25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110150570 | MANHOLE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHOD - A manhole assembly ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150571 | CLAMP DEVICE FOR PORTABLE POROUS PAVEMENT SYSTEM - A clamping device for a portable porous pavement system includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket includes a U-shaped section extending between first and second wings; a first slot defined by the first wing; and a second slot defined by the second wing. The second bracket includes a C-shaped member having first and second arms with a base member joining the first and second arms; a first twistable section defined by the first arm; and a second twistable section defined by the second arm. The first arm is sized to fit through the first slot of the first wing such that the first twistable section and the base member are on opposite sides of the first wing; and the second arm is sized to fit through the second slot of the second wing such that the second twistable section and the base member being on opposite sides of the second wing. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150572 | Self-Propelled Civil Engineering Machine And Method Of Controlling A Self-Propelled Civil Engineering Machine - The invention relates to a self-propelled civil engineering machine, and in particular to a slipform paver, road paver or road milling machine, and to a method of controlling a self-propelled civil engineering machine. The civil engineering machine according to the invention has a control unit | 2011-06-23 |
20110150573 | WATER BALLASTED WAVE ATTENUATOR - This invention relates to a novel water ballasted wave attenuator that can be used to diminish or eliminate the impact of waves on shorelines or objects located in or on water bodies. A water ballasted wave attenuator comprising: (a) a hollow shell formed of reinforced concrete; (b) a flotation medium disposed in the upper region of the interior of the reinforced concrete shell (a); (c) an air chamber disposed below the flotation medium (b) in the lower region of the interior of the reinforced concrete shell; and, (d) at least one water vent located in the interior of the reinforced concrete shell (a), said vent connecting the interior of the shell with the exterior of the shell. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150574 | ENVIRONMENTAL CULVERT SYSTEM - This invention relates to a novel environmentally compatible culvert system. More particularly, this invention relates to a novel multi-component modular environmental culvert system which is constructed of reaction injection molded components, comprising modular interconnecting bases, modular interconnecting corrugated arch systems, and modular joining binders. A modular culvert system comprising: (a) at least one base grid module; (b) at least one corrugated arch module resting on the grid; and (c) an arch shaped binder module adjacent the arch module. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150575 | Method and Apparatus for Lining Tunnel Walls or Tunnel Ceilings with Protective Nets - In a method for lining tunnel walls or ceilings with protective nets or the like, web-shaped protective net material ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150576 | PIPELINE CONNECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A pipeline alignment termination device comprises a connecting piece ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150577 | TOOL FOR LONGITUDINALLY SUBDIVIDING SEWER PIPES - The invention relates to a tool for longitudinally subdividing buried sewer pipes having an asymmetric, generally oval cross section, made substantially of a support shoe opposing a cutting blade acting in the direction of the pipe axis. The device also has two side cutting blades and is moved through the old pipe by means of a rod and a cylindrical calibration mandrel. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150578 | FIXED FLOATING FOUNTAIN INSTALLATION METHOD - A method positions and installs a support for a fountain assembly permanently at a specific location and elevation relative to a water body at an amusement park, hotel, or resort. The method utilizes a crane equipped vessel to deploy a support over the desired location. The vessel has its location determined from position fixing instruments and then an installer positions the vessel precisely. The method then has an installer lift the support plumb and above the water body. The method next rotates the support to embed it into the bed of a water body. Rotation stops when the head of the support becomes coplanar with the surface of the water body. The support then receives framework for fountains while remaining concealed beneath the water. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150579 | CONTINUOUS CHAMBER MASS CONFINEMENT CELLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to mass confinement cells that may be used in retaining walls and earth retention systems that has a natural earthen appearance or other aesthetic design and is resistant to damage and wear caused by the environment. The mass confinement cells are generally light-weight and include a continuous chamber that at least partially aligns with confinement cells positioned above and below, thereby allowing the intermingling of fill material between adjacent cells. The mass confinement cells are capable of accepting and retaining any type of filling material. The filling material provides weight, stability and security to a retaining wall constructed of such mass confinement cells. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150580 | CONTAINER TRANSPORT DECELERATOR - Cylindrical prescription containers are propelled through a pneumatic transport system at high speeds by low pressure, high-velocity air. Upon arrival at destination stations within the transport system, curvilinear decelerators slow them by directing them through a plurality of curved paths where they dissipate momentum. Once slowed, the containers are deposited upon a moving conveyor to be staged into the next processing station at an even pace. The decelerators comprise curved vanes surrounding the container path, the vanes being held in a fixed, curvilinear relation to each other and the container by a series of yokes surrounding and engaging the vanes. The conveyor is driven by a servo motor controllable by the transport system to pace containers as needed by the next processing station. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150581 | ELECTRODE MILLING CUTTER WITH MILLING EDGES INTERRUPTED BY CUT-OUTS - Electrode milling cutter for machining spot welding electrodes, said electrode milling cutter having one or more milling edges, wherein at least one of the milling edges is interrupted by one or more cut-outs at one or more points. The invention also relates to a milling device and to an apparatus for subsequently machining spot welding electrodes. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150582 | FACE MILL FOR FINE MILLING - A face mill for fine milling, including a basic body that is rotatable around a center axis (C | 2011-06-23 |
