25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110146264 | Catalytic burner apparatus for stirling engine - The invention provides an apparatus for generating heat and transferring the heat to a heater head of an external combustion engine, preferably, a Stirling engine. Fuel and air are introduced into a combustion chamber and mixed to form an air/fuel mixture. The air/fuel mixture is combusted over a combustion catalyst positioned in physical contact with a heat spreader, which itself is positioned in physical contact with a heat acceptor surface. The heat acceptor surface is secured in thermal communication with the heater head. Depending upon the design of the heater head, heat flux from the heat acceptor surface into the heater head may occur radially or non-radially. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146265 | Actuator and Method of Actuating - An actuator includes, a housing, an expandable member housed within the housing configured to expand and contract, an elongated member in operable communication with the expandable member, and a ratchet in operable communication with at least one of the expandable member and the elongated member. The ratchet is configured to allow movement of the elongated member in a first direction relative to the housing in response to expansion of the expandable member and to prevent movement of the elongated member in a second direction in response to contraction of the expandable member until the elongated member has moved a selected dimension, after which the ratchet automatically permits movement of the elongated member in the second direction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146266 | DEVICE FOR COOLING A COOLANT, CIRCUIT FOR CHARGING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND METHOD FOR COOLING A SUBSTANTIALLY GASEOUS CHARGING FLUID FOR CHARGING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for cooling a coolant, for cooling a charging fluid for charging an internal combustion engine is provided that includes a refrigerant guide, particularly a refrigerant circuit, and a coolant guide, particularly a coolant circuit; wherein the refrigerant guide comprises a first evaporator for a refrigerant for cooling an ambient air and a second evaporator for a refrigerant for cooling the coolant, the coolant guide comprises a heat exchanger for the charging fluid, a coolant cooler, and the second evaporator for the refrigerant of the refrigerant guide for cooling the coolant. In a first variant, the first and the second evaporator are disposed in series in the refrigerant guide. In a second variant, the first evaporator and the second evaporator are disposed in parallel in the refrigerant guide, particularly wherein a suction throttle is disposed downstream in the refrigerant flow after the second evaporator. A refrigerant bypass for the first and/or second evaporator serves for controlling the performance of the first and/or second evaporator. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146267 | Methods and Systems for Emission System Control - Methods and systems are provided for operating an engine including an emission control system, the emission control system comprising a catalyst downstream of a turbine of a boosting device and a reductant injector upstream of the turbine. In one example, the method comprises injecting reductant into exhaust upstream of the turbine, mixing the injected reductant with exhaust gas via the turbine, and delivering the mixed reductant to the catalyst. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146268 | Methods and Systems for Emission System Control - Methods and systems are provided for controlling an engine in a vehicle, the engine having a turbocharger, and a particulate filter upstream of a turbocharger turbine. In one example, the method comprises, under selected boosted operating conditions, injecting a reductant upstream of the filter during an exhaust stroke to generate an exothermic reaction at the filter. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146269 | Methods and Systems for Emission System Control - Methods and systems are provided for operating an engine including an SCR catalyst downstream of an exhaust turbine and a particulate filter upstream of the turbine. In one example, the method comprises, adjusting a turbine wastegate to adjust a catalyst temperature to a desired catalyst temperature. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146270 | TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZING ENGINE OPERATIONS DURING AFTERTREATMENT REGENERATION - A system is described for producing an elevated exhaust temperature and reduced NO | 2011-06-23 |
20110146271 | GAS EXPANDER SYSTEM - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gas expander system suitable for use in a turbomachine, the gas expander system comprising: a gas expander provided with a moveable part; a magnetic gear arrangement; and a shaft; the moveable part of the gas expander being connectable to a load via the magnetic gear arrangement and the shaft, and movement of the moveable part of the gas expander being arranged to cause movement of the shaft. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146272 | DIESEL ENGINE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A diesel engine is provided for a motor vehicle. The engine includes, but is not limited to a long route exhaust gas recirculating (LR-EGR) system, in which a Lean NO | 2011-06-23 |
20110146273 | Compressor System Having Limited Suction Charging Pressure and Method of Operating Same - A compressor system for a vehicle includes a compressor driven by a drive motor of the vehicle and a suction air conduit for supplying air that has already been precompressed by a turbocharger of the drive motor to the compressor. A mechanism is disposed in the suction air guide for reducing the flow cross-section. The mechanism is able to limit the charging pressure of the already precompressed air supplied to the compressor. A method for controlling a compressor system having a turbocharged compressor limits a charging pressure of the already precompressed air to an adjustable maximum value. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146274 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGENERATING PARTICULATE FILTER - A particulate filter regeneration system regenerates a particulate filter provided in an exhaust line of an engine equipped with a turbocharger by burning matter trapped on the particulate filter by raising the temperature of exhaust gas at times that the particulate filter requires regeneration. The system has an electric motor functioning as an intake quantity regeneration portion capable of increasing the flow rate of compressed air without depending on the flow rate of exhaust gas flowing across a turbine of the turbocharger, a bypass line connecting an engine intake line upstream of the engine to a section of the exhaust line upstream of the particulate filter, a flow rate regulation valve regulating the flow rate in the bypass line, and a control portion controlling the electric motor and the flow rate regulator. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146275 | High efficiency processes and inventions for producing continuing work from transient liquid pressures in a confined liquid - High work/energy efficiency and liquid efficiency processes and inventions for producing continuing work from confined liquid transient pressures in a pressure conduit. More particularly work processes and inventions that conserve liquid and increase and maintain the amount of continuing work done by transient pressures produced in a liquid within a confined pressure system. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146276 | METHOD OF STARTING A STEAM TURBINE - The present invention has the technical effect of reducing the start-up time associated with starting a steam turbine. Embodiments of the present invention provide a new methodology for reducing the steam-to-metal temperature mismatch present during the start-up of a steam turbine. Essentially, embodiments of the invention may raise the pressure of the steam upstream of an admission valve associated with a High Pressure (HP) section of a steam turbine. The initial high pressure of the steam may reduce the enthalpy of steam, reducing temperature of the steam admitted to the HP section. