| 31st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20130195556 | FLUID FILLABLE STRUCTURE - A fluid fillable structure has a reservoir body comprising a top surface and at least one fluid fill port at a first end. There is a first connector on the top surface of the reservoir body adjacent to the first end and a second connector spaced from the first end, the first end of the reservoir body being folded back onto the reservoir body and secured by releaseably securing the first connector to the second connector such that the at least one fluid fill port remains open. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195557 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MECHANICALLY LINED PIPE - A method of manufacturing a mechanically lined pipe (MLP) having an outer pipe and an inner liner comprising at least the steps of: (a) forming the outer pipe as a single length; (b) forming an inner liner former being wholly or substantially the same length as the outer pipe of step (a); (c) locating the inner liner former of step (b) within the outer pipe; and (d) expanding the inner liner former within the outer pipe to form the MLP. In this way, the conventional need to overcome problems with welding a number of pre-formed 12 m or 24 m bi-metallic pipe stalks to form a 1 km bi-metallic pipe are avoided, thus also avoiding weaknesses that can be a part of conventional stalk-welding processes for forming an MLP. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195558 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STABILIZING A CONDUCTOR IN A SUBMERGED CONDUCTOR GUIDE - A method and device for stabilizing a conductor ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195559 | SEAFASTENING APPARATUS FOR A TENSIONER ASSEMBLY - A seafastening apparatus includes a movable frame having an opening configured for receiving and at least partially supporting an equipment unit. A locking device is configured for selective locking and releasing of the equipment unit and hence controlling lateral movements of the equipment unit relative to the apparatus. The locking device includes wires configured for connection to the equipment unit and tensioners configured for controlling the tension in each wire, and a pair of extendible and retractable arms are configured for conveying and guiding at least on of the wires. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195560 | TOOLS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING LARGE DIAMETER UNDERGROUND PILES - Methods are provided for the creation of large diameter piles in all types of soils (cohesive, cohesionless or rocky), particularly for the construction of bulkheads made of juxtaposed or secant piles, while maintaining the deviation from the vertical well below the limit ≦2% required by European standard EN 1536. The invention reduces verticality errors, advantageously exploiting the accuracy provided by the directional drilling technology. Tools for implementing such methods are also provided. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195561 | HAT-TYPE STEEL SHEET PILE - The present invention provides a hat-type steel sheet pile whose economic efficiency, workability, and integrity are all optimized. In the hat-type steel sheet pile according to the present invention, web portions are continuously formed at both ends of an upper flange portion, and lower flange portions are formed at respective end portions of a pair of web portions. A relationship among geometrical moment of inertia I per 1 m of wall width (cm | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195562 | FLUID BED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A PARTICULATE MATERIAL - The fluid bed apparatus has a chamber ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195563 | METHOD AND PNEUMATIC MATERIAL CONVEYING SYSTEM - Method in a pneumatic material conveying system, such as a waste conveying system, which conveying system comprises at least one input point ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195564 | ROUGHING CUTTING INSERT - A cutting insert for use in a chipforming material removal operation that includes a cutting insert body, which has a seating surface, a flank face, and a corner cutting region at the intersection of a peripheral edge and the flank adjacent corresponding corners thereof. The cutting insert body contains a central aperture. The seating surface contains a coolant delivery trough, which has a radial orientation toward a corresponding corner cutting region. The coolant delivery trough has a radial outward end terminating at the peripheral edge and a radial inward end opening into the central aperture. There are a pair of lateral topographic regions wherein the one lateral topographic region is along one side of the coolant delivery trough and the other lateral topographic region is along other side of the coolant delivery trough. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195565 | FINISHING CUTTING INSERT - A cutting insert for use in a chipforming material removal operation that includes a cutting insert body, which has a seating surface, a flank face, and a corner cutting region at the intersection of a peripheral edge and the flank adjacent corresponding corners thereof. The cutting insert body contains a central aperture. The seating surface contains a coolant delivery trough, which has a radial orientation toward a corresponding corner cutting region. The coolant delivery trough has a radial outward end terminating at the peripheral edge and a radial inward end opening into the central aperture. There are a pair of lateral topographic regions wherein the one lateral topographic region is along one side of the coolant delivery trough and the other lateral topographic region is along other side of the coolant delivery trough. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195566 | DOUBLE-SIDED CUTTING INSERT - A cutting insert is configured for shoulder milling cutting. The insert has a pair rectangular end surfaces which face away from each other, and pairs of first side surfaces and second side surfaces connecting the end surfaces. First cutting edges and second cutting edges in the first side surface are diagonally symmetrical with respect to a first imaginary median plane, which transverses the middles of both the first side surfaces. The first cutting edges and the second cutting edges in the second side surface are diagonally symmetrical with respect to a second imaginary median plane, which transverses the middles of both the second side surfaces. The second cutting edge is offset toward the first median plane from the first cutting edge. The first cutting edge is offset toward the second median plane from the second cutting edge. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195567 | MILLING TOOL AS WELL AS A MILLING INSERT - In one aspect, the invention relates to a double-sided, indexable milling insert comprising two rake faces, between which there extends a circumferential clearance face that, in transition to the rake faces, together with the same, forms peripheral cutting edges. Each rake face including lock means for rotationally securing the milling insert in one of several index positions. Along the periphery of the individual rake face, a plurality of tangentially spaced-apart cutting edges are formed, which individually rise at an acute pitch angle from a first end toward a second one. A rake surface is positioned radially inside the individual cutting edge following the cutting edge by rising from a lower boundary line to a crest, via which the same transforms into a declining shoulder surface, which serves as a rotationally securing lock means. In addition, each rake face comprises individual bearing surfaces, which are situated between pairs of adjacent rake surfaces and on a different level from the same. In a further aspect, the invention also relates to a milling tool that is equipped with one or more milling inserts. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195568 | TOOL FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE - A tool for machining a workpiece, in particular a milling tool, is presented. Said tool comprises a shank which is drivable rotatably about a longitudinal axis and is fixable to a tool holding fixture. It further comprises a plate holding fixture that is arranged on one end of the shank, a support plate having at least one internal thread, a cutting element with at least one cutting edge, and at least one fastening element which is provided with an external thread that is adapted to the at least one internal thread. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195569 | MODULAR CUTTING INSERT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A cutting insert for use on a tool body includes a first member formed in a predetermined shape and a second member formed separate from the first member in a second predetermined shape and coupled to the first member. At least one of the first member or the second member comprise a number of cutting portions adapted to perform cutting operations on a workpiece. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195570 | CORE DRILLING MACHINE AND A HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A CORE DRILLING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a core drilling machine ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195571 | DRILL BIT AND CORE RETAINING DEVICE - A core retaining device for use with a core drill bit, which is adapted to cut a core from a material such as concrete. The core retaining device includes a core attachment mechanism for releasably connecting the core retaining device to the core; a bearing connected to the core attachment mechanism allowing the drill bit to rotate while the core attachment mechanism remains statically connected to the core; and a biasing arrangement operably connecting between the drill bit and the core via the bearing, axially biasing the core away from the material preventing the core from slipping from the drill bit. The core retaining device further includes at least one auxiliary safety feature. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195572 | REAMER AND HOLE PROCESSING METHOD - A reamer includes a column section rotating around a central line in a predetermined rotation direction; a blade section provided on an outer surface of the column section and extending while being twisted in a direction to upper-cut; a cut liquid flow passage provided in the column section to introduce a cut liquid into the cut liquid flow passage; and an outlet group formed on the outer surface of the column section and connected with the cut liquid flow passage. The cut liquid flow passage extends such that the cut liquid is discharged from the outlet group toward a back portion of the reamer. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195573 | MACHINE TOOL COMPRISING AN ULTRASONIC SENSOR - The invention relates to a machine tool having a cutting tool in order to monitor and if necessary to correct the dimensional accuracy of the workpiece during machining. To this end, a sensor ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195574 | MACHINE TOOL FOR ROTARY MACHINING - The invention relates to a machine tool ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195575 | Power Tool having Depth Adjustment Mechanism - A power tool having a depth adjustment mechanism includes a motor housing, a support base for supporting the motor housing, and a depth adjustment member coupled to the support base and movable between two positions. The depth adjustment member in a first position contacts a surface portion of the motor housing and in a second position is distanced from the surface portion of the motor housing such that the movement of the depth adjustment member from the first position to the second position is in a direction parallel to a plane that is substantially tangent to the surface portion of the motor housing. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195576 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ROTATIONAL SPEED INCREASING FOR MACHINING PROCESS - A spindle assembly configured to be assembled at the internal taper socket of a tool holder, the assembly including: a rotating shaft configured for rotation within the tool holder; a bearing assembly, comprising a front end bearing assembly and rear end bearing assembly, configured to radially and axially support the rotating shaft within the tool holder and to enable high-speed rotation of the shaft within the tool holder; a turbine operatively connected with the rotating shaft, the turbine configured to rotate the rotating shaft; a plurality of passages configured to allow high pressure coolant fluid flowing from the tool holder to drive the turbine, wherein at least one bearing of the bearing assembly is disposed in a part of the spindle assembly which is configured to be situated in the space defined by the taper socket of the tool holder and a front clamping nut. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195577 | WOOD SCREW - The present invention is configured by a wood screw main body, and a truncated cone-shaped washer that is rotatable in relation to a head of the wood screw main body such that a top surface of the head and a top surface of the truncated cone-shaped washer are substantially on the same plane, and attached so as not to detach from the head. When a retainer element is secured by the wood screw to a wood material to be supported, frictional heat can be prevented from occurring in the retainer element, and the retainer element can be secured by only the fastening force of the wood screw. The retainer element can be efficiently prevented from breaking, and attached such that the head of the wood screw and the surface of the retainer element are on the same plane. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195578 | Hollow Wall Mounting Assembly - A wall mounting assembly includes a threaded bolt having a longitudinally extending bore, an anchor bar, a cord, and a bushing configured to plug the hole in the wall. The bolt and anchor bar, attached by the cord, can be introduced through a hole in the wall and, by retrieving the cord, the threaded bolt can be caused to insert through a bolt hole in the anchor bar, and through the bushing aperture plugging the hole in the wall, thereby drawing the anchor bar flush against an interior surface of the wall. A fixture back plate positioned between an exterior surface of the wall and an end of the bolt, can be secured against the exterior surface of the wall by tightening a nut onto the threaded bolt, thereby also securing the anchor bar flush against the interior surface of the wall. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195579 | Method of Flow Drill Screwing Parts - A method of fastening a plurality of parts together with a flow drill screw. An indentation is formed on one side of a first part and a second part is assembled into engagement with the side of the first part with the indentation facing the second part. The flow drill screw is inserted through the indentation and material is displaced from the part into a void defined by the indentation. Two or more panels or parts may be joined by aligning a flow drill screw with voids formed by indentations that are formed by embossing one or more panels. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195580 | Fastening Means and Associated Production Method - A fastening mechanism includes a basic body made from a base metal, onto which at least one corrosion-resistant layer is applied. A further layer is applied at least partially onto the at least one corrosion-resistant layer. The further layer has a lower coefficient of friction than the at least one corrosion-resistant layer. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195581 | Nut - In order to optimize a nut and a method for the production of a nut, comprising a nut body which is provided or can be provided with an internal thread and has a polygonal section with a polygonal outer contour which has, on the one hand, edge areas and, on the other hand, key faces which are located between the edge areas and extend in key face planes extending in a manner conforming to standards, in such a manner that it has mechanical properties which are as ideal as possible with as low a weight as possible, it is suggested that the nut body have a plurality of recesses which extend into the nut body in the direction of the bore proceeding from the respective key face planes. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195582 | System and Method for Positioning a First Structure Relative to a Second Structure - A system is described for positioning a first structure relative to a second structure, the system including a suspension element securable to the second structure, and a moving device having a portion for supporting the first structure and a part for engaging the suspension element, wherein the part for engaging the suspension element is configured for effecting movement of the moving device relative to the suspension element. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195583 | PIPE CONVEYOR APPARATUS - A pipe conveyor apparatus for transporting a joint of pipe between a pipe storage rack and a rig floor elevated above the pipe storage rack. The apparatus includes at least two boom assemblies and a drive assembly. The boom assemblies are positioned such that booms are positioned in a spaced apart, parallel relationship relative to one another so that pipe support lugs of the booms are positioned to support at least two joints of pipe in a spaced apart and substantially horizontal position with the ends of the pipe positioned in a non-contact relationship with respect to the booms. The drive assembly is operably connected to the pipe support lugs in such a way that the pipe support lugs are movable in unison so as to move the joints of pipe between the proximal end and the distal end of the booms. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195584 | CONVEYING SYSTEM - A conveying system according to an embodiment includes a robot and a controller. The controller includes a switching unit. The robot includes an arm unit formed of a hand and a plurality of arms connected rotatably with respect to one another, and a base unit. An arm on a rear end side is connected to the base unit rotatably about a rotation axis, and the hand is rotatably connected to an arm on a front end side. The switching unit switches cylindrical coordinate control for controlling the arm unit such that a trajectory of the hand overlaps with any one of lines radiating from the rotation axis and rectangular coordinate control for controlling the arm unit such that the trajectory of the hand overlaps with none of the lines at a predetermined timing. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195585 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING EARS OF CORN FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING, POSITIONING AND ORIENTING - An apparatus and system for automated handling, positioning and orienting of an ear of corn includes apparatuses and systems for altering a portion of an ear of corn. Optionally included are one or more stations for automatically processing, testing, sampling and preparing the ear of corn for processing, testing or sampling and an automated transport means automatically moving ears of corn from station to station using alterations made to the ear of corn. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195586 | TRANSMISSION MECHANISM, SUBSTRATE POSITIONING DEVICE AND ROBOT - A transmission mechanism includes: a drive pulley which is provided on a drive shaft and has external teeth with a predetermined pitch width; a driven pulley which is provided on a driven shaft and has external teeth with the pitch width; and a belt having internal teeth with the pitch width which engage with the external teeth of the drive pulley and the driven pulley. Further, the belt includes sub-belts having a periodic variation characteristic in which the pitch width varies periodically, and the sub-belts are arranged in a state where phases of the periodic variation characteristic thereof are shifted from each other. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195587 | WAFER TRANSFER DEVICE - A wafer transfer device includes: a wafer compartment; a pre-alignment chamber, provided either above or below the wafer compartment; a first wafer transfer chamber, provided in a vertical direction along the wafer compartment and the pre-alignment chamber, for transferring the semiconductor wafer from the wafer compartment to the pre-alignment chamber; and an alignment chamber for aligning the semiconductor wafer, the alignment chamber being provided adjacent to the pre-alignment chamber. The wafer transfer device further includes a second wafer transfer chamber, disposed along an arrangement direction of the first wafer transfer chamber, the pre-alignment chamber and the alignment chamber, for transferring the semiconductor wafer among the pre-alignment chamber, the alignment chamber and the test chambers. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195588 | Article Transport Facility - Disclosed is an article transport facility in which reduction in the transport capacity can be prevented while simplifying the structure and making the facility less expensive. The facility includes, as travel paths, a first travel path and a second travel path which straddles the first travel path from one side to the other side in a lateral direction of the first travel path. In a straddling portion, which is a part of the second travel path that straddles the first travel path, the second travel path is provided at a different height from the first travel path in a vertical direction, and is configured such that travel of the article transport vehicle along the first travel path and travel of the article transport vehicle along the second travel path are mutually allowed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195589 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FREIGHT CONTAINER LOADING - Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for use thereof for loading bulk material into freight containers. One apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a ram. The ram comprises a plate and a driver configured to move the plate from a back end of the hopper to an open end of the hopper to expel material into a container. Another apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a reciprocating conveyor floor system. Optionally, the apparatuses further include a stand and/or collapsible legs to further support the hopper. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195590 | ADAPTER TO EMPTY REAR END LOAD OR SIDE LOAD REFUSE CONTAINERS INTO FORK BORNE INTERMEDIATE CONTAINER - An adapter for front forks of a front loading commodity collection truck allows the truck to collect from rear load and side load style containers. An intermediate container is carried on the forks of the truck. An engagement apparatus is mounted on the intermediate container and is laterally extendible to engage the commercial container at curbside and draw the container to the intermediate container. The engagement apparatus will lift the commercial container and tip it over the intermediate container. Controls in the cab of the truck control operation of the adapter. The adapter can be removed easily from the forks when a front loading refuse container is encountered. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195591 | CONVEYING ROBOT - A robot system according to an aspect of the embodiments includes a plurality of work holding units and a heat insulating member. The work holding units each hold a work to be conveyed on one surface and are arranged vertically one over another in some cases during conveying of the work. The heat insulating member is provided on another surface side of at least one of the work holding units. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195592 | Push-Pull Device, Fork-Lift Truck and Method for Displacing Goods - A push-pull device ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195593 | SHOVEL WITH PASSIVE TILT CONTROL - A mining shovel adapted to dig a bank of material includes a boom having an end, a hoist rope extending over the end of the boom, an elongated member movably coupled to the boom, a dipper for engaging the bank of material, a bail assembly, and a pitch brace. The member includes a first end and a second end. The dipper is coupled to the second end of the member and includes a digging edge. The bail assembly includes a first end pivotably coupled to the dipper and a second end coupled to the hoist rope passing over the boom. The pitch brace includes a first end pivotably coupled to the bail assembly and a second end pivotably coupled to the member. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195594 | SHOVEL WITH PIVOTING BUCKET - A mining shovel including a base, a boom, a first member moveably coupled to the boom, a bucket, and a pivot actuator. The base includes a hoist drum for paying out and reeling in a hoist rope. The boom includes a first end coupled to the base and a second end opposite the first end. The hoist rope extends over the second end of the boom. The first member includes a first end and a second end. The bucket is pivotably coupled to the second end of the first member. The pivot actuator moves the bucket relative to the second end of the first member, and the pivot actuator includes a first end coupled to the first member. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIMITING SECONDARY TIPPING MOMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A method of controlling a digging operation of an industrial machine. The industrial machine includes a dipper connected to a dipper handle, a hoist rope attached to the dipper, and a hoist motor moving the hoist rope and the dipper. The method includes determining that the dipper is ready to be unloaded, activating a secondary tipping control operation by controlling a speed of the hoist motor, controlling an acceleration ramp rate of the hoist motor, and controlling a deceleration ramp rate of the hoist motor. The method further includes determining when the dipper is unloaded and deactivating the secondary tipping control operation. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195596 | HOIST ROPE GUIDE - A rope guide that includes an arm, a rope-contacting element, and a spring damper. The rope guide is pivotably coupled to the boom of a mining shovel. The combination of the arm, spring damper, and rope-contacting element maintains a nominal tension in the rope, thereby reducing the likelihood of wear and fatigue on the rope. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195597 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE HAVING SWING BODY - Disclosed is a hybrid-type construction machine equipped with a swing hydraulic motor | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195598 | TRANSFER ROBOT - A transfer robot according to an embodiment includes an arm and a body. The arm is provided, at a terminal end thereof, with a robot hand transferring a thin plate-like workpiece, and operates in horizontal directions. The body includes a lifting and lowering mechanism that lifts and lowers the arm. In the transfer robot, at least a part of the body is disposed outside a side wall of a transfer room that is connected to an opening and closing device opening and closing a storage container for the thin plate-like workpiece and to a processing room processing the thin plate-like workpiece. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195599 | ROBOT - A robot includes an arm unit having a base end portion rotatably installed through a joint part. The arm unit includes a housing and a specified member arranged within the housing. At least a portion of the housing is made of a transparent material. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195600 | ROBOT - A robot includes an arm having a base end portion rotatably installed through a joint part and a tip end portion in which an output shaft is installed; and a drive mechanism arranged within the arm and configured to drive the output shaft at a reduced speed. The drive mechanism includes a motor having a motor shaft, a driving pulley attached to the motor shaft, a driven pulley attached to the output shaft, at least one intermediate pulley provided between the driving pulley and the driven pulley, and a plurality of belts for operatively interconnecting the driving pulley and the driven pulley through the intermediate pulley. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195601 | TRANSFER SYSTEM - A transfer system according to an embodiment includes a transfer room, a robot, a trajectory generator, a determination unit, and an output unit. The transfer room has an exclusive area defined by a predetermined distance. The robot has an arm unit that is equipped with a robot hand transferring a thin plate-like workpiece and that operates in horizontal directions. The robot is installed in the transfer room so that a minimum turning area of the arm unit overlaps with a part of the exclusive area. The transfer system generates a trajectory of the robot hand, then determines, based on the generated trajectory, whether a part of the arm unit is included in the exclusive area, and outputs a predetermined signal. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195602 | ROLLER BED WITH ELECTRICAL CLUTCH - The present invention relates to a roller bed ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195603 | TURBOMACHINE FAN CLUTCH - An exemplary turbomachine clutch assembly includes a clutch that moves from a first position to a second position in response to rotation of a turbomachine fan at a speed greater than a threshold speed. The clutch permits rotation of the turbomachine fan in a first direction whether the clutch is in the first position or the second position. The clutch limits rotation of the turbomachine fan in an opposite, second direction when the clutch is in the first position. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195604 | TURBOMACHINE GEARED ARCHITECTURE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - An example turbomachine geared architecture support assembly includes a subpart having a more compliant portion and a less compliant portion. The less compliant portion includes a stop that limits axial movement of a geared architecture within a turbomachine | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195605 | Fan Case Rub System, Components, and Their Manufacture - A turbofan engine has a fan having a circumferential array of fan blades. A fan case encircles the fan. There is at least one compressor section, a combustor, and at least one turbine section. The fan case comprises a composite structural member and a metallic member encircled by the composite structural member. The metallic member is mounted to the composite structural member to permit differential thermal expansion proximate the blades. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195606 | INLET DESIGN FOR A PUMP ASSEMBLY - One embodiment includes an air pump assembly ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195607 | INLET DESIGN FOR A PUMP ASSEMBLY - One embodiment includes an air pump assembly ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195608 | DROPLET CATCHER FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - A liquid droplet catching device installed in a compressor impeller, the device includes an aperture disposed on a surface of the impeller and configured to receive the liquid droplet, and a channel disposed beneath and in fluid communication with the aperture, wherein in the channel is configured to direct the liquid droplet away from the aperture and out of the compressor impeller. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195609 | MID-SPAN GAS BEARING - A centrifugal compressor includes a rotor assembly with a shaft and a plurality of impellers, bearings located at ends of the shaft and configured to support the rotor assembly, a sealing mechanism disposed between the rotor assembly and the bearings, and a gas bearing disposed between the plurality of impellers for supporting the shaft and receiving a working gas from an impeller downstream from a location of the gas bearing. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195610 | NOISE-REDUCED TURBOMACHINE - Turbomachine with an annular main flow duct ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195611 | Unknown - A method for vibration damping of at least one blade of a turbomachine, wherein initially at least one damping element is arranged on the blade such that it can move in the axial direction, employs a damping element having a larger permeability constant than the blade (μ | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195612 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMPRRESSOR - An apparatus and method for controlling a compressor are provided. A motor current flowing in a compressor may be calculated from voltage values of a capacitor without using a sensor, and as a motor current value is calculated by changing voltage values of the capacitor according to voltage values of a drive and performing a definite integral thereon, the motor current value may be resistant to noise, and the compressor may be more stably controlled. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195613 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMPRESSOR - An apparatus and method for controlling a compressor are provided. An input voltage of a commercial power source, a motor voltage of a compressor motor, and a motor current of the compressor motor are detected, based on which voltage values of a capacitor and voltage values of a triac may be calculated. Thus, an additional operational amplifier or a sensor to measure a capacitor voltage is not required, reducing costs. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195614 | TURBOCHARGER CONTROL - A method of controlling a variable geometry turbocharger is provided. A predefined desired boost pressure of a turbocharger is obtained from a memory. A predefined desired mass flow rate in an intake manifold of an engine is obtained from the memory. A theoretical amount of power required by the turbocharger to generate the desired boost pressure and the desired mass flow rate is calculated. An actual mass flow rate in the intake manifold is determined. An actual amount of power required by the turbocharger to generate the desired boost pressure and the actual mass flow rate is calculated. At least one adjustable vane of the turbine of the turbocharger is adjusted to allow the theoretical amount of power required of the turbocharger to generally equal the actual amount of power by adjusting the boost pressure. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195615 | DRIVE SHAFT SYSTEM - A drive shaft system ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195616 | WAVE-DRIVEN BLOWER AND ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR - The present invention provides a wave-driven blower and a wave-driven generator. Embodiments can accelerate fluid flows with waves requiring with no or minimal moving parts. The waves driving the flow can be surface-thermal waves on the walls of the device. The velocity of the surface-thermal wave entrains the fluid near the surface and imparts a velocity to the fluid. Other types of waves can generate fluid flow. These other waves can be produced by variations in chemical composition, ionic concentration, chemical potential, total pressure, partial pressure and surface texture. Operating as a generator, the device extracts energy from a flowing fluid to amplify wave motions. The wave motions in turn generate electrical power or some other form of useable power | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195617 | Wind Turbine Power Enhancements - Systems are provided for increasing the power to be extracted from a wind stream by a wind turbine, including placing a duct and nozzle system, or cluster of such systems, up-stream of the wind turbine. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195618 | Underwater Compressor Arrangement And Underwater Process Fluid Conveying Arrangement Equipped Therewith - Underwater compressor arrangement and underwater process fluid conveying arrangement outfitted therewith. The underwater compressor arrangement has a housing, a turbocompressor with a compressor rotor, and a rotary drive unit with a drive rotor. The turbocompressor and rotary drive unit are arranged in the housing, and the compressor rotor is in rotationally driving connection with the drive rotor. The housing is hermetically sealed with the exception of operating connections for the turbocompressor and rotary drive unit, The compressor rotor is rotatably supported in the housing by a rolling element bearing arrangement. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195619 | EXHAUST TURBOCHARGER OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to an exhaust turbocharger ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195620 | EXHAUST TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to an exhaust turbocharger ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195621 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH HIGH SPEED LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SECTION AND BEARING SUPPORT FEATURES - A gas turbine engine includes a very high speed low pressure turbine such that a quantity defined by the exit area of the low pressure turbine multiplied by the square of the low pressure turbine rotational speed compared to the same parameters for the high pressure turbine is at a ratio between about 0.5 and about 1.5. The high pressure turbine is supported by a bearing positioned at a point where the first shaft connects to a hub carrying turbine rotors associated with the second turbine section. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195622 | ANTI-VIBRATION SERIAL FAN STRUCTURE - An anti-vibration serial fan structure includes a first frame having a first assembling side and a second frame having a second assembling for connecting to the first assembling side. The first assembling side is provided with at least one mounting post or mounting hole and at least one male or female connector. The second assembling side is correspondingly provided with at least one mounting hole or mounting post and at least one female or male connector. The male connector has a certain degree of elasticity, so that the engaged male and female connectors provide a vibration-absorbing effect to save additional cushioning elements, enabling the serial fan structure to have lowered assembling cost and minimized defects in assembling. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195623 | HYDRAULIC TURBINE AND HYDROELECTRIC STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a hydraulic turbine for generating hydraulic power | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195624 | GEARED TURBOFAN ENGINE WITH COUNTER-ROTATING SHAFTS - A mid-turbine frame is incorporated into a turbine section of a gas turbine engine intermediate a high pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine. The high pressure and low pressure turbines rotate in opposite directions. A plurality of vanes redirect the flow downstream of the high pressure turbine as it approaches the low pressure turbine. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195625 | INTEGRAL SCROLL AND GEARBOX FOR A COMPRESSOR WITH SPEED CHANGE OPTION - The volute is cast integrally with the gearbox base to allow closer radial tolerances to be used to improve efficiency. In the preferred embodiment, compressors for multi-stage compression are assembled with intercoolers and the integral volute is cast together with the impeller housing and the lower gearbox housing and the associated intercooler. Efficiency increases of 2% or more are achievable. In multistage applications, efficiency gains in the early stages are compounded in each subsequent stage. Speed changes that change center distance between bull gear and pinion are accommodated by an offset opening in the inlet and diffuser that can line up with the impeller shaft as well as an offset opening in the fluid seal despite a pinion gear change, by reorientation and remounting of those parts. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195626 | BEARING - A clutch bearing ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195627 | THRUST BALANCE SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine has a thrust balance chamber defined between a static housing and a rotating component. The thrust balance chamber is sealed by a first non-contact seal at a radially inner location and a second non-contact seal at a radially outer location. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195628 | TURBOCHARGER EGR MODULE - A product comprising a turbine torsionally connected to a compressor, a housing for said turbine, a housing for said compressor fixed with respect to said turbine housing, and an exhaust gas recirculation valve mounted on at least one of said turbine or said compressor housings. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195629 | CONTACTING VANES - An assembly can include vanes and a base configured to seat the vanes at a radial distance about an axis where each vane includes a leading edge and a trailing edge, a pair of lateral surfaces that meet at the leading edge and at the trailing edge, an extension that extends from one of the lateral surfaces and that has a contact surface, and a stop surface to form a contact with a contact surface of another vane to define a minimum flow distance between the vane and the other vane. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195630 | PUMP APPARATUS - A pump apparatus includes: a stationary shaft; a rotation-regulating member having a coil main body wound around the stationary shaft, the rotation-regulating member being permitted to rotate in a direction of loosening the coil main body and the rotation-regulating member being restrained from rotating in a direction of tightening the coil main body; a driven rotatable member that may rotate around the stationary shaft when a driving force of a driving source is transmitted; and a suction pump that has a rotary member driven together with rotation of the driven rotatable member and that performs a suction operation when the rotary member rotates. The suction pump is configured such that the rotation-regulating member rotates in the tightening direction of the coil main body when the driven rotatable member rotates in a direction opposite to a direction in which the driven rotatable member performs the suction operation. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195631 | SPIRAL-GROOVED THRUST BEARING - A thrust-bearing ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195632 | WIND TURBINE WITH BEARING SUPPORT - In order to provide a wind turbine generator with a shaft and a bearing system which bearing system, e.g., using less material or using material which is relatively cheaper or which is not needed to have the same strength in comparison with some other solutions, there is disclosed a wind turbine generator with a bearing system including a lockable connection comprising a bearing surface and a support surface which surfaces are engaged when the lockable connection is locked and where forces from the shaft are transferred via the bearing and into the support through the bearing surface and wherein a support angle of the support surface, relatively to a shaft plane formed by rotating the shaft around a first axis, which first axis is perpendicular to the centre axis and which first axis is comprised in a vertical plane, is ranging from and including 5 degrees to and including 70 degrees. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195633 | GAS TURBINE ROTARY BLADE WITH TIP INSERT - A rotary blade is provided that includes a root, an airfoil, and a tip insert. The airfoil is attached to the root, and has a suction side surface, a pressure side surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip, and a slot disposed within the tip. The slot extends in a chordwise direction between the leading edge and trailing edge. The tip insert has a base end and a rub end. The base end of the tip insert is disposed within the slot. The rub end of the tip insert extends radially outward from the airfoil tip. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195634 | FAN DEVICE - A fan device includes a rotor | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195635 | Fan Case Rub System - A turbine engine fan case assembly includes a structural case and a liner assembly. A radially accommodating attachment system connects the liner assembly to the structural case. The attachment system comprises a circumferentially-distributed plurality of longitudinally elongate radially outwardly open channels mounted to the liner assembly. The attachment system further comprises an associated plurality of inwardly-projecting tongues mounted to the structural case. Each tongue is accommodated in an associated said channel. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195636 | WIND TURBINE - A vertical axis wind turbine system is provided that converts wind enemy into electrical or mechanical enemy. The turbine comprises at least one turbine rotor with a plurality of curved blades for receiving head-on wind generated airflow. Shield means mountable around at least a portion of the rotor serve to protect the upstream-moving blades from head-on wind airflow and thereby reduce drag. In one embodiment, load compensation means are provided to adjust the moment of inertia of the turbine rotor. One or more of the turbine rotor blades is hollow and defines a closed volume for holding a fluid, the fluid being displaceable in use through baffle means towards or away from the vertical axis of the rotor as the rotational velocity of the rotor changes. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195637 | FAN IMPELLER STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A fan impeller structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The fan impeller structure includes a hub and multiple securing sections. The hub has a top section, an annular section and multiple recesses. The annular section axially extends from a circumference of the top section. The annular section and the top section together define a receiving space. The recesses are formed at a junction between the top section and the annular section. The securing sections are disposed in the receiving space and formed oppositely between the recesses. By means of the manufacturing method of the fan impeller structure, the manufacturing process is simplified. Moreover, by means of the securing sections, magnetic members can be quickly connected with and secured to inner circumference of the hub to save working time. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195638 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan includes a centrifugal impeller, a first housing, a second housing, an annular guide ring and a driving device. The centrifugal impeller has a hub and blades connected to and disposed around the hub. The first housing and the second housing cooperatively define a hollow chamber and an air outlet. An air inlet is formed in a central section of the second housing. A first arc structure is located on an inner surface around the air inlet of the second housing. Support brackets respectively extend from an end close to a tongue of the second housing and an end away from the tongue of the second housing. The support brackets are perpendicular to the second housing. The annular guide ring has a second arc structure close to an outermost margin of inner surfaces of the blades. The driving device is used for rotating the centrifugal impeller. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195639 | Turbine Assembly For a Turbocharger, Having Two Asymmetric Volutes That Are Sequentially Activated, And Associated Method - A turbine assembly for an exhaust gas turbocharger has separate first and second volutes that are sequentially activated via a valve that receives exhaust gases from an engine. In a first position of the valve, only the first volute receives exhaust gas; in a second position, both volutes receive exhaust gases. In a third position, a bypass passage is also opened so that some exhaust gas bypasses the turbine wheel. Unlike conventional twin-scroll turbines, each volute receives exhaust gases from all engine cylinders, and the first volute feeds gas into the B-width portion of the wheel, while the second volute feeds gas into the wheel after the contour portion. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195640 | DUAL-FLOW TURBOMACHINE FOR AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING STRUCTURAL MEANS OF RIGIDIFYING THE CENTRAL CASING - A turbomachine for an aircraft including a mechanism forming a case fitted in a rear extension of an inner ferrule of an intermediate casing, and positioned around a central casing. The mechanism includes a structural upstream ferrule assembled on the inner ferrule and defining a front portion of a surface internally delimiting a secondary vein, and a main case extending on the upstream ferrule towards the rear. The turbomachine further includes a structural mechanism rigidifying the central casing, surrounded by the case, and extending towards the rear between the upstream ferrule and the central casing on which these mechanisms are assembled. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195641 | VANE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AXIAL FLOW TURBINE - A vane assembly ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195642 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING A SHROUD TILE OF A GAS TURBINE - A method for repairing a shroud tile of a gas turbine is disclosed. The method may generally include removing a portion of the shroud tile along at least one of a first side and a second side of the shroud tile and securing at least one side rail to the shroud tile in place of the removed portion of the shroud tile. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195643 | STRESS RELIEVING SLOTS FOR TURBINE VANE RING - A turbine vane ring has a radially outer and inner annular shrouds defining therebetween an annular gaspath. Circumferentially spaced-apart airfoil vanes extend radially across the gaspath between the outer and the inner shrouds. The radially outer shroud has a circumferentially continuous cylindrical wall extending axially from a leading edge to a trailing edge. A set of circumferentially distributed stress relieving slots is defined in the leading edge of the cylindrical wall at locations adjacent to the leading edge of at least some of said airfoil vanes. The stress relieving slots extend radially through the cylindrical wall from the radially inner surface to the opposed radially outer surface thereof. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195644 | STEAM TURBINE WITH SINGLE SHELL CASING, DRUM ROTOR, AND INDIVIDUAL NOZZLE RINGS - A steam turbine with a drum rotor utilizing individual nozzle ring assemblies in the IP section incased by a single shell. In one embodiment, a steam turbine has a high pressure (HP) section with a double shell drum and an intermediate pressure (IP) section with a single shell drum, with the IP section including a plurality of individual nozzle ring assemblies axially spaced along the single shell casing, such that each nozzle ring assembly surrounds the drum rotor. In other embodiments, a low pressure section (LP) of the steam turbine can have a single-flow or dual-flow connection to a condenser, and the condenser can be positioned to the side, vertically below, or axially aligned with the LP section. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195645 | GEARED TURBOMACHINE ARCHITECTURE HAVING A LOW PROFILE CORE FLOW PATH CONTOUR - An exemplary geared turbomachine assembly includes a core inlet having a radially inner boundary that is spaced a first radial distance from a rotational axis of a turbomachine, and a compressor section inlet having a radially inner boundary that is spaced a second radial distance from the rotational axis. A ratio of the second radial distance to the first radial distance is of about 0.65 to about 0.9. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195646 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SHAFT BEARING ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine engine includes a shaft supported by first and second bearings for rotation relative to an inlet case. The first and second bearings are positioned within a common bearing compartment. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195647 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE BEARING ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING AFT BEARING HUB GEOMETRY - An example gas turbine engine includes a housing and first and second spools coaxial with one another and arranged within the housing. The first spool is arranged within the second spool and extends between forward and aft ends. The aft end extends axially beyond the second spool. First and second bearings support the aft end of the first spool relative to the housing. An example method of assembling the gas turbine engine includes arranging a first spool within a second spool. First and second bearings are mounted between an aft end of the first spool and a fixed housing. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195648 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH HIGH SPEED LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SECTION AND BEARING SUPPORT FEATURES - A gas turbine engine includes a very high speed fan drive turbine such that a quantity defined by the exit area of the low pressure turbine multiplied by the square of the low pressure turbine rotational speed compared to the same parameters for the high pressure turbine is at a ratio between about 0.5 and about 1.5. The high pressure turbine is mounted by bearings positioned at an outer periphery of a shaft driven by the high pressure turbine. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195649 | COMPRESSOR - A sealing system is equipped with: a dry gas seal | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195650 | Gas Turbine Pattern Swirl Film Cooling - A turbine airfoil includes a blade having a leading and trailing edges and an internal cooling circuit, and a plurality of film holes extending between the internal cooling circuit and an exterior of the blade. The plurality of film holes are shaped to generate a swirling flow exiting the film holes adjacent the leading edge to thereby enhance local convection and provide an insulating barrier to gaspath flow. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195651 | VARIABLE VANE DAMPING ASSEMBLY - A variable vane damping assembly includes an inner bushing and an outer bushing. The inner bushing comprises an elastomeric material. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195652 | Modal Tuning for Vanes - A vane having a cambered airfoil body is frequency-tuned via a number of cavities formed in a surface of the vane. At least some of the cavities are filled with a nonmetallic filler material, and the remainder of the cavities are left unfilled. A cover is affixed to the vane so as to cover at least the unfilled cavities. In an embodiment, the filling and covering of cavities is performed in a manner that excludes the frequency modes of the guide vane from a precluded band, e.g., an engine excitation band. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195653 | WIND TURBINE AND VIBRATION DAMPING METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a TMD adjusted to damp vibration in a natural frequency of a wind turbine, an AVC adjusted to damp vibration in a variable frequency of turbulent wind flowing into the wind turbine and/or a frequency of a rotation speed of a wind-turbine blade, and a pitch-angle control portion provided with a correction portion which adjusts a damping frequency of the AVC. The AVC is configured to obtain the damping force by changing the pitch angle of the wind-turbine blade. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195654 | Device and Method for Reducing Loads - A device for reducing loads in a drive train of a wind turbine includes a machine support. The wind turbine includes a sensor means, a controllable damper means, an actuating means. The sensor means is configured to detect at least one variable characterizing vibrations and/or misalignments in the drive train. The controllable damper means is configured to produce at least one adjusting torque which compensates at least one torque associated with the load in the drive train. The actuating means is configured to actuate the damping means based on the at least one variable detected by the sensor means. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130195655 | BLADE TIP TO SHROUD CLEARANCE FOR SHROUDED FLUID TURBINES - Shrouded fluid turbines having features for setting, adjusting or controlling a blade tip-shroud clearance are described. Also described are methods for setting, adjusting or controlling a blade tip-shroud clearance in a shrouded fluid turbine. | 2013-08-01 |
