32nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100199600 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FLAT ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR PRINTED PRODUCTS - A device for processing flat objects ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199601 | MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING POUCHES CONTAINING A TOBACCO MIXTURE - In a machine ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199602 | SPLIT CRIMPER FOR HEAT SEALING PACKAGING MATERIAL - A split crimper for use in a crimping assembly for engaging and heat sealing overlapping layers of a packaging material includes a first crimper portion having a crimping surface and a second crimper portion that is secured to the first crimper portion to form a crimper. Portions of the first and second crimper portions cooperate to define an interior cavity, and a heating element is disposed completely within the interior cavity. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199603 | WRAP FOR BUNDLING OBJECTS - The present invention is comprised of an elongate piece of first material having flexible qualities with a flexible strip of second, more rigid, and bendable material enclosed within the first material. The apparatus may be twist-tied around equipment for relatively easy transport. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199604 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a device and a method for producing containers, such as e.g. bottles, in which different types of bottles are produced. Alternative treatment methods are used depending on the type of bottle to be produced. For example, a cooling treatment is carried out when producing bottles for carbonated beverages and a sterilisation treatment is carried out when producing bottles for non-carbonated beverages. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199605 | METHOD OF FORMING AND FILLING CONTAINERS - A method of forming and filling containers ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199606 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING A FLUID PRODUCT DISPENSER - A method for packaging a fluid product dispenser, where the said dispenser includes a reservoir ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199607 | Method For Packaging And Curing Manufactured Stone Products - A method of packaging and curing manufactured stone can include packaging a plurality of partially cured de-molded manufactured stones in a curing container having airflow apertures therein. The loaded container is then loaded into a drying oven for further curing for a suitable period. After curing in the oven, the curing container is removed and may be shipped to a customer without unpacking and repacking the manufactured stones. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199608 | Method And package For Shipping And Curing Manufactured Masonry Panels - A method and package for shipping and curing manufactured masonry panels utilizes a package including sets of spaced slotted rails securing groups of masonry panels there between. In use, multiple sets of masonry panels are retained between first and second sets of slotted rails, with pairs of the masonry panels being retained back-to-back, with air flow channels being established between both main body portions and manufactured facial portions of the masonry panels, allowing for further curing of the masonry panels. The masonry panels can be stacked between sets of slotted rails until the desired package size is obtained. Optionally, one or more braces may be attached to the package. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199609 | STACKABLE CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING, STACKING, AND SHIPPING THE SAME - Stackable containers that, in various embodiments, are adapted to be vertically and/or horizontally interlocked with other, like, containers to, for example, increase the stability of stacks of the containers. In one embodiment, a stackable container comprises: (A) a top surface comprising a shoulder portion that extends upwardly from the top surface and that is substantially disposed within a perimeter defined by the top surface; (B) a bottom surface defining a stacking recess; (C) a plurality of substantially vertical side surfaces that extend between the top surface and the bottom surface. In various embodiments, a recessed portion of the bottom surface adjacent the stacking recess is adapted to substantially mate with at least a portion of a shoulder portion of a like container. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199610 | PACKAGING MATERIAL OF GAS-BAG TYPE, PROCESS FOR PACKAGING ARTICLE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PACKAGING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a process for packaging an article using a packaging material of gas-bag type for packaging easily deformable parts or devices of office equipment or OA equipment having various sizes and shapes such as containers containing toner, containers containing developing agent, photoconductors, process cartridges, and complex units of a developer and a toner collector. The packaging material of gas-bag type comprises tube-like bodies and connecting portions, wherein the tube-like bodies are able to swell by being injected inner gas, the connecting portions connect the tube-like bodies in parallel, the tube-like bodies are bendable so as to wrap an article to be packaged, and the packaging material is formed from substantially flat two sheets of one front sheet and one back sheet in a condition that the inner gas is substantially evacuated from the tube-like bodies. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSURIZING A PLASTIC CONTAINER - A system for manufacturing a plastic container, including a thin-walled container, includes an actuator and a base unit. The actuator may include a body portion and a holding/securing member configured to hold or secure a portion of a container. The base unit includes a heating surface and may optionally include an insert. In an embodiment, the actuator may be configured to apply a force or pressure on a container to contact the base unit, the base unit may be configured to receive a base portion of the container, and the heating surface may be configured to convey energy or heat to a portion of the base portion of said container. Embodiments of a method for providing a plastic container are also disclosed. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199612 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING OF CONTAINERS OF COLLAPSIBLE TYPE - A method for filling containers of a collapsible type, including providing a web which includes the containers in an interconnected state, feeding the web for transporting the containers in a first direction, removing, during transport in the first direction, an end seal provided on each container for opening a filling duct, disengaging, during transport in the first direction, the containers from one another, and subsequently transporting the containers in a second direction transverse to first direction and filling, during the transport in the second direction, each container with a liquid product. The disclosure further relates to a device for filling containers of a collapsible type. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199613 | BAG MAKING AND PACKAGING MACHINE - The present invention has an object to provide a technology capable of reducing consumption current of a bag making and packaging machine making a bag and packaging a product with the bag. In order to accomplish the object, the bag making and packaging machine is provided with a seal jaw sealing a film to be packaging material, a heater part ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199614 | Packaging machine for block bottom bags - A rotary packaging machine ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199615 | PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - A packaging assembly, comprising a movement element arranged along a predefined path for an element to be packaged by a film made of polymeric material that arrives from a feeder. The packaging assembly comprises a station for folding the film onto the element, downstream of which there is a unit for heat-sealing the folded flaps of the film; the heat-sealing unit comprises at least one pair of heat-sealing elements, which are arranged on opposite sides with respect to he predefined path and are functionally associated with respective actuation and control assemblies. The heat-sealing elements act, during the heat-sealing step, each along at least two mutually independent directions, performing heat-sealing on the elements to be packaged even in motion. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199616 | GAS FILTERING APPARATUS - An air cleaner including a front housing, a rear housing, and a filter. The filter includes a plurality of parallel folds and partitions a pre-filtering chamber and a post-filtering chamber. The air cleaner circulates air, which enters the pre-filtering chamber through an inlet port, to the post-filtering chamber to filter the air. The pre-filtering chamber includes a diffusion zone located outward from an end of the filter in a folding direction of the filter. The inlet port extends in a direction orthogonal to the folding direction of the filter along a plane parallel to the filtering surface of the filter and opens in the diffusion zone. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199617 | VACUUM CLEANER HAVING DIRT COLLECTION VESSEL WITH TOROIDAL CYCLONE - A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a nozzle assembly with a suction inlet and a control assembly including a control stalk. A dirt collection vessel is carried on the body. The dirt collection vessel includes a toroidal cyclone. The toroidal cyclone has an inlet port, a clean air outlet port and a particle outlet provided in a wall of the toroidal cyclone between the inlet and outlet port. A cork screw baffle is received in the toroidal cyclone. The cork screw baffle defines a spiraling air path through the toroidal cyclone. A suction generator, carried on the body, draws the air stream through the dirt collection vessel. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199618 | Effluent collection and filter apparatus with drainage - An effluent collection and filter apparatus with drainage designed to collect effluent discharged from a cooking exhaust system, separate water from grease and allow only water to escape. The ECFAD is attached at a point below the lowest area where effluent needs to be collected. The apparatus is secured to either the exhaust duct or roof. In the apparatus is an absorbent padding designed to absorb grease and repel water. Below the absorbent is a grate that allows water to flow under the padding. In the corners are water only release fittings to let water out and keep grease in. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199619 | Liquid/gas separator - An impact moisture separator for removing entrained liquids from a gas stream includes a plurality of outer vanes, each of the outer vanes oriented in a first direction; and a plurality of inner vanes, each of the inner vanes oriented in a second direction tilted away from the first direction by a specified angle. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199620 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - A filter arrangement for filtering a fluid or gaseous medium, in particular in a motor vehicle, comprising a housing ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199621 | SYSTEM FOR STEERING A TRACTION DRUM DRIVEN MOBILE OBJECT - A turf device driven by a traction drum. The traction unit is connected to the tool by an articulable joint which allows the traction unit to rotate horizontally (yaw) and vertically (pitch), as well as roll side-to-side in relation to the tool. The articulation allows the tool and the traction unit to follow undulations in the terrain separately and allows the mobile object to turn by yawing the traction member in relation to the tool. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199622 | HYBRID ELECTRIC TOOL CARRIER - A hybrid utility vehicle includes a tool-supporting frame and an electrical power source driven by an engine. Right and left rear wheels independently driven by permanent magnet electric motors and front wheels electrically steerable over a range of approximately 180 degrees operate under the control of a vehicle controller responsive to steering and speed input controls to provide zero turn radius operation with minimum slippage and tire scuffing. Space efficiency provided by the electric steering and an electrically driven tool deck facilitate a variety of tool mounting configurations including a rear discharge deck with a chute passing under the vehicle frame between the driven wheels. An inverter connected to the electrical power source provides 110/220 volt output. The power source also functions as a high powered, high rpm, low noise starter motor. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199623 | Power Transmission Mechanism for Walk Behind Lawnmower - In a walk behind lawnmower | 2010-08-12 |
