a fire so that the intumescent material will expand and fill a clearance space between the frame and the door or glazing. The expanded intumescent material retards the passage of heat and, by sealing the clearance space, inhibits the transmission of smoke, flames and gases from one side of the door or glazing to the other. After expanding, the intumescent material will char and solidify, which may provide an added benefit of structural support for the door or glazing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133345 | Log building - A tie bolt assembly for a log building has a coil spring that applies a continuous compressive load to force the logs together. Subsequent expansion or separation of the logs is prevented by a ratchet mechanism acting between the tie bolt and log. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133346 | Drywalls Joint - A drywall joint, suitable for joining dry wall panels of wall and ceiling structures, wherein each drywall panel has an outer surface and an opposite inner surface, the joint including: (a) an outer joint section, extending at least partially the height of and being disposed against the outer surface of the drywall panels; (b) an inner joint section, extending at least partially the height of and being disposed against the inner surface of the drywall panels; and (c) connectors for coupling the outer and inner joint sections together so as to sandwich the drywall panels between the outer and inner joint sections, the connectors including: i. first engagement formations on one of the outer and inner joint sections, and ii. correspondingly positioned second engagement formations on the other of the inner and outer joint sections, the first engagement formations being so positioned and shaped that they pass through the dry wall panels to inter engage with the second engagement formations in the other of the inner and outer joint sections when the outer and inner joint sections are coupled together. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133347 | DUCT INSULATION MATERIAL AND METHOD OF USING - A flexible insulation material and method for using such an insulation material with an HVAC duct to provide noise suppression and thermal protection. The insulation material includes a lofted substrate and a facer sheet laminated thereto. The substrate contains nonwoven lofted fibers and the insulation material is attached to the duct such that a first surface of the substrate faces a wall surface of the duct and the facer sheet is on the opposite surface of the substrate. The facer sheet includes a polymeric film bonded to the substrate, a metallization layer on the polymeric film, and optionally a protective coating on the metallization layer. The insulation material can be used as an external duct wrap or an internal duct liner. In the former application, the insulation material preferably includes a second facer sheet on the first surface of the substrate. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133348 | FLOORING SYSTEM - A panelling system preferably for floors is defined by a series of panels each formed of a plurality of tongue and groove main floor plank strips arranged side edge to side edge and cut to a common length with a tongue along one cut edge and a groove along the other. At the edges are attached edge strips formed also from the flooring planks with tongue and groove and fastened together to form a common panel member for transportation and installation. The outwardly facing edge of each edge has a tongue or groove for mating with a groove or tongue of a next adjacent panel. The strips are fastened by a corrugated fastening plate bridging the junction or by pins from the rear or by a bonded sheet material on the rear. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133349 | Profiled rail system - A Profiled rail system ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133350 | RIDGE CLIP - A ridge clip is disclosed that is useful for attaching lights or other decorations to the ridge of a roof without compromising the seal on ridge shingles. The ridge clip includes a shingle hook that affixes to the overhanging portion of a shingle, and an extension arm that extends long enough to mount the decoration on the roof ridge. Ridge clips may be provided as an adapter for existing shingle tabs, or as stand-alone devices. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133351 | VENEER ANCHORING SYSTEM - A masonry anchoring system for use in commercial and residential construction is described. In one aspect, the invention includes a brick tie that interfaces the masonry veneer and interlocks with an anchor plate mounted on a structure. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133352 | Wall Element - The invention relates to a wall element embodied in the form of a hollow precast concrete part comprising an internal wall, an external wall and a number of vertical channels which pass through the entire wall element from the top to lower faces thereof and whose cross-section reduces toward the wall base. When the wall element is positioned on the basement, it is possible to pour a cast-in-place concrete from the top into one or several vertical channels. The poured cast-in-place concrete attains through the channels, the wall base and further down in such a way that it penetrates into the basement or connecting elements. The hardened or solidified filling concrete forms a wedge which fixedly connects the wall element to a hollow brick of the basement. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133353 | Mechanical Locking of Floor Panels with Vertical Snap Folding - Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system on long and short edges allowing installation with vertical snap folding that could be accomplished automatically without tools and where the short edge locking system has a tongue made in one piece with the panel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133354 | Reusable and Recyclable Modular Wall System for a Construction Barrier - A modular wall system includes a plurality of wall panels, each with a core, a front skin, a rear skin, and at least one edging piece along at least one edge. The edging piece has first and second edgewise extensions extending first and second lengths, respectively, and defining an intermediate groove, wherein the first extension is adjacent the front skin, and wherein the first length is greater than the second length. A floor track has a base flange and a substantially vertical panel-receiving channel. At least one vertically oriented H-spline is provided for resting on the floor track and being positioned between two adjacent wall panels. The H-spline has a front flange and a rear flange joined by a web, wherein the front flange has a transverse width adapted to be received in the intermediate grooves of edging pieces of the adjacent wall panels while permitting substantially flush abutment of the front skins of the adjacent wall panels. The lesser length of the second edgewise extensions of the edging pieces provides a gap for receiving the web. The rear flange extends over a portion of the rear skins of the adjacent wall panels. A top channel is disposed along a top of the modular wall system and receives a plurality of the wall panels. A first side channel is disposed along a side of the modular wall system and receives at least one of the wall panels. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133355 | Deployable Membrane Structure - A deployable structure ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133356 | Metal Framing System - The invention provides lightweight metal studs and tracks for use in wall framing systems produced by passing flexible thin steel between rolls, thereby forming a C-shaped member with defined longitudinal support ribs or projections on the stud members and transverse support ribs or projections on the track members that both increase the span strength, automatically spaces the vertical stud members and locks the stud members into place along the track member with a frictional fit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133357 | Composite fastener, belly nut, tie system and/or method for reducing heat transfer through a building envelope - A composite fastener, a belly nut, a tie system and/or a method reduce heat transfer through a building envelope. The composite fastener, the belly nut, the tie system and/or the method secure a wall to a backup structure. The composite fastener is constructed from a fiber reinforced polymer that has fibers embedded in a polymeric matrix. The composite fastener has a low thermal conductive value (k-value) and has non-corrosive properties. The belly nut has a fastening hole on a first side of the belly nut to attach the composite fastener to the belly nut. Further, the belly nut has a pathway to receive a leg of a pintle from a top surface of the belly nut to a bottom surface of the belly nut. The pathway is sized to allow for greater vertical adjustment eccentricity between the belly nut and the pintle without creating large horizontal deflections of the tie system. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133358 | FLOOR PANEL AND METHOD OF LAYING A FLOOR PANEL - A floor panel including structure for releasably connecting at least two panels. A tongue is formed extending in the longitudinal direction of the side edge and corresponding recess is formed opposite it. The recess comprises a top lip and a bottom lip, and the bottom lip forms a shoulder with a front shoulder side. The shoulder blocks the panels in the transverse direction. An undercut is adjoined by a recess, with a bearing region which corresponds to the shoulder, and a wall, which, with the front shoulder side in the installed state, is located opposite the latter. Form-fitting elements are formed on the wall and the front shoulder side that, in the installed state, engage one inside the other and bring about locking in the vertical direction. An underside of the tongue and a top side of the bottom lip runs parallel to the top side. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133359 | Structural member joints - A connector and method for joining one end of a first wood member such as a wood log or beam to a side of a second wood member involving metal sleeves secured in aligned holes in a respective member with a protruding one of the sleeve slidable into the other sleeve. A bolt is threaded into an internally threaded element on the inner end of the sleeve in the first member and advanced to pull the members together. The sleeves are secured in the holes with spike features driven out into the surrounding wood. Alternatively, a tee connector has a plate portion fitting into a slot extending through aligned holes in the plate and one end of the first member. A cross plate is held against the one side of the other member with thread fasteners. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133360 | Tiling Apparatus - A tile having a front face for displaying and an underside for securing to a tile support surface, the underside having a closed path seal wall extending backwards. The seal wall is configured to provide a seal between the tile and a tile support surface to prevent substance ingress interior of the closed path of the seal wall. A tile having a seal wall also configured to provide a seal between the tile and a second like tile. A tile having an underside that presents a tile coupling configured to communicate with a tile support coupling to provide a first releasable coupling arrangement. A tile support board having a rear face for securing to a support surface and a front face providing a tile support surface and presenting a tile support coupling, such that the tile may be releasably coupled to the tile support board. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133361 | High-performance environmentally friendly building panel and related manufacturing methods - Various embodiments of a high-performance environmentally friendly building panel and related manufacturing methods are disclosed. Certain example embodiments described herein relate to various high-performance building panel configurations that utilize at least one engineered mixture produced with a desired thickness, shape and dimension, and manufactured through several preferential manufacturing methods. To selectively enhance some of the high-performance building panel characteristics such as its ability to withstand significant loads, mitigate possible contamination by bacteria growth, as well as its ability to be fire-retardant or fire-suppressant, and other credible operating scenarios the characteristics of different engineered mixtures may be combined during the panel forming process. Some of the manufacturing steps may involve sterilization and utilization of light-sensitive chemicals so as to sterilize as well as to enhance certain thermal-physical and mechanical characteristics of the high-performance building panel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133362 | SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALIZED FILLING OF BLISTERS OF BLISTER PACKS - Blister packs each having a plurality of pockets with individualized assortments of small objects are filled by fitting to each of a plurality of shuttles a respective such blister pack and circulating the shuttles around an annular track through a plurality of filling machines. Each machine has a plurality of supplies each holding a bulk quantity of small objects of a respective type, respective feeders each receiving the objects of a respective supply and advancing same one at a time to a respective picking location, and respective pickers. A memory of each shuttle is programmed with data regarding the intended contents of the pockets of the respective blister pack, and in each of the machines, the memories of the shuttles are read as they pass through the respective filling machine. The respective pickers are operated to move small objects from the feeders to the pockets in accordance with the data for the respective blister pack. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133363 | Continuous loading system - A system is disclosed for loading a plurality of items into a plurality of containers. The system may include a plurality of pucks, each puck adapted to retain an item. A puck delivery sub-system may include a puck-infeed conveyor to move each of the pucks along an in-feed conveyor path, and a transition apparatus operable to facilitate the transition of the pucks to a continuous puck unloading conveyor. The puck un-loading conveyor may have a releasable engagement mechanism such that when each of the pucks is engaged with said puck unloading conveyor, each of said pucks is fixed in a relative longitudinal position relative to the puck unloading conveyor. An item transfer apparatus may transfer an item from each puck when engaged with the puck un-loading conveyor, to a corresponding container. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133364 | Sealer and Interchangeable Tooling Therefor - A sealer including a platen, a support assembly moveable relative to the platen, a guide clip connected to the support assembly, and a tooling assembly having a body defining a notch therein, wherein the notch is engageable by the guide clip to align the tooling assembly relative to the support assembly. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133365 | VACUUM-PACKED COIL AND METHOD OF PACKING - A method of compressing a cotton strand including the steps of providing an uncompressed strand having an original volume, providing a container adapted to collapse about the strand, feeding the strand into the container, compressing the container to remove a first quantity of air, applying a vacuum to the container to remove a second quantity of air, and sealing the container, wherein the strand is compressed by at least about 25% from its original volume. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133366 | MULTI-CHAMBER CONTAINER AND CAP THEREFOR - A dispenser comprises a housing that has a removable tamper proof protective cap and tamper proof ring and is threaded to a container. The container, which is the main package, holds the supplemental component. The housing holds the first component into a plunger type chamber in a fully retracted position and is sealed from the supplemental component. The chamber has a delivery end that is closed before use. When pushed all the way in, the chamber's delivery end becomes open and delivers the first component into the main package. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133367 | Plastic Embossed Carrier Tape Apparatus and Process - An embossed carrier tape manufacturing apparatus includes features for integrating with other processing equipment so that other processes such as forming, filling, and sealing the tape can be performed sequentially in one integrated process. The apparatus includes retractable contact spot heaters for heating the tape prior to embossing, along with a unique heat shield arrangement that is interposable between the heaters and the tape so that the process may be paused. Also, a synchronizing apparatus is integrated so that the carrier tape embossing process may be automatically paused for adjusting to the input rate of other carrier tape processing apparatus. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133368 | Exhaust conduit and adapter mounting for portable oxygen concentrator - An exhaust conduit and adapter apparatus for mounting to a pair of exhaust outlets mounted oppositely on the base of a portable oxygen concentrator includes an opposed facing pair of substantially unshaped hollow conduits wherein each conduit has an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet ends are separated by a distance equal to a separation distance between the pair of exhaust outlets. The outlet ends are mounted to each other in fluid communication with a junction having a single outlet. The inlet ends are adapted for mounting to the pair of exhaust outlets so that, when so mounted, hot exhaust from the oxygen concentrator flows through each conduit and out through the junction and the single outlet of the junction. An outflow conduit is mountable to the single outlet of the junction for outflow of the hot exhaust from the single outlet to a remote location, remote from a patient using the oxygen concentrator. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133369 | DUST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A HARVESTER - A dust management device for a harvester, including ducting in secure engagement with the harvester and adapted to receive air, airborne harvest dust and other materials discharged from the harvester. The dust management device further includes a diffuser-separation chamber, in secure engagement with the harvester, in engagement with the ducting, and adapted to receive air, airborne harvest dust and other materials from the ducting. The diffuser-separation chamber redirects air and airborne harvest dust back into the harvester and discharges other material from the harvester. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133370 | Cyclone dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner - A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes a first cyclone, a second cyclone disposed inside the first cyclone, and an air guiding member to form an entrance of the second cyclone through which semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone enters. The air guiding member includes a grill member to have a plurality of holes, and a plurality of guiding blades disposed inside the grill member. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133371 | AIR FILTER HAVING AN AIR FILTER HOUSING, USE OF AN AIR FILTER, METHOD FOR DESIGNING AN AIR FILTER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIR FILTER - An air filter is provided that includes, but is not limited to an air filter housing, which encloses an air filter chamber having an ambient air volume and a filtered air volume separated from the ambient air volume by a filter device. At least one interior side of the air filter housing enclosing the ambient air volume has ribs. The ambient air volume has air flowing through it in a flow direction operation of the air filter and sections of the ribs are situated parallel to this flow direction of the air and curved. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133372 | AGRICULTURAL MOWER COMPRISING A CARRYING VEHICLE AND SEVERAL WORK UNITS - An agricultural machine including a carrying vehicle and plural work units configured to cut a standing product. The agricultural machine includes at least two front work units arranged, during work and viewed in a direction of forward travel of the carrying vehicle, at the front of the carrying vehicle, and at least two lateral work units arranged, during work, on either side of a work area of the front work units. The front work units and the lateral work units can advantageously be moved with respect to the carrying vehicle to occupy a transport position or a work position. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133373 | Apparatus and method for harvesting and processing celery - An improved machine and method for harvesting and processing an upstanding crop, such as celery, in situ, the machine comprising a self driven vehicle supporting a plurality of harvesting and processing units. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133374 | Twisting Flyer - Twisting flyer ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133375 | Chain with Protection Device - A chain includes a chain unit. The chain unit includes a pair of first and second plate units, a link pin extending in an inner-to-outer direction, and a protective member. Each of the first and second plate units includes two chain plates adjacent to and arranged in the inner-to-outer direction and having an inner side surface. The inner side surfaces of the first and second plate units face each other. The link pin interconnects the plate units to define a between-plate space between the inner side surfaces of the first and second plate units. The protective member extends integrally from the topside of at least one of the chain plates of the first chain plate, is spaced apart from the second chain plate, and has a shielding portion for covering at least a portion of an upper end of the between-plate space. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133376 | COMBINED GEARBOX BREATHER AND DRAIN MAST FOR JET AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A combined gearbox breather and drain mast is mounted to a nacelle. The combined gearbox breather and drain mast is made of a composite material and includes a body portion made of a single component with a first passage in fluid communication with a gearbox and a second passage in fluid communication with an engine component. The first passage is separate from the second passage. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133377 | MULTI-TUBE PULSE DETONATION COMBUSTOR BASED ENGINE - An engine contains a compressor stage, a pulse detonation combustion stage and a turbine stage. The pulse detonation combustion stage contains at least one pulse detonation combustor which has an inlet portion. The pulse detonation combustor is positioned such that the inlet portion of the pulse detonation combustor is located forward of an outlet of the compressor stage with respect to the engine. The pulse detonation combustor is angled with respect to a centerline of the engine. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133378 | Combustion Chamber and Gas Turbine Installation - A combustion chamber having a burner and a burner insert surrounding the burner while leaving a gap open towards the combustion chamber interior is provided. The burner insert comprises a carrier and a burner insert wall located in front of the carrier towards the combustion chamber interior, wherein a flow passage connected to a cooling-fluid source is formed between the carrier and the burner insert wall. The flow passage opens out into the gap between the burner and the burner insert and is otherwise sealed off from the combustion chamber interior. | 2009-05-28 |