23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160161019 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR KNOB OF VALVE UNIT - A valve unit includes a valve body with a plate located in a tubular portion of the valve body. The tubular portion has multiple notches defined in the outside there. A knob has a space defined therein and is threadedly mounted to the tubular portion. The knob has a groove defined in the outside thereof. A first hole and a second hole are respectively defined through knob and communicate with the groove. A resilient member is engaged with the groove and two ends of the resilient member are respectively engaged with the first and second holes. A spring is biased between the plate and the knob. The contact portion is engaged with the notches to generate sounds when rotating the knob. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161020 | VALVE, IN PARTICULAR AN ENGINE CONTROL VALVE, EQUIPPED WITH A METERING GATE AND A DIVERTER GATE - The invention relates to a valve comprising: at least three channels ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161021 | ADJUSTABLE FAIL-SAFE ROTARY SPRING OPERATOR WITH A RETAINING BAND - A rotary spring-return actuator operator is provided with a multi-slot shaft and a clock type spring retained by a retaining band which encircles the spring in such a manner as to insure that the potential energy within the spring is safely contained during all operations requiring disassembly of the actuator assembly, and wherein the retaining band facilitates the in-field reversal of the spring direction or the adjustment of the spring preload by securing the spring to one or more of the slots on the multi-slot shaft. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161022 | Valve Shift Detection Systems and Methods - The present disclosure relates to valve systems that include valve shift detection systems that can be employed to determine when a valve has shifted. According to certain embodiments, the valve shift detection systems may include a switch integrated into a valve block that may be closed upon shifting of the spool valve. In certain embodiments, the switch may include a component that completes a circuit upon contacting the valve. The valve shift detection systems also may include a controller designed to detect a voltage or current change produced by completing the circuit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161023 | Powered Slip Actuation - A system for pushing and pulling rod strings through the ground or an underground pipe. The apparatus has a downhole tool attached to the distal end of the rod string. The push/pull machine has a stationary frame that is placed against the ground to provide a reaction surface. The stationary frame has an opening for the rod string to pass through. A grip assembly is supported on the stationary frame and moveable relative to the stationary frame. The grip assembly has a slip bowl, a plurality of slips, and an actuator. The actuator does not engage the internal surface of any slip and powers relative axial movement between the slip bowl and the slips. A positioning assembly carries the grip assembly and powers its reciprocating and straight-line movement to urge the grip assembly in either a first or second direction. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161024 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING SUBMERGED STRUCTURES - A system and associated method is provided for supporting a submerged structure on an underwater floor. The system incorporates an inflatable container, a submergible supply of a settable composition and a submergible transfer system operable to transfer the settable composition from the supply to the container. The system is arranged so that the supply is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure in the order of that acting on the inflatable container. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161025 | FLOAT DEVICE - A float device for use in a body of water includes a float configured to transform between a deflated state and an inflated state. The float includes at least one internal chamber. The float includes a manual inflation value configured to provide a passageway for adding gas to the at least one internal chamber and a deflation valve configured to provide a passageway for releasing gas from the at least one internal chamber. A float attachment member is attached to the float, such that when the float is placed in the body of water, the float attachment member is underwater. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161026 | CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM SUPPORTING DEVICE AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A cable management arm supporting device is provided to be mounted between first and second slide rail assemblies. The first slide rail assembly includes first and second rails and a third rail movably connected therebetween. The cable management arm supporting device includes: two movably connected arms; first and second mounting members respectively connected with end portions of the arms and respectively mounted to the first and second rails; a supporting base including two supporting portions; two telescopically connected supporting members respectively connected with one supporting portion of the supporting base and the third rail; and a third mounting member movably connected with the other supporting portion of the supporting base and releasably connected with the second slide rail assembly. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161027 | CASED PIPELINE NETWORK - Cased pipeline network enclosed by casing with the primary purpose of the casing for leakage containment and control. A high number of pipelines are arranged inside and enclosed by an outer casing. The outer casing functions to contain and control leaks and provides a safer means of transporting gas or liquid products across sensitive areas or underwater. The casing flows leaked gas or liquid products to the pipeline network terminals for collection. The pipeline network simplifies and consolidates the permitting and approval process by allowing for the development of a high number of pipelines as a single project. Individual pipelines within the network may be separately managed to carry different gas or liquid products. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161028 | SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE FOR LINE PIPE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a seamless steel pipe for line pipe, wherein a chemical composition consists, by mass percent, of C: 0.03-0.10%, Si: ≦0.50%, Mn: 1.0-2.0%, P: ≦0.050%, S: ≦0.005%, Cr: 0.05-1.0%, Mo: 0.01-0.30%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, N: ≦0.01%, Ni: 0.04-2.0%, Ca: 0.0005-0.0050%, Cu: 0-2.0%, Ti: 0-0.05%, Nb: 0-0.05%, V: 0-0.10%, the balance: Fe and impurities, and satisfies the conditions of Cu+Ni: ≧0.10%, and Mo+V: ≦0.30%, wherein in a scale formed on the surface of the steel pipe, metal particles consisting mainly of Ni or Cu having an average circle-equivalent diameter of 0.1-5 μm exist, and a distance from a boundary between the base metal of the steel pipe and the scale to a region in which the metal particles do not exist is 20 μm or longer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161029 | Fluid Conduit - A fluid conduit comprises a wall defining a fluid flow path and a confinement feature within the wall and being configured to confine energy within a cavity, wherein at least a portion of the fluid flow path extends through the cavity. The confinement feature may be configured to confine electromagnetic energy. The fluid conduit may comprise an oscillator defined by the cavity and a positive feedback arrangement. The fluid conduit may be configured for sensing a property of a fluid present in or flowing through the fluid conduit or for use in sensing a property of a fluid present in or flowing through the fluid conduit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161030 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE BETWEEN PIPE BODY AND JOINT OF ALUMINUM ALLOY DRILL PIPE - The present disclosure provides a connection structure between a pipe body and a joint of an aluminum alloy drill pipe, comprising a first joint provided with an internal thread section, wherein an internal thread tooth bottom of the internal thread section is an inclined surface; and a second joint provided with an external thread section which is able to be fitted with the internal thread section and has threads of a complete tooth shape, a tooth height of the external thread section being larger than that of the internal thread section. The internal thread tooth bottom is designed as an inclined surface such that an external thread tooth crest is squeezed against the internal thread tooth bottom and plastically deformed along the inclined surface of the tooth bottom during an engagement, so that the engaged threads are self locked to effectively prevent the loosing of the engaged threads. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161031 | ASSEMBLY FOR PRODUCING A THREADED CONNECTION FOR DRILLING AND OPERATING HYDROCARBON WELLS, AND RESULTING THREADED CONNECTION - An assembly producing a threaded connection, including first and second tubular components with an axis of revolution and each respectively including at one end at least a first continuous threaded zone following a first helix on an outer or inner circumferential surface depending on whether the threaded end is male or female in type, and configured to cooperate together upon makeup. The first threaded zones of the ends include a variable width dovetail thread profile, the ends respectively finishing in a terminal surface. At least one of the ends include a lip provided between the threaded zone and the terminal surface, the lip carrying a sealing surface configured to cooperate in a sealing interference fit with a corresponding sealing surface disposed facing the other end when the connection is in the made-up state. The lip is hollowed out by a groove adjoining the threaded zone and the sealing surface. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161032 | SAFETY LOCK FOR A GATE VALVE - There is provided a safety lock for a hose connector and valve on a flow line having an anchor that is in a fixed position relative to the valve, a movable body movably attached to the anchor, and a shroud and an actuator blocking member carried by the movable body. The shroud is sized and positioned on the movable body to limit access to the hose connector when the movable body is in a first position, and to permit access to the hose connector when the movable body is in a second position. The actuator blocking member is sized and positioned on the movable body to prevent the valve actuator from moving from a second to a first position when the movable body is in the second position, and to permit movement of the actuator when the movable body is in the first position. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161033 | CONNECTION SYSTEM OF PIPING - A connection system ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161034 | MODULAR PIPE CLAMP - A pipe clamp includes a first jaw pivotally connected to a second jaw, each jaw having a connection flange at each of its ends, in which the flanges at the pivoting end of the jaws are provided with a first locking mechanism and the flanges of the jaws distal from the pivoting end provided with second and third locking mechanisms. The second and third locking mechanisms are shaped such that, when they are in place, the combined width of the second and third locking mechanisms is less than twice the width of their widest crossways section in the same plane when not in place. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161035 | FLUID CONNECTOR WITH A SWIVEL BODY - A fluid connector comprising a base having a first through-hole concentrically positioned therein, the base comprising a first inner surface and a first outer surface, the base comprising at least one annular groove extending radially outwardly from the first inner surface, at least one ring-shaped seal, each seal located within the at least one annular groove, a washer positioned within the first through-hole, the washer having an inwardly facing partially spherical surface, and, a body having a second through-hole positioned therein, the body comprising a second inner surface and a second outer surface, wherein the second outer surface is partially spherical in shape, wherein the second outer surface of the body engages the at least one seal and the inwardly facing partially spherical surface of the washer, wherein the body is arranged to swivel within the second through-hole, and to pass fluid through the second through-hole. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161036 | TOROIDAL FLUID SWIVEL FOR HIGH PRESSURE APPLICATIONS - A fluid swivel for fluid transfer across a rotary interface includes inner annular and outer annular elements, located with their adjacent surfaces in close proximity to define a chamber between the adjacent surfaces. The swivel inner annular element has a conduit connected to an end of an incoming fluid line. The outer annular element is connected to outgoing product piping and has a primary duct for transport of fluid from the chamber to the product piping. The swivel includes an outer reinforcing annular wall arranged adjacent to the outer peripheral wall of the outer annular element. The outer reinforcing annular wall has two peripheral centering surface portions for contacting and/or registering with the outer peripheral wall of the outer annular element. The outer reinforcing annular wall further has a central peripheral opening extending along a portion of the periphery for allowing the primary duct to pass through. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161037 | FOLDABLE DRAIN PIPE FOR A DECANTER IN A WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - A foldable drain pipe for draining effluent from a decanter in a settling tank in a water treatment system, comprising a plurality of pipe sections sealingly connected together end to end by pivotable elbow coupling pairs to form an articulated drain foldable in a vertical direction. The drain pipe is attachable at an upper end to the decanter and at a lower end to a tank outlet in the tank wall. The drain pipe can support its own weight and cannot come into contact undesirably with any other portion of the tank wall. The pipe unfolds upward as needed when the decanter and effluent level are high, and folds compactly between the decanter and the tank outlet when the decanter and effluent level are low. Multiple hobble apparatus options may be selected as defined herein to prevent rotational hyperextension of any of the elbow coupling pairs to assure that the pipe folds correctly. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161038 | Rotation Locking Push-to-Connect Fitting Device, System and Method - A push fitting joint packaging arrangement allows for rotation locking as between a fitting and an inserted pipe or tubing element. In various embodiments, the arrangement comprises one or more sealing members, a fastening ring with one or more prolated ear members, a tube support member and a push release member. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161039 | ELECTROFUSION FITTING METHODS - The invention provides improvements to electrofusion fitting methods that allow for continuity and repeatability of welds between an electrofusion fitting and a pipe lining (or stand-alone pipe). An electrofusion fitting for joining sections of lined pipe has heating elements configured to create at least one weld between the electrofusion fitting and a pipe lining, however prior to the weld step taking place the electrofusion fitting is heated and expands accordingly to ensure contact with the pipe lining. Preheating the electrofusion fitting also provides a predetermined starting temperature for the fitting and the lining which results in improved fusion cycle reliability. Furthermore, the need for clamps or support frames to support the electrofusion fitting in situ is removed, with corresponding reductions in cycle times, complexity, and hence cost. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161040 | HEATABLE ARTICLE, IN PARTICULAR A HEATABLE HOSE HAVING A PLASTIC-SHEATHED HEATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a heatable article, in particular a heatable hose ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161041 | Solid State Inhibitor for Pipeline and Flowline Applications - A system for inhibiting the corrosion of pipelines and flowlines. The system includes a solid formulation comprising a corrosion inhibitor; a container structured and arranged to permit the flow of fluids therethrough and confine the solid formulation; and a module structured and arranged to position the container within a flowpath of the pipeline or flowline and maintain its axial position. A method of inhibiting the corrosion of pipelines and flowlines and an apparatus for inhibiting the corrosion of pipelines and flowlines are also provided. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161042 | SMART SUBSEA PIPELINE - Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing tbe cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161043 | Trap Cover and Fastener Arrangement - A cover for a pipe including a body, a slit, two flanges extending from the edges of the slit, and protrusions extending outwardly from each flange. The protrusions have three connected central openings extending from an outermost end of the protrusion to an inner surface of the flange. Also a fastener having five portions. The maximum width or diameter of the first portion, the third portion, and the fifth portion is larger than the maximum width or diameter of the second portion and the fourth portion. Also, a system for covering a pipe having such a cover and a plurality of such fasteners, a kit for covering a pipe including such a cover and at least one such fastener, and a method of covering a pipe. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161044 | BASE FOR POWER SOURCE COMPONENTS - A base member for mounting one or more power source components is provided. The base member includes a cementitious body including an upper surface, a lower surface distal from the upper surface, and a side surface defined between the upper surface and the lower surface. The base member further includes a coupling device extending from the upper surface. The coupling device includes one or more fastening members configured to mount the one or more power source components thereon. The cementitious body is integrally formed with the coupling device. The base member further includes an isolation member disposed around the coupling device on the upper surface of the cementitious body. The isolation member is made from a vibration damping material. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161045 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A DEVICE - A example system including a display having a front side, a back side, a top edge, and a bottom edge, and a stand to support the display on a surface. The stand includes a base and an arm including a first end, a second end, the first end coupled to the display at a first hinge and the second end coupled to the base at a second hinge, and a variable tilt assembly to adjust a maximum forward tilt angle of the display as the arm rotates about the second hinge. The display has a first position where the arm is rotated about the second hinge toward the base to dispose a bottom edge of the display below the surface, and a second position where the arm is rotated about the second hinge away from the base to dispose the bottom edge of the display above the surface. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161046 | AERIAL DEVICE WITH QUICK-COUPLING IMPLEMENT - A quick coupling implement for an aerial device has a base, a boom assembly, the implement, and an adapter. The adapter is emplaced on a portion of the boom assembly to allow for quickly coupling the implement. The adapter comprises a boom-raise-interfacing segment with at least one opening for securing to the boom raise of the boom assembly via a retaining pin. The adapter also comprises an implement-interfacing segment that presents a complementary shape to an adapter-receptor segment of the implement. The implement may be a utility platform for supporting a utility worker. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161047 | AERIAL ADVERTISING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An aerial advertising display apparatus includes a support base for placing on a support surface, a lift mechanism mounted on the support base and being actuatable to change the elevation of an upper end of the lift mechanism above the support surface, and an attachment mechanism supported by the upper end portion of the lift mechanism. The attachment mechanism includes a rearward component attached to the upper end portion of the lift mechanism and a forward component attached to an advertising display mounting frame. The rearward and forward components are linkable to couple and decouple with and from one another so as to correspondingly attach and detach the advertising display mounting frame to and from the upper end portion of the lift mechanism. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161048 | SYSTEM FOR LATERALLY MOVING INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A system for laterally moving an industrial machine is provided. The system includes a pair of rail elements configured to be positioned laterally below and support the industrial machine, the rail elements allowing the industrial machine to be moved laterally from a first operative position to a second, maintenance position; and a pair of linear actuators configured to laterally move the industrial machine as from the first, operative position to the second, maintenance position. The rail elements may include a first skid configured to couple laterally to an underside of the industrial machine at a first axial position; and a second skid configured to couple laterally to an underside of the industrial machine at a second axial position. First and second segmented support rails are positioned in sliding, aligned contact with the first and second skid, respectively, and are configured to be supported on a respective machine foundation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161049 | METHOD FOR LATERALLY MOVING INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A method for laterally moving an industrial machine is provided. The method may include: supporting the industrial machine on a pair of rail elements configured to be positioned laterally below and support the industrial machine, the rail elements allowing the industrial machine to be moved laterally from a first operative position to a second, maintenance position. A pair of linear actuators configured to laterally move the industrial machine from the first, operative position to the second, maintenance position. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161050 | TRIPOD WITH A SINGLE AND FOLD FOOTPRINT - Stand having a standing area that can be folded in and out, including a handle to lift the stand with one hand, whereby a folding in and/or folding out of the standing area can be activated within a grasping area that is reachable with one hand grasping said handle. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161051 | SYSTEM WITH EXTENDABLE RETRACTABLE TELESCOPIC ELEMENTS DEPENDING ON A LIFTING MECHANISM, LOCKABLE AND UNLOCKABLE MECHANICALLY AND AUTOMATICALLY - A system is described for lifting tables, chairs, bed bases, children's high chairs or other items to be lifted; which is lockable and unlockable automatically through at least one universal telescopic snap movement or in a known way comprising at least one pantograph—a vertically moveable load-bearing structure arranged between a base and the bottom of a piece of furniture or element to be lifted and a stopping device intended to keep the pantograph in a desired height position. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161052 | ACCESSORY MOUNT FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An accessory mount for a portable electronic device includes: a main body including first and second legs which meet at mutual proximate ends thereof so as to form an L-shape; a first flange disposed at a distal end of the first leg that extends away from the first leg in a direction opposite to the second leg; and a second flange disposed at a distal end of the second leg that extends away from the second leg in a direction opposite to the first leg. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161053 | MOUNTING SYSTEM AND KIT FOR AERIAL MOUNTING OF A FIBER OPTIC ENCLOSURE - A mounting system for suspending an enclosure from an aerial strand at a location near a pole is disclosed. The mounting system includes a hanger arrangement configured to clamp to the aerial strand with the enclosure hung below the aerial strand at a location where a center of gravity of the enclosure is laterally offset from the aerial strand such that a weight of the enclosure generates torque about the aerial strand. The mounting system includes a rod for securement to the hanger arrangement and to the pole for transferring the torque generated by the weight of the enclosure from the hanger arrangement to the pole such that the enclosure is prevented from rotating about the aerial strand toward a position where the center of gravity of the enclosure is located directly beneath the aerial strand. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161054 | METHOD OF BONDING A BRACKET TO A LIGHTING COLUMN - A method of securing a bracket arm to a cast section of a bracket for securement to inter alia a lighting column. The cast section comprises a main body and one or more extension sections extending from the main body. Each extension section has a lesser dimension than the main body such that a step is formed at the junction between the extension section and the main body and the distal end of the or each extension section has a concentric lip. The method comprises the steps of mounting the or each bracket arm over and along an associated extension section such that one end of the mounting arm abuts the step thereby providing a closed cavity bounded by the extension section, arm, step and lip; injecting structural adhesive through an aperture extending into the cavity; and allowing the adhesive to cure within the cavity. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161055 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COUPLING AN END EFFECTOR TO A STRUCTURE - A base assembly for coupling an end effector to a structure includes a first side and an opposite second side. The first side configured to couple to the end effector. The base assembly also includes at least one cavity disposed on the second side, and at least one pneumatic generator coupled in flow communication with the at least one cavity. The at least one pneumatic generator is operable in a suction mode and a blower mode. The second side having the at least one cavity is securely coupleable to a surface of the structure via a vacuum force induced by the at least one pneumatic generator in the suction mode, and the second side having the at least one cavity is movable substantially frictionlessly across the surface via an air cushion induced by the at least one pneumatic generator in the blower mode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161056 | REINFORCED STRUCTURE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A reinforced structure is disclosed which includes a structural component as well as a reinforcing part that is arranged in a cavity of the structural component. The reinforcing part can include a support part and a connection, the support part being arranged in the cavity such that a distance between the support part and the structural component at a position of the structural component with a higher probability of deforming under a force load from outside on the structural component is shorter than at a position of the structural component with a lower probability of deforming under a force load from the outside. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161057 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NON-CYLINDRICAL TYPE PRESSURE VESSEL HAVING HARDY BULKHEAD - A method for manufacturing a pressure vessel includes blow-molding a liner vessel in a shape having at least one bulkhead and two or more separated spaces and inserting a bulkhead reinforcing plate between the separated spaces. The method further includes forming an outer layer comprising a glass fiber or a glass fiber-carbon fiber composite material on the outside of the liner vessel and forming at least one anchor site configured to couple the bulkhead reinforcing plate to the outer layer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161058 | TANK - The invention relates to a tank comprising a container with an opening and a cover, a flexible casing lying against the interior and exterior of the container. This allows increased resistance to the penetration of sharp objects, liquid and gaseous gases can be used interchangeably and various gas types with a fossil-type and biological-type consistency can be mixed and also heated and cooled in the tank. The invention relates to tanks ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161059 | Chemical Injection System - An improved system, apparatus and method for injecting a chemical from a storage tank into a natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas pipeline at a flow-controlled injection rate is provided. The system, apparatus and method including a pair of positive-displacement pumps driven in substantially complementary fashion by a single driver, a controller controlling the driver, and each pump being fed from the storage tank and discharging chemical into the pipeline. The system, apparatus and method may also include a second pair of positive-displacement pumps having substantially similar displacement and operatively connected to the first pair of positive-displacement pumps, the first pair of positive-displacement pumps being driven in a substantially complementary fashion with the second pair of pumps by a single driver or a pair of drivers. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161060 | PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR GAS CYLINDER AND VALVE REPLACEMENT - There is provided a protection structure for a gas cylinder assembly comprising a gas cylinder body and a valve. The gas cylinder body includes a base and a neck to which a proximal end of the valve is connectable in use. The protection structure comprises first and second structural sections, the first section being connectable to the valve such that the second section is spaced from the valve by the first section. Further, in use, the second section is arranged to transfer impact forces to the first section, and the second section is arranged to deform with respect to the second section in response to said impact forces to reduce the peak impact force on the valve. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161061 | Safety Device for a Pressurized Gas Tank, in Particular of a Motor Vehicle - A safety device is provided for a pressurized gas tank in particular of a motor vehicle. The safety device has a thermoelectric device provided on a larger surface area of the tank, which thermoelectric device makes electrical energy available under the effect of heat. The safety device, in a suitable design of the system, controls either directly or indirectly a pressure-relief device of the tank in order to avoid heat-related damage to the tank. The thermoelectric device is formed by a plurality of interconnected thermoelectric generators, the electrical energy of which produced by the effect of heat is supplied to at least one capacitor. The two electrodes of the capacitor are connected to each other via a discharge resistor. The system is designed such that a defined power differential between the power produced by the thermoelectric generators and the power dissipated by the discharge resistor results in the control of the pressure relief device either directly or indirectly via a relay circuit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161062 | LED BASED CANDELABRA LAMP - A LED lamp has a non-optically transmissive base connected to an optically transmissive enclosure. A LED assembly emits light when energized through an electrical path from the base. A portion of the heat sink and lamp electronics extend from the base and into the enclosure such that at least an upper portion of the heat sink extends into the interior volume defined by the enclosure. The LED assembly is supported on top of the heat sink such that the LEDs are disposed in the volume of the enclosure. An optic element extends over the LEDs and at least the portion of the heat sink. The size of the non-optically transmissive base of the lamp is reduced relative to the optically transmissive enclosure such that a greater ratio of optically transmissive view space to non-optically transmissive base is provided. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161063 | RETROFIT-STYLE LAMP AND FIXTURE, EACH INCLUDING A ONE-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR BATWING LENS - A retrofit-style lamp is disclosed. The retrofit-style lamp includes a plurality of light sources, and a one-dimensional linear batwing lens. The one-dimensional linear batwing lens beam shapes light emitted by at least two light sources of the plurality of light sources. The retrofit-style lamp also includes a housing including the plurality of light sources, and attached to the one-dimensional linear batwing lens. The combination of housing and lens is then itself fitted with endcaps, including electrical connectors, for placement within a fixture, such as within an existing conventional fluorescent tube fixture located within a storage structure, for example a refrigeration case. Alternatively, the plurality of light sources, the one-dimensional linear batwing lens, and the housing may be formed, along with a power supply, as a standalone retrofit fixture for use in enclosed storage structures, such as refrigeration cases, where the retrofit fixture replaces a conventional fluorescent fixture. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161064 | Solid State Light Sheet Having Wide Support Substrate and Narrow Strips Enclosing LED Dies in Series - A solid state light sheet and method of fabricating the sheet are disclosed. In one embodiment, bare LED chips have top and bottom electrodes, where the bottom electrode is a large reflective electrode. The bottom electrodes of an array of LEDs (e.g., 500 LEDs) are bonded to an array of electrodes formed on a flexible bottom substrate. Conductive traces are formed on the bottom substrate connected to the electrodes. A transparent top substrate is then formed over the bottom substrate. Various ways to connect the LEDs in series are described along with many embodiments. In one method, the top substrate contains a conductor pattern that connects to LED electrodes and conductors on the bottom substrate. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161065 | METHOD FOR PREPARING LIGHT CONVERSION COMPOSITE, LIGHT CONVERSION FILM, BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A light conversion composite including a matrix resin and quantum dot-polymer beads dispersed within the matrix resin. The light conversion composite has a wave number q of 0.0056 Å | 2016-06-09 |
