24th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090145073 | Architectural Structure, Structural Unit and Method for Constructing the Same - The present invention provides an architectural structure having a main frame of honeycomb configuration that is erected vertically and expands in a plane, a structural unit therefore, and a method for constructing the same. An architectural structure having a main frame formed by connecting a plurality of structural units, wherein a virtual honeycomb configuration that is erected vertically and expands in a plane is provided with one structural unit ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145074 | REINFORCING BODY MADE OF FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC - The invention relates to a reinforcing body ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145075 | Timber-framed building structures, and method of constructing same - A timber frame structure for a building, comprising elongate base members extending along lines of respective walls of the building, corner posts extending upwardly from the base members at intersections of respective walls, elongate head members extending between the corner posts at upper end parts thereof; and a plurality of wall panels extending between the head and base members to provide walls for the structure. The structure may be constructed by erecting a wall structure of a lower storey of the building, constructing a floor assembly, and assembling a roof truss assembly on top of the floor assembly, releasably connecting the roof truss assembly to the floor assembly using releasable connecting means, placing the connected floor and roof assembly on top of the wall structure of the lower storey, disconnecting the roof truss assembly from the floor assembly and removing the roof truss assembly from the floor assembly, constructing a wall structure of an upper storey on top of the floor assembly; and placing the roof truss assembly on top of the wall structure of the upper storey. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145076 | CONNECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONNECTION DEVICE - Connection device and method of manufacturing a connection device Connection device having at least one receiving building component, in particular a wooden body ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145077 | Deck Railing Protector - A protector for hand rails is provided. The protector includes a resilient body having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a single protrusion extending outwardly from the first surface. A pair of arms extends from opposite ends of the body in the same general direction as the protrusion, each arm further extending to a retainer. The body, arms and retainers are configured to protectively surround a hand rail. In an installed position, each of the retainers is secured to one or more surfaces of the hand rail with the protrusion maintained in abutting contact with the hand rail due to flexing of the body. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145078 | Sealing element - A sealing element ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145079 | INTEGRAL, INDUSTRIALISED MODULAR DWELLING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an integral, industrialized, modular dwelling system which is based on modular, multi-functional, three-dimensional modules that are made from reinforced concrete. The modules, roofing and components are produced in a semi-automated covered plant in which the modules are first cast and set and subsequently provided with integrated finishes, installations, accessories, partitions and details. The invention also relates to a method for constructing the modules, a retractable flexible mold for casting said modules and a method for the on-site building of dwellings using the inventive three-dimensional modules. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145080 | Baluster - A baluster includes first and second posts both made of wood. The first post has a longitudinal engaging end portion including a first annular shoulder face, an annular protrusion projecting outwardly and axially from the first annular shoulder face, and a longitudinal receiving hole formed in the engaging end portion and extending through an end face of the annular protrusion. The second post has a longitudinal connecting end portion connected longitudinally to the engaging end portion and including a second annular shoulder face, a longitudinal engaging pillar fitted in the receiving hole, and an annular groove provided in the second annular shoulder face around the engaging pillar. The annular protrusion extends into the annular groove when the engaging pillar is fitted in the receiving hole. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145081 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING ARTICLE TO A CONTAINER - The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for attaching an article, preferably comprising communication media, to a container. The container may be, inter alia, any form of container or receptacle. For example and without limitation, the container may be a gift bag or gift box. The container may comprise paper and/or cardboard or other material. One embodiment of the present invention may comprise a barbed protrusion or flexible biasing elements for securing attachment to the container. The attached article may comprise, inter alia, greeting cards, CD's, DVD's and the like. The apparatus may further comprise opposing grippable surfaces to grasp and securingly hold the article while the apparatus is secured on container. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145082 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DOCUMENTS WITHOUT PRINTED MARK RECOGNITION - In a mail production system comprising at least one user workstation on which a document is generated, printer means for printing the pages of said document, and folding and insertion means for folding the pages once they have been printed and for inserting them into an envelope, a method is provided in which, in order to control insertion into the envelope of each of the pages of the document, a unique marking code is generated, for each page of said document, on the basis of a predetermined combination of characters on each of said pages. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145083 | CONTAINER CAPPING DEVICE MINIMIZING THE RISK OF POLLUTION - The container capping device includes a capping head carried by a hollow support member in the shape of a bracket, vertically movable and including a vertical part going through a cover, with the rotation driving mechanism of the capping head and the control mechanism of the jaws of the capping head being enclosed in the part of the support member which extends above the cover. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145084 | RECLOSEABLE FLEXIBLE BAG - The flexible packaging ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145085 | BREECH-LOADER PACKAGING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - A system for enclosing a target product in a covering material includes an elongate product chute, an elongate breech-loader chute and a receiving station. The elongate product chute has opposing ingress and egress end portions with an interior cavity extending therethrough. The breech-loader chute has a primary chute body with opposing ingress and egress end portions residing above and upstream of the product chute in cooperating alignment therewith. The primary chute body slopes downwardly in a direction of product travel. The receiving station is disposed below the breech-loader chute and includes a receiver floor that receives the target product from the breech-loader chute. The receiver floor is selectively movable between an extended receiving position and a retracted staging position to thereby support and move the target product for delivery to the product chute. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145086 | METHOD FOR TREATING OPHTHALMIC LENSES - A method of treating an ophthalmic lens in a package involves: placing the lens and an aqueous solution in a recess of package, the solution including an organic surface treatment agent that attaches to anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens; and sealing the recess of the package with lidstock and sterilizing the package contents. The bottom of the recess includes raised projections. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145087 | COLD STORAGE OF ORGANOTYPICALLY CULTURED SKIN EQUIVALENTS FOR CLINICAL APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for storing, shipping and using skin equivalents made by organotypic culture. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for producing, transporting, storing and using skin equivalents produced by organotypic culture at reduced temperatures, preferably from 2-8 degrees Celsius. The methods include sterile packaging of the grafts so that the sterility and integrity of the package is maintained until the time of use for grafting purposes. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145088 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SHRINK FILM-COVERED PACKS - For the production of cigarette packs ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145089 | STERILE DE-MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus for molding and filling a device having a body defining an opening in communication with an interior chamber for receiving a substance therein, and a closure including a penetrable and resealable portion for sealing the opening and substance received in the device. A mold includes within the aseptic chamber plural mold cavities shaped to form the closure and body, and substantially sterile surfaces extending about and contiguous to the peripheries of the mold cavities. An assembly device including end-of-arm tooling having an engaging portion engageable with each of the body and closure is movable relative to the mold to engage and de-mold the substantially sterile closures and bodies from the mold cavities. Flexible barriers are coupled to the mold and the tool to substantially prevent the passage of contaminants from the molding machine and tool therethrough. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145090 | Clamshell Package and Method of Forming Same - A package includes: (a) a base having a first perimeter; (b) a cover having a second perimeter; (c) a hinge pivotally coupling the base and the cover and located at a first portion of the first perimeter and at a first portion of the second perimeter; and (d) a first non-reusable security element capable of keeping the base and the cover in a closed position and located at a second portion of the first perimeter and a second portion of the second perimeter. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145091 | METHOD FOR TREATING OPHTHALMIC LENSES - A method of treating an ophthalmic lens in a package involves: placing the lens and an aqueous solution in a recess of package, the solution including an organic surface treatment agent that attaches to anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens; and sealing the recess of the package with lidstock and sterilizing the package contents. The bottom of the recess includes grooves. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145092 | METHOD OF PACKAGING THERMALLY LABILE GOODS EMPLOYING COLOR-CODED PANELS OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - A method of packaging thermally labile goods. The method includes the steps of (a) obtaining a legend correlating some thermally labile goods with a first color and other thermally labile goods with a second color, (b) locating the thermally labile goods to be packaged on the legend and identifying the correlated color, (c) selecting thermally conditioned panels displaying the correlated color from amongst a plurality of panels displaying different colors wherein the panels are color coded in relation to the phase change temperature of the phase change material contained within the panels, (d) lining the retention chamber of a thermally insulated container with the obtained thermally conditioned panels, (e) placing the thermally labile goods to be packaged into the lined retention chamber, and (f) closing the container. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145093 | FILTER ELEMENTS; AIR CLEANER; ASSEMBLY; AND, METHODS - A filter element, a safety element and fluid cleaner assembly. The fluid cleaner assembly generally includes a housing having a cover and a primary fluid cleaner section. The element generally comprises z-filter media, arranged in a straight through configuration, and an axial seal gasket positioned to extend continuously around at outer perimeter of the straight through flow construction. The fluid cleaner assembly can have a precleaner positioned therein. Methods of assembly and use are provided. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145094 | FLUID BED DRYER FILTERS - A fluidised bed filter comprises a drying pan, and a filter assembly having a membrane over the pan, and a plurality of openings in the membrane. A filter bag is secured to each aperture by means of a clamping ring attached to the rim of the respective aperture, and cooperating with a clamping band within the cuff of the bag. The material of the bag is clamped between the ring and the band. The ring is covered in a cloth strip, which is folded over to produce a flap, which is stitched between the layers of a double fabric forming the membrane. The band is retained in a tunnel formed by a fold in a double fabric forming the filter bag by stitching. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145095 | Air filter cartridge and air cleaner - The disclosure concerns air cleaners ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145096 | Offset epicyclic sickle drive for a header of an agricultural plant cutting machine - A compact epicyclic drive includes a pinion rotatable about a ring gear and an eccentric element fixedly connected to the pinion so as to be rotated thereby, a knife head bearing supported on and extending around the eccentric element, and a knife head assembly connected to a sickle knife assembly. The knife head assembly is configured so as to translate rotation of the eccentric element into sideward reciprocating movements of the sickle knife assembly, and to transfer forces resulting from the movements to a housing supporting the drive. Two of the drives can be utilized for reciprocatingly driving two of the sickle knife assemblies in opposite directions, such that the transferred forces will at least partially cancel one another. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145097 | Compact knife head assembly, bearing and eccentric for a sickle drive for a header of an agricultural plant cutting machine - A compact epicyclic drive includes a pinion rotatable about a ring gear and an eccentric element fixedly connected to the pinion so as to be rotated thereby, a knife head bearing supported on and extending around the eccentric element, and a knife head assembly connected in driving relation to a sickle knife assembly. The knife head assembly includes an element supported on and extending around the knife head bearing and configured so as to transfer sidewardly directed components of rotations of the eccentric element into sideward reciprocating movements of the sickle knife assembly. The eccentric element, knife head bearing, and knife head assembly are generally flat and axially coextensive, contributing to the compactness of the drive. The sickle drive is adapted to incorporated into or beneath a floor or pan of a header of an agricultural harvesting machine. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145098 | AGRICULTURAL MACHINE FOR RAKING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - An agricultural machine for raking an agricultural product, comprising a frame provided with a first part connected to a drawing means, and a second part connected to the first part in order to support a plurality of operating tools of a rotary type, each of which is positioned so as to define a determinate angle of incidence (α) with respect to the ground, in order to perform a determinate thrust action on the agricultural product. The agricultural machine also comprises an adjustment device provided with a pivoting member constrained both to the first part and also to the second part of the frame to allow the selective rotation of the second part with respect to the first part, around an axis of pivoting (X) substantially parallel to the ground, so as to selectively vary the amplitude of the angle of incidence (α) of the operating tools with respect to the ground. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145099 | TRANSITION DUCT COOLING FEED TUBES - Embodiments for an apparatus and associated method for providing a cooling fluid to a gas turbine transition duct in order to lower the effective operating temperatures of the transition duct are disclosed. The transition duct has an inner liner and an impingement sleeve positioned radially outward with a passageway formed therebetween. The impingement sleeve has a plurality of openings where a portion of the openings each have a feed tube extending through the opening and into the passageway. The feed tubes are oriented at an angle relative to the impingement sleeve, such that an inlet to the feed tube is directed generally towards an oncoming flow of cooling fluid. The feed tubes direct a portion of the cooling fluid toward the inner liner and into the passageway for cooling of the transition duct. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145100 | RADIAL STAGING METHOD AND CONFIGURATION OF A LIQUID INJECTION SYSTEM FOR POWER PLANTS - A turbine power plant employs a radial staging of a liquid injection system to provide a uniform fluid distribution, for use in wet compression. The liquid injection system includes a hub to be coupled to an air intake case of a turbine power plant. An annular ring assembly is spaced radially outwardly from the hub. Spray bars are spoked about the hub and the annular ring. The spray bars each include a body portion having an inner end coupled to the hub and an outer end coupled to the ring assembly. The spray bars each have at least two nozzle assemblies along the body portion. The spray bars each define at least two liquid supply manifolds each having an inlet at the annular ring assembly and an outlet at an associated nozzle assembly. The liquid supply manifolds each supply liquid to one or more associated nozzle assemblies. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145101 | PARTICLE SEPARATOR FOR TIP TURBINE ENGINE - A particle separator ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145102 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Tip Fans - Gas turbine engine systems involving tip fans are provided. In this regard, a representative gas turbine engine system includes: a multi-stage fan having a first rotatable set of blades and a second counter-rotatable set of blades, the first rotatable set of blades defining an inner fan and a tip fan; and an epicyclic differential gear assembly operative to receive a torque input and differentially apply the torque input to the first set of blades and the second set of blades. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145103 | Conversion of combined cycle power plant to compressed air energy storage power plant - An apparatus and method converts a power generation combined cycle (CC) power plant to a load management compressed air energy storage (CAES) power plant. The CC power plant includes at least one combustion turbine, a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) to receive exhaust heat from an associated combustion turbine, a steam turbine associated with the HRSG, and an electric generator associated with the steam turbine. An air storage stores compressed air. At least one compressor supplies the air storage with compressed air so that off peak energy can be converted to compressed air energy stored in the air storage. Compressed air from the storage is received by the HRSG and the HRSG provides heat to compressed air received from the air storage. The steam turbine receives heated compressed air from the HRSG and expands the heated compressed air to produce power. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145104 | COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT WITH RESERVES CAPABILITY - A combined cycle (CC) power plant comprises a gas turbine; a steam turbine; a condenser; a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), the HRSG comprising an attemperator and a high pressure superheater and attemperator, the high pressure superheater and attemperator disposed at a discharge terminal of the high pressure superheater and attemperator and at a discharge terminal of the HRSG reheater; a generator, and a fuel supply. The steam turbine is connected by multiple conduits to the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and the steam turbine exhaust is connected to the condenser wherein support multiple ancillary and reserves to load follow, execute regulation, and meet intermediate power generation service needs in an expedited start process. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145105 | REMOTE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL FOR TURBINE ENGINE - A controller is mounted remotely from a turbine engine and provided with an independent power source ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145106 | TURBOFAN ENGINE UTILIZING AN AERODYNAMICALLY COUPLED PRE-COMBUSTION POWER TURBINE - A turbofan jet engine design that utilizes aerodynamic coupling to transmit power from a high-speed engine core to a lower speed fan, thereby simplifying the design and improving the thrust-to-weight ratio compared to previous turbofan designs. The engine uses a low speed co-rotating power turbine located upstream of the engine core to drive the fan. The high-speed core uses a centrifugal impeller to pressurize the inlet flow, the flow exits the high-speed impeller without diffusing its high-speed angular momentum and enters directly into the low speed co-rotating power turbine impeller. The incoming flow is then turned by the low speed co-rotating turbine impeller and exits the turbine opposing its direction of rotation, thereby extracting power from the flow to drive the fan. The exit flow from the low speed power turbine then enters the combustor inlet. This engine configuration enables the power turbine to be constructed from high strength, low-density materials (that are not suitable for use in higher temperature power turbines) thereby reducing the weight of the engine. This engine configuration also eliminates the need for the core compressor diffuser, the power turbine nozzle guide varies, and the low speed shaft that connects the fan to the power turbine in conventional turbofans. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145107 | Propulsion system - A propulsion system may include a cylindrical support member and a tubular rotatable member rotatably mounted within the support member that may be adapted to permit fluid flow therethrough. The tubular rotatable member may extend past a down stream end of the support member. An exemplary embodiment of a propulsion system may also disclose a vane attached on an interior surface of the tubular member and may include a blade which extends in a direction toward a rotational axis of the rotatable member such that rotation of the tubular member and the vane attached thereon draws fluid into the tubular member to accelerate the fluid flow through the tubular member. Additionally, a nozzle may be attached to the down stream end of the support member and include a primary nozzle and a secondary nozzle within the primary nozzle. The secondary nozzle may be engaged with the primary nozzle by a stator. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145108 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purifying system is used for purifying exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine installed in a vehicle. The exhaust gas purifying system includes an electrochemical device and a control device. The electrochemical device includes an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The control device is operable to control the internal combustion engine and the electrochemical device. The control device receives data on condition of the internal combustion engine and controls amount of electric current to be supplied to the electrochemical device based on the data. The data represents amount of exhaust gas. When the control device recognizes that the amount of exhaust gas is increased, the control device increases the amount of electric current to be supplied to the electrochemical device. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145109 | Catalyst degradation diagnosis device and diagnosis method for internal combustion engine - The oxygen storage capacity preceding a previous oxygen storage capacity and the previous oxygen storage capacity of each of an upstream catalyst and a downstream catalyst are measured, and a present oxygen storage capacity of the downstream catalyst is measured. Then, sulfur poisoning of the upstream catalyst and the downstream catalyst is detected on the basis of an oxygen storage capacity change amount of each of the upstream catalyst and the downstream catalyst from the oxygen storage capacity preceding the previous one to the previous oxygen storage capacity, and the oxygen storage capacity change amount of the downstream catalyst from the previous oxygen storage capacity to the present oxygen storage capacity. The presence/absence of the sulfur poisoning can be accurately detected by utilizing the difference between the manners of sulfur poisoning of the two catalysts. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145110 | APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE - In an apparatus for diagnosing an exhaust gas purifying device, a catalyst deterioration level detector | 2009-06-11 |
