25th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090154986 | COMBINATION READING TOOL - A combination reading tool integrating a magnifying glass, a highlighting marker, and a tape flag dispenser in a compact unit. The combination reading tool has a handheld, ergonomically contoured, portable housing with a window defined between two opposing planar surfaces, a magnifying glass fitted in the window, and a writing instrument such as a highlighter disposed within the housing with its tip extended from a side surface of the housing. The writing instrument is preferably integrally formed with the housing, but in another embodiment, may be removably disposed therein. The housing may further have a recess on one of the two opposing surfaces for storing flag tapes therein with a removable lid thereon. Also, advertising material may be disposed on an outer surface of the housing unoccupied by the magnifying glass. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154987 | Protection element - A protection element for use with a fastening element ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090154988 | JOINT UNIT - A joint unit of a control arm of a wheel suspension in a motor vehicle, with a housing ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090154989 | Ball Joint - A ball joint, particularly an axial joint, having a housing, a bearing shell which is arranged in the housing, and a ball pin with a ball head which is arranged in the bearing shell, is characterized in that the bearing shell is bent open elastically by the ball head so that the restoring force resulting from its deformation applies a prestress onto the ball head which attempts to press the latter out of the housing. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154990 | Light articulation ball-joint and method of manufacture of such a ball joint - The light articulation ball-joint comprises a metal inner ring and a metal outer ring, provided respectively with a spherical outer surface and a spherical inner surface. The ball-joint also comprises a first contact layer, applied to the spherical surface of one of the rings, and a second contact layer, applied to the spherical surface of the other ring. According to the invention, the first contact layer has a hardness which is less than the hardness of the second contact layer and a thickness which is greater than the thickness of the second contact layer, the first contact layer further being adapted to release particles of solid lubricant by friction with the second contact layer. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154991 | CLAMPING GAP NUT - A clamping gap nut, comprising: an internal thread ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090154992 | Systems and methods for haul road management based on greenhouse gas emissions - A method for haul road design based on greenhouse gas emissions comprises receiving a first set of performance data associated with a plurality of machines and establishing a greenhouse gas emission limit for the plurality of machines based on the first set of performance data. A target greenhouse gas emission level for each of the plurality of machines is determined based on the greenhouse gas emission limit, and total effective grade is determined based on the target greenhouse gas emission level for the respective machine. The method also includes generating a haul road design based on the total effective grade. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154993 | Method of Controllably Venting Gases Generated by Explosions in a Manhole Space - A method for controllably releasing venting gases from a manhole space around the perimeter of a manhole cover by allowing the manhole cover to rise up in stages upon development of upward forces in an explosion to vent gases developed by the explosion while being restrained from being completely blown free except under extreme conditions. A lock body mounts a latch slide which has an outer end and which can be extended to prevent removal of the manhole cover. When a shear pin fails the lock body pivots down, to a limited extent, and a secondary shear pin can also be included allowing the cover to be blown completely free upon development of pressures of a great magnitude. A slotted skirt is used to direct venting gas flow so as to retard the inflow of free air and attenuate the explosion. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154994 | Computer Assisted Driving Of Vehicles - Disclosed herein is a system and method for computer assisted driving of vehicles. The system disclosed herein provides an array of sensors positioned in the vehicles at strategic points for capturing vibrations and sound induced, when the vehicles move over pavement surfaces marked with predefined patterns of peaks and troughs. The sensors further measure frequencies of these vibrations. An onboard computer on the vehicle matches the captured frequencies and sound against pre-specified frequencies to obtain unique frequency signatures for the segment of the pavement traversed by the vehicle. Navigational data and geographical data associated with the unique frequency signature are used to provide assistance in driving of vehicles. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154995 | Guard Assembly and Related Methods - This disclosure provides a guard assembly and its individual guards for protecting a conveyor system, such as the center conveyor frame. Related methods of installing or removing the individual guards and the guard assembly are also provided. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154996 | Shoreline and Coastal Protection and Rebuilding Apparatus and Method - Shoreline and Coastal Protection and Rebuilding Apparatus and Method having a plurality of slanted wall sections in a rising stepped formation with open areas between, arrayed on frame structures, which dissipates wave energy in a gradual and controlled way and which neutralizes the impact of a wave and its backwash, thereby protecting the shoreline, and which allows for the settling of sediment, thereby rebuilding the shoreline, while allowing tidal exchange of water and the migration of aquatic species, using modular components that can be manufactured and deployed at low cost and in a manner suited to remote shoreline deployment. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154997 | Underwater oil storage method and system - An underwater oil storage method, which includes the steps of: a) excavating a cellar in the ground earth and constructing a wall structure in the cellar to form a water pool, b) setting an oil tank in the water pool, c) supplying a predetermined amount of water to the water pool, and d) filling the oil to be stored into the oil tank and regulating the amount of water in the water pool subject to the amount of storage oil stored in the oil tank for enabling water in the water pool to support the oil tank and storage oil in the oil tank and to keep the oil tank in balance by means of the physical characteristic that the specific gravity of the storage oil is lower than water. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154998 | Storm water diversion device - The invention is a diversionary device for storm water runoff that will divert water from the center of the street to the sides of the street where filters are in place by others. The diversion device for diverting storm water consists of a length member having a length and a width, the length extending a selected distance, the length having formed a multiplicity of baffles along the selected distance, the width having a selected profile, the profile being selected to divert storm water, the length member having formed on at least one its ends at least one interlocking means. | 2009-06-18 |