20160161066 | METHOD FOR PREPARING QUANTUM DOT-POLYMER COMPLEX, QUANTUM DOT-POLYMER COMPLEX, LIGHT CONVERSION FILM, BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A quantum dot-polymer complex and a method for preparing the same. The quantum dot-polymer complex includes a first phase formed of a matrix resin, a globular second phase dispersed in the first phase, the second phase including a quantum dot therein, and a third phase disposed along a surface of the second phase between the first and second phases. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161067 | LIGHT EMITTING ARRANGEMENT WITH ADAPTED OUTPUT SPECTRUM - A light-emitting arrangement ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161068 | FULL-COLOR FREESPACE VOLUMETRIC DISPLAY WITH OCCLUSION - A system includes a particle configured for emitting light in response to stimulation by a light beam, a first light source configured for generating a first light beam that traps the particle in a potential well created by the light beam in air, and a second light source configured for generating a second light beam that stimulates the particle to emit emission light. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161069 | LIGHTING AND DIFFUSER APPARATUS FOR A FLASHLIGHT - The present invention relates to a lighting and diffuser apparatus for a flashlight. In one aspect, the lighting and diffuser apparatus includes a reflector. The reflector may include an interior surface having a truncated parabolodial shape, as well as an exterior surface which includes a first segment that defines a lateral surface of a frustum of a right circular cone. The lighting and diffuser apparatus further may include a primary light source inside the reflector, and a secondary light source outside the reflector. The secondary light source may include an array of light sources facing the first segment. The array of light sources may be distributed in a ring. The lighting and diffuser apparatus also may include a cylindrical member of light transmitting material near the reflector. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161070 | LIGHT BARS - A light bar assembly for use in combination with a mirror. In the illustrative embodiment, the assembly includes a housing; a frame mounted within the housing; one or more light emitting elements mounted on the frame in the housing; a power supply mounted within the housing; a controller mounted within the housing for controlling the light emitting elements; and a transceiver for communicating control signals to the controller. The light emitting elements are light emitting diodes and the housing includes a diffuser. The controller includes a microprocessor and the transceiver includes a wireless transceiver. The controller is adapted to effect a gradient light distribution of the light emitting elements. In a specific embodiment, the assembly further includes a mechanism, such as one or more magnets, for manually attaching the assembly to and manually detaching the assembly from a surface. In the best mode, the inventive system includes an application adapted to run on a remote computing platform, such as a smartphone, for communicating control signals to the controller. In an alternative embodiment, an optical sensor mounted in the housing and the controller is programmed with software for self-adjusting the light emitted by the light emitting elements in response to the output from the optical sensor. In one mode, the power supply includes a first coil for inductive coupling, a second coil mounted on a surface onto which the assembly is mounted and a rechargeable battery. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161071 | Solar-Powered Flameless Candle - A flameless candle may comprise an electronic circuit and a candle shell substantially enclosing a light-receiving face of at least one photovoltaic cell. An electronic circuit may comprise the at least one photovoltaic cell, at least one light source, and at least one electrochemical cell. The candle shell may comprise a translucent material. A substantial fraction of light originating from locations external to the candle shell may not directly strike the light-receiving face of the photovoltaic cell. The candle shell may fully enclose the light-receiving face of the photovoltaic cell. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161072 | System For Projecting a Simulated Liquid Surface - A projector apparatus that may include a first plurality of adjacent translucent lenses on at least one side of an inner lens, said inner lens configured to rotate and translate about an axis (A) of the inner lens; a second plurality of adjacent translucent lenses formed on at least one side of a concave outer lens; a light source configured to direct a portion of light through the rotatable and translatable inner lens and then through the concave outer lens; and a motor configured to rotatably and translatably drive the inner lens in an oscillating manner about and along the axis of the concave inner lens (A); so that the oscillating inner lens imparts a moving textured image for modification through the fixed concave outer lens for display upon a surface, such as a ceiling to simulate a moving liquid surface. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161073 | LIGHTING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE LIGHTING MEMBER, COMPRISING A LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT OFFSET FROM THE LIGHT SOURCE - A lighting system for a motor vehicle includes a printed circuit board equipped with light emitting diodes for emitting light beams in lighting directions and an optical module formed to propagate and transmit the light beams. The optical module has a reception surface to receive the light beams and an emission surface for retransmitting the light beams. The lighting system also includes at least one element for masking the light beams emitted by the light emitting diodes. The element for masking which extends from at least one of the light emitting diodes toward the reception surface and substantially parallel to the lighting direction of the at least one light emitting diode, over at least a part of the periphery of the at least one light emitting diode and over at least a part of a distance separating the at least one light emitting diode and the reception surface. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161074 | LAMP UNIT - A light deflecting device selectively reflects an incident light to a projection optical system. An irradiation optical system irradiates light to a reflective part of the light deflecting device. The light deflecting device has at least some region in the reflective part, a position of which is switchable between a first reflection position where the light irradiated by the irradiation optical system is reflected toward the projection optical system so as to be effectively used as a portion of a desired light distribution pattern, and a second reflection position where the light irradiated by the irradiation optical system is reflected so as not to be effectively used. The irradiation optical system is disposed at a position shifted to a side which a front face of the reflective part in the first reflection position faces, with reference to a vertical plane including an optical axis of the projection optical system. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161075 | SHIELD DRIVE DEVICE FOR HEAD LAMP - A shield drive device for a head lamp may include a shield deployed in front of a light source positioned in a lamp assembly to be opened and closed while rotating by using a hinge portion as an axis, an actuator connected to a shield arm through a shaft while being deployed below the shield to rotate the shield, a sliding contact member deployed to be close to the shield arm of the shield to provide friction contact force when the shield rotates, and a sliding stopper and a spring mounted on the shield arm of the shield and configured to decelerate and control a motion of the shield while being compressed or de-compressed while contacting the sliding contact member when the shield rotates. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161076 | ROAD SURFACE DRAWING LAMP UNIT - A road surface drawing lamp unit includes a light source module and an optical system. In the light source module, a plurality of light sources which correspond individually to drawing patterns, each of which is long in a first direction which is a width direction of a road and short in a second direction which intersects the width direction of the road and an emitting axis of the light sources, are arranged so that the drawing patterns are drawn at a plurality of locations on the road along the second direction, and the light sources are formed so as to be turned on and off independently. The optical system emits light emitted from the light sources to the front. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161077 | PROJECTOR AND LIGHTING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A lighting system according to the invention comprises a first projector capable of projecting a first beam and a second projector capable of projecting a second beam, in order to create a total beam by the combination of these beams. Each of the beams produces, in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, at least one primary light bundle, the two light bundles extending in opposite orientations; each primary light bundle comprises a plurality of primary elementary bundles with a profile in the form of a “ship's sail”. The vertical cut-off edges of the elementary bundles of the same light bundle are offset angularly in pairs by a first interval along a horizontal direction. Two vertical cut-off edges for two elementary bundles belonging to each light bundle are offset angularly by a second interval, smaller than the first interval, along said substantially horizontal direction. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161078 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A lamp for a vehicle includes a light source configured to generate light, a light guider configured to guide the light generated by the light source along a set moving path, and a barrier rib structure including a plurality of cells accommodating the light guided by the light guider. The barrier rib structure may be configured to emit the light accommodated in each cell in a shape of the cell. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161079 | 3D-EFFECT LED ILLUMINATING DEVICE WITH SCATTERING SYSTEM - Illuminating device, especially for an automotive vehicle. It comprises a combination of means essentially composed of: a) substantially perpendicular to the LEDs ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161080 | LIGHTING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE LIGHTING MEMBER, COMPRISING INTEGRATED LEDS - A lighting system for a motor vehicle includes a printed circuit board equipped with light-emitting diodes for producing light and an optical module to propagate and transmit the light. The optical module includes a reception surface to receive the light produced and an emission surface for retransmitting the light produced. The optical module includes a housing for receiving the printed circuit board equipped with light-emitting diodes and the housing includes an internal wall forming the reception surface. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161081 | ILLUMINATING GLAZING UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - An illuminating glazing unit for vehicles includes a first transparent sheet with a first main face, a second main face, and a peripheral edge, a plurality of light-emitting diodes, each having an emitting face, and a light extraction element, which may be located on one of the main faces of the first sheet, wherein the first sheet is pierced with a through hole delimited by an internal edge, and wherein one or more of the light-emitting diodes are housed in the through hole, with their emitting faces turned toward the to internal edge. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161082 | WARNING LAMP ASSEMBLY - A warning lamp assembly includes a housing having an upper chamber and a bottom chamber; a driving unit; a gear mechanism including a rotary disk disposed within the upper chamber, and formed with an inwardly and radially extending retention flange, a bearing unit disposed on the retention flange so as to permit rotation of the disk relative to the upper chamber, a toothed wheel having outer peripheral teeth meshed with an axle of the driving unit and an inner periphery formed with downward projections slidably contacting the bearing unit and hence covering the same from above to prevent disengagement of the wheel from the rotary disk; a light source fixed within the upper chamber; and a parabolic reflector disposed on the wheel and covering the light source from above to reflect light rays emitted from the light source in a horizontal plane while simultaneously rotating together with the wheel. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161083 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A surface light source apparatus has a light emitting element, a light flux controlling member and a light diffusing member. The light flux controlling member has: a light control/emission surface that controls a traveling direction of light; a concavity that allows a main beam to be incident inside; and a back surface that extends in a radial direction from an opening rim part of the concavity and that allows sub-beams to be incident inside. One of a grid convex part which arranges a plurality of strips of convex parts in a grid pattern and a grid concave part which arranges a plurality of strips of concave parts in a grid pattern is formed in the back surface of the light flux controlling member. Surface roughening treatment is applied to one of the strips of the convex parts and the strips of the concave parts. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161084 | LENS AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - Embodiments provide a lens including a first body having a first cavity, a second body configured to come in surface contact with the first body, and a plurality of protrusions disposed on the surface of the second body. At least a part of the plurality of protrusions overlaps the first body in the vertical direction, a plurality of patterns are disposed on the surface of a first protrusion disposed closest to the first body among the protrusions, and at least one of the patterns includes a first inclined part formed in a first direction and a second inclined part formed in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161085 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved display device includes a display panel curved along a first direction and a backlight assembly providing a light to the display panel. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit having light sources emitting the light, light source substrates electrically connected to the light sources, and a containing member accommodating the light source unit. The containing member includes a bottom portion curved along the first direction and a fixing portion coupled to the light source substrates to fix the light source substrates to the bottom portion, and the fixing portion is defined by cutting and bending a portion of the bottom portion. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161086 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS - A light emitting module may include a board, at least one light source unit provided on the board, an optical member provided on the at least one light source unit, and a reflection unit provided between the board and the optical member in an inclined state beside at least one light source unit. The reflection unit may be provided closer to the optical member than to the board and may include a pattern having lower reflectance than other constructions of the light emitting module. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161087 | NANOWIRE ARRAYS COMPRISING FLUORESCENT NANOWIRES AND SUBSTRATE - Described herein is a nanowire array, comprising a substrate, a plurality of fluorescent nanowires extending essentially perpendicularly from the substrate and a reflective layer disposed on the substrate in areas between the fluorescent nanowires; wherein the fluorescent nanowires are operable to fluoresce at a wavelength of a collective mode of the nanowire array. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161088 | LIGHT CONVERSION FILM, AND BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A light conversion film including a first barrier film, a light conversion layer disposed on the first barrier film, the light conversion layer including a matrix resin and red quantum dots that are dispersed into the matrix resin, and a second barrier film disposed on the light conversion layer. The light conversion film satisfies following Equation (1): 5≦(weight of quantum dot within light conversion layer/total weight of light conversion layer)×100×t≦50, where, t is a thickness of the light conversion layer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161089 | WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A white light emitting device, including a circuit board; a plurality of light sources mounted on the circuit board, each light source of the plurality of light sources configured to emit monochromatic light; a light converter spaced apart from the circuit board, the light converter configured to convert the monochromatic light emitted from the light sources to white light; and a compensator provided between the circuit board and the light converter, the compensator configured to convert the emitted monochromatic light to white light. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161090 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION STRUCTURE, APPARATUS COMPRISING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION STRUCTURE, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A wavelength conversion structure comprises a sintered body comprising a mixture of a wavelength conversion material and a glass composition, wherein the wavelength conversion material comprises a phosphor and the glass composition comprises ZnO-BaO-SiO | 2016-06-09 |
