29th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140196388 | LIGHTWEIGHT WOODEN STAIRS - The present disclosure provides a system of light weight folding stairs, especially lightweight wooden stairs, designed for installation in the ceiling of a building. For example, the light weight ladder-type stair system may be opened downwards and unfolded towards inside the room located under this ceiling. At least one ladder-type stair section is connected to a flap that fits within a frame in an opening in the ceiling, wherein the flap hinges open to access the folded stair sections. The ladder-type stair section is connected to the flap by a hook-type holder that allows installing the frame in a ceiling opening without the flap, which can be easily and quickly attached during final stage of assembly. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196389 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INVISIBLY ARRANGING CABLING IN A ROOM - The invention relates to a method with which cabling can be arranged invisibly in an indoor space in rapid and simple manner. This method comprises the steps of placing a non-load-bearing partition wall which has a cavity and which is provided on its underside with a recess which extends over the whole length thereof and which is at least partially open on its upper side and communicates with the cavity, and placing the laid cabling laterally into the recess. The method further comprises of arranging at least one take-off point in the partition wall, leading a take-off cable from the take-off point through the cavity in the partition wall to the recess, and connecting the take-off cable to the cabling in the recess. In the case of walls provided with studs or other connecting elements, these can, at the position of the recess, be replaced by or strengthened with strengthening elements leaving the recess at least partially clear. Different embodiments of these strengthening elements can be applied. The invention further relates to a system with which this method can be performed, and to different components of the system. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196390 | FIREPROOF BULKHEAD OF A HIGHLY POROUS STRUCTURE WITH INTUMESCENT COATING AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The present invention provides a fireproof bulkhead, having a highly porous structure with an intumescent coating, the highly porous structure being formed as a reticulated foam or as a highly porous pimple or nub structure. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196391 | WALL GAP FIRE BLOCK DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - Fire block devices for application to a wall component. The fire-block device can be a wall component that includes a fire-resistant material strip that expands in response to sufficient heat to create a fire-resistant barrier. In some applications, the fire-block wall component is positioned to extend lengthwise along and across a gap between wallboard members. The fire-block wall component may have a U-shaped central portion and a pair of side portions extending in opposite directions from the central portion. The fire-resistant material may be positioned on the central portion of the fire-block device. The central portion may be positioned within the gap such that the fire-resistant material expands in response to sufficient heat to create a fire-resistant barrier. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196392 | MASONRY UNITS AND STRUCTURES FORMED THEREFROM - A masonry unit for constructing built structures includes a rectangular shaped base having a front edge and a rear edge. The front edge and the rear edge each include a recess formed therein configured for disposal of a vertically disposed reinforcing material. A pair of spaced apart sidewalls extends perpendicularly from the base and along a length of the base. The sidewalls and the base together define a cavity configured for disposal of a fill material. A pair of spaced apart bridges is supported on the base configured for disposal of lengths of a horizontally disposed reinforcing material. The bridges extend transversely between the sidewalls and each have a height less than a height of the sidewalls. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196393 | PROFILE SYSTEM - A profile system for use with structures having a tiled base includes at least one elongate profile that has a base arm, two side arms of the same length projecting from the free ends of the base arm and arranged lying opposite one another, and two terminating arms which project from the free ends of the side arms and are aligned with one another, the side arms being arranged a distance apart from one another and the distance being at least 10 mm. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196394 | MODULAR THERMAL ISOLATION BARRIER FOR DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE - A modular thermal isolation barrier for use in sealing gaps in a data processing equipment structure includes an extruded edge seal and a panel. The extruded edge seal has a seal portion and a base portion with one or more channels. An edge of the panel is disposed within one of the one or more channels of the base portion of the edge seal such that the edge seal is seated against the edge of the panel with the seal portion in position to abut, and establish a seal with, an adjacent structure. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196395 | ANGLE-SELECTIVE IRRADIATION INSULATION ON A BUILDING ENVELOPE - In a method for producing a building envelope part ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140196396 | Air And Water Barrier - A method for decreasing the vapour permeability of a water and air barrier treated substrate that includes treating the substrate with a liquid applied, vapour permeable air and water barrier coating composition comprising a cross-linked polysiloxane dispersion composition. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196397 | INSULATED BUILDING BLOCK AND WALL STRUCTURE - An innovative masonry block, such as a CMU, has a core of insulative material with masonry cladding, such as concrete, on lateral sides, and anchor elements, such as rigid bar members, may extend from the core to hold the cladding to the core. The core may also include a drain aperture extending from top to bottom, as well as a sloped top surface that serves to direct water to the drain. A plurality of such blocks can make a wall or other building structure having a pathway for water to travel through and out of the stacked blocks. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196398 | MASONRY BUILDING AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING MASONRY BUILDING - A masonry building includes a lower horizontal member; two vertical members erected upward on the lower horizontal member; a wall body made up of a plurality of blocks connected consecutively in a lateral direction and vertical direction between the two vertical members on the lower horizontal member; and a dry-type, upper horizontal member supported by an upper end of the wall body and joined to the two vertical members. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196399 | Expansion Bracket - An expansion bracket absorbs movement of a wall stud to prevent damage to a wall covering attached to the wall stud. The expansion bracket can include a main body having a main body flange, formed of a deformable material, and having a wall stud attachment end configured to attach to the wall stud via a wall stud attachment element. The main body can also have a furring attachment element configured to attach a furring to the main body. When the main body is attached to the wall stud and the furring, and the wall covering is attached to the furring via a wall covering attachment element, the flange is configured to absorb, via deformation, at least a portion of the movement of the wall stud due to heat-based expansion of the wall stud. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196400 | Concealed Gutter Hanger with Guided Fastener - A hidden gutter hanger mounts a rain gutter to the roof structure of a building. The end of the gutter hanger adjacent the building fascia is formed with multiple vertically folded portions that establish a strong end mounting structure for fastening the gutter hanger to the fascia. The folded end portions are formed with aligned holes that create a guided fastener structure having minimal longitudinal depth that allows a greater percentage of the guided fastener to be inserted into the building fascia. The distal end of the gutter hanger is formed with a mounting tab that engages the forward lip of the rain gutter such that the gutter hanger is positioned internally of the rain gutter. The body portion of the gutter hanger extending between the distal end and the end adjacent the fascia is formed with a central longitudinal rib to strengthen the hanger against vertical sagging. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196401 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING COVERS AND DEVICES CO-PLANAR WITH WALLS AND OTHER BUILDING SURFACES - A flush-mount wall plate system for mounting in a building surface includes a wall flange extrusion assembly with a mounting flange portion and an extrusion member portion. The extrusion member portion has a frame defining an aperture, with a front edge of the frame extending away from a front surface of the mounting flange portion by a pre-determined distance. A cover is inserted into the aperture with a front surface of the cover being substantially co-planar with the front edge of the extrusion member portion and the building surface. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196402 | DEVICE FOR INSERTING DISTANCING CORDS - In order to insert at least two zick-zack-extending cords ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140196403 | Automated Systems and Methods for Combining Cards and Products - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of an automated system for combining cards and products for packaging. Also disclosed are exemplary automated methods for combining cards and products for packaging. In an exemplary embodiment, an automated system for combining cards and products generally includes a card station and a merge station. The card station is configured to form a card to a desired shape for combining with a product. The card station includes at least one roll former operable to fold at least a portion of the card. The merge station is configured to receive the formed card from the card station and combine the formed card with the package. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196404 | PIVOTING HOLD-DOWN DEVICE FOR USE WITH AN APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A PACKAGE - The present disclosure relates to a hold-down device for use in the packaging industry. For example, the hold-down may be used with an apparatus for manufacturing a package. The hold-down may be configured to retain a packaging structure during the evacuation and/or sealing steps of a packaging process. The hold-down may include an elongate member and an attachment assembly. The elongate member may be configured to pivot and/or rotate about its longitudinal axis in response to a force exerted on the packaging structure during an evacuation and/or sealing step of a packaging process. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196405 | Vacuum Sealer with a Retractable Heater Bar | 2014-07-17 |
20140196406 | Flexible, Stackable Container and Method and System for Manufacturing the Same - A flexible, stackable container for storing a quantity of a product may include a sealed package formed from a single sheet of film and retaining the quantity of the product disposed therein, and a lid fitment attached to a first side of the package. The first side of the package may have an outer first surface of the film and outwardly extending first corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the first side and surrounding the first side of the package. The package may also have a second side disposed opposite the first side and outwardly extending second corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the second side and surrounding the second side of the package. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196407 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF A FOOD PRODUCT FROM A WEB OF A PACKAGING MATERIAL - There is described a packaging machine for producing sealed packages of pourable food products from a web of packaging material, comprising: an aseptic chamber through which web is fed and within which a sterilizing agent is applied onto web; a station which is arranged downstream from said aseptic chamber and in which a tube formed by web is, in use, fed; and a sealing device which separate chamber and station; packaging machine also comprise a conveyor fluidically connected with station and adapted to convey away residues of sterilizing agent from station. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196408 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING FLAT PRODUCTS - A method and apparatus for packaging patties or other similarly shaped items into a flexible pouch. The method comprising the steps of stacking a plurality of patties by a stacker, the patties stacked on top of one another, lowering the plurality of patties into a flexible pouch, vacuuming the air out of the flexible pouch to seal the pouch, the vacuum creating an air tight seal and forming a pair of frangible or solid seals in the pouch, the frangible seals positioned adjacent to the plurality of patties. The apparatus for packaging patties into a flexible pouch, the apparatus comprising a stacker, a patty holder, a vacuum is further positioned adjacent to the patty holder, the vacuum operable to remove the air from the flexible pouch. A frangible seal creator is also provided operable to create a frangible seal on the flexible pouch. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196409 | Restraining Flaps of an Insert - The invention is directed to solving the problem of wrapping a bundle with cardboard without using glue to hold the cardboard flaps in place before wrapping the bundle with a heat shrink film. The problem is solved by using a mechanical fly bars to restrain the flaps of an insert while moving a bundle on a conveyor. The insert can be any material that provides structural protection to the bundle during stacking. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196410 | Method for Preparing a Ready-to-Eat Food Tray - A method for preparing a sterilised ready-meal package, including providing a main container defining a main volume intended to accommodate a main food product, and having a first opening at the upper part surrounded by a first planar edge. At least one secondary container defining a secondary volume is included and has a second opening at the upper part surrounded by a second planar edge. The secondary container is introduced inside the main container, so that said first edge and said second edge are flush. At least one secondary food product is introduced inside the secondary volume, and at least one main food product is introduced inside the main volume. A perimetric seal is made between a covering film, arranged to cover said first and second openings, and said first edge, and an inner seal is made between the covering film and the second edge. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196411 | ROBOTIC FILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are disclosed, which permit filling containers with a product. A filling arm is disposed within a chamber and an optical sensor is configured to sense openings of the containers within the chamber. Locations of the sensed openings are used to guide the filling arm to fill the containers with a product. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196412 | MERCAPTAN ABSORBER FOR USE WITH FOOD - The invention provides a food decay odor controller which includes a mercaptan remover. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196413 | DECORATIVE GRASS AND PACKAGING MATERIAL FORMED OF RENEWABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MATERIALS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - Decorative grass and/or packaging materials formed from renewable and/or biodegradable polymer materials, along with methods or production and use thereof, are disclosed. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196414 | INSERTER AND METHOD FOR OPENING AN ENVELOPE THROAT OF AN ENVELOPE TRANSPORTED ALONG AN ENVELOPE CHANNEL - A method for opening an envelope throat of an envelope transported along an envelope channel dependably opens the envelope throat of the envelope during insertion in an inserter. The envelope, in order to open the envelope throat, is first over-pressed against a counter-pressure and then the counter-pressure is released to open the envelope throat, and/or the envelope is over-pressed against the hold-down force that holds the envelope down on an envelope transport, in order to open the envelope throat. For this purpose, an inserter inserts one or more items into an envelope moving along an envelope channel. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196415 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING AND/OR DISINFECTING A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS FILLED WITH A LIQUID FILLING MATERIAL - A device for the integrated production and filling of containers and a method for cleaning and/or disinfecting at least the mold of at least one molding and filling station of the device. During a cleaning and/or disinfecting operation of the device, at least the inside of the mold is cleaned and/or disinfected with at least one cleaning and/or disinfecting agent by at least one cleaning element. During the cleaning and/or disinfecting operation, the at least one mold is opened and closed at least once, preferably many times and/or the plunger is moved at least once, preferably many times, between its initial position and end position. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196416 | DEVICE FOR FILLING A THIN-WALLED TRANSPORT CONTAINER WITH NOTES OF VALUE | 2014-07-17 |