20090154999 | Floating Pier - Floating pier ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155000 | GROUT AND LIFTING TUBE - A grout and lifting tube for casting within a concrete segment. The tube provides enhanced sealing between the tube and the concrete to prevent moisture leakage into a structure formed by a plurality of the concrete segments. The tube includes a generally cylindrical body having an exterior with an anchoring rib structure, a threaded interior, a proximal end, a distal end. An annular gasket is disposed at the proximal end of the tube body, and may be secured to the proximal end of the tube body by a mechanical interlock and/or by unitary co-molding. After the concrete section is placed and grout is pumped through the tube, a plug is threadable into the proximal end of the tube to both compress the gasket between the plug and the tube at a first seal, and to compress the gasket between the plug and the concrete surrounding the proximal end of the tube at a second seal to provide robust, watertight sealing. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155001 | PHC PILE USED IN PERMANENT RETAINING WALL STRUCTURE AND CONNECTION METHOD OF PHC PILE - The present invention relates to a PHC pile used in a permanent retaining wall structure, and a connection method thereof, and more particularly, to a method of connecting PHC piles to each other by inserting a connection bar into connection pipes embedded in sheaths of the PHC piles. To this end, the PHC pile comprises a left connection pipe installed at one side of the sheath of the PHC pile and a right connection pipe embedded at the other opposite side of the sheath. Further, the method of connecting the PHC pile to each other comprises the steps of inserting a water-proof material into inner semi-cylindrical grooves of the connection pipes, inserting the connection bar between the connection pipes of the PHC piles, and consecutively connecting a plurality of PHC piles to one another by repeating the above steps. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155002 | Method and Arrangement for Improving Soil and/or for Lifting Structures | 2009-06-18 |
20090155003 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF FLOWABLE PARTICULATE MATERIAL - The present invention is directed toward various valving arrangements to control the flow of granular material. In one embodiment, a valve is provided which facilitates flow of the material in one direction, but resists flow in another direction. In another embodiment, a retaining wall is provided with a plurality of generally horizontal passageways, which, under normal circumstances, resist passage of the flowable granular material positioned therebehind and, under modified circumstances, can serve as relief valves to avoid pressure on the wall which might cause the wall to move in an undesirable manner. In a third embodiment, a plurality of valving units is provided for beach retention of sand through efficient separation of sand from incoming waves. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155004 | CUTTING INSERT AND TOOL FOR CHIP REMOVING MACHINING - An indexable milling insert has a parallelepipedic shape. The cutting insert includes a mounting hole placed centrally in the cutting insert, a first support side and a second support side, which support sides are parallel with each other and act as alternating support sides. The cutting insert is provided with main cutting edges, which are orientated perpendicularly to the centre axis of the mounting hole as well as provided in such a way that a rotation of the cutting insert around the centre axis of the mounting hole to an alternative insert seat alternatively a turning of the cutting insert to an alternative insert seat provides an identical location of the main cutting edges in relation to a piece to be machined. A milling tool equipped with such milling inserts is also provided. The cutting insert can include four identical sides for chip removing machining, the sides extending between the parallel support sides, and each side has exactly two cutting edge areas. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155005 | CUTTING INSERT AND TOOL FOR CHIP REMOVING MACHINING - An indexable milling insert having triangular shape, the cutting insert comprising a mounting hole placed centrally in the cutting insert, a first support surface and a second support surface, which support surfaces are parallel with each other and act as alternating support surfaces, that the cutting insert comprises three equally long sides, which extend between the parallel support surfaces, that the cutting insert is provided with main cutting edges, which are orientated perpendicularly to the center axis of the mounting hole as well as provided in such a way that a rotation of the cutting insert around the center of the mounting hole to an alternative insert scat alternatively a turning of the cutting insert to an alternative insert seat provides an identical location of the main cutting edges in relation to a piece to be machined, and that the wedge angles (β) of the cutting insert are in the range of 70°≦β≦85°. The invention also relates to a milling tool equipped with the milling inserts defined above. The cutting insert comprises planar support surfaces situated on the sides, and the support surfaces in the respective sides form mutual angles of 60°. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155006 | BASIC BODY FOR TOOLS FOR CHIP REMOVING MACHINING - A basic body for tools for chip removing machining, including an internal duct, and an inlet including a female thread for the supply of liquid to the duct. The female thread of the inlet is formed in a cage, which is inserted in a seating delimited by an endless inner wall as well as a bottom, the duct mouthing in the seating. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155007 | Abrasive coated bit - A rotary tool accessory and method for shaping hard, brittle material is disclosed. In one embodiment a rotary tool accessory for cutting hard, brittle material, includes a shaft for coupling with a rotary tool, a work portion extending outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the shaft, the work portion including a cylindrical portion and a spherical portion, a nickel based bonding material affixed to the work portion, and a plurality of abrasive particles extending outwardly of the bonding material. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155008 | DRILLING TOOL, IN PARTICULAR FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - The invention relates to a drilling tool, in particular for metallic materials, having a clamping shaft and an essentially cylindrical drill body, between whose face side and the clamping shaft at least one groove-shaped chip space extends which is bordered by the side walls, of which one side wall on the face side of the drill body bears a cutting element. The side wall which bears the cutting element has a web which is drawn up from the side wall in the peripheral direction and which extends in the longitudinal direction of the drill. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155009 | Hinge And Strike Plate Mortise Kit - A kit for forming mortises in door edges and door frames for flush-mounting door hinges, strike plates and latch plates is provided. The kit generally includes a template holder and a plurality of templates mountable to the template holder. The templates provide guides for various size hinges, strike plates or latch plates. The template holder includes an adjustment mechanism for easily adapting the template holder from doors having a first thickness to doors having a second thickness. The adjustment mechanisms include a rotatable cam and knob. The kit may optionally include an alignment schedule providing distances for locating the templates relative to a door end or a frame. Further, the templates may include tab engagement slots for engaging a tape measure. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155010 | Tool holder dampening system - A tool holder and rotating spindle of a milling machine is provided. A dampening member may be disposed on an outer surface of the tool holder or spindle or between the tool and tool holder or tool holder and spindle to mitigate harmonic resonance attributable to the use of the tool holder with the cutting tool. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155011 | ROTARY TAPERED TOOL HOLDER WITH ADAPTER SLEEVE - A rotary tapered tool holder includes a body and an adapter sleeve disposed about a portion of the body. The body and the adapter sleeve have front and rear contact surfaces with different taper angles. The front contact surfaces are optimized for an interference fit and the rear contact surfaces provide an axial stop and support band when the tool holder is assembled into a clamping receptacle. Face contact is achieved between a flange contact surface of the body and a face contact surface of the clamping receptacle. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155012 | Machining apparatus - A machining apparatus has a vertical support frame defining two machining stations spaced apart in a direction, holders in the stations for rotating respective workpieces each about a respective station axis, and a transfer device for loading rough workpieces into the holders and for taking finished workpieces out of the holders. A single machining tool can be shifted in the direction between one position engaging the workpiece in one of the stations and out of engagement with the workpiece in the other of the stations and another position engaging the workpiece in the other station and out of engagement with the workpiece in the one station. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155013 | Fastener Engaged In Gaps Between Thin Sheets - A fastener engaged in gaps between thin sheets for connecting for example a fan to a heatsink is disclosed herein, which includes a plurality of side plates defining a space between two adjacent side plates, and a connection board connecting the side plates at one side thereof. The connection board has a protrusion extending toward the space between the side plates. The side plates are engaged into the gaps between the thin sheets, such as fins of the heatsink, and the protrusions are engaged into other gaps for securing the fastener to the thin sheets, in such a way that the fan can be stably screwed to the connection board of the fasteners and further mounted to the heatsink. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155014 | Expandable collet anchor system and method - An expandable collet body and anchor system incorporating a collet body anti-rotation feature and preferably collet body translation arresting means are disclosed. The collet body includes a first end, a first wall portion having at least two fingers, a second end including a head, a second wall portion, an annular protrusion and anti-rotation means where the anti-rotation means engages with an auxiliary structure defining a hole having an internal surface adapted to translationally accept the collet body and operatively function with the collet body anti-rotation means. The auxiliary may include a work piece to be optionally joined to another structure or a sleeve insert locatable in a hole defined by a work piece. Because the collet body is relatively free to translate within the auxiliary structure, a wide spectrum of work piece depths can be engaged with a single length collet body with the use of a stud to radially expand the fingers, thereby engaging a distal structure. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155015 | MAT FASTENING SYSTEM - A system for securing a floor mat with respect to a carpet within a vehicle that may include a carpet grommet configured to secure to the carpet, a mat grommet configured to secure to the floor mat, and a locking ring secured to or within one of the carpet grommet or the mat grommet. The locking ring includes first ramped shelves configured to securely abut reciprocal ramped surfaces formed on the other of the carpet grommet or the mat grommet. The first ramped shelves are angled in a non-perpendicular and non-parallel manner with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the system, wherein the locking ring secures the carpet grommet to the mat grommet. The carpet grommet may also include an auger configured to pierce and secure into the carpet. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155016 | FASTENER FOR CONNECTING STRUCTURAL MEMBERS - A fastener ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155017 | SECURE COMPOSITE FASTENER - Disclosed are various embodiments of a secure composite fastener. In some embodiments, a threaded inner core is formed of a polymeric based composite and is surrounded by an outer portion formed of a different polymeric composite that has a high resistance to permanent mechanical deformation. The fastener can have a threaded bore located centrally and extending axially therethrough. The diameter of the threaded bore is reduced in the section of the bore that extends through the outer portion. The reduction in diameter can form a locking portion. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155018 | Thread-tapping screw - A thread-tapping screw ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155019 | Coiled pin with flap stop - An improved coiled pin comprises a rectangular strip of metal coiled to form a substantially cylindrical pin having leading and trailing ends with a longitudinal edge on the pin exterior extending between the leading and trailing ends. The longitudinal edge has a transverse slit closer to the leading end than to the trailing end, thereby forming a flap having a width extending between the slit and the leading edge and having a free end aligned with the longitudinal edge. When the pin is fully installed and the flap is immediately adjacent the exit of the hole, the compression of the pin at the hole exit tends to expand the flap beyond such natural relaxation, approaching its neutral diameter, thereby providing a more pronounced mechanical stop against withdrawal. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155020 | DEFORMED SHANK FASTENER - A nail has a head, a penetrating tip and a shank extending from the head to the penetrating tip. The shank has a circumference and a longitudinal axis. A plurality of rows of deformations formed as teeth are formed in the shank extending outwardly of the shank. The rows are formed in a spiral pattern along the length of the shank from about the head to about the penetrating tip. The rows of teeth are formed parallel to one another and formed at an angle of at least 50 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the nail. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155021 | DEFORMED SHANK FASTENER - A nail has a head, a penetrating tip and a shank extending from the head to the penetrating tip. The shank has a circumference and a longitudinal axis. A plurality of rows of deformations formed as teeth are formed in the shank extending outwardly of the shank. The rows are formed in a spiral pattern along the length of the shank from about the head to about the penetrating tip. The rows of teeth are formed parallel to one another and formed at an angle of at least 50 degrees relative to a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the nail. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155022 | Device for feeding book blocks - A perfect-binding machine ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155023 | Bale Handling Apparatus and Method - A bale handling apparatus ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155024 | Method and device for the contactless transport or support of glass or glass ceramic - In order to provide a particularly homogeneous pressure and temperature profile in a gas cushion for the levitating support of glass or glass ceramic, the invention provides a device ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155025 | LIFT PIN FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING - A lift pin is provided for manipulating a substrate above a support surface of a substrate support and uniformly transferring heat from the substrate support to the substrate. The lift pin includes a pin shaft. The pin shaft includes a cross-section having at least three equal edges and round corners configured alternatively. A pin head is an end portion of the pin shaft, wherein the pin head has a convex support surface larger than the cross-section of the pin shaft. A flat portion is disposed on a central area of the convex support surface for directly contacting the substrate. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155026 | Method of Transferring a Substrate, Transfer System and Lithographic Projection Apparatus - A method is provided for transferring a substrate from a first substrate holder, e.g., a pre-alignment unit, to a second substrate holder, e.g., a substrate table in a lithographic apparatus, by means of a transfer unit on the basis of transfer data available thereto. First, the substrate is provided on the first substrate holder. Subsequently, a position error of the substrate is measured, and positioning adjustment data are calculated based on the position error as measured. Then, the second substrate holder is moved relative to a reference position thereof in accordance with the positioning adjustment data. Finally, the substrate is transferred by means of the transfer unit from the first substrate holder to the second substrate holder in accordance with the transfer data, and placed on the second substrate holder as moved. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155027 | Industrial robot - A robot comprises a fixed member that has a lower end, a movable member, and an elastic sheet member. The movable member is supported by the fixed member to be movable between an uppermost position and a lowermost position of a movable range given to the movable member in a vertical direction relative to the fixed member. This movable member has a lower end at which an operation tool is provided The elastic sheet member has both ends. Of these ends, one end is fixed to the lower end of the fixed member and the other end is fixed to the lower end of the movable member. This sheet member droops when the movable member moves up to the uppermost position of the fixed member. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155028 | Wafer carrier with hub - A wafer carrier for a rotating disc CVD reactor includes a unitary plate of a ceramic such as silicon carbide defining wafer-holding features such as pockets on its upstream surface and also includes a hub removably mounted to the plate in a central region of the plate. The hub provides a secure connection to the spindle of the reactor without imposing concentrated stresses on the ceramic plate. The hub can be removed during cleaning of the plate. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155029 | Apparatus and methods for book handling - Apparatus and methods for the management of books returned by patrons in a library or similar setting are disclosed. In various aspects, apparatus for receiving a book from a patron, conveying the book, and placing the book onto a book collector in a near vertical orientation as well as associated methods are disclosed. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155030 | TRACK FOLLOWER FOR A VEHICLE RESTRAINT - A vehicle restraint includes a hook supported by a carriage that travels vertically along a track, wherein the hook can move to selectively restrain or release a vehicle's ICC bar at a loading dock. The carriage includes a unique roller arrangement that minimizes friction while maximizing the rolling line contact between a set of rollers and the track. Instead of individual rollers mounted at opposite ends of a shaft extending from the carriage, two or more rollers are mounted to a module, and two such modules are rotatably or otherwise movably attached to the ends of the shaft. Each module includes a shaft-receiving bore having an inner diameter comparable to that of a conventional individual roller, thus the unique roller arrangement lends itself well to retrofit applications. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155031 | Automatic tire transfer apparatus using traverser - An automatic tire transfer apparatus using a traverser comprises: a vertical lift adapted to lift and lower a tire from a tire storage place; a tire charge section adapted to be supplied with the tire from the vertical lift and adapted to automatically push the supplied tire in the progress direction of the tire; a traverser unit disposed at an outlet of the tire charge section and adapted to automatically transfer the tire supplied from the tire charge section in the progress direction of the tire while fixedly supporting the tire; a tire loader adapted to be supplied with the tire from the traverser unit and adapted to transfer the supplied tire to a tire assembling unit; and a controller adapted to control the overall operation of the tire charge section, the traverser unit and the tire loader. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155032 | ARTICLE HANDLING APPARATUS - An article handling apparatus for gripping and moving an article such as a large tire or other vehicular component of a mining, earthmoving or like vehicle. The article handling apparatus includes a base frame for movement of the apparatus over a substrate surface, and a handling frame for gripping the article, such as a tire. The apparatus has a pair of moveable arm members on the base frame, and a pair of moveable arm members on the handling frame. The apparatus can be compactly stored by contraction of the arms, can be manipulated through tight spaces, and is extremely stable while handling large and heavy articles. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155033 | MULTI-PURPOSE TRANSPORT VEHICLE - A transport vehicle includes a power unit, an attachment accessory, and an attachment mechanism configured to removably attach the attachment accessory to the power unit. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155034 | Apparatus and method for securing a vehicle on a carrier bed - An apparatus and method for loading, securing, and unloading a vehicle, from a carrier bed. An aft axle restraint and ramp assembly is lowered to the ground, providing an inclined ramp for the vehicle to be driven onto the bed. The ramp is then raised into a vertical position and locked. The axle restraint, pivotally attached to the ramp, is raised and dropped over the rear axle of the vehicle. A fore vehicle hold down assembly comprises a pair of hooks pivotally connected to a lever arm. The hold down assembly is raised into a disengaged position, and the hooks are placed either over an accessory rack or the front bumper of the vehicle. Lowering the lever arm into an engaged position, pulls the frame forwardly and downwardly, securing the vehicle against fore and aft movement, and maintaining the forward components of the vehicle suspension in a compressed state. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155035 | SEMI TRAILER DOLLY - A dolly is disclosed for a semi-trailer that has a compromised structure due to a load shift or an accident. The semi-trailer dolly can also be used to extricate a semi-trailer stuck under a bridge without damaging the wheels or tires of the semi-trailer. In accordance with an important aspect of the present invention, the dolly is configured to provide transverse support of a semi-trailer in an area between the rear axles of the semi-trailer and the front of the semi-trailer. More particularly, the dolly is configured to provide a uniform transverse lifting force to a semi-trailer in an area between the rear axles of a semi-trailer and the front of a semi-trailer where a structural failure of the semi-trailer is likely to occur. The semi-trailer dolly includes a removable saddle and a wheeled cart that includes lifting mechanisms. The removable saddle can be removed from the wheeled cart and positioned under the trailer. Tow truck boom winches connected to opposite sides of the saddle can then be used to lift the saddle and thus the trailer to enable the wheeled cart to be put in position under the saddle. Once the wheeled cart is positioned under the saddle, adjustable lifting mechanisms on the wheeled cart enable the height of the saddle to be varied. The lifting mechanisms are then used to level the floor of the semi-trailer and provide support for the floor of the semi-trailer | 2009-06-18 |
20090155036 | APPARATUS FOR SORTING PIECE GOODS - The invention relates to an apparatus and method for sorting piece goods. The apparatus comprises a sorting arrangement which comprises two rollers arranged parallel to one another, wherein these rollers can rotate about their longitudinal direction and wherein the rollers are configured in such a way that the piece goods are transported along the rollers, and comprising a transport device which conveys the piece goods in the direction of the sorting arrangement. According to certain embodiments, arranged above the transport device are displacement devices which make contact with the piece goods at least temporarily and displace said piece goods relative to the transport device. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155037 | Wheelchair lift apparatus - The present invention is directed to a wheelchair lift apparatus ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155038 | COMPLIANCE MECHANISM - A method and apparatus for a mobile tail support vehicle moving a swing tail cargo door of a swing tail aircraft. A mobile tail support apparatus is engaged to the swing tail cargo door on the swing tail aircraft. The swing tail cargo door is moved from a first position to a second position using the mobile tail support apparatus. Vertical reaction occurs to vertical loads on the swing tail cargo door during movement of the swing tail aircraft by the mobile tail support apparatus. Loads on a hinge and/or swing tail cargo door are reduced during the movement of the swing tail cargo door using the mobile tail support apparatus. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155039 | MULTI-AXIS ROBOT FOR HIGH-SPEED APPLICATIONS - A multi-axis robot for high-speed applications comprises a first and a second guide rail arranged substantially parallel to each other for defining a first axis of motion. A crossbar having a first end and a second end is moveably supported on the guide rails. A carriage is moveably coupled to the crossbar for moving along a second axis of motion. A first drive system having first and second drives and a first belt running along a first H-shaped belt path provides for a movement of the carriage along the first and second axis of motion. Second and third belts extend at least partially along the crossbar and the guide rails. The second and third belts run along different second and third belt paths, with one of the second and third belts entering the crossbar with a right-hand turn and leaving the crossbar with a left-hand turn, and the other one of the second and third belts entering the crossbar with a left-hand turn and leaving the crossbar with a right-hand turn. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155040 | Pipe Grapple Apparatus and Method - A grappler for use in grasping and manipulating pipe segments for large diameter pipeline tie-ins has a first frame and a second frame movably secured thereto. A pair of grapple arms is pivotally mounted to each frame and is actuated between a open position and a closed position to engage and grasp the pipe segments. An actuator displaces the second frame relative to the first frame in a first degree of movement to displace one pair of grapple arms relative to the other pair of arms, and a support frame provides the grappler with two additional degrees of movement. When mounted to a backhoe or like device, the grappler facilitates safe retrieval of pipe from hazardous trenches, and provides handling and alignment of the pipe segments for easier and safer welding of the pipe joints. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155041 | METHOD OF TRANSPORTING POULTRY - A method for transporting poultry in a coop trailer that includes a trailer section which can carry a number of tiers of poultry cages on its bed and has a vertically oriented tarpaulin system mounted thereon. The tarpaulin system includes tarpaulins which are suspended from a cable that extends between the front and rear ends of the trailer section. The tarpaulins can rapidly and easily be drawn back and forth along the sides of the trailer section to cover and uncover the cages. When the tarpaulins are fully extended along the sides of the trailer section, the tarpaulins effectively aid in preventing the birds from being buffeted about by excessive wind as the coop trailer travels along the roads. The tarpaulins also aid in maintaining a more constant temperature within the trailer section. The tarpaulins can be quickly and easily withdrawn and rotated to lay adjacent one of the front and rear ends of the trailer section and can be secured in that position so as to allow for the loading or removal of the cages from the trailer section. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155042 | MULTI FUNCTIONAL PUMP FOR PUMPING MOLTEN METAL - The present invention features a multi-functional pump for pumping molten metal, which includes a base that is submerged in molten metal having at least two impeller chambers. The base includes one or more inlet openings and one or more outlet openings. Each outlet opening leads from one of the impeller chambers. The invention enables the impeller to be moved to a position to rotate in either impeller chamber or while straddling impeller chambers. This enables the pump to have the versatility to operate in a circulation mode; a transfer mode; two or more circulation modes; two or more transfer modes; and a combination of transfer and circulation modes. The impeller chambers can be stacked over each other and the impeller can be moved vertically in and between impeller chambers. Inventive vaned or barrel type impellers can be used to facilitate pumping while straddling impeller chambers, in view of an elongated bearing member on the impeller that maintains position relative to a bearing ring attached to the base or an inlet protector sleeve. The multifunctional pump of the invention enables infinite adjustment of the impeller using a programmable logic controller that results in positioning of the impeller at any of various locations in the base to achieve any desired output. The inventive pump is ideally suited for use in die casting and scrap submergence applications. Also featured is a method of operating the multifunctional pump of the present invention. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155043 | Vertical Multi-Phased Wind Turbine System - A vertical axis multi-phased wind turbine power generating system is disclosed. An adjustable air scoop directs air from a first phase of the prevailing wind into an air turbine for efficient power generation. An exit section, which uses a second phase of the prevailing wind in combination with an optional and adjustable exit section drag curtain or barrier, provides for efficient re-entrainment of this first stage of power generating air back into the downstream prevailing wind. The adjustable air scoop and adjustable exit drag curtain or barrier, where utilized, is automatically rotated in a self correcting manner to be suitably and optimally oriented to the prevailing wind direction. The design provides for a second stage of power generation to be accomplished by additionally utilizing a portion of the second phase of prevailing wind to directly or indirectly drive the turbine in a second stage of power production. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155044 | COMPOSITE CONTAINMENT CASINGS HAVING AN INTEGRAL FRAGMENT CATCHER - Composite containment casings including a body having an interior and a fragment catcher integrally joined to the interior of the body of the containment casing. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155045 | INTELLIGENT COOLING FAN DEVICE AND FAN ROTATION SPEED CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A fan cooling device and a method of controlling a fan rotation speed are provided. The fan cooling device includes a thermo sensor, a thermo monitor unit, a processing unit, a driving unit, and a fan. The thermo monitor unit compares the sensed result from the thermo sensor with at least one threshold, and decides whether or not to send an interrupt event according to the compared result. The processing unit executes an interrupt service according to the interrupt event, and then sets and outputs a value of the fan rotation speed. The driving unit drives the fan and controls the rotation speed of the fan according to the value of the fan rotation speed. The fan sends out a wind flow to reduce the internal temperature of a computer system or a CPU. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155046 | NACELLE ASSEMBLY HAVING INLET BLEED - A nacelle assembly for a turbine engine has a cowl. The cowl extends along an axis and has an exterior surface spaced from an interior surface. The interior surface forms an air inlet for directing airflow to the turbine engine. An opening is disposed on the cowl. A device for creating suction through the opening is in fluid communication with the opening. The opening removes a portion of a boundary layer flow through the cowl, thereby providing higher energy flow along the interior surface. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155047 | Compressor - A compressor for compressing a gas comprises an impeller wheel mounted within a housing ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155048 | VORTEX PUMP WITH SPLITTER BLADE IMPELLER - A vortex pump impeller utilizes primary blades in combination with splitter blades. An increase in total head is observed through exemplary impellers in a vortex pump, compared to an impeller lacking the splitter blades. Single stage and dual stage pumps utilizing the exemplary impellers are also disclosed. Exemplary pumps may also contain a grinder assembly. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155049 | ROTARY PUMP WITH EXCLUSIVELY HYDRODYNAMICALLY SUSPENDED IMPELLER - A pump assembly | 2009-06-18 |
20090155050 | DIVERGENT TURBINE NOZZLE - A turbine nozzle includes a row of vanes extending radially in span between inner and outer bands. The vanes include opposite pressure and suction sidewalls and opposite leading and trailing edges. Each vane includes an inner pattern of inner cooling holes and an outer pattern of outer cooling holes distributed along the leading edge. The inner and outer holes diverge toward the corresponding inner and outer bands to preferentially discharge cooling air. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155051 | DUPLEX TURBINE SHROUD - A gas turbine engine shroud includes a row of different first and second shroud segments alternating circumferentially therearound. The first segments have a first pattern of first cooling holes extending therethrough. The second segments have a second pattern of second cooling holes extending therethrough. The corresponding patterns have different collective flowrate capabilities. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155052 | MOUNTING TUBES FOR PRESSURIZING AN INTERNAL ENCLOSURE IN A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine comprising high- and low-pressure compressor shafts guided in bearings isolated from an internal enclosure by a sealing end plate, and radial pressurization tubes connecting the enclosure to an air passage passing through the intermediate casing, the ends of these tubes being engaged in sealed manner in radial ducts of the intermediate casing and in radial chimneys of the sealing end plate, the chimneys being of a length is sufficient to enable the ends of the tubes to be moved in translation therein between a service position and a mounting position for the tubes. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155053 | Turbine cooling flow modulation - Cooling air flow in a gas turbine engine, for example to a first turbine rotary stage is modulated in accordance with a predetermined cooling schedule by means of a fluidic valve arrangement disposed in the interior of the engine. Since fluidic valves have no moving parts they are more reliable than conventional mechanical and electrically operated valves and able to withstand better the environment in the interior of a gas turbine engine. The fluidic valves are operated remotely by a relatively small control flow that may be governed by an electrically operated valve mounted externally and under the control of a predetermined cooling schedule. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155054 | WALL STRUCTURE FOR LIMITING A HOT GAS PATH - A wall structure for restricting a hot-gas path in a gas turbine or in a combustion chamber including a first wall segment having a first face, and a second wall segment having a second face. Each wall segment disposed adjacent to each other so as to define an inside of the wall segments and an outside of the wall segments. The first and second faces being disposed so as to form a gap leading from the inside to the outside. Each of the faces having a receiving groove. The wall structure further including a sealing element having a thickness and disposed in the receiving grooves so as to bridge the gap. The first face having a recess and the second wall segment having a projection that extends from the second face and protrudes into the recess in the first face. The projection having a conical cross section. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155055 | COOLING FAN - A cooling fan for cooling a heat source includes a frame ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155056 | DEVICE FOR BLEEDING AIR FROM A TURBOMACHINE COMPRESSOR - A turbomachine compressor, such as a high-pressure compressor, including air bleed means comprising a duct having a suction end opening out into an outer casing of the compressor level with a rotor wheel and a stator stage of the compressor, a screen sheet of annular shape being mounted radially inside the casing facing a portion of the suction end of the duct so as to make the bleeding of air uniform over 360° around the axis of the compressor. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155057 | COMPRESSOR VARIABLE STAGE REMOTE ACTUATION FOR TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine engine locates an actuator ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155058 | Variable Geometry Compressor Module - A variable geometry compressor housing module has a housing ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155059 | CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER - A centrifugal blower includes a casing, a motor fixed in the casing, a fan structure, and an anti-leakage element. The casing has a top portion having an inlet, a bottom portion, and a side wall respectively connecting the top and bottom portions and having an outlet. The fan structure disposed in the casing and driven by the motor has a body connected to the motor and blades surrounding the body and being connected to the body, and rotates about an axis in a first rotation direction. The anti-leakage element extends from at least part of an edge of the inlet to an interior of the casing, partially covers parts of the blades, and extends from neighborhood of the outlet in a second rotation direction against the first rotation direction. A range of the anti-leakage element extending to the interior of the casing is gradually reduced along the second rotation direction. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155060 | Integrated Fan with Pump and Heat Exchanger Cooling Capability - Disclosed is a compact and integrated fan, pump, and heat exchanger system where air-cooling is performed via the fan, liquid cooling is performed via a pump, and the drilled pump diffusers act as a heat exchanger. The pump has drilled diffusers through which liquid passes into the volute, the drilled diffusers are streamlined and thus act as fan stator blades. Hot liquid is centrifuged and carried inside the drilled diffusers while air flows around the outside surfaces of the drilled diffusers. A heat transfer occurs where heat transfers from the hot liquid into the air stream. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155061 | SECTORIZED NOZZLE FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A sectorized nozzle for a turbomachine, the nozzle being made up of cylindrical sectors and comprising two annular platforms interconnected by substantially radial vanes, together with an annular rail for supporting elements of abradable material, each inner platform having longitudinally-extending edges that are V-shaped, and each rail sector having, on at least one of its sides, means for bearing axially on corresponding means provided on an adjacent nozzle sector. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155062 | METHOD OF DESIGNING A MULTISTAGE TURBINE FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A method of designing a multistage turbine for a turbomachine in which each turbine stage comprises a stator row and a rotor row each made up of an annular row of airfoils, wherein, for all of the stator or rotor rows, it consists in simultaneously modifying the shapes of the airfoils of said rows to straighten out the wakes from the trailing edges of said airfoils, then in angularly positioning the rows in such a manner that the wakes from the airfoils of the stator (or rotor) airfoils impact against the leading edges of the stator (or rotor, respectively) airfoils of the rows situated downstream, in order to achieve multistage aerodynamic coupling simultaneously over the turbine as a whole. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155063 | INTERMEDIATE CASING FOR AN AIRCRAFT JET ENGINE, OF IMPROVED DESIGN - The invention relates to an intermediate casing ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155064 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TWO-PHASE HOMOGENIZING STAGE FOR CENTRIFUGAL PUMP ASSEMBLY - A two-phase, homogenizing or mixing stage for a centrifugal pump assembly homogenizes the fluids being circulated therethrough. The mixing stage produces high shut-in head pressure and a very high maximum flow rate. The mixing stage has a diffuser with fixed diffuser vanes that extend radially or tangentially at acute angles. The vanes may be curved in both the axial and radial directions to force fluids impinging thereon to have a radially inward component to create turbulence. The turbulence mixes and homogenizes the gas and liquid fluids to improve the overall performance of centrifugal pump assemblies that operate in two-phase fluids. The mixing stage also has an impeller adjacent the diffuser. The impeller vanes likewise extend radially and tangentially therefrom at acute angles and may be curved. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155065 | COMPOSITE CONTAINMENT CASINGS - Composite containment casing including a body having an interior, an abradable system integrally joined to the interior of the body of the containment casing wherein the abradable system comprises, a sandwich structure including a first facesheet and a second facesheet position about at least one core layer, and at least one abradable layer applied to the sandwich structure wherein the at least one core layer comprises any of a cell configuration, a columnar configuration, or a truss configuration and wherein the sandwich structure is strong radially and weak circumferentially. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155066 | Pump Driving Apparatus - A pump driving apparatus that can suppress backflow of a liquid in a pump chamber and improve pump efficiency is provided. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155067 | NACELLE ASSEMBLY WITH TURBULATORS - A nacelle assembly for a turbine engine has a cowl. The cowl extends along an axis and has an exterior surface spaced from an interior surface. The interior surface forms an air inlet for directing airflow to the turbine engine. A turbulator for creating turbulence is disposed on one of the interior surface and the exterior surface. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155068 | RADIAL LOADING ELEMENT FOR TURBINE VANE - A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine comprising a number of radial loading elements disposed between lugs of the vane ring and the vane support, such as to generate a radial load force against the vane ring. The radial load force prevents unwanted relative movement between the vane ring and the vane support during operation of the gas turbine engine. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155069 | AXIAL LOADING ELEMENT FOR TURBINE VANE - A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine comprising an axial loading element disposed between a mounting element of the vane ring and a cooperating portion of the supporting structure, such as to generate a load force therebetween in an axial direction. The axial load force limits unwanted relative movement between the vane ring and the supporting structure during operation of the gas turbine engine. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155070 | INTERMEDIATE CASING EXTENSION FOR AN AIRCRAFT JET ENGINE, COMPRISING A SECTORISED ANNULAR GROOVE FOR RECEIVING THE NACELLE COVERS - The invention relates to an extension ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155071 | SEALING A HUB CAVITY OF AN EXHAUST CASING IN A TURBOMACHINE - The exhaust casing of a turbomachine includes a cylindrical jacket for guiding a flow of exhaust gas and for defining a hub cavity inside the casing, the jacket including at its ends an annular flange and a radial annular portion extending inwards and formed with an annular rim that is designed to be received in an annular groove of the inner wall of the exhaust casing to close the hub cavity in substantially sealed manner. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155072 | FAN NACELLE FLOW CONTROL - This disclosure relates to a gas turbine engine including a core engine that drives a fan. A fan nacelle surrounds the fan and provides an inner surface facing the fan. The fan nacelle includes an inlet lip adjoining the inner surface. A ring is arranged at the inner surface and is axially upstream from the fan. The ring includes a deployed position in which the ring is spaced radially inwardly from the inner surface to provide a gap therebetween through which air flows. The ring also includes a stowed position in which the ring is arranged radially inwardly from the deployed position and proximate to the inner surface. The ring is commanded to the deployed position in response to detecting a first condition, which corresponds to a flow separation condition at the fan nacelle inlet. The ring may be stowed during cruise conditions, for example. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155073 | SEALING THE FASTENING OF A BEARING SUPPORT IN A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine including a shaft guided in an upstream bearing and a downstream bearing, the upstream bearing being carried by a first annular support that is fastened by bolts to a casing via a second annular support that carries the downstream bearing, wherein the ends of the fastener bolts are covered by an annular cover sealingly fastened to the second support or to the casing. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155074 | VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE - Turbine systems and apparatuses and methods for operating a turbine. The turbine has a shaft coupled to a generator and a segment and the segment has an asymmetric shaped wall. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155075 | BLADE PITCH DRIVING APPARATUS FOR WIND DRIVEN GENERATOR - A blade pitch driving apparatus of a wind-driven generator and a driving method therefor are adapted to receive an external electrical power and impel a blade toward a corresponding pitch angle according to a pitch command. The apparatus includes an UPS, a permanent magnet synchronous motor drive (PMSM drive), an AC pitch motor (ACPM) and a hub controller. The hub controller normally switches the external power to the PMSM drive, receives the pitch command and control the ACPM to impel the blade toward the corresponding pitch angle. When the PMSM drive fails or the external electrical power is interrupted, the hub controller switches the electrical power of the UPS to the ACPM and controls the blade being impelled toward a feathered position. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155076 | Shrouded Dual-Swept Fan Impeller - A fan impeller includes rotating ring attached to the tip of dual-swept fan blades. Besides shrouding the impeller; the blades are dual-swept forward, and sweep increases in magnitude towards the tip. The shrouded dual-swept impeller resides inside classical fan housing. The integrated effects of shrouding the impeller, forward sweep into the direction of incoming flow, and forward sweep into the direction of rotation (circumferential forward sweep) render the fan quiet; the magnitude of noise reduction is between 7 and 12 dB. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155077 | Impeller guide wheel for a hydrodynamic speed variator/torque converter and method for manufacturing an impeller - An impeller, for example, a guide wheel for a hydrodynamic speed variator/torque converter, including a plurality of blades. Each blade has a blade base and a blade tip area. Stiffening means are situated in at least one of the blades in at least the blade base area and/or the blade tip area. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155078 | Brazed torque converter pump hub assembly and method of fabrication - The invention relates to a more efficient and cost effective method of bonding pump blades and a pump hub to an impeller of a torque converter by the steps of initially assembling the pump blades and the pump hub adjacent and in close proximity to the impeller and bonding the pump hub and the pump blades to the impeller simultaneously while also eliminating the potential for surface defects through multiple heating steps. The invention includes the more efficient methods of manufacturing, but also the brazed/welded assemblies and torque converters comprising the assemblies. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155079 | STACKED ANNULAR COMPONENTS FOR TURBINE ENGINES - Improved annular components and improved methods for assembling annular components into a turbine engine are described with respect to an axial compressor having a plurality of annular compressor rotor airfoil assemblies ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090155080 | COMBINATION AXIAL-FLOW FAN - A high-performance low-noise combination axial-flow fan includes a fan hub that has a center connection portion for the connection of a fan motor shaft and a mounting groove extending around the periphery, and fan blades each having a wedge block disposed at the inner end for fastening to the mounting groove to secure the respective fan blade to the fan hub in such a manner that no gap is seen between each two adjacent fan blades when viewed from the front side. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155081 | COMBINATION AXIAL-FLOW FAN - A high-performance low-noise combination axial-flow fan includes a fan hub that has a center connection portion for the connection of a fan motor shaft and a plurality of mounting grooves equiangularly spaced around the periphery, and fan blades each having a wedge block disposed at the inner end for insertion into one mounting groove to secure the respective fan blade to the fan hub so that the fan blades are radially fastened to the fan hub and no gap is seen between each two adjacent fan blades when viewed from the front side. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155082 | METHOD TO MAXIMIZE RESONANCE-FREE RUNNING RANGE FOR A TURBINE BLADE - An airfoil for a gas turbine engine component such as a turbine blade is tuned to move its natural frequency outside of a frequency which will be excited during expected speed range of an associated gas turbine engine. The airfoil is tuned about locations of the anti-nodes in an original airfoil design. The tuning affects only the interfered frequency. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155083 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING AN AIRFOIL - An example method of repairing an airfoil includes securing a cap to an end portion of a worn airfoil and securing additional material to the cap. The method includes altering some of the cap to form a desired airfoil contour. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155084 | WIND BLADE JOINT BONDING GRID - A method and system for assembling large wind turbine blades that includes providing a plurality of wind turbine blade segments. An adhesive distribution arrangement is disposed on a surface of at least one of the plurality of the wind turbine blade segments. The adhesive distribution arrangement includes a bonding grid having a plurality of adhesive distribution openings. The wind turbine blade segments are directed together and sufficient adhesive is provided to the bonding grid to substantially fill an area between the wind turbine segments. The adhesive is then cured to form a bonded joint, the bonding grid being incorporated into the bonded joint. A bonding grid for use with the method and system and a segmented wind turbine blade are also disclosed. | 2009-06-18 |
20090155085 | TURBOMACHINE BLADE THAT IS CAST WITH A LOCAL FATTENING OF THE SECTION OF THE AIRFOIL - The monocrystalline turbomachine blade according to the invention that is cast and directionally solidified, comprising:
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