27th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130170882 | GLOSS APPLICATOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A gloss applicator to apply a gloss to toner by heating and then forcibly cooling a toner image on a recording medium, includes: a plurality of rollers including a heat roller disposed upstream in a conveyance direction of the recording medium bearing the toner image thereon; an endless belt wound around the plurality of rollers and including a taut portion along the conveyance direction of the recording medium; a pressure roller disposed at a position opposite the heat roller sandwiching the endless belt together with the heat roller; a cooling member disposed at an interior surface of the taut portion of the endless belt; and a pair of separating members disposed at both ends of the cooling member and configured to contact and separate the endless belt to and from the cooling member so as to change an area of contact of the cooling member with the endless belt. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170883 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a housing having a discharge port, a plurality of photosensitive bodies mounted in the housing, a transfer unit to transfer visible images formed on the plurality of photosensitive bodies onto a printing medium, a fusing unit to fuse transferred visible images to the printing medium, and a reverse unit to reverse a moving direction of the printing medium, after the printing medium has passed through the fusing unit. As the moving direction of the printed printing medium is reversed by the reverse unit, the printing medium may be discharged while a printed surface of the printing medium is directed downward, allowing a user to easily draw out the printing medium. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170884 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device in an environment where pressure changes. The input device comprises a plate layer, a circuit layer, a keypad layer, a protection layer, and a sealed and liquid-tight space. The keypad layer is attached to the plate layer. The sealed and liquid-tight space is formed between the plate layer and the keypad layer. The circuit layer is disposed in the sealed and liquid-tight space. Furthermore, the plate layer has a first hole, and the circuit layer has a second hole corresponding to the first hole. The protection layer is attached to the plate layer and corresponds to the sealed and liquid-tight space. The air permeable rate of the protection layer is between 10% and 50% so that the inside pressure and the outside pressure of the input device can reach an equilibrium. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170885 | Eraser Cap Assembly For Writing Instrument - An eraser assembly having at least one eraser, an eraser holder having a first rim including at least one notch, the eraser being disposed in the eraser holder and an eraser cap having at least one tab extending therefrom. The tab of the eraser cap engages the notch of the eraser holder, thereby securing the cap to the eraser holder and enclosing the eraser. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170886 | Containers for Dispensing Personal Care Product - A container is configured for selectively dispensing a personal care product. The container includes a body, a drive apparatus, and an elevator. The body at least partially defines a product chamber and a distal opening. The elevator is disposed within the product chamber. Rotation of the drive apparatus results in axial movement of the elevator within the product chamber. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170887 | MICRO MOTION POPPET VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERY OF INK WITH LARGE PIGMENT PARTICLES TO A WRITING NIB AND WRITING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SAME - A micro motion poppet valve for a writing instrument provides delivery of ink with large pigment particles to a porous writing nib with minimal nib movement and relatively light actuation forces. The micro motion poppet valve includes a nib connected to a valve stem, the valve stem being connected to a valve plug. A valve body is integrally formed with a biasing element, which biases the valve stem towards a closed position. When a user presses the nib against a writing surface the valve plug moves away from a raised valve seat located on the biasing element to allow ink to flow from an ink reservoir to the nib. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170888 | Writing Instrument with Lip Balm Applicator - A dual-purpose utility writing instrument containing a pen and/or pencil at one end and a lip balm applicator at the other end for lip treatment. A wall divides the apparatus into two chambers, where one end of the pen and/or pencil apparatus may contain ink or lead and the other end may contain a balm for topical application, so that both the balm and writing instrument can be conveniently carried in a single apparatus. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170889 | SURFACE CLEANING, COATING AND SCRATCH FILLING APPARATUS - The present disclosure generally relates to pocket-sized or key chain size surface cleaning, coating and scratch filling apparatuses. Some of the applications of an embodied apparatus include a tool for cleaning, coating treating or repairing; sunglass/eyeglass, goggles, computer screen, PDA's, smartphones, cell phones, IPods, IPads and/or CDs, DVDs, and/or Bluray disc surfaces. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170890 | Device for Holding Soap - A soap holding device for holding a bar of soap. A water permeable sheet of material is provided that has a periphery defined by a first edge, a second edge, and two side edges. The sheet of material is folded to have overlapping sections so that the sheet of material proximate the first edge overlaps the sheet of material proximate the second edge. The side edges are sealed closed to define an internal pocket within the soap holder that is only accessible through an open slot. The open slot extends between the overlapping sections from the first edge and the second edge. A bar of soap can be inserted into the internal pocket by sliding the bar of soap between the overlapping sections. Once the bar of soap is inside the internal pocket, it becomes trapped. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170891 | Magnetic-Mechanical Connection Assembly and Writing Instrument Comprising Same - A writing instrument includes a nose section that is connected to a barrel housing portion that contains an ink reservoir for holding ink for delivery to a writing nib. A cap may be releasably secured to the nose section with a magnetic-mechanical connection assembly to cover the nib to protect the nib from damage and to prevent ink evaporation. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170892 | Magnetic-Mechanical Connection Assembly and Writing Instrument Comprising Same - A writing instrument includes a nose section that is connected to a barrel housing portion that contains an ink reservoir for holding ink for delivery to a writing nib. A cap may be releasably secured to the barrel housing portion with a first magnetic-mechanical connection assembly to cover the nib to protect the nib from damage and to prevent ink evaporation. Similarly, the nose section may be releasably secured to the barrel housing portion with a second magnetic-mechanical connection assembly for accessing a replaceable ink cartridge that includes the ink reservoir. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170893 | Magnetic-Mechanical Connection Assembly and Writing Instrument Comprising Same - A writing instrument includes a nose section that is releasably connected to a barrel housing portion that contains an ink reservoir, in the form of a replaceable cartridge, for holding ink for delivery to a writing nib. The nose section is releasably connected to the barrel housing portion with a magnetic-mechanical connection assembly to allow easy access to the replaceable cartridge. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170894 | Retaining device for a component of an aircraft or spacecraft - A retaining device for a component of an aircraft or spacecraft. The retaining device comprises a fuselage cell portion and a component portion, which portions are interconnected via at least one fastener. A gap is formed between the fastener and the component portion, of such a type that the fuselage cell portion and the component portion are movable relative to one another. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170895 | FLOATING FASTENER WITH EXPANDED APPLICATION FLEXIBILITY - A floating fastener includes a mounting base member bonded to a first plate member, and a fastener, which includes a locking member inserted through the mounting base member and having a top connection end piece for fastening to a fastener at a third plate member to secure a third plate member to the first plate member in a stack, a bottom locking end piece for fastening to a second plate member to lock the second plate member to the first plate member in a stack, a knob affixed to a middle part of the locking member and slidably coupled to the mounting base member for operation by a user to fasten the locking member to the second plate member, and a spring member supporting the locking member in the mounting base member in a floating manner. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170896 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A fixing apparatus includes an elongated base and a fixing member fixed to a bottom of a fan. The base defines a number of pairs of latching holes spaced in a longitudinal direction of the base. Two pairs of latching feet protrude from a bottom surface of the fixing member to extend through two pairs of the latching holes and engage with a bottom of the base. A hook extends from the fixing member to engage with a side of the base. The fixing member can fix the fan to different places of the base. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170897 | CONNECTION SUPPORT DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A refrigerator including a storage container that may be selectively coupled to a refrigerator body or to a door by a storage container support device is provided. The refrigerator may include a refrigerator body having a storage compartment formed therein, a rotatable door to open or close the storage compartment, a gasket provided between the door and the refrigerator body, a storage container that may be selectively coupled to the door or to the refrigerator body, a storage container support device provided at the door, the refrigerator body or the storage container to allow the storage container to be selectively coupled to and supported by the refrigerator body or the door, and a control device provided in the door to selectively control operation of the storage container support device from an exterior of the door. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170898 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER KEYBOARD - A mounting apparatus for a keyboard includes a supporting member and a receiving member. The supporting member includes a supporting plate and a plurality of resilient blocks located on the supporting plate. The receiving member is attached to the supporting plate and includes a receiving portion configured to receive the keyboard and defining a plurality of receiving holes. Each of the plurality of resilient blocks is received in each of the plurality of receiving holes. Each of the plurality of resilient blocks extends through each of the plurality of receiving holes to abuts the keyboard, for preventing the keyboard from disengagement the receiving portion. Each of the plurality of resilient blocks is resiliently deformable to disengage from the keyboard, to release the keyboard. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170899 | CASSETTE ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND CASSETTE - A lock member | 2013-07-04 |
20130170900 | GLUELESS JOINING DEVICES FOR INTERLOCKING WITH HOLLOW SHAFTS - A glueless shaft joining system, apparatus and method are disclosed. An expandable insert, half-out insert or outsert is disposable at least partially into the inside of the shaft of an arrow or other tubular member such as a golf club shaft. A set screw can be tightened to expand finger elements to lock the insert and arrowhead attached thereto in place. Alternatively, a screw can lengthwise contract base and wedge elements along contacting portions of respective ramp portions, thereby expanding the effective outside diameter of the device inside of the shaft to lock it into place. In either case, a component, such as a broad head, can be aligned, removed or indexed as desired. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170901 | COUPLING - The invention relates to a coupling having spur gearing for transmitting torques and/or transverse forces between a first part ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170902 | LINEAR MECHANICAL QUICK-RELEASE FASTENER - A linear mechanical quick release fastener is operated by three movements with self-centering chucks and for mounting all types of compatible clamping devices for machining workpieces, especially on automatic precision machine tools. A bottom part has raised locking elements formed integrally in one piece one after another on a plane along a direction at right angles to a clamping direction and base jaws formed integrally in one piece, with a threaded hole for a clamping bolt and a screw element. A top part has recesses, one after another along a direction at right angles to the clamping direction, designed as a counterpiece of the locking elements. One recess is connected at an open front side to a mounting area recessed continuously, which is accessible from the top, and another recess is open on a front side. The top part can receive an upper plane of any compatible clamping device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170903 | SHRINK DISC - A shrink disc is provided for the force-fit respectively friction-fit interconnecting of a shaft and a hollow shaft or the like having an interior compression ring (2), the outer circumferential surface of which has at least one conical surface (4), and at least one outer pressure ring (3) which in turn has at least one radially outward winding (10) consisting of a band and the inner circumferential surface of which comprises a conical surface (5) cooperating with the conical surface (4) of the compression ring (2) so that the compression ring (2) is compressed when axially tensioned. To manufacture the winding (10), the band is wrapped around the pressure ring (3) under tensile stress. This thus achieves being able to subject the shrink disc to higher loads. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170904 | Composed element and corner connection applied herewith - A composed element includes at least two panel-shaped elements, such as a locking tongue and groove connection, that are arranged to be coupled to each other at an angle, either directly or indirectly by means of an intermediate piece. The connection includes, at least at one of the panel-shaped elements, a tongue or groove, cooperable with a groove or tongue provided on the other panel-shaped element or on the intermediate piece. The tongue includes a split tongue, with at least a first part and a second part, and a slit located therebetween. A locking part is located at the outer side of at least said first part wherein the slit, seen in cross-section of the tongue, defines at least one side, the course of which, seen in cross-section, deviates from the main direction belonging to the tongue. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170905 | ASSEMBLY-TYPE FURNITURE EQUIPPED WITH PRESS-TYPE BONDING MEMBER - The present invention aims to provide assembly-type furniture for convenient assembly, and reduced manufacturing cost by enhancing the productivity. To this end, the assembly-type furniture equipped with a press-type bonding member of the present invention comprises: a second piece provided with a long groove for bonding on the periphery of at least one side thereof; a first piece that slides onto the long groove of the second piece; and a bonding member that is provided on the second piece in a position that pressurizes one side of the long groove when the one side of the first piece slides along the long groove of the second piece, and maintains the bonded state of the second piece and the first piece in the pressed state. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170906 | REFLECTIVE ROADSTUD AND MANUFACTURE OF THE SAME - A reflective roadstud and manufacture of the same including steps of forming an upper and lower cover from mixture of Acrylonitrile-Butadene-Styrene, ABS and basalt fiber with a mixing ratio of 1:0.05˜0.5 by injection molding. The upper cover and the reflective sheet are combined by ultrasonic welding, and the lower cover is arranged to the upper cover as a finish. The finish is further coated by a nanotech inorganic heat dissipating coating (Sio2, Cao). | 2013-07-04 |
