| 31st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20100192471 | FROTH AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FROTH - Foam for making pads and belts with controlled, reproducible microcellular structure and method of making such foam in a fast and efficient manner. Under constant pressure and temperature, a prepolymer is mixed with the nucleation surfactant in a tank in the presence of a frothing agent metered into the tank by way of a dip tube or sparge. The nitrogen gas is sheared into small bubbles and is drawn off from the headspace of the tank creating a continuous flow of nitrogen. The pressure of the tank may vary from any absolute pressure down to near complete vacuum, thereby all but eliminating the pressure requirement. The froth of the present invention has a more consistent cell structure and increased cell count. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192472 | ABRASIVE COMPOUNDS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PLANARIZATION - A polishing slurry for semiconductor planarization containing cerium oxide particles and water, wherein the content of the cerium oxide particles having a diameter of 3 μm or more is 500 ppm or less (weight ratio) in a solid, preferably 100 ppm or less and it is more preferable that D99 (99% by volume of the whole particles in polishing slurry) of the cerium oxide particles is 1 μm or less. The polishing slurry can reduce the generation of scratches, and can polish a surface of the semiconductor substrate in the wiring formation process of semiconductor device precisely at a high speed. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192473 | THERMALLY STABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND MATERIALS, CUTTING ELEMENTS INCORPORATING THE SAME AND BITS INCORPORATING SUCH CUTTING ELEMENTS - A cutting element is provided including a substrate and a TSP material layer over the substrate. The TSP material layer includes at least a property having a value that varies through the layer. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192474 | ULTRAHARD STISHOVITE NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Compositions comprising nanoparticles (e.g., nanocrystals) of stishovite silica are described. Such nanoparticles may be made by (1) subjecting a mesoporous silica starting material (e.g., SBA-16 or KIT-6) to a pressure of less than about 20 GPa (e.g., about 12 GPa); (2) heating the mesoporous silica starting material while under pressure to an elevated temperature of less than about 1000° C. (e.g., a temperature of between about 300° C. and about 400° C.); and thereafter isolating the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may be used in a work tool that is configured and adapted for cutting, drilling, abrading, polishing, machining, or grinding, among other uses. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192475 | METHOD OF MAKING AN EARTH-BORING METAL MATRIX ROTARY DRILL BIT - A method of making an earth-boring rotary drill bit includes providing a plurality of hard particles in a mold to define a particle precursor of the first region and the second region and infiltrating the particle precursor of the first region with a molten first matrix material forming a molten first particle-matrix mixture. The method also includes infiltrating the particle precursor of the second region with a molten second matrix material forming a molten second particle-matrix mixture; and cooling the molten first particle-matrix mixture and the molten second particle-matrix mixture to solidify the first matrix material and the second matrix material and form a bit body having a first particle-matrix composite material having a first material composition in the first region and a second particle-matrix composite material having a second material composition in the second region, wherein the first particle-matrix composite material and the second particle-matrix composite material are different. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192476 | WEAR-RESISTANT MATERIAL - A wear-resistant material which comprises certain concentrations of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, niobium/tantalum as well as other metallic elements. The material comprises a metal matrix and hard phases embedded therein. The hard phases comprise one or more of carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides, and oxide carbonitrides and have a diameter of from about 0.2 μm to about 50 μm. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192477 | MULTI-EVENT TELESCOPIC PLATFORM - A platform system includes swing arms for moving the platform from a lowered position to a raised position. In one embodiment, a pair of swing arms and a pair of telescoping vertical members are mounted to opposing frame members. The swing arms are capable of moving from a canted position to a vertical position, which extends the telescoping vertical members and raises the platform to the raised position. The swing arms are connected to a drive mechanism that moves the swing arms from the canted position to the vertical position. The drive mechanism may include a gear box, and a pair of lead screws connected to the gear box. The lead screws may extend from opposing sides of the same gear box, with the gear box configured to rotate the differently handed lead screws. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192478 | STONE-COATED GUTTER COMPONENTS AND STONE COATING FOR GUTTER COMPONENTS - Stone-coated gutter component and method, device and system for controlling size of color patches and shade of highlights during stone coating of gutter products such as gutter covers. Several sets of grooved rollers are used to guide stone granules from hoppers onto a gutter component that has been sprayed with basecoat. The gutter component is generally metal. Start and stop and speed of rotation of the grooved rollers are controlled by servomotors that are in turn controlled by one or more programmable logic controllers. Size of color patches is controlled by controlling the start and stop of the rollers. Shading and highlight are controlled by controlling the speed of rotation of the rollers. Changing the angle of divider planes that are used on hoppers creates heavier or lighter bands of stone coating. A chip booth applies base or background between color patches. The stone-coated gutter component is glazed and cured in an oven. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192479 | LOAD SENSITIVE SNOW BARRIER DEVICE - A snow-retaining device comprises a detachable upper member attached to a base anchor. The base anchor is adapted to be coupled to a roof. The upper member prevents snow from sliding off the roof during regular snow conditions. In order to prevent catastrophic damage to the roof, if a snow load on the roof exceeds a maximum threshold, the upper member detaches from the base anchor to allow some or all of the snow to slide off the roof. The device optionally integrates a snow melting device. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192480 | Low-Cost Redeployable Protective Shelter - A protective shelter is presented. The protective shelter includes a substantially cylindrical wall member defining a shelter interior. The wall member has a first end and a second end and an opening formed there through. A domed member is coupled to the first end of the wall member. A door coupled to the wall member. The door is openable to permit ingress and egress into and out of the shelter interior through the opening and being closeable to cover the opening. At least one anchor point is coupled to the wall member adjacent to the second end, such that the protective shelter can be anchored to an underlying substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192481 | Prefabricated container house - A prefabricated container house includes a container type main frame member when on a chassis capable of being pulled by a trailer truck; and dwelling forming members which can be housed in the main frame member, and which can be drawn out of the main frame member at an installation site, and assembled into a house. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192482 | FRANGIBLE POSTS - A method of producing a frangible post characterised by the step of forming a region of weakness by compressing a portion of at least one surface and/or edge of the post. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192483 | ARRANGEMENT FOR PREVENTING VERMIN FROM ADVANCING IN PIPES - An arrangement for preventing vermin from advancing in a pipe ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192484 | Joining system for two building elements - The present invention relates to a joining system for securing a first building element ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192485 | SEISMIC STRUCTURAL DEVICE - A pin-fuse frame used in a frame assembly that may be subject to extreme seismic loading. The pin-fuse frame includes of columns, beams, plate assemblies that extend between columns and beams, and may included a diagonal brace. The plate assemblies are fixed to the columns and attached to the beams and brace via pin joints. A joint includes a pin connection through outer connection plates connected to a column and inner connection plates connected to a beam. Connecting rods positioned about the pin maintain a coefficient of friction until exposed to extreme seismic activity, at which time the joint accommodates a slippage of at least one of the inner and outer connection plates relative to each other rotationally about the pin. The diagonal brace is separated into two segments connected together with connection plates. These connection plates accommodate a slippage of the segments relative to each other. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192486 | Container Depot - A building structure comprises a roof having a top surface and the top surface adapted to store shipping containers. At least one floor is positioned beneath the roof, and at least one shipping container handling equipment is mounted on the top surface. The shipping container handling equipment is adapted to move the shipping containers onto and off of the roof. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192487 | Pivotal stairway systems and method - An automated pivoting stairway system that raises and lowers through use of a drive actuator to thereby provide access to above or below floor level areas or between an elevated area and the ground floor. The system may utilize modular sections to allow on-site assembly. The stairway may be pivoted at the top of the stairway by way of a pivot drive lever attached on either side of the top step pivot frame assembly so that access on or off the stairway may be directly off the front end of the stairway, or to either side. A separate frame member may extend from the pivot point along the side of the stairway opening to a predetermined distance. This frame member may serve as the anchor point for the base end mount of the actuator. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192488 | Mullion System - A mullion system includes a universal reinforcement key, that joins window frame members and when anchored in a window frame opening or against other window frame joining members, contributes to bearing the load on the window frame unit. The system also includes a mull strip member with end caps designed to weep moisture away from and out of the window frame unit. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192489 | REINFORCED MULL POST ASSEMBLY - A composite reinforced mull post is disclosed or use in an exterior building entryway assembly, engaging a door on one side and a side light window on the other side. The mull post may comprise a polymer profile portion and first and second reinforcing members. The profile portion comprises a layer of polyvinyl chloride with a hollow center. The first reinforcing member comprises an engineered material such as a wood laminate, and the second reinforcing member comprises a U-shaped steel channel that fits around one end of the first reinforcing member. The reinforcing members are received within the hollow center of the polymer profile portion and run the entire length of the mull post to provide substantial rigidity to the assembly. A polymer cap layer may be co-extruded on the outer surface of the polymer profile portion to provide the mull post with a desired finished surface appearance and/or color. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192490 | ASSEMBLY FOR PIPE FINISHING WORK - An assembly for a pipe finishing work includes a support bracket supported on side walls, facing each other, of a pair of drywalls separated from each other and having a guide rail formed long in a direction crossing the pair of drywalls, a panel member penetrated by a pipe arranged between the pair of drywalls and having a finishing member coupled thereto to close a gap between the pair of drywalls in a state in which the penetrating pipe is exposed outside, and a guide rib installed at the guide rail to be capable of sliding with the panel member along the guide rail to position align the panel member with respect to the pipe. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192491 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INVISIBLY ARRANGING CABLING IN A ROOM - The invention relates to a method with which cabling can be arranged invisibly in an indoor space in rapid and simple manner. This method comprises the steps of placing a non-load-bearing partition wall which has a cavity and which is provided on its underside with a recess which extends over the whole length thereof and which is at least partially open on its upper side and communicates with the cavity, and placing the laid cabling laterally into the recess. The method further comprises of arranging at least one take-off point in the partition wall, leading a take-off cable from the take-off point through the cavity in the partition wall to the recess, and connecting the take-off cable to the cabling in the recess. In the case of walls provided with studs or other connecting elements, these can, at the position of the recess, be replaced by or strengthened with strengthening elements leaving the recess at least partially clear. Different embodiments of these strengthening elements can be applied. The invention further relates to a system with which this method can be performed, and to different components of the system. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192492 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - A structure for supporting loads includes a composite envelope filled with a filler material. The envelope may comprise a mesh or non-mesh material and may have a high tensile strength. The filler material may comprise a loose or coarse material and may be enclosed within an enclosed in a semi-permeable envelope on all sides. The resulting structure may permit an applied compressive force to result in a tensile force applied in the envelope material. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192493 | FREE STANDING PARTITION - A free standing mobile partition set is configured to either temporarily or permanently partition open floor areas to create an enclosed or semi-enclosed area that is more suitable for smaller assemblies of people for meetings, instruction, etc. The partition set comprises two panels pivotally connected to each other, a mechanical constraint between the panels to limit the minimum and maximum dihedral angles of pivotal rotation between the panels, a plurality of swivel casters on the bottom edges of said panels, jackscrews on the bottom of said panels for anchoring the partition set in a desired location and preferably one or more doors and windows in each partition set. One or more partition sets can be combined or use separately to provide practical and flexible use of a larger open floor space as short term and long term needs arise. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192494 | ELONGATE ABUTMENT MEMBER OF PLASTER - An abutment is provided for use as a start or end post of a plasterboard partition wall or as a join between two such walls which run in different directions. The abutment comprises an elongate plaster moulding designed to run between the ceiling and the floor and having an abutment surface for abutment against the end of the partition wall, in a preferred embodiment, the abutment includes a tapered edge at the abutment surface to provide a space at the join in which a skim of plaster can be applied to provide a seamless join between the partition wall and the abutment. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192495 | Thin stone or brick veneer wall system and clips therefor - A wall system, particularly for thin stone or thin brick veneer walls, has a plurality of stones or bricks with grooves running along the upper and lower edges and a plurality of clips for linking the stones or bricks. One type of clip having one or more connecting flanges links an upper stone or brick to a lower stone or brick with the one or more connecting flanges housed within the groove in the lower edge of the upper stone or brick and within the groove in the upper edge of the lower stone or brick. The one or more connecting flanges of the clip depend from one or more base flanges of the clip and have a width just equal to the distance from the rear face to the groove of the upper and lower stones or bricks. The one or more base flanges of the clip depend from a support flange of the clip. The support flange has one or more apertures for accepting a screw or nail for fastening the clip to a structural wall. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192496 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING HIP, RIDGE OR RAKE SHINGLES, SHINGLES PRODUCED THEREBY AND STACKS OF THE SHINGLES - A process for making a plurality of hip, ridge or rake shingles, and the shingles produced thereby and stacks and packages of such shingles are provided. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192497 | ANCHORED ROOF SEAM AND METHOD FOR ANCHORING A SEAM TO A ROOF - Disclosed is a roofing system including an anchored seam, the system including a roof deck, roof assembly components disposed upwardly adjacent of the roof deck, a first waterproofing membrane disposed upwardly adjacent of the roof assembly components, a second waterproofing membrane, a portion of which being disposed upwardly adjacent of the first waterproofing membrane, the portion of the second waterproofing membrane overlapping a portion of the first waterproofing to create a seam region between the first waterproofing membrane and the second waterproofing membrane, a termination bar including a convexity away from the roof deck disposed upwardly adjacent of the second waterproofing membrane in the seam region, and a mechanical fastener extending through the termination bar, the fastener being long enough to extend from the termination bar, wherein the mechanical fastener and said termination bar anchor the seam region to the roof deck. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192498 | BUILDING SYSTEM - A building system can be made from a structural member and a panel. The panel can be made from a plurality of sheets while each of the sheets can be made from steel sheets which are coated with an alloy such as an aluminum zinc allow to form a galvalum sheet. This galvalum sheet can then be coated with a ceramic insulating material on one or both sides of the sheet. These two sheets can be spaced apart from each other to house an insulative barrier in between. This insulative barrier can include one or more layers of air, and/or basalt continuous fiber. Each panel can be sealed so that it doesn't allow for air convection. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192499 | ENERGY SAVING INSULATED SHINGLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed herein are an energy saving insulated roofing shingle and related method of manufacturing. One embodiment of the shingle has an insulator attached to, or formed as part of, the interior surface of an outer layer across a portion of the headlap area about equal to the designed exposure surface area of the installed shingle. The insulation reduces the heat absorbed by the shingle and transmitted into the deck that in turn heats the attic space. The disclosed principles reduce the heat load directed into a building from the sun. In addition, the thickness of the insulation under the shingle nailing area may be minimized, thereby allowing for the normal asphalt shingle surfaces to lay against each other. Moreover, to reduce the overall shingle thickness, the insulation could replace all or part of the backsurfacing materials applied to the back of shingles in the location where the insulation is added. Additionally, asphalt applied to the back of the shingle could be reduced to accommodate insulation thickness. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192500 | Shingles With Combined Fastener Target Zone and Water Barrier and Process for Producing Same - A shingle, an array of shingles, and a process for producing the shingles, either of the field shingle type, or of the hip, ridge or rake type, wherein the shingles have a shortened headlap portion for purposes of reducing the amount of material necessary to make the shingle, wherein each of the shingles has a fastening zone for receiving fasteners therethrough, which fastening zone is an overlay of granule covered adhesive, and is in the headlap portion, and wherein a contact zone layer of adhesive is provided on the rear of the tab portion of the shingle, for contact against the overlay of granule covered adhesive when a next-overlying shingle is arranged in an array above a next-underlying shingle. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192501 | Process of Producing Hip, Ridge or Rake Shingles, and High Profile Shingles Produced Thereby - A hip, ridge or rake shingle is provided, having a high profile, by using various shingle layers to form a built-up wedge-shaped headlap portion, comprised of a plurality of layers of different dimensions in the headlap portion of the shingle, and the process for manufacturing the same from a single sheet of shingle material is provided. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192502 | Wall blocks, wall block kits, walls resulting therefrom, and methods - Concrete wall blocks are described with features facilitating use of the wall blocks to construct each of: a wall section with set back; and, a vertical wall without set back. Wall blocks, kits or sets of wall blocks, and wall sections with various sized blocks are described. Further methods of assembly and use are described. Also, features selectively usable in various types of wall blocks are described. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192503 | WIND POWER PLANT - The invention relates to a wind turbine ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192504 | SPACEFRAME NACELLE FOR A WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SPACEFRAME NACELLE - A nacelle for a wind turbine generator includes a spaceframe having at least one exterior panel and at least one interior panel joined to the exterior panel. Each of the exterior and interior panels have a plurality of generally U-shaped channel portions with flanges extending outward from the channel portion. The flanges of the exterior panel are joined to the flanges of the interior panel to define a plurality of ribs, a plurality of joints, and a plurality of openings. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192505 | Interlocking Shape For Use in Construction Members - Interlocking support posts form an interlocking rack system which may have a single mold which provides both a male and a female joinder member. Between the support posts can be mounted panels such as solar panels. Under the support posts can be installed a roof stand off assembly which prevents water from weakening the roof. Various combinations of construction members offer a cost effective building block array of mounting panels, wind turbines, and any appliance on a roof and/or anywhere in a building. A two recess mounting bracket is ideally suited to mount solar panels on a roof. A lower recess can be fastened to a bolt anchor on the roof. The opposing recess can secure a mounting clip which attaches directly to the solar panel. Identical support posts can interlock. Various embodiments include conduit clasps, slider tracks, mounts for cabinets, sign posts, and thru roof screwed anchors. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192506 | 3-DIMENSIONAL UNIVERSAL TUBE CONNECTOR SYSTEM - The present invention includes a system for connecting tubes or rods, which are preferably uni-directional pultruded, filament wound, or roll-wrapped carbon-fiber tubes or rods, together to form trusses and other structures using a series of connector pieces preferably bonded together with adhesive. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192507 | FLUSH JOIST SEAT - A joist support system including a joist having a joist seat at least at one end, each joist seat having a first portion fastened to an upper chord of the joist and a second portion adapted to engage a support structure and support the joist and a bearing load, and a second steel plate welded to the main steel plate extending downwardly from the main steel plate between the first and second portions, the second steel plate fastened with an upward support portion to an end portion of the joist extending inwardly adapted to resist transfer load on the joist seat, and a support structure adapted to support the one end of the joist by a portion of the joist seat. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192508 | CONNECTION WITH A CONNECTOR OF TWO HOLLOW ENDS OF PROFILES MADE OF A SYNTHETIC MATERIAL - An association formed from two hollow section ends, the inside of which is based on a plastic that are butted together by a connector, the connector including a body with a central part and two flanges made of plastic that are engaged in the hollow section ends respectively and that have an anchoring mechanism capable of keeping the hollow ends in place around the connector. The anchoring mechanism of the connector is made of plastic and includes at least one element that is flexible and comes into friction contact with the inside of the hollow section ends. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192509 | Repair Swatch For Hail Damaged Asphalt Roofing - A repair swatch (such as a patch) is provided that is preferably covered with appropriate granules on one face, with an opposite (back) face having an adhesive that allows the material to be placed over and adhere to small damaged areas of shingles and/or other types of roofing. The size, shape and color of the patch are such that it closely matches that of the existing shingle. Further, the size and shape of the patch are similar to shapes on laminated shingle products rendering the repair essentially invisible on such products. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192510 | Fire-Retardant Cementitious Shear Board Having Metal Backing with Tab for Use as Underlayment Panel for Floor or Roof - A shear panel for constructing underlayments for floors and roofs of buildings includes a first rectangular layer of fire-resistant material, such as cementitious board, bonded to a second rectangular layer of thin high-strength material, such as galvanized steel. The length of the second layer is longer than the length of the first layer. The additional length of the second layer forms a tab extending from one end of the panel. During construction, a first panel is attached to a set of beams (floor joists or roof rafters) with the tab spanning between adjacent beams. A second panel is positioned on the beams with at least a portion of the second panel overlapping the tab of the first panel. The overlapping portion of the second panel is fastened to the tab of the first panel to form a continuous shear diaphragm for the floor or roof. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192511 | POSITION RETENTION MECHANISM FOR MODULAR WALL ASSEMBLY - A system for connecting modular walls includes a position retention mechanism configured to releasably retain a plurality of wall modules together. In one implementation, the position retention mechanism includes opposing front and back surfaces or walls, and one or more channels formed therebetween. The position retention mechanism is further configured with a plurality of spring tabs positioned within the one or more channels, wherein the spring tabs are configured to lock into a plurality of opposing connector interfaces corresponding to the opposing wall modules, such that the positioning retaining mechanism secures adjacent, opposing wall modules together. The position retention mechanism can further be configured with different surfaces to connect or hold a variety of components of various shapes together. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192512 | CONVERTIBLE APPLICATING MACHINE - A machine for packaging multiple containers wherein a flexible carrier stock is fed across a jaw drum. A plurality of containers are also moved through the machine whereby the carrier is subsequently positioned over the plurality of containers so that flexible carrier stock engages with one of the containers to form a package. The jaw drum and/or a connected feed drum are preferably adjustable to accommodate a range of container sizes and carrier configurations. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192513 | Bale Lump Eliminator For A Round Cotton Module Baler - A baler for making large cylindrical modules of cotton includes an expansible module-forming chamber comprising a plurality of module-forming belts that are supported in side-by-side relationship across a plurality of fixed and movable belt support rolls. The module-forming chamber includes a fixed front section and a movable rear section in the form of a discharge gate mounted to an upper rear location of the front section for pivoting between a lowered baling position and a raised discharge position. Located at the bottom of the baling chamber between a bottom fixed belt support roll and a lower front roll of the lowered discharge gate is an inlet through which cotton passes into the module-forming chamber. A module wrapping arrangement is carried on the discharge gate for selectively feeding a length of plastic sheet material into the inlet for being wrapped about the circumference of a cotton module formed in the chamber. Located within the inlet in front of the lower front gate roll is a rake-like cotton bunching eliminator which operates to prevent cotton from bunching prior to being fed onto the circumference of a rotating cotton module during the operation of wrapping the module, thus eliminating the formation of lumps on the circumference of the module. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192514 | CAPPING MACHINE - A capping machine ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192515 | ARTICLE ALIGNMENT APPARATUS - Apparatus ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192516 | Meshwrap Dispensing Mechanism for Round Balers - A wrapper dispensing mechanism for round balers includes a feed roller shiftable generally toward and away from a baling element of a bale forming mechanism so as to be selectively brought into and out of engagement with the baling element. The feed roller is driven by the baling element when the feed roller is in engagement with the baling element, with the feed roller and the baling element cooperatively defining a temporary nip therebetween during engagement. The feed roller is disposed to at least partially vertically support the roll of supply material thereon. A method of dispensing wrapping material from a supply roll includes supporting the supply roll at least partially on a feed roller, shifting the feed roller into engagement with the baling element to create a temporary nip therebetween and drive the feed roller, and driving the baling element while the feed roller is in engagement therewith. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192517 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADDING INFORMATION ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF ARTICLES, SUCH AS CONTAINERS IN A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT - A device and method for adding information on the outer surface of articles, such as containers in a container filling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192518 | Method and apparatus for evacuating re-sealable bags - The present invention is a method and apparatus for quickly, reliably, and inexpensively evacuating air from ordinary re-sealable plastic bags without employing special adapters to interface with vacuum pumps. The system consists of a vacuum pump, an outer re-sealable plastic bag that acts as a flexible vacuum chamber, a vacuum tray that fits inside the outer plastic bag and prevents the outer bag from collapsing onto the vacuum port. Users operate the system by inserting the re-sealable bag to be evacuated inside the outer plastic bag until the seal of the inner bag is in the proper sealing position inside the vacuum tray. The user then seals the outer bag, turns on the vacuum pump and allows the vacuum process to run to completion, during which the re-sealable inner bag is automatically sealed by the device. The user then opens the outer plastic bag and removes the vacuum-packed inner bag. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192519 | RETENTION PACKAGING HAVING FILM WITH PLEATED PORTION - A retention packaging includes a support member having first and second sections each defining a support surface for receiving an object thereon for shipping, and a film disposed in covering relation to the support surfaces of the support member and retained to the support member at the first and second sections. The first and second sections are pivotably connected to one another along a fold line that transects the support member. The film includes opposite ends each enclosing a respective opposite end of the support member and defining overlapping areas of the film that are permanently joined together, and a pleated portion that is located between the opposite ends of the film and that includes at least one fold in the film. The film is removably secured to itself so as to removably secure the at least one fold of the pleated portion. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192520 | HEAT ACTIVATED ADHESIVES FOR BAG CLOSURES - A polymeric woven bag has a first panel and a second panel and an open end of the bag to be pinched closed. A first layer of heat activated adhesive material is on a portion of the bag to form an adhesive-to-adhesive seal by contact with a second layer of heat activated adhesive material on a portion of the bag. second panel, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer have respective heat activation temperatures below the softening point temperature of the polymeric bag material, and wherein sealing the bag end after the bag has been filled with contents by heat activating the first layer of adhesive material and the second layer of adhesive material at a temperature below the softening point temperature of the polymeric bag material. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192521 | METHOD OF FILLING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS IN A BOTTLE OR CONTAINER FILLING PLANT AND A FILLING SYSTEM FOR FILLING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS IN A BOTTLE OR CONTAINER FILLING PLANT - A method of filling bottles or similar containers in a bottle or container filling plant and a filling system for filling bottles or similar containers in a bottle or container filling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192522 | Retractable Clip Press - The specification discloses a cardboard and blister pack packaging and sealing machine that includes an upper and lower heater and die combination that can be compressed together over a package for sealing using heat activated adhesives. The machine may use at least one piston and rod device or pump to provide the necessary energy or pressure. The machine may include a moveable tray containing at least one aperture to hold an unsealed package wherein the unsealed package can be moved proximate to the upper and lower heaters and dies and the upper and lower heaters and dies can press together. In this way, both the top and bottom dies may be heated and the operator is not required to remove the sealed packaging from the hot die. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192523 | Optical Filling Control of Pharmaceutical Capsules in Capsule Filling Machines - The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the filling of a capsule with a medicament, to a corresponding filling method, to the associated apparatuses, and to a computer program for controlling the method and the apparatus. In the monitoring method, after at least part of the capsule has been filled with a predefined filling mass of a predefined closed contour of the medicament, at least the filling mass in the part of the capsule after the filling operation is recorded using digital imaging in a first step, the contour of the filling mass in the part of the capsule is determined from the digital imaging recording in a second step, and the contour is analysed in a third step in order to assess the filling operation in comparison with the predefined contour. The invention provides for external influences on the image properties to be compensated for by controlling the optical system. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192524 | MACHINE FOR FILLING ENVELOPES OR BAGS ALSO IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE - A machine for filling bags or envelopes, also under controlled atmosphere, consisting of a prismatic wheel (G), having polygonal shape and provided on each side with at least a couple of opposite prehensile equipments (M), whose mutual horizontal distance can be regulated to handle bags or envelopes having different dimensions. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192525 | CLAMPING TRANSFER TURRET - A system and apparatus for moving and packaging oriented containers through an application machine and to a container carrier wherein a plurality of containers are fed in a desired rotational position prior to a transfer turret and gripped as the transfer turret rotationally transfers the oriented container to the container carrier. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192526 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING FLUID FILLED UNITS - The present invention concerns a machine and a method for converting a web of preformed pouches to dunnage units. In one exemplary embodiment the machine includes a drive, a blower, and a sealing mechanism. The drive is arranged to move the web of preformed pouches along a path of travel through the machine. The blower is positioned with respect to the path of travel, to inflate the preformed pouches. The sealing mechanism includes a heating element support and a heating element. The heating element support includes a sealing side and a belt preheating side. The heating element is disposed around at least a portion of the heating side and at least a portion of the belt preheating side. The drive includes a belt that is disposed around the heating element. The sealing mechanism is positioned with respect to the path of travel, to provide seals to the pouches to form inflated dunnage units. The heating element support is configured to maintain the heating element in contact with the heating element support preheating side. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192527 | GAS LIQUID SEPARATOR - A separator comprises a first vessel and a second vessel. The separator includes at least one filter assembly disposed between the first vessel and the second vessel. The separator includes at least one or a plurality of filter assemblies. Each filter assembly provides fluid communication between the first vessel and the second vessel, effectively facilitating movement of the air stream from the first vessel through the assembly(ies) and into the second vessel for further discharge or distribution. In one embodiment, an impact zone is formed within the first vessel for enhancing the removal of particulates from the fluid stream. In another embodiment, at least one deflector is disposed within the first vessel for enhancing the removal of particulates from the fluid stream. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192528 | FILTER RETENTION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention include a filter latching device for use in a filtering system that provides filtered intake air for a power generation facility. In some embodiments, a filter latch is provided that includes a hinge coupled to the filter frame and an S-shaped retaining plate rotatably coupled to the hinge. In some embodiments, the S-shaped retaining plate provides an over-center action mechanism that locks the retaining plate in place against a sealing flange and a camming surface that provides gradually increasing pressure on the sealing flange as the latch is engaged. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192529 | FILTER ELEMENT FOR A COALESCING FILTER - The invention relates to a filter element for a coalescing filter, comprising an outer support sleeve, a coalescing layer and a filter medium, wherein the coalescing layer is substantially structurally separate from the filter medium. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192530 | FLUTED FILTER APPARATUS - A filter element and filter apparatus, and a method for fabricating a filter element, include a filter element having alternating layers of a face sheet material and a convoluted filter material, with the alternating layers forming substantially longitudinally oriented flutes that extend axially along, or past, a radially acting seal, into previously unused portions of the cavity of a filter housing. In some embodiments, structures such as struts extending partially across an outlet end of the filter element, or a rigid web formed by a layer of resin extending axially a potted length into pome of the flutes from the outlet end resist axially oriented pressure forces on the alternating layers. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192531 | FILTER MEDIUM FOR AIR FILTER AND AIR FILTER - An air filter comprising a filter pack comprising a folded nanofiber filter medium, fitted to a filter frame through a seal material, the nanofiber filter medium being a filter medium for an air filter, comprising a nanofiber filter medium which, when a filter medium face velocity is 5.3 cm/s, has a performance index of collecting target particle diameter of 0.3 μm, 0.040 (1/Pa) or more, performance index of collecting target particle diameter of 0.1 μm, 0.030 (1/Pa) or more, and performance index of collecting target particle diameter of 0.05 μm, 0.050 (1/Pa) or more. By this, a high air volume and low pressure drop type high-performance air filter using a nanofiber filter medium can be provided. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192532 | Variable Speed Transamission - A grass treatment device is provided, which comprises a motor configured to provide a power, a grass treatment tool configured to interact with and treat a grass surface, a drive mechanism configured to propel the device relative to the grass surface and a transmission operably positioned between the motor, the tool and the drive mechanism. The transmission is configured to transmit power from the motor independently to the tool and to the drive mechanism. The transmission is further configured to transform a constant output from the motor into independent variable powering of the tool and the drive mechanism. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192533 | TURF TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH FLOATING HEAD SUSPENDED FROM A FRAME - A turf treatment apparatus with a floating head for use on a grass treatment device having a frame, the turf treatment apparatus having a floating head comprising at least one elongate grass treatment element, and a mounting configured to effect a floating action with respect to the frame wherein the mounting comprises at least one resilient spring element that is configured to spread the weight of the grass treatment element by virtue of the resilience of the at least one spring element acting to counter the force of gravity arising during use of the floating head on non horizontal terrain. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192534 | Four-Bar Linkage for Suspending a Header for an Agricultural Implement - A suspension system for agricultural implements having at least one floating head using a four-bar linkage and permitting the floating head to accommodate variations in ground surface elevation in a lateral or transverse direction. By permitting the floating head to float, a more consistent cutting height is realized when ground surface elevation varies in a transverse direction. A main frame is provided to which the ground engaging wheels are attached. A sub-frame is connected to the main frame via the four-bar linkage. The sub-frame is pivotally attached to the arms of the four-bar linkage by spherical bearings. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192535 | Boron nitride nanotube fibrils and yarns - A method for the production of long, high aspect ratio boron nitride nanotubes and boron nitride nanotube fibrils composed of single or few walled boron nitride nanotubes aligned in bundles of nanotubes 20 μm and longer at a rate of above about 1 meter per second. Nanotube yarns comprised of twisted bundles of such nanotube fibrils are also described. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192536 | GROUND-BASED SIMPLE CYCLE PULSE DETONATION COMBUSTOR BASED HYBRID ENGINE FOR POWER GENERATION - An engine contains a compressor stage, a compressor plenum, an inlet valving stage, a PDC stage, a PDC exit nozzle stage, a transition stage, a high pressure turbine stage, a turbine plenum, and a low pressure turbine stage. The PDC stage contains at least one pulse detonation combustor and each of the compressor plenum, PDC exit nozzle stage and turbine plenum contain a volume used to reduce and/or widen pressure peaks generated by the operation of the PDC stage. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192537 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A NITROGEN PURGE SYSTEM - A method of operating a fuel system is provided. The method includes removing fuel from at least a portion of the fuel system using a gravity drain process. The method also includes channeling nitrogen into at least a portion of the fuel system to facilitate removing air and residual fuel from at least a portion of the fuel system, thereby mitigating a formation of carbonaceous precipitate particulates. The method further includes removing air and nitrogen from at least a portion of the fuel system during a fuel refilling process using a venting process such that at least a portion of the fuel system is substantially refilled with fuel and substantially evacuated of air and nitrogen. The method also includes removing air from at least a portion of the refilled fuel system using a venting process. The method further includes recirculating fuel within at least a portion of the fuel system, thereby removing heat from at least a portion of the fuel system and facilitating a transfer of operating fuel modes. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192538 | Capacitive Stator - A standard 4-pole electric motor stator with capacitive plates in-line with the magnetic poles, but electrically 90° out of phase, produces two Lorentz force geometries 90° out of phase with each other (i.e., vertical, horizontal). An alternating source electrically rotates this pair of Lorentz geometries producing a propagating electromagnetic wave at the source frequency within the vacant internal cavity. Any charged particle within the cavity and along its axis will be accelerated or decelerated from an initial velocity via the Lorentz force. The rotating geometry provides for the coupling of the Lorentz force through a current loop and diamagnetism, providing acceleration and deceleration of non-charged particles. The force coupling is dependent upon the material's electromagnetic properties, the frequencies generated by the capacitive stator, and the velocity of the particles within the capacitive stator's influence. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192539 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING THRUST IN A ROCKET MOTOR - A propulsion thrust control system and method for controlling thrust in a rocket motor includes configuring valves of an energized rocket motor to an initial total valve area according to a total thrust command. The total thrust command is converted into a commanded propellant mass flow discharge rate. A varying total valve area is computed from an error between the commanded propellant mass flow discharge rate and a calculated propellant mass flow discharge rate. The valves are reconfigured according to a distribution of the varying total valve area. The propulsion system includes a pressure vessel with valves and a controller for regulating the valve area according to a propellant mass flow discharge rate from the pressure vessel. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192540 | CLOSING SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT FAN SHROUD - A closing system for a fan cowling on a jet engine of an aircraft that has at least one assembly including a male contrivance integral with the cowling, and a female contrivance integral with the jet engine that has a lower element forming at least one first guide ramp and an upper element forming at least one second guide ramp, with the aforementioned female contrivance being suitable on the one hand for guiding the male contrivance during the opening and/or the closing of the fan cowling, and on the other hand providing a limitation of the radial and circumferential displacements of the male contrivance. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192541 | EXHAUST GAS CLEANING DEVICE, EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CLAMP CONNECTION - An exhaust gas cleaning device ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192542 | Plasma Reactor - A plasma reactor has high durability with performance to generate stable and uniform plasma. The reactor has a variety of advantages such as increasing the range of commercial applications since the reactor has a structure that allows simple and efficient installation and operation in a system at a position required by the system. The reactor includes a stack constructed by sequentially stacking plus and minus electrodes and spacers and a reactor body provided at one side of the stack to hold the stack. The plus and minus electrodes are arranged alternately with spacers to define passages through which gas is allowed to pass. Each of the plus and minus electrodes has deformation preventing means to disperse stress of the electrodes and to prevent a local thermal stress caused by thermal expansion and contraction, thereby increasing thermal shock-resistant performance. External terminals for connection to the plus and minus electrodes are provided on the reactor body. A projection is formed on a surface of the reactor body in a direction perpendicular to a stack direction of the stack to allow the reactor to be easily fixed to a case. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192543 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine is provided with an upstream side three-way catalyst capable of purifying exhaust gas and a particulate filter (PM filter) for trapping particulate matter PM contained in exhaust gas. Catalyst warm-up control is exercised for the purpose of warming up mainly the upstream side three-way catalyst at cold start. Filter regeneration control for removing the particulate matter PM accumulating on the particulate filter from the filter is exercised at the cold start after the catalyst warm-up control is exercised. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192544 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus that raises temperature of a post-catalyst at an early time while suppressing reducing agent poisoning of the post-catalyst and discharge of a reducing agent into the outside when a pre-catalyst and the post-catalyst are arranged in series in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine in order from an upstream side thereof. The pre-catalyst is arranged to allow an exhaust gas to flow between an outer peripheral surface thereof and an inner peripheral surface of the exhaust passage. A reducing agent addition valve adding a reducing agent to allow the reducing agent to pass through the pre-catalyst is arranged immediately upstream of the pre-catalyst in the exhaust passage. Further, a retention catalyst is arranged in the exhaust passage between the pre-catalyst and the post-catalyst, to temporarily retain the reducing agent in the exhaust gas. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192545 | EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An exhaust aftertreatment system connected to an internal combustion engine operative lean of stoichiometry includes first and second selective catalytic reactor devices. A preferred ratio of hydrocarbon:NOx to achieve a preferred concentration of ammonia immediately downstream of the first selective catalytic reactor device is determined. An ethanol-based reductant is dispensed upstream of the first selective catalytic reactor device. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192546 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Regeneration of a Particulate Filter - A method of operating an emission abatement assembly includes igniting a fuel-fired burner of the emission abatement assembly to combust soot trapped in a particulate filter of the emission abatement assembly. The method also includes detecting an engine exhaust intake failure of the emission abatement assembly. Furthermore, the method includes extinguishing the fuel-fired burner in response to detecting the engine exhaust intake failure of the emission abatement assembly. An emission abatement system is also disclosed. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192547 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - The invention has an object of exerting favorable NO | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REGENERATE A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - An exhaust system for use with a diesel engine includes a diesel particulate filter configured to capture particulate matter exhausted from the diesel engine, a first sensor operable to detect a particulate matter accumulation level within the diesel particulate filter, and a second sensor operable to detect an ambient temperature of an environment surrounding the diesel particulate filter. The exhaust system also includes a control module electrically coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the diesel particulate filter. The control module is operable to adjust a first regeneration threshold based on the detected ambient temperature. The control module is also operable to initiate regeneration of the diesel particulate filter when the detected particulate matter accumulation level reaches the first regeneration threshold. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192549 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED PARTICULATE FILTER - A method and system for controlling a diesel particulate filter includes a particulate matter load determination module determining a particulate matter load in a diesel particulate filter (DPF), a desired oxygen level determination module determining a desired exhaust gas oxygen level based on the particulate matter load, an oxygen comparison module comparing the desired exhaust gas oxygen level and a measured exhaust gas oxygen level and generating a comparison signal and an electric DPF control module controlling an electrically heated catalyst in response to the comparison signal. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192550 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to prevent an excessive temperature rise of a precatalyst in the case where the precatalyst is provided in the exhaust passage upstream of an exhaust gas purification apparatus and has a heat capacity smaller than that of the exhaust gas purification apparatus, and reducing agent is added from a reducing agent addition valve toward an upstream end surface of the precatalyst. According to the present invention, the reducing agent addition valve is located in such a way that the reducing agent added through it reaches the precatalyst in a liquid state. In the case where the level of activity of the precatalyst is higher than a specific level at the time when the addition of reducing agent through the reducing agent addition valve is performed so as to supply the reducing agent to the precatalyst and the exhaust gas purification apparatus, the reducing agent is added more intensively than in the case where the level of activity of the precatalyst is not higher than the specific level. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192551 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A construction machine that permits an exhaust gas after-treatment device to be disposed while suppressing an increase of height. An upper surface of a hydraulic pump is positioned lower than an upper surface of an engine, a tank device having at least one of a working oil tank and a fuel tank is provided at a rear portion thereof with a small height portion which has an upper surface of a height almost equal to or smaller than the height of the upper surface of the hydraulic tank, and an exhaust gas after-treatment device is disposed at a position above both the small height portion and the hydraulic pump. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192552 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT CATALYST, EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT METHOD, AND EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS - An exhaust gas treatment catalyst for removal of one or more pollutants in an exhaust gas, the catalyst comprising: a SO | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192553 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, VEHICLE, MARINE VESSEL, AND EXHAUST GAS CLEANING METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine capable of improving cleaning efficiency by preventing an increase in the temperature of the exhaust gas to lessen the deterioration of the catalyst. The internal combustion engine includes a convergent section, a divergent section, and a branch section. The branch section branches a shock wave, propagating in a downstream direction at a higher velocity than exhaust gas flowing into an exhaust path from a combustion chamber when an exhaust valve is opened, from a portion of the exhaust path which is upstream with respect to the divergent section, and propagates the shock wave back to the exhaust path. The exhaust gas is caused to pass the convergent section and to collide against the shock wave between the branch section and the divergent section, so as to increase the pressure of the exhaust gas in the convergent section. Such exhaust gas is caused to pass the divergent section to generate a new shock wave and to decrease the temperature of the exhaust gas. A catalyst of an exhaust cleaning device is provided in a portion of the exhaust path which is downstream with respect to the divergent section. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192554 | ENGINE PART - An engine part has a construction which prevents the surface discoloration/deterioration associated with a high-temperature exhaust gas, irrespective of the type of Cr used in the formation of a chromium plating layer (hexavalent chromium or trivalent chromium). The engine part includes a metal substrate, a chromium plating layer covering at least a region of a surface of the metal substrate, the region being heated to a temperature of about 350° C. or more, and an intermediate plating layer provided between the metal substrate and the chromium plating layer. The chromium plating layer has a thickness of about 0.2 μm or more in the region. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192555 | EXHAUST ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE EXHAUST LINE - This exhaust arrangement for an exhaust line having an exhaust gas treatment device and a liquid injection device located upstream of the exhaust gas treatment device includes a single moving element incorporating a throttling member having a solid closing surface and, operatively connected to the said throttling member, a turbulence generating member and an actuator for controlling the position of the said moving element between a first position wherein the moving element is in a retracted position and creates a minimum back pressure in the exhaust line and a second position wherein the moving element is in an extended position and creates a maximum back pressure, or selectively in at least one intermediate position wherein the moving element is in a turbulence generating position wherein the turbulence generating member intrudes at least partially into the exhaust line and creates turbulences within the flow of exhaust gases. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192556 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, VEHICLE, MARINE VESSEL, AND SECONDARY AIR SUPPLY METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine capable of efficiently supplying air to an exhaust path even in a high load state. The internal combustion engine includes a convergent section, a divergent section, and a branch section. The branch section branches a shock wave, propagating in a downstream direction at a higher velocity than exhaust gas flowing into an exhaust path from a combustion chamber when an exhaust valve is opened, from a portion of the exhaust path which is upstream with respect to the divergent section, and propagates the shock wave back to the exhaust path. The exhaust gas is caused to pass the convergent section and to collide against the shock wave between the branch section and the divergent section so as to increase the pressure of the exhaust gas in the convergent section. Such exhaust gas is caused to pass the divergent section to generate a new shock wave. A secondary air supply system includes a supply section arranged to supply air to a portion of the exhaust path which is upstream with respect to the divergent section, using a negative pressure generated by the newly generated shock wave. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192557 | MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, VEHICLE, MARINE VESSEL, AND EXHAUSTING METHOD FOR MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine capable of decreasing the pressure or temperature of exhaust gas. The internal combustion engine includes at least two cylinders and an exhaust path. The exhaust path includes a convergent-divergent nozzle and an exhaust merging section provided upstream with respect to an upstream end of the divergent section arranged to connect only exhaust ports of combustion chambers for which the opening periods do not overlap. A shock wave propagating in a merging upstream section is branched at a connection section, and the branched shock wave is reflected by an exhaust valve of cylinder and collides against the exhaust gas. In accompaniment with the passage of the exhaust gas having the pressure increased by the shock wave through the convergent-divergent nozzle, a new shock wave propagating in a downstream direction in the exhaust path is generated and also an expansion wave propagating in an upstream direction in the exhaust path is generated. Thus, the temperature and pressure of the exhaust gas are significantly decreased. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192558 | EXHAUST DEVICE FOR VEHICLE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a exhaust device for an vehicle internal combustion engine, an exhaust pipe ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192559 | PASSIVE VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH NEGATIVE START ANGLE - A passive valve assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes an exhaust component that defines an exhaust gas flow path and a vane that is positioned within the exhaust gas flow path. The vane is positioned at an initial start position and is movable between a closed position to provide a minimum exhaust gas flow and an open position to provide a maximum exhaust gas flow. The start position is orientated at a negative angle relative to the closed position. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192560 | PASSIVE VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH NEGATIVE START ANGLE - A passive valve assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes an exhaust component that defines an exhaust gas flow path and a vane that is positioned within the exhaust gas flow path. The vane is positioned at an initial start position and is movable between a closed position to provide a minimum exhaust gas flow and an open position to provide a maximum exhaust gas flow. The start position is orientated at a negative angle relative to the closed position. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192561 | ADAPTIVE, LOW-IMPACT VEHICLE ENERGY HARVESTER - An adaptive, low-impact vehicle energy harvester system, and a method of harvesting vehicle energy, is provided. The system includes a plurality of channels disposed longitudinally in a trafficway, wherein each of the plurality of channels includes one or more compressible, elongated hollow bodies such that a movement of a vehicle along the trafficway causes contents in the elongated hollow bodies to be expelled from one end, a motor in communication with the hollow bodies such that the contents expelled from one end of the hollow bodies actuate the motor, and a control unit that varies a resistance to the movement of the contents in the elongated hollow bodies based on at least one of a mass of the vehicle, a velocity of the vehicle, and a rate of change of velocity of the vehicle. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192562 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST TWO HYDRAULIC CONSUMERS - The invention relates to a control arrangement and a method for controlling at least two hydraulic consumers. According to the invention, when a pre-determined maximum load pressure of one of the consumers is exceeded, the pump is controlled according to the pressure medium requirement of the other consumer having a lower load. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192563 | HYDRAULIC ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITH ACCUMULATOR AND METHOD OF VARYING CHARGE OF SAME - A method of varying a charge in an accumulator includes providing an accumulator containing working fluid and gas, providing a reservoir containing gas, transferring gas from the reservoir to the accumulator to increase the gas pressure in the accumulator, and transferring gas from the accumulator to the reservoir to decrease the gas pressure in the accumulator. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192564 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT ADAPTED FOR COUPLING MOTORS - A hydraulic circuit including: at least one primary motor comprising at least first and second distinct sub-motors, the first sub-motor having a first main orifice, and the second sub-motor having a second main orifice; and at least one secondary motor; | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192565 | Rotary Energy Conversion Device With Reciprocating Pistons - A rotary heat engine has a cylindrical engine block containing a rotor with four equally spaced pistons and corresponding cylinders extending radially in the rotor. The pistons are pivotally connected to connecting rods that are in turn connected to a shaft at an inner end of each connecting rod. The engine block has a cover thereon and the block can have heating and cooling locations that create heating and cooling chambers within the rotor, thereby causing the pistons to reciprocate and causing the rotor to rotate within the engine block. The pistons reciprocate within the rotor while the rotor rotates within the engine block. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192566 | Engine for Utilizing Thermal Energy to Generate Electricity - Disclosed are systems and methods for generating power. The system includes a sealed chamber, a displacer located inside the chamber, a magnetic mechanism to actuate the displacer, and a linear alternator. The chamber includes a first side, a first top surface, and a first bottom surface, the first side located adjacent to a heat source and the second side adjacent to a heat sink. The displacer includes a pivot surface, a rocker, or a slide, and may include a regenerator. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192567 | ACTUATOR COMPRISING ELEMENTS MADE OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY WITH BROADENED RANGE OF WORKING TEMPERATURES - An actuator ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192568 | Phase change compressor - A method for compressing a gas by using energy produced from a heat source. A boiler is provided. The boiler is segregated into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a barrier such as a piston, a bellows, or a diaphragm. The lower chamber is filled with a liquid having a suitable boiling point and other properties. The upper chamber is filled with a gas to be compressed. Heat from any suitable source is applied to the liquid in the lower chamber in order to bring the liquid to a boil, and thereby produce pressurized vapor in the lower chamber. The rising pressure in the lower chamber moves the barrier in the direction of the upper chamber, thereby compressing the gas in the upper chamber. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192569 | EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING ENERGY - A system and method for recovering energy from gases of an internal combustion engine in conjunction with exhaust gas recirculation is described and illustrated, and in some embodiments includes an exhaust gas recirculation valve and an exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger, with a working medium which undergoes a cyclic process being evaporated in the exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger by hot exhaust gases, and with resulting steam being converted into mechanical or electrical energy which is available as additional energy. To improve heat recovery with little technical expenditure, an exhaust gas control valve can interact with the exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger, and can control the mass flow of exhaust gases flowing through the exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger constantly in all operating phases of the internal combustion engine, approximately in the vicinity of the performance limit of energy recovery. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100192570 | BURSTING PROTECTION - A compressor casing includes a casing insert with a flexible element in the force flux between the insert wall contour and the outer compressor casing. The flexible element is assembled from a support ring and ribs, wherein the ribs axially in front of the support ring and the ribs axially behind the support ring are arranged in an offset manner in relation to each other. Due to the arrangement of the ribs in an offset manner, the axial force flux between the insert wall contour and the outer compressor casing is deflected twice, and an axially compliant flexible construction is achieved. | 2010-08-05 |
