| 23rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20140150355 | INSULATION BOARD WITH GUIDE GROOVES FOR THE APPLICATION OF COATINGS AND ITS APPLICATION PROCESS - The present invention refers to an insulation board for the application of coatings, characterized in that it comprises a set of machined guide grooves ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150356 | Adjustable universal screed guide/control joint clip system - An adjustable, universal screed guide/control joint clip for positioning screed guide/control joints utilized in the placement of concrete in concrete slabs, the adjustable universal screed guide clip allowing for the exact adjustment of the height of the screed guide attached thereto for the placement of the concrete slabs, the adjustable universal screed guide clip allowing the installation of the screed guide in applications heretofore not allowable, the adjustable, universal screed guide/control joint clip capable of accommodating both large and small profile screed guides. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150357 | COMPOSITE INSULATING PANEL - A method for manufacturing a composite insulated panel ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150358 | ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR SWIMMING POOL STAIRS - The invention provides a staircase arrangement for use within a swimming pool. The staircase arrangement comprises a staircase and at least one suction device. The staircase includes a set of stairs, a bottom-facing surface and a wall-facing surface. Each of the at least one suction devices comprises an attachment portion for attachment to at least one of the bottom-facing surface and the wall-facing surface of the staircase and a suction portion suitable for establishing a suction connection with an interior surface of the swimming pool so as to secure the staircase to the interior surface of the swimming pool. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150359 | TOWER-SHAPED SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - The invention describes a tower-shaped supporting structure ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150360 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TWISTING BUILDING STRUCTURE - A structure and method of designing and constructing a building that includes a core wall structure, a plurality of support walls attached to and cantilevered from the core wall structure, a plurality of floor structures arranged vertically and attached to the core wall structure so that each floor structure of the plurality of floor structures is supported from below by a first set of the plurality of support walls and from above by a second set of the plurality of support walls, a position of the second set of the plurality of support walls radially offset from a position of the first set of the plurality of support walls, and a plurality of openings in the core wall, wherein at least one opening is provided between any two successive floor structures and alternating openings in a vertical direction are arranged to align along an angle of vertical offset. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150361 | BUILDING BLOCK WITH INSULATING CORE - An insulated core for a building block for a building wall, the block has spaced apart parallel face shells with the insulating core filling the space between the parallel face shells. The insulating core defines spaced apart parallel surfaces for engaging the respective face shells. The insulating core is provided with channels such that when the block forms part of a wall with other blocks, the channels form intersecting uninterrupted passageways for receiving elongated reinforcing members and grout to provide a reinforcing structure to the wall. A method of preparing a structural insulating wall for buildings and an insulating core including a metal connecting bar with lateral wings provided within at least one male interlocking member to provide a thermal break are also disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150362 | BUILDING PANELS AND METHOD OF FORMING BUILDING PANELS - A building panel structure is disclosed, in which building panels are used to form a structure. Roof panels and roof panel tiles are disclosed, which can be used to form the roof of the structure. The roof panels and the building panels include a core and a coating covering a portion of the core. In some embodiments the core consists of a frame and at least one insulating structural block. The insulating structural blocks can be encapsulated polystyrene (EPS) foam blocks. In some embodiments the coating includes ceramic material. In some embodiments the coating includes a first layer and a second layer. In some embodiments the coating is used to retrofit existing wall structures. The roof panel and the roof tile can be shaped, formed, and colored to look like traditional roof tiles such as shake roof tiles or Spanish roof tiles. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150363 | Lattice Support Structures - The present disclosure is drawn to a lattice support structure, comprising a plurality of fiber-based cross supports intersecting one another to form a multi-layered node. The multi-layered node can be consolidated within a rigid mold in the presence of resin, heat, and pressure. In another embodiment, a lattice support structure can comprise a first cross support comprising fiber material; a second cross support comprising a fiber material, said second cross support intersecting the first cross support; and multi-layered nodes located where the first cross support intersects the second cross support. The multi-layered nodes can comprise at least two layers of the first cross support separated by a least one layer of the second cross support. Also, one of the first cross support or the second cross support can be curved from node to node. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150364 | LASER-MARKED MULTI-COMPONENT ASSEMBLIES, KITS, AND RELATED METHODS - A method is provided of laser marking a graphic design in an unassembled multi-component structure. A graphic design to be laser marked in a multi-component structure is partitioned into a plurality of graphic design sections, with each of the graphic design sections being assigned to a corresponding component of the multi-component structure. The graphic design sections are laser marked in their corresponding components of the multi-component structure while the multi-component structure is in an unassembled state. The laser-marked components are adapted for assembly together into an assembled state in which the multi-component structure has a viewable expansive surface with the graphic design sections collectively simulating an overall appearance of a graphic design spanning across the corresponding components of the multi-component structure. A kit for assembling laser-marked components into a multi-component structure is also provided. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150365 | SHINGLE WITH REINFORCED NAIL ZONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A method of making a laminated shingle is provided. The method includes coating a shingle mat with roofing asphalt to make an asphalt-coated sheet, adhering a reinforcement member to a portion of the asphalt-coated sheet, covering the asphalt-coated sheet, and optionally covering the reinforcement member, with granules to make a granule-covered sheet, dividing the granule-covered sheet into an overlay sheet and an underlay sheet, wherein the overlay sheet has a tab portion normally exposed on a roof and a headlap portion normally covered-up on a roof, the headlap portion having a lower zone adjacent the tab portion and an upper zone adjacent the lower zone, and wherein the reinforcement member is adhered to the lower zone of the headlap portion and laminating the overlay sheet and the underlay sheet to make the laminated shingle. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150366 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECTANGULAR OR SQUARE WALL ELEMENTS FROM FLAT SHEET METAL, AND WALL ELEMENTS PRODUCED THEREWITH - The present disclosure relates to a method for producing rectangular or square wall elements from flat sheet metal, including determining a length and width of a wall element, providing a flat sheet metal piece incising two longitudinal edge portions to form two incisions to form two tabs for each longitudinal edge portion separated by a respective incision from the remaining longitudinal edge portion, right-angled folding of a respective strip, formed by the incisions, right-angled folding of the tabs parallel to the longitudinal edge at the level of the base of the associated incision, right-angled folding of the longitudinal edge portions along the longitudinal edge, right-angled folding of the transverse edge portions parallel to the transverse edge to form a strip having a width corresponding to the transverse dimension of the tabs, and right-angled folding of the transverse edge portions along the transverse edge. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150367 | CONSTRUCTION SET FOR COVERING SUBSTRATE, IN PARTICULAR FLOOR SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure refers to a construction set for covering a substrate, in particular a floor substrate, comprising plate structural elements for covering the substrate, and connecting elements for joining together the neighbouring plate elements, optionally while preserving a fixed distance between them to form a dilatation gap, characterized in that the connecting elements ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150368 | WALL BLOCKS, VENEER PANELS FOR WALL BLOCKS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING WALLS - Wall blocks, veneers, veneer connectors, walls, and methods of constructing walls are provided. More particularly, the invention relates to constructing walls in which a veneer panel is attached to a wall block with a connector and in which the front faces of the veneers have a desirable texture. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150369 | PANEL AND FASTENING SYSTEM FOR SUCH PANEL - A fastening system for floor panels, which has profiles on small faces of the panels. Opposite retaining profiles match so that similar panels can be interlinked. The panels have opposite first retaining profiles configured so on a panel in first line, a new panel can be locked in second line by attaching the new panel to the installed panel at an angle relative to the installed panel and then swiveling it down into the plane of the installed panel. The panel has opposite second retaining elements that have corresponding hook elements. A hook connection can be established by a hook element of the new panel and hook element of a panel already installed in second line by swiveling the new panel. Every hook connection is associated with an additional locking element that prevents the release of the hook connection in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the installed panels. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150370 | LATTICE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a lattice support structure having longitudinally extending supports which are connected to one another by obliquely extending struts and are also connected to one another in the state of the lattice support structure ready for operation by transversely extending struts provided with a joint, with the struts being pivotably connected to two respective preferably adjacent supports, with at least one connection strut being provided which connects two supports to one another which are not adjacent to one another and which are preferably disposed opposite one another, and with the at least one connection strut and/or at least one component of the lattice support structure connected thereto having fastening means or being connected or connectable thereto, with the fastening means being made such that they prevent a folding together of the lattice support structure in at least one position. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150371 | DOOR FRAME HAVING DURABLE WOOD PORTIONS - A frame for doors, windows, and the like of buildings includes upper and lower portions that are both made of wood. The upper portion of the frame is made of a conventional wood, and at least a portion of the lower portion of the frame is made of a wood that is naturally resistant to weathering, decay, rot, insects, or the like. According to other aspects of the present invention, other building components such as doors, trim, and the like may also be constructed utilizing different wood species for different parts of the component to provide different levels of rot and/or decay resistance for different parts of the component. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150372 | STEEL PIPE STIFFENING BRACE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a steel pipe stiffening brace member which has a shaft constituted of a main shaft member and an auxiliary shaft member and a stiffening steel pipe obtained by connecting side edges of four flat steels surrounding the shaft to each other. In the stiffening steel pipe, inside nook portions facing a side edge of the main shaft member are formed in stiffening members | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150373 | TIE SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING A VENEER WALL TO A CEMENTITIOUS BACKUP WALL - A connector system for a composite wall, the composite wall comprising a back-up wall and a veneer spaced apart from the back-up wall, the connector system comprising a backup wall connector and a spacer mountable on the backup wall connector. The backup wall connector comprising an inner anchoring end and an outer coupling end spaced from the inner anchoring end, the outer coupling end comprising a vertically extending slot. The spacer defines a plurality of vertically fixed positions in which a wall tie is selectively fixedly receivable. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150374 | Adjustable Bird Slope - Methods of manufacturing an adjustable bird slope are described. A height of the face of the bird slope can be altered as necessary so that the bird slope can effectively fit almost any perching area. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150375 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING AND CHECKING GROUPS OF SMOKING ARTICLES - An apparatus for transferring and checking groups of articles includes a conveyor moving with intermittent motion to transfer the groups in respective compartments on the conveyor so the groups are moved perpendicularly to planes defined by a layer making up the groups. A checking device operates at a checking station and includes a detecting head which, during a relative movement between the detecting head and each group, checks all the articles making up the group. An actuating mechanism moves the detecting head in both directions between positions situated on opposite sides of the compartment which has stopped in the checking station and imparts to the detecting head, each time a compartment of the conveyor stops at the checking station, a translational movement such that the detecting head moves to the zone opposite to the zone where it is when the conveyor stops. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150376 | Method and Apparatus for Sorting, Counting and Packaging Pharmaceutical Drugs and Other Objects - A method and apparatus is provided for handling loose objects having different physical characteristics, such as pharmaceutical drugs including, without limitation, oral solids in the form of pills, tablets, capsules and the like. Loose objects are loaded into individual canisters. A tooling assembly, comprising at least one canister drive mechanism, imaging sensor and package handler is mounted to a gantry assembly, can be translated through the cabinet via the gantry assembly to engage with particular canisters in accordance with unique and dynamic control parameters. Objects are dispensed from a canister directly to the desired packaging, such as a vial or “blister pack.” Additionally, a beneficially stronger blister pack container is provided. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150377 | THERMO-FORMING PACKAGING MACHINE WITH TRUE-TO-CYCLE POSITIONING OF A SEALING STATION - The invention relates to a thermo-forming packaging machine and a method which are characterized in that the location of trays in a base film upstream of a sealing station is detected by a measuring system and that the sealing station is immediately subsequently positioned such as to allow a top film to be sealed with highest accuracy matching the tray and thereby to be able to compensate for irregularities and tolerances, for example, in the film feed, in a true-to-cycle manner. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150378 | INTER-MACHINE BUFFER FOR MAILPIECE FABRICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for wrapping sheet material to produce finished mailpieces includes an upstream content module, a downstream mailpiece assembly module including a wrapper module adapted to encapsulate content material, and a buffer module interposing the upstream content and downstream assembly modules. The buffer module includes a plurality of buffer gates adapted to convey the content material from an upstream gate to a downstream gate to maintain a threshold pitch distance between successive pieces of content material. A controller is operatively coupled to the modules and controls the conveyance of content material through the buffer gates. More specifically, the controller coordinates the delivery and insertion of content material into the wrapper module to minimize dry-holes, maintain stresses below a threshold level to ensure continued operation, and optimize system throughput. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150379 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC PREPARATION OF INTRAVENOUS MEDICATION - Machine and method for the automatic preparation of medication, comprising:—a starting products area comprising at least one receptacle with bane products; a transfer tools area further comprising at least one transfer tool; a prepared products area comprising at least one container; and one robot with holding means for transporting the receptacle, the transfer tool and/or the container; wherein the robot, the starting products area, the transfer tools area, and the prepared products area are disposed in the same cabinet or chamber of the machine, so that the robot is adapted to transport mo receptacle, the transfer tool and/or the container between the areas in the chamber. The machine further comprising a holding device between the receptacle, the transfer tool or the container and the robot's holding means, said holding device comprising elastic means for fixation to different sizes/forms of receptacles, transfer tools or containers. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150380 | MEROCYANINE DERIVATIVES - Disclosed are compounds of formula (1) and (2) and/or E/E-, E/Z- or Z/Z geometrical isomer forms thereof; wherein R1-R5, R1-R11 and A are defined as in description. The compounds are used as UV absorbers for protecting household products from photolytic and oxidative degradation, as plastic additives, preferably for food and pharmaceutical packaging applications, for preventing photo-degradation of food by incorporation of the compounds of formula (1′) and/or (2′) into transparent food containers, for protection of UV-A sensitive drugs from photo-degradation by incorporation of UV absorber in transparent blister foils or transparent pharmacy containers, as additives for photographic and printing applications, as additives for electronic applications and protecting the ingredients in agriculture applications. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150381 | ASSEMBLING APPARATUS, ASSEMBLING METHOD AND PACKAGING COMBINATION - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for assembling a packaging combination including a tubular casing having a first end and a second end, wherein the tubular casing is partially filled with filling material and closed at its first as well as its second end by a closure means, like a closure clip, and wherein the partially filled tubular casing comprises a plait-like portion at its first end being at least approximately free of filling material, and further including a dispensing device having a passageway extending through the dispensing device with an inlet opening at its one end and a dispensing opening at its other end for guiding and dispensing the filling material in a dispensing direction. The present invention further relates to a packaging combination comprises a tubular casing, a dispensing device and a sealing device removably attached to the dispensing device. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150382 | SEALING DEVICE - The present invention provides sealing device which is capable of a two-step holding operation with the use of a linear solenoid. The sealing device includes a stopping mechanism for stopping a movement of a movable part that forms the linear solenoid when the linear solenoid is driven at a predetermined midway point between a start point and an end point after the nozzle part has been moved from the waiting position to the stop position, and for releasing the movable part from a stop to allow the movable part to move again and reach the end point after the nozzle part has been returned from the stop position to the waiting position. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150383 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a paper sheet processing apparatus includes a stacking device which stacks paper sheets and a wrapping device which wraps a stacked paper sheet bundle by winding a band thereon. The wrapping device includes a band winding device, a hand assembly which grasps the stacked paper sheet bundle, a hand assembly drive mechanism which draws the bundle to an arbitrary position by reciprocating the hand assembly, detectors which detect a plurality of drawn-in positions of the hand assembly, and a control unit which stops the hand assembly at an arbitrary drawn-in position detected by the detectors and adjusts a band winding position on the bundle. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150384 | Rain Deflector for an Intake Duct of a Work Vehicle - An intake duct for an air intake system of a work vehicle is disclosed. The intake duct may generally include a body defining an air passage extending between an intake end and an outlet end. The body may further define a recessed intake at the intake end including a first side section and a second side section. Each of the first side section and the second side may define at least one side opening for directing air into the air passage. In addition, the recessed intake may include a deflector projecting outwardly from the first and second side sections. The deflector may be configured to shield the air passage from water directed towards the recessed inlet. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150385 | Filter with Covered Edges - A filter insertable into an air filter enclosure includes a flexible support member, a filter media layer, and a pair of end caps. The filter media layer is attached the support member. Side edges of the filter media layer are folded over edges of the support member to form filter cushions, such that the filter media layer covers the edges of the support member. The filter cushions are designed to conform to the air filter enclosure to ensure an effective seal between the enclosure and the filter. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150386 | SUBSTRATE WITH SINUOUS WEB AND PARTICULATE FILTER INCORPORATING THE SAME - Described herein is a substrate including a central longitudinal axis, a first support web, and a second support web. A sinuous web may be positioned between the first support web and the second support web. The sinuous web may include transverse web portions and bridging web portions, where the bridging web portions alternatively connect ends of adjacent transverse web portions. The sinuous web may be connected to the first support web by support legs extending between bridging web portions and a surface of the first support web. The sinuous web may be connected to the second support web by support legs extending between bridging web portions and a surface of the second support web. A support leg length to distance between transverse web portions ratio may be from about 1.0 to about 4.0. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150387 | CIRCULAR CYLINDER AIR FILTER - A circular cylinder air filter includes an inner cylindrical frame, an outer cylindrical frame, a circular disc, a bonding base and a non-woven fabric cover. The outer cylindrical frame is coaxially arranged around the inner cylindrical frame. The circular disc is fastened to a first end of the inner cylindrical frame and the outer cylindrical frame. The bonding, base is fastened to an opposite second end of the inner cylindrical frame and the outer cylindrical frame. A first opening of the bonding base communicates with a first hollow region between the inner cylindrical frame and the outer cylindrical frame. A second opening of the bonding base communicates with a second hollow region within the inner cylindrical frame. The air filter medium is filled into the first hollow region through the first opening. The fabric cover encloses the outer cylindrical frame circular disc and bonding base to expose the second opening. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150388 | FILTERING UNIT AND RELATIVE FILTERING CARTRIDGE - A filtering unit ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150389 | CORDIERITE ALUMINUM MAGNESIUM TITANATE COMPOSITIONS AND CERAMIC ARTICLES COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed are ceramic bodies comprised of composite cordierite aluminum magnesium titanate ceramic compositions and methods for the manufacture of same. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150390 | BATTERY POWERED LAWN CARE VEHICLE WITH EFFICIENT DRIVE CONTROLLER - A riding lawn care vehicle may include a battery power source, an electric drive motor, at least one blade drive motor, a current sensor, and a drive controller. The electric drive motor may be powered by the battery power source. The electric drive motor may be operably coupled to a wheel of the riding lawn care vehicle to provide drive power for the riding lawn care vehicle. The at least one blade drive motor may be powered by the battery power source. The at least one blade drive motor may be operably coupled to at least one cutting blade of the riding lawn care vehicle. The current sensor may be disposed to monitor total current drawn from the battery power source. The drive controller may receive total current data from the current sensor and provide a drive control signal related to operation of the electric drive motor based on the total current data. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150391 | Rotary Crop Harvesting Machine with Cutter Bar Tilt Control - A crop header has generally horizontal flail disks mounted for driven rotation about generally upright axes of a cutter bar. A tilting system is provided for tilting the cutter bar about an axis transverse to the machine so as to tilt the cutting plane from a generally horizontal position forwardly and rearwardly. A sensor is provided which is responsive to upward and downward floating movement of the cutter bar relative to the support frame and is arranged to analyze changes in the signal to determine times when the cutter bar is moving upwardly when the cutter bar is tilted rearwardly, times when the cutter bar is moving downwardly when the cutter bar is tilted forwardly and times when the cutter bar is remaining at a constant height. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150392 | PULL-TYPE AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT DRAWBAR HITCH CONNECTOR - A pull-type agricultural implement has a beam with drawbar hitch pivotable relative to the beam about a vertical axis and a horizontal axis extending in the travel direction. The drawbar hitch has a receptacle for a tractor drawbar. The receptacle enables pivoting of the drawbar about an axis that is horizontal and transverse to the travel direction relative to the drawbar hitch in a locked position. Guiding and adjusting plates in the receptacle allow adjustment of the receiving width of the receptacle to different drawbar dimensions. From a first position, in which the plates limit lateral play of a drawbar with large cross-section relative to the travel and working direction to a minimum, the guiding and adjusting plates are transferable and lockable in a second position, in which the plates limit lateral play of a drawbar with small cross-section relative to the travel direction to a minimum. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150393 | Knife carrier for a chopper drum and chopper drum for a forage harvester - A knife carrier for a chopper drum is formed with a plurality of knife carrier segments, each designed as a circular-ring disk section of a circular-ring disk that can be accommodated on an outer diameter of a circular-cylindrical drum body of the chopper drum. The knife carrier segments each have an outer-peripheral surface having a predetermined number of knife receptacles. The knife carrier segments each have a circumferential length such that all the knife carrier segments form the circular-ring disk when placed next to one another along the circumferential length thereof. Each knife carrier segment has fixing means for the defined positioning of the knife carrier segments with respect to the drum body and for the detachable attachment of the knife carrier segment on the outer diameter of the drum body. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150394 | Narrow row head unit - One embodiment of a narrow row head unit may include a back plate secured to a left gearbox and a right gearbox, which gearboxes may be positioned adjacent one another. Each gearbox may provide rotational power to a pair of stalk rolls and a drive sprocket for a gathering chain. A right mounting tab may be secured to the back plate and the right gearbox, and a left mounting tab may be secured to the back plate and left gearbox. A right plate and leg may extend outward from the back plate adjacent the right mounting tab and a left plate and leg may extend outward from the back plate adjacent the left mounting tab. A narrow row head unit positioned left-of-center on a header may have the gathering chain positioned substantially over the right plate, and right-of-center substantially over the left plate. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150395 | INTEGRATED DRAPER BELT SUPPORT AND SKID SHOE IN AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE - A cutting platform for use with an agricultural harvesting machine includes at least one platform section. Each platform section has a cutterbar assembly movable in a localized manner in upwards and downwards directions, an endless belt with a leading edge, and a plurality of skid shoes. Each skid shoe extends rearwardly from the cutterbar assembly and has an upper surface defining a belt support for the leading edge of the endless belt. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150396 | ARTICULATED PICK-UP DEVICE AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A pick-up device, usable by an agricultural machine, includes a frame and first and second units. The first and second units each include a displacement device, are arranged beside each other and a small distance apart, are connected directly to the frame by respective first and second articulations having first and second distinct axes directed in a direction of advance, include respective first and second pick-up rotors rotatable about third and fourth axes, and are connected to one another by a guidance device. The first and third axes are in a same seventh plane, the second and fourth axes are in a same eighth plane. A stop mechanism defines two work end positions of the first and second units with respect to the frame, between which they can pivot freely within a limited range, and remain connected to one another regardless of their position between the work end positions. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150397 | Portable Trash Bag Support - A device for collecting objects is provided which includes a frame formed with a peripheral groove that surrounds an orifice. Also included is a retainer member that is dimensioned to be received into the peripheral groove of the frame. A bag having an opening which is surrounded by a rim portion is held with its rim in the peripheral groove of the frame, This is accomplished by a fixed engagement between the frame and the retainer member. With this engagement, objects can be introduced into the bag, through the orifice of the frame, for collection. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150398 | REINFORCING STRUCTURE COMPRISING SPUN STAPLE YARNS - This invention pertains to a tire, a transfer hose, a hydraulic hose, a conveyor belt or a power transmission belt comprising a structural fibrous reinforcing component, the component further comprising spun staple yarn having a linear density corresponding to a cotton count of from 17/1 to 10/5. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150399 | DIVERTER DAMPER - The invention relates to a diverter damper for controlling a gas flow in a gas duct of large cross section, said diverter damper comprising:—a housing having an inlet and two outlets,—a pivotable flap which in a first extreme position closes a first outlet and in a second extreme position closes a second outlet,—a drive shaft connected to the pivotable flap, wherein the drive shaft extends at least partly between two opposite housing walls and through at least one of the two opposite housing walls,—at least one actuator mechanism that is located outside the housing near or against the at least one housing wall through which the drive shaft extends, wherein said actuator mechanism comprises at least one cylinder piston unit connected to said drive shaft for pivoting the flap into one of the extreme positions or into a position between the extreme positions. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150400 | FLUID SYSTEM WITH GRAVITY CONTROLLED VALVE - A fluid system for use with a gas turbine engine includes a reservoir having a reservoir inlet and a reservoir outlet and includes a supply assembly positioned in the reservoir. The supply assembly includes a first passage, a second passage, and a valve disc. The first and second passages are fluidically connected to the reservoir outlet. The valve disc is positioned in the first passage. The valve disc is pivotable about an axis and is weighted to have a center of gravity offset from the axis. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150401 | GEARED COMPRESSOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A booster assembly for a gas turbine engine having a first rotor assembly comprising a low pressure turbine drivingly connected to a fan via a first shaft and a second rotor assembly comprising a second turbine drivingly connected to a high pressure compressor via a second shaft. The booster assembly comprises a further compressor arranged to be disposed about said common axis between the fan and high-pressure compressor in a direction of flow and a gearing having first and second input rotors and an output rotor. The first input rotor is arranged to be driven by the first rotor assembly and the second input rotor is arranged to be driven by the second rotor assembly such that the output rotor drives the further compressor in dependence upon the difference in rotational speed between the first and second rotor assemblies. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150402 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BURNING VANADIUM-CONTAINING FUELS - In one aspect, a combustion system is configured to facilitate preventing the formation of vanadium pentoxide (V | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150403 | THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM WITH TRANSLATING-ROTATING CASCADE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A thrust reverser system and operation suitable for high-bypass turbofan engines. The thrust reverser system includes a cascade system adapted to be translated with a translating cowl in an aft direction of an engine to expose a circumferential opening. The cascade system is deployed from a stowed position as the translating cowl and the cascade system are translated in the aft direction. During deployment of the cascade system, a fore end thereof translates in the aft direction and an aft end thereof initially translates in the aft direction and then subsequently rotates about the fore end so that further translation of the cascade segment in the aft direction causes the cascade segment to move to a deployed position and divert bypass air within a bypass duct of the engine through the circumferential opening. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150404 | THRUST REVERSER DEVICE FOR COMPACT JET PIPE - A bypass turbojet engine nacelle that forms a fan casing includes a first, upstream, streamlining element and a second streamlining element that forms a jet pipe. The second element can move translationally between a position ensuring aerodynamic continuity of the nacelle and a downstream position uncovering flow reversal openings. A thrust reverser device is housed in the nacelle and includes flow reverser flaps and cascades of vanes providing radial guidance for the flow. The cascades of vanes providing radial guidance for the flow can move in translation along the axis of the nacelle between a retracted position into the first steamlining element and an active flow-guidance position, the second streamlining element being secured to the cascades of vanes, the reverser flaps being mounted to rotate about axes that are transverse with respect to the axis of the nacelle and secured to the cascades of vanes. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150405 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCR INDUCEMENT - A system and method of inducing proper operation of a diesel engine exhaust after-treatment system employing SCR technology monitors components to detect a fault condition representing one of a DEF level fault, a DEF quality fault, and a tampering fault, activates a trigger event indicator in response to detecting the fault condition. The trigger event indicator provides an indicium to an operator of the presence of the fault condition. The system and method also activates an inducement event indicator in response to activating the trigger event indicator. The inducement event indicator provides an indicium to the operator that the engine will be shut down if the fault condition is not addressed within a predetermined time period. The system and method causes shutdown of the engine when the fault condition is not addressed within the predetermined time period. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150406 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR - Various systems and methods are described for a particulate matter sensor coupled to an exhaust system of an engine. One example method comprises, during a measurement mode, generating a particulate flow rate based on the sensor and adjusting one or more engine operating parameters based on the flow rate. The method further includes, during a reduced contamination mode, heating the sensor to repel particulate from the sensor, and not adjusting the one or more operating parameters based on the sensor. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150407 | INTEGRATED LOAD BANK AND EXHAUST HEATER SYSTEM FOR A DIESEL GENSET EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An integrated load bank and exhaust heater for a diesel genset exhaust aftertreatment system of the type having a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) section. The load bank/heater can function as a load bank when testing the genset, as a heat source to optimize SCR efficiency, as to thermally regenerate the DPF filter. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150408 | INTEGRATED LOAD BANK AND EXHAUST HEATER SYSTEM WITH LOAD SHED CAPABILITY FOR A DIESEL GENSET EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An integrated load bank and exhaust heater for a diesel genset exhaust aftertreatment system of the type having a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) section. The load bank/heater can function as a load bank when testing the genset, as a heat source to optimize SCR efficiency, as to thermally regenerate the DPF filter. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150409 | Method, Apparatus, and System To Control Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Catalyst Ammonia Slip During High Temperature Transitions - Method, apparatus, and system to control ammonia slip in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. The method includes detecting an engine operation transition event, increasing NOx to the SCR catalyst, and decreasing a reductant dose. The system includes a controller to receive an engine transition signal, anticipate a temperature transition at the SCR catalyst in response to the engine transition signal, and cause a NOx increase in the exhaust gas stream to the SCR catalyst and a decrease of reductant to the SCR catalyst coinciding with the temperature transition at the SCR catalyst. The apparatus includes a NOx increase module to cause the NOx increase in the exhaust gas stream to the SCR catalyst in response to the engine transition signal. The apparatus also includes a reductant shut-off module configured to cause the reductant addition to the exhaust gas stream to turn off in response to the engine transition signal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150410 | AMMONIA GAS GENERATOR FOR PRODUCING AMMONIA IN ORDER TO REDUCE NITROGEN OXIDES IN EXHAUST GASES - The present invention relates to an ammonia gas generator for generating ammonia from an ammonia precursor substance and to the use thereof for reducing nitrogen oxides in exhaust, in particular from industrial facilities, from combustion engines, from gas engines, from diesel engines or from petrol engines. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150411 | REDUCTANT INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - An exhaust system including a plurality of exhaust treatment devices, plurality of injectors for dosing an exhaust treatment fluid into an exhaust stream, and a controller for controlling each of the plurality of injectors. The controller actively controls an amount of exhaust treatment fluid dosed into the exhaust stream by each of the plurality of injectors based on at least one of an exhaust flow rate and a temperature of the exhaust stream. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150412 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID REDUCING AGENT AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THE DEVICE - A device for supplying liquid reducing agent for an exhaust gas treatment device, includes at least a tank with an interior in which reducing agent can be stored, an intake in the interior, a delivery device situated in a separate chamber in a tank bottom of the tank, a line leading from the delivery device to the exhaust gas treatment device and passing through the tank bottom at the separate chamber, and a cleaning layer covering the intake. An intermediate space is formed between the intake and the cleaning layer and contains at least one sponge element which can absorb reducing agent and from which the delivery device can extract reducing agent through the intake. A motor vehicle having the device is also provided. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150413 | TROUGH FILTER WITH INTEGRATED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR, VEHICLE INCLUDING TROUGH FILTER, AND METHOD OF TREATING EXHAUST GAS - A trough filter integrated with a thermoelectric generator includes annular filter modules having a support structure at its inner circumference, a filter element, and a support structure at its outer circumference. The filter elements may be configured to form troughs. An annular exhaust gas outlet channel or gas inlet channel may be formed between filter modules. The thermoelectric generator may be positioned in the exhaust gas outlet or inlet channel. A vehicle includes the trough filter integrated with a thermoelectric generator downstream from an internal combustion engine. A method of treating exhaust gas uses a trough filter with an integrated thermoelectric generator. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150414 | Coaxial Inlet And Outlet Exhaust Treatment Device - A burner for an exhaust gas treatment system includes a tubular inner housing having a closed upstream end, a reduced diameter portion, and a plurality of apertures downstream of the reduced diameter portion. An outer housing surrounds the inner housing comprising a bypass flow path therebetween. First and second tubular supports fix the upstream end of the inner housing to the outer housing and provide fluid communication between a cavity within the inner housing to a location outside of the outer housing. A plate fixes the downstream end of the inner housing to the outer housing and cooperates with the housings to partially define an aperture formed in a portion of the bypass flow path. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150415 | Energy Recovery Hydraulic System - A method and system for accumulating and using recovered hydraulic energy that includes a hydraulic actuator and a pump configured to supply pressurized fluid to the hydraulic actuator. An energy recovery system includes a hydraulic motor, a charge valve and an accumulator configured to store fluid from the hydraulic actuator. The charge valve is operatively connected between the hydraulic actuator and the accumulator and between the accumulator and the hydraulic motor and is configured to place the hydraulic actuator in fluid communication with the accumulator and to place the accumulator in fluid communication with the hydraulic motor. A directional valve is operatively connected between the pump and the hydraulic actuator. The directional valve is configured to place the pump in fluid communication with the hydraulic actuator and to direct the flow of hydraulic fluid exiting the hydraulic actuator to the charge valve in an energy recovery mode. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150416 | HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR DAMPING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY - Disclosed is an actuator damping control system for reducing shocks imparted to a hydraulic actuator caused by a change in load resulting from an abrupt manipulation of a boom or other working device. The hydraulic actuator damping control system for construction machinery according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: first and second supply passages both supplying a hydraulic flow from a hydraulic pump to an inlet of an actuator; first and second discharge passages, both of which return the hydraulic flow from the actuator to a hydraulic tank; a first meter “in” control valve and a first meter “out” control valve for controlling the hydraulic flow supplied from the hydraulic pump to the actuator inlet and the hydraulic flow returned from the actuator outlet to the hydraulic tank, respectively, in order to control the actuator in a direction; a second meter “in” control valve and a second meter “out” control valve for controlling the hydraulic flow supplied from the hydraulic pump to the actuator inlet and the hydraulic flow returned from the actuator outlet to the hydraulic tank, respectively, in order to control the actuator in another direction; and a controller for outputting control signals for opening either the first or second meter “in” control valve according to the degree to which a joystick is manipulated and the load on the actuator, and for opening either the first or second meter “out” control valve when the load on the actuator exceeds a reference value. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150417 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERVENTIONLESS HYDRAULIC SETTING OF EQUIPMENT WHEN PERFORMING SUBTERRANEAN OPERATIONS - Interventionless setting assemblies and associated methods are disclosed. A method of setting downhole equipment comprises applying a pressure to a compensating volume and providing a working volume, wherein the working volume is separated from the compensating volume by one or more hydraulic control devices. A pressure is applied to the working volume in response to the pressure applied to the compensating volume. The pressure applied to the compensating volume is then reduced and the pressure applied to the working volume is captured by maintaining the pressure applied to the working volume when the pressure applied to the compensating volume is reduced. The captured pressure in the working volume is applied to set downhole equipment. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150418 | Regenerating Generator - A system for generating and storing energy. The system includes an air motor/compressor for compressing air as liquid compressed air and an electric motor/multi-stage modular generator for driving the air motor/compressor. In addition, the system includes a storage facility for storing the air compressed by the electric motor/multi-stage modular generator as liquid compressed air. The air motor/compressor uses liquid compressed air from the storage facility to drive the multi-stage generator for producing electricity. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150419 | LOW DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE ROTARY ENGINES - An engine is configured to generate power by extracting energy from a low temperature or pressure differential. A plurality of movable masses (e.g., fluid contained in and movable between vessels) is coupled to and arranged about a shaft. When subject to a pressure differential, mass moves to a higher vessel thereby increasing its potential energy and producing a gravitational moment that encourages rotation of the plurality of masses in the first direction. The pressure differential can be created by an increase in pressure that can be generated by exposing a substance (e.g., a volatile material) to heat. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150420 | MASTER CYLINDER, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CONTROLLED BRAKE SYSTEM - A master cylinder for a controlled brake system, including at least one piston which is displaceable in a housing and is sealed with respect to a pressure chamber by a sealing element arranged in an annular groove of the housing, which pressure chamber is connectable to an unpressurized supply chamber by control passages formed in the piston. The piston | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150421 | FLUID INTENSIFIER FOR A DRY GAS SEAL SYSTEM - A gas supply system for a mechanical seal turns on the gas supply at a pressurized flow rate at the time of compressor case pressurization and remains on during compressor rotation until pressure is adequate. The gas supply system has an intensifier that includes a pair of mechanically inter-connected pneumatic pressure cylinders which comprise a drive cylinder that affects movement of a boost cylinder wherein the displacement of these mechanically interconnected pistons in the drive cylinder and boost cylinder intensifies the pressure being discharged by the boost cylinder and supplied as a barrier fluid to the mechanical seal. The intensifier uses a control valve and operating system which includes a fast-acting 5/2-way solenoid valve having a feedback loop connected to a control system which includes a micro-processor that controls valve actuation. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150422 | Clean Fill Port System and Method - A clean fill port system for a compressed gas tank having a fill port includes a sealable enclosure surrounding the fill port. The sealable enclosure includes a closeable lid that defines a sealed cavity within the sealable enclosure when the lid is in a closed position. A pressurized fluid supply port is directly fluidly connected with the sealed cavity. The sealable enclosure completely encloses the fill port and is configured to maintain a pressurized fluid within the sealed cavity such that ingress of water or debris into the sealed cavity is prevented. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150423 | TWO-STAGE TURBOCHARGER ASSEMBLY WITH SINGLE LOW-PRESSURE TURBOCHARGER - A two-stage turbocharger assembly for an internal combustion engine is provided. The assembly has a single low pressure turbocharger, and more than two high pressure turbochargers arranged in parallel with each other. The compressor outlet of the single low pressure turbocharger is operatively connected to the compressor inlets of the high pressure turbochargers. The turbine outlets of the high pressure turbochargers are operatively connected to the turbine inlet of the single low pressure turbocharger. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150424 | TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE - A turbocharger wastegate is provided. The turbocharger wastegate comprises a cover plate actuatable in an open and closed position, the open position enabling exhaust gas flow through a turbine bypass conduit and the closed position inhibiting exhaust gas flow through the turbine bypass conduit and a vibration-dampening extension coupled to the cover plate radially extending beyond a radial periphery of the cover plate. Exhaust gas flow acting on the extension thus reduces vibration of the wastegate, thereby improving durability and reducing unwanted noise. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150425 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - A method for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine includes: determining a setpoint power to be output by the internal combustion engine; and limiting an exhaust gas flow conducted through the exhaust gas recirculation system based on the setpoint power. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150426 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE WASTE HEAT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a method and a device for using the waste heat of an internal combustion engine ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150427 | GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM FOR REGULATING TEMPERATURE OF PAVEMENT AND SUPERSTRUCTURES - A geothermal system is provided. The geothermal system may include a superstructure with at least one geothermal concrete layer, a geothermal source, a heat exchange system, a transfer medium, a distribution system having at least one pump, and a plurality of in-feed piping circuitously connected to a plurality of return piping, both embedded within the geothermal concrete layers. The heat exchange system may bring the transfer medium into contact with the geothermal source so as to convey its heat to the transfer medium. The at least one pump may pump the transfer medium throughout the distribution system, wherein the temperature of the superstructure may be regulated. A user may operate the distribution system to provide sufficient transfer medium to cure the geothermal concrete layer at a near ideal heat of hydration. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150428 | HIGH-POWER TOWER RECEIVER CONFIGURATION - A receiver with a configuration of saturated and superheated steam solar modules in a tower solar concentration power plant. The configuration allows the incidence of radiation on both sides of the superheated steam module, providing significant benefits for its durability and global control of the power plant. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150429 | SOLAR LIGHT COLLECTING MIRROR AND SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM HAVING SOLAR LIGHT COLLECTING MIRROR - A solar light collecting mirror is configured such that a protruding section of a substrate, using as a reference position the position of an inscribed circle in a reflective section, impels the rear surface of the reflective section further on the outside in the radial direction than the reference position. As a result, the surface of the reflective section further on the outside in the radial direction than the reference position bends towards the surface side in the Z direction. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150430 | WARMING ARRANGEMENT FOR A POWER PLANT - The invention relates to a warming arrangement having a warming system for warming a steam turbine. The warming system has a makeup line and recycle line fluidly connected to the steam turbine. A gas moving device and a heater are located in either of these two lines. The warming system further includes a pressure measurement device that is configured and arranged to determine a gauge pressure in the steam turbine as well as a controller. The controller is configured to control a flow rate of the warming gas through the steam turbine, based on the pressure measurement device. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150431 | STEAM POWER PLANT HAVING A MULTI-STAGE STEAM TURBINE - A steam power plant includes a multi-stage steam turbine including a rotor and a flow duct formed from a plurality of stages, a boiler, and a first cooling medium supply. The first cooling medium supply opens out into the flow duct of the steam turbine downstream of an intermediate stage. The rotor comprises a first component and a second component. The second component is arranged downstream of the first component as viewed in the flow direction. The intermediate stage is arranged downstream of the first component. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150432 | ROTARY MACHINE DRIVE SYSTEM - A rotary machine drive system includes: a first heat source heat exchanger that receives a first heating medium and gasifies a liquid working medium; a first expander that is connected to a rotation shaft and rotates the rotation shaft by expanding the working medium that has been gasified by the first heat source heat exchanger; a rotary machine that has a rotor part provided to the rotation shaft; a second heat source heat exchanger that receives a second heating medium and gasifies a liquid working medium; a second expander that is connected to the rotation shaft and rotates the rotation shaft by expanding the second heating medium; and a condenser that condenses the working medium that has been used in the first expander and the working medium that has been used in the second expander. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150433 | EXHAUST GAS COLLECTOR FOR AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An exhaust gas collector for use in a duct of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes generally T-shaped tubular sample members having closed upstream ends, downstream ends and spaced apart exhaust collection holes. The downstream ends of the tubular members are fluidly coupled at a common collection location in the center of the duct. The tubular members are positioned in the duct with the exhaust collection holes at locations distributed across a cross sectional area of a duct to collect exhaust samples from across the cross sectional area of the duct. All exhaust gas samples collected by the exhaust gas collector are collected by one of the sample members having a downstream end coupled to the common collection location. A non-sample collecting accumulator tube is fluidly coupled to the common collection location of the tubular sample members. A sensor senses the mixed exhaust gas in the accumulator tube. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150434 | FUEL NOZZLE FOR A COMBUSTOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine generally includes a main body having an upstream end axially separated from a downstream end. The main body at least partially defines a fuel supply passage that extends through the upstream end and at least partially through the main body. A fuel distribution manifold is disposed at the downstream end of the main body. The fuel distribution manifold includes a plurality of axially extending passages that extend through the fuel distribution manifold. A plurality of fuel injection ports defines a flow path between the fuel supply passage and each of the plurality of axially extending passages. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150435 | DAMPING DEVICE FOR A GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - The invention relates to a damping device for a gas turbine combustor with significantly reduced cooling air mass flow requirements. The damping device includes a wall with a first inner wall and a second outer wall, arranged in a distance to each other. The inner wall is subjected to high temperatures on a side with a hot gas flow. A plurality of cooling channels extend essentially parallel between the first inner wall and the second outer wall, and at least one damping volume bordered by cooling channels. Furthermore, the damping device includes a first passage for supplying a cooling medium from a cooling channel into the damping volume and a second passage for connecting the damping volume to the combustion chamber. An end plate, fixed to the inner wall, separates the damping volume from the combustion chamber. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150436 | GAS TURBINE PART COMPRISING A NEAR WALL COOLING ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine combustor part of a gas turbine includes a wall, containing a plurality of near wall cooling channels extending essentially parallel to each other in a first direction within the wall in close vicinity to the hot side and being arranged in at least one row extending in a second direction. The near wall cooling channels are each provided at one end with an inlet for the supply of cooling air, and on the other end with an outlet for the discharge of cooling air. The inlets open into a common feeding channel for cooling air supply, and the outlets open into a common discharge channel for cooling air discharge. The feeding channel and the discharge channel extend in the second direction. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150437 | NOISE ATTENUATION FOR ENGINES THAT DRIVE A LOAD - Systems, methods and apparatus for noise attenuation of a generator set are disclosed. The generator set includes an internal combustion engine enclosed within a compartment that substantially isolates the internal combustion from ambient air and a load connected to the internal combustion engine. A heat exchanger is disposed within or coupled to the compartment and is operable to cool air in the compartment without directly exchanging ambient air with compartment air. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS TURBINE IN A TURNDOWN MODE - A system for operating a thermal power plant during off-peak demand intervals includes a gas turbine having a compressor, a combustor connected to a fuel control system, a turbine and a sensor configured to sense ambient conditions around the gas turbine. The fuel control system and the sensor are in communication with a controller. The controller is configured to receive a user input that corresponds to a value for an operational boundary condition of the thermal power plant and to monitor ambient conditions through the sensor. The controller is further configured to generate a predicted emissions level value for the gas turbine based on the monitored ambient conditions and to generate a command signal to adjust at least one operational parameter of the gas turbine based at least in part on the predicted emissions level value and the value of the operational boundary condition of the thermal power plant. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150439 | Lubrication System for Gas Turbine Engines - A lubrication system is disclosed. The lubrication system may be used in conjunction with a gas turbine engine for generating power or lift. The lubrication system utilized a flow scheduling valve which reduces lubricant flow to at least one component based on an engine load. The lubrication system may further include a main pump which may be regulated by an engine speed. Thus, a lubrication system which provides a lubricant to engine components based on the load and speed of the engine is possible. The system may improve efficiency of the engine by reducing the power previously spent in churning excess lubricant by at least one engine component as well as reducing the energy used by a lubricant cooler in cooling the excess lubricant. The lubricant cooler size may also be minimized to reduce weight and air drag due to the reduced lubricant flow. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150440 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH A LOW SPEED SPOOL DRIVEN PUMP ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine engine includes, among other things, a propulsion assembly situated to rotate about an engine central axis. Operation of the propulsion assembly requires a first amount of fluid during a first operating condition and a second, greater amount of the fluid during a second operating condition. A first pump is operatively associated with a low speed spool that rotates with a low pressure turbine. The first pump has a first fluid delivering capacity corresponding to at least the first amount. A second pump has a second fluid delivering capacity configured to correspond to at least a difference between the first amount and the second amount. The first pump provides the fluid for propulsion assembly during the first and second operating conditions and the second pump provides the fluid for propulsion assembly operation only during the second operating condition. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150441 | POWER PLANT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention relates to a power plant for generating electrical power having a burner unit, wherein thermal energy can be produced by burning a fuel, a turbine unit, wherein a rotational movement can be produced with the thermal energy, and a generator unit which is driven by the rotational movement to generate electrical power. The power plant is characterised according to the invention in that in order to produce the thermal energy, in addition to the burner unit, an electric heating unit is provided, through which electrical energy can be converted into thermal energy to drive the turbine unit. In addition the invention relates to a method for generating electrical power. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150442 | GAS TURBINE CENTRIPETAL ANNULAR COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR FLOW GUIDANCE - A gas-turbine combustion chamber arrangement includes at least one centrifugal compressor as well as one centripetal annular combustion chamber, with a stator vane arrangement being provided between the centrifugal compressor and the annular combustion chamber. The stator vane arrangement for diverting the air flowing out of the centrifugal compressor is designed at an angle α of 20° to 30°, preferably 25°, relative to the engine axis, so the airflow is passed at essentially this angle α to the combustion chamber. The inflow area into the combustion chamber for supplying air is designed at an angle of 20° to 30°, preferably 25°, relative to the meridional plane, and the center axes of the burners or of the injection nozzles of the combustion chamber are arranged inclined at an angle β of 30° to 40°, preferably 35°, relative to a meridional plane passing through the engine axis. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150443 | Gas Turbine Engine with Integrated Bottoming Cycle System - The present application provides an integrated bottoming cycle system for use with a gas turbine engine. The integrated bottoming cycle system described herein may include a compressor/pump, a cooling circuit downstream of the compressor/pump, a bottoming cycle heat exchanger, a heating circuit downstream of the bottoming cycle heat exchanger, and a number of turbine components in communication with the cooling circuit and/or the heating circuit to maximize the overall plant efficiency and economics. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150444 | GENERATING POWER USING AN ION TRANSPORT MEMBRANE - In some implementations, a system may include a compressor, a heat exchanger and an ITM. The compressor is configured to receive an air stream and compress the air stream to generate a pressurized stream. The heat exchanger is configured to receive the pressured stream and indirectly heat the pressurized stream using heat from an oxygen stream from an Ion Transport Membrane (ITM). The ITM is configured to receive the heated pressurized stream and generate an oxygen stream and the non-permeate stream, wherein the non-permeate stream is passed to a gas turbine burner and the oxygen stream is passed to the heat exchanger. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOAD CONTROL WITH DIFFUSION COMBUSTION IN A STOICHIOMETRIC EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION GAS TURBINE SYSTEM - A system is provided with a turbine combustor having a first diffusion fuel nozzle, wherein the first diffusion fuel nozzle is configured to produce a diffusion flame. The system includes a turbine driven by combustion products from the diffusion flame in the turbine combustor. The system also includes an exhaust gas compressor, wherein the exhaust gas compressor is configured to compress and route an exhaust gas from the turbine to the turbine combustor along an exhaust recirculation path. In addition, the system includes a control system configured to control flow rates of at least one oxidant and at least one fuel to the turbine combustor in a stoichiometric control mode and a non-stoichiometric control mode, wherein the stoichiometric control mode is configured to change the flow rates and provide a substantially stoichiometric ratio of the at least one fuel with the at least one oxidant, and the non-stoichiometric control mode is configured to change the flow rates and provide a non-stoichiometric ratio of the at least one fuel with the at least one oxidant. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150446 | BATTERY CURRENT REGULATION - Embodiments are directed to an engine of an aircraft, a starter generator configured to receive power to cause the engine to start and to provide electrical power to at least one load, and a battery system comprising: a battery, and at least one of a controller and a regulator configured to limit an in-rush current to the battery following the starting of the engine. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150447 | LOAD RAMP AND START-UP SYSTEM FOR COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT AND METHOD OF OPERATION - The disclosure includes a load ramp system for a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) of a combined cycle power plant and a method of increasing the rate of the load ramp process of a gas turbine system of the combined cycle power plant. In one embodiment, the load ramp system for the HRSG of the combined cycle power plant includes a conduit in fluid communication with a supercharger positioned upstream of a compressor of a gas turbine system in the combined cycle power plant. The conduit of the load ramp system is configured to direct a portion of supercharged air for use in cooling the HRSG during a load ramp process of the gas turbine system in the combined cycle power plant. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150448 | HYDROGEN GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY - A method of and apparatus for producing electricity, hydrogen gas, oxygen gas, pure water using a geothermal heat are disclosed. A low voltage (such as less than 0.9V) is applied to a prepared solution containing hydrogen generating catalysts to generate hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen and oxygen are used to drive a gas turbine to generate electricity. The oxygen and hydrogen are combusted to generate heat and pure water. This process is advantageous in many aspects including desalinating salt/sea water using geothermal heat. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150449 | AIR COOLING SHAFT AT BEARING INTERFACE - A gas turbine engine including a compressor rotor and a turbine rotor connected by a compressor shaft portion connected to the compressor rotor and a turbine shaft portion connected to the turbine rotor. The compressor shaft portion and the turbine shaft portion are connected axially together by a shaft coupling, between the compressor rotor and the turbine rotor, and at least a bearing rotatably coupled to the compressor shaft portion adjacent the shaft coupling. The compressor shaft and/or the turbine shaft are provided with openings permitting cooling air to enter air passages in the area of the shaft coupling and surrounding the end of the turbine shaft portion, in order to dissipate heat originating at the turbine rotor and thus reducing the thermal stresses at the bearing. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150450 | EXHAUST COMPONENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE - An exhaust after-treatment system including a first exhaust treatment device having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface, and a second exhaust treatment device and a third mounting surface and a fourth mounting surface. A first mounting structure is attached to the first mounting surface of the first exhaust treatment device, and a second mounting structure attached to the third mounting surface of the second exhaust treatment device, wherein the second and fourth mounting surfaces are secured to each other. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150451 | BAND STRUCTURE AND MICRO GAS TURBINE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a band structure and a micro gas turbine having the same. An insert wall and a nozzle ring casing are respectively surrounded in part by a first band structure of a heat resistant material and a second band structure of a material that is identical or similar to the material of the first band structure to prevent thermal deformation of the insert wall and of the nozzle ring casing and a nozzle vane so as to maintain constant gaps between a blade tip of a turbine wheel and the insert wall and between a leading edge of the turbine wheel and the nozzle vane, thereby preventing reduction in both the power output of the turbine wheel even after a prolonged drive period and the operation efficiency of the micro gas turbine. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150452 | TRANSITION PIECE FOR A GAS TURBINE SYSTEM - A system includes a gas turbine transition piece. The gas turbine transition piece includes a duct body having a forward end portion and an aft end portion. The duct body defines an enclosure for routing a flow of combustion products from a combustor to a turbine first stage nozzle, and the forward end portion includes a straight portion extending in a downstream direction of the flow. The gas turbine transition piece also includes a first set of dilution holes formed in the forward end portion and arranged in a first pattern configured to reduce emissions. In certain embodiments, the gas turbine transition piece includes a second set of dilution holes formed in the aft end portion and arranged in a second pattern configured to alter the thermal gradient of the combustion gases. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150453 | Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber - A gas turbine combustion chamber is provided, including a flow sleeve structure with an improved anti-vibration performance. A gas turbine combustion chamber of the present invention includes a liner, a transition piece, and a flow sleeve including a plurality of segments and integrated by welding a tie piece along joint portions of the segments. The tie piece includes a first member and a second member, the first member continuously extending along a longitudinal direction of the joint portions of the segments and being arranged to cover the joint portions, and the second member being formed at an end portion of the first member, having a width wider than the first member, and including a recess. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140150454 | TURBINE BLADE APPARATUS - A turbine blade is disclosed. The turbine blade may include a platform, an airfoil extending from one side of the platform, and a neck extending from another side of the platform, wherein the neck includes a forward buttress and an aft buttress. The turbine blade may further include a root extending from the neck, a pocket defined by a plurality of walls and located between the forward. buttress and the aft buttress, and a variable radius fillet. The variable radius fillet may be disposed within the pocket and extend between the forward buttress and the aft buttress, wherein a radius of the variable radius fillet increases from the forward buttress to the aft buttress. | 2014-06-05 |