20090145111 | PROBLEM DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD IN EXHAUST PURIFYING APPARATUS - An exhaust purifying apparatus is provided with a filter located in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine and configured to collect particulates in exhaust gas. The exhaust purifying apparatus is also provided with a differential pressure sensor which detects the pressure difference generated between the upstream side and downstream side of the filter. The problem detection apparatus of the exhaust purifying apparatus is provided with a differential pressure calculation unit and a judgment unit. The differential pressure calculation unit calculates the pressure difference between the upstream and downstream sides of the filter based on the operating state of the internal combustion engine. The judgment unit calculates a difference P between an actual measurement value of the pressure difference and a calculation differential pressure value compares the difference P with a threshold value, and detects that the filter has a problem. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145112 | Method for Regenerating Nitrogen Oxide Storage Catalysts - Nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converters for purifying the exhaust gas of lean-burn engines are periodically regenerated by switching the engine from lean-burn mode to rich-burn mode. After regeneration has taken place, the engine is switched back to lean-burn mode. At this time, rich exhaust gas is still flowing in the exhaust line from the engine to the catalytic converter, which rich exhaust gas is ejected via the catalytic converter into the environment by the following, lean exhaust gas. This leads to brief emissions peaks of the rich exhaust gas constituents and impairs the level of exhaust gas cleaning which can be obtained. In order to solve said problem, it is proposed to create oxidizing conditions by injecting air upstream of the storage catalytic converter, so that the rich exhaust gas constituents still flowing in the exhaust line upstream of the storage catalytic converter can be converted at the storage catalytic converter to form non-harmful products. The proposed method can lead to a considerable improvement in exhaust gas purification in particular in the case of catalytic converters which are already impaired in terms of their storage capacity through aging, and which must be regenerated significantly more frequently than fresh catalytic converters. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145113 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine in which a front end catalyst ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145114 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - Even in a vehicle with travel pattern of continuing operational status with low exhaust temperature, a satisfactory NO | 2009-06-11 |
20090145115 | METHOD FOR REGENERATING PARTICULATE FILTER - A particulate filter can be regenerated more efficiently and in shorter time than before. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145116 | Exhaust System of Internal Combustion Engine - In an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, a control valve is disposed downstream of a junction point of one of two exhaust passages of the engine, and a control valve and a catalytic converter are disposed downstream of a junction point of the other of the exhaust passages. The control valves of the two exhaust passages are controlled so that exhaust gas of all of the cylinders mainly passages the catalytic converter of the other exhaust passage during startup of the engine. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145117 | Exhaust gas aftertreatment system - Exhaust gas aftertreatment system for internal combustion engines operated with a lean mixture, wherein nitrogen oxides are reduced by an SCR catalyst, and particulates are removed by a particle separator or filter. A thermolysis catalyst is located near the engine in the exhaust gas split stream downstream of the supply point of the reducing agent. At temperatures above 135° C., this thermolysis catalyst vaporizes the water component of the aqueous urea solution. It contains a catalyst material that is thermally stable at exhaust gas temperatures occurring near the engine and preferentially reacts with the urea to form isocyanic acid. A hydrolysis catalyst is located in the exhaust gas stream downstream of the return of the split stream into the main stream of exhaust gas. The hydrolysis catalyst converts the isocyanic acid formed during thermolysis to ammonia and carbon dioxide using water vapor formed in the thermolysis catalyst. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145118 | EXHAUST COMPONENT OF GAS EXHAUST LINE - The invention relates to an exhaust component in a gas exhaust line for gases produced by the combustion of a fuel in a heat engine. In the gas flow direction, there is a first connection to an upstream pipe carrying gases from the engine. There is also a first exhaust tube and a second exhaust tube, these two tubes being parallel and being connected to the first connection. There is a second connection to a downstream gas discharge pipe, connected to the parallel exhaust tubes. The component is characterized in that, firstly the first tube has a depolluting component, and the second tube has a silencer. The second connection is a three-way valve. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145119 | Exhaust diffuser for a truck - An apparatus for diluting and diffusing engine exhaust, includes a diffuser pipe horizontally oriented and having an inlet connection to receive exhaust gases from an engine and having an outlet defined as an elongated opening on an upper surface thereof, the inlet being disposed at about a longitudinal midpoint of the diffuser pipe, a deflector mounted in the diffuser pipe opposite the inlet to divide an entering exhaust gas flow toward opposite ends of the diffuser pipe, a baffle formed as an elongated plate having a multiplicity of holes mounted in the pipe between the inlet connection and the outlet and extending a length of the diffuser pipe, and, a dispersing grate formed as an elongated plate having a multiplicity of holes and being mounted above the outlet and spaced therefrom, the dispersing grate having a curvature about a longitudinal axis, and being mounted with a convex surface facing the outlet. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145120 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT OF THE SUPPLY OF PRESSUE MEDIUM TO AT LEAST TWO HYDRAULIC CONSUMERS - The invention relates to a method and a circuit arrangement for controlling and regulating the supply of pressure medium to at least two hydraulic consumers, which are assigned in each case a directional valve for setting the flow and a setpoint signal source, by means of a pump with a variable displacement, which can be regulated by means of a displacement controller. The pump displacement is regulated according to the flow required by the setpoint signals. The individual load pressure of the consumers and of the consumer having the highest load pressure are determined. The directional valve of the highest loaded consumer is controlled to a valve-spool position y | 2009-06-11 |
20090145121 | Hydraulic Drive Device for Dump Truck - [OBJECT] To provide a hydraulic drive system for a dump truck, which can prevent an excessive increase in engine rotation speed upon operation of a truck body. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145122 | Hydraulic drive system - The present invention relates to a hydraulic drive system having a pressure-regulated hydraulic pump for the provision of a system pressure and having a secondarily regulated hydraulic motor. In accordance with the invention, a control is provided which sets the desired system pressure during operation in dependence on an operating parameter of the hydraulic motor. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145123 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT HAVING HOLDING VALVE OF EXTERNAL PILOT PRESSURE OPERATION TYPE - A hydraulic circuit having a holding valve of an external pilot pressure operation type is provided, which can make a double check valve, which is installed to prevent an actuator from being pushed due to leakage of hydraulic fluid of a main control valve, be opened by an external signal pressure being supplied to shift the main control valve. The hydraulic circuit includes a hydraulic pump connected to an engine and a pilot pump, a hydraulic cylinder connected to the hydraulic pump to expand and contract when hydraulic fluid is supplied thereto, a main control valve installed in a flow path between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic cylinder and shifted to control a start, a stop, and a direction change of the hydraulic cylinder, a joystick outputting a pilot signal pressure from the pilot pump in accordance with an amount of user's manipulation thereof, a double check valve installed in a flow path between the main control valve and the hydraulic cylinder to be opened by the pilot signal pressure for shifting the main control valve, and preventing the hydraulic cylinder from being moved due to leakage of hydraulic fluid of the main control valve, and a select valve shifted to open the double check valve in response to the pilot signal pressure being supplied in accordance with the manipulation of the joystick. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145124 | Hydraulic Transaxle - A hydraulic transaxle comprises: a housing having a fluid sump therein, the housing including mutually joined housing parts; a pair of first wheels disposed at one of front and rear portions of the vehicle; an axle disposed in the housing; a center section disposed in the housing, the center section being formed therein with a pair of fluid ducts; a hydraulic pump disposed in the housing, fitted to the center section, and communicating with the fluid ducts; and a hydraulic motor disposed in the housing, fitted to the center section, and communicating with the fluid ducts so as to be fluidly connected to the hydraulic pump. The hydraulic motor includes a cylindrical motor shaft relatively rotatably and coaxially penetrated by the axle and drivingly connected to the axle. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145125 | Exhaust gas waste gate system with charge pressure control - In one aspect, an internal combustion engine may include at least one turbocharger having an exhaust gas inlet and a turbine. An exhaust gas channel may be connected to the exhaust gas inlet of the turbocharger. In the exhaust gas system a valve may be provided that has a valve member. The valve may regulate exhaust gas directed to the turbine. The valve position may be controlled in response to a characteristic indicative of charge pressure of combustion air. In another aspect, a method may be provided for regulating the pressure of charged air delivered by a turbocharger of an internal combustion engine. The method may include regulating the exhaust gas that is directed to the turbine of the turbocharger in response to a characteristic indicative of a charge pressure of charged combustion air. In another aspect, a valve for regulating exhaust gas directed to the turbine may be provided. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145126 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - A method and system for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is provided. The method and system may incorporate a device or devices that continuously monitors an exhaust stream for harmful constituents. The method and system may control components of the EGR system based on the concentration of harmful constituents within the exhaust. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145127 | COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANT WITH EXHAUST GAS RECYCLING AND CO2 SEPARATION, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT - A combined cycle power plant ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145128 | GEARED BOILER FEED PUMP DRIVE - A geared fluid drive arrangement in which a constant speed motor is used to start a “full-size” boiler feed pump, and is able to operate the pump at a limited speed and correspondingly limited power adequate to fill, pressurize and feed water to a boiler such as would be used for an electrical generating plant to start-up and to operate stably at part load, but not necessarily full load. After the boiler is operating stably, steam from the boiler or from an extraction point of the main turbine is admitted to a mechanical drive steam turbine in order to drive the same “full-size” pump to the normal operating range. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145129 | SPLIT-CYCLE AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A split-cycle aircraft engine includes a crankshaft rotatable about a crankshaft axis. A power piston is slidably received within a power cylinder and is operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the power piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and is operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A gas crossover passage operatively interconnects the compression cylinder and the power cylinder. An air reservoir is operatively connected to the gas crossover passage by a reservoir passage. The air reservoir is selectively operable to receive and deliver compressed air. The engine is mounted to an aircraft and the air reservoir is disposed within the aircraft. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145130 | Building energy recovery, storage and supply system - A building having an energy conversion apparatus and method for distributed energy systems using recovered energy of stationary structure wind resistance and solar radiation in conjunction with normal and off-peak operation of a gas turbine engine. The energy sources are combined, as available, for electric generation and to drive an air liquefier. Liquid air compression and pre-compression cooling of an atmospheric air portion of engine working fluid reduces compression work while increasing engine efficiency. The liquefied air is stored and transferred between buildings and between buildings and vehicles, as required. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145131 | FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE WITH MULTISTAGE BURNER ARRANGEMENT - A fuel distribution system for a gas turbine with multistage burner arrangement is provided having at least one distribution line that branches off from a common fuel feed line and leads to a burner stage, and at least one element is provided in each distribution line for the specific influencing of the fuel mass flow. In such a fuel distribution system simplified controlling is made possible by a control valve being arranged in each case in one section of the distribution lines as an element for the specific influencing of the fuel mass flow, and in that a restrictor, which is preset in a fixed manner, is arranged in each case in the remaining distribution lines as an element for the specific influencing of the fuel mass flow. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145132 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING PRESSURE LOSSES IN GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A method of assembling a combustor assembly is provided, wherein the method includes providing a combustor liner having a centerline axis and defining a combustion chamber therein, and coupling an annular flowsleeve radially outward from the combustor liner such that an annular flow path is defined substantially circumferentially between the flowsleeve and the combustor finer. The method also includes orienting the flowsleeve such that a plurality of inlets formed within the flowsleeve are positioned to inject cooling air in a substantially axial direction into the annular flow path to facilitate cooling the combustor finer. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145133 | EXHAUST LINER ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT - A turbine engine exhaust nozzle is disclosed that includes an exhaust liner having a first attachment structure. A liner support member includes a second attachment structure. A pin cooperates with the first and second attachment structures and is configured to secure the exhaust liner relative to the liner support member. The pin includes first and second dimensions that are different than one another. The pin is inserted into apertures provided by the attachment structures, in one example. The pin is oriented to position the first and second dimensions in a manner providing increased clearance within the apertures. The pin is rotated to load the components and firmly secure the liner to the liner support member. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145134 | ROCKET ENGINE NOZZLE SYSTEM - The rocket engine nozzle system comprises a set of individual nozzles distributed in a ring around a central core of axially symmetrical shape that presents a central axis. Each individual nozzle placed at the periphery of the central core comprises a circular section throat for receiving gas from a combustion chamber, and a diverging portion that is tangential to the central core. The diverging portion has an outlet section that presents first and second lateral sides that converge radially towards the central axis of the central core, a curved outer side having its convex side facing outwards, and an inner side situated in the vicinity of the central core. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145135 | TURBINE BLOW DOWN STARTER FOR TURBINE ENGINE - In order to start a turbine engine ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145136 | TIP TURBINE ENGINE WITH MULTIPLE FAN AND TURBINE STAGES - A tip turbine engine ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145137 | TRANSITION DUCT ASSEMBLY - A transition duct assembly with a thermally free aft frame and mounting system for use in a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The aft frame is capable of adjusting to thermal gradients while the mounting system provides for at least transverse movement of the transition duct during engine assembly. The mounting system also provides a means for raising the natural frequency of the transition duct outside of the engine's dynamic excitation ranges. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145138 | PORTABLE TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED CONTAINER - The present invention generally relates to containers and more specifically, to a portable temperature-controlled container. The temperature-controlled container is used for maintaining articles at a controlled temperature. The container includes a housing unit defining a storage chamber for receiving the articles, a cooling system mounted to the housing unit, wherein the cooling system includes a cold side assembly system in heat transfer communication with the interior of the chamber, a hot side assembly system in heat transfer communication with the outside of the storage chamber and a thermoelectric module supplied with an electrical power source. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145139 | Method and apparatus for the manipulation and management of a cryogen for production of frozen small volumes of a substance - A method and apparatus for the manipulation and management process of cryogen such that it controls both the fluid body movement as well as internal currents within the cryogen. Small volumes of a desired substance introduced into this managed cryogen for the production of frozen or solidified pellets or granules are better managed as to shape, size, deformation, frozen satellites, fines and agglomeration and overall desired quality. These benefits result from the dispersion of the gas produced, as well as the heat transferred, resulting from the introduction of the relatively hot substance to the cryogen. The fluid body movement assists in maintaining a distance between the individual solidifying pellets or granules thereby minimizing deformation as a result of physical contact. The output characteristics and desired quality of the pellets can be more effectively controlled and managed, as desired. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145140 | Geothermal Air Conditioning with Desiccant Dehumidification - A geothermal desiccant cycle cools and dehumidifies the air in an indoor conditioned space. The return air is split into two streams. One of the streams passes through a desiccant wheel to remove water vapor and then through a cooling coil for sensible cooling from geothermal water. The other stream is heated to increase its capacity to absorb moisture, and then is passed through the desiccant wheel to pick up the moisture transferred from the first stream and regenerate the desiccant. The second air stream, which now has a higher dewpoint temperature, flows through a geothermal cooling coil, for sensible cooling as well as condensation of the moisture. The two air streams are mixed and supplied back to the conditioned space. A regenerative air-air heat exchanger can be used to recover some of the heat used in heating the second air stream. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145141 | CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE - A controller for a vehicle makes it possible to restrain a temperature rise or a temperature fall in a passenger compartment and also to reduce fuel consumption in conducting control to temporarily stop an engine when the vehicle is at rest. The controller for a vehicle includes an in-passenger-compartment temperature sensor which detects the temperature of the air supplied to an evaporator by actuating a blower fan, an outside air temperature sensor, an evaporator temperature sensor which detects the temperature of the evaporator, and an engine stop duration determiner which determines an engine stop duration on the basis of the temperature detected by the evaporator temperature sensor immediately before an engine stops and the temperatures detected by the outside air temperature sensor and the in-passenger-compartment temperature sensor. An engine control unit continues the operation of the blower fan after a stop condition holds and the engine is stopped, and then restarts the engine and actuates a compressor when the engine stop duration has elapsed. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145142 | Machine for the production and distribution of ice particles - A machine for the production and distribution of ice particles, having a frame comprising a refrigerator group evaporator and forming means for forming the ice particles, the machine further having a distributing device for distributing the ice particles and comprising a closed housing for storing the ice particles, wherein the distributing device is located outside of the frame. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145143 | BACKGROUND TANK FILL BASED ON REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION - A portable recovery unit for automatically filling a background tank of blended refrigerant includes a main tank for holding recovered refrigerant from a vehicle A/C system which has a first chemical composition, and an auxiliary tank for holding an auxiliary supply of fresh refrigerant which has a second refrigerant composition. The auxiliary tank is arranged in fluid communication with the main tank so that fluid can be transferred from the auxiliary tank to the main tank. An electronic controller controls the flow of fluid from the auxiliary tank to the main tank. A refrigerant identifier is coupled to the main tank to sample and analyze the refrigerant in the main tank in order to determine the chemical composition of the refrigerant in the main tank, so the refrigerant in the main tank can be purified to an acceptable level based on that analysis. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145144 | CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR REFRIGERATING SYSTEM - In a controller for a refrigerating system including refrigerating machines and showcases, a showcase that is about to execute a defrost operation is detected on the basis of a defrost operation indicating information. When the controller receives a notification indicating start of the defrost operation from the showcase concerned or on the basis of a comparison result between a pre-stored defrost-operation start time and the present time, at least one of the refrigerating machines is instructed to reduce the output power thereof. When the showcase finishes the defrost operation, the at least one of the refrigerating machines is instructed to increase the output power thereof so that the output power of the refrigerating machine is set to stationary output power. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145145 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner preferably includes a selection component (switch) and an air conditioning data acquisition/processing component (printed wiring board). Preferably, a storage component (EEPROM) records at least two sets of data of whether or not an option function is being executed and a drive condition of a compressor relating to air conditioning that the printed wiring board acquires. The switch receives display setting data indicating either one of the two sets of data. The printed wiring board includes an output port that alternatively outputs one of the data of whether or not the option function is being executed and the data of the drive condition of the compressor, and the printed wiring board performs data output processing from the output port in accordance with the display setting data that the switch has received. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145146 | Refrigeration cycle device, and air conditioner for vehicle - In a refrigeration cycle device in which a compressor is driven by power transmitted from an engine, a torque limiter is adapted to interrupt a transmission of the power from the engine to the compressor when a toque transmitted from the engine to the compressor becomes a predetermined value. A control unit is adapted to determine whether the transmission of the power from the engine to the compressor is interrupted by the torque limiter by determining whether a deviation of a refrigerant discharge pressure of the compressor is below a predetermined pressure when the control unit commands the compressor to change the refrigerant discharge flow amount of the compressor. Thus, the control unit can determine whether the torque limiter interrupts the transmission of power from the engine to the compressor without, using a compressor revolution sensor. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145147 | INDOOR AND OUTDOOR UNIT COMMUNICATION VIA SIGNAL FROM A POWER LINE - An air conditioning system is arranged to use a power line for communication. The air conditioning system includes one or more indoor units, one or more outdoor units, and a system controller for controlling the indoor units or outdoor units and executes communications between the indoor units and the outdoor units as overlapping a signal on the power line for supplying electric power. The outdoor units are connected with the system controller through a leased communication line. The indoor unit provides a power line communication device being connected with the power line. The outdoor unit provides a leased communication device being connected with the leased communication line. A bridge is also provided for connecting the leased communication line and the power line. The control information is exchanged mutually between the indoor units, the outdoor units and the system controller through the power line. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145148 | WATER INFLOW CONTROL STRUCTURE OF ICE MACHINE - The present invention for controlling an inflow time schedule of an ice machine includes a water inflow mechanism and a water amount control switch. The ice machine further includes a control axle, and the movement stroke of the control axle includes at least a closing locus linked to the water amount control switch for letting the water inflow mechanism to stop water inflow, and at least two opening loci which are located in the pathway of the closing locus and are linked to the water amount control switch for letting the water inflow mechanism to start water inflow. Since one closing locus is located between two opening loci, the water inflow of the water inflow mechanism will be separated into at least two times, so as to achieve a sectional water supplying effect, thereby reducing the wave motion of water in the ice tray and providing a smooth water supply. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145149 | HOT WATER SUPPLY AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USING CO2 HEAT PUMP - To realize a CO | 2009-06-11 |
