22nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130133320 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic pressure control apparatus may include an oil tank, a first hydraulic pump receiving oil from the oil tank generating a low pressure, a second hydraulic pump receiving the low pressure and generating a high pressure, a torque converter and a lubrication portion receiving the low pressure, a powertrain receiving the high pressure, a pump connecting line connecting the first hydraulic pump with the second hydraulic pump, a first bypass line adapted to supply hydraulic pressure from the oil tank to the second hydraulic pump by detouring around the first hydraulic pump, and a second bypass line bifurcated from the pump connecting line so as to supply hydraulic pressure to the powertrain by detouring around the second hydraulic pump, wherein the first bypass line and the second bypass line respectively include a check valve and are selectively opened/closed by operation of each check valve. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133321 | Drive System for a Vehicle - The invention relates to a drive system for a vehicle, comprising an internal combustion that releases mechanical and thermal energy and a device for converting the thermal energy, wherein the device is designed to directly convert thermal energy into electrical energy and to transfer thermal energy to a working medium intended to act on an expansion apparatus. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133322 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN EXHAUST PIPE OF A VEHICLE - A cooling system for an exhaust pipe of a vehicle has an engine, an exhaust discharging device connected to the engine, a generator driven by the engine and a cooling guide device. Even when the vehicle is idle, the cooling guide device still guides cool air from the generator to the exhaust discharging device to dissipate heat of the exhaust discharging device. Therefore, the heat of the exhaust discharging device is efficiently dissipated. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133323 | SOLAR STEAM GENERATOR - Systems and methods for solar steam generation are described. The systems and methods include disposing a plug in a closed top outer shell of a solar steam generator, which may define a small annular space between the plug and an interior of a transparent housing disposed atop the outer shell. Raw water is transferred into the outer shell of the solar steam generator, up into the small annular space between the plug and the interior of the transparent housing. Concentrated solar energy is directed at the transparent housing to boil raw water in the small annular space. Stray concentrated solar energy may be focused at the transparent housing to aid in boiling raw water in the small annular space. Steam rising from the small annular space is directed through a cavity extending from a top of the plug, downward through a steam outlet pipe, out of the solar steam generator. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133324 | HYBRID SOLAR POWER PLANT - A solar power plant includes a first solar reflective system configured to heat a first heat transfer fluid to a temperature within a first temperature range and at least a second solar reflective system coupled to the first solar reflective system, the second solar reflective system having a second heat transfer fluid configured to be heated to a temperature within the first temperature range by the first heat transfer fluid, the second solar reflective system configured to heat the second heat transfer fluid to a temperature within a second temperature range. The solar power plant may also include a power generation system coupled to the first solar reflective system and the second solar reflective system and configured to generate electricity by receiving heat from the first heat transfer fluid and the second heat transfer fluid. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133325 | POWER GENERATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A power generation device includes an enclosed circuit through which a working medium circulates. The working medium is heated at a first location in the enclosed circuit, and cooled at a second location. The differential heating and cooling causes the working medium to circulate within the enclosed circuit. The circulating medium is used to drive a turbine, which in turn may drive an electric generator. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133326 | POWER PLANT WITH CO2 CAPTURE AND METHOD TO OPERATE SUCH POWER PLANT - A fossil fuel fired power plant for the generation of electrical energy comprises a water steam cycle and a plant ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133327 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER - A system and process for generation of electrical power is provided. Electrical power is generated by a system including two integrated power cycles, a first power cycle utilizing water/steam as a working fluid and the second power cycle utilizing a fluid selected from the group consisting of molecular nitrogen, argon, a chemical compound having a boiling point of at most 65° C. at 0.101 MPa and a latent heat of vaporization of at least 350 kJ/kg, and a chemical compound having a boiling point of at most 65° C. at 0.101 MPa and a specific heat capacity as a liquid of at least 1.9 kJ/kg-° K as a working fluid. The working fluid of the second power cycle is expanded through a two-phase expander to produce power in the second power cycle, where the expanded working fluid of the second cycle has a temperature of at most 10° C. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133328 | The Timlin Cycle - A Binary Condensing Thermal Power Cycle - One embodiment of an improved thermal power cycle comprising a wet binary motive fluid, pump ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133329 | AIR FUEL PREMIXER HAVING ARRAYED MIXING VANES FOR GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A fuel-air premixer for use in a combustor of a gas turbine includes an air inlet, a fuel inlet, a shroud, a central body and a cascade of vanes. The premixer mixes fuel and air in the annular mixing passage into a uniform mixture for injecting into a combustor reaction zone. The air from a compressor is injected into the mixer through an air inlet. The fuel is introduced into air stream via fuel injection holes that pass through the walls of the vanes which contain internal fuel flow passages. The flow field inside the premixer is broken up by the arrayed vanes into a series of small regions each containing a well designed small size mixing eddy which is steadily attached to the surface of the vanes. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133330 | DEVICE TO LOWER NOx IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION SYSTEM - An emissions control system for a gas turbine engine including a flow-directing structure ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133331 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING COMBUSTION DYNAMICS IN A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine includes a combustion chamber, and at least one pre-mixer mounted to the combustion chamber. The at least one pre-mixer includes a main body having a first end portion that extends to a second end portion. The first end portion is configured to receive an amount of fuel and an amount of air and the second end portion defines an exit plane from which a fuel-air mixture discharges into the combustion chamber. The turbomachine also includes a combustion dynamics reduction system operatively coupled to the at least one pre-mixer. The combustion dynamics reduction system includes at least one of a boundary layer perturbation mechanism and an acoustic wave introduction system which disrupt a flow pattern of the fuel-air mixture within the at least one pre-mixer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133332 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHANGING A SPEED OF A COMPRESSOR BOOST STAGE IN A GAS TURBINE - Systems and methods for changing a speed ratio between a compressor boost stage ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133333 | SHAFT BREAK DETECTION - The present invention provides a method of detecting shaft break in a shaft system comprising a shaft coupled between two masses. The method comprises a number of steps. Firstly, to define a time-dependent rotational speed equation for the shaft in terms of system inertia for an engine transient event. Then to discretize the rotational speed equation in terms of a discrete time constant in the discrete domain. Then to recursively define the discretized equation to give a recursive equation and to solve the recursive equation to determine the discrete time constant. Then to define a threshold as a function of engine power and then to set a shaft break signal to TRUE if the discrete time constant is greater than the threshold. A shaft break detection system is also provided by the present invention. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133334 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT AIR - The combined cooling system uses a single heat exchanger to cool both engine air for use in an engine system and aircraft air for use in an aircraft system. More particularly, a bleed air path leads from the compressor stage to the heat exchanger where it is placed in thermal exchange contact with a flow of cooling air coming from a cooling path. From an outlet end of the heat exchanger, the bleed air splits into two paths: an aircraft air path leading to at least one aircraft system such as an Environmental control system (ECS), a wind de-icing system or the like, and an engine air path leading to at least one engine system such as a buffer air system for pressurizing the bearing cavities. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133335 | Power Plant Line Having a Variable-Speed Pump - The invention relates to a power plant line, comprising a steam turbine and/or gas turbine that rotates at a constant speed in order to drive an electric generator; a variable-speed pump for conveying and/or compressing a working medium in order to drive and/or supply the process of the steam turbine and/or the gas turbine or to pump and/or compress an exhaust gas produced in the process supply or in the gas turbine. The invention is characterized in that the variable-speed pump is driven by the steam turbine and/or gas turbine and a speed-controllable gear train is arranged in the driving connection, said gear train having a power split, which comprises a mechanical main branch and a hydrodynamic secondary branch, wherein driving power is branched off from the mechanical main branch via a hydrodynamic coupling or a hydrodynamic converter by means of the hydrodynamic secondary branch and fed back to the mechanical main branch at the output side of the gear train in a variable-speed manner by means of a superimposing gear train. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133336 | SUPPORT FOR ELECTRIC MACHINE IN A TURBINE ENGINE - Devices and methods for supporting an accessory ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133337 | HYDROGEN ASSISTED OXY-FUEL COMBUSTION - System and methods for hydrogen assisted oxy-fuel combustion are provided. The system includes a combustor, an air separation unit, a fuel stream source, and a condenser. The combustor includes an oxygen input port, a fuel stream input port, a carbon dioxide input port, and an exhaust output port. The air separation unit is in fluid communication with the combustor via the oxygen input port of the combustor. The fuel stream source is in fluid communication with the combustor via the fuel stream input port and includes a fuel source and a hydrogen source. The condenser is disposed to receive an exhaust from the combustor via the exhaust output port and to return an output stream to the combustor via the carbon dioxide input port. The method includes combusting a fuel stream in a combustor in the presence of an oxidizer to generate an exhaust gas. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133338 | USE OF ENERGY HARVESTED BY ADAPTIVE COOLING AND ENERGY HARVESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Arrangements for the use of energy harvested by adaptive cooling and energy harvesting arrangements for use in information technology and other heat-producing equipment are disclosed. The arrangements provide for cooling and energy harvesting subsystems, each of which can operate in isolation and can be interconnected with additional subsystems in peer and hierarchical relationships. Each subsystem comprises at least one thermoelectric device capable of acting as a thermoelectric cooler and as a thermoelectric generator, a control system, and electronics controlled to selectively configure the thermoelectric device in at least in a thermoelectric cooler operating mode and in a thermoelectric generation operating mode. The thermoelectric device can incorporate quantum-process and quantum-well materials for higher heat transfer and thermoelectric generation efficiencies. The arrangement is configured so that the harvested energy is used for a function by the article of heat-producing equipment, including charging a backup battery, or for cooling operations. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133339 | HOT/COLD TEST EQUIPMENT FOR NAND FLASH MEMORY WITH DEHUMIDIFYING FUNCTION - Disclosed herein is hot/cold test equipment for a Nand Flash Memory. The test equipment includes a mounting unit that contains the Nand Flash Memory together with a socket to test whether the memory is defective or not, a chamber provided above the mounting unit and moving up and down to come into contact with the socket and thereby provide a target temperature, and a temperature display displaying the target temperature. The chamber includes a block inserted into the socket, a thermoelectric element seated on an upper portion of the block, a water jacket seated on an upper portion of the thermoelectric element and circulating cooling water therein, and a cooling fan provided in the water jacket to blow air downwards, with a discharge hole being formed on a lower surface of the block to discharge nitrogen gas. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133340 | KEG APPARATUS FOR SELF COOLING AND SELF DISPENSING LIQUIDS - A self-cooling and self dispensing beverage container in the form of a keg which includes a heat exchange unit having a plurality of segments of compressed carbon disposed therein. A valve is secured to a tube attached to the REU housing for carbon dioxide to adsorbed and then desorbed by the carbon for cooling the beverage. A dispense gas canister is disposed within the container to automatically release carbon dioxide to maintain a pressure head within the container sufficient to assure dispensing of the beverage. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133341 | Cryorefrigeration Device and Method of Implementation - The invention proposes a reliable high-performance cryorefrigeration device, the level of thermal oscillations of which may be minimized so as to be below a threshold value. For this purpose, the subject of the invention is a cryorefrigeration device comprising N periodically operating cryorefrigerators ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133342 | SYSTEM FOR COOLING A SAMPLE IN AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING THE SAMPLE - For cooled processing of a sample, a system for cooling the sample includes a holding device ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133343 | SECONDARY COOLING PATH IN REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a secondary cooling path for circulating liquid coolant through the refrigerator wherein the liquid coolant is cooled by the freezer compartment and wherein the liquid coolant cools the ice maker and the ice bin as the liquid coolant circulates through the secondary cooling path. A pump is positioned along the secondary cooling path for pumping the liquid coolant through the secondary cooling path. A tube having a first end proximate the pump and an opposite end exposed to atmosphere may control suction pressure associated with the pump. The refrigerator reduces frost build up through configuration of the secondary cooling path or performing ice harvesting operations which melt frost. The secondary cooling path may be used to provide for circulating hot liquid. The secondary cooling path may be used to provide for circulating liquid coolant during a power outage. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133344 | RENEWAL METHOD OF AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT FOR VEHICLE AND AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT FOR VEHICLE - A renewal method of an air-conditioning unit for vehicle in which an air-conditioning unit using a former refrigerant disposed in a frame mounted on a vehicle is renewed to an air-conditioning unit using an alternative refrigerant, the renewal method including a removal step of: a removing the existing air-conditioning unit from the frame; an assembly step of disposing the new air-conditioning unit, which is configured so as to be capable of fitting in the frame, in the frame; and a filling step of filling the alternative refrigerant into the new air-conditioning unit. The circulating amount of refrigerant in the new air-conditioning unit is increased so as to be larger than that in the previous air-conditioning unit, and the heat exchange capacity per unit volume of each of the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger is made larger than that before the renewal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133345 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner and a method of operating an air conditioner are provided. The air conditioner may include at least one indoor device, each having an indoor heat exchanger installed therein; at least one outdoor device connected to the at least one indoor device by a refrigerant flow path, and each having a water-refrigerant heat exchanger that provides heat exchange between a refrigerant and heat source water and an outdoor device controller installed therein; a heat source water flow path connected to each water-refrigerant heat exchanger; a pump installed on the heat source water flow path; a variable flow valve installed on the heat source water flow path; a central controller that controls the at least one outdoor device; and a variable flow valve control board that regulates an opening degree of the variable flow valve and a flow rate of heat source water. The variable flow valve control board may be connected to the outdoor device controller via a first communication line, connected to the central controller via a second communication line having a different communication method from that of the first communication line, and perform protocol conversion between the central controller and the outdoor device controller. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133346 | VAPOR-LIQUID HEAT AND/OR MASS EXCHANGE DEVICE - The invention is directed toward a vapor-liquid heat and/or mass exchange device that can be used in an integrated heat and/or mass transfer system. To achieve high heat and mass transfer rates, optimal temperature profiles, size reduction and performance increases, appropriately sized flow passages with microscale features, and countercurrent flow configurations between working fluid solution, vapor stream, and/or the coupling fluid in one or more functional sections of the desorber are implemented. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a desorber section utilizes a heating fluid flowing in a generally upward direction and a concentrated solution flowing in a generally downward direction with gravity countercurrent to the rising desorbed vapor stream. To further increase the efficiency of the system, various types of column configurations can be used. Additionally, the surfaces of the microchannels can be altered to better transfer heat. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133347 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSION OF FLUIDS - A fluid compressor for compressing fluids and a method for operating the same are provided. The fluid compressor includes a compression chamber with an inlet for the fluid and an outlet for compressed fluid. The fluid compressor further includes a piston disposed within the compression chamber. The fluid compressor includes a driving system that includes piezoelectric actuator configured to cause displacement of the piston in the compression chamber. The driving system further includes an amplifying element that is coupled to the piezoelectric actuator in the direction of the movement of the piston to enhance the displacement of the piston caused by the piezoelectric actuator. One end of the amplifying element is fixed to a base of the fluid compressor and the piezoelectric actuator is disposed between the amplifying element and the piston. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133348 | BLENDED FLOW AIR CYCLE SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - An aircraft air provision system includes a power turbine that receives bleed air at a first pressure and provides rotational energy to a shaft and outputs output air at an intermediate pressure. The system also includes a compressor coupled to the shaft that receives input air at a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure and outputs compressed air having a pressure equal to the intermediate pressure and a mix chamber coupled to outputs of both the power turbine and the compressor where the output air and the compressed air are mixed. The system also includes a cooling turbine coupled to the shaft and that is in fluid communication with an output of the mix chamber. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133349 | Vacuum assisted ground source heat pump device and system - A ground source heat pump device and system includes a supply line for removing groundwater from an underground water source, a return line for returning the groundwater to the underground water source, and a heat pump that is able to utilize the supplied groundwater as a medium for transferring thermal energy between the groundwater and a refrigerant. In one embodiment, the heat pump can further include a circulation pump for circulating the groundwater through the system, and a vacuum unit for removing air from the system and filling the supply line, return line, heat exchanger and circulation pump with the groundwater. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133350 | REAL TIME INDIVIDUAL ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURE COOLING SYSTEM - This discloses apparatuses for cooling individual server racks or electrical enclosures. These devices maintain target enclosure temperatures within plus or minus 1 or 2 degrees F. The devices employ industrial cooling using staged cooling towers to evaporatively reach temperatures below the wet bulb temperature of the ambient air. Methods for using such apparatuses are disclosed as well. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133351 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a body installed at an outdoor space, and an air discharge tube to guide cold air discharged from the body to an indoor space. An evaporator and a condenser are installed in the body. The evaporator is disposed at a higher level than the condenser. Accordingly, it possible to transfer condensed water generated from the evaporator to the condenser by gravity. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133352 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator having a water storage vessel detachably mounted thereto so that water is supplied to an ice making apparatus or a dispenser, in which includes a bracket unit installed at a rear surface of a door, a water storage vessel detachable to the bracket unit, a pump to pump the water in the water storage vessel, a second passage configured to supply the water in the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser, and a valve installed at a diverging point of the second passage, in which the water storage vessel includes a body having a storage space and a first passage, at least one portion of which is fixedly installed to intake the water stored in the storage space to supply the ice making apparatus and the dispenser if the water storage vessel is mounted to the bracket unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133353 | COOLING FABRICS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to cooling fabrics having an array of cooling elements coupled to a base fabric, and in particular to methods and fabrics that utilize an array of cooling elements coupled to a base material to absorb heat while also maintaining desired properties of the base material. In some embodiments, the cooling elements may include a cooling gel or polymer or a phase change material, and the cooling elements may undergo a chemical or physical change when exposed to moisture, thereby absorbing heat. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133354 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a water storage vessel configured to be mounted to the door of the refrigerator, a supply passage configured to connect the storage space of the water storage vessel to an ice making apparatus and dispenser to supply the water in the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser, a valve installed at an intersection of the supply passage and configured to perform a passage conversion, and a pump configured to pump the water in the water storage vessel so that the water flows to the supply passage, wherein the water storage vessel is provided with a water storage vessel lever capable of changing the position of at least one portion of the supply passage so that the at least one portion of the supply passage is connected to/disconnected from a remaining portion of the supply passage. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133355 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator having a water storage vessel detachably mounted thereto, in which a supply passage configured to connect the water storage vessel, the ice making apparatus and the dispenser to supply the water in the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser sage, a first check valve and a second check valve installed at a front position and a rear position of the one point of a first sub passage, to prevent water flowing backward to the water storage vessel, a third check valve and a fourth check valve installed at a front position and a rear position of the one point of a second sub passage, to prevent water flowing backward to the water storage vessel, and a pump installed at the third sub passage and configured to rotate the clockwise direction and the counter clockwise direction. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133356 | DESALINIZATION APPARATUS - There is disclosed a desalinization apparatus, and methods related to desalinization. In an embodiment, a desalinization apparatus includes at least one port for receiving airflow therethrough, at least one port for receiving salt water therethrough, at least one output for providing outflow of pure water vapor, and at least one output for proving outflow of a mixture of water, salt and air; and a plurality of chambers for evaporating the salt water into the airflow, at least one of the chambers forming a plurality of ports arranged in a plurality of rows. In an embodiment, a method includes providing airflow to a desalinization apparatus; providing salt water to the desalinization apparatus; forming a vortex in the airflow to evaporate water vapor from the salt water; and providing the water vapor in the airflow to a condenser so as to obtain pure water. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133357 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER - A container data center includes a container and a number of racks containing a number of computer servers. The racks divide the container into a first space and a second space. The container further includes a heat dissipation system including a first portion. The first portion includes a first intake communicating with the first space, an evaporator, and a first outlet communicating with the second space. The evaporator cools the airflow coming from the first space through the first intake, and the first outlet exhaust the cooled airflow to the second space. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133358 | INVERTER DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - An inverter device includes a plurality of switching circuits in which first switching elements including Si semiconductors and second switching element including WBG semiconductors having ON resistance smaller than that of the first switching elements and having switching speed higher than that of the first switching elements are connected in parallel. The inverter device includes a converting circuit that converts a direct-current voltage into a desired alternating-current voltage and a driving unit that generates a plurality of driving signals for respectively turning on and off the switching circuits. The inverter device includes, for each of the switching circuits, a gate circuit that, based on the driving signals, turns on the second switching element later than the first switching element and turns off the first switching element later than the second switching element. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133359 | TURBO CHILLER - In a turbo chiller, pipe joint groups ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133360 | SELF-STABILIZING PARTITION WALL WITH ENHANCED THERMAL INSULATION FOR NEGATIVE-PRESSURE TANKS - The invention describes a negative-pressure tank having a partition, the partition including at least two walls, and the negative-pressure tank including at least two chambers, and a free space being present in the partition in which an ambient pressure prevails. The invention further describes a sorption machine having a negative-pressure tank. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133361 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus once transfers energy to a heat medium other than a refrigerant and introduces the heat medium to another refrigeration cycle to achieve safety improvement and high efficiency. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133362 | NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION PROCESS - Disclosed herein is a natural gas liquefaction process using a single refrigeration cycle adopting a mixed refrigerant, and therefore having a simple structure and thus a compact system which is easy to operate, and further, after the mixed refrigerant is separated into two refrigerant parts, the two refrigerant parts are not mixed with each other but go through condensing (cooling), expanding, heat-exchanging, and compressing stages individually, and thus, optimal temperature and pressure conditions are applied to each of the separated refrigerant parts to increase efficiency of the liquefaction process. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133363 | HIGH PRESSURE RECOVERY OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM A FERMENTATION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a method for recovering carbon dioxide from a gaseous stream originating from a fermentation process by compression, absorption, condensation and distillation, wherein at least the absorption and condensation is performed under a high pressure of at least 30 bar. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133364 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AIR BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION - In a process for delivering pressurized gas from an apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation, a stream of oxygen-rich liquid or gas having a nominal flow rate is withdrawn from a low-pressure column, an oxygen-rich liquid purge stream is withdrawn as bottoms from the low-pressure column and the oxygen-rich liquid purge stream is sent to a storage tank, in the event of a reduction in the production by the column system or an increase in the demand by a customer, a back-up stream is withdrawn from the storage tank and vaporized in a back-up reboiler and only if the liquid level in the storage tank exceeds a given threshold, a liquid stream is withdrawn from the storage tank constituting at most 2% of the nominal production output of the oxygen-rich stream and is sent to the back-up reboiler. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133365 | BRACELET WITH GROOVE FOR HAIR BAND - A bracelet having a channel groove. The bracelet has an outer side and an inner side. A channel groove is at least partially surrounding a circumference of the outer side. A hair band may fit within the channel groove. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133366 | Methods of Improving Strength of Glass Articles - A method of improving strength of a chemically-strengthened glass article comprises exposing a target surface of the glass article to an ion-exchange strengthening process, the ion-exchange strengthening process generating a chemically-induced compressive layer in the glass article. Thereafter, dynamic interfacing of the target surface of the glass article with a sheared magnetorheological fluid is performed to remove at least a portion of the chemically-induced compressive layer from the glass article, wherein the parameters of the dynamic interfacing of the glass article with the sheared magnetorheological fluid are such that a thickness of the removed portion of the chemically-induced compressive layer is less than approximately 20% of the chemically-induced compressive layer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133367 | METHOD FOR LOW ENERGY SEPARATION OF A GLASS RIBBON - Disclosed is a method of separating a glass sheet from a moving glass ribbon, wherein the glass ribbon comprises thickened bead portions. The method comprises weakening the bead portions of the ribbon using laser-initiated ablation at the bead portions to overcome the potential for uncontrolled cracking through the bead portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133368 | Temperature Control of Glass Ribbons During Forming - A method of cooling a glass ribbon formed using a fusion draw process. The method includes forming a glass ribbon using the fusion draw process. The glass ribbon, once formed, passes vertically through a glass transition temperature region. The glass ribbon is directed through a protective plenum at least partially located in a bottom of the draw region. A gas is directed into the protective plenum and vertically along a broad surface of the glass ribbon. The gas is directed out of the protective plenum through at least one outlet slot formed through a sidewall of the protective plenum at no less than about 100 Nm | 2013-05-30 |