20140196417 | FOLDING UNIT FOR PRODUCING FOLDED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS FROM RELATIVE SEALED PACKS - There is described a folding unit for producing folded packages of pourable food products from relative sealed packs. The folding unit comprises conveying means fed with a plurality of packs at an input station and advancing the packs along a forming path to an output station, and folding means cooperating, in use, with each pack to perform at least one folding operation on the pack; the conveying means comprise an endless transport element formed by a plurality of mutually hinged rigid modules and looped about at least one driving sprocket and at least one idler element; the idler element comprises cam means cooperating with respective cam followers of the modules and so shaped to compensate the periodical variation of the radius of the modules on the driving sprocket due to their rigidity. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196418 | GROUP FOR PACKING PRODUCTS INTO TUBULAR PACKAGING - A group for packing products in tubular packaging, comprises a vertical tube for supporting a packaging material supplied around the tube and from which single tubular packaging can be obtained, the tube includes an upper end defining an opening for loading the products to be packed, a lower end defining an opening for unloading the products inside the single wrappings obtained from the packaging material, the tube includes internally a falling channel for the products that can be selectively closed. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196419 | FAN FILTER UNIT AND AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR DUST-FREE ROOM - A fan filter unit (FFU) includes a fan, and a filter screen coupled with an air inlet of the fan. An air inlet of the filter screen is further configured with an auxiliary filter screen, and a minimum diameter of dust particles filtrated by the auxiliary filter screen is greater than a minimum diameter of the dust particles filtrated by the filter screen. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196420 | FINE FIBER MEDIA LAYER - Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196421 | UREA FILTER MATERIAL - A urea filter material may have a base layer, a cover layer and a filter layer arranged between the base layer and the cover layer, wherein all of the layers are formed from polypropylene non-woven fabric. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196422 | WAVY COMPOSITE CORE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A wavy composite core is provided. The wavy composite core includes wavy filtering layers and flat filtering layers alternately stacked and rolled to form a barrel shape for filtering suspended pollutants. Each wavy filtering layer has a plurality of peak portions extending axially, a plurality of axial sealing adhesive layers formed on the peak portions by coating sealing adhesive on the peak portions so as to bond the wavy filtering layer to the flat filtering layers adjacent to the wavy filtering layer, and two end sealing adhesive layers formed on opposite sides by coating sealing adhesive on the wavy filtering layer to bond the wavy filtering layer to the adjacent flat filtering layers. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196423 | Tactile Air Filter Media - An apparatus and method for a tactile air filter including a filter media composed primarily of glass fibers having a softening finish applied thereto. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196424 | FILTER MEDIA INCLUDING GLASS FIBERS - The present disclosure generally relates to filter media including glass fibers. The fiber characteristics (e.g., composition, dimensions) are selected to impart the desired solubility, filtration and mechanical properties so that the filter media may be used in the desired application. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196425 | Power Harvesting System for Battery Operated Appliances - A system of harvesting electrical power for use within a battery operated device includes a battery and a motor driven by the battery to impart rotational energy to a first shaft. The first shaft drives a multi-phase generator and produces output voltage signals with respectively untimed phase responses. A rectification circuit combines the voltage signals into a combined DC voltage output, and an inverter connected to the rectification circuit converts the DC voltage output to an AC voltage output. A battery charger connected to the inverter receives the AC voltage output for charging the battery. The harvested power includes power from voltage sources with unregulated, or untimed, phase responses. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196426 | Walk Behind Garden Tool Chassis - Embodiments herein relate to a walk behind garden tool chassis, which chassis comprises a first chassis part ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140196427 | Header - A header has a middle section disposed on a main frame, at least two side sections adjacent to the middle section, a rear panel extending perpendicularly to the main frame, a flexible finger bar extending across a width of the header and a conveyor device disposed behind the finger bar. The conveyer device is designed on the side sections as a continuous conveyor belt disposed adjacent to the middle section in order to transport crop cut by the finger bar laterally in the direction of the middle section. The side sections are formed as a plurality of supporting arms swivellably disposed on the main frame that support the finger bar. Each side section has a plurality of supporting elements for supporting the conveyor belt. Each of the supporting elements is supported in a bearing point to be displaceable in the axial direction relative to the main frame. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196428 | MOWER BLADE - Mower blade utilizes a blade portion formed on the blade main body and an air circulator portion formed on the blade main body and generating airflow via rotation centered around the vertically-oriented axis of the mower blade. The blade portion is arranged in a length-direction end portion of the blade main body and extends along a predetermined area in the length-direction. The air circulator portion is located opposite the blade portion in a width direction, has a rising upward portion, and extends along a predetermined area in the length-direction. A boundary portion is arranged between the blade main body and a rising upward portion of the air circulator portion has a portion inclined or angled with respect to the blade portion such that, beginning at the length-direction end portion, a distance between the boundary portion and the blade portion increases along the length-direction and moving toward the vertically-oriented axis. A height of an upper end portion of the air circulator portion measured from a surface of the blade main body is a substantially constant height. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196429 | HAYMAKING MACHINE COMPRISING AN IMPROVED DEFLECTOR - A haymaking machine comprises a harvesting device comprising a rotor driven about an axis which is horizontal and perpendicular to a direction of advance during work, teeth, the points of which describe a curve envelope when the rotor turns about the axis, and a conveyor moving the plants transversely to the direction of advance, the machine comprising a deflector connected to an arm connected to the harvesting device by means of an articulation, about which the arm can pivot between a first position in which the deflector is arranged, during work, beside and at a distance from a lateral end of the harvesting device, and a second position. In the second position and considering the machine during work, the deflector and the arm extend flat and at least partially above the harvesting device. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196430 | IMPLEMENT FOR EXTRACTION AND DECIMATION OF PLANT STALKS - An implement for extraction and decimation of plant stalks with a puller section and flail section. The puller section is driven by a motor and uses a pair of track belts with interlocking protrusions to grab plant stalks and pull them up by the root. The puller section discharges the plant stalks into a hooded flail section with flail rotor and flail knives that decimate the plant stalk into small pieces. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196431 | WIRE GUIDE AND FLYER BOW COMPRISING SAID WIRE GUIDE - A wire, strand, or cable guide element (EG) for a flyer bow for assembling/twisting/braiding the wire, strand, or cable has an inner surface (SI) which defines the travel path of the wire, strand, or cable (PF) and which consists of alternating adjacent micro-bumps (MB) and micro-recesses (MC). The flyer bow at least partially or entirely surrounds the wire, strand, or cable by means of a member (C) and has a longitudinal orifice or inner tube (O) in the mass of said member (C), said orifice or inner tube (O) extending along the entire length of the bow. The wire, strand, or cable guide element (EG) is accommodated within said orifice (O) so as to guide the longitudinal travel of the wire, strand, or cable. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196432 | THE TESLA TWIN TURBINES COMBUSTION ENGINE MODULE - A new type of engine module is described based on the Tesla turbine. Our Tesla Twin Turbines Combustion Engine Module comprises of two Tesla turbines welded together, forming a combustion chamber in between. The combustion chamber includes an air-fuel mixture inlet and an ignition inlet. Fuel-air mixture is injected through the air-fuel inlet into the combustion chamber which is ignited by an ignition device. The high temperature combustion gas flow in opposite directions across 2 stacks of evenly spaced smooth parallel discs, transferring energy into rotating the discs via the mechanism of boundary layer laminar flow interaction. The pair of rotating stacks of discs rotates a pair of rods. The gas exits through exhaust holes or openings adjacent to the pair of rods. The rotating rods can be used to drive generators or do useful works. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196433 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT PLATFORM COOLING - A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform having an outer surface and an inner surface that axially extend between a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion. At least one augmentation feature is disposed on at least one of the leading edge portion and the trailing edge portion of the outer surface of the platform. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196434 | Shroud for Sealing Conduit Feed-Through - A system has a surface intended to separate two chambers within the system. The surface has an aperture for allowing passage of at least one communication conduit. A shroud is positioned on the surface at the aperture, and has at least two portions defining a central opening to allow the communication conduit to pass through the aperture and shroud. The two portions of shroud have mating clamp ears in contact with each other. Securement members tighten the clamp ears against each other to provide a seal at an end of the shroud remote from the surface. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196435 | Space Impulse Drive - Invention discloses an Impulse Drive useful to propel all types of flying, water or land vehicles or devices, without need of the lift the fluid air or water could provide. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196436 | OPERATION STABILIZATION METHOD AND OPERATION STABILIZATION APPARATUS FOR SUPERSONIC INTAKE - An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of enlarging a stable operating range of an intake in accordance with an operating condition of an engine without using a complicated control system so that a wide operating range of the engine can be covered. In an operation stabilization method for a supersonic intake according to the present invention, an enlarged duct between a cowl and a ramp of the intake is divided by a splitter plate such that an opening angle of the enlarged duct decreases. Further, in the operation stabilization method for a supersonic intake according to the present invention, when the duct is divided by the splitter plate, the splitter plate is disposed such that, from among a cowl side duct and a ramp side duct, cross-section variation in one duct, in which an effect of a flow is larger, is reduced within an allowable range of total pressure loss in the other duct. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196437 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A STATIC GAS TURBINE, AND INTAKE DUCT FOR INTAKE AIR OF A GAS TURBINE - An ambient air intake duct of a static gas turbine is provided, having at least one filter, which is arranged in the intake duct, for cleaning the ambient air (A) that can flow through the intake duct. A method for operating a static gas turbine which is equipped with a filter for cleaning the ambient air (A) is also provided. To rapidly provide a higher level of gas turbine power to a generator, it is provided that, by means of a bypass or by means of flaps arranged downstream of the filter, partially to completely unfiltered ambient air (A) can temporarily flow into the compressor inlet. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196438 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS IN EXHAUSTS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An assembly and method for reducing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons in exhausts of internal combustion engines, wherein the exhaust is acted upon in a first stage catalytic converter. A first portion of the first stage catalytic converter output is cooled and a second portion of the catalytic converter output is not cooled. The cooled and not cooled exhausts are united and directed to a second stage catalytic converter. Air is injected into a selected one of (1) the not cooled exhaust prior to the juncture thereof with the cooled exhaust, and (2) the combined cooled and not cooled exhausts after the juncture thereof. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196439 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS AND/OR REDUCING FRICTION IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method and apparatus for reducing at least one of HC, CO, and NO | 2014-07-17 |
20140196440 | REDUCTANT AQUEOUS SOLUTION MIXING DEVICE AND EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A mixing device includes: an elbow pipe attached to an outlet pipe of a filter device, the elbow pipe changing a flow direction of an exhaust gas flowing from the filter device; a straight pipe connected to a downstream side of the elbow pipe, the straight pipe extending in a direction intersecting an axial line of the outlet pipe; an injector attached to the elbow pipe and injecting a reductant aqueous solution inside the elbow pipe toward the straight pipe; and a mixing pipe disposed in the elbow pipe to serve as a cover for the reductant aqueous solution, the mixing pipe being provided with openings on a circumferential wall thereof. A cutout is provided at a fixing portion of the mixing pipe with the elbow pipe at a position for allowing the exhaust gas entering through an inlet of the elbow pipe to flow toward the injection nozzle. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196441 | REDUCTANT AQUEOUS SOLUTION MIXING DEVICE AND EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A mixing device includes: an elbow pipe attached to an outlet pipe of a filter device, the elbow pipe changing a flow direction of an exhaust gas flowing from the filter device; a straight pipe connected to a downstream side of the elbow pipe, the straight pipe extending in a direction intersecting an axial line of the outlet pipe; an injector attached to the elbow pipe and injecting a reductant aqueous solution inside the elbow pipe toward the straight pipe; and a mixing pipe disposed in the elbow pipe to serve as a cover for the reductant aqueous solution, the mixing pipe being provided with openings on a circumferential wall thereof. A plurality of large openings are provided on a circumferential wall of the mixing pipe near the injector and a plurality of small openings are provided on a circumferential wall of the mixing pipe near the straight pipe. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196442 | REDUCTANT AQUEOUS SOLUTION MIXING DEVICE AND EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A mixing device includes: an elbow pipe attached to an outlet pipe of a filter device; a straight pipe connected to a downstream side of the elbow pipe; and an injector attached to the elbow pipe and injecting a reductant aqueous solution into an inside of the elbow pipe toward the straight pipe. The elbow pipe is provided with an injector attachment to which the injector is attached with a bolt. An attachment face of the injector attachment is substantially flush with an end of an injection nozzle of the injector. The injector attachment is provided with a recess at which an end of the injection nozzle is exposed, the recess being enlarged toward the straight pipe. A heat-insulation layer located near an outer periphery of the recess is provided inside the injector attachment. An end of the bolt penetrates the injector from an outside to reach the heat-insulation layer. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196443 | FUEL DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH HEATING SYSTEM - Embodiments of a heating system maintains the temperature of a fuel additive (e.g., AUS32) at and/or above freezing temperature to avoid crystallization. The heating system can form a fluid circuit with one or more coaxially arranged sleeves disposed about hoses that transport the additives. The fluid circuit can also include a central compartment that encloses a flow meter. A fluid heater couples with the fluid circuit to provide heating fluid, e.g., to the central compartment. The heating fluid disperses throughout the heating compartment and into the sleeves, thereby direction heating fluid in thermal proximity to the hoses and other components that handle the fuel additive. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196444 | REDUCTANT AQUEOUS SOLUTION MIXING DEVICE AND EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A mixing device of an exhaust aftertreatment device includes: an elbow pipe attached to an outlet pipe of a filter device; a straight pipe connected to a downstream side of the elbow pipe to extend in a direction intersecting an axial line of the outlet pipe; and an injector attached to the elbow pipe, the injector injecting a reductant aqueous solution into inside the elbow pipe toward the straight pipe. The elbow pipe includes: an inlet connected with the outlet pipe; an outlet connected with the straight pipe; a direction-changing section provided between the inlet and the outlet; and an injector attachment provided outside the direction-changing section and attached with the injector. The injector attachment is offset toward the outlet. The direction-changing section includes a first bulging portion provided by bulging outward a portion thereof opposite to the injector attachment. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196445 | HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND HYBRID VEHICLE - In controlling a hybrid vehicle, an internal combustion engine and an electric motor are controlled such that, when a power request is received while traveling with an operation of the internal combustion engine stopped and a requested power required for traveling is higher than a predetermined power, the operation of the internal combustion engine is started with an intake air volume based on the requested power and the hybrid vehicle travels with the requested power. When the power request is received for the first time after ignition-on, the start control for controlling the internal combustion engine is performed such that the operation of the internal combustion engine is started with an intake air volume lower than that based on the requested power. The hybrid vehicle includes a controller that performs the above control, an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, a battery, and a purification device. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196446 | GENERATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM MASS AIR FLOW - Systems and methods for generating reliable renewable energy using mass airflow generated from the vertical and/or horizontal movement of transport equipment, such as elevator cars. For example, elevator cars inside an elevator shaft may be used to generate renewable and reliable energy. Micro wind turbine devices strategically placed in the elevator shafts may be used to generate AC or DC power from the mass air flow created by the movement of the elevator cars. The electricity generated from the micro wind turbines can then be used, for example, for propulsion power to reduce the amount of electricity provided by the local utility company, thereby reducing demand on power generation from non-renewable sources. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196447 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR TRANSMISSIONS | 2014-07-17 |
20140196448 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A hydraulic control apparatus is disclosed that controls a hydraulic pump in a construction machine in which a hydraulic actuator is connected to the hydraulic pump via a directional control valve of a closed center type, and in which a position of the directional control valve is changed according to an operation amount of an operation member. The hydraulic control apparatus includes a virtual negative control pressure calculating part configured to calculate, based on the operation amount of the operation member and a discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump, a virtual negative control pressure when a negative control system is assumed; and a part configured to calculate a control command value for the hydraulic pump based on the virtual negative control pressure. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196449 | Hydraulic Drive Circuit - A hydraulic drive circuit using a variable displacement bi-directional pump with two (2) two speed motors enabling drive torque variation as required compensating for a changing load distribution on a machine encountering varying weight distributions at the two drives resulting from operating on slopes. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196450 | ELECTRIC GENERATOR POWERED BY BUCKET CONVEYOR DRIVEN BY MASSIVE BUOYANT OBJECTS - An electric generation system includes a plurality of connected water filled chambers, each having a pivoting door that sequentially covers and exposes an access port through which buoyant objects travel to an ascending water filled tube leading to a bucket conveyor that drives a generator. The pivoting doors are synchronized so that one is opened while the other is closed. The doors are opened and closed by hemispherical cams driven by a motor. The pivoting doors propel buoyant objects towards the tube. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196451 | WAVE ENERGY EXTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A wave energy extraction device (or paddle) for converting wave energy into mechanical motion is curved in the horizontal plane, with a concave side ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140196452 | MULTI-STAGE DOUBLE-ACTING TRAVELING-WAVE THERMOACOUSTIC SYSTEM - The present invention provides a multi-stage double-acting traveling-wave thermoacoustic system, comprising three elementary units, each elementary unit comprises a linear motor and a thermoacoustic conversion device; the linear motor comprises a piston and a cylinder, the piston can perform a straight reciprocating motion in the cylinder; each thermoacoustic conversion device comprises a main heat exchanger and a heat regenerator connected in sequence, and the heat regenerator is of a ladder structure; a set of a non-normal-temperature heat exchanger, a thermal buffer tube and an auxiliary heat exchanger is connected at each ladder of the heat regenerator; and the main heat exchanger and the auxiliary heat exchanger of each thermoacoustic conversion device are connected to cylinder cavities of different linear motors respectively forming a loop structure for flow of a gas medium. The multi-stage double-acting traveling-wave thermoacoustic system can improve the working performance of the multi-stage double-acting traveling-wave thermoacoustic system. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196453 | RESERVOIR TANK OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER - Disclosed herein is a reservoir tank of a brake master cylinder. The reservoir tank includes a reservoir body to store oil therein, the reservoir body being provided with an oil introduction port, a filter interrupted by a fixing step arranged at a lower portion of the oil introduction port, and a reservoir cap arranged at an upper portion of the oil introduction port, wherein a vent member is provided between the fixing step and the filter, to allow inflow of air through during introduction of oil. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196454 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CATALYST TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for controlling and coordinating control of a post-catalyst exhaust throttle and an EGR valve to expedite catalyst heating. By closing both valves during an engine cold start, an elevated exhaust backpressure and increased heat rejection at an EGR cooler can be synergistically used to warm each of an engine and an exhaust catalyst. The valves may also be controlled to vary an amount of exhaust flowing through an exhaust venturi so as to meet engine vacuum needs while providing a desired amount of engine EGR. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196455 | DUAL ENERGY SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT - A design of a dual energy solar thermal power plant is proposed. It can be built on a piece of land where sunshine is abundant and the moisture in the air is relatively low. The desert corridor starting at Las Vegas and to the south is the best in the whole U.S. The power plant design is simple, using the equipment and material commonly available at reasonable costs. No particularly complicated equipment and material are required. The optimized plant size will be one MVA up to 300 MVA depending on the available land size in acres. The transmission line voltage can be from 13.8 kV up to 230 kV, depending on the MVA capacity. The land for a plant can be up to 600 acres. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196456 | STORAGE ENERGY GENERATION METHOD UTILIZING NATURAL ENERGY AND GENERATION SYSTEM THEREOF - A storage energy generation method utilizing natural energy and a generation system thereof generates electricity through natural energy such as wind power or solar energy and then compresses air, or directly compresses air, then generates electricity to an electric grid through the compressed air which is deemed as a power resource. An electric station utilizing integrated energy generates electricity to drive an air compression device, further then produces compressed air as an energy storage medium and stores compressed air in an air storage device, and then regards the compressed air as a main or auxiliary driving energy to other electric stations, such that a function of stabilizing and adjusting peak load can be realized. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196457 | CERAMIC-TO-METAL TURBINE SHAFT ATTACHMENT - A metallic-ceramic joint for a turbo-compressor spool is disclosed. A temperature-limited joint is moved from outside the bearings to between the bearings and near the center of the shaft joining the turbine and compressor. This placement can lower the temperature at and around the joint and reduces the sharp gradient (and associated thermal stress) naturally occurring between the turbine rotor and the cooler joint. The bearing closest to the compressor can be an oil bearing and the bearing closest to the turbine an air bearing. The bearing closest to the compressor and the bearing closest to the turbine can both be an oil bearing. The bearing closest to the compressor and the bearing closest to the turbine can both be an air bearing. Moving the metallic-ceramic joint between the bearings can provide sufficient isolation to enable the all-air bearing solution. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196458 | DAMPING DEVICE AND GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - In a damping device according to the present invention, a damping device | 2014-07-17 |
20140196459 | HIGH PRESSURE, MULTIPLE METERING ZONE GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gas turbine engine fuel supply system includes a primary gear pump, a secondary gear pump, and a pump bypass valve. The primary gear pump always actively delivers fuel to the downstream fuel system, and is sized to supply 100% of the burn flow needed at a select low demand condition. The secondary gear pump is sized to make up the remainder of the flow at high demand conditions, and actively delivers fuel to the downstream fuel system only during those conditions. To supply discharge fuel pressures in excess of gear pump capability, a supercharger pump is disposed upstream of the primary and secondary gear pumps. The pump bypass valve is configured to regulate fuel pressure at the primary gear pump outlet to one of a plurality of preset differential pressures above one of a plurality of fuel load pressures and prevents reverse pressurization of the gear pumps. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196460 | RAMJET INCLUDING A DETONATION CHAMBER AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A RAMJET - The invention relates to a ramjet including a detonation chamber and an aircraft comprising such a ramjet. According to the invention, the ramjet (S | 2014-07-17 |
20140196461 | DETECTING FLASHBACK BY MONITORING ENGINE-DYNAMIC SPIKES - A tuning process is provided for dynamically tuning a gas-turbine (GT) engine to correct for flashback events without directly measuring occurrences of the flashback events at the GT engine. Initially, readings are taken that measure low-frequency dynamics at the GT engine. A determination of whether flashback criteria are met by an instantaneous signal that quantifies a detected spike within the measured low-frequency dynamics is carried out, where the flashback criteria include the following: identifying the spike overcomes a multiple of an average of the low-frequency dynamics measured over a predefined period of time; and identifying the spike overcomes a preestablished minimum amplitude. Upon the spike meeting the flashback criteria, a count is added to a running record of spikes, which is compared to an alarm limit. If the alarm limit is triggered, action(s) are invoked to address the flashback events, such as adjusting fuel-flow splits of the GT engine. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196462 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING ENGINE CYCLE COUNT - Systems and methods for implementing engine cycle counts are disclosed. One method may include determining, by at least one processor, a plurality of cycles associated with an engine; determining a category, by at least one processor, for each of the plurality of cycles based at least in part on an acceleration value associated with each of the plurality of cycles; and predicting, by at least one processor, a life cycle associated with the engine based at least in part on the determined category. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196463 | HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH PRESSURE GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gas turbine engine fuel supply system includes a primary gear pump and a secondary gear pump. The primary gear pump always actively delivers fuel to the downstream fuel system, and is sized to supply 100% of the burn flow needed at a select low demand condition. The secondary gear pump is sized to make up the remainder of the flow at high demand conditions, and actively delivers fuel to the downstream fuel system only during those conditions. To supply discharge fuel pressures in excess of gear pump capability, a supercharger pump is disposed upstream of the primary and secondary gear pumps. The supercharger pump is preferably activated only during high demand conditions as an additional energy conservation measure. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING COMPONENTS IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - A system includes a gas turbine engine that includes a turbine section having one or more turbine stages between an upstream end and a downstream end, an exhaust section disposed downstream from the downstream end of the turbine section, and a fluid supply system coupled to the exhaust section. The fluid supply system is configured to route an inert gas to the exhaust section. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196465 | LEAN-RICH AXIAL STAGE COMBUSTION IN A CAN-ANNULAR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An apparatus and method for lean/rich combustion in a gas turbine engine ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140196466 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE ENGINES - Methods and systems for operating a gas turbine engine including a fuel delivery system and a plurality of combustor assemblies are provided. The fuel delivery system comprises a primary fuel circuit configured to continuously supply fuel to each of the plurality of combustor assemblies during a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. At least one secondary fuel circuit of the fuel delivery system is configured to supply fuel to each of the plurality of combustor assemblies during the second mode of operation. The secondary fuel circuit includes at least one isolation valve coupled in flow communication with each of the plurality of combustor assemblies. The at least one isolation valve facilitates preventing fluid flow upstream into the secondary fuel circuit during the first mode of operation. The fuel delivery system, using the isolation valve, replaces a purging system in the gas turbine engine. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196467 | OXIDIZING FUEL - A mixture of air and fuel is received into a reaction chamber of a gas turbine system. The fuel is oxidized in the reaction chamber, and a maximum temperature of the mixture in the reaction chamber is controlled to be substantially at or below an inlet temperature of a turbine of the gas turbine system. The oxidation of the fuel is initiated by raising the temperature of the mixture to or above an auto-ignition temperature of the fuel. In some cases, the reaction chamber may be provided without a fuel oxidation catalyst material. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196468 | COMBUSTION ARRANGEMENT AND TURBINE COMPRISING A DAMPING FACILITY - A combustion arrangement for a turbine is provided including: a casing; a combustion chamber within the casing, an inner casing volume may be defined as a volume inside the casing but outside the combustion chamber; a partitioning wall partitioning the inner casing volume into first and second volume portions, the partitioning wall may have at least one aperture to allow fluid communication between the first and second volume portions; and a valve may be arranged at the casing to allow an outgoing fluid flow from the inner casing volume to an outside of the casing depending on a valve operating position. The combustion chamber has a combustion entry port for supplying an oxidant into the combustion chamber, where the combustion entry port may be in fluid communication with the first volume portion. The arrangement may be adapted to adjust the valve operating position for damping an oscillation of the arrangement. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196469 | LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR BLEED EXIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM - An aircraft pressurization system, includes an auxiliary compressor for further compressing compressed air received from a low pressure compressor section of a gas turbine engine while the compressed air is below a predetermined pressure level; a bleed passage for fluidically connecting the auxiliary compressor to the low pressure compressor section; and an environmental control system coupled to an output of the auxiliary compressor for conditioning the compressed air to a predetermined level. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196470 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE BUFFER SYSTEM - A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section, a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor, a fan section configured to be driven by the turbine section via a geared architecture, and a buffer system that communicates buffer air to a portion of the gas turbine engine. The buffer system includes a first circuit configured to selectively mix a first bleed air supply having a first pressure and a second bleed air supply having a second pressure that is greater than the first pressure to provide a first buffer supply air having an intermediate pressure compared to the first pressure and the second pressure. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196471 | FAN DRIVE GEAR SYSTEM FLEXIBLE SUPPORT FEATURES - A disclosed gear assembly support for a gas turbine engine includes a first portion configured for attachment to a case of the gas turbine engine and a second portion configured for supporting a gear assembly. The support further includes a snap portion defining a fit within the case. The snap portion includes a tunable feature for adjusting a fit within the case. A torque reacting portion of the support transfers torque from the second portion to the first portion separate from the snap portion and include separately tunable features fore adjusting the snap fit independent of the torque transfer portions. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196472 | GEARED TURBOFAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE ARCHITECTURE - A gas turbine engine typically includes a fan section, a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section. A speed reduction device such as an epicyclical gear assembly may be utilized to drive the fan section such that the fan section may rotate at a speed different than the turbine section so as to increase the overall propulsive efficiency of the engine. In such engine architectures, a shaft driven by one of the turbine sections provides an input to the epicyclical gear assembly that drives the fan section at a speed different than the turbine section such that both the turbine section and the fan section can rotate at closer to optimal speeds providing increased performance attributes and performance by desirable combinations of the disclosed features of the various components of the described and disclosed gas turbine engine. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196473 | GEARED TURBOFAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE ARCHITECTURE - A gas turbine engine typically includes a fan section, a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section. A speed reduction device such as an epicyclical gear assembly may be utilized to drive the fan section such that the fan section may rotate at a speed different than the turbine section so as to increase the overall propulsive efficiency of the engine. In such engine architectures, a shaft driven by one of the turbine sections provides an input to the epicyclical gear assembly that drives the fan section at a speed different than the turbine section such that both the turbine section and the fan section can rotate at closer to optimal speeds providing increased performance attributes and performance by desirable combinations of the disclosed features of the various components of the described and disclosed gas turbine engine. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196474 | COLD HEAT RECOVERY APPARATUS USING AN LNG FUEL, AND LIQUEFIED GAS CARRIER INCLUDING SAME - Provided are a cold heat recovery apparatus using an LNG fuel and a liquefied gas carrier, in which costs involved in the installation and operation of a reliquefying facility can be reduced by recovering and utilizing cold heat of the LNG fuel when boil-off gas of liquefied gas as a cargo is reliquefied, and energy saving and reduction of environmental pollutants can be achieved because additional energy is not consumed in a reliquefaction process. A cold heat recovery apparatus for processing boil-off gas generated in a liquefied gas tank by using cold heat of an LNG fuel includes cold heat usage means using cold heat of an LNG supplied from an LNG fuel tank storing an LNG as a fuel to an engine, so as to processing the boil-off gas generated in the liquefied gas tank. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARTIALLY SUPER-COOLING A FLUID - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for super-cooling a contained fluid by exposing a portion of the contained fluid to a cooling substance while leaving a portion of the contained fluid uncooled. The present invention works by causing both convection and super-cooling. A container includes at least three sections: an insulated upper chamber, referred to as a cooling chamber, which holds a cooling substance or refrigerating apparatus; a second, lower chamber, referred to as the uncooled chamber; and at least one hollow chamber that extends through and is in contact with both cooling and un-cooled chambers. The hollow chamber, referred to as a containment chamber, receives the contained (i.e., bottled or canned or otherwise contained) fluid that is to be partially super-cooled. A horizontal plane divides the cooling chamber and the uncooled chamber. In some embodiments the containment chamber is oriented at an angle to the horizontal plane, so that the containment chamber extends through the upper (cooled) and lower (uncooled) chambers. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196476 | THROUGH-FLOW FREEZER AND A METHOD FOR STARTING UP THE SAME - A through-flow freezer is disclosed comprising a freezing cylinder, an inlet pipe, an inlet blocking device, an air inlet, an outlet pipe and an outlet blocking device, wherein, at least in one operational mode of the through-flow freezer, the inlet blocking device and the outlet blocking device are closed such that a certain amount of mix and a certain amount of air substantially corresponding to a desired overrun in the freezing cylinder can be entrapped in the freezing cylinder by introducing air via the air inlet. Furthermore, a method for starting up a through-flow freezer is disclosed comprising the step of adding air through the air inlet until a certain amount of mix and a certain amount of air substantially corresponding to a desired overrun is entrapped in the freezing cylinder and a certain cylinder pressure is reached in the freezing cylinder before starting the cooling of the freezing cylinder. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196477 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATER STORAGE AND TRANSPORT - A method and apparatus for water storage and transport uses a container constructed from one of more flexible plastic sheets. A number of chambers for holding water are formed within the container. Each chamber is separated from an adjacent chamber by a web of the flexible plastic sheet. The web of the flexible plastic sheet is perforated to allow adjacent chambers to be separated from one another. In use, the water in the chambers may be liquid or frozen. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196478 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE ICE MAKER - A refrigerator appliance and a method for operating the same are provided. The refrigerator appliance includes an ice maker for producing ice. The ice maker is deactivated for a predetermined period of time after the ice maker has been filled with liquid water. After the predetermined period of time has elapsed, the ice maker can harvest ice if a demand side management (DSM) status is off-peak, or the ice maker can remain deactivated if the DSM status is on-peak. By operating in such a manner, operating costs of the refrigerator appliance can be reduced. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196479 | ICE MAKER FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An ice maker for a refrigerator appliance and a method for operating the same are provided. The ice maker includes a mold body that is rotatable relative to an ejector. The ejector is configured for selective receipt within the mold body to assist with removal of ice from the mold body. The ice maker also includes at least two sensors for monitoring rotational motion of the mold body. Utilizing the at least two sensors, the ice maker can monitor ice removal from the mold body. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196480 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS UPDATING METHOD AND VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A first air-conditioning apparatus disposed in a frame mounted on a vehicle is updated to a second air-conditioning apparatus is disposed in the frame. A compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, pressure reducing means, and an indoor heat exchanger of the first air-conditioning apparatus are removed from the frame. The second air-conditioning apparatus is assembled such that a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, pressure reducing means, and an indoor heat exchanger are arranged at predetermined positions in the frame, and the second air-conditioning apparatus is charged with HFC refrigerant. An inverter driving the compressor controls the compressor on the basis of a measured value of at least one of a pressure sensor and an outside air temperature sensor arranged on a discharge side of the compressor such that the amount of refrigerant circulating in the second air-conditioning apparatus is larger than that in the first air-conditioning apparatus. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196481 | CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL SYSTEM USING ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION - A carbon dioxide removal system includes a chilled ammonia carbon capture system; an absorber refrigeration system in fluid communication with the chilled ammonia system; and a heat recovery steam generator (HSRG) in fluid communication with the chilled ammonia system and the absorber refrigeration system. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196482 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COOLING AND/OR HEATING BY MEANS OF SAID SYSTEM - A heat pump system ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140196483 | HEAT PUMP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HEAT PUMP APPARATUS - In a heat pump apparatus of an indirect type including a primary circuit on a heat source side and a secondary circuit on a load side, a refrigerant in the primary circuit is prevented from leaking through the secondary circuit. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196484 | Defrosting A Heat Exchanger In A Heat Pump By Diverting Warm Refrigerant To An Exhaust Header - Heat pumps with improved defrost cycles and methods of defrosting heat exchangers, for example, having microchannel outdoor heat exchangers. A heat exchanger has three types of connection points that are used during a defrost cycle. Two connection points are used to deliver hot refrigerant gas to the heat exchanger and one connection point is where refrigerant exits the heat exchanger. Two of the connection points are at the same header and during at least part of the defrost cycle, at least part of the hot refrigerant gas is passed through that header without passing through any cross tubes of the heat exchanger. A defrost valve in a refrigerant conduit opens during the defrost cycle to deliver hot refrigerant gas to the connection point on the header. In a number of embodiments, the defrost valve is open only during a portion of the defrost cycle. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196485 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A THERMAL STORAGE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A thermal storage heat pump system transfers heat to a passenger compartment of a vehicle from at least one of a thermal storage device and ambient air. Heat from the thermal storage device is absorbed by a first coolant flowing through it, and is transferred to a refrigerant via a first heat exchanger. The heat is then transferred from the refrigerant to a second coolant via a second heat exchanger, and then from the second coolant to air flowing into the passenger compartment via a heater core. Heat from ambient air is absorbed by the refrigerant via a third heat exchanger. The heat source is determined by at least one of the thermal storage device temperature, ambient air temperature, and ambient air humidity. At start-up of the vehicle, heat transfer to the refrigerant and to the second coolant is controlled based on low-side and high-side pressure measurements of the refrigerant. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196486 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH INDOOR CONDENSER AND REMOTE FAN - A refrigeration system for a refrigerated merchandiser includes a refrigerated merchandiser disposed within an indoor environment, the refrigerated merchandiser including a case defining a product display area. The refrigeration system also includes a condenser coupled to the refrigerated merchandiser and disposed within the indoor environment, an evaporator coupled to the condenser and disposed within the indoor environment, a compressor coupled to the evaporator and disposed within the indoor environment, and a condenser fan assembly coupled to the condenser. The condenser fan assembly is disposed remote from the condenser in an ambient environment. | 2014-07-17 |
20140196487 | COOLING SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF - Cooling system and method suitable for cooling a blast furnace with a cooling fluid during its operation. The cooling system includes a source of a gaseous fluid that feeds the gaseous fluid to multiple flow paths. A liquid is atomized into each of the multiple flow paths, within which the atomized liquid is mixed with the gaseous fluid to form a mist. The system further includes means for selectively closing each of the multiple flow paths while at least one other of the multiple flow paths remains open. | 2014-07-17 |