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146277 | FLUID FEEDBACK PUMP TO IMPROVE COLD START PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE PLANTS - A system and method improves cold start performance of an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) plant. The system includes one or more pumps configured to pump condensed fluid from points of natural accumulation of the condensed fluid within an ORC loop back into a corresponding low pressure liquid storage vessel shortly after shutting down the ORC plant to ensure the start-up routine works properly for the next ORC plant start event. One or more of the pumps can also be configured to pump fluid away from the ORC expansion machine(s) at any time prior to starting the ORC if the fluid is in a liquid phase. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146278 | POWER GENERATION PLANT AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC ENERGY - A power generation plant and a method of generating electric energy from recovered heat during an industrial process that uses steam as a means of transferring energy. The method comprises: a) generating a first saturated steam in a first heat exchanger heated by a first source of recovered heat; b) feeding the first saturated steam into a first steam turbine generator, where the first steam turbine generator outputs exhaust steam; c) removing moisture from the exhaust steam with a moisture separator; d) superheating the moisture reduced exhaust steam from step c) in a main heat exchanger with a heat source; and e) feeding the superheated exhaust steam into a second steam turbine generator. The power generation plant comprises a first source of saturated steam, a first steam turbine generator, a moisture separator, a second source of saturated steam, a heat exchanger and a second steam turbine generator. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146279 | Steam turbine system for a power plant - A steam turbine system for a power generating plant is provided. The steam turbine in the system has a live steam control valve at its live steam inlet, an extraction steam outlet, a live steam bypass line with a throttle valve which is connected to the inlet of the live steam control valve and also to the extraction steam outlet for directing live steam, which is throttled with the throttle valve, from upstream of the live steam control valve to the extraction steam outlet. The steam turbine with the live steam control valve and the live steam bypass line with the throttle valve are designed such that the steam turbine can be operated both in the nominal operating state with 100% live steam mass flow and in a special operating state with live steam mass flow above 100%, with a fully open live steam control valve in each case. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146280 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING FEEDWATER USING A SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention may take the form of a system and method that may use at least at least one solar heating system to heat the feedwater consumed by a boiler. An embodiment of the present invention may incorporate concentrated solar power (CSP). Generally, CSP systems incorporate a plurality of lenses, mirrors, or combinations thereof and a tracking system to focus a large area of sunlight forming a small concentrated beam of light. The concentrated light may then be used as a heat source. In an embodiment of the present invention, the heat source may be used to partially or completely heat the feedwater consumed by a boiler. CSP systems may take the form of a solar trough system, a parabolic dish system, a solar power tower system, or the like. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146281 | Systems and Methods for Sequestering Sulfur - Methods, systems, and apparatus for managing sulfur are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprise the following: obtaining material containing sulfur; refining the material to develop a high sulfur content heavy fraction fuel oil and a low sulfur content light fraction fuel oil; burning the low sulfur content light fraction fuel oil in apparatus that emit to the atmosphere; burning the high sulfur content heavy fraction fuel oil to produce energy thereby generating flue gas containing sulfur oxide; and removing and disposing of sulfur in the flue gas using a sulfur sequestration system that includes utilizing sulfur removed from the flue gas to form a brine material. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146282 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SULFUR COMPOUNDS WITHIN FUEL STREAM FOR TURBOMACHINE - A system and method for reducing sulfur compounds within a fuel stream for a turbomachine is presented. The system comprises: a turbomachine; a combustion system for burning a fuel including sulfur compounds, the burned fuel delivered to the turbomachine; and a sulfur compound reduction (SR) system positioned to reduce a level of the sulfur compounds in the fuel upstream of the combustion system. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146283 | Engine Lug-Down Suppressing Device for Hydraulic Work Machinery - To provide an engine lug-down suppressing device for hydraulic work machinery, capable of suppressing deterioration in operability of a hydraulic actuator when the hydraulic actuator is caused to operate quickly from a stopped state. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146284 | Plate-like-object manufacturing method, plate-like objects, gas-turbine combustor, and gas turbine - A plate-like-object manufacturing method, plate-like objects, a gas-turbine combustor, and a gas turbine, in which degradation in the cooling performance can be suppressed, the time required for manufacturing a gas-turbine combustor can be shortened, and deterioration of the working environment can be prevented are provided. A plate-like-object manufacturing method includes a step of forming a plate-like object by stacking a plurality of plates and arranging a plurality of channels, through which a cooling medium flows, side-by-side between the plurality of plates; and a step of arranging a plurality of the plate-like objects side-by-side in a direction in which the channels are arranged, butting the plurality of plate-like objects against each other, and performing welding at an abutment section. The channels adjacent to the abutment section extend along the abutment section and have a greater dimension in the direction in which the channels are arranged, as compared with that of other channels. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146285 | PULSE DETONATION SYSTEM WITH FUEL LEAN INLET REGION - In one embodiment, a pulse detonation system includes a pulse detonation tube and an air valve disposed at an upstream end of the pulse detonation tube. The air valve is configured to provide an air flow into the pulse detonation tube. The pulse detonation system also includes a fuel injector configured to inject fuel into the air flow to establish a fuel-air mixture configured to support detonation, and to establish a region in the fuel-air mixture having a fuel to air ratio insufficient to support a detonation wave. The pulse detonation system further includes an ignition source configured to detonate the fuel-air mixture when the region is disposed adjacent to the air valve. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146286 | SELF-STARTING TURBINELESS JET ENGINE - The self-starting turbineless jet engine has fuel delivery, fuel combustion and airflow components, but it does not contain and therefore avoids the limitations associated with turbines or other moving parts other than those associated with the fuel delivery. The jet engine provides inlet louvers or vanes which direct air through an internal restriction to before mixing it with a fuel for combustion in a combustion chamber. While most of the combustion gases are exhausted through an outlet portion of the turbineless jet engine, a portion of the combustion gases are mixed with air received from an aft inlet duct in sixteen thermodynamic air compressors and back through a centrally located hot gas and fire pressure conduit where the gases are further redirected by a high temperature insulated nose cone back into the air flow received by the inlet louvers, thereby providing heat and air compression, even at zero airspeed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146287 | ADJUSTING MOTOR POWER - An example power management arrangement includes a motor controller configured to communicate power to a motor drive bridge to drive a motor. The motor controller is configurable to selectively receive power from each of a first power supply and a second power supply. The voltage of the power from the first power supply is different than a voltage of the power from the second power supply. An example power adjusting method includes receiving power at a motor controller, adjusting a voltage of the received power using the motor controller, communicating the power with the adjusted voltage from the motor controller to a motor drive bridge to drive a motor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146288 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A FUEL FLOW TO A TURBOMACHINE - An embodiment of the invention applies a physics based approach to determine the mass flowrate of the fuel required for a robust ignition mode. This approach uses a closed-loop controls methodology. Here, a turbine control system receives a plurality of operating data. The turbine control system utilizes at least one algorithm, which applies an energy balance to the received operating data. The operating data may include, but is not limited to, airflow data, data from the fuel system, data related to the shaft work, exhaust data, and data related to the heat loss. This energy balance is used to determine the required mass flow rate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146289 | POWER EXTRACTION METHOD - A method of extracting power is disclosed comprising the steps of generating a pressurized airflow, directing a first portion of the pressurized airflow towards a tip-fan of an aft fan stage, directing a second portion of the pressurized airflow towards a circumferential row of air-turbine blades of the aft fan stage to drive the aft fan stage and driving an external load using the aft fan stage and a power drive system. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146290 | METHOD OF STARTING A TURBOMACHINE - The present invention has the technical effect of reducing the start-up time associated with starting a powerplant machine. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of starting a powerplant machine, such as, but not limiting of, a turbomachine. An embodiment of the method of the present invention provides a new philosophy for starting a turbomachine. This new philosophy involves testing the turbomachine systems before the start-up process begins. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146291 | METHOD FOR STARTING A TURBOMACHINE - Embodiments of the present invention employ a closed loop controls philosophy, which actively controls the starting means of a powerplant machine, throughout the start-up process. Here, the present invention may provide a method for adjusting a nominal operating schedule of the starting means, which may have the form of a Load Commutated Inverter (LCI). Embodiments of the method may adjust the nominal operating schedule based, in part, on an operating parameter, which is associated with the gas turbine | 2011-06-23 |
20110146292 | METHOD FOR STARTING A TURBOMACHINE - Embodiments of the present invention employ a closed loop controls philosophy that actively determines the air-to-fuel ratio of turbomachine throughout the start-up process. This closed loop controls philosophy provides many benefits. This philosophy performs the ignition process while the turbomachine is operating at a purge speed and eliminates the associated coast down period. Reduces or eliminates the warm-up timer. The philosophy may also increase the acceleration rate of the turbomachine to the primary operating speed. These benefits may reduce the overall start-up time of the turbomachine. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146293 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING A STARTING MEANS TO A TURBOMACHINE - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of starting a powerplant machine, such as, but not limiting of, a turbomachine set to operate in a Fast Start mode. The turbomachine may include, but is not limited to, a steam turbine, a heavy-duty gas turbine, an aero-derivative gas turbine, and the like. An embodiment of the method of the present invention provides a new philosophy for controlling a starting system associated with the turbomachine. An embodiment of the present invention may be applied to a powerplant having multiple turbomachines and a starting system having multiple starting means, which may include at least one LCI system. Here, an embodiment of the present invention may eliminate the manual process of preparing and integrating a desired turbomachine with a desired starting means. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146294 | AIRPLANE ENGINE DEFLECTOR SYSTEMS - A protective deflector for airplane engines system is disclosed herein comprising a turbine-covering screen assembly which may be installed to an airplane engine turbine housing by a securable fastening device. The turbine-covering screen assembly comprises a protruded bell-shaped extrusion member having a plurality of apertures which may serve to prevent birds, objects and other debris from penetrating a turbine housing air-intake opening thereby protecting an airplane engine from interference during flight. The turbine-covering screen assembly does not appreciably affect the performance of the turbine engine it serves to protect. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146295 | ENHANCED EFFICIENCY TURBINE - Hydrocarbon fuel is sent to a reformer, which produces carbon and hydrogen. The hydrogen is sent to a fuel cell which uses it to generate electricity, and the electricity is used to actuate an electric motor that is coupled to an output shaft of a turbine to impart torque to the shaft. Additionally, hydrocarbon fuel can be provided to the turbine intake directly and/or carbon from the reformer can be mixed with steam from the fuel cell and sent to the turbine intake, in either case to impinge on the turbine blades and impart further torque to the output shaft. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW - A method and apparatus for controlling fluid flow is provided. The valve assembly includes a valve body including a longitudinal axis and a radially inner internal flow passage extending axially between an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a disk selectively positionable to modulate a flow of working fluid through the flow passage, and a radially outer external surface. The valve assembly further includes a first actuator positioned radially outboard of the external surface, a second actuator positioned radially outboard of the external surface, and a first linkage including a first actuator end configured to couple to the first actuator, a second actuator end configured to couple to the second actuator, and a rod end configured to couple to the disk, wherein an actuating force applied from each actuator to each respective actuator end is combined through the first linkage to the rod end. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146297 | BLEED ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A bleed assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The assembly includes: a duct having an inlet and an outlet; a bleed valve that controls the flow of bleed fluid into the inlet; and a dome-shaped diffuser screen which covers the outlet. The diffuser screen has a plurality of through-holes for passage of the bleed fluid. Each through-hole has one or more nearest-neighbour through-holes at a nearest-neighbour spacing. At the periphery of the diffuser screen, the average nearest-neighbour spacing of the through-holes at a given radial distance from the centre of the diffuser screen increases with increasing radial distance. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146298 | RETAINING MEMBER FOR USE WITH GAS TURBINE ENGINE SHAFT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A gas turbine engine assembly includes a rotor shaft having a threaded portion, a rotor stack support positioned radially outward from the rotor shaft, and a locking nut. The locking nut includes a body portion, a threaded portion located on a radially inner surface of the body portion, and a lug portion extending from the body portion. The rotor stack support radially rests upon the body portion of the locking nut, and the rotor stack support axially rests against the lug portion of the locking nut. The threaded portion of the locking nut and the threaded portion of the rotor shaft are engaged together. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146299 | ANNULUS FILLER ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR OF A TURBOMACHINE - An annulus filler assembly for a rotor of a turbomachine, the assembly comprising: an annulus lid ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146300 | MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION DEVICE AND REFRIGERATION METHOD - A magnetic refrigeration device for cooling a thermal load including a magnetic screening cage containing means for generating at least one magnetic field, first and second elements made from magnetocaloric material placed fixedly in said magnetic field, thermal conductors connecting one of said elements made from magnetocaloric material to a cold source, and means for suspending elements made from magnetocaloric material. The second element made from magnetocaloric material is housed in a cavity delineated internally by the first element made from magnetocaloric material. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146301 | Food or Beverage Serving Apparatus that Maintains Non-Ambient Temperatures - A food or beverage serving apparatus is associated with a heat source or sink and one or more heat transfer devices. The food or beverage serving apparatus includes a serving surface for supporting a food or beverage. Each of the one or more heat transfer devices has a first portion in thermal communication with the serving surface and a second portion in thermal communication with the heat source or sink. The one or more heat transfer devices communicate heat between the first portion and the second portion via phase change of an internal working fluid. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146302 | CRYOGENIC HEAT EXCHANGER FOR THERMOACOUSTIC REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A heat exchanger and related method for a thermoacoustic refrigeration system are provided, which includes a warm end of the heat exchanger, a cryogen passing through the warm end to remove heat generated by a thermoacoustic wave generator, and a cool end through which a cooling medium passes to be cooled by the heat transfer at the warm end, wherein cryogenic gas is exhausted from the warm end, and a cooling gas is exhausted from the cool end at a lower temperature than a temperature of the warm end. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146303 | Refrigerator and method of controlling operation thereof - A refrigerator in which an evaporator is separately installed in each of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber such that operations of the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber are independently controlled, and a method of controlling an operation thereof. An operation of the freezing chamber is performed first when the refrigerator starts to be operated in a parallel cycle to convert a flow of a refrigerant such that operations of the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber are independently performed using a 3-way valve, thereby achieving energy savings. Further, a check valve to prevent the refrigerant from flowing to a freezing chamber evaporator is omitted, thereby achieving production cost reduction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146304 | INTERNAL CLEARING FUNCTION FOR A REFRIGERANT RECOVERY/RECHARGE MACHINE - An apparatus and method providing a refrigeration servicing system that comprises a clean refrigerant source, a recovery circuit and a flushing circuit. The recovery circuit can be configured to recover refrigerant from a cooling system. After recovery cycle is completed, the flushing circuit that is coupled to the recovery circuit can flush clean refrigerant through the recovery circuit. A housing can be provided and configured to house the refrigerant source, the recovery circuit and the flushing circuit. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146305 | Optimization Of An Overall Heating Capacity Of An Air Conditioning System - The invention relates to a control process for an air conditioning system. The air conditioning system comprises a thermal loop ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146306 | START-UP FOR REFRIGERANT SYSTEM WITH HOT GAS REHEAT - A refrigerant system has a compressor for compressing and delivering refrigerant to a heat rejecting heat exchanger. Refrigerant from the heat rejecting heat exchanger passes through an expansion device, and then to an evaporator. A reheat circuit includes a reheat valve for selectively tapping refrigerant from a location downstream of the compressor and upstream of the condenser. The reheat refrigerant passes through a reheat heat exchanger, the reheat heat exchanger being positioned to be in a path of air having passed over the evaporator, and delivered into an indoor environment to be conditioned. A control for the refrigerant system is operable to receive inputs from the indoor environment to be conditioned, and to control the several components in the refrigerant system, the control being operable to determine a request for dehumidification provided without any request for significant change in the temperature of the air being delivered into the indoor environment to be conditioned, but said control starting operation of the refrigerant system by enabling cooling mode of operation initially and at least for a short period of time. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146307 | CONDENSER VENTILATION CONTROL - A method controls operation of one or more ventilation fans of an air-cooled condenser for condensing exhaust steam from a steam turbine of an electric power plant. The steam turbine powers an electric power generator. The method includes the following steps: An ambient temperature is acquired and a parameter indicative of the power output of the generator is measured. A fan operation state is determined based on the acquired ambient temperature and the measured parameter. The fan is operated in accordance with the determined fan operation state. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146308 | ELECTROCALORIC COOLING - Techniques are generally described for devices for cooling using electrocaloric material as refrigerant and methods for cooling using electrocaloric material. An example cooling system may comprise a refrigerant unit having an electrocaloric membrane disposed between a heat sink and a cooling load. The electrocaloric membrane may alternate between thermal contact with the heat sink and cooling load. The electrocaloric membrane may also be subjected to alternating electric fields for polarizing and depolarizing the electrocaloric membrane in a manner that promotes heat transfer from the cooling load to the heat sink. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146309 | CHLORINE GAS PRODUCTION - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a process for the production of chlorine gas. For the various embodiments, the process includes compressing a gas mixture of vaporized liquid chlorine and a feed gas containing chlorine to form a compressed gas. Chlorine in the compressed gas is condensed into liquid chlorine. A first portion of the liquid chlorine is vaporized to provide a heat of condensation to condense chlorine from the compressed gas into liquid chlorine. A second portion of the liquid chlorine is vaporized to provide both the vaporized liquid chlorine for the gas mixture and a heat of condensation to cool a tail gas from the process. A chlorine gas product from the vaporized first portion of the liquid chlorine is also produced. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146310 | REFRIGERATOR AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. In a refrigeration cycle including a channel switching valve to selectively supply a refrigerant to a first evaporator side and/or a second evaporator side and hot pipes, a hot pipe on a freezing chamber side and a hot pipe on a refrigerating chamber are disposed upstream and downstream of the channel switching valve, respectively to reduce unbalance in amounts of the refrigerant and in the amounts of generated heat. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146311 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN A CONTAINER - In one embodiment, the invention provides a refrigeration system having a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant gas and a condenser fluidly coupled to the compressor to receive compressed refrigerant gas from the compressor, the condenser configured to condense the refrigerant gas. In addition the refrigeration system includes a heat exchanger having a first section fluidly coupled to the compressor, and a second section fluidly coupled between the condenser and the compressor, wherein the first section receives compressed refrigerant gas from the compressor, and wherein the second section receives condensed refrigerant from the condenser, evaporates the refrigerant, and delivers the evaporated refrigerant to the compressor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146312 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a storage compartment and a refrigerator door opening and closing the storage compartment. The refrigerator door includes an ice compartment, an ice maker in the ice compartment, the ice maker generating ice cubes, an ice bin storing the ice cubes generated in the ice maker, and a cool air duct guiding cool air to the ice maker. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146313 | REFRIGERATION CIRCUIT - A refrigeration circuit has a mono- or multi-component refrigerant, especially CO | 2011-06-23 |
