32nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120198793 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DOSING AND PACKAGING POLYSILICON CHUNKS AND DOSING AND PACKAGING UNIT - Disclosed is a method for dosing and packaging polysilicon chunks, wherein a product flow of polysilicon chunks is transported via a feed channel, separated by at least one screen into coarse and fine chunks, weighed and dosed to a target weight by a dosing balance, discharged via a discharge channel and transported to a packaging unit where a first plastic bag is filled with the polysilicon chunks and sealed, the plastic bag containing polysilicon chunks being packaged with a further plastic bag which is formed by a shaper and subsequently welded, wherein the at least one screen and the dosing balance at least partially include a hard metal on their surfaces and the shaper for forming the plastic bag includes a wear-resistant coating. Also disclosed are a dosing unit, a packaging unit and a device for dosing and packaging polysilicon chunks, which contains a dosing unit and a packaging unit. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198794 | GENSET ENCLOSURE - An internal combustion engine is coupled to an electric power generator. An exhaust manifold for the engine includes an exhaust gas conduit. A housing includes a catalyst in fluid communication with the conduit to receive exhaust produced by the engine. The catalyst is operable to reduce one or more constituents of the exhaust. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198795 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD - A machine for packaging articles includes: a feed mechanism for feeding a film to a packaging station, where the film is used to wrap the articles, a conveying line for conveying the articles to the packaging station along a conveying path extending from a pickup zone, where the articles are picked up, to a release zone, where the articles are released, the conveying line including a plurality of pushing and transfer mechanisms configured to pick up the articles at the pickup zone and be driven independently. A control and drive unit drives each pushing and transfer mechanism in a portion of the conveying path according to a law of motion which is variable as a function of signals, for releasing the articles at the release zone in coordination with the packaging station, at a distance from each other and at a controlled speed. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198796 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS - A device for packaging preferably two-dimensional products is designed for forming a bag-like tube by way of a longitudinal connection device, from a web of packaging material. The bag-like tube, with respect to a conveying direction of the packaging material, is open in a region in front of the longitudinal connection device and is closed in the region after the longitudinal connection device. The device includes a suction device which leads into the still open bag-like tube, and in the closed region includes a suction opening, through which gas can be sucked out of the region after the longitudinal connection device, out of the bag-like tube and through the suction device. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198797 | SEALING APPARATUS FOR MULTILAYER FILM - The present disclosure relates to a heat sealing apparatus including an insulator sealing head assembly and a container cavity, and a process for manufacturing an insulator sealing head assembly. The insulator seal head assembly is specifically designed to accommodate specialty films, such as multilayer film, used to seal food containers as described herein. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198798 | METHOD OF PACKAGING PRODUCTS - A method of packaging products, in particular moist products, wherein an areal packaging material is positioned at the outer surfaces of a product while forming fold lines such that the product is completely surrounded by packaging material. The packaging material is first folded adjacent to a lower side region while forming side surface regions and end face regions such that a container open at one side is formed. Sections of the packaging material that project beyond the rim of the container open at one side in the regions of mutually oppositely disposed product side surfaces are folded so far over one another while covering the product upper side of the product until they contact one another in order then to be sealed with one another in a first sealing region. In a second and third sealing region, sections of the packaging material which project outwardly from the product in the region of mutually oppositely disposed end face regions are sealed with such regions of the packaging material which project outwardly from the product from the upper side region and from the side surface regions of the packaging material. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198799 | FORM-FILL-SEAL MACHINE - A form-fill-seal machine is capable of reducing poor sealing caused by a packaged article catching in lateral seal portions. The form-fill-seal machine is provided with an upper tube, a lower tube disposed therebelow, a former, a lateral sealing mechanism below the lower tube, and opening and closing sliding members. A packaged article is dropped through the interiors of the upper tube and the lower tube. The former winds a sheet of a film F around the circumference of the lower tube to convert same into a tubular film. The lateral sealing mechanism laterally seals the tubular film. The opening and closing sliding members, which are disposed between the upper tube and the lower tube, shut off an upwardly oriented flow of gas from the interior of the lower tube when in a closed state. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198800 | SEAL BANDING MACHINE - A seal banding machine ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120198801 | AIR DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT FOR A DUST COLLECTOR SYSTEM - A dust collector system including a plurality of air filters that are at least partially self-cleaning via a pulsed air system. The dust collector system presents a self-aligning, tool-free assembly for providing the pulsed air. The pulsed air system comprises an air distribution assembly including an air distribution manifold having a plurality of purge pipes and a frame for supporting at least some of the purge pipes, wherein at least two or more of the purge pipes are coupled together in a generally unitary assembly; and a positioning assembly for selectively positioning and removably locking the air distribution manifold in either of a service position or an operational position. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198802 | Filter Device and Main Filter Element for a Filter Device - A two stage filter device includes a cyclonic pre-separator ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120198803 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device has a compact filter made of a filter material that is wound spirally. A star filter that is made of a filter material that has folds arranged in a star shape surrounds the compact filter. The filter device has a cylindrical shape. A fluid to be filtered passes the compact filter in an axial direction and the star filter in a radial direction. The filter device is exchangeable and is mounted in a filter housing such that the compact filter and the star filter have a common raw side and a common clean side that are separated from each other. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198804 | HVAC Air Filter with Peel Layers - The invention is directed toward an HVAC air filter having peel layers so as to reduce the need for frequent changing of the air filter by increasing its lifespan. Such air filter first includes a rectangular exterior housing having a top and bottom side. Positioned between both sides are a plurality of corrugated filter sheets, each filter sheet being MERV 4 compliant. Preferably, the air filter includes a first sheet, a second sheet, and a corresponding third sheet each mirroring the size and orientation. Positioned between the third sheet and the bottom side of the exterior housing is additional filter media to aide in filtration. Preferably, each filter sheet includes a pull or tab at the distal end to aide in peeling away each sheet to expose the sheet below. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198805 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM TITANATE-BASED CERAMICS, AND ALUMINUM TITANATE-BASED CERAMICS - The present invention is a process for producing an aluminum titanate ceramics, comprising firing a starting material mixture containing a titanium source powder and an aluminum source powder, wherein a content of niobium, expressed on the oxide basis, is not less than 0.2 parts by mass and not more than 2.5 parts by mass in 100 parts by mass of the starting material mixture. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198806 | LAWN DEBRIS COLLECTION ASSEMBLY - A lawn debris collection assembly comprising a bag and a plurality of eyelets disposed thereon. The bag comprises a front panel, a back panel, and two side panels for defining an interior portion of the bag. The bag further comprises a neck portion extending from an end portion of the bag. The neck portion is configured to removably secure to an exhaust portion of the garden tool to receive the lawn debris in the interior portion of the bag. Furthermore, the bag comprises a plurality of perforations configured on the front panel, the back panel and the two side panels of the bag for allowing air received from exhaust portion of the garden tool to escape from the bag while retaining the lawn debris in the interior portion of the bag. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198807 | BLADE WITH DEBRIS DISBURSING AIR LIFT - Various embodiments may include a lawn mower blade having a central portion configured to be mounted to an axis of a rotary lawn mower. The blade may further include at least one air lift disposed on an inner portion of the blade, between the central portion and an end portion. The end portion adjacent the air lift may be substantially flat (e.g., flat over a width of the blade). The air lift may angle upwardly from the cutting plane as the air lift moves away from the cutting edge. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198808 | COATED HIGH STRENGTH FIBERS - The invention relates to a high strength fibers comprising a coating of cross-linked silicone polymer, and ropes made thereof. The fibers are preferably high performance polyethylene (HPPE) fibers. The coating comprising a cross-linked silicone polymer is made from a coating composition comprising a cross-linkable silicone polymer. The rope shows markedly improved service life performance in bending applications such as cyclic bend-over-sheave applications. The invention also relates to the use of a cross-linked silicone polymer in a rope for an improvement of bend fatigue resistance. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198809 | NON-BACK-BENDING CHAIN - A non-back-bending chain having a plurality of links wherein said links include a rounded portion, a right flat portion, a bottom portion, and a left flat portion. The rounded portion allows the chain to bend or coil in one direction. The flat portions, when in contact, prevent the chain from bending in the opposite direction. Therefore, a chain that can be used to both “push” and “pull” is provided. Further, the chain can be used to provide a rigid extension that can be used to support a force even when only supported by one end. The chain can be retracted for storage and bunched or coiled. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198810 | STRUT AIRFOIL DESIGN FOR LOW SOLIDITY EXHAUST GAS DIFFUSER - This disclosure relates to a strut airfoil for use in an exhaust diffuser. The strut airfoil described herein generally is asymmetric. The strut airfoil has a curved leading edge, a curved tail edge, and two surfaces connecting the leading edge and tail edge. This disclosure also relates to gas turbines that contain an exhaust diffuser with struts that are covered with a strut airfoil. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198811 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OPERATION OF SAME - A method of monitoring a power generation system that includes a steam turbine that is coupled to a gas turbine engine. The method includes calculating, by a control system, a gas turbine engine power output that is based at least in part on a predefined power generation system power output and a predefined steam turbine power output. The power generation system is operated to generate a power output that is approximately equal to the predefined power generation system power output. A signal indicative of a sensed operating power output of the gas turbine engine is transmitted from a sensor to the control system. A condition of the steam turbine is determined based at least in part on the sensed operating gas turbine engine power output and the calculated gas turbine engine power output. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198812 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING FUEL IN A GAS TURBINE - A combustor nozzle includes an inlet surface and an outlet surface downstream from the inlet surface, wherein the outlet surface has an indented central portion. A plurality of fuel channels are arranged radially outward of the indented central portion, wherein the plurality of fuel channels extend through the outlet surface. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198813 | THRUST CHAMBER AND ROCKET ENGINE SYSTEM - An engine system includes a thrust chamber that has a cooling channel. The cooling channel is adapted to provide sustained cracking conditions for a fluid at steady-state operating conditions. A turbine has an input in fluid communication with an output of the cooling channel. A pump is mechanically coupled with the turbine and is in fluid communication with the cooling channel. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198814 | USE OF HOT GASES AND DEVICES - A method of increasing internal combustion engine efficiency is based on using engine cooling air and exhaust gas by flowing this mixture into a convergent nozzle thus accelerating the gas mixture and eject it through nozzle exit, thus generating thrust in a desired direction which could push a land air or sea vehicle. Another option is to use the accelerated gas to drive a turbine that could add its torque to the engine or to drive electrical generator that produces electricity. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198815 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH LOW STAGE COUNT LOW PRESSURE TURBINE - A gas turbine engine includes a spool along an engine centerline axis which drives a gear train, said spool includes a low stage count low pressure turbine. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198816 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSOR ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine engine includes a spool along an engine centerline axis which drives a gear train, said spool includes a low pressure compressor with four to eight (4-8) stages. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198817 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH LOW STAGE COUNT LOW PRESSURE TURBINE - A gas turbine engine includes a spool along an engine centerline axis which drives a gear train. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198818 | AUGMENTATION OF A MONOPROPELLANT PROPULSION SYSTEM - A propulsion system of a spacecraft includes a main tank adapted to contain a volume of propellant and a pressurising gas which applies pressure to the propellant. The main tank includes a membrane delimiting an upper volume to contain the pressurising gas and an inferior volume to contain the propellant. The system further includes an auxiliary tank adapted to contain pressurising gas and connected directly to the main tank by a pressurisation circuit. In operation, gas contained in the auxiliary tank expands continuously with the gas contained in the upper volume of the main tank, the pressures prevailing in the upper volume of the main tank, in the pressurisation circuit and in the auxiliary tank being identical. The auxiliary tank is dimensioned so that the maximal volume of propellant of the main tank is greater than the volume of propellant which the main tank can contain without an auxiliary tank. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198819 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HEATING TRANSMISSION FLUID - Systems and methods are provided for heating transmission fluid in a vehicle, the vehicle comprising an engine and a transmission, the engine including a heat exchanger. One example method comprises, during a first engine running condition, operating an auxiliary transmission fluid pump to generate pressure in the transmission fluid and pump transmission fluid to the heat exchanger, and during a second condition where the engine is not running, operating the auxiliary transmission fluid pump to generate pressure in the transmission fluid and pump transmission fluid to the heat exchanger. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198820 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AN AMOUNT OF PARTICULATE MATTER ACCUMULATED IN A PARTICULATE FILTER - An amount of particulate matter accumulated in a particulate filter of an exhaust system is estimated by preloading a memory location with a plurality of hybrid models. Each hybrid model estimates an amount of particulate matter accumulated in the particulate filter between a pair of operating points. An estimated amount of particulate matter accumulated in the particulate filter is stored in the memory location for each hybrid model. Each hybrid model is ranked based on estimation accuracy during operating conditions and the highest ranked hybrid model is selected. The estimated amount of particulate matter accumulated in the particulate filter corresponding to the highest ranked hybrid model is added to the soot estimation value stored in the memory location that corresponds to a ranked hybrid model to provide a soot estimation value of a cumulative estimated amount of particulate matter contained in the particulate filter for the ranked hybrid model. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198821 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING AN EMISSION FROM A COMBUSTION REACTION - The invention is directed at systems and process for reducing or eliminating the emissions of one or more undesirable substances. The systems include a heat storage device an emission reduction device, one or more valves, and one or more exit points. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198822 | PARALLEL SEQUENTIAL TURBOCHARGER ARCHITECTURE USING ENGINE CYLINDER VARIABLE VALVE LIFT SYSTEM - A system includes: a cylinder head for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine where the cylinder head includes, per cylinder, a first exhaust valve and a corresponding first exhaust port and a second exhaust valve and a corresponding second exhaust port and where, for simultaneous control of the first exhaust valve and the second exhaust valve of a cylinder, for that cylinder, the cylinder head delivers a quantity of exhaust via the first exhaust port and a different quantity of exhaust via the second exhaust port; a first exhaust turbine in fluid communication with the first exhaust ports of the cylinder head; and a second exhaust turbine in fluid communication with the second exhaust ports of the cylinder head. Various other devices, assemblies, controllers, etc., are also disclosed. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198823 | EXHAUST SYSTEM HAVING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE DOSING CHANNEL - An exhaust system for use with a combustion engine is disclosed. The exhaust system may have an exhaust passage, a reduction catalyst disposed within the exhaust passage, and an injection device configured to inject reductant into the exhaust passage upstream of the reduction catalyst. The exhaust system may also have a dosing channel forming a portion of the exhaust passage. The dosing channel may have a thermal conductivity different than adjacent upstream and downstream portions of the exhaust passage and extend a distance upstream of the injection device sufficient to transfer enough heat to an extension of the dosing channel downstream of the injection device to cause vaporization of reductant that impinges on the downstream extension. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198824 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine of the present invention is provided with an NO | 2012-08-09 |
20120198825 | EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM - An exhaust gas system | 2012-08-09 |
20120198826 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST EXTRACTION SYSTEM - A connector system is disclosed for connecting an exhaust extraction system to the exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine. The connector system comprises a first flange, which can be connected to the exhaust pipe of the engine. A second flange is connected to a conduit through which exhaust fumes are evacuated. The first and second flanges can have mating tapered surfaces, to facilitate alignment of the second flange relative to the first flange. The second flange preferably comprises magnets for providing a secure connection between the first flange and the second flange, while enabling quick release of the connection. The magnets are preferably arranged in an asymmetric configuration. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198827 | 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. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198828 | HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - The invention relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter comprising an impeller ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120198829 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING HYDRAULIC COMPENSATOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY FROM ONE OR SEVERAL NETWORKS OF CYNETIC ENERGY SOURCES - The present invention is relates to the production of electricity by the integration of a network of kinetic energy sources. The purpose of the propose embodiments is to convert a plurality of energy sources of different potential to one hydraulic source that will be leveled by hydraulic compensator. The objective is to offer a stable electricity source. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198830 | ROTATING HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISION - A hydrostatic transmission in the shape of a shaft/rotor comprising two hydraulic pumps/motors with adjustable displacement connected in a closed hydraulic system. The displacement of the pumps/motors is adjusted by adjusting the angle of swash plates of the pumps/motors. The control and regulation of the angle of the swash plates is done by transferring a signal by two separate pulse width modulated DC fed pulse trains. The hydrostatic transmission includes oil accumulators connected to the hydraulic pumps/motors. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198831 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR WORKING MACHINE - A hydraulic system for a working machine is provided in which when heavy load fine speed operation work is performed using hydraulic cylinders as hydraulic actuators, and deterioration of fuel consumption can be prevented by reducing energy loss and improving fine speed operability. A center bypass cutoff valve | 2012-08-09 |
