| 32nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20090193760 | REFRIGERATOR DOOR VACUUM PRESERVATION SYSTEM - A refrigerator includes a hands-free vacuum preservation system mounted on a door of the refrigerator comprising a main body portion having a slot therein for receiving an open end of a plastic bag. Sensors within the slot detect the presence of the bag and a retaining device is actuated to punch holes in the bag and retain the bag in position for a vacuum sealing event. An intake port within the system communicates with a vacuum source to remove air from the bag, and a heat sealer seals the bag closed. In a preferred embodiment, once sensors located on the main body portion detect the presence of a consumer's hand, the retaining device releases the bag. The resultant vacuum sealed bag can be stored in a conventional manner, or by hanging the bag from hooks extending through the holes formed therein by the retaining device. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193761 | Low Profile Packaging Assembly For Loose Fill Insulation Material - A packaging assembly for insulation material has a compression chamber and a surge hopper vertically mounted above the compression chamber. An air drawing assembly positioned beneath the compression chamber draws air through the surge hopper and the compression chamber. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193762 | APPARATUS FOR HANDLING TOBACCO BAGS - For the purpose of handling tobacco bags ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193763 | FOLDING UNIT FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A folding unit for producing sealed packages of pourable food products from respective packs, each having a main portion folded into a desired shape, and opposite end portions to be folded to form respective folded ends of a relative finished package. The unit has a first folding station, in turn having a first retaining mechanism for securing each pack by a relative first end portion, and a first folding mechanism for folding a relative second end portion of the pack. The unit also has a second folding station located downstream from the first folding station in the traveling direction of the packs, a second retaining mechanism for securing each pack by the relative folded second end portion, and a second folding mechanism for folding the relative first end portion. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193764 | Selectively Loadable/Sealable Bioresorbable Carrier Assembly for Radioisotope Seeds - A selectively loadable/sealable bioresorbable carrier assembly for retaining and positioning elements used in brachytherapy procedures comprises a bioresorbable tube having a closed distal end and a proximal open end. The bioresorbable tube is loaded with a selectable arrangement of elements, including at least one radioactive seed, through the proximal open end. After the bioresorbable tube is selectably loaded, the bioresorbable tube is heat sealed at a sealing position adjacent a proximalmost element. Once sealed, the bioresorbable tube maintains the arrangement of elements throughout the treatment duration. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193765 | Variable-volume insulated shipping container - A variable-volume shipping container has both cushioning and insulating characteristics, so that it may be used to ship items which are fragile, or items which require temperature control (such as refrigeration or warming). The container includes an expansible volume-varying element which expands in thickness while maintaining its plan-view shape after the container is closed and secured, so that fragile items are held snugly, or so that items needing temperature control, such as refrigeration, are held in good heat transfer relation to a refrigerant (such as dry ice) placed into the container along with the items to be shipped. Methods of making expansible volume-varying elements of various configurations and having a differing number of expansible elements are disclosed. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193766 | Container Closure System - A system for closing tamper-resistant containers, each container having a base portion, a sidewall extending upward from the base portion, and a lid having a peripheral groove on an upper surface of the lid. The system comprises a substantially planar surface supporting the base portion of the container and a sealing mechanism having a lower surface with a peripheral flange configured to engage the peripheral groove of the lid of the container and to exert a closing force on the lid in a direction perpendicular to the planar surface to seal the container by attaching the lid to the sidewall. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193767 | BLISTER CARD LOADING SYSTEM - A loading system ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193768 | Machine for Covering Various Types of Articles - A machine is disclosed for covering articles ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193769 | Ceiling type air conditioner - There is provided a ceiling type air conditioner including a brush assembly for collecting foreign matters filtered by a filter. The brush assembly includes a brush that contacts the foreign matters filtered by the filter and a main body for collecting the foreign matters separated from the filter to store the foreign matters. Therefore, it is possible to effectively collect and store the foreign matters filtered by the filter in the main body due to the movement of the brush assembly. In addition, since a user does not have to exchange or clean the filter, it is possible to prevent inconvenience from being caused by exchanging or cleaning the filter and to prevent the filter from being contaminated. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193770 | Gas-Liquid Separator with Expansion Transition Flow - A gas-liquid separator assembly has a flow passage providing expansion of and reduced flow velocity of the post-separation gas stream, and in some embodiments provides pre-escape regions facilitating partial pre-transition of some of the flow. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193771 | Cyclone dust-collecting apparatus - A cyclone dust-collecting apparatus to separate dust from air drawn in through a suction port body of a vacuum cleaner using a centrifugal force and to collect the separated dust is provided. The cyclone dust-collecting apparatus includes a primary cyclone unit to separate dust from air drawn in through the suction port body; a secondary cyclone unit disposed inside the primary cyclone unit to separate dust from air discharged from the primary cyclone unit; and a tertiary cyclone unit disposed above the primary cyclone unit at an angle different from the primary and secondary cyclone units. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193772 | Multi-cyclone dust separating apparatus and cleaner having the same - A compact multi-cyclone dust separating is disclosed. The multi-cyclone dust separating apparatus includes a first cyclone chamber that separates dust-laden air drawn from outside, a second cyclone chamber that is disposed in the first cyclone chamber, and that separates dust-laden air drawn from the first cyclone chamber, and a third cyclone chamber that is disposed around a periphery of the first cyclone chamber, and that separates dust-laden air drawn from the second cyclone chamber. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193773 | High flow V-bank filter - A V-bank air filter having a high air flow rate with low pressure drop is provided. In one embodiment, a V-bank filter includes a housing having a first pair and a second pair of pleated filter elements arranged in a vee configuration and comprising a unitary disposable filter. A centerline defined by the first pair of pleated filter elements defines an acute angle with a centerline defined by the second pair of pleated filter elements. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193774 | Modular gas-separating adsorbers - In a modular gas-separating adsorber assembly, a pair of cylindric vessels, filled-in by a given amount of an adsorbing material (either a mainly adsorbing or a mainly adsorbing material) are always operatively assembled with a top plate and a bottom plate, the top and bottom plates being mutually coupled by tie rods, engaged in the plate corners, the bottom plates and top plates forming plate chambers and being operatively connected with the chamber formed by adjoining cylindric vessel, the plates having projecting fittings to be assembled with the plate chambers included in adjoining vessels. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193775 | PLUGGED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - There is disclosed a plugged honeycomb structure in which cracks are not easily generated in partition walls during use as a DPF and during regeneration. A plugged honeycomb structure | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193776 | Pond skuzz collector - A buoyant device for use by one or two persons to skim from the surface of bodies of water the vegetative matter that accumulates thereon so as to facilitate its disposal. The device consists of a cylindrical screen formed to the configuration of the letter C with the top lip being held at the water's surface by a buoyant bar and the lower lip being positioned below the upper lip by a weighted bar; a harness attached to the buoyant bar is used to pull the device across the water's surface. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193777 | Harvesting Machine Combination For The Utilization Of Plant Remains - A harvesting machine combination for the utilization of harvested plant remains is provided and includes a combine with an outlet for harvested crop remains, a self propelled forage harvester that includes a conveyor to take over the harvested crop remains from the outlet of the combine, a discharge arrangement for the harvested crop remains, an engine for the drive of the conveyor and a container to take up the harvested crop remains delivered by the discharge arrangement. The combine is equipped with a transmitting arrangement for the transmission of position data and/or operation direction and speed data of the combine. The forage harvester is equipped with a receiving arrangement that interacts with an automatic steering and speed input arrangement of the forage harvester that can be operated on the basis of the data received by the receiving arrangement in order to permit the forage harvester to follow the combine automatically. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193778 | DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL DISCHARGED FROM A ROTARY MOWER - A rotary mower apparatus includes a mower deck, and a mower blade rotatably mounted under the mower deck about a substantially vertical axis of rotation. The mower blade follows a circular path having a radius equal to a cutting radius, and a baffle plate extends downward from the mower deck adjacent to and outside the circular path. A vertical position of a bottom edge of the baffle plate can be adjusted from a lowered position to a raised position. A deflector plate can be attached such that a front edge thereof is pivotally mounted to the mower deck rearward of the mower blade such that the deflector plate extends downward and rearward from the front edge thereof, and such that the deflector plate can pivot a lowered to a raised position and be supported at a selected location in the pivot range. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193779 | DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL DISCHARGED FROM A ROTARY MOWER - A rotary mower apparatus includes a mower deck, and a mower blade rotatably mounted under the mower deck about a substantially vertical axis of rotation. The mower blade follows a circular path having a radius equal to a cutting radius, and a baffle plate extends downward from the mower deck adjacent to and outside the circular path. A vertical position of a bottom edge of the baffle plate can be adjusted from a lowered position to a raised position. A deflector plate can be attached such that a front edge thereof is pivotally mounted to the mower deck rearward of the mower blade such that the deflector plate extends downward and rearward from the front edge thereof, and such that the deflector plate can pivot a lowered to a raised position and be supported at a selected location in the pivot range. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193780 | Power Generation System for a Marine Vessel - The present invention relates to a power generation system for a marine vessel including a gas-fired power generation unit such as a gas turbine arranged to receive unodorized natural gas that has been vaporized from LNG stored onboard the marine vessel as a source of fuel gas. Unodorized natural gas is used a source of fuel to keep air emissions to a minimum. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193781 | Water combustion technology- methods, processes, systems and apparatus for the combustion of hydrogen and oxygen - This invention presents improved combustion methods, systems, engines and apparatus utilizing H | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193782 | POWER GENERATING TURBINE SYSTEMS - A power generating turbine system that may include an axial compressor that compresses a flow of air that is then mixed with a fuel and combusted in a combustor such that the resulting flow of hot gas is directed through a turbine. The turbine may include a high-pressure turbine section and a low-pressure turbine section. The high-pressure turbine section may be coupled via a first shaft to the axial compressor such that in operation the high-pressure turbine section drives the axial compressor. And, the low-pressure turbine section may be coupled via a second shaft to a low-speed generator such that in operation the low-pressure turbine section drives the low-speed generator. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193783 | POWER GENERATING TURBINE SYSTEMS - A power generating turbine system that may include: 1) a turbine that includes two sections, a high-pressure turbine section and a low-pressure turbine section that each reside on a separate shaft; 2) an axial compressor that compresses a flow of air that is then mixed with a fuel and combusted in a combustor such that the resulting flow of hot gas is directed through the turbine, the axial compressor comprising a low-pressure compressor section and a high-pressure compressor section; 3) a four-pole generator; 4) a first shaft that couples the high-pressure turbine section to the high-pressure compressor section such that, in operation, the high-pressure turbine section drives the high-pressure compressor; and 5) a second shaft that couples the low-pressure turbine section to the four-pole generator and the low-pressure compressor such that, in operation, the low-pressure turbine section drives the four-pole generator and the low-pressure compressor. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193784 | POWER GENERATING TURBINE SYSTEMS - A power generating turbine system that may include: 1) a turbine that includes two sections, a high-pressure turbine section and a low-pressure turbine section that each reside on a separate shaft; 2) an axial compressor that compresses a flow of air that is then mixed with a fuel and combusted in a combustor such that the resulting flow of hot gas is directed through the turbine; 3) a two-pole generator; 4) a four-pole generator; 5) a first shaft that couples the high-pressure turbine section to the axial compressor and the two-pole generator such that, in operation, the high-pressure turbine section drives the axial compressor and the two-pole generator; and 6) a second shaft that couples the low-pressure turbine section to the four-pole generator such that, in operation, the low-pressure turbine section drives the four-pole generator. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193785 | POWER GENERATING TURBINE SYSTEMS - A power generating turbine system that includes: a turbine that includes three sections, a high-pressure turbine section, a mid-pressure turbine section, and a low-pressure turbine section that each reside on a separate shaft; 2) an axial compressor that compresses a flow of air that is then mixed with a fuel and combusted in a combustor such that the resulting flow of hot gas is directed through the turbine, the axial compressor comprising a high-pressure compressor section and a low-pressure compressor section; 3) a two-pole generator; 4) a four-pole generator; 5) a first shaft that couples the high-pressure turbine section to the high-pressure compressor section such that, in operation, the high-pressure turbine section drives the high-pressure compressor section; 6) a second shaft that couples the mid-pressure turbine section to the high-pressure compressor section and the two-pole generator such that, in operation, the mid-pressure turbine section drives the high-pressure compressor section and two-pole generator; and 7) a third shaft that couples the low-pressure turbine section to the four-pole generator such that in operation the low-pressure turbine section drives the four-pole generator. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193786 | System And Method Of Continuous Detonation In A Gas Turbine Engine - A continuous detonation system, including: a rotatable member including a forward end, an aft end, a circumferential wall and a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough; an outer circumferential wall, wherein the rotatable member is positioned therein so that the circumferential wall of the rotatable member is spaced radially inwardly from the outer circumferential wall; at least one helical channel formed by a plurality of helical sidewalls extending between the circumferential wall of the rotatable member and the outer circumferential wall, each helical channel being open at the forward end and the aft end of the rotatable member so as to provide flow communication therethrough; an air supply for providing air to each helical channel; and, a fuel supply for providing fuel to each helical channel. In this way, a mixture of the fuel and air is continuously detonated within each helical channel in a manner such that combustion gases exit therefrom with an increased pressure and temperature. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193787 | Apparatus and Method for Start-Up of a Power Plant - A power plant is provided which includes a gas turbine having a compressor for producing compressed air and a combustor for combusting the compressed air with a combustible fuel to produce a heated combustion gas. The power plant also includes a heat recovery steam generator for generating a flow of steam from an exhaust of the gas turbine and a steam turbine for expanding the flow of steam from the heat recovery steam generator. The steam turbine has a rotor having a rotor bore disposed axially therein. The power plant also includes a conduit for directing at least a portion of the compressed air or at least a portion of the heated combustion gas from the gas turbine to the rotor bore of the steam turbine, wherein the compressed air or the heated combustion gas may warm the rotor bore of the steam turbine. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193788 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for operating a gas turbine engine system are provided. The system includes a fuel control system. The fuel control system includes a plurality of sensors positioned about the gas turbine engine system and configured to measure at least one parameter associated with the sensor, and a processor programmed to receive a signal from at least one of the plurality of sensors indicative of a composition of the fuel. The processor is further programmed to determine the physical properties of a fuel at an inlet to the flow control devices using a flow model and the at least one signal, determine a corresponding correction to a gas fuel flow gain using the determined physical properties, and automatically control fuel delivery as well as fuel split between the fuel injection points on the combustor using the adjusted flow gain to facilitate permitting a relatively large variation in the fuel composition for use in the gas turbine engine. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193789 | VARIABLE AREA FAN NOZZLE THRUST REVERSER - A nozzle for use in a gas turbine engine includes nozzle doors coupled with a fan nacelle wherein the nozzle doors move in unison between a plurality of positions to influence a bypass airflow through a fan bypass passage. A linkage connects the nozzle doors and an actuator. A louver section coupled with the linkage moves in unison with the nozzle doors between a plurality of louver positions to direct a portion of the bypass airflow in a selected direction. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193790 | Method For The Regeneration Of A Particle Filter Installed In The Exhaust Gas Train Of A Vehicular Diesel Engine - A method for regenerating a soot-laden particle filter in the exhaust gas train of a diesel engine in a vehicle, wherein the engine is equipped with a fuel injection system having an injection valve for each cylinder and an exhaust braking device including a butterfly valve in the exhaust gas train upstream of the particle filter. An exhaust braking phase is initiated by closing the butterfly valve, thereby causing hot exhaust gas to be compressed upstream of the butterfly valve. Regeneration of the particle filter is then initiated by injecting diesel fuel into the cylinders substantially after the respective pistons pass top dead center, and allowing the hot exhaust gas mixture containing unburned fuel and air to flow past the butterfly valve so that the mixture ignites the soot and then supports combustion of the soot, thereby regenerating the particle filter. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193791 | SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING REGENERATION OF POLLUTION MANAGEMENT MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH CATALYST FORMING MEANS - The invention concerns a system for assisting regeneration of pollution management means ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193792 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING AN EXHAUST GAS FEEDSTREAM FOR A SPARK-IGNITION DIRECT-INJECTION ENGINE - The disclosure sets forth operating a spark-ignition, direct-fuel injection internal combustion engine equipped with an exhaust aftertreatment system including a lean-NOx reduction catalyst upstream of a second converter element. The engine preferentially operates in one of a homogeneous charge combustion mode and a stratified charge combustion mode based upon temperature of the lean-NOx reduction catalyst. Exhaust gas flow is selectively diverted to the second converter element. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193793 | EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFYING APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - When a concentration measured by a sensor is lower than a predetermined threshold, it is judged that a liquid is any different type of aqueous solution, and also, it is judged whether or not the different type discrimination is adequate. When the discrimination is adequate, the number of different type discriminating times is counted up based on a predetermined counted value, and when the number thereof is equal to or larger than a determination threshold, the different type discrimination is determined. At this time, at least one of the predetermined counted value and the determination threshold is dynamically set based on a liquid level of a reducing agent tank, so that the counting and/or the different type discriminating determination is performed considering convection which is changed according to a level change to thereby discriminate with high precision whether or not the liquid is the different type of aqueous solution. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193794 | Exhaust system implementing SCR and EGR - An exhaust system for use with an engine is disclosed. The exhaust system may have an exhaust passageway, a reduction catalyst located within the exhaust passageway, and a particulate filter located within the exhaust passageway upstream of the reduction catalyst. The exhaust system may also have an oxidation catalyst located within the exhaust passageway upstream of the reduction catalyst to provide a desired ratio of NO:NO | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193795 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGENERATING AN AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE FOR A SPARK-IGNITION DIRECT-INJECTION ENGINE - The disclosure sets forth operating a spark-ignition, direct-fuel injection internal combustion engine equipped with an exhaust aftertreatment system including a lean-NOx adsorber device. The engine is operated substantially un-throttled and at a lean air/fuel ratio and a first fuel pulse is injected to meet an engine output torque during a compression stroke of each engine cycle prior to a spark-ignition event. When regeneration of the lean-NOx adsorber device is commanded, a second fuel pulse is injected during a second engine stroke of each engine cycle. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193796 | GASOLINE ENGINE EMISSIONS TREATMENT SYSTEMS HAVING PARTICULATE TRAPS - Provided are exhaust systems and components suitable for use in conjunction with gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines to capture particulates in addition to reducing gaseous emission such as hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxides. Exhaust treatment systems comprising a three-way conversion (TWC) catalyst located on a particulate trap are provided. An exemplary particulate trap is a soot filter. Additional treatment components can be added downstream of the particulate trap, including NO | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193797 | Infrared-enhanced selective catalytic reduction of NOx - This invention relates to a device and method using infrared to enhance selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx, consisting of at least an infrared-emitting body, said infrared-emitting body being engineered to have specific spectral luminance covering a part or the whole of 3-14 μm wavelength range, that provides an effective means for improving NOx conversion in the SCR aftertreatment system of diesel engines. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193798 | Valve assembly for counteracting flow forces - A valve assembly is disclosed. The valve assembly may include a housing having an interior chamber, inlet port, outlet port, and control port. The valve assembly may further include a valve member configured to move within the interior chamber to permit flow between the inlet port and the control port and between the outlet port and the control port. The valve assembly may further include and an actuator configured to move the valve member to form a first opening and second opening to create flow forces tending to close the first and second opening. The valve member may also include a passageway in the valve member configured to direct fluid flow from the inlet port to the control port and from the control port to the outlet port, and counteract the flow forces at the first and second opening. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193799 | Hydraulic gravity harvester - A Hydraulic Gravity Harvester is disclosed; having a plural of slip buckets, each slip bucket has a piston that works with a valve that is connected to the lower end of each piston; each slip bucket reciprocates vertically within a cylinder. When the valve is in the closed position and the slip bucket is on the down stroke, it creates a positive pressure in the cylinder pushing fluid up to a reservoir positioned high above the slip buckets. Each slip bucket on the down stroke is connected so that the opposite valve is in the open position and on the up stroke, so the weight of the fluid that has pushed this slip bucket down now rest on the bottom of the cylinder. This allows the slip bucket that is on the down stroke to turn a shaft creating a rotational torque. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193800 | SERVICE PACK TANDEM PUMP - In certain embodiments, a service pack includes an engine, a tandem pump system coupled to the engine, and a controller. The tandem pump system may include a first pump and a second pump in tandem with one another. The controller may be configured to enable the first pump at a first load condition associated with the engine, the second pump at a second load condition associated with the engine, and both the first and second pumps at a third load condition associated with the engine. The load conditions may correspond to engine loads, hydraulic loads, or other loads associated with the engine. For example, at a low hydraulic pressure, the controller may selectively operate both the first and second pumps, whereas the controller may selectively operate only the first pump or the second pump at high and medium hydraulic pressures, respectively. In this manner, the system can provide suitable flow without overloading the engine. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193801 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM - A hydraulic drive system for an actuator uses a pair of pressure compensated hydraulic machines to control flow to and from the drive chambers of the actuator by varying the controlled pressure of one of the machines. The machines are mechanically coupled to permit energy recovery and charge an accumulator to store supplies energy. The drive system may be combined with other services including a transmission for incorporation in a vehicle. The transmission uses a pressure compensated supply and torque control of the wheels. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193802 | CONTROL METHOD FOR HYDRAULIC TYPE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A control method for a hydraulic type continuously variable transmission for suppressing a harmful effect due to the reacceleration just after deceleration of a vehicle. In a hydraulic type continuously variable transmission, the operation of a shifting actuator is stopped to suspend the shift control (S | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193803 | Axle Driving Apparatus - An axle driving apparatus for being mounted on the body frame of a vehicle and for independently rotating drive wheel members. The axle driving apparatus includes a first axle driving unit ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193804 | Heat exchanger and stirling engine - A heat exchanger includes: a cylindrical member made of metal as an outer shell body; a corrugated fin that is made of metal and that is attached to the cylindrical member as a heat exchanging member; and a coating layer formed on at least one of a surface of the cylindrical member and a surface of the corrugated fin. The corrugated fin is pressure-contacted to the cylindrical member. The heat exchanger can be provided, for example, to a heat absorbing portion or a heat dissipating portion of a Stirling engine. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193805 | STIRLING CYCLE ENGINE - To provide a less expensive and high-efficient free-piston Stirling cycle machine with an outer diameter of entire machine being relatively small. In a Stirling cycle cooler as a free-piston Stirling cycle machine including a cylinder | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193806 | VARIABLE TURBOCHARGER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A variable turbocharger including a turbine housing, a first scroll fluidly communicating with a turbine, a second scroll formed along an outside of the first scroll, wherein the first scroll and the second scroll are disposed within the turbine housing for exhaust gas to exhaust through the turbine, a partitioning unit for selectively separating the first scroll and the second scroll, and a a flux control valve disposed at the exhaust gas inflow portion and selectively coupled to the partitioning unit for blocking the exhaust gas from flowing into the second scroll. The variable turbocharger may prevent turbo lag at a low speed and be highly efficient at a high speed. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193807 | DYNAMIC COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A system for converting potential energy into heat including a tower configured to contain a fluid and to permit the formation of a substantially nitrogen-free combustion chamber defined by the tower and the surface of the fluid in the tower and at a pressure less than ambient, a first tower outlet in fluid communication with a first fuel valve configured to regulate a flow of the fluid out of the tower, an oxygen source in fluid communication with an oxygen valve in fluid communication with an oxygen inlet in fluid communication with the tower, a source of combustible fuel including hydrogen in fluid communication with a fuel valve in fluid communication with a fuel inlet in fluid communication with the tower, and an ignition source positioned so that it resides within the combustion chamber and is configured to initiate a reaction between oxygen and fuel. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING ENERGY - A system includes at least one body, a link for suspending the body for movement with gravity from a first elevation position to a second elevation position, and an electrical energy generator coupled with the body through the link to drive the generator to generate electricity upon movement of the body with gravity from the first to the second elevation position. The at least one body has a mass of at least approximately 100 tonnes; the first and the second elevation positions define a distance therebetween of at least approximately 200 meters; and/or the system further includes an operator configured to operate the link to controllably move the at least one body against gravity from the second to the first elevation position to increase a gravitational potential energy of the at least one body, and to maintain the gravitational potential energy of the at least one body. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193809 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE COMBINED CYCLE WORKING FLUID MODIFICATION AND COMBUSTION THEREOF - A method of assembling a combustion system includes providing a gas turbine engine that includes a gas turbine section coupled downstream from a combustion chamber and coupling a source of oxygen to the gas turbine engine such that a stream of oxygen discharged from the source facilitates displacing nitrogen in the working fluid of the gas turbine engine and facilitates decreasing emissions generated within the gas turbine engine. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193810 | Combustion chamber lining - A combustion chamber for a gas turbine has a metallic supporting structure | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193811 | BLEED AIRFLOW BALANCING CONTROL USING SIMPLIFIED SENSING - A simplified air bleed balancing control system for a pair of aircraft gas turbine engines reduces the number of pressure transducers and differential pressure transducers. Advantages include lower weight, less expensive system, better total system MTBF (mean time before failure), acceptable differential pressure transducer drift identification and compensation by the digital controller, and fewer maintenance tasks. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193812 | Reheat Gas And Exhaust Gas Regenerator System For A Combined Cycle Power Plant - A combined cycle power plant includes a compressor, a first turbine, a second turbine, a first combustor, a second combustor, a heat exchanger and a heat recovery steam generator. A controller operates the combined cycle power plant a first mode wherein compressor air is passed through the heat exchanger before being delivered to the first and second combustors, and exhaust gas from the second turbine is passed to the heat exchanger. The exhaust gas from the second turbine pre-heats the compressor air passing through the heat exchanger to the first and second combustors. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193813 | COMBUSTION APPARATUS - A wall element for a combustion space, the wall element comprising a ceramic body, a support within the body, and attachment means extending from the support and protruding from the body for securing the ceramic body to a combustion space wall. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193814 | CONDENSATION AND HUMIDITY SENSORS FOR THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES - According to certain embodiments disclosed in the present application, a climate controlled seating assembly includes a thermal module. The thermal module comprises at least one inlet channel, at least one outlet channel and a thermoelectric device (e.g., Peltier circuit) positioned upstream of the outlet channel. In one embodiment, the seating assembly includes a sensor positioned within an interior of the thermal module and configured to detect the presence of a liquid, such as water, condensation or other fluids, on or near said sensor. In certain arrangements, the sensor is configured to detect the presence of a liquid by measuring an electrical resistance or capacitance across a portion of the sensor. A climate control system can include a separator gasket located within a housing of a fluid module and at least partially between the cold passage and the hot passage. In some embodiments, the separator gasket comprises one or more wicking materials. The separator gasket can be configured to transport liquids from the cold passage to the hot passage. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193815 | CRYOGENIC STORAGE DEVICE - A cryogenic storage device includes a main body and a door. The main body defines an opening and a compartment. The door is rotatably connected to an edge of the opening. An evaporator is positioned in the compartment and configured to produce cold air. A fan is positioned in the compartment and configured to drive the cold air to flow in the compartment. An illumination component is positioned in the compartment and includes several of light emitting diodes. A door switch is positioned on an edge of the opening and configured to detect if the door is opened or closed to turn on and off the light emitting diodes. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193816 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Cooling Power of a Cryogenic Refrigerator Delivered to a Cryogen Vessel - The present invention provides a cryostat comprising a cryogen vessel ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193817 | METHOD FOR REFRIGERATING A THERMAL LOAD - The invention concerns a method for refrigerating one or more thermal loads which consists in providing a first CO2 source derived from a mechanical cold system, and in feeding one or more evaporators from said first source so as to cause the CO2 to evaporate thereby cooling said one or more thermal loads. The method is characterized in that it consists in providing a second CO2 source, consisting of a cryogenic storage of CO2, and in inputting CO2 from said second source, so that the flow rate of fluid feeding the evaporator(s) is a mixture of liquid CO2 derived from said first source and liquid CO2 derived from said second source. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193818 | Apparatus for Improved Precooling of a Thermal Radiation Shield in a Cryostat - A cryostat comprises a cryogen vessel housed within an outer vacuum container (OVC), a thermal radiation shield being located between an external surface of the cryogen vessel and an internal surface of the OVC. A decouplable thermal link arrangement is provided between an external surface of the cryogen vessel and an internal surface of the thermal radiation shield, being decoupled by action of an applied magnetic field. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193819 | Pre-chiller System for Ice Making Apparatus - A pre-chiller for an ice making system. The pre-chiller provides a coiled conductive tube mounted in an ice storage bin. Water flows through the tube and is chilled by the tube that is cold as a result of heat exchange from the ice in the ice storage bin. This chilled water is then delivered to the water inlet of the refrigeration system. The lower temperature of the chilled water compared to the typical ambient temperature of the water delivered to the refrigeration system lowers the power consumption of the refrigeration system and increases its efficiency. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193820 | REFRIGERATION MACHINE AND OPERATING METHOD FOR IT - A refrigeration machine for a domestic refrigerator includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, which are connected to form a refrigerant circuit, wherein a stop valve is arranged in a refrigerant path from the condenser to the evaporator. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193821 | PRE-RIDING AIR CONDITIONING METHOD AND AIR CONDITIONER - A pre-riding air conditioning method in which if an intention of a passenger to ride in a vehicle is detected, an inside air fan ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193822 | Moisture condensation control system - A moisture control system generally comprising a collector element is configured to be incorporated into a structure to control moisture condensation on the interior and exterior of the structure. The collector element encourages condensation on its surface. The control system includes a channel in fluid communication with the collector element to direct the condensed liquid away from the control element. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193823 | REFRIGERATOR WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION - The present invention discloses a refrigerator with a wireless communication function which can receive data and information by a wireless signal. The refrigerator with the wireless communication function includes a reception module ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193824 | Ice-Making Machine - An ice maker comprises a tray, which has at least one automatically emptiable compartment for moulding a piece of ice, a storage chamber ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193825 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONER CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle air-conditioner control system according to the present invention activates an air conditioner in response to a command from an air-conditioner remote controller before a passenger is onboard, controls the air conditioner based on a heat load detected by a heat load detector, controls the air conditioner to be set in a silent mode so as not to make the passenger feel uncomfortable due to an air-conditioning wind when a passenger-proximity determiner determines that the passenger is proximate to the vehicle. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193826 | Refrigerator - There is provided a temperature switching compartment | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193827 | INTERNAL COOLING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILES - An internal cooling apparatus for automobiles includes a first expansion valve for spraying a coolant to a main evaporator through a high-pressure pipe, a compressor receiving the coolant evaporated in the main evaporator through a low-pressure pipe, a condenser receiving the coolant compressed in the compressor, and a plurality of sub-evaporators each being installed inside of a seat to contact an automobile passenger. One end of each of the sub-evaporators is communicated with the high-pressure pipe and the other end thereof is communicated with the low-pressure pipe such that part of the coolant sprayed through the first expansion valve is supplied to the compressor via each of the sub-evaporators. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193828 | Machine for producing and dispensing liquid and semi-liquid consumer food products - A machine for producing liquid and semi-liquid consumer food products comprises one or more containers ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193829 | ABSORPTION-TYPE COOLING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED MOTOR VEHICLE - This device ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193830 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An air conditioning system includes an air-cooling unit and an air-heating unit. On a first path in the cooling-unit, provided are a compressor for first refrigerant, a condenser for the first refrigerant, front and rear expansion units for the first refrigerant, and an front and rear evaporators to cool air. On a second path in the air-heating unit, provided are a pump for second refrigerant, and front and rear heater cores for the second refrigerant. The condenser is located also on the second path to achieve heat-exchanging between the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant. During air-heating, air heated by the front and rear heater cores is supplied to a vehicle compartment as conditioned air. During air-cooling, air cooled by the front and rear evaporator is supplied to the vehicle compartment as conditioned air. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193831 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner is provided. A heat exchange unit of the air conditioner may include a blower fan that generates air flow within a housing, and a first shroud that guides the air flow generated by the blower fan to an outside of the cabinet. A second shroud may be coupled to an upstream end of the first shroud. An outer peripheral surface of a transverse section of the second shroud may be curved so as to stabilize air flow generated by the blower fan. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193832 | Refrigerator - The present invention provides a refrigerator, in which cold-storage ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193833 | Ice harvesting storage vessel - An ice harvesting storage vessel ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193834 | REFRIGERATOR WITH A WATER TANK - A refrigeration appliance with a water tank having an interior with an inlet connection and an outlet connection connected to a water dispenser, the water tank being divided by at least a first fin disposed in the tank interior and dividing the interior into at least two sections through which the contents of the tank flow from the inlet connection to the outlet connection, with the at least two sections merging into one another at a free edge of the fin, with the at least one fin being formed with a through-opening formed a predetermined distance from the free edge and connecting the at least two sections, the cross-sectional dimension of the through-opening being smaller than the cross-sectional dimension of the at least two sections. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193835 | Cooling System and Freight Container | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193836 | ARTICULATED FREEZER DRAWERS - The invention relates generally to an articulating drawer for a bottom mount freezer refrigerator. The drawer can be slideably mounted in the freezer compartment on slides that can include pivots to pivotally mount a drawer front on the slides. A support mechanism can mount a food storage basket for movement with the drawer front and movable slides and can move the food storage basket upward when the door is moved to the open position. The support mechanism can include a pair of guide plates connected to the slides having a guide surface arranged to be engaged by a food storage basket guide surface follower and a pair of links each connected to the drawer front at one end and having a first link pivot at a distal end arranged to pivotally connect to a food storage basket pivot. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193837 | Insulating Apparatus with Removable Thermal Adjustment Units - A cooler apparatus including removable thermal adjustment units is described. In one embodiment, the cooler apparatus comprises a housing defining an outer wall including a side wall and a bottom wall, an inner wall and a plurality of compartments between the inner wall and outer wall, the inner wall defining a storage compartment. A thermal adjustment unit is then removably coupled to the housing and fit within one of the plurality of compartments to adjust a temperature. In this manner, an interior temperature of the cooler may be adjusted. A removable tray may be included in the cooler. The removable tray may define a set of receptacles for receiving a set of items, including beverages. A lid may then be coupled to another removable thermal adjustment unit. The lid is attached to an open portion of the cooler to form a seal for preserving the interior temperature of the cooler. A handle and a set of wheels are then coupled to the exterior of the cooler to facilitate transportation of the cooler. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193838 | Insulating Apparatus With Removable Thermal Adjustment Units - A cooler apparatus including removable thermal adjustment units is described. In one embodiment, the cooler apparatus comprises a housing defining an outer wall including a side wall and a bottom wall, an inner wall and a plurality of compartments between the inner wall and outer wall, the inner wall defining a storage compartment. A thermal adjustment unit is then removably coupled to the housing and fit within one of the plurality of compartments to adjust a temperature. In this manner, an interior temperature of the cooler may be adjusted. A removable tray may be included in the cooler. The removable tray may define a set of receptacles for receiving a set of items, including beverages. A lid may then be coupled to another removable thermal adjustment unit. The lid is attached to an open portion of the cooler to form a seal for preserving the interior temperature of the cooler. A handle and a set of wheels are then coupled to the exterior of the cooler to facilitate transportation of the cooler. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193839 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor includes a motor, an impeller which is rotationally driven as the rotative power of the motor is transmitted to the impeller, a gear unit which transmits the rotative power of the motor to the impeller, and an oil tank to which lubricant supplied to the gear unit is at least recovered, wherein the oil tank is a portion of a closed space formed by at least one of a motor housing surrounding the motor and an impeller housing surrounding the impeller. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193840 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor includes a first impeller and a second impeller, which are spaced apart at a predetermined distance from each other in a direction of an axis and are fixed such that their backs face each other, in a rotation shaft which is rotatably supported around the axis. Two angular contact ball bearings are provided between the first impeller and the second impeller to rotatably support the rotation shaft around the axis. The two angular contact ball bearings are combined such that their fronts face each other. According to this turbo compressor, robustness can be improved against the inclination of the rotation shaft, any damage of the bearings can be prevented, and the lifespan thereof can be extended. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193841 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor including:
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| 20090193842 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND TURBO REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor is provided with a first compression stage that draws in and compresses a fluid, and a second compression stage connected to the first compression stage via a rotation shaft, that further compresses the compressed fluid from the first compression stage. The first compression stage and the second compression stage are arranged adjacent to each other with their backsides facing each other. A discharge port of the first compression stage, and a suction port of the second compression stage are formed in the same plane, and there is provided a U-shaped pipe that connects the first discharge port and the second suction port. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193843 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor has a plurality of stages of compression means, each including an impeller and a diffuser, arranged in tandem with the flow of a fluid, and is capable of compressing the fluid sequentially in a plurality of the compression means and supplying the fluid compressed in the compression means in a final stage to a condenser. The diffuser of at least the compression means in the final stage is a vaneless diffuser which does not include diffuser vanes which reduce the turning speed of the fluid in the diffuser. As such, according to this turbo compressor, it is possible to reduce generation of noise resulting from the transmission of turbulence of the fluid to the condenser, which occurs as the refrigerant collides against the diffuser vane. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193844 | INLET GUIDE VANE, TURBO COMPRESSOR, AND REFRIGERATOR - An inlet guide vane is installed at a suction port into which a fluid is sucked by the rotation of an impeller so as to be rotatable about an axis, and is comprised of a rod-like shaft supported by an inner peripheral surface of the suction port so as to be rotatable about the axis, and a plate-like vane body connected to the shaft and provided so as to protrude from the inner peripheral surface of the suction port. The vane body includes a tapered portion formed such that both side surfaces approach each other toward an outer edge of the vane body in its width direction and an outer edge thereof at a tip in the direction of the axis, and a parallel portion arranged on the axis and formed such that both the side surfaces are parallel to each other along the direction of the axis. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193845 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor includes an impeller which is rotationally driven, and a flow path in which the impeller is provided, and through which gas flows, the turbo compressor sucking and compressing the gas in the flow path. The turbo compressor further includes a fluid discharge device which discharges a liquid in the flow path on the upstream side of the impeller. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193846 | Recovery of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen From Hydrocarbon Streams - A process is described for the recovery of CO and optionally hydrogen from a stream containing CO, H2, methane, and hydrocarbons heavier than methane. The process is characterized by a two-stage removal ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193847 | My Options Reminder - A user wearable reminder device affixed to a bracelet to aid the user in remembering the what, the why, the how, the rewards, and the consequences of reaching their goal. The bracelet with device can be worn on the wrist, the wallet, the pocketbook, or any location the user desires. In the preferred embodiment, the device is affixed to a wrist bracelet, which has a hinged device. Inside the device is a piece of paper completed by the user, and answers personal questions specific to the user. The bottom of the device | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193848 | Ring base with releasable hooks - The present invention discloses a ring base with releasable hooks. The ring base comprises a concave part; a spring placed on the concave part; a plate including holes formed therein and attached on the spring; and hooks passing through the holes in the plate to be rotatably fixed on the concave part. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193849 | METHOD FOR STABILIZING SLAG AND NOVEL MATERIALS PRODUCED THEREBY - Disclosed herein is a method for stabilizing slag, which is an oxide byproduct generated after completion of refining in a converter process for converting molten iron into molten steel via de-carbonization or in an electric arc furnace process for producing molten steel via melting of scrap iron, during iron/steel making processes, and a novel material produced thereby. More particularly, disclosed is a method for stabilizing and recycling slag, wherein converter slag or electric arc furnace slag, which is difficult to recycle because of free lime (i.e. free calcium oxide (CaO) referring to single-phase CaO) remaining therein after cooling, is subjected to appropriate treatments after completion of converter blowing, thereby restricting generation of free lime, and consequently, minimizing differentiation/expansion, environmental pollution and instability of slag. The method for stabilizing slag includes allowing molten slag to fall, injecting high-pressure gas to falling molten slag to separate the molten slag into fine droplets, and quenching the fine droplets with the injected gas and surrounding atmosphere. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193850 | Heating apparatus and glass manufacturing method - The present invention aims to provide a heating apparatus that can sufficiently suppress the occurrence of striae and the deterioration of optical properties, and that can reduce the maintenance burden. A heating apparatus | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193851 | CORE SUCTION TECHNIQUE FOR THE FABRICATION OF OPTICAL FIBER PREFORMS - Optical fiber preforms which can be drawn into optical fibers of desired dimensions are fabricated by applying a vacuum to a cladding tube and drawing molten glass from a crucible into a bore of the cladding tube while a portion of the cladding tube is within a furnace preferably through a small hole in the top of the furnace. The method and apparatus are particularly applicable to highly non-linear fiber (HNLF) glasses and highly doped or rare earth glasses since materials therein are generally expensive and only a small quantity of molten glass is required but can be applied to virtually any optical fiber construction where the core glass has a lower melting or softening point than that of the cladding tube. Sources of contamination, breakage and other preform defects are substantially avoided and toxic substances, if present are readily confined. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193852 | Automatic Strand Take-Up Installation - The automatic strand take-up installation comprises at least one gripping member ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193853 | PROCEDURE FOR MANUFACTURING LADDERPROOF FABRICS - A procedure for manufacturing ladderproof fabrics on a warp knitting machine ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193854 | MULTIPLE DIRECTIONAL CLUTCH FOR WASHING MACHINE - An automatic washing machine comprises a spin tube coupled to the basket and an agitator shaft coupled to an agitator mounted in the basket. A motor coupled to the agitator shaft applies a torque the agitator shaft and thereby the agitator in first and second torque directions. A clutch couples the spin tube to the agitator shaft for cooperative rotation of the basket and the agitator regardless of the rotational direction of the agitator shaft. Because of the dual directionality of the clutch, reversing the motor simultaneously dynamically brakes the basket and the agitator, thereby eliminating the need for a separate friction brake for the basket. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193855 | WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a washing machine having a hall sensor wire stably secured to a tub through a rear wall of the tub, thereby preventing the hall sensor wire from freely moving due to vibration transmitted from the tub when operating the washing machine. The washing machine comprises a tub installed in a body of the washing machine to contain water, and a fixing bracket positioned on a rear wall of the tub to prevent movement of at least one hall sensor wire connected with a hall sensor serving to detect a speed of a motor installed on the rear wall of the tub. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193856 | MULTIPLE LAUNDRY MACHINE - A multiple laundry machine, in which an auxiliary drying device is coupled to a general laundry machine, is disclosed. The multiple laundry machine includes a laundry machine for washing or drying laundry contained in an interior of the laundry machine, an auxiliary drying device arranged at one side of the laundry machine, the auxiliary drying device having a laundry container formed in an interior of the auxiliary drying device, and a driver provided at the auxiliary drying device, to drive the auxiliary drying device. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193857 | Method and Apparatus for Quarantining Palletised Goods and Preventing Pallet Movement - A pallet arrestor ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193858 | STORM SHUTTER RETENTION BAR - A retention bar holds a shutter in place against a window within a window opening of a building, the retention bar having a first tubular member and a second tubular member that slides within the first member. The retention bar is positioned against a pair of opposing surfaces of the window opening, windward of the shutter, and the two tubular members are locked to one another. A spring loads the two tubular members against the window surfaces. A foot is threadably attached to an end of the first tubular member and provides fine length adjustment of the retention bar. A pair of plates is located on an end of the second tubular member, which plates lay against the window opening surface and the shutter respectively. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090193859 | AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM AND DEADBOLT HAVING THE SAME - An automatic locking system includes a magnetic sensor and a magnet. The magnetic sensor sends a signal if the proximity to the magnet equals or is less than a predetermined distance. A controller drives a motor to extend a throw bolt in response to receiving the signal from the magnetic sensor. An electronic deadbolt includes the automatic locking system. The magnetic sensor is arranged in a deadbolt assembly inside the door on which the electronic deadbolt is arranged, and the magnet is arranged in or adjacent to a strike lining box on the door frame so the automatic locking system is hidden from view. An electronic deadbolt includes a master function that may be activated or deactivated by a user. If the master function is activated, a master passcode and master tag may be used to operate the electronic deadbolt and access programming buttons. | 2009-08-06 |