20110150583 | DEVICE FOR MILLING OF MATERIALS - A device and a method of making thereof includes a milling cutter body that is connectable to a rotatable spindle or holder. The milling cutter body is provided with at least one series of a plurality of tangentially spaced-apart cutting edges or a plurality of tangentially spaced-apart seats intended for milling inserts having at least one cutting edge. The cutting edges or seats of the series are arranged such that, within the series, a first angle between a radius that intersects a first cutting edge and a radius that intersects another cutting edge, which is situated closest to the first cutting edge in a direction of rotation around the rotation axis, is smaller than a second angle between the radius that intersects the first cutting edge and a radius that intersects another cutting edge, which is situated closest to the first cutting edge in a direction opposite the direction of rotation. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150584 | Side Cutter - A side cutter has a substantially disk-shaped or substantially ring-shaped cutter body, two or more peripheral cutting inserts each having a cutting edge protruding from a peripheral surface of the cutter body, and two or more corner cutting inserts each having a cutting edge protruding from an end surface of the cutter body. The peripheral cutting insert and the corner cutting insert are arranged in the cutter body such that the cutting edges adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction have overlapping rotational trajectories around the axis of rotation of the cutter body. In addition, a peripheral cutting insert and a corner cutting insert belonging to an insert set are spaced from each other in an axial direction of the cutter body and are arranged substantially in the same position in the circumferential direction of the cutter body. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150585 | Insert and Side Cutter - An insert has a lower face formed in a substantially quadrangular shape, a flank formed on an upper face formed in a convex face rising upward from two opposing sides of the quadrangular face, a pair of rake faces rising upward from the other two opposing sides of the quadrangular face and formed in first side faces intersecting with the convex curved face, a pair of corner edges formed respectively in ridgeline portions between the rake face and the flank, and a pair of second side faces which intersect obliquely to the two opposing sides of the quadrangular face and rise upward from the lower face to notch an intersection portion between the lower face and the upper face. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150586 | Tool Holder for Multiple Differently-Shaped Cutting Inserts - Insert pockets of tool holders configured to accommodate multiple differently-shaped cutting inserts are disclosed. Cutting tool holders and cutting tool systems are also disclosed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150587 | Adjustable Pocket Hole Apparatus - In the pocket hole apparatus of the present invention, a table reciprocates linearly relative to a base. An anvil is fixed relative to the base and holds the workpiece on a sloped top surface at the desired angle for the pocket hole. A drill spindle with a drill bit is fixed relative to the table. After the workpiece is mounted to the anvil, the table is moved to drill the pocket hole. Optionally, a second spindle on the opposite side of the anvil predrills the pocket hole when the table is first moved to a predrill position. The spindle is enabled or disabled by latching mechanism. The spindle is mounted to a rail that is slidably mounted to the table so that the rail can slide perpendicularly thereby adjusting the spacing between pocket holes. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150588 | SPADE BIT - The drill bit comprises a cutting blade formed at one end of a shank. The cutting blade has a pair of cutting shoulders that extend inwardly from the outer sides of the blade toward the bit axis. A tip having converging sides that create a point extends from the shoulders. The cutting edge of each shoulder is beveled with respect to the plane of the face of the blade. A flute is provided on the leading portion of each blade face adjacent the cutting edges. Each flute is a smooth curve that creates a substantially uninterrupted recess on each face of the blade that facilitates chip removal, increases the drill rate and lowers the power required to drill a hole. A non-stick coating may be applied to the blade to further facilitate chip removal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150589 | Drill - Drill with a straight chucking groove, with a convexly curved main cutting edge with, adjacent to the main cutting edge, a convexly designed region of groove base and with, adjacent to the convexly designed region of the groove base, a concavely designed groove base or a concavely curved main cutting edge with, adjacent to the main cutting edge, a concavely designed groove base with, adjacent to the concavely design region of the groove base, a convexly design region of the groove base. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150590 | Installation System for Ceiling Mounted Items - The present invention is an installation system for ceiling mounted items that is comprised of a tubular hollow extension. The first end of the tubular hollow extension is adapted to receive a suspension member and the second end is adapted to be attached to a drill bit or operated manually. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150591 | THREAD WHIRLING DEVICE AND A TOOL FOR INSTALLING A WHIRLING RING - A thread whirling device | 2011-06-23 |
20110150592 | Material Entry Tool Path - A method of generating control code for a CNC machine is described. The method includes the steps of: (1) generating in a computer a first plurality of coordinate values, x | 2011-06-23 |
20110150593 | Clamping Unit With Canister Sleeve Retention Device - A clamping unit for releasably holding a tubular toolholder shank has a base member with a canister sleeve mounted therein. To secure the canister sleeve within the base member and to minimize movement caused by tolerances, retention bolts are threadably mated within the base member to engage a slot within the canister, wherein the relationship between the retention bolt and the slot is such that the retention bolt is intentionally misaligned, so that when engaged with the canister slot, the retention blot resiliently deflects and provides both an axial force and a lateral force upon a canister sleeve. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150594 | Air Cargo Centerline Restraint System Having Restraints Mounted Over Floor Joists Outside the Wingbox Area for Lateral Support - A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at least one caster panel mounted on one side of the cargo hold and across the centerline from a side door of the aircraft, and a plurality of mechanical restraints mounted on a floor of the cargo hold on either side of the centerline and outside the wingbox area. The first and second centerline end restraints each have at least one retractable lockhead configured and dimensioned to engage an end of a pallet. The at least one caster panel includes at least one retractable guide formed at a first end thereof, and at least one retractable guide formed along a first side thereof. Lastly, the plurality of mechanical restraints are mounted with a portion of each mechanical restraint overlying a laterally extending floor joist in the cargo hold, such that a lateral load applied to a given mechanical restraint is transferred to at least one laterally extending floor joist. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150595 | TIE DOWN WINCH SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A tie-down winch system includes a tie-down winch and a winch bar member. The tie-down winch includes frame, a cylinder member rotatably carried by the frame, a first lock member connected to a second end of the cylinder member, and a second lock member pivotally connected to the frame adjacent the second end of the cylinder member and moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The engaged position is defined as a portion of the second lock member engaging a portion of the first lock member to prevent rotation of the cylinder member, and the disengaged position is defined as the second lock member being spaced apart from the first lock member so that the cylinder member is freely rotatable with respect to the frame. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150596 | SHEAR COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH ROTARY AND RECIPROCATING PUMPS - A shear coupling assembly utilizes a second coupling member, a first coupling member and a locking member which is inserted into a bore in the first coupling member to connect between the second coupling member and the first coupling member. In embodiments where a pretension is applied to the shear neck, the locking member maintains the pretension in the shear neck. The bore of the first coupling member has a profiled section which corresponds to a profiled section on the second coupling member which when mated together permit torque to be transferred for co-rotating the second coupling member with the first coupling member for use in rotary pump operations. Advantageously, the profiled portions and the shear neck are encased in the bore of the shear coupling assembly and are protected from corrosive wellbore fluids. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150597 | CLIP - A plurality of pin legs descends from a pin flange, pin leg through holes and pin acceptance cavities are formed in a bushing flange and bushing leg, leg spreaders are formed in the tip ends of the bushing leg, first locks are formed in the tip ends of the pin legs, for latching on permanent fastening projections of the leg spreaders so as to maintain the pin legs that have been diametrically spread by the leg spreaders in a permanently coupled condition, and second locks are formed at positions different from those of the first locks, for latching on temporary fastening projections in the bushing leg, whereupon the pin leg through holes restrain the diametrical spreading of the pin legs in the radial direction so that the tip ends of the pin legs can be inserted into the attachment holes of the members being attached to. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150598 | STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING AN ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a structure for mounting an attachment for vehicle capable of absorbing the marginal difference of a front spoiler and reducing the procedures for controlling the dimension of the front spoiler. The structure for mounting a front spoiler on a front bumper includes: a male clip provided on the front spoiler; an insertion hole provided on the front bumper for inserting the male clip therethrough; and a female clip engaged with the male clip and allowing the front spoiler to be held by the front bumper. The male clip is loosely inserted through the insertion hole and engaged with the female clip around said insertion hole via an abutting brim, thereby producing a gap between the insertion hole and the male clip, thus increasing the degree of freedom of positional adjustment, reducing the steps for mounting and controlling the accuracy of the attachment, reducing the overall cost. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150599 | MODULAR NUT PLATE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A nut plate assembly includes a nut retainer and a bushing for expanding a tubular body of the retainer. The retainer assembly is used to cold work an opening of a workpiece in order to fix the nut retainer assembly relative to the workpiece. A nut can be snapped into the retainer. A method of installation includes passing a mandrel through the bushing to radially expand the bushing into a tubular body of the retainer. The tubular body is compressed between the workpiece and bushing as the bushing is displaced radially causing corresponding radial displacement of the tubular body. The expanded bushing applies pressure to the tubular body for a desired fit between the nut retainer and workpiece. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150600 | INSERT WALL ANCHOR FOR A GRAB BAR - A grab bar or other accessory is attached to a wall with at least one anchor assembly. The anchor assembly can be removed and repeatedly used as needed. The anchor assembly includes a vertical support beam, an arm having a hub portion and an arm portion, and a mounting plate that is supported by the arm. The arm portion is received within a slot formed within the vertical support beam. A spring is attached to the vertical support beam and cooperates with the arm portion to hold the arm in place during installation. The mounting plate includes a plurality of hole locations spaced radially outwardly from a center opening. The mounting plate is rotatable to position the plurality of hole locations at one of many different desired mount positions for a variety of grab bars. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150601 | Mounting System and Method - A mounting system, comprising an insertion component configured to be partially inserted into but not through a hole in a first panel of a wall assembly with an elongated anchor having a hub and at least one anchor tab. An elastic holding member is configured to connect the insertion component and the anchor and the anchor located on a first side of a first panel is configured to be inserted through the insertion component opening defining the hole in the first panel. The holding member pulls the insertion component and the anchor toward each other when the insertion component and the anchor are located on opposite sides of the first panel and separated by approximately a first panel thickness. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150602 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOULDED PART WITH AN ANNULAR CROSS-SECTION AND MOULDED PART PRODUCED ACCORDING TO A METHOD OF THIS TYPE - A molded part and a method for producing the molded part. The molded part is rotationally symmetrical or at least partially annular in cross section and formed by a plasticized polymeric mass containing fibers being injected through an injection opening into a cavity of a molding tool. Once the polymeric mass has solidified, the molded part is removed from the tool. Injection into the cavity takes place through at least two injection openings in such a way that the fibers are aligned predominantly in the main stress directions of axial tension and torsion in the molded part. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150603 | ENCAPSULATED FASTENER AND METHOD AND TOOLING FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An encapsulated fastener includes a nut having a face with a concave gap adapted to receive a bolt. The nut is encapsulated by an encapsulation including an extension, which includes a tube adapted for receiving a portion of the bolt and a flange adapted for engaging a face of the nut. The encapsulation extension is placed on the nut in an overmolding tool, wherein an encapsulation base is injection molded over a portion of the encapsulation extension. The encapsulation base encapsulates the nut and extends into the nut concave gap forming a base foot and washer protrusion. The nut is encapsulated except for its bore which is sealed off during the overmolding process by a spring-mounted mandrel. Alternative embodiments of the invention include tubes with different configurations for contacting the bolt whereby the tube or cylinder is reinforced. A method and tooling for manufacturing the encapsulated fastener are also provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150604 | REPLACEABLE SHEAR BLADE FOR BOOK TRIMMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CHANGING SUCH BLADE - A replaceable shear blade for a book trimming apparatus, the latter comprising a shear carriage having the replaceable shear blade mounted thereon. The shear blade has a sharp cutting edge for shearing a book between an anvil and the cutting edge. The shear blade is removably mounted with respect to the shear carriage for replacement of the shear blade, where the shear blade is removably secured relative to the shear carriage by a plurality of fasteners accessible from above. A removable sheath encloses the cutting edge. At least one removable handle is secured to the shear blade so that the shear blade and the sheath may be handled as a unit, with this handle being grippable from above for installation of the shear blade on the shear carriage, and with the handle and the sheath being removable from the shear blade upon installation of the shear blade on the shear carriage. A method of installation and removal of the shear blade is also disclosed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150605 | BINDING MACHINE - A binding machine includes a body, an actuator coupled with the body, and a punch mechanism housed in the body for punching a stack of sheets upon actuation of the actuator. The punch mechanism includes a plate including a plurality of punch pins. The punch pins are configured to punch through the stack of sheets during a punch stroke, the punch stroke defining a force profile. A portion of the force profile defined from a first drop in force to a last peak force before a final decrease has no more than a 15 percent change in force relative to a normalized maximum force of the force profile. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150606 | QUAY-WALL SYSTEM FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CONTAINERS, MOBILE HARBOR AND TRANSPORTING DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN - A quay-wall system for loading and unloading containers includes a quay-wall having a open-air storage yard, a floating body berthed to the quay-wall and resting a ramp on the quay-wall, a pallet formed for receiving one or more containers, and a transporting device transporting the plurality of pallets in parallel. A mobile harbor for use in the quay-wall system includes the ramp, a loading space in which one or more pallets having one or more containers accommodated therein can be placed, wherein the loading space has guide grooves formed thereon for guiding a transporting device. A transporting device for use in the quay-wall system includes a transporting device for being coupled a plurality of pallets in parallel and transporting the pallets from the open-air storage yard to a floating body or from the floating body to the open-air storage yard. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150607 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING VELOCITY OF TRANSFER MEMBER, METHOD OF TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATE USING THE METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a method of adjusting a velocity of a transfer arm in a transfer member. The method includes, accelerating the transfer arm from a start point to a first point where a movement velocity reaches a preset reference velocity, dividing a division from the first point to a second point into movement divisions to move the transfer arm in any one of a deceleration motion, an acceleration motion, and a uniform motion according to the respective movement divisions, and decelerating the transfer arm from the second point to a target point. The motion of the transfer arm in the current movement division is different from that in the movement division just before the current movement division. Thus, a different impulse from that in the precedent movement division is applied to a substrate loaded on the transfer arm. Accordingly, the impulse response superposition cancels residual vibration of the substrate, so as to improve transfer efficiency of the transfer member. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150608 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING A SUBSTRATE - In one embodiment, a transfer robot for transferring a substrate includes a supporting means, a transfer robot arm including a first sub-robot arm and a second sub-robot arm arranged over the supporting means, an inner rail and an outer rail adjacent to the inner rail overlying the supporting means. The first sub-robot arm is adapted to move in a straight line motion along the inner rail and the second sub-robot arm is adapted to move in a straight line motion along the outer rail. The second sub-robot arm surrounds the first sub-robot arm. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150609 | CRUCIBLE SHUTTLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A crucible handling shuttle includes a pair of opposed dual crucible-gripping arms mounted on a rotatable head. The shuttle is removably plugged into a sliding block of a carriage to move between a furnace and a crucible loading station. The carriage includes mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic plugs or sockets which couple to mating sockets or plugs of the shuttle. A linear actuator extends between the carriage and the furnace base to raise and lower the carriage and shuttle coupled thereto. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150610 | Apparatus for transferring products - An apparatus for transferring products, e.g. food products, from a pick-up region into a placement region includes a conveying device to convey the products into the pick-up region after one another in a conveying direction and at least one first and one second robot which are arranged spaced apart from one another when viewed in the conveying direction in the environment of the conveying device and which each include a robot base and an end effector movable relative to the robot base for picking up and placing down the products. The spacing between the robot base of the first robot and the robot base of the second robot can be set. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150611 | CLAMP SUITABLE FOR GRIPPING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE HOLDER, ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE HOLDER AND A SUITABLE CLAMP, AND TREATMENT AND/OR ANALYSIS MACHINE - A machine for treatment and/or analysis of biological samples, including a hinged arm to which a clamp for gripping a first biological sample holder is fixed. The clamp including first and second arms able to move relative to each other along a gripping position between a first position of gripping the first biological sample holder, and a first position of releasing the biological sample holder. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150612 | ORDER-PICKING SYSTEM FOR ORDER-PICKING ARTICLES INTO ORDER CONTAINERS - The invention refers to an order picking plant for order picking of articles into order containers. The order picking plant comprises a picking station and a sorter. Between the sorter and order container a number of collection points are provided. Further, the invention relates to a process where the articles are stored intermediately in a collection point between sorter and order container. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150613 | Integrated Boom/Underlift Assembly and Support Device - The present invention provides an integrated boom/underlift assembly in which an underlift is integrated to a first section of a boom. In order to achieve multifunction of the assembly, the underlift/vertical arm assembly is installed with a hydraulic cylinder, an auxiliary winch, a guide pulley, etc. so that the underlift can be operated independently and work closely with the boom to increase both stability and balance during the lifting operation. Additionally, the invented underlift can extend a much longer distance at a higher position than those currently in the art to catch a wrecked object and then works together with the boom. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150614 | Lift arm control system - A system for a loader controlling movement of a lift arm of the loader near a limit of travel of the lift arm receives a signal indicative of the loader engine speed and a signal indicative of actuation of a sensor on the lift arm. A controller determines a lift arm command signal based at least upon the engine speed signal, and transmits the lift arm command signal to an electro-hydraulic system to control the movement of the lift arm adjacent the limit of travel of the lift arm. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150615 | DUAL ARM WORKING MACHINE - A dual arm hydraulic excavator | 2011-06-23 |
