31st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090191018 | Carrier system for receiving components - A carrier system for receiving a component comprises a bottom plate integrated in the design of a conventional ball mat in order to introduce forces, e.g., acting on the ball mat, into the structure, for example an aircraft structure. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191019 | FASTENER SAFETY RETENTION - A safety fastener capable of retaining portions thereof in the event of breakage is disclosed. The safety fastener includes a through hole along the longitudinal axis of a shaft. A secondary member, such as a wire rope, may be disposed within the through hole. Capturing members, such as balls sized larger than the through holes may be swaged or crimped to both ends of the secondary member, thereby capturing the shaft between them. In the event of breakage, portions of the shaft may remain substantially in place being confined by the secondary member and capturing members. Inspection of the safety fastener may include determining that the secondary member is loose relative to the shaft, thereby indicating that no gaps or separation has occurred in the shaft. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191020 | DUAL ACTION DISPOSABLE CLAMP - Disclosed is a clamp that includes a mechanical fastener, an expander including a bulbing portion and a shank wherein the bulbing portion of the expander forms a flange by movement of the mechanical fastener without applying an initial clamping force. After formation, the flange is then drawn into a clamping position by continued movement of the mechanical fastener. Also disclosed is a method of using the disclosed clamp. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191021 | Free spin fastener and connection system - A fastener and a fastener system using the fastener are disclosed. The fastener has an elongated shank having a thread formed at one end and a annular recess formed adjacent the threaded portion to define a leading and trailing abutment surface. The thread guides the fastener into engagement with one or more components having thread engagement features and the annular recess permits the free spinning of the fastener without further tightening after the thread engagement features have advanced past the thread. The fastening system includes the fastener and a component to be fastened having a passageway for accepting the fastener formed by at least two flanges engageable in the thread and engageable in the annular recess of the fastener. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191022 | LOCKING REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER BOX - A storage system allows secured attachment in a device, such as a refrigerator, a freezer, a medical cart or the like, having a shelf comprising spaced-apart wire rack ribs. The storage system has a body with top and bottom walls, side walls, a rear wall, and an open front face opposite the rear wall, the top wall having a pair of spaced-apart apertures. A front door, hingedly attached to the body, is sized to fully close the front face when attached thereto. The body is attached to the shelf using a screw and a screw-retaining member, with the screw-retaining member operating to secure the ribs of the shelf between itself and the body. A screw, with its head located inside the body, passes through one of the apertures and is threadingly secured to the screw-retaining member. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191023 | NAIL STRIP OF U-SHAPED NAILS - A nail strip is composed of a plurality of U-shaped nails or staples lined up along a line-up axis and bonded to each other in a side-by-side and detachable manner. Each staple includes a crown and two legs extending from opposite ends of the crown. The staples are oriented to have the crowns forming a serration configuration and the legs inclined with respect to the line-up axis so that when the staples are applied to a work piece the legs of the staples are forced into the work piece by following the inclination thereof to allow the staples to be applied to an edge of a work piece in a corner thereby enhancing the bonding force of the work piece at the edge. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191024 | BOLT FOR ATTACHING A ROTARY MOWER BLADE - A blade bolt for attaching a blade to a rotating member of a rotary mower has a head at a lower end, a cylindrical shoulder portion extending from the head, a shank extending from the shoulder portion, the shank having a cross-section that is rounded and non-cylindrical, and a threaded portion extending from the shank. The shoulder portion extends laterally beyond at least a portion of the shank such that the shoulder portion bears against the rotating member when the shank is inserted into a mounting aperture defined by the mounting member that has a shape corresponding to the cross-section of the shank. The rounded and non-cylindrical shank prevents rotation of the bolt, and distributes stress forces across a wider area compared to the prior art. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191025 | FASTENER - A fastener having a shank with a moveable portion that improves insertion of the fastener into an aperture, as well as improves the retention of the fastener within the aperture and the resistance of the fastener to extraction. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191026 | Round bale handling apparatus - An apparatus for handling and transporting round bales. The apparatus can be mounted on the back of flatbed truck. The hay spear is retractable such that the truck can be attached to a trailer without dismounting the device. The hay spear contains two spikes that straddles the ball hitch. The spikes are attached to a shaft which is mounted to the backend to of the truck bed. The mechanism is mounted with four solid bearings such that it can rotate 190 degrees. On the right side of the truck beds surface is a mounted hydraulic cylinder with a piston. The piston is attached to a double solid bearing linkage bar for lifting and transporting large bales of hay. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191027 | BALE LIFTING DEVICE FOR THE HANDLING OF BALES OF FIBROUS MATERIAL - A bale lifting device for the handling of bales of fibrous material such as hay. The bale lifting device having a pair of generally facing hydraulic cylinders configured for moving a pair of forks from a close inner position to a spaced apart outer position. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191028 | LOADING/UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL - Embodiments of the present invention include quayside cranes and yard cranes related by a low elevated transfer system and a ground transportation carrier system. The low elevated transfer system includes low elevated transfer subsystems having low elevated rails, the low elevates rails include low elevated crane rails and low elevated flat carrier rails, low elevated cranes are disposed on the low elevated crane rails and low elevated flat carriers are disposed on the low elevated flat carrier rail. The ground transportation carrier system includes ground transportation carrier rails and transportation carriers moving along the ground transportation carrier rails. Embodiments of the present invention transport the containers by rails and use municipal electric as the power supply. A three-dimensional low elevated transfer system and a ground transportation carrier system are provided to implement three-dimensional transportation of containers. Embodiments of the present invention provide a container transportation schema that is efficient, power saving, environmental and automatic, ground resources are utilized with high efficiency. The present invention is an expansion and development of the invention provided in CN 200510111464.0. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191029 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING SEMICONDUCTOR DIES - The present invention provides a system for handling semiconductor dies, comprising providing a semiconductor die adhered to a tacky tape, cooling the semiconductor die and the tacky tape to reduce the adhesion between the semiconductor die and the tacky tape, separating the semiconductor die from the tacky tape, and moving the semiconductor die. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191030 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING AND PROCESSING SUBSTRATES - There is described apparatus and methods for transporting and processing substrates including wafers as to efficiently produce at reasonable costs improved throughput as compared to systems in use today. A linear transport chamber includes linear tracks and robot arms riding on the linear tracks to linearly transfer substrates along the sides of processing chambers for feeding substrates into a controlled atmosphere through a load lock and then along a transport chamber as a way of reaching processing chambers. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING SEMICONDUCTOR COATED HOT GLASS SHEETS | 2009-07-30 |