20090145150 | COOLING STATION - In order to provide a cooling station for at least one container to be cooled that has a housing surrounding a receiving space for receiving a product to be cooled, wherein the cooling station comprises at least one fan for generating a circulating air flow through the container, at least one cooler for cooling the circulating air flow and at least one docking place having at least one first docking point for removing the circulating air flow from the container to be cooled and having at least one second docking point for feeding the circulating air flow to the container to be cooled, that operates in a particularly energy-efficient manner, it is proposed that the cooling station comprises at least one closure element for closing a docking point of the cooling station in the absence of a container to be cooled. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145151 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner including an outdoor unit, indoor units, and a relay device for connection between the outdoor unit and each of the indoor units. The outdoor unit includes an outdoor heat exchanger, a compressor for pressurizing a refrigerant of or including carbon dioxide, and a first switching member for switching flow direction of the refrigerant through the outdoor heat exchanger. Each of the indoor units includes an indoor heat exchanger and first flow controller in fluid communication between first and second pipe connection ports. The relay device includes second switching members, each of the second switching members selectively connecting the first pipe connection port of a respective indoor unit with the first or second connection end of the outdoor unit. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145152 | Refrigerant piping unit and method of manufacturing pipe for the same - A refrigerant piping unit includes a pipe and a joint coupled to the pipe. The pipe includes a main section, an end section and a bent section between the main section and the end section. The end section includes a flange portion adjacent to the bent section and a thick end portion opposite to the bent portion with respect to the flange portion in an axial direction. The flange portion is expanded in a radially outward direction and is engaged with the joint. The thick end portion is expanded in the radially outward direction and has a thickness greater than a thickness of the main section. The thick end portion has a groove on its outer surface. The end section has a flat inner surface extending continuously from an inner surface of the bent section throughout inside of the flange portion and the thick end portion. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145153 | Air conditioner cover - An aesthetically pleasing decorative air conditioner cover and a method for associating the air conditioner unit cover with an air conditioner unit is provided, wherein the air conditioner cover includes a front cover panel configured to associate with an end portion of an air conditioning unit, wherein the air conditioning unit is at least partially disposed external to a structure. The air conditioner cover further includes a top cover panel configured to associate with a top portion of the air conditioning unit, a bottom cover panel configured to associate with a bottom portion of the air conditioning unit and a plurality of side cover panels, wherein each of the plurality of side cover panels are configured to associate with at least one side of the air conditioning unit. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145154 | COOLING STATION - In order to provide a cooling station for at least one container to be cooled that is dockable with the cooling station and has a housing that surrounds a receiving space for receiving a product to be cooled, wherein the cooling station comprises at least one fan for generating a circulating air flow through the container, at least one cooler for cooling the circulating air flow and at least one docking place having at least one first docking point for removing the circulating air flow from the container to be cooled and having at least one second docking point for feeding the circulating air flow to the container to be cooled, that is of a simple construction and easy to manufacture and yet allows effective and energy-efficient cooling of the circulating air flow through the container to be cooled, it is proposed that the cooler takes the form of a heat exchanger that at the cold side contains a multiphase, flowable coolant. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145155 | Rotating Bernoulli Heat Pump - Heat engines move heat from a source to a sink. In a subset of heat engines, called heat pumps, the temperature of the source is below that of the sink. A subset of heat pumps, called working-fluid heat pumps, accomplishes the heat-pumping function by varying the temperature of a working fluid over a range that includes the temperatures of both the source and the sink. A subset of working fluid heat pumps, called Bernoulli heat pumps, accomplish this temperature variation of the working fluid by means of Bernoulli conversion of random molecular motion into directed motion (flow). This invention is a Bernoulli heat pump in which Bernoulli conversion is accomplished using a rotating disk, similar to those used in computers for data storage. Most working fluid heat pumps used for cooling and heating accomplish the temperature variation by compression of the working fluid. In contrast to compression, Bernoulli conversion consumes no energy. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145156 | AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER - An icemaker includes a body including an ice mode for receiving water and freezing water to ice. The ice mold has a first side surface, a second side surface and an arcuate bottom surface indisposed between the first side surface and the second side surface. An ice ejector including an ejector member is rotatably connected to the body. The ice ejector defines an axis of rotation. A drive mechanism is operably coupled to the ice ejector. The drive mechanism is configured to reversibly rotate the ice ejector between a first position and a second position. A first cover is fixedly connected to the body for at least partially covering a front portion of the ice mold. A second cover is connected to one of the ice ejector and the body. The second cover is configured to reversibly rotate with the ice ejector between the first position and a third position. The second cover at least partially covers a back portion of the ice mold at the first position. The first and second covers prevent water slosh in the ice mold and buildup of frost on the surfaces. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145157 | ICE DISPENSING TECHNOLOGY - Disclosed are an ice bin installed in a refrigerator or the like and a refrigerating machine having the same. One auger having spiral transfer wings rotates to transfer ice cubes that are introduced between the transfer wings, which allows a constant amount of ice or an amount of ice selected by a user to be dispensed. In addition, a shutter is disposed at a lower side of the auger to define a dispensing space, which may reduce a length of a casing in a depth direction and, thereby, result in a reduced size of the ice bin. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145158 | ICE MAKING AND DISPENSING SYSTEM - An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145159 | Ice making tray for refrigerator - An ice making housing which is mounted in a refrigerator door and forms an ice making chamber including an ice making tray which has a rotational shaft to be rotatably accommodated in the ice making housing, and an ice generating unit to freeze supplied water; an ice separating unit which is mounted in the ice making housing and separates ice cubes from the ice making tray; an overflow preventing member which is rotatably coupled to the ice making housing along a lengthwise direction of the ice making tray and prevents overflow of water accommodated in the ice making tray; and a driving unit which is provided in the ice making tray and the overflow preventing member and allows the overflow preventing member to reciprocate between an ice separating position separating ice cubes from the ice generating unit and a cover position covering the ice generating unit. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145160 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING UNIT AND ICE BIN COMBINATION - A drop-in beverage dispensing unit and ice bin combination having a beverage dispenser and an ice bin assembly. The beverage dispenser can have a tower assembly onto which dispensing valves are mounted. An ice bin lid provides access to the ice stored within the ice bin assembly and aids in protecting the ice from contamination while it is stored within the ice bin assembly. A drain pan is located below the dispensing valves to catch any spillage and direct it to the drain piping. The drain pan can have a primary drain pipe and a secondary drain pipe. The ice bin assembly can have an outer wall structure and an inner wall structure. The outer wall structure can be seamless. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145161 | Apparatus for use as a heat pump - Apparatus ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145162 | Apparatus for cooling an exerciser while using a stationary exercise device - An apparatus is disclosed that cools an individual on an exercise device by supplying a cooling fluid such as cool air or cool water to an applicator at least attached to the exercise device, and by bringing the cooling fluid into cooling contact with the individual. The fluid source can include a cooler, and/or a drier, can supply fluid from a colder and/or drier region, can be attached to the exercise device, and/or can supply multiple exercise devices. Some cooling air embodiments supply dry air or air with mist, provide a flow directed onto the individual, and/or control and/or allow the individual to control the direction, speed, flow rate, divergence, volume, and/or temperature of the air. Other embodiments cool by direct conductive cooling through a seat, backrest, handgrip, etc or indirectly by conductive cooling of air. Some embodiments can also warm the individual in a similar manner using warming fluid. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145163 | Methods of manufacturing temperature-stabilized storage containers - Methods disclosed herein include methods of manufacturing integrally thermally-sealed storage containers. Methods include creating at least one indentation in at least one layer of first thermal barrier sheet, wherein the at least one layer of first thermal barrier sheet includes at least one first ultra efficient insulation material and wherein the at least one indentation is in a size and shape substantially conforming with material to be stored; placing material to be stored within one or more of the at least one indentation; placing at least one layer of second thermal barrier sheet adjacent to the material to be stored, wherein the at least one layer of second thermal barrier sheet includes at least one second ultra efficient insulation material; and creating a thermal seal between at least two layers of thermal barrier sheet, substantially thermally sealing the material to be stored. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145164 | Temperature-stabilized storage systems - Systems include at least one substantially thermally sealed storage container, including an outer assembly including one or more sections of ultra efficient insulation material substantially defining at least one thermally sealed storage region, and an inner assembly including one or more interlocks configured to provide controllable egress of a quantity of a material from one or more of the at least one thermally sealed storage region. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145165 | Topping Caddy - A caddy for holding a generally conical pastry bag comprises a tapered receptacle sized to receive at least a dispensing end portion of the pastry bag, and a flange arranged externally about the tapered receptacle. The flange may be a circular flange located about an entrance end of the receptacle and having a peripheral lip for sealing the caddy on a correspondingly sized container in which ice water or some other heat transfer medium is placed. Alternatively, the flange may be hollow for improved buoyancy and stability in a liquid heat transfer medium. The tapered receptacle may include a closed tip portion at its narrow end for receiving a dispensing tip of the pastry bag such that the dispensing tip does not contact the walls of the tapered receptacle. The caddy provides a barrier between the pastry bag and the heat transfer medium, whereby the pastry bag and its contents may be kept clean and chilled during periods between dispensing applications. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145166 | Noise Reduction in a Thermostatic Expansion Valve - A thermostatic expansion valve assembly is provided for an air conditioning system. A thermostatic expansion valve includes a valve body having an evaporator inlet port, an evaporator outlet port, a suction line port, and a liquid inlet port. The thermostatic expansion valve controls a flow of refrigerant from the liquid line port to the evaporator inlet port. A liquid line conduit is coupled to the liquid inlet port. The liquid line conduit has at least a segment elevated above the liquid inlet port. The vapor within the liquid inlet conduit accumulates at an uppermost portion of the segment prior to a compressor startup. A substantial amount refrigerant liquid is maintained between the uppermost portion of the segment and the liquid inlet port prior to the compressor startup. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145167 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING FLUID STREAMS HAVING MULTIPLE CONSTITUENTS - Methods, apparatuses and systems for processing fluid streams having multiple constituents are provided including embodiments utilizing ascending temperature separation processes as well as combined ascending and descending temperature separation processes. For example, in one embodiment, a mixed gas stream may be processed by flowing the stream through multiple heat exchangers, expanding the stream, and then separating the stream into a liquid portion and a vapor portion. The vapor portion, having an increased or decreased concentration of an identified constituent may then pass through the heat exchangers again in reverse order and collected. The liquid portion may then be subjected to further, sequential separation acts which each take place at increasing temperatures. In another embodiment, numerous, sequential separation acts take place in, for example, at decreasing temperatures and, subsequently, at increasing temperatures. Such a mixed fluid stream, for example, may include constituents such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145168 | OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A pressure detecting unit detects a pressure of supplying a resin to at least a hole for forming an innermost resin layer on an optical fiber from among a plurality of successive holes in a coating die. A control unit controls a discharge amount of a constant-rate pump that supplies the resin to the coating die in such a manner that a detected resin pressure becomes a predetermined value, and controls a temperature of the optical fiber so that the temperature of the optical fiber becomes a predetermined temperature in accordance with a variation of the discharge amount of the constant-rate pump. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145169 | Furnace for Drawing Optical Fiber Preform to Make Optical Fiber and Method for Drawing Optical Fiber Using the Same - A furnace for drawing an optical fiber includes a body having an upper and lower openings for supplying a preform and discharging a drawn optical fiber, a heating unit installed in the body for receiving and melting the preform, an atmosphere blocking tube installed to the lower opening for discharging the drawn optical fiber and blocking the optical fiber from the atmosphere, an upper introduction port formed at an upper portion of the body for introducing an inert gas toward the preform and partially discharged outside through a gap between the preform and the upper opening, a central and lower introduction ports formed at central and lower portions for introducing an inert gas into the body, a first flow guiding means for guiding the inert gas introduced through the central introduction port upward and then flowed down along a surface of the preform, and a second flow guiding means for guiding the inert gas introduced through the lower introduction port upward and then discharged outside through the atmosphere blocking tube along a surface of the drawn optical fiber. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145170 | Forming A Tubular Knit Fabric For A Paint Roller Cover - A method and apparatus are provided for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller, or the like, having a pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, through use of a dial needle knitting arrangement. A cylinder needle knitting arrangement may be utilized in conjunction with the dial needle knitting arrangement for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller having a pile formed from a combination of sliver and yarn fibers in successive courses of the tubular-shaped knitted covering. | 2009-06-11 |
20090145171 | Needle bed with fluid channels - A needle bed ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090145172 | Washing machine with ultraviolet protection cycle - A controller for a washing machine includes a memory storing an ultraviolet protection wash cycle and another wash cycle, and a selector that selects one of the ultraviolet protection wash cycle and the another wash cycle. | 2009-06-11 |