20160161091 | SIGNALLING BEACON WITH DEFLECTOR - A light projector intended to produce a directional flat light beam includes an elongate cylindrical lens and a linear light source parallel to the generatrix direction, extending over all or part of the length of the lens to emit light in the direction of the lens. The lens is designed to generate a principal flat light beam by concentrating the light in a predefined elevation angular sector around the horizontal generatrix direction. The light projector also includes a deflector having a rectangular plate shape positioned on the side opposite the light source. A signalling beacon including such a projector is also described. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161092 | SECURING MECHANISM FOR A LAMP BULB - Various apparatuses for locking a lamp bulb or luminaire, where a clamp assembly includes a first and second clamp portion having an arcuate shape and having plurality of cantilevers. The first and second portion may be configured to be joined along a circumference of a lamp or lamp base, wherein the clamp assembly is configured to lock the luminaire to a base via the first and second plurality of cantilevers. Locking rings with gears may also be used to restrict rotation of the lamp. A locking sleeve may also be used with a lock ring to secure a bulb via a fastener. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161093 | LED OUTDOOR FIXTURE IN PLASTIC HOUSING WITH OUTER FRAME - An apparatus including a polymeric housing to enclose electrical and optical components of a lighting fixture; and an outer frame affixed to the housing, the outer frame including a coupler to mechanically attach the apparatus to another device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161094 | LED LIGHT BAR COVER - A light bar cover for covering a light bar is provided, which comprises a cover portion, hinges, cover handles, hook rings, and one or more hooks. The cover portion is configured for covering a front portion of the light bar. The hinges are installed between the cover portion and the light bar, so as to open and close the cover portion about the hinges. Each of the cover handles is disposed on an exterior surface of the cover portion. Each of the hook rings is disposed on an exterior surface of the light bar. The hooks are configured for holding each of the cover handles and a corresponding hook ring, so as to hold securely the cover portion in an open position or a close position. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161095 | System and Technique for Tensioned Wall of Individual LED Tiles - Support wires can be used to hold up light tiles to provide a lightweight display system or technique. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161096 | LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT - A lighting arrangement can include a mounting ring and a luminaire. The mounting ring can extend along a central longitudinal axis and have a plurality of tabs, a circular wall, and a plurality of locking arms. Each of the plurality of tabs can define a mounting aperture and the circular wall can interconnect the plurality of tabs. Each of the plurality of locking arms can project from the circular wall and include a circumferential portion extending about the axis. The luminaire can have a housing assembly and a light emitter and a plurality of posts. The mounting ring and the luminaire can be interconnected by moving the posts past distal ends of the locking arms along the axis and then rotating the mounting ring and the luminaire relative to one another in a first angular direction about the axis. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161097 | OUTDOOR LIGHTING FIXTURE AND GROUND INSERT THEREOF - An outdoor lighting fixture comprises a ground insert and a lamp body mounted on the ground insert. The ground insert includes an embedded member and a tread member connected with the top of the embedded member. The embedded member includes a base, a plurality of side plates radially extended downwards and outwards from a bottom surface of the base, and a mounting portion extended upwards from a top surface of the base. The lamp body is mounted on the mounting portion. The tread member is connected with the base. The present invention further provides a ground insert. In the outdoor lighting fixture and the ground insert thereof, provided by the present invention, the tread member connected with the top of the embedded member is adopted so that hands and feet of a user can apply force at the same time. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161098 | SOLID STATE LIGHTING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS FOR IMPROVED HEAT DISTRIBUTION - Solid state lighting apparatuses, systems, and related methods for improved heat distribution are described. A solid state lighting apparatus can include a substrate and an array of solid state light emitters of varying power arranged on or over the substrate, wherein a predetermined group of the solid state light emitters includes solid state light emitters non-uniformly spaced apart from one another. A method of providing a solid stare lighting apparatus can include providing a substrate, and mounting an array of solid state light emitters of varying power on or over the substrate such that a predetermined group of the solid state light emitters includes solid state light emitters non-uniformly spaced apart from one another. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161099 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device may be provided that includes: a housing having a top opening and a bottom opening; an optical plate disposed in the top opening; heat sink disposed in the bottom opening; a driving unit which is received in the housing, disposed between the optical plate and the heat sink and receives external electric power; and light source which is received in the housing, disposed between the optical plate and the driving unit, spatially separated from the driving unit and is electrically connected to the driving unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161100 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device that can obtain high withstanding voltage performance while making heat transfer to a casing from a light-emitting element favorable is provided. In a sports illumination device including a COB type LED as a light source in a casing, a base plate that has the COB type LED mounted thereon and is formed from a high thermoconductive material, to which heat of the COB type LED is transferred, is included, the casing is provided with an engaging hole with which the base plate is engaged in a state in which a part of the base plate is exposed outside the casing, and an insulation packing is provided at a site of contact of the base plate and the engaging hole in the casing. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161101 | LUMINAIRE - A luminaire includes a housing, a heat sink, and a light assembly. The housing includes a pair of elongated, parallel legs and a cross-member extending between the legs. The cross-member defines a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the first surface includes an opening. The heat sink is coupled to the housing proximate the second surface of the cross-member. The heat sink is positioned between the legs and the heat sink includes a plate and a fin array. The plate defines a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the fin array including a plurality of fins protruding from the first surface. The light assembly is coupled to the second surface of the heat sink and includes at least one light-emitting element (e.g., a light-emitting diode or LED). | 2016-06-09 |