20110146314 | REFRIGERATING DEVICE - A refrigerating device is provided which can improve COP when a required load is 50% of a maximum load or below. When the load required of a common evaporator is 50% or less, a control unit stops a second compressor and controls the volume of a first compressor. Accordingly, it becomes possible to improve COP when the required load is equal to or below 50% as compared to the case of controlling the first and second compressors simultaneously to a low volume. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146315 | DATA CENTRE, AND POWER AND COOLING SYSTEM THEREFOR - A data centre having a primary power source and a backup power source, wherein the primary power source comprises a gas pressure reduction station driving at least one generator, and the secondary power source comprises a large scale electricity distribution network. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146316 | Device and Method for an Efficient Surface Evaporation and for an Efficient Condensation - An evaporator or a condenser includes a surface on which the operating liquid is arranged. Further, turbulence generators are provided to generate turbulences in the operating liquid located on the operating surface. In the condenser, alternatively or additionally, a laminarizer is present to make the vapor stream laminar provided by the compressor. On the evaporator side, the evaporation efficiency is increased and, on the condenser side, the condenser efficiency is increased, which may be used for a substantial reduction in size without loss of power of these components, in particular for a heat pump for heating a building. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146317 | Bi-directional cascade heat pump system - A multi-mode, bi-directional cascade heat pump system, according to some examples, includes at least two chillers each being part of a unidirectional refrigerant circuit. The system includes heat exchangers each of which are dedicated to operate as just a condenser or as just an evaporator, regardless of the system's operating mode. In some modes, a secondary fluid transfers heat between the condenser of one chiller and the evaporator of another chiller before the fluid returns to a secondary fluid source such as, for example, a geothermal borefield or a conventional water source. In some embodiments, fluid is withdrawn from a borefield by way of a pump having a speed that varies to maintain a desired fluid temperature and/or a desired heat transfer rate at the borefield. The heat pump system includes means for minimizing flow through the borefield and for minimizing unnecessary mixing of relatively high and low temperature fluid. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146318 | Air Conditioning System Comprising A Support For Constituent Components Of Said System - The invention relates to an air conditioning device ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146319 | OUTDOOR APPARATUS WITH THERMALLY CONDITIONED AIR - An outdoor apparatus, such as a table or tower with integrated air conditioning for providing thermally conditioned air to users. The apparatus disperses conditioned air to people in the vicinity, more specifically directing vents to both the people's head region and torso region. A fan within the pedestal has a fan inlet communicative with the ambient air inlet for drawing ambient air into the pedestal for thermal conditioning and also has a fan outlet communicative with the conditioned air outlets for supplying conditioned air to users. A heat exchanger is interposed between the ambient air inlet and the fan inlet, and a working fluid supply is fluidly communicative with the heat exchanger for thermally conditioning the ambient air. The tabletop embodiment enhances the cooling by utilizing the table to entrapping the conditioned air about the person's torso. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146320 | Vehicular refrigeration cycle apparatus - A vehicular refrigeration cycle apparatus where, at the time of startup before starting the operation of a compressor, the speed of a condenser-use blower which blows outside air toward the condenser is increased in accordance with the air-conditioning load. Due to this, the operating noise of the condenser-use blower familiar to the users becomes masking noise helping to prevent the operating noise of the compressor from being heard by the user and the unfamiliar operating noise of the compressor can be kept from being heard by the user. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146321 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a base refrigeration circuit, a heat accumulator, an auxiliary heat exchanger and an outdoor heat exchanger defrosting and cooling means. In the base refrigeration circuit, a compressor, a four-way valve, an indoor heat exchanger, a cooling expansion valve, a heating expansion valve, an outdoor heat exchanger and the four-way valve are connected in a sequence by a refrigerant conduit. The four-way valve and the compressor are connected by a refrigerant suction conduit. The heat accumulator includes a bypass refrigerant conduit connected to the refrigerant conduit between the cooling and heating expansion valves. The heat accumulator has a heating heat exchanger and is injected with a heat medium. The auxiliary heat exchanger is installed in the outdoor heat exchanger and connected to the heat accumulator by a heat medium supply conduit and a heat medium return conduit. The defrosting and cooling means includes a heat exchanger and a costless heat reservoir. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146322 | TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS HAVING INDUCED FREEZING RAIL SYSTEM - A transportation apparatus configured to travel on rails and having an induced freezing rail system includes: a transportation vehicle having a support unit configured to support a frame from the rails; and a freezing rail system comprising freezing rails positioned on a ground surface corresponding to the support unit of the transportation vehicle, the freezing rails having a refrigerant and cooling devices. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146323 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator that includes a cabinet and a refrigerator door. The cabinet defining a storage compartment. The refrigerator door opens and closes the storage compartment. The refrigerator door includes a door liner defining an ice compartment, an ice compartment door opening and closing the ice compartment, and a handle provided to the ice compartment door. The ice compartment door includes a dike protruding from the ice compartment door. The handle and the dike are disposed on an identical line. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146324 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator including a slim refrigerator door. The refrigerator includes a storage compartment; a refrigerator door configured to open and close the storage compartment; an ice maker configured to generate ice cubes; an ice bin provided at the refrigerator door to receive the ice cubes generated in the ice maker and having a discharge opening through which the ice cubes are discharged; a motor provided at the refrigerator door; and at least one blade disposed within the ice bin, the at least one blade being operably connected to the motor, wherein at least one ice cube generated in the ice maker directly drop onto the at least one blade, and the at least one blade moves at least one ice cube stored in the ice bin to the discharge opening to discharge the at least one ice cube from the ice bin by an operation of the motor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146325 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage compartment; a door configured to open and close the storage compartment, the door comprising an outer case and a door liner; an ice maker configured to generate ice cubes; an ice bin provided at the refrigerator door, the ice bin storing the ice cubes generated in the ice maker; a dispenser provided at the door, the dispenser dispensing the ice cubes stored in the ice bin; and a vacuum insulation panel disposed between the outer case and the ice bin to insulate the storage compartment from an outside. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146326 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator that includes a cabinet, a refrigerator door, and a cabinet sealing part. The cabinet defines a storage compartment. The refrigerator door opens and closes the storage compartment. The cabinet sealing part is provided to a contact portion between the refrigerator door and the cabinet to prevent a communication between the storage compartment and an outside. The refrigerator door includes a door liner defining an ice compartment, an ice maker in the ice compartment, the ice maker generating ice, an ice bin storing ice generated by the ice maker, an ice compartment door opening and closing the ice compartment, and a plurality of sealing parts at positions spaced apart from each other. The sealing parts prevent a communication between the ice compartment and the storage compartment. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146327 | REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to a refrigerator, which comprises: a main body having a storage compartment therein; and a door connected to the main body and opening/closing the storage compartment, wherein the door includes: an outer case defining an external appearance of the door; a door liner combined with the outer case; an insulation material filled between the outer case and the door liner; and a holder supporting both a receptacle connected with a cable for controlling an ice maker and a water supply cock for making ice, the holder disposed between the outer case and the door liner, wherein the holder is fixed to the outer case. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146328 | Substance Communicating Device with Mechanically Energized Connector - A substance communicating device for use in conjunction with an appliance or a system including an appliance and a consumable holder. The appliance has a first substance service connector component and a first service switch component. The substance communicating device has a second substance service connector component operably engageable with the first substance connector component to permit the communication of a substance between the first and second substance service connector components. The substance communicating device further has a second service switch component operably associated with the second substance service connector component, the second service switch component being configured to engage the first service switch component when the first and second substance service connector components are engaged to selectively permit the communication of the substance between the substance communicating device and the appliance. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146329 | Proximity Sensor Enabled Substance Communication Coupling System - Systems and components for providing or receiving a substance through a substance communication coupling system. A substance switch is provided for selectively communicating the substance between a first substance communicating device, such as a host or other substance source and a second substance communicating device, such as a substance consumer. The substance switch is activated to transfer a substance in response to detection of a contactless proximity target associated with one of the substance communicating devices by a proximity sensor associated with the other of the substance communicating devices. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146330 | Mechanically Energized Substance Communication Coupling System - A substance communication coupling system includes a substance connector component for communication of a substance with another substance connector component. A substance switch is provided for selectively permitting communication of the substance between the substance connector components. The substance switch is activated to transfer a substance from a substance source to a substance consumer in response to a proximity sensor engaging a proximity target. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146331 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a cabinet, a refrigerator compartment door, a freezer compartment door, an ice compartment, a dispenser, a cabinet duct disposed in an inner wall of the refrigerator compartment. The cabinet duct allows cool air for making ice to flow therein, and has a cabinet duct opening that opens toward an inside of the refrigerator compartment and that is disposed longitudinally in a vertical direction. The refrigerator also includes an ice compartment duct having an ice compartment duct opening that is configured to communicate with the cabinet duct when the refrigerator compartment door is oriented in a closed position and that is defined longitudinally in a vertical direction. The ice compartment duct is disposed in a sidewall of the ice compartment. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146332 | Accumulator of air conditioner - The present invention provides an accumulator of an air conditioner, in which a coolant outlet pipe is a dual pipe with an internal pipe and an external pipe, a return cap is combined to the lower end of the dual pipe, and a gas coolant flows from the upper portion inside a tank through a gas coolant inlet between the internal pipe and the external pipe, turns into the internal pipe at the return cap, and then continues flowing through the gas coolant outlet to an outer pipe. Therefore, the accumulator can be manufactured from a small tank, so that it can be easily mounted in a small space with high liquid-vapor separating performance and pressure resistance. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146333 | REFRIGERATOR - The embodiment relates to a refrigerator. In the refrigerator, a freezing compartment is selectively partitioned into a plurality of spaces and some of the plurality of spaces can be used as a convertible compartment that can be converted into the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. In addition, the refrigerator has a structure that an operation unit is provided at a door that opens and closes the convertible compartment and a cable that extends from a main body to the operation unit is clearly processed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146334 | REFRIGERATOR AND DRAWER FOR REFRIGERATOR - Provided are a refrigerator and a drawer for a refrigerator. The drawer for the refrigerator includes a receiving member received in the refrigerator to provide a receiving space for receiving foods, an induction member disposed inside the receiving member to induce a formation of moisture on a surface thereof, an indicating member disposed inside the receiving member, the indicating member comprising an indicating part for indicating a humidity state to the outside, and a transmission part providing a space through which the moisture flows, together with the indicating member. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146335 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment, a refrigerator compartment door opening and closing the refrigerator compartment, and an ice compartment in which an ice maker is disposed. The ice compartment is defined as an insulation space within the refrigerator compartment door. The refrigerator also includes an ice compartment door opening and closing the ice compartment, and a receiving member disposed on the ice compartment door. The receiving member protrudes toward an inside of the refrigerator compartment to provide a receiving space. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146336 | COLD APPLIANCE - A cold appliance construction kit comprising a cooling module ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146337 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system is mainly provided with comprises an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, a valve and an energy recovery device. The compressor is fluidly connected to the evaporator to compress low-pressure refrigerant exiting the evaporator to high-pressure refrigerant. The condenser is fluidly connected to the compressor to receive the high pressure refrigerant and dissipate heat therefrom. The valve controls flow of high pressure refrigerant exiting the condenser. The energy recovery device includes a movable expander having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is fluidly connected to the valve to receive the high pressure refrigerant. The movable expander phase changes the refrigerant from high pressure refrigerant at the inlet to low pressure refrigerant at the outlet. The energy recovery device extracts work from movement of the movable expander due to the phase change of the refrigerant from the high pressure refrigerant to the low pressure refrigerant. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146338 | Heat exchanger, welding member and air conditioner - A heat exchanger includes a shell communicating with a first fluid inlet pipe and a first fluid outlet pipe, end caps coupled to ends of the shell to communicate with a second fluid inlet pipe and a second fluid outlet pipe, a plurality of tubes disposed in the shell to constitute a channel through which a second fluid flows, an end baffle located at ends of the tubes to prevent mixing of a first fluid and the second fluid, and a first plate to fill gaps between the tubes and the end baffle. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146339 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In an air-conditioning apparatus, a heat source side heat exchanger, intermediate heat exchangers, and use side heat exchangers are formed in separate bodies respectively and adapted to be disposed at separate locations one another. In a heat medium circulation circuit where the intermediate heat exchanger and the use side heat exchanger are connected, temperature sensors are installed. An anti-freezing operation mode is provided in which, when the detection temperatures of the temperature sensors become equal to or lower than a set temperature Ts while a compressor or pumps are stopped, the heat medium is circulated to perform anti-freezing of the heat medium. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146340 | Method of recovering carbon dioxide from gas and apparatus therefor - Provided is a method including the steps of: cooling exhaust gas to a given temperature by use of cold energy of liquefied natural gas; spraying water in a minute-ice generator having been cooled to a given temperature by use of the cold energy of the liquefied natural gas to generate minute ice; and introducing the minute ice and the cooled exhaust gas into a gas hydrate generator so as to cause the minute ice and carbon dioxide in the exhaust gas to react with each other in the gas hydrate generator, thereby generating carbon dioxide hydrate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146341 | GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR GAS ENGINES - A gas supply system for dual-fuel or gas engines is adapted for integration with a boil-off gas reliquefaction plant. The system includes a cryogenic heat exchanger, a boil-off gas compressor having a boil-off gas preheater, and a nitrogen loop with a compander. The gas is in the form of liquefied natural gas from cargo tanks or condensate from the reliquefaction plant. The gas supply system also includes an evaporator (optimizer) that extracts cold duty from the gas, and/or an evaporator that is arranged in a closed loop, which includes at least one pump and a heating source for an intermediate medium used to optimize extraction of the cold duty. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146342 | METHOD OF COOLING USING EXTENDED BINARY REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A method of cooling using an extended binary refrigerant system containing methane and a C3 hydrocarbon such as propylene and/or propane is disclosed. The extended binary refrigerant from a compressor final discharge is separated into a methane-rich vapor fraction and at least one C3 rich liquid fraction so as to provide various temperatures and levels of refrigeration in various heat exchange stages. The method and corresponding refrigeration system can be utilized in plants utilizing low pressure or high pressure demethanizers. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146343 | Process And Apparatus For The Separation Of Air By Cryogenic Distillation - A process for the cryogenic separation of air using a multiple column distillation system comprising at least a higher pressure column (“HP column”) and a lower pressure column (“LP column”), comprising: feeding cooled feed air to the high pressure column for separation into high pressure nitrogen-enriched overhead vapor and crude liquid oxygen; feeding at least one low pressure column feed stream comprising nitrogen and oxygen to the low pressure column for separation into nitrogen-rich overhead vapor and liquid oxygen; refluxing the low pressure column with a liquid stream from or derived from the high pressure column; feeding expanded air to an auxiliary separation column for separation into auxiliary column nitrogen-rich overhead vapor and oxygen-rich liquid and removing the nitrogen rich overhead vapour as a product stream; feeding bottom liquid from the auxiliary column to an intermediate location of the low pressure column; and refluxing the auxiliary column with a nitrogen rich liquid stream from or derived from the HP column. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146344 | Process And Apparatus For The Separation Of Air By Cryogenic Distillation - In a process for the production of nitrogen and of oxygen enriched liquid by separation of air by cryogenic distillation, a first stream of air is sent to an exchanger to form a first cooled air stream, the first cooled air stream is sent to a bottom reboiler of a column, condensed air is sent from the bottom reboiler to a top condenser of the column, vaporized air is sent from the top condenser to a first compressor, air is sent from the first compressor to the column, air is sent to a second compressor and from the second compressor to the exchanger to produce a cooled second air stream, the cooled second air stream is sent to a first turboexpander and from the turbo expander to the column, bottom liquid is removed from the column and gaseous nitrogen is removed from the top of the column. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146345 | JEWELRY AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - A jewelry piece comprising a ring shank, at least one first connector, at least one second connector, at least one first linkage, at least one second linkage, and at least one charm. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146346 | Religious Jewelry Articles - New forms of religious jewelry. Jewelry articles are provided representing the tomb of Jesus, to depict and/or symbolize the event of the Resurrection for Christian religious adherents. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146347 | Magnetic jewelry - An article of jewelry includes at least one body having a top and bottom face. The body is constructed of a precious or semi-precious metal. In one embodiment, the metal is titanium. A magnetic element is connected to the body. In one embodiment, the magnetic element has a face or surface which comprises at least 50%, and preferably 75% to 90%, of the total area of the bottom face of the body. In one embodiment, the body comprises a link, and a plurality of the links are connected to form a bracelet. In one embodiment, the magnetic element is generally oval in shape and is inset into the body so that the face of the magnetic element is co-planar with the rear of the body. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146348 | THICK SINTERED POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND AND SINTERED JEWELRY - Methods of forming larger sintered compacts of PCD and other sintered ultrahard materials are disclosed. Improved solvent metal compositions and layering of the un-sintered construct allow for sintering of thicker and larger high quality sintered compacts. Jewelry may also be made from sintered ultrahard materials including diamond, carbides, and boron nitrides. Increased biocompatibility is achieved through use of a sintering metal containing tin. Methods of sintering perform shapes are provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146349 | GEMSTONE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING THE SAME - The invention relates to a gemstone ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146350 | ROUND BRILLIANT CUT GEMSTONE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING THE SAME - The invention relates to a gemstone ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146351 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTLY FORMING CONTINUOUS GLASS FILAMENTS - An in-line system converts raw, unrefined glass-forming material directly into continuous glass filaments. The system includes a reinforced melting assembly with electrically conductive melting and reinforcing members. The melting and reinforcing members are connected to a transverse melting member and lie in a plane parallel to the flowing material. This expands the melting and refining zone to the height of the melting and reinforcing members, thereby improving the quality of the filaments. The melting and reinforcing members also prevent sagging of the assembly during high temperature operation. The outermost melting and reinforcing members reduce or eliminate bypass flow of un-refined or un-homogenized material around the melting assembly, further improving quality. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146352 | Gradient Compression Article Knitted Using Corespun Yarns - A gradient compression article with therapeutic and aesthetic properties broadly includes a limb-receiving section extending continuously between a distal end and an open proximal end thereof. The limb-receiving section includes a tubular distal portion and a tubular proximal portion. The limb-receiving section is knitted at least substantially of a core-spun yarn with an elastomeric core and a twisted fiber sheath and includes elastomeric threads integrated into the stretch yarn knitting. The limb-receiving section further presents a gradient region that extends from a distal location adjacent the distal end to a proximal location adjacent the proximal end, with a property of the article changing progressively along the gradient region to provide compression that decreases progressively from the distal location to the proximal location when the article is donned. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146353 | WASHING MACHINE WITH AIR TRAP - A washing machine having a cabinet, a pressure sensor located in the cabinet, and an air trap having at least one baffle to substantially block water at the air trap. The air trap may have an inlet in communication with a sump of the washing machine and an outlet in communication with a hose coupled to the pressure sensor. The at least one baffle may be partially traversing the air trap to substantially block water from entering the outlet when the cabinet is in a horizontal orientation. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146354 | FOREIGN OBJECT TRAP FOR AN AUTOMATIC WASHER - An automatic washing machine having a foreign object trap located in a portion of a wash basket defines a foreign object passageway for retaining foreign objects. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146355 | DYNAMIC LAUNDRY DEFLECTOR FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A washer including a housing, a washing tub in the housing, a drum rotatably mounted in the washing tub for receiving laundry to be washed, the drum having an axis of rotation and an opening for inserting the laundry into an interior of the drum, and a dynamic deflector coupled to the washing tub, the dynamic deflector being one of translatable in one or more axes and rotatable about one or more of the axes, the dynamic deflector deflecting the laundry that contacts the dynamic deflector toward the interior of the drum. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146356 | WASHING MACHINE INCLUDING LARGE DETERGENT CASE - A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine includes a detergent receiving part, a supply pipe communicating with a water supply pipe and supplying wash water, an on-off valve between the detergent receiving part and the supply pipe, and a controller opening or closing the on-off valve corresponding to a proceeding washing cycle to supply a preset amount of detergent to the supply pipe. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146357 | Geometric Configuration of Tub - In a household washer which contains a tub with a cylindrical wall suspended by means of suspension rods, the tub also is comprised of ears with petals by which the tub is held in one extreme by suspension rods, at least one cylindrical reinforcement which surrounds the cylindrical wall, at least one pair of lobes in a substantially upper area of the tub, and additionally preferably one spout for over-flow in a substantially upper area of the tub. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146358 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICES FOR PORTABLE DEVICES SUCH AS LAPTOPS - A locking device ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146359 | PERSONAL PROPERTY SAFE - A safe is provided for securely storing property that may be accessed quickly. A biometric scanner is coupled to a latching mechanism which may be actuated upon input of a recognized pattern, such as a fingerprint. The safe door may be spring actuated to automatically open upon release of the locking mechanism. The latch positively locks the door so that it resists opening from sharp blows to the safe. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146360 | MOVABLE KEY COMBINATION ELEMENT AND LOCK ASSEMBLY - A key device for use with more than one lock, the key device including a shaft portion, and at least one movable key combination element retained within the shaft portion and including first and second portions adjacent one another, the first portion of the at least one movable key combination element being located along on the shaft portion and the second portion of the at least one movable key combination element being located offset to the first portion. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146361 | Method of Peening Metal Heart Valve Stents - Medical devices, such as percutaneous prosthetic heart valves can include a stent or frame structure component. The stent can be shot peened, laser peened, and/or ultrasonically peened, thereby reducing surface abnormalities, improving surface appearance, and/or increasing fatigue life of the device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146362 | DEVICE FOR STRAIGHTENING UP DEFORMED METAL AND/OR PLASTIC ELEMENTS AFTER UNDERGOING AN EXCESSIVE MECHANICAL STRESS - The invention relates to a device for straightening up deformed metal and/or plastic elements after having undergone an excessive mechanical stress such as, for example, a shock. It comprises at least one supporting element ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146363 | TIP SHAPING APPARATUS - A tip shaping apparatus presses electrode tips against a shaping roller thereof held by a rotationally driven holder in such a manner as to bring tip sections of the tips close to each other, thereby shaping the tip sections into reusable condition. The tip shaping apparatus includes deburring sections located in such positions as to confront burrs that are formed during shaping in such a manner as to project from outer circumferences of root sections proximate the tip sections of the electrode tips in a direction perpendicular to the axes of the electrode tips, at ejection of the electrode tips from the apparatus. Each of the deburring sections is located proximate an outer circumferential plane of the root section of each of the electrode tips undergoing shaping so as to abut against and cut off or bend the burrs in such a manner as to suppress the projecting height of the burrs when the electrode tips are ejected from the tip shaping apparatus. | 2011-06-23 |