20130170907 | LIGHTWEIGHT SUPPORT MAT FOR EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES - A lightweight rig mat comprises a cellular soil stabilization material, with a plastic foam injected into the cells of the cellular material to provide required load-carrying capacity. The cellular material is preferably treated with a bonding agent to promote a structural bond between the plastic foam and the cellular material, thereby enhancing the overall shear strength, structural integrity, and flexural rigidity of the mat. The cell walls may also have textured surfaces to enhance the bond with the foam. The walls between the cells in the cellular material may have perforations to permit foam to flow between cells during the foam-injection process. The mat may be formed with connector pockets to facilitate interconnection of adjacent mats using suitable connection means, so as to prevent lateral separation between mats while allowing articulation between adjacent mats to accommodate irregular ground surfaces. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STAMPING CONCRETE - A vibratory tamper comprises a roller assembly, a chassis, a frame, and a vibrator. The roller assembly includes a roller drum having a roller surface. The chassis is supported on the roller assembly. The chassis includes a body and a grip. The frame is engaged by the grip of the chassis. The frame includes a handle positioned to be used by an operator to support at least a portion of the frame during operation of the vibratory tamper. The vibrator is supported on the chassis and operable to transfer vibration through the chassis to the roller assembly. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170909 | Wave Attenuator - A floating wave attenuator including a plurality of elongated pipes, each including a plurality of corrugated pipes connected end-to-end, wherein the elongated pipes are secured together into a triangular formation oriented substantially between a protected area and anticipated wave activity, to provide a cross section against the wave activity, an opening at each end of the elongated pipes, for providing the elongated pipes to be substantially filled with water due to wave activity, and a plurality of cables for securing a selected corrugated pipe at its desired location within the water. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170910 | METHODS FOR STORING CARBON DIOXIDE COMPOSITIONS IN SUBTERRANEAN GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR USE IN SUCH METHODS - A method of introducing a CO | 2013-07-04 |
20130170911 | METHOD OF RESTORING CONTAMINATED LAND - A method of restoring contaminated land, for example landfill ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170912 | STOWING METHOD FOR GOAF OF POTASH SALT ORE - The present invention relates to a stowing method for a goaf of potash salt ore comprising making wall slurry into barricades each have the same area as the sectional area of a tunnel and a thickness of 0.5 to 5 meters inside the underground tunnels in the goaf of potash salt ore, with the interval between adjacent barricades being 5 to 100 meters, then stowing the interval between said barricades by using the filling slurry. The stowing method of the present invention uses the wall slurry of high strength that is solidified with a gelling agent as the main bearing material, and uses the solidified filling slurry with a low strength as the main filling material, which has a good effect when compared with conventional filling materials in that, the amount of additives that are used is smaller, the solidification time is short, the stowing strength is more adjustable, and the stowing cost is lower. Moreover, it effectively utilizes the tail liquids, thereby reducing the addition of other additives, decreasing the cost, avoiding the discharge of liquid waste and relieving the environmental pressure. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170913 | TECHNIQUES FOR COATING PIPES - A method of coating a field joint of a pipeline to accelerate the cycle time comprises positioning a mould tool around the field joint to define a mould cavity and injecting plastics material into the mould cavity through a plurality of gates in the mould tool, spaced along the mould cavity. The material is injected through different gates at different times as the mould cavity is filled, specifically through at least one first gate to advance a melt front within the mould cavity, and subsequently through at least one second gate spaced from the first gate, preferably when the melt front passes the second gate. First and second mould tools may be positioned successively around the field joint to create inner and outer coatings on the field joint. An insert may be positioned in the mould cavity to be embedded in the injected plastics material. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170914 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING SUBSEA PIPELINE - Disclosed are systems and methods for stabilizing a subsea pipeline such that movements of the pipeline in the axial, lateral and/or vertical directions are restrained. The pipeline is connected to a stabilizing structure generally adjacent to the pipeline using one or more load-bearing members attached to the pipeline and the stabilizing structure at one or more predetermined locations. Also disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring operating parameters of the pipeline over time. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170915 | CUTTING INSERT AND INDEXABLE ROTARY CUTTING TOOL - A cutting insert has a first cutting edge provided with a chip breaker suitable for cutting an outermost region of a hole. The cutting insert has a substantially polygonal upper face, a substantially polygonal lower face, and a plurality of side faces extending between the upper face and the lower face. The plurality of side faces include a main side face constituting a flank of a linear cutting edge and a sub side face constituting a flank of a corner cutting edge; the main side face has a relief angle of 0°, the sub side face has a relief angle larger than 0°. A second cutting edge is further provided at an intersection portion between the main side face and the lower face. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170916 | Unequal Helix-Angle End Mill - An unequal helix-angle end mill includes a cutting part and a handle part. The cutting part is provided with a plurality of flutes, each spirally extending from the bottom end to the handle part. The face of each flute facing the cutting rotation direction is a rake face, wherein the rake face and an outer peripheral face of the cutting part are intersected to form an outer peripheral blade, and the helix-angle of at least one of the peripheral blades is different from those of the other peripheral blades. A face joined with the peripheral blade among the outer peripheral face of the cutting part is a rear face. The width B of the edge flap of each peripheral blade is equal on a plane orthogonal to a rotating axis of the end mill. The unequal helix-angle end mill has high strength, and enhances the cutting depth and durability. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170917 | Cutting Insert Having Curved Ramps for Insertion Into a Tool Holder, Cutting Tool and Method of Assembly - A cutting tool used for grooving and turning operations where a cutting insert is resiliently securable in a holder blade. The cutting insert includes an insert central lower surface located between, and recessed with respect to, two insert lower component surfaces, each having an insert lower abutment surface. At least one of the two insert lower component surfaces includes an insert inner curved ramp extending from its insert lower abutment surface to the adjacent insert lower intermediate surface and at least the other of the two insert lower component surfaces includes an insert outer curved ramp extending from its insert lower abutment surface to an adjacent end surface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170918 | Cutting Tool and Method for Extracting Cutting Insert Therefrom - A cutting tool used for grooving and turning has a cutting insert removably secured in a holder blade. The cutting insert includes an insert passage having an insert passage axis, and the holder blade includes a holder passage having holder passage axis. When the cutting insert is resiliently clamped in the holding portion and located in a rearmost position, a passage plane containing the holder and insert passage axes forms a first angle with a main plane, perpendicular to the insert longitudinal axis and containing the insert passage centre point, where the first angle is less than or equal to 60°. The cutting insert can be extracted from the cutting tool by positioning first and second engagement portions of an extraction key simultaneously in the holder and insert passages, respectively, and rotating the extraction key. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170919 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING AN OPHTHALMIC PROCESSING DEVICE, MACHINE PROGRAMMED THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The present invention is directed to a method of calibrating drill depth of an ophthalmic processing device. A number of drill cycles are selected for drilling an expected number of holes in a lens blank. The selected number of drill cycles is performed. The drill depth of each consecutive drill cycle varies incrementally. An actual number of locations the drill bit contacted the lens blank during the drill cycles is compared to the expected number of holes. The drill depth is adjusted depending on the compared values. A method of calibrating drill hole size is also disclosed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170920 | DRILL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT USING THE SAME - A drill according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body part and a cutting part with a cylinder-like shape. The cutting part includes two cutting edges located separately from each other at a front end portion of the cutting part, two flutes which are continuous with each of the two cutting edges and extend spirally toward a rear end portion of the cutting part, and a clearance which extends spirally from a side of the front end portion to a side of the rear end portion, and is recessed inward in reference to a periphery of the cutting part in a sectional view. The cutting part includes a first joining flute including at least one of the two flutes and the clearance being joined together. The first joining flute includes a bottom surface being outwardly protruding curve-like line in a sectional view. A method of manufacturing a machined product using the drill is also provided. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170921 | Creep Limiting Direct Tension Indicating Washer - A direct tension indicating washer includes a body having a first surface having a protuberance formed thereon; the body having a second surface having an indentation formed opposite the protuberance; and an insert positioned internal to the body, the body and the insert being made from materials of different hardness. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170922 | METHOD AND A PLANT FOR WASHER PRODUCTION AND A WASHER - A method for producing metallic washers ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170923 | SPRING NUT - In a spring nut ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170924 | Direct Tension Indicating Washer With Centering Elements - A direct tension indicating washer includes a body having a first surface having a protuberance formed thereon; the body having a second surface having an indentation formed opposite the protuberance; a plurality of centering elements positioned at an inner diameter of the body, the centering elements extending radially inwardly from the inner diameter of the body. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170925 | Book Binding Adhesive Application Controller - A device for controlling the application of glue on the spine of a book. The device consists of a computerized controller that tracks the precise location of the book in the binding system, and a servo motor that controls a doctor blade, the servo motor is connected to the controller and is instructed when to open or close the doctor blade at the precise time to precisely place the glue on the book spine. The doctor blade can also be adjusted to control the thickness of the glue on the book spine. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170926 | LOADING SYSTEM FOR LOADING BULK MATERIAL FROM A BULK MATERIAL PRODUCTION PLANT ONTO A SHIP AND UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR LOADING BULK MATERIAL FROM A SHIP ONTO TRANSPORTERS - A loading system for loading bulk material from a bulk material production plant onto a ship has at least one stationary intermediate storage container for receiving the bulk material from the bulk material production plant. A first loading conveying device is used to convey the bulk material from the bulk material production plant into the intermediate storage container. A second loading conveying device is used to convey the bulk material from the intermediate storage container into the ship. An unloading system for loading bulk material from a ship onto transporters has a stationary intermediate storage container for receiving the bulk material from the ship. Two unloading conveying devices are used to convey the bulk material, from the ship into the intermediate storage container and, from the intermediate storage container into the transporters. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170927 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IRRADIATION TARGETS THROUGH A NUCLEAR REACTOR - Apparatuses and methods produce radioisotopes in instrumentation tubes of operating commercial nuclear reactors. Irradiation targets may be inserted and removed from instrumentation tubes during operation and converted to radioisotopes otherwise unavailable during operation of commercial nuclear reactors. Example apparatuses may continuously insert, remove, and store irradiation targets to be converted to useable radioisotopes or other desired materials at several different origin and termination points accessible outside an access barrier such as a containment building, drywell wall, or other access restriction preventing access to instrumentation tubes during operation of the nuclear plant. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170928 | MEDIA TRANSPORT ASSEMBLY - A media transport assembly includes a plurality of pallets arranged to circulate on an endless track through a print zone and a handling zone. In the print zone, the pallets are temporarily grouped together to support and move a print media during printing at a substantially constant velocity. In the handling zone, the pallets are spaced apart from each other as they circulate back to the print zone without supporting any print media. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170929 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING, IN PARTICULAR FOR REPAIRING OR REPLACING, BUSBARS ON WIND POWER PLANTS - A method for handling busbars on wind power plants in which a power connection between a generator device disposed in an upper region of the wind power plant and a substation located at a base area of the wind power plant consists of a plurality of busbar subregions each comprising a certain number of mutually interconnected busbars. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170930 | DEVICE FOR THE TRANSFER OF FITTING PARTS FOR CONTAINER LABELLING - A device for transferring fitting parts for container labelling includes a hub coupled centrally and directly to a direct drive so as to be rotationally driven by the direct drive around a rotational axis in a stationary hub bearing arrangement disposed in an outer circumferential region of the hub. A plurality of drive shafts are rotatably mounted near an outside circumference of the hub. Each drive shaft is parallel to the rotational axis and coupled to a respective transfer shaft carrying a transfer element. A lantern wheel is disposed underneath the hub. The lantern wheel includes drive pinions and toothed wheel segments disposed on the drive shafts and a stationary control cam plate for pivotally rotating the drive shafts with rotation of the hub. The direct drive is disposed underneath the control cam plate. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170931 | MICROFLUIDIC HANDLING SYSTEM - Techniques and devices are provided related to a handling system for cassettes for radiolabeled compound synthesis that include a magazine that is unshielded and that is configured to receive a plurality of microfluidic synthesis cassettes. In one embodiment, the plurality of microfluidic synthesis cassettes include nonradioactive reagents to generate a radiolabeled compound when reacted with a radioactive species. In this manner, a cassette handling device may be stored unshielded and may be coupled to a cassette handling platform to allow advancement of the plurality of microfluidic synthesis cassettes into the cassette handling platform and, in turn, a shielded radiosynthesis machine. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170932 | WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLE WITH BUCKET DRIVE MECHANISM - A waste collection vehicle, such as a garbage truck, recycling truck or organic waste collection truck, has a bucket drive mechanism. The vehicle has a waste container that houses a bin and a movable bucket for receiving waste. The movable bucket is driven upwardly in sliding contact with a divider wall of the bin by the bucket drive mechanism. The bucket drive mechanism further causes the bucket to rotate about a pivot for transferring waste from the bucket into the bin. A rotatable paddle may be provided for sweeping the waste from the bucket and for compacting the waste inside the bin. The bucket drive mechanism may include inclined actuators eccentrically connected to sliding collars that run over guide rails to raise the bucket until the sliding collars reach a horizontally disposed rocker shaft that acts as a pivot for pivoting the bucket. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170933 | CONTINUOUS SEDIMENT REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A snow melting vehicle includes a receptacle for receiving a snow load to be melted inside the receptacle into meltwater and a debris collecting system for moving the debris fallen to the bottom of the receptacle into a collecting chamber disposed adjacent the receptacle. A debris lifting system is also provided for raising the debris from the collecting chamber to a position above the meltwater filling the collecting chamber, whereby the meltwater is substantially drained before the debris is gravity discharged outside the snow melting vehicle. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170934 | SYSTEM INTEGRATION - A large and massive panel is manoeuvred and supported by a work piece support which has an upper horizontal work piece support surface for receiving the panel in extended surface-to-surface contact. An array of apertures is provided in the work piece support surface, beneath same of which are provided low friction bearing elements moveable between a raised, load-bearing position in which the panel can be slid onto the work piece support and a retracted position in which the panel is left in extended surface to surface contact with the work piece support. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170935 | TRANSFER ROBOT - Described herein is a conveyance robot. In certain aspects, a conveyance robot can include a first link member configured to be rotatable about a first axis, a second link member configured to be rotatable about a second axis positioned at a predetermined distance relative to the first axis, a holding member configured to be capable of holding an article and rotating about a third axis positioned at a predetermined distance relative to the second axis, an ascending and descending drive unit for driving at least the holding member to ascend and descend. In certain aspects, an arm link mechanism can be included. The arm link mechanism can be constituted by connecting the first link member, the second link member, and the holding member in this order, and the ascending and descending drive unit is placed between the first link member and the holding member so as to form a part of the arm link mechanism. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170936 | Self-Aligning Pick and Place Collet for Tape and Reel Machine - Various embodiments of methods and devices are provided for a self-aligning pick and place collet having proximal and distal ends configured for use with a tape and reel machine. A suction area is located at a distal end of the collet. A pick and place collet contact area is located adjacent to and outwardly from the suction area, and comprises tapered sidewalls that depend downwardly and outwardly away from the outer periphery of the suction area. The tapered sidewalls and the outer periphery of the suction area are configured and dimensioned to cause an electronic device to substantially self-align and center itself with respect to the collet when engaged thereby. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170937 | DIE PICKUP DEVICE WITH RING-SHAPED HANDLE PORTION AND DIE BOND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - Provided is a die pickup device for picking up a die from a wafer and putting the die on a substrate. The die pick device includes a pickup head for picking up the die, a handle portion and a connecting portion connected between the pickup head and the handle portion. The handle portion is substantially ring-shaped and defines a central opening. An end of the connecting portion connected to the pickup head faces toward a center of the central opening. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170938 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING THE RETRIEVAL OF IDENTIFICATION OR CREDIT CARDS FROM A WALLET - An apparatus and method for locating and removing a card such as an identification, membership, or banking card from a wallet, purse, or other card holding device. The apparatus includes a flat thin member with a gripping terminus at a first distal end and a coupling implement at a second distal end. The coupling implement is capable of coupling with a card. When coupled to a card that is inserted into the pocket or sleeve of a card holding device the gripping terminus is visible beyond the edge of the card and serves as both a visible indicant of the location of the particular card and an ergonomic and convenient point to grasp and pull to extract the card from the pocket or sleeve. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170939 | DOUBLE DRUM TRACTION WINCH - The invention relates to a double drum traction winch supporting a fist and second rotatable drum. The circumferential surface of each drum is provided with circumferential grooves perpendicular to the rotational axis of the drum. The grooves of each drum are subdivided in a first set of grooves for guiding a first wire and a second set of grooves for guiding a second wire. The grooves of the first set alternate with grooves of the second set such that the circumferential surface of each drum is provided with multiple grooves of the first group, each interpositioned between two grooves of the second group. Therefore the traction winch is capable of cooperating with a first wire in the first set of grooves or with a second wire in the second set of grooves, wherein both wires differ in type of material and/or cross section and/or maximum tensile strength. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170940 | TREE ROPER DEVICE AND METHOD - The present disclosure to a tree roper device for placement of a line about a designated portion of a tree. The tree roper device includes an elongated pole assembly having a first end and a second end. At least one pole bracket is configured to attach to the tree and operably connected to the elongated pole assembly such that the elongated pole assembly is movable relative to the tree. A rest bar is attached to the elongated pole assembly adjacent the second end thereof and a line having a line length with a first, proximal end and a second, distal end is operably attached to a weight. The line is selectively supported on the rest bar such that movement of the elongated pole assembly positions the line and the weight in a predetermined position relative to the tree. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170941 | Load Carrier for Transport of Wood - A load carrier includes a load changing frame that has first and second end portions. The load changing frame has two longitudinal frame beams, two transverse frame beams arranged at the end portions of the load changing frame, and a first, upwardly tapering lifting stand. The second end portion of the load changing frame includes a second lifting stand, which is shaped and arranged in accordance with the first lifting stand. The transverse frame beams are elongated to extend outward from the longitudinal frame beams for mounting of supports facing the support surface. A plurality of such load carriers are adapted to be stacked on top of each other, wherein each overlying load carrier with its lifting stands is adapted to straddle the lifting stands of the underlying load carrier vertically from above, wherein the length of the stack corresponds to the length of the load carrier. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170942 | Multiple Fan Blade Angles in a Single Crossflow Fan - A fan may be provided. The fan may comprise a first plurality of vanes and a second plurality of vanes. The first plurality of vanes may be arranged substantially parallel to an axis of rotation and positioned along a first arc substantially centered on the axis of rotation. Vanes in the first plurality of vanes may be being positioned at a first angle relative to the first arc. The second plurality of vanes may be arranged substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and positioned along a second arc substantially centered on the axis of rotation. Vanes in the second plurality of vanes may be positioned at a second angle relative to the second arc. The first angle may be different than the second angle. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170943 | HYBRID BEARING TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine includes a housing and a rotatable shaft, where at least a portion of the rotatable shaft is located in the housing. The turbomachine also includes a magnetic thrust bearing that axially positions the rotatable shaft and a radial bearing that centers the rotatable shaft. The turbomachine includes a flexure including a first portion secured to the housing and a second portion axially moveable relative to the first portion. The second portion of the flexure is connected to the radial bearing, and the second portion moves axially to eliminate thrust loads on the radial bearing and allow the magnetic thrust bearing to carry axial loads. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170944 | TURBINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FLUID FLOW BETWEEN TURBINE COMPONENTS - According to one aspect of the invention, a turbine assembly includes a first bucket with a first slashface and a second bucket including a recess formed in a second slashface of the second bucket, wherein the second slashface is adjacent to the first slashface when the first bucket is positioned adjacent to the second bucket. The turbine assembly also includes a pin configured to be placed in the recess, wherein the pin is magnetically urged toward the first slashface to reduce fluid flow between the first and second buckets. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170945 | FURNACE AIR HANDLER BLOWER WITH ENLARGED BACKWARD CURVED IMPELLER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE - A blower having a blower housing having a cutoff and a top portion with an air outlet opening, a fan within the blower housing, the fan being adapted for rotation about a fan axis and having an outer diameter with a distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the top portion of the air outlet opening extending along a vertical line between the fan axis and the air outlet opening being less than seventy-five percent of the distance between the outer diameter of the fan and the cutoff of the blower housing extending along a line between the fan axis and the cutoff, and a motor having a stator and a rotor, the rotor being rotatably coupled to the stator for rotation about the fan axis, the rotor and fan being coupled such that the fan rotates with the rotor. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170946 | RISERLESS TRANSFER PUMP AND MIXER/PRE-MELTER FOR MOLTEN METAL APPLICATIONS - A pump for processing molten metal having an enlarged tubular body which houses a centrifugal pump at its bottom end. The bottom end has a concave curved shape whose shape is a function of the particular type of vortex to be created for the application at hand. This curved portion of the body receives the ejected molten metal from the impeller and forms an uplifting axial vortex within the tubular section of the body. The pump is designed to cooperate synergistically with said body such that the uplifting axial vortex to climb up the inner wall of the body up to and out of an outlet formed in the upper end of the body. A radial vane impeller is formed in the back plate of the impeller. When the impeller is rotated, solid particles introduced into the body are accelerated radially by the back plate impeller into the vortex. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170947 | ROTOR BEHAVIOUR DETERMINATION - A method of resolving vibration behaviour of a rotor assembly having a plurality of rotor blades. The method including generating a computational model of the rotor by discretization of the rotor geometry and assigning parameter values representative of a plurality of physical characteristics of the rotor. An artificial parameter feature is applied to each rotor blade such that the parameter values for the artificial parameter feature substantially depart from the physical characteristics of the rotor. A vibration response is calculated for the rotor or blade thereof for the applied artificial parameter features and compared to a predetermined vibration response so as to determine a value of the artificial parameter feature which results in a calculated vibration response that substantially matches the predetermined vibration response. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170948 | TURBOCHARGER BYPASS SYSTEM - A turbocharger bypass system and method for minimizing the occurrence of oil seepage from the bearing housing into the compressor housing as a result of a pressure differential across the bearing housing and the compressor housing. A bypass system with a pressure dependent check valve is connected to the inlet air passage of a turbocharged engine. When the pressure in the inlet air passage drops to below atmosphere or a predetermined level of depression, the check valve opens to allow a flow of atmospheric air into the inlet air passage, thus minimizing or eliminating the pressure differential generated as a result of a vacuum in the inlet air passage during motoring conditions, or when an exhaust valve downstream of the turbocharger is closed, such as during engine braking. The bypass system is applicable to both single stage and dual stage turbocharged internal combustion engines. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170949 | WIND TURBINES AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING WIND ENERGY - Wind turbines and energy capturing assemblies for capturing fluid energy are provided. The wind turbines includes a plurality of helical air foil blades mounted for rotation about an axis, and a cylindrical airfoil mounted along the axis and shaped to direct a flow of fluid, such as, air or water, toward the plurality of helical airfoil blades. Incorporating photovoltaic devices within the turbines can enhance the energy capturing capacity of some turbines. The energy capturing assemblies include a plurality of airfoil blades mounted for rotation about an axis, a structure having an outer surface shaped to direct a flow of fluid toward the plurality of airfoil blades; and an electrical generator operatively connected to the plurality of airfoil blades. The structure may be a building, a residence, a tower, a tank, or a vessel. Methods and devices for capturing fluid energy are also included. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170950 | VARIABLE SHAPE INLET SECTION FOR A NACELLE ASSEMBLY OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method of improving the aerodynamic performance of an inlet section of a nacelle assembly of a gas turbine engine, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, (a) sensing an operability condition, (b) adjusting a leading edge of the inlet section in response to the step (a), and (c) adjusting a thickness of the inlet section in response to the step (a). | 2013-07-04 |
20130170951 | LEAD ANGLE VALUE SETTING METHOD, MOTOR DRIVING CONTROL CIRCUIT, AND BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A method for setting a lead-angle value of a motor drive control circuit is disclosed. The motor drive control circuit energizes and drives the windings of a motor with an energizing timing based on a stored lead-angle value. The method includes the steps of: rotating a rotor at a given rpm (step S | 2013-07-04 |