20090191032 | TURNSTILE SYSTEM - A turnstile system for rotating manufacturing carts. The turnstile system includes a rotary assembly defining a longitudinal and a mounting assembly including a plurality of turnstile arms. Each of the plurality of turnstile arms has a first portion, a second portion, and a manufacturing cart connection. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191033 | Transport Trailer and Method | 2009-07-30 |
20090191034 | REMOTE CONTROLLABLE MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM - The remote controllable material handling system comprises a material handling device configured to carry particulate matter, which includes one or more operatively coupled actuators, wherein the actuators are configured to transfer the particulate matter carried by the material handling device and are responsive to one or more control signals. The remote controllable material handling system further includes a MHD receiver operatively connected to the material handling device, which is configured to generate the one or more control signals in response to one or more transmission signals originating from a wireless remote transmitter. The wireless remote transmitter is moveable relative to the material handling device, and configured to receive as input one or more operator instructions for generating the one or more transmission signals for transmission to the MHD receiver in response to the one or more operator instructions. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191035 | Vehicle wheel dolly - A vehicle wheel dolly is provided that includes a generally flat first plate, a first side wall, said first side wall extending generally upward from said first plate at a first side edge, a second side wall, said second side wall extending generally upward from said first plate at a second side edge, a rear wall, said rear wall extending generally upward from said first plate at a rear edge and intersecting said first side wall and said second side wall, a second plate, said second plate extending generally horizontally outward from said first side wall at a top edge, a third plate, said third plate extending generally horizontally outward from said second side wall at a top edge, at least one caster and wherein said first plate, said side first wall, said second side wall, and said rear wall create a well for accepting a tire and wheel assembly of a vehicle. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191036 | CONTAINER UNLOADING DEVICE - Presented is a device for lifting land/sea containers off of a trailer chassis and for tipping them into a vertical position for loading. The device includes a door opening assembly for opening and closing the doors, including when the container is in a vertical position. When the container is filled, the doors would be closed and the container would be lowered to a horizontal position. From the horizontal position, the device is configured to place the container on the chassis of a trailer for towing by a truck. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191037 | APPARATUS FOR LEVEL RIDE LIFT - A lift having a platform with a substantially level ride is described. The lift reduces the distance between the ground and the platform in the ground position. An extension plate having receiving portions for accommodating portions of the lift when the platform is in a bed level position. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191038 | MIXED UNLOCKING COUPLER FOR HEAVY-CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - The invention concerns a coupler comprising a cam ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090191039 | TRANSPORT ARM AND ASSEMBLY LINE USING THE SAME - A transport arm of the present disclosure includes a pneumatic cylinder and an acting arm. The pneumatic cylinder includes a main body, a piston rod, a piston and a guiding pin. A chamber is defined in the main body. The piston rod is partially received in the chamber of the main body. The piston rod defines a guiding groove therein, and a section of the guiding groove is slanted relative to an axis of the piston rod. The piston is fixed to the piston rod and partitions the chamber of the main body into two chambers. The guiding pin is fixed to the main body, and an end of the guiding pin adjacent to the guiding groove of the piston rod moveably engages in the guiding groove. The acting arm is fixed to an end of the piston rod opposite to the piston. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191040 | Handling Device - A handling device and method utilizes a clamping arm that is screwed on a guide rod. The axial direction of the guide rod is in the vertical direction, and the rotating direction of the guide rod is in the horizontal direction. Makes the clamping arm rotate in the horizontal direction when the clamping arm is not restricted, and makes the clamping arm move in the vertical direction when the clamping arm is restricted. By such arrangements, the clamping arm can perform handling in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191041 | Feeder device for bars and relative feeding method - Device and method to pick up and remove from a bundle one or more bars in order to arrange them for use in an operating machine. The device comprises first magnetic means to separate from the bundle an end segment of a plurality of bars and to arrange at least the end segments of plurality bars on a plane distanced with respect to the bundle. The device comprises second magnetic means to pick up, from the first magnetic means, at least one bar at a time from the plurality of bars and to unload the at least one bar in a desired release position. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191042 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND WAFER LOADING/UNLOADING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and a wafer loading/unloading method thereof increase productivity. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a first boat and a second boat having a plurality of first slots and a plurality of second slots, respectively, and disposed such that the first slots and the second slots alternate each other, the first boat mounting a plurality of first wafers in the first slots to direct front faces of the first wafers in a predetermined direction, the second boat mounting a plurality of second wafers in the second slots to direct back faces of the second wafers in the predetermined direction; a reaction tube having an opening and containing the first and second boats mounting the first and second wafers; a plate sealing up the opening of the reaction tube containing the first boat and the second boat; a reaction gas supplier supplying reaction gas into the sealed reaction tube for a predetermined process; and a reaction gas exhauster exhausting the reaction gas from the reaction tube to the external of the reaction tube after the predetermined process. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191043 | Wafer Carrying Apparatus - A wafer carrying apparatus or cassette is disclosed, which includes a binding or retention unit, so as to prevent wafers from being damaged by crash, inadvertent egress or exiting, and so on. The wafer carrying apparatus includes a main body provided with a plurality of wafer insertion grooves formed on inner sides and an opening formed on a front surface to take wafers in and out, a binding unit configured to move up and down on the front surface of the main body, its position relative to the insertion grooves being variable so as to close and open the insertion grooves, and a mechanism for varying the position of the binding unit relative to the insertion grooves, the mechanism being connected to the binding unit. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191044 | METHOD OF REGULATING A FLOW OF PRODUCTS AND LAYOUT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A METHOD - A regulation method for ordering a flow of two lines of products includes at least: —a first step of slowing when the spacing value between a first product pertinaing to one of the lines and a second product, situated immediately upstream and pertaining to another of the lines is less than a first set value; and—a second step of slowing when the value of the spacing between a downstream product of the first line and the proximal product situated immediately upstream on the second line is lower than a second set value, the first step of slowing and second step of slowing being respectively implemented selectively so as to place in phase the spacings between the products of the first and second lines according to a sequence determined as a function of the device for transferring to cavities. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191045 | LOW PRESSURE TURBINE WITH COUNTER-ROTATING DRIVES FOR SINGLE SPOOL - A low pressure turbine for a gas turbine engine includes inner and outer counter-rotating rotor sets, with both said rotor sets driving a common shaft. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191046 | DEOILING DEVICE AND TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING THIS DEVICE - The invention relates to a deoiling device. It comprises a tube ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090191047 | System for reducing compressor noise - A system for reducing compressor noise includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The blades have a nominal geometry characterized by a blade parameter. At least some of the blades are mistuned, such that they differ from the nominal geometry by greater than a manufacturing tolerance in the blade parameter. The blades produce shock waves at a blade passing frequency, and the mistuned blades shift acoustic energy away from the blade passing frequency to multiple lower amplitude tones at other frequencies. The system is configurable to be deployed with an inlet silencer that preferentially absorbs acoustic energy at some of the shifted frequencies. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191048 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to an adjustment device ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090191049 | TURBOJET COMPRESSOR - The invention relates to a turbojet compressor comprising a shroud and a plurality of blades, each fixed via its root to the shroud. Level with each blade root, the shroud presents a suction-side ramp and a pressure-side ramp extending from the trailing edge of the blade to beyond its leading edge. The pressure-side and suction-side ramps join together upstream from the leading edge of the blade to form a projection presenting a profile that is twisted about the axis of the shroud so as to force the gas stream flowing in each flow passage to go round the blade root essentially on the suction-side thereof, and the suction-side ramp presents a profile that is inclined relative to the outside surface of the shroud so as to deflect the gas stream flowing in the corresponding flow passage from the suction-side surface of the blade towards the pressure-side surface of the adjacent blade. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191050 | SEALING BAND HAVING BENDABLE TANG WITH ANTI-ROTATION IN A TURBINE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The turbine includes a plurality of successive stages each having a rotatable disk and blades carried thereby. A pair of adjacent rotatable disks define an annular gap therebetween and have respective opposing sealing band receiving slots aligned with the annular gap. At least one of the rotatable disks has at least one notch therein coupled to the respective sealing band receiving slot, and a sealing band is in the opposing sealing band receiving slots to seal the corresponding annular gap. The sealing band includes at least one sealing strip and at least one movable locking tang carried thereby and extending into the at least one notch to define an anti-rotational feature for the sealing band. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191051 | STACKABLE NACELLE FOR WIND TURBINES - A stackable nacelle for a wind turbine includes a first piece having a top wall and integral first side walls extending at a first obtuse angle from each edge of the top wall; and a second piece, for mating with the first piece, having a bottom wall and integral second side walls extending at a second obtuse angle from each edge of the bottom wall. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191052 | Exhaust Gas Diffuser Wall Contouring - A diffuser for diffusing the exhaust gas produced by an engine, said diffuser comprising a wall or walls defining sections of the diffuser, said diffuser comprising: an initial section which extends for substantially one third the length of the diffuser, at the entry to said initial section the shape factor of the boundary layer flow at the or each wall of the section being in the range 1.3 to 1.6, said initial section being configured so as to substantially linearly increase said shape factor so that at the exit of said initial section said shape factor is in the range 1.6 to 2.2; and a main section following the initial section and extending for the remaining length of the diffuser, said main section being configured so as to maintain said shape factor in the range 1.6 to 2.2 over the length of the main section. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191053 | Diaphragm and blades for turbomachinery - A diaphragm for an axial flow turbomachine, in which outer shrouds of adjacent fixed blades in a row of blades contact each other circumferentially to form a circumferentially continuous load path. Inner shrouds of the blades only contact each other on contact faces oriented to transmit loads in the radial and/or axial directions of the turbomachine. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191054 | FAN UNIT HAVING AN AXIAL FAN WITH IMPROVED NOISE DAMPING - Due to variations arising during manufacturing, axial fans often are slightly imbalanced, resulting in noise during operation, which is undesirable in many contexts, for example when the fan is used for ventilation purposes in a motor vehicle. A fan with improved vibration and noise damping can be achieved by elastically suspending the fan wheel within a first ring formed of a hard plastic, the first ring having a tubular extension formed of a softer plastic, and serving to mechanically connect the first ring to a surrounding annular carrier part. Optionally, the first ring and extension unit can include a spring element. Preferably, the first ring and tubular extension are produced by a multi-component forming technology such as two-plastic technology. The fan is preferably driven by an electronically commutated motor (ECM). | 2009-07-30 |
