| 27th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20100170222 | MECHANICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING ACCUMULATOR ATTENUATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A liquid/gas interface pressure accumulator and mechanical filter device is especially adapted for use within a propellant utilization monitoring system of a space launch vehicle. The device provides a retrofit solution for overcoming problems associated with liquid entering a pressure sensing lines and pressure noises that collectively harm the ability to accurately measure fuel and oxidizer levels. One device is attached to each fuel and oxidizer tank of the launch vehicle. Each device includes a housing and an internal sensing chamber that is used to accumulate liquid before it can enter a pressure sensing communication line connected to a pressure sensing transducer. The construction of the device also allows filtering of undesirable pressure noises due to vibration, pressure pulsations, and other vibratory events that occur during operation of the space vehicle. The device is also selectively tunable to filter out certain frequencies and frequency ranges/bands. The invention in other aspects includes methods of improving pressure sensing applications in a propellant utilization monitoring system. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170223 | CONTROL AND/OR DRIVE DEVICE FOR A FLYING BODY - Control and/or drive device for a flying body for ejecting hot gas streams of a combusted fuel combination of at least a first and second component. Device includes a first hollow chamber body structured and arranged to contain first component, a second hollow chamber body structured and arranged to contain second component, a controllable fuel valve arranged between first hollow chamber body and second hollow chamber body to control feed of first component to second hollow chamber body, and a plurality of outlets structured and arranged to eject respective hot gas streams for influencing a flight path of flying body. Second hollow chamber body is formed as a combustion chamber for combusting the at least first and second components within second hollow chamber body to generate respective hot gas streams, and plurality of outlets are connected to the second hollow chamber body. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170224 | PLASMA ENHANCED BOOSTER AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A booster system is disclosed, comprising a first rotor stage having a plurality of first rotor blades spaced circumferentially around a rotor hub with a longitudinal axis and having a first pitch-line radius extending from the longitudinal axis, a last rotor stage located axially aft from the first rotor stage, the last rotor stage comprising a plurality of last rotor blades spaced circumferentially around the longitudinal axis and having a second pitch-line radius extending from the longitudinal axis, and a gooseneck duct located axially aft from the last rotor stage and capable of receiving an airflow, the gooseneck duct comprising an inlet end and an exit end located at a distance axially aft from the inlet end and having at least one plasma actuator mounted in the gooseneck duct. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170225 | Exhaust treatment system having a reductant supply system - An exhaust treatment device is disclosed. The exhaust treatment device includes a supply of reductant at a first pressure and an exhaust passage. The device further includes a venturi located within the exhaust passage and configured to facilitate reductant entry into the exhaust passage by reducing a pressure of exhaust flowing through the exhaust passage to a second pressure that is less than the first pressure. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170226 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR A REAGENT MATERIAL TO BE INTRODUCED INTO AN EXHAUST GAS REGION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - The invention relates to a diagnostic method for a reagent to be introduced into an exhaust gas region of an internal combustion engine, or a precursor of the reagent, which is required to convert at least one exhaust gas component in a catalytic converter, and to a device for performing the method. A change in the load of the internal combustion engine is first determined relative to time. If a load change threshold is exceeded, a first release signal is provided. The relative reagent material fill level in the catalytic converter is further determined. If a relative fill level threshold value is exceeded, a second release signal is provided. The reagent material slack occurring downstream of the catalytic converter is compared to a reagent material slack threshold value. If the first and second release signals are present and the reagent material slack threshold value is exceeded, the reagent material is considered to be of sufficient quality. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170227 | EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING VEHICLE - An exhaust gas cleaning system for an engineering vehicle, such as a hydraulic excavator, is capable of performing manual regeneration control of a regeneration fuel injector | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRUCK HEATED DUMP BODY - A control device for a truck dump body heating system includes a valve for controlling an exhaust gas flow to either an exhaust stack or an inlet to the dump body heating conduit. The valve may be manually controlled by the operator to select between the exhaust and heating functions. An override detects whether a diesel particulate filter regeneration is being performed, and responsive thereto, causes the valve to direct exhaust gas to the stack, preventing excessive heating of the dump body. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170229 | EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An exhaust-gas system for a motor vehicle includes at least one exhaust-gas cleaning system and at least one regeneration device for the exhaust-gas cleaning system, by means of which regeneration device an oxidizable fluid in vapor form can be introduced into the exhaust-gas stream ahead of the exhaust-gas cleaning system. The regeneration device includes a housing with a chamber formed in it as well as a heating element positioned in the chamber, the housing having on its upstream side an inflow opening for exhaust gases and on its downstream side an outlet opening and being arranged in the interior of the exhaust-gas stream. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170230 | WASHCOATED PARTICULATE FILTER SUBSTRATE - An apparatus comprises a particulate filter substrate for an internal combustion engine, the filter substrate is coated at least in part with a washcoat, and the washcoat comprises a relatively high density material having a density of at least 3.50 gcm | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170231 | EXHAUST PIPE FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED ENGINE - An exhaust pipe for a vehicle-mounted engine. An inner pipe inserted in an outer pipe contacts, at its outer end, with the inner peripheral surface of the outer pipe at a first position, the outer pipe contacts the inner pipe at a second position different from the first position, and thus an expansion chamber is formed between the inner pipe the outer pipe. The inner pipe includes a plurality of communication holes for communicating the inside of the inner pipe and the expansion chamber, thereby forming a muffler. An exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided within the outer pipe adjacent to the expansion chamber. On the inner peripheral surface of the outer pipe, a weir for stopping condensed water is provided between the outer end of the inner pipe and the exhaust gas purification catalyst. Consequently, in the exhaust pipe, deterioration of the purification function of the exhaust gas purification catalyst caused by contact of condensed water, which is produced when exhaust gas is cooled, with the exhaust gas purification catalyst can be suppressed. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170232 | Baffle for Distribution of Exhaust Flow - The present disclosure relates to an diesel exhaust treatment device including a main body having a central longitudinal axis that extends between first and second ends of the main body. A catalyzed substrate is positioned within an interior of the main body. A side inlet is positioned at a side of the main body for directing exhaust gas into the interior of the main body. A flow distribution element is positioned within the interior of the main body at a location between the side inlet and an upstream face of the substrate. The flow distribution element extends across a direction of exhaust flow through the main body and is mounted at a side of the main body that is opposite the side inlet. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170233 | System for Admixing a Reducing Agent to an Exhaust Gas Flow of an Internal-Combustion Engine - A system is provided for admixing a reducing agent to an exhaust gas flow of an internal-combustion engine. The system includes an exhaust line and a metering device for feeding the reducing agent into the exhaust line, the metering device is arranged in or on a hollow body arranged on the exhaust line. An inner volume of the hollow body is connected in an exhaust-gas-conducting manner with the exhaust line. The reducing agent is feedable by a nozzle into the hollow body. A jacket body is provided between the hollow body and the nozzle-fed reducing agent, which jacket body surrounds the reducing agent at least in areas in the inner volume. Accordingly, a depositing of reducing agent on the metering device and on the hollow body is substantially avoided. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170234 | Injector Mounting Configuration for an Exhaust Treatment System - The present disclosure relates to a device for mounting an injector to an exhaust pipe. The device includes an injector mounting structure having an exterior surface configured for mounting the injector. The injector mounting structure also includes an interior surface arrangement defining an interior volume and a port for allowing the injector to inject a reductant into the interior volume. The interior surface arrangement is configured to prevent swirling of exhaust within the interior volume. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170235 | Vannoy funnel exhaust system - The passive energy saving device, disclosed herein, may be integrated directly into or added to the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, to increase the system's fuel efficiency, by acting to reduce the overall backpressure of the total engine and exhaust system. It is a well known fact, accepted by those knowledgeable in the art, that a reduction of exhaust backpressure generally increases the overall fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine. This passive device consists of a generally funnel shaped outer housing which is open at both ends, and surrounds a smaller diameter, cylindrical exhaust extension tube, which passes longitudinally, on the inside, through the center of the funnel. When airflow is introduced into this funnel, a resulting pressure drop, at the small end of the funnel reduces the backpressure on the vehicle's exhaust system. The net result of the lower exhaust pressure is the increased fuel economy of the vehicle. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170236 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE HYDROPOWER PLANT - An apparatus and method for increasing energy harnessed from a liquid body flowing through a conduit includes a conduit having ascending, connecting and descending sections, valves inside the conduit, a fill unit, and at least one turbine. The valves, located in the ascending and descending portions of the conduit, regulate the flow of the liquid body through the conduit. The fill unit includes at least one of a pump and a siphon for replenishing liquid in the conduit and initiating a constant flow. An optional removably attached extension to the conduit increases the hydraulic head and increases the flow of the liquid body. The extension may include additional turbines. The turbines harness energy from the liquid body flowing with an increased flow rate through the conduit. The harnessed energy is increased by utilizing the atmospheric pressure exerted on the liquid body resulting in an increased constant flow through the conduit. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170237 | Hydraulic Circuit For A Regenerative Drive Assembly - An assembly ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE TEMPERATURE REGULATION OF A HYDRAULIC FLUID - The present invention provides a device and a method for regulating a temperature (T) of hydraulic fluid in at least one hydraulic circuit ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170239 | HYBRID WORKING MACHINE - In a hybrid working machine in which the maximum engine output is set at the average power and the maximum pump input is set to be larger than the maximum engine output in a normal state, in an abnormal state in which the level of charge of a battery decreases and assistance ability of a motor function of a power machine is lost, the minimum pump flow rate is reduced to a value equal to or smaller than a standby flow rate, the standby flow rate being the minimum pump flow rate used in normal state control, and a set value of the maximum pump input is changed such that the maximum pump input is smaller than the maximum engine output. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170240 | HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR PRESSURE RELIEF MECHANISM - An exemplary hydraulic reservoir includes a reservoir tank having an interior cavity for retaining a fluid and an aperture fluidly connecting the interior cavity to an exterior region of the reservoir. A cover selectively engages the reservoir tank, and is movable between an open position, wherein the fluid path through the aperture in the reservoir tank is at least partially open, and a closed position, wherein the fluid path through the aperture is substantially closed. The hydraulic reservoir further includes a pressure relief mechanism having at least one pressure responsive fastener for releasably connecting the cover to the reservoir tank. The at least one pressure responsive fastener includes a fastener fixed for concurrent movement with one of the cover and the reservoir tank, and a biasing member operably connecting the fastener to whichever of the cover and reservoir tank is not fixed for concurrent movement with the fastener. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170241 | HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR AND JOINT DRIVING UNIT EMPLOYING THE SAME - There are provided a swash member and a first and second rotational members which are held on a base member through a universal joint mechanism and can rock about two axes out of three orthogonal axes including a center of the mechanism, a pump mechanism for transferring a low-pressure non-compressible fluid in a low-pressure pipe portion to a high-pressure pipe portion filled with a high-pressure non-compressible fluid being pressurized by a pressure accumulation mechanism, a control valve device which controls connection between both the pipe portions and a plurality of rocking-torque generation mechanisms which couple the base member and the swash member to each other and are driven by the fluids for generating a rocking torque to the swash member, and rocking-angle adjustment unit for changing a relative angle between the two rotational members. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170242 | Drive energy through buoyancy-gravitational force - Buoyancy forces [N] and gravitational forces [N] of buoys in fluids are used as drive forces. Buoys are placed in one or more water-filled container/s. To use the buoyancy force [N], the buoys are connected to an energy storage device, herein springs. In addition, the buoys are temporarily connected to a reference system by either the container or a movable frame within the container. Upon fastening the containers to a movable system, both buoyancy and gravitational forces [N] are exerted via a short working stroke, producing effective energy. To repeat said energy supply, the movable system must resume the starting position. For this process to occur, internal and external energy may be used. In a technical application, this invention can supply electric energy via a gyrating mass, propel hydraulic or compressed air cylinders, or enable other repetitive motions (pumps.) The described system can also be used for energy storage. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170243 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UTILIZING HEAT TRANSPORTED BY A DISCONTINUOUS FLOW OF EXHAUST GASES - In a method and a device for utilizing heat transported by a discontinuous flow of exhaust gases ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170244 | ROBUST MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT CONTROL IN A HIGH VARIABILITY SYSTEM - One embodiment is a method including interpreting a static decoupling gain set for a gas flow handling system having a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs. The static decoupling gain set includes gain value sets, where each gain value set decouples the plurality of inputs from the plurality of outputs at a frequency of interest and specified system operating condition of the gas flow handling system. The method further includes calculating an error term based on at least one of the inputs and a current value corresponding to one of the outputs. The method further includes providing an adjusted controller gain in response to a current system operating condition and the static decoupling gain set, and determining actuator responses based on the adjusted controller gain and the at least one error term. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170245 | TURBOCHARGER CONFIGURATION AND TURBOCHARGEABLE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A turbocharger configuration, particularly in or for a motor vehicle, includes at least one turbocharger stage, which has a turbine and a compressor that are mechanically decoupled from each other. A turbochargeable internal combustion engine having such a turbocharger configuration, is also provided. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170246 | OPERATION METHOD OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - In a nuclear power plant, thermal power in a second operation cycle of a nuclear reactor is uprated from thermal power in a first operation cycle preceding the second operation cycle by at least one operation cycle. A proportion of steam extracted from a steam system and introduced to a feedwater heater, which is in particular extracted from an intermediate point and an outlet of a high pressure turbine, with respect to a flow rate of main steam, is reduced in the second operation cycle from that in the first operation cycle such that the temperature of feedwater discharged from the feedwater heater is lowered by 1° C. to 40° C. in the second operation cycle. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170247 | Heat Integration in Coal Gasification and Methanation Reaction Process - A combined Gasification, methanation and power island steam turbine system. The system includes a gasification portion, the methanation portion and a steam turbine portion. The Gasification portion includes the new heat recovery design and associated controls for obtaining a desired steam to dry gas ration of 1.1-2.2. The methanation portion includes first, second and third methanation reactors and associated heat recovery integrated with a high-pressure, low-pressure superheater, and HP economizers. The power Island steam turbine includes a High pressure, Intermediate pressure, low-pressure steam turbine having an input coupled to an output of the superheaters in Methanation process. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170248 | COMBUSTOR AND COMBUSTION METHOD FOR COMBUSTOR - A combustor and a combustion method for the combustor, which can suppress backfire and ensure stable combustion. The combustor comprises a mixing-chamber forming member for forming therein a mixing chamber in which air for combustion and fuel are mixed with each other, and a combustion chamber for burning a gas mixture mixed in the mixing chamber and producing combustion gases. A channel for supplying the air for combustion to the mixing chamber from the outer peripheral side of the mixing-chamber forming member is provided inside the mixing-chamber forming member. The fuel and the air are premixed in the channel, and a resulting premixed gas mixture is supplied to the mixing chamber. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170249 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF A DIFFUSION TIP WITHIN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method and apparatus for a diffusion tip for use with a fuel nozzle is described. The diffusion tip has a substantially circular body including an outer surface and an opposite inner surface. The diffusion tip body extends from a discharge end to an inlet end. The diffusion tip includes an inlet surface adjacent to the discharge end and defined within the body. A discharge surface is defined opposite the inlet surface. A plurality of diffusion apertures each extend between the discharge surface and the inlet surface, each aperture is oriented relative to the body to discharge a diffusion flow outward therefrom at an angle γ (gamma) measured in an X-Z plane between a centerline of the aperture and an X-axis extending tangentially to the outer surface, and at an angle θ (theta) measured in a Y-Z plane between the centerline of the aperture and a Y-axis extending radially outward from the centerline. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170250 | Fuel Plenum Vortex Breakers - The present application provides a manifold for use with a gas turbine. The manifold may include a fuel passage and a swozzle vane in communication with the fuel passage. The swozzle vane may include a fuel plenum in communication with one or more fuel holes and a vortex breaker positioned about the fuel holes. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170251 | LATE LEAN INJECTION WITH EXPANDED FUEL FLEXIBILITY - A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a fuel circuit, including multiple fuel circuit branches, a combustor having a first interior in which a first fuel supplied thereto by any one of the multiple fuel circuit branches is combustible, a turbine, a transition zone, including a second interior in which a second fuel supplied thereto by any one of the multiple fuel circuit branches, the second fuel including gas receivable by the fuel circuit from an external source, and the products of the combustion of the first fuel are combustible, the transition zone being disposed to fluidly couple the combustor and the turbine to one another, and a plurality of fuel injectors which supply the second fuel to the second interior in any one of a single axial stage, multiple axial stages, a single axial circumferential stage and multiple axial circumferential stages. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170252 | LATE LEAN INJECTION FOR FUEL FLEXIBILITY - A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a combustor having a first interior in which a first fuel is combustible, the first fuel including natural gas and/or a blend of natural gas and alternate gas receivable by a fuel circuit from an external source, a turbine, a transition zone, including a second interior in which a second fuel, the second fuel including an unblended supply of the alternate gas receivable by the fuel circuit from the external source, and the products of the combustion of the first fuel are combustible, and a plurality of fuel injectors, which are structurally supported by the transition zone and coupled to the fuel circuit, and which are configured to supply the second fuel to the second interior in any one of a single axial stage, multiple axial stages, a single axial circumferential stage and multiple axial circumferential stages. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FUEL INJECTION IN A TURBINE ENGINE - In one embodiment, a turbine system, may include a fuel nozzle, that includes a plurality of fuel passages and a plurality of air passages offset in a downstream direction from the fuel passages. In the embodiment, an air flow from the air passages is configured to intersect with a fuel flow from the fuel passages at an angle to induce swirl and mixing of the air flow and the fuel flow downstream of the fuel nozzle. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170254 | LATE LEAN INJECTION FUEL STAGING CONFIGURATIONS - A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a combustor having a first interior in which a first fuel supplied thereto is combustible, a turbine, including rotating turbine blades, into which products of at least the combustion of the first fuel are receivable to power a rotation of the turbine blades, a transition zone, including a second interior in which a second fuel supplied thereto and the products of the combustion of the first fuel are combustible, the transition zone being disposed to fluidly couple the combustor and the turbine to one another, and a plurality of fuel injectors, which are supported by the transition zone and coupled to a fuel circuit, and which are configured to supply the second fuel to the second interior in any one or more of a single axial stage, multiple axial stages, a single axial circumferential stage and multiple axial circumferential stages. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170255 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE FLAME HOLDING IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel nozzle including a swirler assembly that includes a shroud, a hub, and a plurality of vanes extending between the shroud and the hub. Each vane includes a pressure sidewall and an opposite suction sidewall coupled to the pressure sidewall at a leading edge and at a trailing edge. At least one suction side fuel injection orifice is formed adjacent to the leading edge and extends from a first fuel supply passage to the suction sidewall. A fuel injection angle is oriented with respect to the suction sidewall. The suction side fuel injection orifice is configured to discharge fuel outward from the suction sidewall. At least one pressure side fuel injection orifice extends from a second fuel supply passage to the pressure sidewall and is substantially parallel to the trailing edge. The pressure side fuel injection orifice is configured to discharge fuel tangentially from the trailing edge. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170256 | RING COOLING FOR A COMBUSTION LINER AND RELATED METHOD - A gas turbine combustor includes a liner having a forward end and an aft end; a flow sleeve surrounding the liner, the flow sleeve also having forward and aft ends, the aft end of the flow sleeve supporting an annular ring formed with a plurality of cooling bores and extending through the flow sleeve, at least some of the plurality of cooling bores formed at an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the liner. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170257 | COOLING A ONE-PIECE CAN COMBUSTOR AND RELATED METHOD - A cooling arrangement for cooling a single-piece, combined combustor liner/transition piece substantially enclosed within a surrounding flow sleeve, with a cooling annulus radially between the flow sleeve and the single-piece combined combustor liner/transition piece, the cooling arrangement including a first plurality of impingement cooling holes in the flow sleeve, the plurality of impingement cooling holes having first diameters and arranged to direct cooling air onto designated areas of the single-piece, combined combustor liner/transition piece; and a second plurality of effusion cooling holes in the single-piece, combined combustor liner/transition piece having second diameters smaller than the first diameters, and located to cool by effusion other areas of the single-piece, combined combustor liner/transition piece. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170258 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTOR TRANSITION PIECE - Disclosed is an apparatus for cooling a single-piece duct includes at least one metal wrapper disposed at the transition piece located outboard of the transition piece. At least one support boss is located between the metal wrapper and the transition piece. The support boss, the metal wrapper and transition piece define at least one cooling flow channel for directing flow for cooling the transition piece. A related method of cooling a single-piece duct extending between a forward end of a combustor and a first stage of a turbine includes providing a plurality of flow direction devices radially between the single-piece duct and a metal wrapper extending at least partially around the single-piece duct; flowing cooling air into a space between the single-piece duct and the metal wrapper such that the plurality of flow direction devices guide the cooling air about a surface of the single-piece duct enclosed by the metal wrapper. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170259 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENHANCE TRANSITION DUCT COOLING IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method and apparatus are described that include a transition piece including a cooling sleeve. The cooling sleeve includes a first end and an opposite second end, the cooling sleeve is coupled to an inner wall of the transition piece, such that an annular passage is defined between the inner wall and the cooling sleeve. The first end defines an annular inlet and second end defines an annular outlet. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170260 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A gas turbine combustor includes a fuel supplying section and a combustion tube. The fuel supplying section supplies fuel to a combustion zone inside the combustion tube. The combustion tube passes combustion gas to the turbine. The combustion tube is provided with a first region where an air passage for cooling air is formed and a second region where a steam passage for cooling steam is formed. The second region is located downstream of the first region in a direction of a mainstream flow of the combustion gas. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170261 | ENGINE NOISE - In order to provide noise suppression, bumps or undulations are provided on a nozzle surface in order to vary the convergent-divergent ratio between that surface and an opposed nozzle surface. By such an approach, a circumferential variation in the shock cell pattern is created and the flow is deflected so as to enhance turbulent mixing thereby suppressing noise. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170262 | AIRCRAFT POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC CO-GENERATION - A power and thermal management system includes an integrated power package which receives bleed air, communicates conditioned air to an environmental control air distribution system and selectively communicates electrical power with an electrical distribution system. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170263 | Vortex Combustor for Low NOX Emissions when Burning Lean Premixed High Hydrogen Content Fuel - A trapped vortex combustor. The trapped vortex combustor is configured for receiving a lean premixed gaseous fuel and oxidant stream, where the fuel includes hydrogen gas. The trapped vortex combustor is configured to receive the lean premixed fuel and oxidant stream at a velocity which significantly exceeds combustion flame speed in a selected lean premixed fuel and oxidant mixture. The combustor is configured to operate at relatively high bulk fluid velocities while maintaining stable combustion, and low NOx emissions. The combustor is useful in gas turbines in a process of burning synfuels, as it offers the opportunity to avoid use of diluent gas to reduce combustion temperatures. The combustor also offers the possibility of avoiding the use of selected catalytic reaction units for removal of oxides of nitrogen from combustion gases exiting a gas turbine. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170264 | TURBINE SHROUD THERMAL DISTORTION CONTROL - A shroud suitable for use in a gas turbine engine exhibits substantially uniform thermal growth. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170265 | Variable Geometry Ejector - An ejector for a turbine engine is described herein. The ejector may include a variable geometry motive nozzle and a variable geometry mixing tube positioned downstream of the variable geometry motive nozzle. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A HEATING VALUE OF A LOW ENERGY FUEL - In an embodiment, a method includes determining a first heating value of a low BTU fuel, determining a target fuel quality level based on a state of a turbine system, controlling a second heating value of a high BTU fuel, and injecting the high BTU fuel into the low BTU fuel to achieve the target fuel quality level. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170267 | BURNER FOR A GAS TURBINE - A burner for a gas turbine including a main burner and a pilot burner is provided. The main burner has a supporting structure, a heat shield and a holder for the heat shield, and wherein the holder is at least partially located within the supporting structure and the heat shield is at least partially located within the holder. The heat shield is fastened to the holder by a force-fit and/or a frictional connection. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170268 | ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A GAS TRANSPORT VESSEL CONTAINING LOW VAPOR PRESSURE GAS - A system for delivering vapor phase fluid at an elevated pressure from a transport vessel containing liquefied or two-phase fluid is provided. The system includes: (a) a transport vessel positioned in a substantially horizontal position; (b) one or more energy delivery elements disposed on the lower portion of the transport vessel wherein the energy delivery devices include a heating means and a first insulation means, wherein the energy delivery devices are configured to the contour of the transport vessel; (c) one or more substantially rigid support devices disposed on the outer periphery of the energy delivery devices, wherein the support devices hold the energy delivery devices in thermal contact with a lower portion of the transport vessel; and (d) one or more attaching devices secure the rigid support devices onto the transport vessel and hold the energy delivery devices between the substantially rigid support device and a wall of the transport vessel. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170269 | Dry ice dispenser - The present inventions provides a container for dry ice, an entrance for the dry ice and a permeable surface wherein for the duration of vaporization the permeable surface provides an exit for vapor created by the dry ice inside the container and prevents the dry ice from exiting the container. In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the entrance is configured to open and securely close. In another preferred aspect of the present invention, the container further comprises a patch to close the entrance. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170270 | AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTING OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME - An air conditioner is provided, in which some of a plurality of outdoor heat exchangers implement a defrosting operation and others implement a heating operation. The air conditioner includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a hot gas pipe to which a part of the refrigerant compressed in the compressor is moved, a 4-way valve to which the remaining refrigerant compressed in the compressor is moved, an indoor heat exchanger in which the refrigerant, having passed through the 4-way valve, undergoes heat exchange with indoor air, and a plurality of outdoor heat exchangers, some of which implement a heating operation as the heat-exchanged refrigerant from the indoor heat exchanger is moved therethrough while others implement a defrosting operation as the refrigerant having passed through the hot gas pipe is moved therethrough. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170271 | REFRIGERANT SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a method of operation of a refrigerant system, which comprises a main refrigerant circuit, a reheat circuit, and a flow control device, which has a first position isolating said reheat circuit from said main refrigerant circuit, and a second position placing said reheat circuit in fluid communication with said main refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant system further comprises a controller in electrical communication with said flow control device. The controller is configured to move the flow control device to the first position during a cooling mode, and to move the flow control device to the second position during a reheating mode or an oil recovery mode. The refrigerant system controller can execute an oil recovery mode in continuous or intermittent manner. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170272 | CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING ECONOMIZER SYSTEM - In an air conditioning economizer system outdoor air intake is reduced automatically by a control device based on a shut-off control setting for a measured outdoor air quality. A geographical location associated with the air conditioning economizer system is received (S2) in the control device. The control device defines automatically (S3) the shut-off control setting based on the geographical location. Thus, the air conditioning economizer system is adapted specifically for a geographic location and its climate zone, without the requirement for installing or operating personnel to determine a shut-off control setting for a specific climate zone and/or select a corresponding operating range. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170273 | REFRIGERATING AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In a range of a wind velocity of 0.5 to 3.5 (m/s) in a refrigeration cycle, when combining absorbent having a small dependency on the wind velocity and the refrigeration cycle, it is not possible to vary dehumidification capability by changing the wind velocity and matching with an actual load is poor. In a refrigerating and air conditioning apparatus having a refrigerator | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170274 | TURBO CHILLER, HEAT SOURCE SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THEM - There is provided a turbo chiller that can be operated at high efficiency within an adequate chilling capacity range even when the cooling water temperature changes during the operation. The adequate chilling capacity range is obtained by using a flow coefficient and a pressure coefficient at a specific operating point of a turbo compressor as well as a predetermined coefficient to determine an arithmetic expression representing the relationship between a head and a chilling capacity, using a chilling capacity that can lead to a substantially highest coefficient of performance at a single head to obtain the predetermined coefficient as an optimum coefficient, computing an adequate operation coefficient range having a predetermined range and including the optimum coefficient, and substituting the adequate operation coefficient range and a head at the time of operation into the arithmetic expression. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170275 | COOLING STATION FOR RECEIVING A FRAME - In order to provide a device, which with a low outlay enables a product to be cooled to be conveyed to a place of use and cooled reliably and energy-efficiently at the place of use, a cooling station for receiving a frame that has receivers for a product to be cooled is proposed, wherein the cooling station comprises at least one fan for generating a circulating air flow through the frame and at least one cooler for cooling the circulating air flow and wherein the cooling station comprises a housing that surrounds a receiving space for receiving the frame on at least three sides. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170276 | Switch assembly and air conditioner having the same - Disclosed herein are a switch assembly and an air conditioner having the same. A switch and a circuit board of the switch assembly are detachably coupled to each other, thus resulting in enhanced maintenance and workability. The switch assembly includes a switch to sense an electrical signal of a human body, a conductive connector to provide the switch with an elastic force, and a circuit board adapted to receive the electrical signal through the connector so as to perform a control operation. The circuit board is detachably coupled with the switch. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170277 | System and Method For Vertically Stacked Information Handling System and Infrastructure Enclosures - An information technology enclosure has a processing subsystem and infrastructure subsystem in separate shipping containers that cooperate to process information. The processing subsystem has increased information processing density by concentrating information handling systems in a first processing shipping container that is supported with infrastructure equipment in a second infrastructure shipping container. In one embodiment, the shipping containers are arranged in a stacked configuration so that cooled air and exhausted air are exchanged through aligned vents formed in the ceiling and floor of stacked shipping containers. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170278 | REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which can store foodstuffs like vegetables in a fresh state, restrain reduction of nutritive elements contained in foodstuffs, and prevent damage of irradiation device. The refrigerator includes a main body, a storage chamber which is provided in the main body to store foodstuffs, and an irradiation device which irradiates light within a visible light region into the storage chamber. The refrigerator farther includes a reflection member which is mounted to the storage chamber to reflect the light emitted from the irradiation device, and a transforming member which transforms the light emitted from the irradiation device into a side light type. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170279 | REFRIGERATOR - The refrigerator includes the following parts. A heat-insulating main body has openings in a front side. A divider creates a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment, by dividing inside of said heat-insulating main body into the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment arranged side by side. A lighting unit, located close to at least one of the openings of the first and second storage compartments, respectively, each of which has a light-emitting diode as a light source. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170280 | HUMIDITY CONTROLLER - In the casing ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170281 | HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM - A closed space forming unit ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170282 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner includes a heat exchanger which exchanges heat with air by passing a coolant therethrough; an anti-freeze apparatus which prevents the freeze of water on the surface of the heat exchanger by supplying energy to the heat exchanger; and a heat generation unit which heats the heat exchanger. The air conditioner can minimize the need for a defrost operation and can thus continuously and effectively perform an air conditioning function even when water on the surface of the heat exchanger is frozen. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170283 | Compressor Controller - An air-con ECU ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170284 | Water filter device and refrigerator having the same - A water filter device including a filter unit to receive water from an external water supply source and to purify the received water, a storage tank unit to store the water purified through the filter unit, and a case to receive the filter unit and the storage tank unit. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170285 | SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING COOLING WATER AND POWER CONSUMPTION IN GASIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SUCH SYSTEMS - An integrated gasification combined cycle system is provided. The integrated gasification combined cycle system includes an air compressor coupled in flow communication to an air separation unit, a condensate heater coupled in flow communication with the air compressor, and a condenser coupled in flow communication with the condensate heater. The condensate heater and the air compressor are coupled such that a portion of compressed air generated by the air compressor is channeled to the condensate heater. A method of assembling an integrated gasification combined cycle system is also provided. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170286 | REFRIGERATOR FOR FRESH PRODUCTS WITH TEMPERATURE LEVELING MEANS - A refrigerator for fresh and frozen products with passive elements for temperature leveling without ventilation and for maintaining the relative humidity above 90% even in the absence of a connection to the electrical mains, by using the energy supplied by the melting enthalpy of the thermal mass, frozen beforehand by circulating refrigeration fluid at low temperature within a heat accumulator, which allows to absorb the heat that passes through the walls and the heat dissipated by the products, the refrigerator comprising a body which defines internally at least one compartment which is delimited by thermally insulating walls, at least 50% of the inner surface of the compartment being constituted by the surface of a heat accumulator containing a eutectic liquid, with a phase change temperature which is proximate to the temperature to be maintained within the compartment, an evaporation circuit associated with a compressor being connected to the heat accumulator. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170287 | CONTAINER FOR THE COOLING AND/OR COLD STORAGE OF FOODS AND/OR BEVERAGES - In order to provide a container for the cooling and/or cold storage of foods and/or beverages which comprises at least one storage tank for a multi-phase flowable cooling medium wherein the cooling effect is still as uniform as possible over the entire height of the storage tank even when the multi-phase flowable cooling medium has been stored in the storage tank for a long period of time, it is proposed that the storage tank be divided into a plurality of storage tank segments which are separated from each other by partition walls which extend horizontally or are inclined to the vertical. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170288 | REFRIGERATOR AND/OR FREEZER - The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer with one or more storage trays for accommodating refrigerated and/or frozen goods, wherein the appliance includes one or more extensions which are connected with the storage trays and by means of which the storage trays can be pulled out of the appliance and be pushed into the same, wherein the extensions include first and second housing parts and a pull-out rail, wherein the pull-out rail comprises first and second parts which are movable relative to each other, wherein the first housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the first part of the pull-out rail and the second housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the second part of the pull-out rail, and wherein the first housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the storage tray and the second housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the refrigerator and/or freezer. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170289 | System and Method for Seamless Imaging of Appliance Interiors - A system of seamless imaging for appliance interiors includes a display integrated with or otherwise connected to the exterior of an appliance door, such as a refrigerator door. The display may be electronically connected to a camera matrix located on the interior of the appliance door. In one embodiment, the camera matrix is designed to provide an overlapping field of view for seamless viewing of the appliance's interior when the appliance's door is otherwise closed. In another embodiment, the display may cover most or substantially all of the exterior of an appliance door and may have integrated touchscreen technology. Such display may also provide a user interface for accessing and viewing Internet and/or broadcast content on the exterior of the appliance door. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170290 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A domestic appliance with a door that has an inner wall, an outer wall, an upper closing element and a lower closing element, wherein the inner and outer walls and the upper and lower closing elements delimit an inner hollow space of the door. The outer wall forms a front plate and two side flanks that adjoin the front plate. The two side flanks support edge bars that engage behind the front plate. A locking element is inserted into a corner of the inner hollow space of the door, wherein the corner is formed by one of the two side flanks, one of the edge bars, and one of the upper and lower closing elements. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170291 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - In a hermetic compressor, aggression to an organic material is low by using a refrigeration oil using, as a base oil, an alicyclic multivalent carboxylic acid ester compound and made of an alicyclic multivalent carboxylic acid ester compound having at least two ester groups, the at least two ester groups being bound to carbon atoms adjacent to each other on an alicyclic ring. The ratio of hydrocarbon radicals in which carbon number is 4 or less among hydrocarbon radicals bound to the at least two ester groups is 15% by weight or less. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170292 | HUMIDITY CONTROLLER - In a casing ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170293 | Autonomous Power Supply System - The invention concerns the power systems utilizing renewable power sources, in particular, refers to the systems utilizing wind and solar energy and may be used for the independent power supply both in cold and hot climate. The independent energy supply system (IES) contains a wind generator setup for electric power production and a solar collector. The solar collector is connected with a heat storage. IES also includes an electric energy storage battery, inverter, and automatic control system for IES connected through the heat and electrical load sensors with actuating mechanisms. IES is also equipped with the stabilization system for rotor speed of the wind generator that includes a network regulator with a control unit for a resistive load, electric current sensors and rotor speed sensor. The resistive load is the system of thermal electric heaters (TEHs). The energy dissipated on TENs is to be accumulated in the heat storage. The absorption cooling machine may be included in the IES, and the TEHs may be placed inside its generator. IES contains the device for wind generator blades turning. The heat exchanger of the solar collector is located inside the absorption cooling machine generator. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170294 | INTEGRATED ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - The object is to provide an integrated compressor that enables a control board to be miniaturized while ensuring a layout in which the heat radiation of parts is considered. Diodes | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170295 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE - In order to provide a refrigeration cycle device that is compact and efficiently utilizing an expansion machine and reduced in manufacturing cost through the use of a first compressor and second compressor driven by an expansion machine, a heat radiator and an on-off valve are disposed between the first and the second compressors and the second heat radiator is utilized irrespective of the operating mode such as the cooling or heating operation. Also, the heat transfer area ratio, which is a ratio of the heat transfer area of the second heat source side heat exchanger relative to the total heat transfer area of the heat transfer areas of said first and second heat source side heat exchangers, is set, according to the air speed distribution, within a range at which the COP is at its peak. Thus, the second heat source side heat exchanger can be utilized even during the heating operation, providing a high efficiency refrigeration cycle device. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170296 | SEPARATION OF VOLATILE COMPONENTS FROM A GAS FLOW - Methods of separating volatile organic and/or gaseous inorganic components from a gas mixture, comprising subjecting the gas mixture to a cryocondensation process and an adsorption process to separate the volatile organic and/or gaseous inorganic components. The adsorption process utilizes at least two parallel adsorbers running alternately through adsorption and desorption phases. A regeneration gas used for the desorption phase is added to the gas mixture prior to the cryocondensation process. Temperature of the condensation process may be varied. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170297 | LIQUEFIED GAS RELIQUEFIER, LIQUEFIED-GAS STORAGE FACILITY AND LIQUEFIED-GAS TRANSPORT SHIP INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LIQUEFIED-GAS RELIQUEFACTION METHOD - A liquefied gas reliquefier that can be configured compactly and that is easy to handle is provided. A liquefied gas reliquefier ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170298 | Vitreous silica crucible manufacturing apparatus - A vitreous silica crucible manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of carbon electrodes configured to heat and melt raw material powder by arc discharge, and a value of a ratio R | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBRE PRODUCTS - A non-woven product having a core layer ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170300 | DOUBLE KNIT FABRIC HAVING SUPERIOR RUN OR CURLING GENERATION PREVENTING ABILITY AND A METHOD FOR PROCESSING THE DOUBLE KNIT FABRIC - A double knit fabric which does not require hemming treatment even when it is cut into a desired shape and does not give any damage on handling to the fabric when an user wears it, and which can suppress generation of run or curling. A double knit fabric having a superior run and curling generation preventing ability, is made by a knitting process utilizing a non-elastic yarn and an elastic yarn having thermal deformation starting temperature being 150° C. to 190° C., with a plating stitch so that the non elastic yarn is arranged on both external surfaces thereof, while the elastic yarn is arranged on both inner surfaces thereof. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170301 | Water level/vibration sensing apparatus for washing machine and washing machine having the same - Disclosed herein are a water level/vibration sensing apparatus and a washing machine having the same. The water level/vibration sensing apparatus includes a housing provided with a pressure chamber communicating with an air inlet, a diaphragm unit moving forward and backward according to the variation of a pressure in the pressure chamber, a core and a coil forming a frequency varied according to the forward and backward movement of the diaphragm unit, and a collision member striking the diaphragm unit according to the movement of the housing. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170302 | Multi-Dosing Detergent Delivery Device - The invention relates to a multi-dosing detergent delivery device. The device comprises a housing ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170303 | LAUNDRY PRETREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING LAUNDRY - A method for treating laundry is provided. The method includes steps of applying a bleaching and antimicrobial composition to laundry in a laundry washing machine at a first pH that favors bleaching properties and at a second pH that favors antimicrobial properties, wherein the first pH and the second pH are different, and draining the bleaching and antimicrobial composition from the laundry. The step of applying a bleaching and antimicrobial composition to laundry can include a step of washing the laundry with a detergent composition for the removal of soil. In addition, the step of applying a bleaching and antimicrobial composition to laundry can preceed or follow a step of washing laundry with a detergent composition for the removal of soil. A bleaching and antimicrobial composition and a laundry washing machine are provided. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170304 | Security device for electronic components - A locking cable device which inhibits the theft of computer equipment. The security device combines a scissor clip designed to connect to the built-in security slot in computer equipment, a cable, and a lock. They are combined by way of a dual-action lock, with the first action capable of engaging and disengaging the scissor clip from the computer equipment, and the second action capable of separately disengaging the security cable to allow it to pass through other equipment or fasteners to allow the device to secure multiple pieces of computer equipment. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170305 | TAMPER RESISTANT PORTABLE LOCK SHROUD - A portable shroud for a lock securing ends of a cable or chain includes a tubular element having sufficient interior dimensions to accommodate a plurality of locks where the dimensions mitigate attempts to reach the lock with a cutting means. At least two slots accept the ends of the cable or chain where only the ends can be inserted into the tubular element for engaging with the locks and where either end of the cable or chain can be removed from the shroud by disengaging a respective one or more locks. At least two tubes are joined to the tubular element where an end of each of the tubes covers the slots such that the ends of the cable or chain pass through the tubes and the tubes further mitigate attempts to reach the locks with the cutting means. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170306 | ZIPPER PASSWORD LOCK - A zipper password lock includes a lock tongue and a lock body assembly. The lock tongue includes a first engaging member disposed at a side of the lock tongue. The lock body assembly includes a housing having a lock groove for the lock tongue to be inserted into and a mounting base for securing the housing, and a dial wheel connected to a side of the housing, the dial wheel including a first side with a plurality of marks visible to a user and a second side including a password portion corresponding to one of the marks and a plurality of locking portions respectively corresponding to the other marks. When the lock tongue is inserted into the lock groove, the dial wheel is configured to be rotated by the user to a first position where one of the locking portions is engaged with the first engaging member so that the zipper password lock is set to a locked mode, and to a second position where the password portion is aligned with the first engaging member and none of the locking portions is engaged with the first engaging member so that the zipper password lock is set to an unlocked mode. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170307 | ANTI-SHOPLIFTING DEVICE FOR PROJECTING HOLDERS - There is disclosed an anti-shoplifting device for projecting holders ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170308 | CLOSING ASSISTED ELECTRIC LOCK FOR OPENING OF AUTOMOBILE - The invention relates to a closing assisted electric lock for the opening of an automobile, that comprises: a bolt ( | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170309 | Drawer lock set - A drawer lock set includes a body with a tubular member and a block extends radially from an inner periphery of the tubular member. A cylinder and a core are received in the tubular member. The core includes a driving piece extending from a distal end thereof and is capable of driving a transmission member which is able to rotate a driving member. The driving member includes a protrusion which is slidably engaged with a groove defined in the dead bolt. The cylinder includes a first notch and a second notch in an outer periphery thereof and a 90-degree angular distance is defined between the first and second notches. The block is engaged with one of the first and second notches so as to set the position of the operational direction of the dead bolt with only one part replaced. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170310 | Security Monitor For Doors - A method and apparatus for monitoring the security of closures of the type used on large trucks, and shipping or other containers wherein one or more doors are provided on an end and/or the sides of the container and are secured by vertical rods having cam-like latches at their ends that are rotatable from a first disposition in which they engage keepers to lock the doors in a closed position, and a second disposition in which they disengage the keepers to unlock the doors and allow them to swing into an open position. More specifically, the present invention relates to a monitoring assembly that attaches between the locking rod handles of the containers, senses any movement of the locking handles or the opening of the doors, and provides visual signals and/or transmitted signals as an indication of tampering. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170311 | Lock Assembly - A lock assembly for use with a powered actuator includes a housing, a first barrel part, a torque transmitting member, a first cam, a drive device and a spring. The housing has at least a first axially extending recess therein. The first barrel part is within the first recess. The torque transmitting member is adapted for abutment and releasable rotational engagement with a key. The first cam is adapted to operate a lock or latch mechanism and for rotational movement with the torque transmitting member. The drive device is adapted for engagement with the powered actuator and releasable engagement with the torque transmitting member. The spring biases the torque transmitting member towards engagement with the drive device. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170312 | ELECTROMECHANICAL CYLINDER LOCK - An electromechanical cylinder lock includes an outer lock shell and a rotatable lock barrel located therein which is controlled by dual locking features. A side bar or fence selectively blocks and permits rotation of the barrel with respect to the shell in response to insertion of a key into a keyway in the barrel. A slider bar is movable between a blocking position in which the side bar is prevented from permitting rotation of the barrel, and an unblocking position in which the side bar permits rotation of the barrel. Alternately, a blocking mechanism is provided to block motion of tumbler pins in the cylinder lock. A shape memory alloy actuator, such as a wire made of nitinol, disposed in the barrel is activated by an electric current in response to determination by an electronic control device whether an attempt to open the lock is authorized. Thermal interlock protection from external heating of the lock is also provided. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170313 | Card lock structure for selectively locking or releasing a lock barrel - A card lock structure for selectively locking or releasing a lock barrel includes a card lock casing and a card barrel limiting mechanism. The card lock casing has a card-inserting groove. The card barrel limiting mechanism has a lock barrel limiting push rod pivotally disposed in the card lock casing, an elastic element disposed between the card lock casing and the lock barrel limiting push rod, and a movable pressing unit for pressing the lock barrel limiting push rod. One end of the lock barrel limiting push rod projects outside the card lock casing in order to selectively lock or release the lock barrel. When a card passes through the card-inserting groove to push the movable pressing unit to release the lock barrel limiting push rod, the lock barrel limited push is moved by the elasticity of the elastic element in order to release the lock barrel. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170314 | Use of Acidifying Agent for Promoting Micronutrient Uptake - An agronomic carrier coated with an acidifying agent and a method for preparing same is described. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170315 | Assembly and Method for Press Forming a Deformable Material - An assembly for press forming a deformable material including: a first die array including a plurality of dies, the first die array defining a first die profile; a second die array that is complementary with the first die array and including a plurality of dies, the second die array defining a second die profile that is complementary with the first die profile; and a drive for driving at least one of the first die array and the second die array; wherein in use the plurality of dies of the first die array and the plurality of dies of the second die array sequentially engage the deformable material along a processing length to deform the deformable material to a predetermined profile. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170316 | Plug for Cold Drawing and Method for Manufacturing of Metal Pipe | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170317 | BENDING APPARATUS AND BENDING MACHINE - A bending apparatus for performing accurate non-destructive bending of material includes first and second jigs that are rotatable about a rotary shaft and that bend the material attached to the jigs as they rotate relative to each other. The first jig includes a bending section that is arranged offset from a rotary center to a rotating side of the material and that has a partially cylindrical surface with a radius of curvature corresponding to the radius of curvature of an inner peripheral surface of the material. Each of the first and second jigs has a suppressing section for suppressing displacement of the material, and a bending center of the material is arranged such that the material is not displaced relative to the first and second jigs when the material is bent. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170318 | ELBOW FORMATION APPARATUS - An apparatus for forming and rotating interconnected sections of a cylindrical sheet metal workpiece to provide an elbow. The apparatus includes a frame, a head rotatably arranged within the frame and a tool ring mounted to the frame, the head and tool ring being co-operable for sectioning and joining segments of the workpiece. The apparatus also includes a drive drum mounted within the frame for gripping and rotating the segments, and a control module for selectively activating the head, the ring, and the drive drum to form an elbow. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170319 | METHOD FOR PRESS HARDENING OF METALS - The invention relates to a method for press hardening of a metal or an alloy wherein said metal is heated in a controlled furnace atmosphere which is essentially hydrogen-free and which comprises nitrogen and carbon monoxide. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170320 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HIGH ALLOY PIPE - A method for manufacturing a high alloy pipe comprises hot working, a high alloy material pipe having controlled amounts of C, Si, Mn, P, S, Ni, Cr, Mo, Cu, Al, N, O, and optionally Ca, Mg, and rare earth elements, with the balance Fe. The pipe composition satisfies the formula N×O≦0.001. The pipe is subjected to cold working to form the high alloy pipe, wherein the final cold working process is performed under the condition that a working ratio Rd in the reduction of area satisfies 15≦Rd(%)≦370×(C+N), where N, O and C are the contents (by mass percent) of the respective elements, and Rd is the working ratio (%) in the reduction of area. The pipe has an excellent ductility and an excellent corrosion resistance when cold working is performed to obtain a high strength after pipe-making. | 2010-07-08 |
| 20100170321 | BANDOLIER WITH LATERALLY OFFSET AND SPACED WORK PIECE - A method of operating a progressive die wherein the progressive die acts on a work piece having an elongated body with a blank at one end. The work piece is supported by a bandolier which is also formed in the progressive die. The progressive die acts on each blank. | 2010-07-08 |