20120198832 | Hydraulic System for a Work Vehicle - A hydraulic system for a work vehicle is disclosed. A preferential flow-dividing valve supplies a fixed amount of oil discharged from a variable displacement pump preferentially to a preferential hydraulic oil section and a surplus oil flow from the pump to a non-preferential hydraulic oil section. A plurality of electromagnetic proportional control valves are provided in the non-preferential hydraulic oil section for controlling oil flows relative to a plurality of hydraulically operated devices provided in the non-preferential hydraulic oil section. A necessary flow rate calculating module calculates a necessary oil flow rate in each of the preferential hydraulic oil section and the non-preferential hydraulic oil section based on a preferential oil flow rate of the preferential flow-dividing valve supplied to the preferential hydraulic oil section and an amount of current distributed to each of the plurality of electromagnetic proportional control valves in the non-preferential hydraulic oil section. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198833 | GRAVITY AND BUOYANCY ENGINE - One example embodiment includes a gravity and buoyancy engine. The gravity and buoyancy engine includes a ball drop, wherein the ball drop is configured to release a ball to fall under the force of gravity. The gravity and buoyancy engine also includes an energy converter, wherein the energy convertor is configured to convert the energy of the falling body into energy that can be output from the gravity and buoyancy engine. The gravity and buoyancy engine further includes a ball reset, wherein the ball reset is configured to lift the ball to the initial release point. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198834 | THERMODYNAMIC MACHINE WITH STIRLING CYCLE - A thermodynamic machine is made up of at least one assembly of two elementary Stirling cycle machines symmetrically formed in one or more cylindrical bodies with the same axis, each elementary machine including first and second compression/expansion chambers, a regenerator separating the first and second chambers and first and second outer walls intended for sealing the volume of the first and second chambers respectively, the regenerator and the first and second outer walls of one elementary machine being rigidly connected to the same elements of the other elementary machines. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198835 | ACTIVE MATERIAL WIRE ACTUATORS HAVING REINFORCED STRUCTURAL CONNECTORS - An assembly for and method of reinforcing interconnection between an active material wire actuator, such as a shape memory alloy wire, and structure, includes the generation and engagement of an enlarged formation affixed to or integrally formed with the actuator. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198836 | LIGHT TURBO COMPOUND ENGINE VARIANT - Otto intake-cycle controlled-air (throttled) internal combustion engines suffer from parasitic pumping losses associated with partial vacuums developed in their intake manifolds and in the cylinders above their pistons. To solve this problem, there is provided individually partitioned dry-sump crankcases dynamic pneumatic coupling pressure reduction cycle system and method that reduce the damaging parasitic effects of the differential pressure about a piston head during an intake cycle which is a source of part-load pumping-loss friction. This closed loop system includes an independent supplemental mechanical fail-safe system of a turbo-compound engine variant for pneumatic coupling of individual cylinder-crankcase volumes. It does not alter the cylinder homogeneous mixture charge integrity and stability. The system is applicable to several engine configurations, such as controlled air intake or uncontrolled air intake combustion engines, using different fuel types, either in liquid or in gazeous state. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198837 | TURBOCHARGER CONTROL STRATEGY TO INCREASE EXHAUST MANIFOLD PRESSURE - A system for controlling an exhaust driven turbocharging system includes a turbocharger having an exhaust inlet, a discharge outlet, a compressor air inlet, and a compressor outlet, a compressor bypass valve having a control port, an inlet port, a discharge port, and a valve for opening and closing the discharge port, and an engine having an air inlet and an exhaust outlet, and may include a wastegate. In the system the compressor outlet of the turbocharger is connected to the air inlet of the engine and is connected to the inlet port of the compressor bypass valve. By controlling the compressor bypass valve and the wastegate higher turbine inlet pressures can be generated for use in other areas of the system. This is achieved by opening the compressor bypass valve in an unconventional area of the internal combustion engine's range where it would normally remain closed. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198838 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT DEVICE FOR USE NEAR AN ENGINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THE DEVICE - An exhaust gas treatment device includes at least a housing and a second exhaust gas treatment unit which is disposed at a distance from the housing and extends into the housing. The housing has an opening that is disposed laterally relative to the second exhaust gas treatment unit and extends laterally at least across 50% of the second exhaust gas treatment unit which extends into the housing. A motor vehicle having the exhaust gas treatment device is also provided. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198839 | RANKINE CYCLE WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - A Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system associated with an internal combustion engine is in a configuration that enables handling of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas by using the energy recovered from a Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system. The system includes a control module for regulating various function of the internal combustion engine and its associated systems along with the Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198840 | DEVICE FOR UTILIZING WASTE HEAT - A device for utilizing waste heat of an internal combustion engine. A heat exchanger of a circuit of a working medium is provided in its exhaust system. A pump is connected upstream from the heat exchanger, the circuit containing an expansion machine. A coupling heat exchanger is located in the circuit of the working medium, the working medium of the circuit and the cooling medium of the internal combustion engine flowing through the coupling heat exchanger. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198841 | LIQUID-COOLED EXHAUST MANIFOLD - A component of an exhaust system may convey exhaust gas between one or more inlets and one or more outlets and may include at least one fluid path in thermal communication with the exhaust gas. The fluid path may be defined by an external surface of the component and a cover plate attached to the external surface. The fluid path may be connected to a coolant source. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198842 | Internal Combustion Engine Having an Exhaust Gas System - An internal combustion engine has at least one combustion chamber and an exhaust gas system arranged on an exhaust gas outlet port. The exhaust gas system includes at least one secondary air injection device for injecting secondary air into the exhaust system between the combustion chamber and an exhaust emission control system arranged in the exhaust gas system. During operation of the internal combustion engine, a residual gas content in the combustion chamber can be changed. The secondary air injection site on the exhaust gas system is arranged so far from the combustion chamber that injected secondary air flows back into the exhaust gas outlet port due to back-flowing exhaust gas in the exhaust gas system but does not flow back into the combustion chamber. This makes it possible to comply with SULEV emission limits even for engines having many combustion chambers and/or exhaust gas turbochargers. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198843 | REGENERATIVE ASSISTED TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM - A turbocharged internal combustion engine having an engine control unit and apparatus coupled to the turbocharger, to assist in acceleration of the turbocharger in response to an acceleration signal from the engine control system and to decelerate the turbocharger in response a deceleration signal from the engine control unit. The apparatus absorbs energy from the turbocharger in response to the deceleration signal from the engine control unit to decelerate the turbocharger. The apparatus includes one or more hydraulic wheels on the same shaft of, and between, the turbine and compressor of the turbocharger, the one or more hydraulic wheels being driven in response to the acceleration signal to assist in acceleration of the turbocharger or absorb energy from the turbocharger shaft in response the deceleration signal. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198844 | System and Method For Producing Geothermal Energy - The present techniques provide methods and systems for producing geothermal energy. The techniques include extracting geothermal energy from regions in a reservoir so as to reduce the stress in proximate regions. The geothermal energy is extracted from the proximate regions, and the extraction of geothermal energy is staged across subsequent regions in the reservoir. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198845 | Steam Seal Dump Re-Entry System - A steam seal dump re-entry system delivers steam dump flow to an LP steam turbine. The system includes a steam seal header receiving steam leaking from turbine end seal packings, and a desuperheater receiving and cooling the steam from the steam seal header. The desuperheater outputs cooled steam. A temperature sensor is disposed downstream of the desuperheater and detects a temperature of the cooled steam. A flow control circuit communicating with the temperature sensor selectively delivers the cooled steam to at least one of the condenser and to the LP steam turbine depending on the temperature of the cooled steam. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198846 | AIR COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR INLET - The air cooling system and method for a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) inlet provides a combined cycle power plant utilizing a powerful fan coupled to ductwork connected to pipes that enter the HRSG inlet duct coupled to an exhaust duct of a Combustion Turbine (CT) for lowering the temperature of the CT exhaust gas provided to the heat recovery steam generator by the CT. The cool air injection system is utilized during low load operation or startup of the CT to ensure that spray water from an inter-stage desuperheater in an HRSG is fully evaporated prior to entering the downstream superheater or reheater. A feedback system includes temperature elements measuring the mix temperature that regulates the cooling air injection rate into the HRSG inlet. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198847 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED PLASMA PROCESSING OF WASTE - Systems and methods of integrating plasma waste processing are described. An integrated energy generation system provided with a fossil fuel power plant system having a combustion chamber and a plasma waste processing system having an output. The integrated energy generation system also including an integrator for combining the output of thermal energy from the plasma waste processing system with the combustion chamber of the fossil fuel power plant. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198848 | POWER PRODUCTION FROM COMPRESSED GAS WITH THE AID OF MOMENT OF INERTIA BY POWER PRODUCTION APPARATUS - This system, consists of mainly two parts which are power production apparatus by moment of inertia principle and closed compressor system. The apparatus converts the linear force applied on it or rotational motion to oscillation motion and transfers it to massive element ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120198849 | MULTIPLEXED OPTICAL FIBER CRACK SENSOR - An optical fiber crack detector that includes a plurality of FBG sensors positioned within one or more fibers that are operable to reflect a defined wavelength of an optical input beam. The crack detector includes a light source for generating the optical input beam that propagates down the optical fiber and interacts with the FBG sensors. A wavelength of the optical beam that is reflected by the FBG sensors is detected, and if a crack in the component damages the fiber between an FBG sensor and the detector circuit, where one or more of the reflected signals are not received, the detector knows that a crack has occurred. By strategically placing a plurality of the FBG sensors along the fiber, a crack that damages the fiber in multiple locations between multiple FBG sensors, or in multiple fibers, can provide an indication of the length of the crack. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198850 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique fuel injection system for a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and fuel injection systems for gas turbine engines. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198851 | TRAVERSING FUEL NOZZLES IN CAP-LESS COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY - A combustor includes a central fuel nozzle assembly and a plurality of outer fuel nozzle assemblies, each of the plurality of outer fuel nozzle assemblies having a center body and an outer shroud, the plurality of outer fuel nozzle assemblies being configured to abut one another in a surrounding relationship to the central cylinder such that no gaps are present between any two abutting ones of the plurality of outer fuel nozzle assemblies. One or more of the plurality of fuel nozzle assemblies may traverse axially back and forth according to embodiments of the invention. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198852 | MULTIPOINT INJECTOR FOR A TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A fuel injector device for an annular combustion chamber including a pilot circuit feeding an injector and a multipoint circuit feeding injection orifices formed in a front face of an annular chamber, an annular ring being mounted in the annular chamber to define therein a fuel feed circuit for the injection orifices and a cooling circuit operating by passing the fuel feeding the injector and extending over the front face of the chamber in immediate vicinity of the injection orifices. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198853 | MULTIPOINT INJECTION DEVICE FOR A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel injector device for an annular combustion chamber of a turbine engine, including a pilot circuit feeding an injector and a multipoint circuit feeding injection orifices formed in a front face of an annular ring mounted in an annular chamber, together with a thermal insulation mechanism insulating the front face and including an annular cavity formed around the injection orifices between the front face of the annular ring and a front wall of the annular chamber and configured to be filled in operation with air or with coked fuel. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198854 | RESONATOR SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED COMBUSTOR LINER COOLING - A combustor liner has a plurality of resonators formed thereon. Each resonator has a radially outer wall and at least one side wall. The outer wall can be free of holes. Each resonator has an inner cavity defined between the outer wall, the at least one side wall and the outer peripheral surface of the liner. The at least one side wall of each resonator surrounds a subset of a plurality of holes that extend substantially radially through the liner. A plurality of cooling passages extends generally longitudinally within the liner. Each cooling passage has an inlet in fluid communication with the exterior of the liner and an outlet in fluid communication with the inner cavity of a respective one of the resonators. A coolant, such as compressor air, can enter and flow along the cooling passages to thereby cool the liner and purge the inner cavity of the resonator. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING COMBUSTOR LINER IN COMBUSTOR - A method and apparatus for cooling a combustor liner in a combustor are disclosed. In one embodiment, a combustor is disclosed. The combustor includes a transition piece, and an impingement sleeve at least partially surrounding the transition piece and at least partially defining a generally annular flow path therebetween. The combustor further includes an injection sleeve mounted to one of the transition piece or the impingement sleeve and positioned radially outward of the impingement sleeve, the injection sleeve at least partially defining a flow channel configured to flow working fluid to the flow path. In another embodiment, a method for cooling a combustor liner in a combustor is disclosed. The method includes flowing a working fluid through a flow channel at least partially defined by an injection sleeve, and exhausting the working fluid from the flow channel into a flow path adjacent the combustor liner. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198856 | TURBINE COMBUSTOR CONFIGURED FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY DYNAMICS MITIGATION AND RELATED METHOD - A turbomachine combustor includes a combustion chamber; a plurality of micro-mixer nozzles mounted to an end cover of the combustion chamber, each including a fuel supply pipe affixed to a nozzle body located within the combustion chamber, wherein fuel from the supply pipe mixes with air in the nozzle body prior to discharge into the combustion chamber; and wherein at least some of the nozzle bodies of the plurality of micro-mixer nozzles have axial length dimensions that differ from axial length dimensions of other of the nozzle bodies. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198857 | CONDITION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A condition measurement apparatus is provided and includes a gas turbine engine combustor having an end cover, a liner defining a liner interior and a fuel nozzle communicative with the liner interior, the end cover being formed to separate a cold side thereof, which is a relatively low temperature environment, from a hot side thereof, which is a relatively high temperature environment in which the liner and the fuel nozzle are disposed, the combustor being formed to define a fuel flow path extending through piping disposed at the cold side of the end cover by which fuel is deliverable to the fuel nozzle, and a condition sensing device operably mounted on the piping. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198858 | RING ELEMENT AND TURBOMACHINE HAVING SUCH A RING ELEMENT - A ring element for a turbomachine, in particular for an aircraft gas turbine, is disclosed. The ring element has a ring element main body that has two adjacently arranged ring ends, the ring ends being connected to one another in a form-locking manner with respect to an axial plane. Also disclosed is a turbomachine having at least one such ring element. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198859 | THERMAL CONTROL DEVICE - The invention refers to a thermal control device for controlling the temperature of a heat source by means of transferring heat from the heat source to the ambient environment, through the circulation of a fluid in the device, said device comprising an evaporator ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120198860 | DEVICE FOR EMERGENCY COOLING A BEVERAGE RECEPTACLE - A device for emergency cooling a beverage receptacle which includes a transparent plastic cup shaped holder sized to receive the beverage receptacle therein. A solvent is placed into the cup shaped holder. A chemical element is placed into the cup shaped holder, whereby when the chemical element is mixed with the solvent it will produce an endothermic reaction. When the beverage receptacle is placed within the cup shaped holder the endothermic reaction will remove heat from the beverage within the beverage receptacle and cool the beverage. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198861 | CLEANING DEVICE OF ICE MAKER AND CLEANING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a cleaning device of an ice maker and a method thereof. In the cleaning device of an ice maker and a method thereof according to embodiments of the present invention, since the cleaning block is detachably coupled to the ejector to clean the ice making container, a cleaning operation can be easily performed on the ice making container, which is difficult for an operator to directly clean, thereby enhancing quality of ice made by the ice maker. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198862 | COUNTER-TOP PRODUCE REFRIGERATION AND OZONATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A produce storage chamber comprising a chamber capable of encasing produce, a refrigeration system, at least one ozone generation units, and at least one ethylene scrubbers. The chamber is capable of delaying postharvest produce deterioration using at least one of temperature control, ozone generation, and ethylene scrubbing. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198863 | VARIABLE POWER DEFROST HEATER - A refrigeration appliance includes a storage compartment. An evaporator cools the storage compartment. A defrost heater is associated with the evaporator. A temperature sensor senses an evaporator temperature and generates a temperature signal based on the evaporator temperature. A controller receives the temperature signal and generates a defrost heater power control signal. A power supply receives the defrost heater power control signal and controls a power level supplied to the defrost heater based on the defrost heater power control signal. A first power level is supplied to the defrost heater during a first heating interval of a defrosting operation, and, based on an evaporator temperature rise occurring during the first heating interval, the controller adjusts the defrost heater power control signal such that an adjusted power level is supplied to the defrost heater during a second heating interval of the defrosting operation. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198864 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ICE DETECTION - A system, apparatus, and method for determining when an amount of ice formed on an evaporator or evaporator grid has reached a predetermined size are illustrated. An acoustic transmitter an acoustic transmitter positioned proximate to the evaporator channels acoustic signals emanating from the evaporator or evaporator grid to an acoustic sensor, which generates an electronic signal indicative of the acoustic signal. A receiver module coupled to the acoustic sensor is configured to receive the electronic signal and determine that ice formed on the evaporator has reached a predetermined size based on the electronic signal. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198865 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for controlling an air conditioning system of a vehicle, the air conditioning system having a condenser fan, are provided. An ambient temperature is obtained. A power setting for the condenser fan is controlled such that energy usage of the air conditioning system is minimized, using the ambient temperature and other available inputs. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198866 | SPATIAL CONTROL OF CONDITIONED GAS DELIVERY FOR TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM TO INCLUDE CARGO SPATIAL TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION, AND METHODS FOR SAME - Embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods can provide a supply air delivery system to modify delivered supply air responsive to a sensed condition. Embodiments of transport refrigeration systems, air delivery chutes, plenums in containers, containers and methods for using same according to the application can maintain a prescribed environment for an operatively coupled cargo or a container. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198867 | DEHUMIDIFICATION CONTROL IN REFRIGERANT VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling dehumidification of an airflow to be conditioned for supply to a climate controlled space. The airflow to be conditioned is passed over a plurality of refrigerant conveying conduits of an evaporator of a refrigerant vapor compression thereby cooling the airflow. A controller operates the refrigeration vapor compression system to maintain the airflow at a set point air temperature indicative of a desired temperature within the climate controlled space. The controller also adjusts an evaporator expansion device for controlling the flow of refrigerant through the evaporator so as to reduce the temperature of the refrigerant within the refrigerant conveying conduits of the evaporator whenever further dehumidification of the air flow to be conditioned is desired. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198868 | LOW SUCTION PRESSURE PROTECTION FOR REFRIGERANT VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a refrigerant vapor compression system includes a compressor ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120198869 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An engine and an electronic control unit perform cooling capacity increase control for compensating for a insufficiency of the cooling capacity of a cooling device. The electronic control unit performs a variety of control for a vehicle, including control of the cooling device. At that time, the electronic control unit calculates the target value of the cooling capacity of the cooling device, calculates the estimate value of the cooling capacity that will be able to be exerted in the future under the current control, compares the target value and the estimate value, and when it is determined from the result of the comparison that the cooling capacity will be insufficient, performs the cooling capacity increase control. The electronic control unit changes the contents of the cooling capacity increase control according to the degree of insufficiency of the estimate value with respect to the target value. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198870 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING THE CLEANLINESS OF ICE MACHINES - The use of the following techniques to clean air: (1) inlet air filtration, (2) continuous recirculation air filtration, (3) water filtration and disinfection, (4) use of an air curtain in the ice bin opening, and (5) provision of clean air to the air assist pump during the harvest cycle. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198871 | REFRIGERATED CHEST FOR RAPIDLY QUENCHING BEVERAGES, AND VISUALLY IDENTIFYING WHEN SUCH BEVERAGES REACH TARGET TEMPERATURE - The cooling chest for rapidly quenching beverages includes a quench tray for holding containers of beverage. The quench tray is lowered into salt-water or other cooling liquid which is cooled by a refrigeration unit. A processing device determines the temperature of the beverages within the containers within the quench tray and further activates a mechanism for removing the quench tray from the water or cooling liquid when the desired temperature is reached. The processing device can also activate the mechanism for removing the quench tray from the water or cooling liquid when the upper lid or access doors are opened. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198872 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - To provide an air-conditioning apparatus capable of achieving energy saving. An air-conditioning apparatus includes at least a use side heat medium flow control device and a first heat medium flow switching device disposed in an outlet side of the heat medium passage of a use side heat exchanger, and a heat medium backflow prevention device disposed in an inlet side of the heat medium passage of a use side heat exchanger. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198873 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - Obtained is an air-conditioning apparatus that is capable of saving energy. A pressure in a passage of the second refrigerant flow switching device in which a refrigerant from an outdoor unit flows into is higher than a pressure in a passage of the second refrigerant flow switching device in which the refrigerant flows out to the outdoor unit regardless of switching states of a first refrigerant flow switching device, the second refrigerant flow switching devices, and a third refrigerant flow switching device. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198874 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus includes indoor units including a plurality of use side heat exchangers that exchange heat between air and a heat medium, and a heat medium relay unit having a plurality of heat exchangers related to heat medium. A plurality of pumps deliver the heat medium involved in heating or cooling performed by the plurality of heat exchangers related to heat medium to each passage and circulate the heat medium. A plurality of heat medium flow switching devices perform switching so that the heat medium from a selected passage flows into and flows out of each use side heat exchanger. An expansion tank is connected to a passage alleviates a pressure change caused by a volumetric change of the heat medium, and a pressure equalizing pipe connects each inlet passage or each outlet passage of the heat medium sending devices. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198875 | HVAC-APU SYSTEMS FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A HVAC-APU system is provided for a battery electric vehicle. The system includes, but is not limited to a refrigerant fluid. A power cycle loop section, a cabin heating cycle loop section, and a cabin refrigeration cycle loop section are in selective fluid communication with each other to advance the refrigerant fluid through the system. A compressor-expander train includes, but is not limited to a reversing compressor-expander and a high-pressure pump that are operably connected by a shaft. The high-pressure pump pressurizes the refrigerant fluid to form a high-pressure refrigerant fluid. An auxiliary fuel cell and combustion unit heats a heat transfer fluid. A heat exchanger transfers heat from the heated transfer fluid to the high-pressure refrigerant fluid to form a heated high-pressure refrigerant fluid. The reversing compressor-expander expands the heated high-pressure refrigerant fluid to rotate the shaft in a first direction to drive the high-pressure pump. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198876 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - The invention concerns a refrigeration system comprising a refrigerant circuit which comprises several evaporator paths and a distributor ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120198877 | HEAT PUMP FOR HEAT SOURCE TOWER - A heat pump for a heat source tower using secondary solar energy, including a cold and heat source tower, a low heat source heat pump, a condensation water separate device used in winter, a looping system at a cold and heat source side, and a circulating system at a terminal load side. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198878 | HEATING DEVICE WITH IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE FOR HEATING INSTALLATIONS HAVING HIGH DELIVERY TEMPERATURE - The present invention relates to a heating device with irreversible thermodynamic cycle. The device comprises a low temperature circuit and a high temperature circuit in which respectively a first and a second operating fluid circulate. Each circuit comprises evaporating, compression, condensation and expansion means of the respective operating fluid. The low temperature circuit absorbs thermal energy from a supply water flow for evaporating the first operating fluid. The thermal energy deriving from the condensation of the first operating fluid is used for evaporating the second fluid. Instead, the thermal energy deriving from the condensation of the second fluid is used for heating a delivery water flow. According to the invention, the two operating circuits each comprise cooling means interposed between the corresponding condensation and expansion means. Such cooling means are in thermal contact with independent partial flows of the supply water flow so as to heat the latter overall by means of thermal energy removed from the operating fluids circulating in the two circuits. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198879 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air-conditioning apparatus including an outdoor unit having a compressor compressing a refrigerant and a heat source side heat exchanger exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air; a plurality of indoor units having use side heat exchangers exchanging heat between a heat medium that flows therein and air; and a relay unit disposed between the outdoor unit and the indoor units, the relay unit exchanging heat between the refrigerant conveyed from the outdoor unit and the heat medium flowing in the indoor units, in which the relay unit includes a main relay unit that is connected to the outdoor unit with two pipings and a sub relay unit that is connected to the main relay unit with three pipings. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198880 | Earthen rock matrix and water-wet bulb temperature cooling mass - Natural and/or Processed Hydrophilic Earthen Minerals (water loving rocks) formed into an air-water interface matrix will track only a few degrees above local wet bulb temperature with the addition of water. Coating surfaces, Building Roofs and Walls, with hydrophilic earthen rocks and adding water will cool the building mass below air temperature. Wet bulb temperature is the lowest temperature that can be reached by the evaporation of water only. It is the temperature you feel when your skin is wet and is exposed to moving air. The wet bulb temperature is lower than ambient air temperature, except during rain. Water is added periodically to maintain hydration and wet bulb temperature tracking. Hydrophilic Earthen Minerals are UV Stable, expand surface area for evaporation and are fireproof. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198881 | ROTATING VALVE AND HEAT PUMP - A rotating valve includes an inlet region, an outlet region, and a switching region having a switching member that can be rotated about an axis. In a first position of the switching member the plurality of inlets are connected to the plurality of outlets in a first association, and in a second position of the switching member the plurality of inlets are connected to the plurality of outlets in a second association. The switching member has a plurality of openings through which the fluid flows flow axially in the direction of the rotation axis and are moved together with the switching member. The openings alternately cover a plurality of stationary, axially directed openings in the course of the rotation of the switching member. Different associations of the inlets with the outlets are carried out by the alternating covering of the axially directed openings. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198882 | EVAPORATOR - An evaporator includes a pair of header tanks spaced from each other in a vertical direction; a plurality of flat heat exchange tubes | 2012-08-09 |
20120198883 | Method for cooling a single-component or multi-component stream - The invention relates to a method for cooling a single-component or multi-component stream, in particular a hydrocarbon-rich fraction, by indirect heat exchange with the refrigerant mixture of a refrigerant mixture circuit. The refrigerant mixture is compressed in at least two stages and is separated into a lower-boiling refrigerant mixture fraction compressed to the ultimate pressure of the refrigerant mixture circuit and at least one higher-boiling refrigerant mixture fraction compressed to an intermediate pressure. The latter is pumped (P | 2012-08-09 |
20120198884 | Method for Production of Carbon Dioxide and Apparatus Therefor - A system for conversion of waste and solar heat energy into a carbon sequestration device, including as a collector for collecting carbon dioxide gas from a carbon dioxide gas source, such as ambient air. The Joule Thompson effect is used to cool and thereby refrigerate/liquefy ambient air and then extracting carbon dioxide therefrom, comprising steps of and means for providing a hydride heat engine, operating the hydride heat engine utilizing hydride thermal compression technology to compress hydrogen gas and thereby to cool ambient air to a temperature rendering air into a refrigerated/liquefied state by use of a Joule-Thompson type process, and extracting carbon dioxide from the refrigerated/liquefied ambient air and collecting the carbon dioxide. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198885 | WATCH BRACELET WITH CERAMIC LINKS - Housing insert ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120198886 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PIERCING ENLARGEMENT - A device and method is provided to enable the enlargement of a piercing to a desired diameter. The device includes a series of units with each unit consisting of a plug body, a front end cap and a rear end cap and each unit increasing in size compared to the previous unit in the series. Each unit is able to securely attach to the previous unit and enable it to push the previous unit out of the piercing as it is pushed into the piercing. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198887 | CONCENTRIC ROTATABLE RINGS - Articles of jewelry, including ring assemblies ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120198888 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING REINFORCED ANTIREFLECTION GLASS - To provide a method of producing a reinforced antireflection glass, which reinforces the glass by a chemically reinforcing treatment based on the ion-exchange method after the antireflection film has been formed. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198889 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS STRIP, GLASS STRIP, AND GLASS SUBSTRATE - A manufacturing method of a glass strip, the method including a heating and drawing process of heating and softening a glass plate preform, drawing the glass plate preform to have a desired thickness, and forming a glass strip, wherein at the heating and drawing process, the glass plate preform is drawn so that an internal pressure of a heating furnace is kept positive relative to an atmospheric pressure and so that gas flows introduced to both surfaces of the glass plate preform, respectively are equal to each other within the heating furnace. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198890 | METHOD OF SHAPING GLASS SHEETS - The present invention relates to a method of shaping a glass sheet in one dimension, by roll forming in a manner to selectively minimize/eliminate undesired curvature from the glass sheet. Such shaping is achieved by the selective location in first and second, shaping zones, of shaping rolls having first and second shaping configurations and , optionally, by varying the velocity of the glass sheet as it moves through the shaping zones, thus varying the time portions of the glass sheet are in contact with certain shaping rolls. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198891 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM - A method for producing an optical fiber preform according to the present invention includes a collapse step of collapsing a silica-based glass tube by heating with a heat source continuously traversed in the longitudinal direction of the glass tube to form a first glass rod to be formed into a core part or part of a core part of an optical fiber, the glass tube having an inner surface doped with an alkali metal, in which the glass tube has a maximum alkali metal concentration of 500 to 20,000 atomic ppm, a maximum chlorine concentration of 0 to 1000 atomic ppm, and a maximum fluorine concentration of 0 to 10,000 atomic ppm, and in which in the collapse step, the maximum temperature of the outer surface of the glass tube is 2000° C. to 2250° C., and the traverse speed of the heat source is 30 mm/min to 100 mm/min. | 2012-08-09 |
20120198892 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM - A method for producing an optical fiber preform according to the present invention includes an etching step of heating a silica-based glass tube using a heat source continuously traversed in the longitudinal direction of the glass tube to etch the inner surface portion of the glass tube containing impurities while an etching gas is allowed to flow into the glass tube. The glass tube has a maximum alkali metal concentration of 500 to 20,000 atomic ppm, a maximum chlorine concentration of 0 to 1000 atomic ppm, and a maximum fluorine concentration of 0 to 10,000 atomic ppm. In the etching step, the maximum temperature of the outer surface of the glass tube is in the range of 1900° C. to 2250° C., and the heating time is set to a time equal to or less than a time (min) given by | 2012-08-09 |