20090191055 | Kinetically Modulated Fan Structure - A kinetically modulated fan structure is provided. The fan structure comprises a housing, a plurality of blades and an equilibrating structure, wherein the equilibrating structure is disposed on the inner side of the housing, and formed integrally with the housing and the blades. Thereby, the fan structure is adapted to be kinetically equilibrated during the manufacturing process. As a result, the modulation of the kinetic equilibrium with respect to the fan structure is eliminated since all of the yielded fan structures are uniform in quality. The simplified production is both time efficient and cost efficient, while producing a durable product. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191056 | WIND HARNESSING SYSTEM - A wind harnessing system comprises a substantially helical structure including at least a portion of a spiraling groove and at least one energy converter positioned at least partially within the portion of the spiraling groove. In other embodiments, wind grooves formed by adjacent bands which are fixed with respect to one another, carry energy converters which are moveable with respect to these fixed bands. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191057 | Multi-Axis Wind Turbine With Power Concentrator Sail - A wind energy to electrical power conversion device provides a protected multiple turbine mechanism axially aligned to convert kinetic energy of air movement, i.e. wind (or other moving fluid such as water), into rotational mechanical power to directly create electrical energy by the reaction of the wind with the turbine. The present wind energy to electrical power conversion device may either be configured as a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) or horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT). An associated wind gathering sail automatically repositions itself to maximize wind intake and to collect and concentrate the wind prior to converting the wind into energy via the axially aligned multi-turbine mechanism into electrical energy. The remaining wind is released via a leeward-facing exhaust. The present axially aligned multi-turbine mechanism avoids interference by birds and other outside objects due to its inherent structural visibility. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191058 | TORSION BLADE PIVOT WINDMILL - A pair of airfoil blades having a longitudinal axis coincident with one another. Each blade is bent at the center on the plane of the chord. Each blade has an airfoil tip blade placed at the outer most trailing edge. The blades are affixed by their root ends to opposite ends of a torsion shaft. The blade chords are offset from one another, which defines a blade pitch angle. The torsion shaft is journaled perpendicular through a driveshaft, whereas the rotation of the blades can transfer through the torsion shaft to the driveshaft and cause the driveshaft to turn, eliminating the need for a hub. The blades are adapted to pivot along with the torsion shaft. The blades lie in substantially the same plane, and are adapted for rotation in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the driveshaft. Each blade has an airfoil shaped fluid gate valve disposed on the leading edge. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191059 | WIND POWER PLANT BUKTUKOV-3 - A wind power plant comprising blades connected by a rods, which are fastened, to cantilevers set on a fixed axis with bearings. Each blade is connected to adjacent blades with a stem. The stem is connected to the blade at one end, the other end is connected to the rod of the adjacent blade. The rod of one blade is attached with weights. In different variations of the wind power plant the blades are fastened to the cantilevers, the internal and external edges of each blade at the butt ends are interconnected by a stem, wherein one end of the stem is connected to the rod near the external edge, while the other end is connected to the adjacent blade between the rod center and the internal edge thereof or to the adjacent blade between the center and the internal edge. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191060 | LUBRICATION HEATING SYSTEM AND WIND TURBINE INCORPORATING SAME - A wind turbine is provided having a gearbox containing a lubrication medium, a pump for circulating the lubrication medium. and a gearbox lubrication suction pipe for transporting the lubrication medium from the gearbox to the pump. A heater is in thermal connection to, at least a portion of, the gearbox lubrication suction pipe. This heater is used to heat the lubrication medium contained within the gearbox lubrication suction pipe to a temperature where damage to the pump is avoided. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191061 | Impeller Arrangement and Pump - The present invention relates to an improved multi-impeller arrangement and to a pump having the impeller arrangement. The impeller arrangement or impeller cluster includes at least two impellers, each impeller having an annular back plate and an annular front plate. The impellers are releasably secured together in an axially in-line series having the front plate of a first impeller at one end and the back plate of a second impeller at the other end. The second impeller includes an axial projection which extends from its back plate, through and beyond its front plate to the first impeller. The first impeller is engaged with the projection of the second impeller such that all impellers are rotatable as an assembly. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191062 | ROTORCRAFT BLADE PROVIDED WITH A SPAR INCORPORATING A FASTENER ATTACHMENT, AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING SUCH A SPAR - A rotorcraft blade is provided with a rigid attachment filler ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090191063 | LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE TRUSS WIND TURBINE BLADE - A lightweight wind turbine blade formed with a truss support structure assembly of composite truss joints including composite spar and cross members attached to and supporting in spaced relation a spine of lightweight rib panels. The rib panels are oriented in parallel spaced relation from one another and individually molded with perimeters defining individual areas of curvature for the finished blade assembly. The truss support structure is covered with a lightweight fiberglass or hardened fabric skin attached to and fitted on respective rib panel edges forming an airfoil structure. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191064 | SPINNER OF A WIND TURBINE - The present patent application relates to a spinner for a wind turbine adapted to be mounted on a hub of said wind turbine, wherein at least one rotor blade is connected to said hub, wherein the rotor blade has an inner portion and a profiled outer portion, wherein the spinner is adapted to cover a substantial portion of the inner portion in wind direction, the spinner having a front portion, wherein the front portion is adapted to be positioned in front of the inner portion of the rotor blade of the at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine in operation. Further, the present patent application concerns a wind turbine comprising a hub and at least one rotor blade connected to the hub, the rotor blade having an inner portion and a profiled outer portion, the wind turbine further comprising a spinner mounted on the hub, wherein the spinner is adapted to cover a substantial portion of the inner portion in wind direction, the spinner having a front portion, wherein the front portion is adapted to be positioned in front of the inner portion of the at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine in operation. Finally, the present patent application relates to a method for increasing the efficiency of an existing wind turbine with at least one rotor blade being connected to a hub, the at least one rotor blade having an inner portion and a profiled outer portion, the method comprising: Mounting a spinner on the hub, wherein the spinner is adapted to cover a substantial portion of the inner portion in wind direction, the spinner having a front portion, wherein the front portion is positioned in front of the inner portion of the at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine in operation, wherein a back end of the front portion has a substantial smooth circumference. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191065 | Feed Pump - A feed pump with a variable-speed drive for adjustably metering a feed quantity, which is designed as a single-stage centrifugal pump with a radial wheel arranged to rotate, without a sealing gap, in an impeller chamber of a pump casing, to convey a fluid between a pump inlet and outlet. The radial wheel is connected to a variable speed drive motor having a five-digit rotational speed range, receives the flow centrally, is provided with feed ducts, and has an outside diameter of up to 50 mm, while the centrifugal pump is designed for partial-load operation, the feed quantities of which range from 0 to 3600 ml/min with lifts of 20 to 300 meters. The inside diameter of the impeller chamber is at most 4% larger than the outside diameter of the radial wheel. A seal is arranged between the impeller chamber and the radial wheel or its shaft, and the circumference of the impeller chamber is provided with one or more outlet ducts arranged at an acute angle or tangentially to the outside diameter of the radial-wheel. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191066 | ALIQUOT CORRECTION FOR FEEDING SET DEGRADATION - A peristaltic pump is able to deliver accurate volumes over the life of a pump set that is operated on by the pump to drive the flow of fluid. The pump delivers fluid in small volumes or aliquots. In order to deliver fluid at any particular selected flow rate, the pump determines how often the rotor will rotate. The pump is able to calculate aliquot volume based on selected flow rate, but also on a factor that compensates for changes in the dimensions of the pump set over its life. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191067 | TWO CHAMBER PUMPS AND RELATED METHODS - Two chamber pumps and related methods provide a platform for measuring flow rate in about real time without contacting the material being pumped. Pressure and optional temperature sensors disposed in a pressurized chamber allow for fluid delivery calculations after being calibrated or by knowing the initial volume of the fluid to be delivered. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191068 | VARIABLE VOLUME RESERVOIR - A reservoir for a hydraulic pump system includes a reservoir body, an inner wall dividing an interior of the reservoir body into a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, and a one-way valve connecting the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber. A piston assembly forms a first cylinder portion connected to the first pressure chamber and a second cylinder portion that is vented. The piston is movable within the cylinder under the influence of a biasing member to increase and decrease the overall volume of the first pressure chamber. The piston pressures a piston pump inlet connected to the first pressure chamber and maintains a constant pressure within the first pressure chamber under a variety of piston pump operating conditions. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191069 | ADJUSTABLE MOTOR BASE FOR AN HVAC&R BLOWER MOTOR - An HVAC&R system including a blower system having a vertical motor adjustment is provided. The HVAC&R system includes a cooling unit, a heating unit, an air conditioning unit, and a blower unit. The blower unit includes a blower assembly having a fan unit within a fan unit support frame. A motor attached to a height adjustable motor base is attached to a top surface of the fan unit support frame. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191070 | Motor-operated fan apparatus - A motor-operated fan apparatus is made up of a brushless motor and a centrifugal fan. The brushless motor has: a rotary shaft vertically disposed on a substrate in a rotatable manner; a stator disposed coaxially with the rotary shaft; and a rotor integrally disposed on the rotary shaft. The centrifugal fan has: a disk part which covers the brushless motor and is fixed to the rotary shaft; and a multiplicity of vane parts which are disposed so as to be elongated from an outer edge of the disk part. A ventilation control member is provided in a space between the rotor and the disk part to block the air flowing from the substrate side to the space between the rotor and the disk part. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191071 | Compressors - Compressors are provided which include a motor having a drive shaft; a compression chamber, having an inlet and an outlet; a diaphragm, disposed within the compression chamber such that when the diaphragm is deflected back and forth between a first position and a second position air is drawn in through the inlet and forced out through the outlet; a crankshaft, operatively connected to the drive shaft; a shuttle, configured to be displaced transversely by rotational movement of the crankshaft, and positioned to deflect the diaphragm by its transverse movement; and a guide configured to inhibit non-transverse motion of the shuttle. In some implementations, the compressor occupies a total volume of less than about 15 cubic inches. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191072 | PUMP FOR HIGH G-LOAD APPLICATIONS - A pump for high G-load applications comprises a motor assembly coupled to an impeller mounted in a rigid housing and support structure. The motor assembly further comprises a rotor specifically designed to support large radial forces. The rotor is supported by two bearing assemblies. A stator that interacts with the rotor is supported by two rings that position it in the housing. The impeller acts upon a working fluid via an axial inlet and tangential outlet, which comprises a diffuser section to improve the overall pump efficiency. In an aspect, a first distance between the first bearing and the second bearing defines a bearing span, and the first bearing comprises a bearing bore, wherein a ratio of the bearing span to the bearing bore comprises less than 10:1. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191073 | MAGNETIC PUMPING MACHINES - Magnetic pumping systems and methods of pumping using such systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for pumping fluid comprises: a substantially cylinder-shaped pump housing ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090191074 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED PUMP - An electrically powered pump includes a pump arrangement that pumps a liquid, and an electric motor arrangement that has a stator and a rotor that are installed on a passage through which the liquid pumped by the pump arrangement flows. At least one of the stator and the rotor has a winding wire that generates a magnetic field when it is energized to rotate the rotor with respect to the stator to drive the pump arrangement. The winding wire has a conductive body through which an electric current passes and an insulation body that insulates the conductive body. The conductive body is made of a material predominantly composed of carbon. Thereby, the liquid pumped by a pump arrangement is prevented from corroding the winding wire. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191075 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PISTON PUMP, FOR LUBICATION - A positive displacement pump whose structure allows to increase the pressure of the lubricant taken from the oil sump, wherein the free level surface of the lubricant could even be located far away from the rotating members of the machine. This applies specifically to reciprocating, air compressors, which generally have an oil sump arranged very distant from the drive shaft used to transmit the motion needed for the actuation of the pump. The pump is based on a crank mechanism (7, 7′, 7″; 13; 13′) that sucks the lubricant and delivers it under pressure, in a target-oriented manner, to the components which require lubrication. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191076 | TUNABLE CHOKE TUBE FOR PULSATION CONTROL DEVICE USED WITH GAS COMPRESSOR - A method and system for reducing pulsation in a gas compressor system. A pulsation control device, such as a filter bottle or side branch absorber, is installed at a port into some location on the compressor system. The pulsation control device has a choke tube with a variable cross-sectional area, such as by having multiple conduits that may be opened or closed or a diameter that may be varied. In operation, the cross sectional area of the choke tube is varied depending on the compressor speed. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191077 | PUMP - In a cylinder, a plunger is reciprocated in a plunger receiving hole to pressurize fluid in a pump chamber. A delivery passage hole extends in a direction generally perpendicular to an axis of the plunger receiving hole from the pump chamber to a radial intermediate location of the cylinder, which is located between the pump chamber and an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder in a radial direction of the cylinder. A tilted delivery passage hole is tilted relative to the axis of the plunger receiving hole and extends from a portion of the delivery passage hole, which is radially spaced from the pump chamber, toward the outside of the cylinder. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191078 | LUBRICATING PUMP - A lubricating pump having a first stage and a second stage; the first stage in turn has an intake connectable hydraulically to a tank of lubricating fluid, and a delivery outlet connectable hydraulically to a lubricated member; the first stage compresses the lubricating fluid from the tank to a pressure for supply to the member; the second stage in turn has an inlet connectable hydraulically to a casing housing the member, and an outlet connectable hydraulically to the tank; the second stage feeds the lubricating fluid in the casing back into the tank; the second stage is a Roots type, and has a first and a second rotor rotating about respective axes to feed the lubricating fluid from the inlet to the outlet; and the first and second rotor are operated by the first stage. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191079 | TEMPORARY SELF-LUBRICATING COATING FOR SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A sealed compressor is provided with a spray lubricant that will provide lubricant at various bearing surfaces during initial start-up of the compressor. The lubricant will wear away quickly after initial run-in, but liquid lubricant will be provided by that time. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191080 | Scroll Compressor - A scroll compressor an orbiting scroll member including a second end plate, a second wrap extending from the second end plate and meshingly engaged with the first wrap to form a suction pocket in fluid communication with a suction pressure region of the compressor, intermediate compression pockets, and a discharge pocket in fluid communication with the discharge passage. An auxiliary passage is in fluid communication with one of the intermediate compression pockets to provide pressurized fluid to the chamber to deflect the first end plate and the first wrap axially toward the orbiting scroll member. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191081 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR IMPROVED IN FUNCTION OF OIL CIRCULATION AND BACK PRESSURE CONTROL - Provided is a scroll compressor having an improved function of oil circulation and back pressure control. The scroll compressor includes: a housing; a drive part for generating a rotational force; a drive shaft driven by the drive part; and a scroll compression part including a stationary scroll fixed regardless of rotation of the drive shaft and having a scroll wrap for compressing sucked fluid and a discharge port for supplying coolant into a discharge chamber, and an orbiting scroll orbited depending on rotation of the drive shaft and having a scroll wrap, characterized in that the coolant compressed by the scroll compression part is conveyed to the discharge chamber, the coolant of the discharge chamber is separated into oil and gas in an oil separator, the gas being discharged through a discharge hole and the oil being supplied into a back pressure chamber through a return path formed in the stationary scroll, and the oil is returned into a suction chamber through a back pressure adjustment valve. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191082 | SCREW COMPRESSOR - A screw compressor is disclosed wherein a pair of rotor shafts are disposed horizontally and an oil sump is formed at the bottom of a bearing casing which accommodates bearings for supporting the rotor shafts, a bearing lower portion being soaked into oil present in the oil sump for lubrication. The screw compressor comprises a chamber provided separately from the bearing casing, an oil line for communication between the oil sump in the bearing casing and the chamber and oil level detecting means disposed in the chamber. According to this structure, the oil level in the bearing casing can be checked accurately and there is no fear of oil shortage in the bearings. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191083 | Rotary blower with isothermal air jacket - A rotary blower with an isothermal air jacket having multiple interconnected and synchronized parallel multi-lobe rotors with the same number of lobes for propelling flow from a suction port to a discharge port of an inner casing without internal compression. The isothermal air jacket is shaped to surround the blower outer body, but is oversized to provide adequate flow spaces with outer skin of the blower to enable an effective cooling of the outlet casing and an effective heating of the inlet casing so that the whole casing temperature will tend to be more uniform and isothermal, resulting in a blower with less vibration, lower noise and longer blower life. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191084 | Reactive atomized zero valent iron enriched with sulfur and carbon to enhance corrosivity and reactivity of the iron and provide desirable reduction products - Iron, in the form of particles or iron wool, is used for the remediation of contaminated water. For ensuring that the process generally follows preferred chemical pathways resulting in non-toxic end products, and for providing greater rates of contaminant reduction, the iron is enriched with graphite carbon, at least 4% by weight, and sulfur, at least 0.5% by weight. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191085 | Ferritic Ductile Cast Iron Alloys - Disclosed are methods of making ferritic ductile iron castings (60-40-18) with high toughness (6 ft.lb minimum Charpy V at −20 F and 10 ft.lb minimum Charpy V at +72 F), without adding Nickel and without annealing. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191086 | HOT-WORKING STEEL - The present invention relates to a hot-working steel having a chemical composition, in % by weight, of 0.30-0.50% C, 0-1.5% Si, 1-1.8% Mn, 1.5-3.5% Cr, 0.3-0.9% (Mo+W/2), 0.4-0.8% (V+N/2), <3.5% (Mo+Cr), with a remainder of iron and unavoidable impurities. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191087 | PALLADIUM-BASED ALLOYS FOR USE IN THE BODY AND SUITABLE FOR MRI IMAGING - Ultra-low magnetic susceptibility, biocompatible palladium-tin, palladium-aluminum, and palladium-tantalum alloys include at least 75 at % palladium, between about 3 and 20 at % tin, aluminum, or tantalum, respectively, and one or more other additives chosen from niobium, tungsten, molybdenum, zirconium, titanium, tin for non-palladium-tin alloys, aluminum for non-palladium-aluminum alloys, or tantalum for non-palladium-tantalum alloys, up to about 22 at % total. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191088 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A COMPOSITE METAL BONDING WIRE AND PRODUCTS THEREOF - A manufacturing method for a composite metal bonding wire and products thereof. A material of Ag and Au is co-melted in a vacuum melting furnace, and then a plurality of trace metal elements are added into the vacuum melting furnace and co-melted with the material to obtain a composite metal ingot. The obtained composite metal ingot is drawn to obtain a composite metal wire. The composite metal wire is then drawn to obtain a composite metal bonding wire with a predetermined diameter. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191089 | Gold alloy compositions formed by environmentally friendly process - Rose-color and yellow-color gold alloys are formed from a gold-base alloy containing silver and copper. Mining these elements is usually highly detrimental to the environmental. Environmentally friendly alloys are obtained through the use of recycled elements and elements recovered from mines utilizing specific guidelines. Jewelry manufactured from these environmentally friendly alloys may be more receptive to a consumer, resulting in a competitive advantage. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191090 | ALUMINUM ALLOY EXTRUDED PRODUCT EXHIBITING EXCELLENT IMPACT CRACKING RESISTANCE AND IMPACT ABSORBER - An aluminum alloy extruded product that exhibits excellent impact cracking resistance is formed of an aluminum alloy that includes 0.50 to 0.75 mass % of Mg, 4.5 to 6.5 mass % of Zn, 0.10 to 0.20 mass % of Cu, 0.17 to 0.23 mass % of Zr, 0.005 to 0.05 mass % of Ti, 0.05 mass % or less of Mn, 0.03 mass % or less of Cr, 0.20 mass % or less of Fe, and 0.10 mass % or less of Si, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191091 | Method of Aeration Disinfecting and Drying Grain in Bulk and Pretreating Seeds and a Transverse Blow Silo Grain Dryer Therefor - Aeration drying and disinfecting grain crops in bulk and pretreating seeds includes passing through a bulk of grain crops and seeds disinfecting and drying agents including an ozone and air mixture and surrounding air, subdividing the disinfecting and drying agents into a plurality of streams spaced from one another in a vertical direction, and passing the streams at different heights through levels located at corresponding heights of the bulk of grain crops and seeds transversely in a substantially horizontal direction. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191092 | OPTICAL PROBE - An optical probe for detecting luminescence emitted by a sample is disclosed. The optical probe includes a parabolic optical waveguide and an outer housing having a detachable component configured to hold a transparent sensor substrate that can be coupled to the optical waveguide. The optical probe also includes a sensing material for detection of at least one specified analyte. An excitation source is configured to excite the sensing material. The optical probe also incorporates a measuring photodetector that detects emitted luminescence. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191093 | BIOCHEMICAL TEST STRIP - A biochemical test strip is provided. The biochemical test strip includes an insulating substrate, an electrode system, an insulating layer, and a cover. The electrode system is formed on the insulating substrate and the insulating layer is formed on the electrode system. The insulating layer has an opening, and the opening exposes a part of the electrode system to define a reaction region with a supply port. The cover is formed above the insulating layer to cover the reaction region and has a slot corresponding to the reaction region and a sampling hole corresponding to the supply port. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191094 | ANALYZER - An analyzer according to an aspect of the present invention includes a stirring area where reaction liquid is stirred; a B/F separation area where a B/F separation of the reaction liquid is carried out; and a turntable which can sequentially transfer a reaction vessel containing the reaction liquid to the areas. The reaction vessels adjacent to each other in the stirring area are shaken in opposite directions. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191095 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer can be used for sucking out the specimen even if the shapes of racks differ from each other is provided. The automatic analyzer includes a shape-information obtaining apparatus which obtains the shape information of the rack including arrangement information of a specimen vessel, a position determining apparatus which transports racks to arrange the specimen vessel at a specimen-sucking position, and a control unit which controls the position determining apparatus to transport racks depending on shaped of the racks based on the shape information of racks. Further, the automatic analyzer includes a vessel detecting apparatus which detects whether there is the specimen vessel held in the rack, and at the same time, determines a position of the specimen vessel on the transport path as an adjustment reference position. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191096 | Microchemical Chip - A microchemical chip of the present invention has a base composed of a ceramic and a light-transmitting member. The base composed of a ceramic is provided with a channel, a fluid supplying section disposed on the upstream side of the channel, a fluid reacting section disposed on the downstream side of the fluid supplying section, and a detecting section disposed on the downstream side of the fluid reacting section. The light-transmitting member is disposed so as to cover the detecting section of the base. With this configuration, the channel is formed in the base composed of a ceramic excellent in chemical resistance and heat resistance, thereby enabling reliability to be improved. Since the light-transmitting member is disposed so as to cover the detecting section, the reaction product can be inspected by an optical technique, for example, thereby enabling detection accuracy to be improved. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191097 | DISPENSATION TIP, REACTION KIT USING THE SAME, AND DISPENSATION TIP DRIVE MECHANISM - A surrounding environment and a solution to be dispensed are prevented from being polluted by aerosol inside a dispensation tip. A dispensation tip | 2009-07-30 |
20090191098 | High Density Plate Filler - A filling apparatus for filling a microplate. The microplate having a plurality of wells each sized to receive an assay. The filling apparatus can comprise an assay input layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The assay input layer can comprise an assay input port extending from the first surface to the second surface and at least one pressure nodule extending from the second surface. An output layer can comprise a plurality of staging capillaries each having an inlet and an outlet. The output layer can further comprise a capillary plane disposed above the plurality of staging capillaries in fluid communication with the assay input port. The capillary plane can be sized to draw the assay from the assay input port to generally flood fill the plurality of staging capillaries. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191099 | HIGH-THROUGPUT SOLVENT EVAPORATOR AND GAS MANIFOLD WITH UNIFORM FLOW RATES AND INDEPENDENT FLOW CONTROLS - The evaporator ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090191100 | AREA STERILIZER AND METHOD OF DISINFECTION - An ultraviolet area sterilizer or disinfector is incorporated into a building structure where concern exists regarding the presence of pathogenic bacteria on environmental surfaces. Ultraviolet C (UV-C) generators generate UV-C that is directed to architectural partitions of an enclosed area. The architectural partitions reflect UV-C to kill pathogens in the enclosed area. The device transmits a calculated dose of UV-C from a fixture mounted to an architectural partition in the enclosed area. Once an effective cumulative dose of UV-C has been reflected to radiation sensors, as measured by the sensors, the device shuts down. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191101 | CATALYST AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE CATALYST - A catalyst includes a carrier body and a catalytic portion carried by the carrier body. The catalytic portion includes a plurality of distinct layers of catalytic material, which layers may be deposited through atomic layer deposition techniques. The catalyst may have a selectivity for the conversion of alkanes to alkenes of over 50%. The catalyst may be incorporated in a reactor such as a fluidized bed reactor or a single pass reactor. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191102 | MICROREACTOR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING INTERCONNECT BACKBONE AND DIVERSE FLUIDIC MICROSTRUCTURES - A microreactor assembly [ | 2009-07-30 |