20160161102 | LED Bulb - An LED bulb contains: a first shell, a second shell, a heat dissipating element fixed between the first shell and the second shell. The dissipating element includes a first substrate and a second substrate which correspond to the first shell and the second shell, wherein the first substrate includes at least one first LED lighting element, and the second substrate includes at least one second LED lighting element, such that lights illuminate out of the second shell and the first shell via a plurality of heat dissipation fins, thus having omnidirectional illumination. The at least one first LED lighting element of the first substrate illuminates the lights at 180 degrees. Preferably, the second shell is a sphere-shaped shell, a semi-arcuate shell or a flat shell to satisfy different using requirements. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161103 | LED LAMPS FOR RETROFIT ON HIGH WATTAGE METAL HALIDE BALLASTS - According to some embodiments, a system and housing provide a lamp including a heat sink including: an annular tube including a first end and a second end, a plurality of fins extending radially from an exterior surface of the annular tube, wherein a length of each fin extends from the first end of the annular tube to the second end of the annular tube; a plurality of light sources in thermal contact with the heat sink; a driver circuit operative to provide the input voltage and current for the plurality of light sources; and a capper positioned at the second end of the annular tube, wherein the capper is operative to be received in a socket. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161104 | Illuminated Protection Disk - A protective disk that is operable to be releasably secured to a glass vessel wherein the protective disk is configured to provide illumination projected into the glass vessel. The protective disk further includes a body that is annular in shape. The body includes a first layer and second layer contiguously formed. The second layer of the body has a light assembly disposed therein and is manufactured from a translucent impact absorbing material. The protective disk further includes an adhesive layer disposed on the first layer of the body opposite the second layer that functions to releasably secure the protective disk to a glass vessel. A power supply and controller are further included to provide power and control the operation of the protective disk. Additionally included is a reflective surface disposed on the second layer adjacent the first layer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161105 | OPERATING BUTTON - Disclosed is an operating button, including a light source, a push rod and an operating head. The light source can output light rays. The push rod is provided with a diverging lens and the operating head is provided with a condensing lens. The optical center of the diverging lens, the optical center of the condensing lens and the light source are in the same line. The operating button has only one diverging lens and one condensing lens on the propagation light path of the light rays generated by the light source, and therefore the distance between the light source and the diverging lens can be conveniently adjusted and the brightness of the light rays irradiated by the operating button is improved without causing any light spot. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161106 | A SHELL-AND-TUBE APPARATUS FOR HEAT RECOVERY FROM A HOT PROCESS STREAM - A shell-and-tube apparatus ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161107 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING STEAM - The present application relates to apparatus for generating steam. The apparatus comprises an evaporation surface ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161108 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING STEAM - Apparatus for generating steam is disclosed. It comprises a water inlet ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161109 | METHOD FOR ELECTRODYNAMICALLY DRIVING A CHARGED GAS OR CHARGED PARTICLES ENTRAINED IN A GAS - Gaseous particles or gas-entrained particles may be conveyed by electric fields acting on charged species included in the gaseous or gas-entrained particles. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161110 | COMBUSTOR HAVING A NONMETALLIC BODY WITH EXTERNAL ELECTRODES - A combustor may include a nonmetallic combustor body configured to hold a combustion reaction and one or more electrodes disposed outside the nonmetallic combustor body and configured to apply electrical energy to the combustion reaction. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161111 | FLOW CONTROL OF COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBER - In a premix supply, for supplying a fuel and oxidizer gas into a combustion chamber for burning, the premix supply having a smaller diameter flow than the combustion chamber, the premix supply comprising at least one dielectric barrier discharge device (DBD) comprising two electrodes separated by a dielectric, improved flame stability limits may be provided for the adjacent combustor by the actuation of the DBD to induce ionic wind. Both electrodes may be provided in a single wall of the premix supply. The two electrodes may be arranged substantially upstream and downstream of each other. The electrodes may be arranged to generate an ionic wind preferentially directed in a direction of flow through the premix supply. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161112 | Premix Gas Burner - An air/gas premix burner is disclosed. The air/gas premix burner includes a fan for sending an air/gas mixture towards a combustion head and a gas valve for regulating the introduction of combustible gas. The air/gas premix burner also includes an air/gas mixer, which comprises a localized pressure loss device, and a combustion head. The air/gas mixer includes two channels. One of the channels is provided with two hinged flaps that are designed to open and close for regulating the flow rate of the mixture. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161113 | COMBUSTION PLATE - A plate body | 2016-06-09 |
20160161114 | AN AIR-GAS MIXER DEVICE FOR PREMIX BURNER EQUIPMENT - A mixer device for burner equipment includes flow guide means for guiding an air-gas mixture to the intake of a fan rotatable about a first axis, the guide means including a tubular Venturi effect conduit structure with axially symmetric contiguous converging and diverging portions about a second axis, a section being provided between the portions of conduit into which the gas flow is delivered for mixing with the air flow supplied through the converging portion. The fan's axis of rotation does not coincide with the axis of longitudinal development of the Venturi effect conduit, the offset between the first and second axes allows placement of a valve which supplies the gas flow into the Venturi effect conduit with a configuration in which the projection of the overall dimensions of the Venturi effect conduit and of the valve unit, in the rotational axis direction, lies within the fan's cover plate projection. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161115 | BURNER WITH ELECTRODYNAMIC FLAME POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM - A burner includes a flame position actuator configured to control a location at which a flame is held. Combustion supported at a first location corresponds to high fuel dilution. An electric charge is applied to the fuel stream. If electrical power is lost or removed, the flame is shifted to a location corresponding to a lower fuel dilution. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161116 | Unknown - A thermal post-combustion unit with a combustion chamber having a combustion space to which exhaust air can be supplied, having a burner for heating the combustion space, whereby clean air is produced, having an inlet for exhaust air and having an outlet for clean air. A flow path connects the inlet to the combustion space. Exhaust air can be heated by a heat-exchanger system. The flow path comprises a first, second and third flow section, wherein the first flow section is connected to the inlet and the exhaust air flows from the third flow section to the combustion space, wherein the flow sections connect to one another at diversion ends so that the exhaust air flows through two successive flow sections with different flow directions. Heat-exchanger pipes extend at least inside the first and the second flow section or at least the first and the second flow section extend inside heat-exchanger pipes. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161117 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-BURNER SYSTEM BY MEANS OF COMBUSTION AIR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AND REGULATION - The invention relates to a method for operating a multiple burner system ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161118 | DAMPER FOR A GAS TURBINE - A damper for a gas turbine combustion chamber as shown in FIG. | 2016-06-09 |