20110150616 | Linkage For An Earth-moving Machine - An assembly for controlling the angle of an implement on an earth-moving machine. The assembly includes an upper control arm, a lower control configured to mechanically interface with an implement; a rocker arm configured to pivotably couple the lower control arm to the upper control arm. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150617 | WORK MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR EXCAVATOR - The present invention relates to a work machine, in particular to an excavator, having a boom, an extension element and a piece of working equipment, wherein the extension element is attached to a pivotal connection axle of the boom via a first gimbal mounting and bears the piece of working equipment, wherein the piece of working equipment is attached to a pivotal connection axle of the extension element via a second gimbal mounting. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150618 | Modular System For Connecting Attachments To A Construction Machine - A modular system for connecting attachments to the extension arm of a construction machine, wherein each module has a standardized coupling arrangement. As a result, each module is compatible with another module to provide great versatility in configuring the machine. Additionally, the system includes a variety of different modules. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150619 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSFERRING PACKAGING CONTAINERS FROM A FIRST UNIT TO A SECOND UNIT - The invention relates to a method for synchronizing, and a transfer device for synchronizing, a movement pattern between two units in a packaging line, wherein one unit is intermittently operated and the second unit is continuously operated. The invention is particularly intended for a transfer device between an intermittently operated filler unit and a continuously operated cartoning machine. The transfer device is provided with a frame ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150620 | PRESSWARE STOP RAMP AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - Pressware stacking systems and methods for using same. The system can include a conveyor for moving pressware in a first direction; a stop ramp at least partially disposed on the conveyor; and a lifter in communication with the stop ramp. The lifter is adapted to move at least a portion of the stop ramp to an inclined position above the conveyor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150621 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING OUT PRINTED PRODUCTS FROM A STACK - An apparatus to separate out printed products from a stack including a pushing device to separate out a respective printed product from the stack. The pushing device includes a first rotary drive. The apparatus further includes a downstream-arranged removal device to convey away the respective separated out printed product. The removal device also includes a second rotary drive separate from the first rotary drive. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150622 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING MAIL - A method for mail handling, and a mail extraction cart. The mail extraction cart has a chassis formed by a wheeled base supporting a pair of lower support members and a pair up upper support members connected to the lower support members. The cart has a column of support shelves between each of the pair of upper support members and each of the pair of lower support members, the support shelves movable between at least a first position and a second position. The cart has a lever to control the position of the support shelves. In the first position, the support shelves are configured to engage a plurality of bins of a sorting machine. In the second position, the support shelves are configured to remove the plurality of bins from the sorting machine to be carried by the mail extraction cart. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150623 | STRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING OR RETRIEVING UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING AND OF INSTALLING OR RETRIEVING UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT - The structure ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150624 | Catalyst Loading System - Particulate filling devices and methods are disclosed that use a loading system generally including a loading cart, a drive system, and a line assembly. The drive system generally includes a motor, a drive shaft, a driven shaft, a spool, a plurality of cable partitions, and a controller. Each line assembly generally includes cable sections, swivel connectors, one or more spring blocks and a weight. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150625 | METHOD OF COAL DELIVERY TO A HEAT POWER PLANT FOR COMBUSTION - The invention relates to the transportation and preparation for combustion of coal used as a solid fuel at heat power plants and can find applications in coal-based power generation. The object of the invention is a complex use of energy resources contained in coal, reduction of power consumption for the realization of the process, expansion of solid fuel pipeline transport application in coal-based power generation, increase in the coal pipeline operation safety, and the environment protection. Prior to the transportation via a pipeline, the initial stream of coal is screened into coarse material and fines, the latter being pressed into cylindrical monolithic blocks. Coal is transported via a pipeline filled with aqueous salt solution with a density exceeding that of the transported material, the coarse coal and pressed blocks being loaded into the pipeline alternately. At the power station, the coal delivered in the aqueous salt solution is separated from the liquid carrier, rinsed with water, dried and ground with simultaneous capturing of released methane. The effluents of rinsing are evaporated by heat released at the condensation of the working medium of the power plant thermodynamic cycle. The remaining stripped solution is mixed with liquid medium separated from the coal and returned to the starting point of the process. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150626 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A CRACK ON A TURBOMACHINE BLADE - Embodiments of the present invention may provide real-time monitoring of a compressor section to determine the possibility of a crack forming on a rotating blade. The present invention does not require the shutdown of the machine. The present invention may be configured to automatically raise an alarm if the acoustic signature of the compressor changes in way that may be consistent with the cracking of a blade. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150627 | METHOD OF OPERATING A FAN SYSTEM - A method of operating a fan system is described comprising the steps of pressurizing an airflow in a forward fan stage to generate a pressurized flow, directing a first portion of the pressurized airflow towards a tip-fan of an aft fan stage, and 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. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150628 | FLUID ENERGY MACHINE - A fluid energy machine is provided. The fluid energy machine includes a housing having a motor, an impeller, at least two radial bearings, and a shaft which extends along a shaft longitudinal axis and which supports the impeller and a rotor of the motor wherein the shaft is mounted in the radial bearings. The motor includes a stator which at least partially surrounds the rotor in the region of the motor. A gap which extends in the circumferential direction along the shaft longitudinal axis is formed between the rotor and stator and between the rotor and the radial bearings, which gap is at least partially filled with fluid. The motor is embodied as a bearing and is connected to a controller which activates the motor so that forces acting radially with respect to a shaft longitudinal axis can be exerted in addition to torques for driving the fluid energy machine. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150629 | STATOR-ROTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A VACUUM PUMP AND VACUUM PUMP - A stator-rotor arrangement for a vacuum pump, in particular for a turbomolecular pump, includes a plurality of stator disks ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150630 | WATER PUMP FOR VEHICLE AND BEARING STRUCTURE - A water pump for a vehicle includes: a pump housing; a drive shaft; an impeller fixed on a first end portion of the drive shaft; a pulley including a first radial extension portion and a first axial extension portion; a seal ball bearing which is disposed between an inner circumference surface of the first axial extension portion and an outer circumference surface of a cylindrical portion, and which includes seal members; and a plate member disposed between an end portion of the seal ball bearing which is on an impeller side and a stepped portion, and arranged to cover an end surface of the seal ball bearing which is on the impeller side, the plate member having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the stepped portion, and including a separating portion which is separated from a portion rotating relative to the plate member. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150631 | TORSIONAL DYNAMIC DAMPER FOR A WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A wind turbine includes a tower, a nacelle located adjacent a top of the tower, a rotor coupled to the nacelle, and a dynamic vibration damper coupled to the tower and configured to dampen vibrations induced in the tower in a torsional direction while negligibly effecting vibrations induced in the tower in bending directions. The dynamic vibration damper may be tuned to a resonant frequency of the wind turbine in the torsional direction. A method of retrofitting a wind turbine with a vibration damper is also disclosed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150632 | Fan Unit for Filter Fans - A fan unit ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150633 | INTERMEDIATE FAN STAGE - A fan system is disclosed having a forward fan stage configured to pressurize an airflow and an aft fan stage having a tip-fan configured to pressurize a first portion of a pressurized air flow from the forward fan stage wherein the aft fan stage is driven by a second portion of the pressurized airflow. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150634 | Integration of an Air-Liquid Heat Exchanger on an Engine - A bypass axial turbomachine includes a fan, a low pressure stator stage, a high pressure stator stage, the compressors being traversed by a flow referred to as primary flow of the turbomachine, at least one passage of discharge flow rate controlled from the primary flow in one of the stator stages toward the secondary flow, a heat exchanger of the surface air-oil (ACOC) type arranged flat on or in the wall surrounding the stator stages and defining the internal surface of the secondary flow, directly downstream of the junction of the passage of the discharge flow rate with said wall, so as to be run through by the secondary flow enriched with the discharge flow rate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150635 | SEAL AND SEAL ARRANGEMENT FOR CONFINING LEAKAGE FLOWS BETWEEN ADJACENT COMPONENTS OF TURBO-MACHINES AND GAS TURBINES - A seal for stemming leakage flows between adjacent components ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150636 | IN-SITU TURBINE BLADE TIP REPAIR - The tip portion of a blade of a gas turbine is repaired in-situ in the gas turbine without removing the blade from the turbine rotor disk. To facilitate the in-situ repair of the tip portion of the turbine blades, one or more access holes may be provided in the turbine shroud or blade outer air seal circumscribing the plurality of turbine blades extending radially outward from the turbine rotor dick. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150637 | Radial fan - A radial fan, preferably a high-speed radial fan, includes a blower wheel, a housing which receives a rotor and a stator of an electrical drive of the blower wheel shaft, and a cooling system. To develop one such radial fan in terms of the cooling system required, paths for a first cooling medium and a second cooling medium are provided in the housing, the second cooling medium being cooled by the first cooling medium as provided for by the housing, and the paths are separated from each other by intact material walls of the housing. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150638 | Fan Device - A fan device includes: a fan housing configured with a receiving space defined among opposite top and bottom walls, and a surrounding side wall; a fan impeller mounted in the receiving space, disposed adjacent to an air outlet in the top wall and operable to rotate about a central axis transverse to the top and bottom walls of the fan housing; and an air-guiding unit mounted fixedly in the receiving space and disposed adjacent to an air inlet in the bottom wall. The air-guiding unit includes a central connecting member disposed axially with the central axis, and a plurality of angularly spaced apart air-guiding blades interconnecting the central connecting member and the surrounding sidewall. An angular distance between each adjacent pair of the air-guiding blades is different from that of any other adjacent pair of the air-guiding blades. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150639 | Fan Device - A fan device includes: a fan housing configured with a receiving space defined among opposite top and bottom walls, and a surrounding side wall; and a fan impeller mounted in the receiving space, disposed adjacent to an air outlet in the top wall and operable to rotate about a central axis transverse to the top and bottom walls of the fan housing. The fan impeller includes a hub body disposed coaxially with the central axis, and a plurality of angularly spaced apart fan blades extending outwardly and radially from the hub body. An angular distance between each adjacent pair of the fan blades is different from that of any other adjacent pair of the fan blades. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150640 | Labyrinth Seal in a Stationary Gas Turbine - A segmented inner ring for holding guide blades is provided. A lateral wall opposing the front side of the inner ring and pertaining to a shaft shoulder formed on the rotor shaft extends radially. Also a stationary gas turbine comprising a segmented inner ring is provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150641 | STEAM TURBINE AND STEAM TURBINE BLADE - A steam turbine | 2011-06-23 |
20110150642 | Disc turbine with streamlined hub vanes and co-axial exhaust tube - In a disc turbine for operation from steam, including superheated steam, a stack of horizontally oriented discs is fitted centrally with a hub having a closed upper end from which a driveshaft extends upwardly, supported by a bearing system. The hub is configured with identical vanes arrayed uniformly about the central axis and specially shaped to accomplish a set of desired flow path objectives. The vanes are generally tapered such that their cross-sectional shape evolves from predominantly solid material in area at the top of the hub to predominantly open area at the bottom of the hub, where the flow paths proceed downwardly into a tubular exhaust passageway. The entry to the exhaust passageway may take the form of effectively a hollow portion of the shaft in the exhaust region, which may be supported from the enclosure by a bearing set. The central opening in each disk, and thus in the stack, and in the periphery of the hub are both configured with a complementary mating interface pattern: e.g. three ⅓ revolution spiral paths in a radial array with a semicircular-shaped key step extending radially across each the spiral end offset, the set of key steps serving to transmit drive torque from the discs to the hub while avoiding direct solid connection therebetween, for purposes of accommodating operational thermal expansion. A downward-facing tubular exhaust passageway allows an unimpeded vortex exhaust gas flow path that evolves smoothly from the spiral flow path of gas from disc stack, as guided by the specially-shaped vanes in the hub. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150643 | Architecture of a Compressor Rectifier - The present invention relates to a turbine engine rectifier stage comprising a plurality of fixed vanes connecting an inner ferrule support | 2011-06-23 |