20130133369 | PRECISION ROLL FORMING OF TEXTURED SHEET GLASS - A process and apparatus for precision glass roll forming a supply of molten glass at a glass temperature of 1000° C. or higher with a pair of hot forming rolls having a surface temperature of about 500° C. or higher located vertically below the glass feed. The forming rolls thin the supplied stream of molten glass to produce a formed glass ribbon. A pair of cold sizing and texturing rolls maintained at a surface temperature of about 400° C. or lower or 300° C. or lower is located vertically below the forming rolls. The sizing and texturing rolls thin and texture the formed glass ribbon to produce a sized glass ribbon having a desired texture, thickness and thickness uniformity. The sized and textured glass ribbon may have a thickness of 1 mm or less that varies in thickness by no more than +/−0.025 mm. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133370 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING RADIATIVE HEAT LOSS FROM A FORMING BODY IN A GLASS FORMING PROCESS - Disclosed is an apparatus for producing a glass sheet comprising lower thermal shields positioned below cooling doors for minimizing radiative heat loss from a forming body used to form a ribbon of molten glass from which a glass sheet is cut, and upper thermal shields positioned between the cooling doors and a root of the forming body for minimizing radiative heat loss from the forming body. The thermal shields are typically arranged as pairs and positioned on horizontally opposite sides of a flow of molten glass descending as a continuous ribbon from the forming body. Each thermal shield of the lower and upper thermal shield pairs may comprise a plurality of segments, including end segments and a central segment, wherein the end segments may be separately movable relative to the central segment, allowing an edge of the thermal shield adjacent the ribbon to be varied. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133371 | GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A glass manufacturing apparatus comprises a forming device configured to produce a glass ribbon and a control device configured to independently operate a first pull roll apparatus and a second pull roll apparatus such that at least one of a first upstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant torque and at least one of a first downstream pair of draw rolls rotates with a substantially constant angular velocity. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a glass ribbon are provided. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133372 | GLASS FLOW MANAGEMENT BY THERMAL CONDITIONING - This disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for controlling glass flow in, for example, a downdraw glass manufacturing process (e.g., the fusion downdraw process). The methods and apparatus are particularly well-suited for use in the manufacture of glass sheets such as the glass sheets used as substrates in display devices, e.g., liquid crystal displays (LCDs). | 2013-05-30 |
20130133373 | SILICON REFINING EQUIPMENT - The invention relates to equipment for refining a load of silicon(s) that comprises a crucible ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133374 | SILICON ELECTROMAGNETIC CASTING APPARATUS - Provided is a silicon electromagnetic casting apparatus that is capable of stably producing polycrystalline silicon used as a solar cell substrate material, having a bottomless cold mold and an induction heating coil, the apparatus for pulling down the silicon melted through electromagnetic induction heating by means of the induction coil and solidifying the silicon melt; further including a plasma torch for generating a transferable plasma arc and a top heater configured so as to face a top surface of the molten silicon, the top heater for generating heat through electromagnetic induction by means of the induction coil. The apparatus enables, upon production of a high quality polycrystalline silicon ingot as a solar cell substrate material along with plasma heating, stable production thereof without cracking in a final solidification portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133375 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS - A method for producing synthetic quartz glass comprises providing a liquid SiO | 2013-05-30 |
20130133376 | ATOMIZING METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS - The present invention relates to a method for producing synthetic quartz glass, comprising the steps of:
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20130133377 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS - A known method for producing synthetic quartz glass comprises the method steps of: forming a stream of a SiO | 2013-05-30 |
20130133378 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS - A known method for producing synthetic quartz glass comprises the method steps: providing a liquid SiO | 2013-05-30 |
20130133379 | WASHING MACHINE WHEREIN THE TYPE AND AMOUNT OF LAUNDRY CAN BE DETECTED - In the washing machine ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133380 | SECURITY DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE ATTACHMENT - A system and method for preventing wardrobing is presented. An anti-wardrobing device for attachment to a merchandise item includes a ribbon, a branding plate and a lock. The ribbon has a first end and a second end adapted to be placed through the merchandise item. The branding plate is adapted to display information about the merchandise item, branding of merchandise item. The lock is located at one end of the branding plate. The lock is adapted to be locked to the ribbon so that the ribbon is looped through the merchandise item and then locked so that the ribbon cannot be removed from the merchandise item without cutting the ribbon. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133381 | SECURITY DEVICE WITH INCLUDED BRANDING - A system and method for preventing wardrobing is presented. A method loops the ribbon through a merchandise item. A branding tag is locked onto the ribbon so that the ribbon cannot be removed from the merchandise item without cutting the ribbon or breaking the branding tag. The branding tag contains branding information related to the merchandise item. When the item is returned, a determination is made if the ribbon and/or the branding tag have been tampered with. The method does not provide a refund when tampering has occurred. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133382 | SAFETY SHIELD AND DOUBLE-LOCK LEG CUFFS - A safety shield for double-lock leg cuffs having a first lock for disengaging or releasing the leglets after the same have been applied to the legs of a prisoner, and a second lock for fixing the preset contracted position of the leglets on the prisoner's legs. The box-like shield comprises access slots in a wall thereof through which a portion of the associated leg cuff key may be inserted to actuate the second lock without opening the shield or revealing the first lock or removing the shield from the leg cuffs. This arrangement permits the shields to be secured over the leg cuffs prior to application to a prisoner and thereby enhances the officer's safety. The safety shield is also suitable for use with handcuffs including a pair of wristlets pivotally and rotatably connected by either an enlarged ring portion or a short link chain. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133383 | Locking Systems - Disclosed are various embodiments of locking systems that include a barrel lock. The barrel lock is configured to damage, deface, and/or capture a key that is inserted into the barrel lock. Additionally, some embodiments include a locking mechanism adapter that can allow the locking mechanism to be operated by a key if the user has knowledge about the properties of the barrel lock. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133384 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE HARDWARE ASSEMBLY - The vehicle door hardware assembly includes exterior and interior housings each having a handle or paddle for opening the door. The outer housing includes a plunger which is normally extended, and can be retracted by either the exterior or interior handle when the door is unlocked. A deadbolt is also provided on the exterior housing. A main lock can be slid between locked and unlocked positions to preclude or allow movement of the paddle. A pair of key cylinders is provided on the exterior housing for actuating the deadbolt and the main lock. Power units can be connected to the lock and deadbolt via actuators. The deadbolt and lock are also movable by a pair of knobs on the inside housing. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133385 | DEVICE TO PREVENT REMOVAL OF FUEL AND OIL CAPS - A device to prevent removal of fuel and oil caps includes a pin having a shaft with a first and second end; a head at the first end of the shaft; a locking element at the second end of the shaft; a pad having an adhesive surface that fixes to the cap; a grommet that forms an aperture in the pad that receives the shaft of the pin so that the pad rotatably retains the pin to the cap; and a cover that is rotatably retained over the cap by the pin and the locking element so that the cap generally covers the cap and rotates independently from the cap, thereby deterring removal of the cap. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133386 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC FERTILIZER - The present application relates to systems and methods for producing organic fertilizer. The method may, for example, yield nutrient-rich fertilizer that may have various agricultural and other industrial uses. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133387 | PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A water-insoluble phosphate fertilizer, methods of producing, and methods of using the same are provided. The fertilizer may comprise at least one alkaline earth metal selected from calcium and magnesium and optionally at least one nutrient ion selected from the group consisting of potassium, ammonium, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, boron, chlorine, iodine, molybdenum or selenium. The fertilizer compounds are preferably water-insoluble, dilute acid-soluble, and free-flowing powders. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133388 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND CONDITIONING STRIP MATERIAL - Methods and apparatus for monitoring and conditioning strip material are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a plurality of sensors located along a width of a moving material. Each of the plurality of sensors corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of longitudinal zones located along a width of the moving material. The apparatus also includes a material condition monitor configured to determine the condition of the moving material, and a feedback unit coupled to the material condition monitor and configured to be coupled to a plurality of different types of material conditioners. The feedback unit is configured to map each of the plurality of sensors to at least a respective one of a plurality of adjustable backup bearings based on being coupled to any one of the material conditioners. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133389 | MAGNETIC PULSE FORMING DEVICE FOR ROLL FORMING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A magnetic pulse forming device for a roll forming system includes forward and rearward guide rolling means, a guiding means including guiding rails disposed on the base between the forward and rearward guide rolling means and guide frames movably disposed on the guiding rails, a magnetic forming means including an upper plate connecting the guide frames corresponding to an upper surface of the forming beam, a coil housing assembled to the upper plate and a coil disposed within the coil housing and electrically connected to a pulse generator to generate a magnetic pulse by input current, a movement detector, a synchronizing motor connected to the lead screw to rotate the lead screw and a screw housing engaged with the lead screw and moving the guide frames with the forming beam in the process direction by rotation of the lead screw, and a forming mold. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133390 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A COLLAR TO THE END OF A PIPE - A method and apparatus for making a collar to the end of a pipe. The apparatus comprises an attachment clamp surrounding the pipe and a body part, connected by hinging to a pivoting cradle having a forming cone, which can enter the end of the pipe. In the method, the forming cone is moved axially and obliquely to the central axis of the pipe, inside the pipe until it contacts the inner surface of the pipe, the forming cone being loaded with the desired load pressure against the inner surface. The forming cone is then pivoted using a pivoting cradle outwards from the central axis of the pipe, around the inner edge of the attachment clamp, and the forming cone and pipe are simultaneously rotated with respect to each other around the central axis of the pipe until the desired collar has formed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133391 | COIL-SPRING MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A coil wire material is bent by a first roll, a second roll, and a third roll. The bent coil wire material is pressed in a screwing direction, to shape a coil spring having a desired diameter and a pitch. A desired pitch can he accurately formed in a manner that a second roll provided on a downstream side of a conveying direction of the coil wire material is configured to be able to move hack and forth along the screwing direction of the coil spring and to be tiltable about an axis of rotation parallel to the conveying direction of the coil wire material. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133392 | ROLLING MILL STAND AND RELATED ROLLING MILL FOR LONGITUDINALLY ROLLING ROD-SHAPED BODIES - A rolling mill stand and related rolling mill for rolling rod-shaped bodies, even large in size, which meets the requirement of stiffness uniformity of the rolling mill stands in the transversal direction, all the hydraulic capsules being firmly fixed to the external structure of the rolling mill and providing for the side change of the rolls of each stand. The arrangement of rolling rolls and related extensions of each rolling mill stand is such to avoid problems of corrosion and damaging to the extensions themselves and to the reducers due to the drainage of the cooling waters. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133393 | APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING UPWARD DEFORMATION OF LARGE MEMBER OF STAINLESS STEEL CAR ROOF - The utility model provides an apparatus for correcting upwarp deformation of a large member ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133394 | HAND HELD FLARING TOOL - A hand held flaring tool includes a receiving portion for receiving an end of a tube, a stop element, a locking mechanism and a flaring mechanism. The stop element is movably disposed at the receiving portion and is movable between a stopping position, where the stop element limits insertion of the tube at the receiving portion to set the tube at an appropriate location for flaring the end of the tube, and a flaring position, where the stop element is moved to a position remote from the end of the tube. The locking mechanism is operable to lock the tube at the receiving portion when the tube is inserted into engagement with the stop element. The flaring mechanism is operable to move a flaring mandrel towards and into engagement with the end of the tube to flare the end of the tube. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133395 | Stamping Die of Joining Backplane and Processing Method of Joining Backplane - The present invention discloses a stamping die of a joining backplane and a processing method of a joining backplane. The processing method of the joining backplane, comprising: plates of the heatsink plate and the supporting plate are put into the same die for processing; then, the heatsink plate and the supporting plate, which are processed, are joined and fixed. In the present invention, because the heatsink plate and the supporting plate are processed simultaneously on one set of dies, the original processing courses of two plates are merged for reducing half of the processing steps. In addition, because the heatsink plate and the supporting plate are simultaneously processed in the same die, the two plates have good consistency and better planeness in joining. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133396 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUADRATURE ERROR COMPENSATION - The present invention concerns an MEMS sensor and a method for compensation of a quadrature error on an MEMS sensor, which is intended for detection of movements of a substrate, especially accelerations and/or rotation rates. At least one mass arranged on the substrate and mounted to move relative to it is driven by means of drive electrodes. The mass/es execute a movement deviating from the prescribed movement due to a quadrature error. A deflection of the mass/es occurring due to Coriolis force and quadrature error is detected with detection electrodes. It is proposed according to the invention that a capacitance change be detected as a function of drive movement of the mass/es by means of compensation electrodes. A compensation charge dependent on the quadrature error of the MEMS sensor is generated on the compensation electrodes. For compensation, the distorted or incorrect charge generated by the quadrature error in the detection electrodes is compensated with the compensation charge. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133397 | GYRO SENSOR OFFSET AUTOMATIC CORRECTING CIRCUIT, GYRO SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CORRECTING OFFSET OF GYRO SENSOR - Disclosed herein are a gyro sensor offset automatic correcting circuit, a gyro sensor system, and a method for automatically correcting offset of a gyro sensor. There is provided a gyro sensor offset automatic correcting circuit, including: a signal gain controller receiving and amplifying output signals of each sensor electrode, while removing at least some of offset by a driving signal component included in each output signal by controlling a variable resistor(s); and an amplitude detector detecting the output signal of the signal gain controller to control the variable resistor(s) so that the output signal of the signal gain controller is maintained within a predetermined range. Further, there are provided a gyro sensor system including the gyro sensor offset automatic correcting circuit and a method for automatically correcting offset of a gyro sensor. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133398 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING METAL SURFACE TREATMENT - A method for measuring a metal surface treatment of a metal component includes creating a solid model of the metal component, identifying surface locations on the metal component at which a set of structural properties is specified by design, and identifying a simulated location on the solid model corresponding to the identified surface location on the metal component. The method includes preparing a simulation fixture plan for fabricating a simulation fixture having an element for supporting a test strip holder thereon at the identified simulated location, and then fabricating the simulation fixture. A test strip holder is positioned at the identified simulated location on the simulation fixture, and a test strip is positioned in the test strip holder. The simulation fixture is subjected to the metal surface treatment wherein the simulation fixture has the test strip holder positioned thereon and the test strip holder has the test strip positioned thereon. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133399 | SENSOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND SENSOR CONTROL SYSTEM | 2013-05-30 |
20130133400 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING AT LEAST ONE EXHAUST GAS COMPONENT IN AN EXHAUST GAS DUCT OF A COMBUSTION PROCESS | 2013-05-30 |
20130133401 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF IMBALANCE OF AIR-FUEL RATIOS AMONG CYLINDERS - A detecting apparatus that detects an abnormality of imbalance of air-fuel ratios among cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, which is equipped with a variable working angle mechanism of an intake valve, the detecting apparatus includes an abnormality detection portion that detects a parameter regarding rotational fluctuations of each of the cylinders and detects whether or not there is an abnormality of imbalance of air-fuel ratios among the cylinders. The abnormality detection portion refrains from determining that the air-fuel ratios are normal when the working angle at the time of detection of the parameter is within a predetermined large working angle range, and determines that the air-fuel ratios are normal when the working angle at the time of detection of the parameter is within a predetermined small working angle range that is on a small working angle side with respect to the large working angle range. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133402 | MULTI-LAYER CHIP FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a multi-layer chip for gas chromatography and a method of fabricating the multi-layer chip. The multi-layer chip is fabricated by: forming fine channels at the same positions of a plurality of substrates using only a single photo mask and an alignment key; and stacking the substrates. That is, the multi-layer chip can be fabricated by a simple method, and the total length of the fine channels can be increase without a limit by stacking more substrates. In addition, layers of the substrates can be coated with different stationary phases, and a temperature control device can be attached to heat transfer contact portions of the multi-layer chip for controlling the temperature of the multi-layer chip rapidly and precisely. Therefore, the multi-layer chip may be useful for high-separability gas chromatography to separate and analyze an infinitesimal amount of a sample. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133403 | Method and Arrangement for Gas Chromatographic Analysis of a Gas Sample - The invention relates to a gas sample to be analyzed, wherein said sample is guided by means of a carrier gas through a separator unit having a downstream thermal conductivity detector providing a chromatogram having peaks for different analytes as a measurement signal. When using a thermal conductivity detector having a heated gold thread coated with a parylene F, hydrogen is used as a carrier gas, and a peak for the analyte hydrogen sulfide is generated by differentiating the chromatogram at the location of said analyte. The invention permits unlimited use of hydrogen as a carrier gas, even if the analyte is oxygen. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133404 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MOLD GROWTH CONDITIONS - A system for detecting a mold condition has a base unit configured to receive and display the temperature and the humidity from a remote sensing unit. The base unit is configured to determine if a mold condition is present at a location of the remote sensing unit based on a time interval the remote sensing unit detects the humidity and the temperature above predetermined thresholds, and display an indicator if the mold condition is present. A method of detecting a mold condition includes wirelessly transmitting a detected humidity and temperature from a sensing unit to a base unit, monitoring the temperature and the humidity across a time interval, and providing an indicator if the mold condition is present when the temperature and the humidity are above predetermined thresholds for the time interval. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133405 | SHUT-OFF VALVE TESTING SYSTEM - The shut-off valve testing system provides for the testing of the main shut-off valve of a combustible gas supply line in such facilities as refineries, factories, or other plants utilizing such gaseous fuel. The system includes a combination hydraulic-pneumatic cylinder receiving pneumatic pressure from a suitable source, the cylinder communicating hydraulically with a hydraulic actuator for the main shut-off valve. The system provides for testing of the shut-off valve by actuating the valve through a portion of its full travel, thus confirming that the valve is free. This is accomplished by shutting off the pneumatic pressure to one side of the hydraulic-pneumatic cylinder, and opening the hydraulic line between the cylinder and the actuator. Thus, hydraulic pressure from the actuator can bleed to the cylinder, allowing the actuator to move to the extent of the limiting spring and/or pneumatic pressure to the opposite side of the cylinder. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133406 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING A COMPOSITION OF A FUEL MIXTURE - A method and a device for determining a composition of a fuel mixture, in particular for determining the ethanol content and/or a water component in the fuel mixture. Fuel flows sequentially through spatially separated sensor elements. The sensor elements generate time-dependent output signals, which are unambiguously dependent on the ethanol content of the fuel mixture. A difference between the time-dependent output signals is ascertained and subjected to a plausibility check. A received plausibility-checked output signal is ascertained, having at least one item of information about the direction of change in the ethanol content of the fuel mixture. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133407 | Methods For Analysis Of Water And Substrates Rinsed In Water - A method is disclosed for determining metal content in a container of water. The method includes contacting a substrate with the water for a predetermined period of time. The substrate is then dried and analyzed to determine the metal content of the substrate surface. A determination is then made of the metal content in the water from the metal content on the substrate surface. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133408 | Ultrasonic transducer for use in a fluid medium - An ultrasonic transducer for use in a fluid medium. The ultrasonic transducer includes at least one housing and at least one transducer core at least partially accommodated in the housing. The transducer core includes at least one acoustic-electric transducer element. At least one damping material is also accommodated in the housing. The damping material includes at least one matrix material, at least one first filler introduced into the matrix material, and at least one second filler introduced into the matrix material. The first filler has a lower specific gravity than the matrix material. The second filler has a higher specific gravity than the matrix material. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133409 | SURFACE TEXTURE MEASURING APPARATUS - Surface texture measuring apparatus includes a measurement arm table storing mass of an entire measurement arm, an arm length from a supporting point to a stylus, and a horizontal and vertical barycenter of the measurement arm in a horizontal posture for each type of the measurement arm in which a second measurement arm having a different mass is attached; a measurement arm specifier; an inclination angle detector detecting an inclination angle of the detector; and a controller reading out from the measurement arm table the mass, the arm length, the horizontal barycenter, and the vertical barycenter for a specified measurement arm, calculating a difference between a measurement force of the measurement arm in the horizontal posture and a measurement force of the measurement arm in an inclined posture based on the read-out information and the inclination angle detected by the inclination angle detector, and adjusting a measurement force. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133410 | TEST SYSTEM AND TEST METHOD OF FLUID PUMP - A test system of a fluid pump which has a pump includes a test fixture which supports the fluid pump, a fluid flow path, and a connecting pipe arranged at the test fixture and having one end side connected to a discharge port of the pump and the other end side connected to the fluid flow path. The connecting pipe has a main pipe member, a movable pipe member arranged slidably inside the main pipe member and having an end which is positioned sticking out from the main pipe member, and a seal clamp provided at an end of the movable pipe member. When the movable pipe member receives fluid pressure inside of the main pipe member, the seal clamp which is pushed against the discharge port of the pump holds the discharge port of the pump liquid-tightly. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133411 | POSITION SENSOR - The position sensor includes a shift lever used to select one of five ranges P, R, N, D, and B, fixed contacts corresponding to the ranges P, R, N, D, and B, and movable contacts configured to be electrically connected to the fixed contacts. The fixed contacts include regular fixed contacts, first backup fixed contacts, and second backup fixed contacts. The first and second backup fixed contacts have their lengths in the moving direction of the movable contacts configured to be longer than the length of the regular fixed contact that corresponds to the first and second backup fixed contacts. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133412 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MOLDED SENSOR SUBASSEMBLY - A method of producing an insert molded sensor assembly having at least one sensor element accommodated on a first side of a circuit board of the sensor assembly. During a first step, a plurality of pins are introduced and penetrate through the circuit board. The circuit board, including the at least one sensor element, is then disposed, during a second step, into a two-part insert mold tool so that the pins are supported on both sides of the circuit board in a direction transverse to a plane defined by the circuit board. A defined spacing distance, between a surface of the sensor element and the insert mold tool, is produced by the pins. During a third step of the method, the insert mold tool is filled with insert molding material, particularly a duroplast. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133413 | JIG FOR CRASH TEST OF BRAKE PEDAL - The jig may include a base plate having mounting surfaces, upper mounting holes formed in the mounting surfaces and disposed symmetrically, lower mounting holes formed through both of the mounting surfaces, respectively, and disposed under the upper mounting holes, an upper support bracket having one end connected to both of the upper mounting holes and another end fixed and connected to one mounting surface, a lower support bracket having one end connected to both of the lower mounting holes and another end fixed and connected to another mounting surface, a first sample fixing rod connected and supported across the upper support bracket at both sides, and a second sample fixing rod connected and supported across the lower support bracket at both sides. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133414 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TESTING BLOW-OUT PANELS - Blow-out testing devices which include a box-like housing defining two contiguous inner chambers communicating directly with one another through an inner aperture which is closable by applying a blow-out panel thereupon are provided. In such devices at least one of the two chambers is provided with a hermetically closable door. Both chambers are pressurized and sealed. Opening the door, an instant pressure drop is caused in one of the two chambers. The pressure within the other chamber causes the panel to break. Methods for blow-out testing are also provided. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133415 | TIRE INNER PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A tire internal pressure measuring system includes a detector for detecting the internal pressure of a tire, and an acquisition device for acquiring data relating to the internal pressure of the tire detected by the detector. An antenna unit of the acquisition device generates induced electromotive force in an antenna unit of the detector by electromagnetic induction, and acquires a resonant waveform in tune with the resonance of an LC resonance circuit configured from a capacitance sensor charged with the electromotive force generated in the antenna unit and the antenna unit. The acquired resonant waveform is frequency-divided, and a capacitor (C) is charged during a period from the rising edge to the falling edge of the waveform obtained by the frequency dividing. The value of charged voltage is associated with the tire internal pressure. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133416 | MEASURING DEVICE - A fluid volume measuring device for use in a hydraulic system, includes a conduit element which holds hydraulic fluid, a transfer arrangement axially movably along a displacement path within the conduit element. A contact-free sensor is functionally connected with the transfer arrangement. The sensor detects a displacement of the transfer arrangement along the displacement path relative to the conduit element. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133417 | Navigational aid for boom/mainsail - An embodiment of concentrically-mounted disks, designed for sailing, which can be used in conjunction with a navigational chart and/or a compass to calculate boom/mainsail angles in degrees relative to a sailboat's course heading, calculating all sailable compass headings. Calculations factored by transitioning boom/mainsail angles, apparent wind ratios, angle of attack, and the areo-hydrodynamics of sailing. Further providing depictions of course heading, relative position of boom/mainsail, apparent wind direction, and coordinates relative to a navigational chart. | 2013-05-30 |
20130133418 | VIBRATING DENSITOMETER INCLUDING AN IMPROVED VIBRATING MEMBER - An apparatus is provided that comprises a vibrating member ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130133419 | MAGNETIC LEVITATION FOR FORENSICS ANALYSIS - A method for determining the density of contact trace objects with magnetic levitation is described. The density of samples of glitter and of gunpowder was determined, and the feasibility of magnetic levitation as a possible means of characterizing forensic-related evidence is discussed. The magnetic levitation device (composed of two permanent magnets with like poles facing) and the method described provides a means of accurately determining the density of trace objects that is inexpensive, rapid, verifiable, provides documentation, is independent of the specific apparatus or analyst, and provides numerical values (rather than a comparison between questioned and known samples) that may be entered into a searchable database. | 2013-05-30 |