20130170952 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSITION BASED COMPRESSOR CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING - A method and apparatus controls a compressor, where the compressor inlet gas may contain water and/or non-aqueous liquid. The method includes the steps of measuring temperature at the compressor inlet and/or outlet side, measuring pressure at the compressor inlet and outlet side in order to determine a compressor pressure ratio, measuring fluid mixture density at the compressor inlet and/or outlet side, measuring individual volume fractions of gas, water and non-aqueous liquid at the compressor inlet and/or outlet side, measuring fluid velocity at the compressor inlet and/or outlet side, and determining individual flow rates of gas, water and non-aqueous liquid on the basis of the measured individual volume fractions of gas, water and non aqueous liquid and the fluid velocity at the compressor inlet and/or outlet side. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170953 | VEHICULAR POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - A vehicular power transmitting system including an oil pump constructed to sufficiently reduce a required drive torque. A high-pressure-port discharge amount of first and second high-pressure passages of the oil pump is determined such that an amount of consumption of working oil of relatively high pressure can be afforded only by the high-pressure-port discharge amount, during steady-state running of a vehicle in which engine speed is not lower than a predetermined threshold value corresponding to a predetermined lowest target input shaft speed of a continuously variable transmission for its shifting control. The pressure of the working oil discharged from first and second low-pressure discharge passages is kept at a predetermined low level, and the required drive torque of the oil pump is sufficiently reduced. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170954 | High Pressure Compressor - A high-pressure compressor ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170955 | EXHAUST PUMP - Provided is an exhaust pump that comprises connecting opening portions that can be deburred easily and that are suitable for enhancing gas evacuation performance. A rotor (a cylindrical rotating member) of an exhaust pump comprises a plate body that has a ring-like projection on a reverse side outer peripheral section of the rotor, and a cylindrical body that is fitted into an outer periphery of the ring-like projection. Connecting opening portions of the exhaust pump comprise holes that are formed by notching an outer peripheral section of the plate body and an outer peripheral section of the ring-like projection, and a portion (specifically, a hole) of the holes that opens in the form of a horizontal hole is covered by an outer-peripheral upper end portion of the cylindrical body. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170956 | DISABLING CIRCUIT IN STEAM TURBINES FOR SHUTTING OFF SATURATED STEAM - A cooling option for a steam turbine is provided, wherein the steam turbine includes a high-pressure zone and a medium-pressure zone, wherein the saturated steam streaming out of the high-pressure zone is discharged via a saturated steam conduit to a first pressure chamber in a second flow channel of the medium-pressure zone and thus the possibility of the saturated steam causing damage by corrosion and erosion in the high-pressure zone is prevented. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170957 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a connector assembly for connecting a wire to a device of a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes providing a wire having a termination and providing a first shell having a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first passage extending from the first proximal end to the first distal end. The method further includes coupling the first shell to the wire such that the wire extends into the first passage through the first proximal end, wherein the first shell is displaceable along the wire relative to the termination. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170958 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FRONT CENTER BODY ARCHITECTURE - A gas turbine engine includes a central body support that provides an inner annular wall for a core flow path. The central body support includes a first mount feature. A geared architecture interconnects a spool and a fan rotatable about an axis. A flex support interconnects the geared architecture to the central body support. The flex support includes a second mount feature that cooperates with the first mount feature for transferring torque there between. A method of disassembling a front architecture of a gas turbine engine includes the steps of accessing forward-facing fasteners that secure a central body support to a flex support, wherein the flex support includes a geared architecture supported thereon, removing the fasteners, and decoupling first and second mount features respectively provided on the central body support and the flex support. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170959 | POWER STEERING PUMP - It is disclosed that a power steering pump. Which is characterized in that the front oil distributing plate is enclosed with front wall of the inner cavity of the pump body to form a front outlet cavity, a valve bore being formed at outer circumference side of the inner cavity of the pump body communicates with the front outlet cavity, a flow securing control valve is disposed within the valve bore, the front outlet cavity communicates with an oil outlet hole at the front portion of pump body through a high-pressure oil passage. The invention adopts a front high-pressure cavity configuration of the pump body to shorten the length of high-pressure oil passage, which hence avoids steering pump failure caused by aggressive overheating generated in the traditional configuration with excessive length of the flow passage and bending. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170960 | TURBINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FLUID FLOW BETWEEN TURBINE COMPONENTS - According to one aspect of the invention, a turbine assembly includes a stator and a rotor adjacent to the stator. The turbine assembly also includes a passage formed in a member coupled to the rotor to form a fluid curtain between the rotor and stator, wherein the fluid curtain reduces a flow between the stator and rotor. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170961 | LOW EMISSION DRY GAS SEAL SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSORS - Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide sealing mechanisms for centrifugal compressors. A sealing mechanism includes first, second and third dry gas seals arranged in series. Each seal receives its own sealing gas and has its own venting mechanism. Sealing gas pressures remain low enough that a dedicated compressor for supplying the sealing gases is not needed. Additionally, the risk of process gas being released into the atmosphere in case of seal failure is limited. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170962 | Forward Step Honeycomb Seal for Turbine Shroud - The present application provides a stage of a gas turbine engine. The stage may include a bucket, a shroud facing the bucket, and a forward step honeycomb seal on the shroud. The forward step honeycomb seal may include a forward step portion and one or more linear portions. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170963 | HYBRID BLADE OUTER AIR SEAL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A Blade Outer Air Seal (BOAS) includes a body manufactured of a metal alloy, the body includes a face opposite a forward interface and an aft interface, the face includes a cavity. A non-metallic insert within the cavity such that the insert is flush with the face. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170964 | Contoured Honeycomb Seal for Turbine Shroud - The present application provides a stage of a turbine engine. The stage may include a bucket, a shroud facing the bucket, and a contoured honeycomb seal on the shroud. The contoured honeycomb seal may include a first step with a first shape and a second step with a contoured shape. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170965 | COMPLIANT PLATE SEAL FOR USE WITH ROTATING MACHINES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING A ROTATING MACHINE - A sealing assembly for use with a rotating machine is described herein. The rotating machine includes a stator casing that includes a radially inner surface that defines a cavity therein, and a rotor positioned within the cavity and spaced inwardly from the stator inner surface. The sealing assembly includes a support ring coupled to the stator casing, and a plurality of plate members coupled to the support ring and oriented circumferentially about the rotor. A resistance member extends inwardly from the support ring towards the rotor outer surface. The resistance member is coupled to the support ring and extends through each plate member of the plurality of plate members. At least one rotor land is defined circumferentially about the rotor outer surface. Each plate member is oriented adjacent the at least one rotor land. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170966 | TURBINE COOLING SYSTEM - A turbine cooling system is provided, having a compressor for supplying cooling air, a forward turbine rotor wheel space, a high-pressure packing seal (HPPS) bypass cavity, and a metering device. The forward turbine rotor wheel space is cooled by the cooling air supplied by the compressor. The HPPS bypass cavity is in fluid communication with and receives a portion of the cooling air from the compressor, and is in fluid communication with and supplies the cooling air to the forward turbine rotor wheel space. The metering device is in operable communication with the forward turbine rotor wheel space and the HPPS bypass cavity to modulate the cooling air supplied to the forward turbine rotor wheel space from the HPPS bypass cavity. The metering device modulates the cooling air based on at least one operating condition of the turbine. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170967 | FAN IMPELLER STRUCTURE - A fan impeller structure includes an annular body. The annular body has a top section and a receiving space. At least one first bending section is formed between the top section and the annular body. At least one recess is formed at the first bending section. At least one flow guide hole is formed between the first bending section and the recess in communication with the receiving space. In operation, the airflow conducted into the receiving space is increased. Moreover, no matter whether the fan impeller structure is clockwise rotated or counterclockwise rotated, the airflow can be conducted into the receiving space through the flow guide hole. Accordingly, the heat dissipation effect will not be affected by the rotational direction of the fan impeller structure. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170968 | HEAT DISSIPATING FAN WITH LATERAL AIR INLET AND OUTLET - An exemplary heat dissipating fan includes a frame and an impeller rotatablely received in the frame. The frame includes a base and a top cover disposed on the base, the base includes a bottom plate a peripheral sidewall. The sidewall extends between the bottom plate and the top cover, and the base and the top cover cooperatively defines a receiving space. The impeller is rotatably received in the receiving space. The top cover, the bottom cover and the sidewall cooperatively defines an air inlet therebetween. The top cover, the bottom plate and the sidewall cooperatively defines an outlet therebetween. The air outlet is generally adjacent to and substantially perpendicular to the air inlet. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170969 | Turbine Diffuser - The present application provides a diffuser for use with a gas turbine. The diffuser may include hub, a number of struts extending from the hub, and a number of airfoils extending from the hub. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170970 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP APPARATUS - A centrifugal blood pump apparatus includes a plurality of permanent magnets ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170971 | Peripheral pump - The invention is a peripheral pump ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170972 | EXHAUST GAS DIFFUSER OF A GAS TURBINE - An exhaust gas diffuser for a gas turbine includes a flow duct which widens towards a diffuser outlet. The flow duct includes an axially extending guide body, wherein the guide body, at least in an axial section of its longitudinal extent, has a plurality of recesses which are distributed over the circumference and arranged between guide elements. Each guide element extends along a spiral line along the longitudinal extent of the guide body. Further, a gas turbine plant with such an exhaust gas diffuser is provided. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170973 | MIXING SYSTEM FOR AN EXHAUST GASES AFTER-TREATMENT ARRANGEMENT - A mixing system includes a pipe having a longitudinal axis, in which exhaust gases can flow in a flow direction, a nozzle designed to inject a fluid inside the pipe from an injection inlet arranged in the pipe wall, according to an injection direction, a first mixing device positioned inside the pipe upstream from the injection inlet, the first mixing device including a peripheral portion including blades capable of creating a peripheral swirl along the pipe wall, and a central portion designed to create substantially no turbulence, and a second mixing device positioned inside the pipe downstream from the injection inlet, the second mixing device including a central portion including blades capable of creating a swirl inside the pipe. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170974 | PUMPING ELEMENT DESIGN - A pumping element includes a blade ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170975 | FIXED VANE-TYPE TURBOCHARGER - The present invention relates to a fixed vane-type turbocharger provided with a fixed vane ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170976 | VTG CARTRIDGE OF AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - A VTG cartridge ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130170977 | Gas Turbine Nozzle with a Flow Groove - The present application provides a turbine nozzle. The turbine nozzle may include an airfoil with a leading edge and a trailing edge and a flow groove extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170978 | TURBINE CASING - A turbine casing includes a plurality of arc-shaped segments having a flange at each side end to connect to a flange of an adjacent arc-shaped segment. The flange extends outward from an outer surface of each arc-shaped segment and extends along the outer surface in a front-to-rear direction. Each arc-shaped segment has a portion of the outer surface that is co-linear with the flange in a front-to-rear direction that does not include the flange. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170979 | DOUBLE ENDED BRUSH SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSOR - A system having an axial brush seal assembly is provided, having a first component, a second component, at least two plates that generally oppose one another, a plurality of seal bristles, and a base plate. The first component has a first sealing surface. The second component has a second sealing surface. The plurality of seal bristles are received between the at least two plates. The plurality of seal bristles include a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is configured to selectively seal against the first sealing surface and the second end portion is configured to selectively seal against the second sealing surface. At least one of the at least two plates is connected to the base plate, and the base plate supports the brush seal assembly. The axial brush seal assembly provides sealing for two leakage paths simultaneously. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170980 | Polymer Material and Seals Formed Thereof for High Pressure Pump Applications - A seal is formed of a material including a crosslinked fluoropolymer. The seal substantially prevents leaks in a high pressure pump. | 2013-07-04 |
20130170981 | METHOD FOR ROBUST WIRELESS WIND TURBINE CONDITION MONITORING - A wind turbine condition monitoring system and method are disclosed where the wind turbines include a tower, a gearbox coupled to the tower, and turbine blades coupled to the gearbox. The monitoring system includes blade sensors coupled to the blades, a hub node coupled to the gearbox and a controller. The controller is in communication with the hub node and blade sensors, and determines blade positions based on blade sensor readings. The blade sensors and hub node can include multi-axis accelerometers. The controller can wirelessly communicate with the blade sensors directly or through the hub node. Using position information, shadowing areas with obstructed communication can be avoided, node separation can be accounted for to reduce power requirements and/or interference from multiple transmitters can be avoided during node communications. | 2013-07-04 |