20110150644 | DIAPHRAGM SHELL STRUCTURES FOR TURBINE ENGINES - A shell structure for a turbine engine that includes a plurality of diaphragms, wherein each diaphragm comprises: an annularly formed support structure that positions and secures a row of circumferentially spaced stator blades, and wherein the plurality of diaphragms are configured and axially stacked such that each diaphragm abuts the diaphragm that is positioned directly upstream from it and the diaphragm that is positioned directly downstream from it such that a first shell structure is formed; a second shell structure disposed outboard of the first shell structure; and an intermediate chamber defined between an outboard face of the first shell structure and an inboard face of the second shell structure; wherein: a downstream end and an upstream end of the first shell structure define the axial length of the first shell structure; one or more downstream radial ports are defined at the approximate axial position of the downstream end of the first shell structure, each downstream radial port fluidly connecting the intermediate chamber to the main flow path of the turbine engine; and between the axial position of the downstream axial ports and the axial position of the upstream end of the first shell structure, the first shell structure is configured such that the intermediate chamber is substantially sealed from the main flow path. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150645 | Optimization of Downstream Open Fan Propeller Position - A method and apparatus for controlling a propeller of a contra-rotation open fan (CROF) engine of an aircraft. A diameter of the propeller is set to be at a first diameter during at least a portion of a first flight condition of the aircraft. The diameter of the propeller is set to be at a second diameter, different from the first diameter, during at least a portion of a second flight condition of the aircraft. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150646 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROTOR ASSEMBLY - A rotor assembly includes a rotor shaft rotatable about a rotor axis and a plurality of rotor blades operably connected to the rotor shaft. A rotor control assembly has a plurality of substantially concentric control tubes extending through the rotor shaft. Each control tube of the plurality of control tubes is operably connected to a rotor blade of the plurality of rotor blades such that movement of one or more of the control tubes of the plurality of control tubes along the rotor axis effects a pitch change in one or more rotor blades of the plurality of rotor blades. A method of controlling pitch of a plurality of rotor blades of a rotor assembly includes locating a plurality of concentric control tubes inside of a rotor shaft of the rotor assembly capable of changing a pitch of one or more of the rotor blades. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150647 | Detection of Deformation of a Wind Turbine Blade - An arrangement for detecting bending deflection of a wind turbine blade is provided. The arrangement for the wind turbine includes a radio transmitter and a linear antenna array assigned to the radio transmitter. The radio transmitter is mounted on the blade tip and emits a signal. The antenna array is mounted on the rotor of the wind turbine in a co-rotating manner and receives the signal. On the basis of the transit times of the signal from the rotor to the individual antennas of the array, the position of the radio transmitter relative to the array is determined. In the event of blade deflection, for example when a high wind load is present, the relative position changes which is detected by the arrangement. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150648 | BLADE DEFLECTION MEASUREMENT WITH MAGNETOSTRICTIVE SENSOR - A measurement arrangement for measuring a deflection of a wind turbine rotor blade is provided. The measurement arrangement includes a magnetostrictive sensor, which includes a first sensor part and a second sensor part, a first support structure, which is adapted to be mounted to a first portion of the rotor, wherein the first sensor part is mounted to the first support structure, and a second support structure, which may be mounted to a second portion of the rotor, wherein the second sensor part is mounted to the second support structure and wherein either or both the first portion and the second portion is a portion of the blade. The magnetostrictive sensor measures the relative spatial position between the first sensor part and the second sensor part. A method for measuring a blade deflection and a wind turbine rotor which includes the described blade deflection measurement arrangement are also provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150649 | MONITORING OF WIND TURBINES - Method and apparatus for determining the deflection or curvature of a rotating blade, such as a wind turbine blade or a helicopter blade. Also, methods and apparatus for establishing an inertial reference system on a rotating blade. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150650 | PROPELLER DEVICE, VEHICLE DRIVE UNIT AND ENERGY CONVERSION UNIT - The invention concerns a propeller device with a flow profile body assigned to a propeller and a multiple eccentric arrangement functionally coupled to the flow profile body, which has two eccentric components coupled with one another and able to rotate in opposite directions, and which is configured so as to convert a common rotational movement of the eccentric components in opposite directions into an oscillating movement of the flow profile body along a movement path between two end positions, and vice versa. Furthermore the invention concerns a vehicle drive unit with a propeller device, and also an energy conversion unit with a propeller device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150651 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan includes a housing including an air collecting portion, a first frame and a second frame. The air collecting portion has an air outlet defined in one end thereof. The first and second frames are located at two opposite sides of an opposite end of the air collecting portion. The first and second frames each define a receiving space therein for rotatably receiving an impeller. The first and second frames each further define a vent hole therein. The receiving spaces of the first and second frames communicate with the inner space of the air collecting portion via the vent holes thereof. Airflow generated by the two impellers travels to the inner space of the air collecting portion through the vent holes of the first and second frames, and exits the centrifugal fan through the air outlet of the air collecting portion. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150652 | TURBINE ASSEMBLIES - A turbine is described. The turbine includes: (i) a shaft capable of rotation along its longitudinal axis and capable of connecting to an electrical generator, and the shaft having disposed thereon at least one shaft hinge; (ii) a radial arm including a first end having disposed thereon at least one first hinge; and a hinge pin that fits inside a cavity formed when at least one the shaft hinge of the shaft is in an engaged position with at least one first hinge of the radial arm, and in the engaged position the hinge pin capable of connecting the radial arm to the shaft. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150653 | Plasma Induced Flow Control of Boundary Layer at Airfoil Endwall - Plasma generators ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150654 | ELEVATION ANGLE ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURE FOR A SHAFT OF A WIND POWER GENERATOR - An elevation angle adjustment structure for a shaft of a wind power generator, including a shaft bridged between two piers and an elevation angle adjustment unit disposed on one of the piers. The elevation angle adjustment unit serves to incline the shaft from a horizontal position and adjust the elevation angle of the shaft. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150655 | Lubrication System for a Gear System for a Wind Turbine - A lubrication system ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110150656 | BLADE ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED JOINT STRENGTH - A blade assembly for a torque converter including a shell with an inner surface and a plurality of blades attached to the shell by brazing. Each blade has a first surface for guiding a fluid in the torque converter and a second surface substantially parallel to the inner surface. The blades may include sheet steel and may be made by stamping. In an example embodiment of the invention, each blade includes at least one tab, the shell comprises a plurality of slots or indents, and the at least one tab is disposed in a respective slot or indent. The shell may be an outer shell or a core ring for a pump or turbine for the torque converter. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150657 | TURBOMACHINE FAN ROTOR - A turbomachine fan rotor including a disk carrying blades with roots that are engaged in axial grooves of the disk, a spacer being interposed between the bottom of each groove and the corresponding blade root, the spacer including at its upstream end a nib for retaining the blade root, the nib including a downstream abutment face against which the upstream end of the blade root bears in event of a violent force being applied thereto, the abutment face being oblique relative to the axis of rotation of the rotor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150658 | ROTATING HARDWARE AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A process of fabricating rotating hardware and rotating hardware formed thereby. The process includes fabricating at least two members that together define at least two portions of a component. Each member has an interface surface at which the members can be joined to locate a first of the portions in a radially outward direction from a second of the portions. The members are joined together so that the interface surfaces thereof form a joint interface located within a pad region that has a axial thickness that is greater than a contiguous region of the component. The joint interface is not perpendicular to the axial and radial directions of the component. The pad region is defined by embossments that are offset from each other in the radial direction of the component so as to partially but not completely overlap each other in the axial direction of the component. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150659 | AIRFOIL FOR A COMPRESSOR BLADE - The present disclosure provides an improved second stage airfoil for a compressor blade having a unique chord length (CD), a stagger angle (γ), and camber angle (Δβ). The stagger angle (γ) and camber angle (Δβ) provide improved aerodynamics while the chord length (CD) provides for reduced airfoil weight. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150660 | AIRFOIL FOR A COMPRESSOR BLADE - The present disclosure provides an improved first stage airfoil for a compressor blade having a unique chord length (CD), stagger angle (γ) and camber angle (Δβ). The stagger angle (γ) and camber angle (Δβ) provide improved aerodynamics while the chord length (CD) provides for reduced airfoil weight. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150661 | Sheet molding compound with cores - A component made of at least one thermoformable material, having a first layer made of a first material, a second layer made of a second material, and a third layer made of the first material. The three layers form a sheet, which is formed to various shapes, depending upon the part that is to be created. The sheet may be formed to produce the bumper of an automobile, a door panel for an automobile, a flotation device, such as a pontoon for a pontoon boat, or the like. The first and third layers are SMC, and the second layer, or “core,” is disposed between the first and third layers, allowing the strength of the first and third layers to be used more efficiently, compared to a sheet having only the first and third layers, and no core. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150662 | BLADE FAMILIES FOR TORQUE CONVERTERS - A blade family for torque converters with a first blade having a first shape and flow guiding surface and a second blade having a second shape and flow guiding surface. The first surface is different from the second surface and the first shape is the same as a portion of the second shape, or the second shape is the same as a portion of the second shape. In an example embodiment of the invention, at least one of the first or second blades includes holes or slots. In an example embodiment of the invention, the first blade includes more material than the second blade. The first and second blades may have respective mounting tabs, with the second blade having fewer mounting tabs than the first blade. Other example aspects of the present invention broadly comprise a torque converter with a plurality of first and/or second blades from the blade family. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150663 | Process For Producing A Ceramic Matrix Composite Article And Article formed Thereby - Process for producing a ceramic composite structure includes impregnating a reinforcing material with a suitable precursor slurry composition including thermosetting resin, a suitable curing agent, a ceramic component, a carbonaceous solids component, and optionally, a suitable solvent. Exemplary thermosetting resins include polyesters, vinyl esters, epoxy resins, bismaleimide resins, and polyimide resins. The carbonaceous solids component provides a suitable amount of carbon char upon pyrolization. The preform may be dried prior to curing to remove solvents and thereby provide a working material comprising up to 70 volume % solids. The preform is cured, pyrolized, and infiltrated with molten silicon to form a composite article. The thermosetting resin is selected for processability, green strength, and relatively fast cure cycle. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150664 | AEROACOUSTIC ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE, AND WIND TURBINE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A rotor blade and a wind turbine is provided that has such a rotor blade, wherein the absolute length L of the rotor blade extends from the blade attachment to the blade tip and the relative blade length x/L proceeds from the blade attachment. The rotor blade is divided into an inner longitudinal section L | 2011-06-23 |
20110150665 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly is mainly provided with a center hub and a plurality of fan blades. The center hub has a center rotational axis. The fan blades extend from the center hub. Each of the fan blades has a leading surface and a trailing surface. The trailing surface of at least one of the fan blades includes an intake opening disposed at a first radial distance from the center rotational axis and a jet disposed at a second radial distance from the center rotational axis. The jet is in direct fluid communication with the intake opening such that during operation of the fan assembly airflow is directed from the intake opening to the jet for reducing power required to operate the fan assembly. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150666 | TURBINE BLADE - A turbine blade having an internal skeleton having a plurality of internal ribs that form a plurality of open cooling channels; an internal environmental coating applied to the internal skeleton; an outer wall applied about the open cooling channels of the internal skeleton to form a near wall circuit of cooling channels; and an external environmental coating applied to the outer wall wherein the internal environmental coating is different from the external environmental coating. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150667 | MEMS ELECTROSTATIC FLUIDIC PUMPS AND VALVES - In various embodiments, a pump is provided that includes a microfluidic channel and a plurality of electrodes for electrostatically translating a target fluid along the channel from an inlet to an outlet. In other embodiments, a valve includes a microfluidic channel, a reservoir in fluidic communication with the channel, and an electrode for electrostatically drawing a fluid from the reservoir into the channel so as to block the flow of other fluids through the channel. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150668 | Pump with crossing lines - The invention relates to a roller pump consisting of a stator with a pump bed formed therein and a rotor for acting on a hose inserted into the pump bed in arcuate form. In accordance with the invention, the ends of the tube guided out of the pump bed cross. | 2011-06-23 |
20110150669 | Non-Propeller Fan - A fan that moves a fluid that includes a flexible membrane with a length defining a long axis that includes at least two supported ends, a support structure that supports the supported ends of the flexible membrane | 2011-06-23 |