20090191103 | DISPERSION-INTENSIFIED, COALESCENCE-INTENSIFIED CHEMICAL REACTOR AND METHOD - Apparatus for intensifying heterogeneous chemical reactions is described. For the case of liquid-liquid reactions, with drops of a reactant distributed throughout the second continuous reactant, the physical phenomena of drop dispersion (break up) and drop coalescence are identified as the main physical steps affecting reaction rates. A basic flow cell structure is described in which the respective actions of dispersion and coalescence can be greatly intensified through the creation of enhanced body forces and shear flow zones. The basic cell structure can be arranged into pipe flow reactors to suit any production or process requirements. The basic cell structure is equally applicable to gas-liquid reactions with drops of one reactant being conveyed by a moving gas stream. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191104 | REACTOR-INTEGRATED SYPHON - In order to improve sealing properties between a downcomer | 2009-07-30 |
20090191105 | Fractionation Apparatus - The present invention discloses a fractionation device used for proteins and/or peptides, which has any of the following features:
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20090191106 | PROCESSES AND DEVICES FOR REMOVING RUTHENIUM AS RuO4 FROM RUTHENATE-CONTAINING SOLUTIONS BY DISTILLATION - In processes for removing ruthenium by distilling RuO | 2009-07-30 |
20090191107 | PROCESSES FOR THE RECOVERY OF RUTHENIUM FROM MATERIALS CONTAINING RUTHENIUM ORRUTHENIUM OXIDES OR FROM RUTHENIUM-CONTAINING NOBLE METAL ORE CONCENTRATES - Processes for the recovery of ruthenium from materials containing ruthenium or ruthenium oxides or from ruthenium-containing noble metal ore concentrates, with the steps of
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20090191108 | Zirconium/Praseodymium Oxide NOx Traps and Prufication of Gases Containing Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Therewith - A method for treating/purification a gas containing nitrogen oxides (NOx) includes conveying same through a NOx trap containing a composition based on a catalyst for oxidizing NOx into NO | 2009-07-30 |
20090191109 | EXHAUST STRUCTURE OF FILM-FORMING APPARATUS, FILM-FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING EXHAUST GAS - A film-forming apparatus | 2009-07-30 |
20090191110 | Regeneration of polyborazylene - Method of producing ammonia borane, comprising providing polyborazylene; digesting the polyborazylene with a dithiol-containing agent to produce a boro-sulfide compound and a byproduct; converting the byproduct to the boro-sulfide product of step (b) by reaction with a first alkyl-tin hydride; and, converting the boro-sulfide compound produced in steps (b) and (c) to ammonia borane by reaction with a second alkyl-tin hydride. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191111 | PREPARATION METHOD OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE-BASED CERAMIC POWDER AND COMPACT THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a highly sinterable calcium phosphate-based ceramic powder and a compact thereof. The calcium phosphate-based ceramic powder and compact thereof according to the present invention are advantageous in that they are very biocompatible and economical because they are prepared using natural materials, have nano-sized particles, and are highly sinterable, and thus can be used for bone substitute materials. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191112 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING HIGH PURITY SILICON COMPACTS USING SILICON POWDERS, AND BINDER-FREE SILICON COMPACT FABRICATED BY THE SAME - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for fabricating solar-grade high purity polycrystalline silicon compacts. Silicon compacts are fabricating by loading polycrystalline silicon powders into a mold without addition of binders in a vacuum atmosphere, and pressurizing and heating the polycrystalline silicon powders. Heating method includes a high-frequency induction heating type, an Ohmic heating type, and a high current supply type. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191113 | METHOD FOR REMOVING AMMONIA FROM A METHANOL CONTAINING STREAM - A stream of liquid methanol containing ammonia and other species is sent to the top of a countercurrent stripping column. The stream is stripped with a flow of ambient-temperature nitrogen or another inert gas. The column can be packed with random dumped packing. The overhead vapor contains ammonia and the liquid exiting the column has a reduced amount of ammonia. Removing ammonia can reduce or prevent fouling or corrosion caused by ammonia (and other compounds). | 2009-07-30 |
20090191114 | METHOD FOR PREPARING AMMONIUM BICARBONATE WITH FLUE GAS AND DEVICES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for preparing ammonium bicarbonate with flue gas and device thereof. The method includes quantitatively collecting flue gas with a carbon dioxide concentration of about 8% to about 15% (volume), decreasing the temperature of the flue gas to about 50° C. or less with an air-cooling apparatus, then increasing the pressure of the flue gas to about 0.4 to about 1.2 MPa, and finally allowing the flue gas to react with liquid ammonia to produce ammonium bicarbonate. The device for preparing ammonium bicarbonate with flue gas includes a flue gas collecting apparatus, an air-cooling apparatus, a gas storing and pressurizing apparatus and an ammonium bicarbonate synthesizing apparatus. The issue of energy consumption brought by conventional cooling approach using cooling water is addressed by using an air-cooling apparatus. Meanwhile, the use of CO | 2009-07-30 |
20090191115 | BURNERS AND COMBUSTION APPARATUS FOR CARBON NANOMATERIAL PRODUCTION - The invention provides improved burners, combustion apparatus, and methods for carbon nanomaterial production. The burners of the invention provide sooting flames of fuel and oxidizing gases. The condensable products of combustion produced by the burners of this invention produce carbon nanomaterials including without limitation, soot, fullerenic soot, and fullerenes. The burners of the invention do not require premixing of the fuel and oxidizing gases and are suitable for use with low vapor pressure fuels such as those containing substantial amounts of polyaromatic hydrocarbons. The burners of the invention can operate with a hot (e.g., uncooled) burner surface and require little, if any, cooling or other forms of heat sinking. The burners of the invention comprise one or more refractory elements forming the outlet of the burner at which a flame can be established. The burners of the invention provide for improved flame stability, can be employed with a wider range of fuel/oxidizer (e.g., air) ratios and a wider range of gas velocities, and are generally more efficient than burners using water-cooled metal burner plates. The burners of the invention can also be operated to reduce the formation of undesirable soot deposits on the burner and on surfaces downstream of the burner. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191116 | POROUS FILAMENTOUS NANOCARBON AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A method for forming a porous filamentous nanocarbon involves radially forming a tunnel-like mesopore from an outer periphery toward the central axis of a filamentous nano carbon by attaching a material having a metal catalyst on an outer periphery of the filamentous nanocarbon and removing a carbon hexagonal plane through gasification in virtue of the metal catalyst. | 2009-07-30 |
20090191117 | Anti-Integrin Antibodies, Compositions, Methods and Uses - The present invention relates to at least one novel anti-alpha-V subunit antibodies, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-alpha-V subunit antibody, alpha-V subunit, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof, including therapeutic compositions, methods and devices. | 2009-07-30 |