20100199624 | FINISH FOR SYNTHETIC FILAMENT YARN PROCESSED IN FRICTION FALSE-TWIST TEXTURING AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention aims to provide a finish for synthetic filament yarn processed in friction false-twist texturing, which decreases broken filaments and ends down in false-twist texturing with a synthetic filament yarn applied with the finish, finish-application emulsion of the finish, synthetic filament yarn applied with the emulsion, manufacturing process of the synthetic filament yarn, and resultant yarns. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199625 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TWO-FOR-ONE TWISTING OR CABLING MACHINE AND TWO-FOR-ONE TWISING OR CABLING MACHINE - Method for operating a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199626 | TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST GAS TUBE MIXER - An exhaust mixer for an engine is provided having multiple flow tubes arranged in an annular array. A cooling space is formed to allow the passage of cooling air between the flow tubes and within the annular array. In one form the exhaust mixer can be constructed from multiple, individual exhaust flow tubes. The flow tubes can be constructed to engage neighboring flow tubes to create the annular array of exhaust flow tubes. The flow tubes can be interchangeable with other flow tubes. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199627 | Gas Turbo Set and Method for Controlling a Gas Turbo Set - A gas turbo set including a first turbine, a second turbine, and a combustion chamber connected between the first and second turbines and operated by auto-ignition is provided. The turbines and the combustion chamber are located on a common shaft that may be rotated about an axis. To increase the efficiency of the gas turbo set, the outer periphery of the second turbine is at a greater distance from the axis than that of the first turbine, leading to a reduction in the size and/or the number of turbine blades. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199628 | Interlocking Retention Strip - An impingement shield assembly for a turbine includes a first impingement shield portion and a second impingement shield joined to the first impingement shield portion. The assembly also includes a first connection portion formed on the first impingement shield portion, a second connection portion formed on the first impingement shield portion and first and second wedge weld portions that mate with and hold the first and a second connection portions in a fixed relationship to one another. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199629 | SYSTEME D'ANTI GIVRAGE ET DE DEGIVRAGE DE NACELLE DE MOTEUR D'AERONEF A TAPIS RESISTIF - A deicing and anti-icing system for an aircraft engine pod, including an air intake provided with a lip followed by an air intake tubular part, equipped with a first sound attenuating panel, including deicing means having at least one array of resistive heating elements embedded in an insulating material, the deicing means being in the form of a mat incorporating the resistive element in the thickness of the air intake lip. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199630 | Compact combined cycle vortex turbine engine with internal steam generator and vapor innercooling - A compact, combined cycle gas and steam turbine engine for lower temperature,lower RPM's, and higher torque than a standard gas turbine, while maintaining the lower turbine weight ratio over internal combustion engines. This turbine has a cylindrical combustion chamber, containing a tube boiler spiraled around the inside, in a manner to create a vortex type combustion gas flow, which drives the primary turbine blades. The steam created in this boiler tube jetted against the secondary turbine blades adds torque. The hot combustion gasses are compressed, and passed into the steam stream to reheat and reexpand the steam, which also lowers the exhaust temperature. Unlike most turbine cylinders which turn the inside cylinder this is the only one which turns the outward cintrifical pressured cylinder, which means greater efficiency. The circular exhaust has air induction to increase power and help cool a normally hot exhaust. Water vapor and cooled exhaust from the manifold is ducted between the combustion chamber and outter wall for intercooling the engine and increasing output of the fuel. Existing electronic controls may easily be added. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199631 | POWER PRODUCTION PROCESS WITH GAS TURBINE FROM SOLID FUEL AND WASTE HEAT AND THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE PERFORMING OF THIS PROCESS - The power production process with a gas turbine where as primary power source solid fossil fuels, alternative fuels and wastes at their combustion with air or oxygen can be utilized. The operating medium is the steam-gas mixture of gas supplied by a compressor ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199632 | SOLUTE ION COULOMB FORCE ACCELARATION AND ELECTRIC FIELD MONOPOLE PASSIVE VOLTAGE SOURCE - At least one electrode assembly is configured to enable like charged ions to convert potential energy of the like charged ions into kinetic energy based on the Coulomb forces therebetween via linear alignment thereof, or enable a first portion of like charged ions to convert potential energy of the first portion of like charged ions to kinetic energy based on interaction with the Coulomb forces of a second portion of like charged ions, or enable a first portion of like charged ions to convert potential energy of a second portion of like charged ions to kinetic energy based on similar interaction. Various electrode assemblies are described and corresponding methods of converting potential energy of like charged ions to kinetic energy. The like charged ions are configured to form a passive electric field voltage source that may have one or more electric field monopoles to enable motion of a mobile assembly. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199633 | BLEED STRUCTURE FOR A BLEED PASSAGE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A bleed structure for a bleed passage in a gas turbine engine includes a first wall portion defining a first side of an opening for the passage, and a second wall portion defining a second side, opposite the first side of the opening. The first and second wall portions end at different positions in an extension direction of the opening. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199634 | EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SELECTIVE DOC BYPASS - An exhaust treatment system for use with a power system is disclosed. The exhaust treatment system may have an SCR device ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199635 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purifying system includes: a NOx trapping agent ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199636 | EXHAUST PURIFYING APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A present exhaust purifying apparatus comprises a SCR catalyst, a urea-water injector, and a downstream air-fuel ratio sensor (an oxygen concentration sensor having a diffusion resistance layer) disposed at a position downstream of the SCR catalyst. The present apparatus, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, stops injecting the urea-water from the urea-water injector, and obtains an output value of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor, as a first output value, in that state. The present apparatus obtains an output value of the downstream air-fuel ratio sensor when the urea-water is being injected from the urea-water injector, as a second output value. The present apparatus obtains a concentration of ammonia which flows out from the SCR catalyst based on the difference between the first output value and the second output value. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199637 | ROTATIONAL GENERATION TYPE WIRELESS OXYGEN SENSOR - An oxygen sensor for a motor vehicle having an electrode within an outer shell measures oxygen in exhaust gas exiting the vehicle and generates a signal based on the oxygen measurement. A communication device, powered by a battery or capacitor, wirelessly transmits the measured amount of oxygen from the electrode to a powertrain control module. The flow of exhaust gas through the exhaust system spins blades to spin a generator in a rotational power generation device to generate electrical current to be stored and used by the battery or capacitor. The rotational power generation device may be located in the exhaust pipe, such as through an exhaust pipe wall, and either be connected to the oxygen sensor shell or separate and connected only with electrical wires between the generator and the battery or capacitor. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199638 | APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING DETERIORATION OF NOX ABSORPTION-REDUCTION CATALYST - An apparatus for diagnosing deterioration of a NOx absorption-reduction catalyst provided at an exhaust path of an engine includes a sensor disposed upstream of the catalyst to sense a NOx concentration in emission gas, a calculating unit calculating a first ratio of emission of NOx to inflow of NOx or a second ratio of absorption of NOx to inflow of NOx, and a diagnosing unit which diagnoses deterioration of the catalyst using the first or second ratio as an indicator. The calculating unit calculates inflow of NOx based on an output of the sensor and either the flow volume of the emission gas or a correlation value of the flow volume of the emission gas, calculates the absorption of NOx based on the amount of rich components required for reducing the NOx, and calculates the emission of NOx based on the difference between the inflow and absorption of NOx. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199639 | EXHAUST-GAS RECIRCULATION APPARATUS AND EXHAUST-GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW RATE ESTIMATION METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An exhaust-gas recirculation apparatus for an internal combustion engine has a high-pressure EGR passage ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199640 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR CATALYST - A temperature control device for a catalyst, which is capable of rapidly activating a catalyst while maintaining reduced exhaust emissions, by properly controlling the temperature of exhaust gases according to an activated state of the catalyst. If the catalyst is determined not to be in the activated state, based on an acquired temperature of the catalyst, the temperature control device for a catalyst sets a temperature higher than the temperature of the catalyst by a predetermined temperature is set as a target exhaust gas temperature. Further, the temperature control device controls a combustion control parameter including at least one of an amount of recirculation of exhaust gases by an EGR device, an amount of intake air drawn into an engine, a supply amount and a supply timing of fuel supplied into the engine, according to the set target exhaust gas temperature. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199641 | System For Managing A Reagent Dispensing Device In An Exhaust Line - The invention relates to a system for managing a reagent dispensing device in the exhaust line of an engine, said circuit including a tank ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199642 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING PARTICULATE FILTER THEREOF - An exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes an exhaust pipe, a first oxidation catalyst, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, a urea water supply system, a particulate filter (PF) and a controller. Exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine flows through the exhaust pipe. The first oxidation catalyst is disposed in the exhaust pipe. The SCR catalyst is disposed in the exhaust pipe downstream of the first oxidation catalyst. The urea water supply system supplies urea water to the SCR catalyst. The PF is disposed in the exhaust pipe downstream of the SCR catalyst. The controller stops supplying the urea water from the urea water supply system during regeneration of the PF, so as to supply the NO | 2010-08-12 |
20100199643 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to an exhaust gas purification system ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199644 | Exhaust treatment diagnostic system and method - A method and system for monitoring operation of an exhaust treatment system of a diesel engine includes a dosing system for injecting an injection fluid and a temperature sensor generating temperature signals corresponding to exhaust temperatures. A control module determines a temperature change after an injection of injection fluid based on the temperature signals, compares the temperature change to a threshold, and generates a fault signal in response thereto. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199645 | MIXING DEVICE FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM - A mixing device for mixing a gas and a liquid in an exhaust system has an injector for injecting the liquid, a shell, an inlet, an outlet and an exhaust gas flow path between the inlet and the outlet. The mixing device defines an axis, and the flow path has a first part, a second part and a third part. The first part extends generally parallel to the axis to direct a flow in a generally forward direction, the first part extending up to a first axial position. The second part extends generally parallel to the axis to direct flow in a generally reverse direction. The third part extends generally parallel to the axis to direct a flow in the generally forward direction. The third part is a volume that allows mixing and extends past the first axial position. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199646 | Catalytic reduction of NOx - A system for NO | 2010-08-12 |
20100199647 | HEAT UREA STRAINER FOR DIESEL ENGINE - A urea strainer includes a mesh for removing impurities from urea passing therethrough and heatable wires to heat the urea as it passes through the mesh. The urea is provided to an emission control system of a diesel engine. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199648 | System for storing an additive solution and injecting it into the exhaust gases of an engine - System for storing an additive solution and injecting it into the exhaust gases of an engine, said system comprising two tanks for storing the solution and one pump for supplying the solution from these tanks to an injection line, these two tanks being in parallel and each being connected to the pump by a branch of a supply line, the branch (I) coming from the first tank ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199649 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SOOT FROM DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST STREAMS AT TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 150.degree. C - An apparatus for removing soot from diesel engine exhaust streams at temperatures below 150° C. is provided. Although the use of particulate filters for removing carbonaceous soot from such exhaust streams is known, such systems are either active or operate under high temperatures, i.e. in excess of 300° C. The claimed apparatus includes a flow through support device composed of ceramic, such as cordierite or silicon carbide, or a primarily nonferrous metal or stainless steel and coated with an oxide formation comprising hematite and bixbyite in a ratio from 1:1 to 9:1. The claimed apparatus can also include a diesel particulate filter coated with a coating comprising tin, aluminum and zirconium oxides prepared by a co-precipitation process and thereafter coated with platinum or other precious metal. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199650 | DEVICE FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for exhaust gas recirculation for a combustion engine is provided that includes an exhaust gas pipe configured to conduct exhaust gas and a channel configured to conduct air to the combustion engine. The exhaust gas pipe terminates in the channel, wherein the exhaust gas pipe, in an area of insertion in the channel exhaust, is in thermal exchange with a coolant from a coolant circuit. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199651 | TUBE STRUCTURE FOR EXHAUST COMPONENT - A vehicle exhaust component includes an outer shell defining an internal cavity, at least one baffle located within the internal cavity, and at least one tube supported by the baffle. The baffle is fixed to the outer shell and includes at least one opening. The tube has first and second tube ends with one of the first and second tube ends being supported within the opening in the baffle. At least one slot is formed within the one of the first and second tube ends at the at least one opening. The slot facilitates noise reduction during cool down of the vehicle exhaust component. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199652 | Multistage Hydraulic Gas Compression/Expansion Systems and Methods - Multistage hydraulic systems and methods for converting the potential energy of a pressurized gas, particularly air, into mechanical work when operating in motor, and for producing compressed gas from the mechanical work of the rotating shaft when rotating when operating in compressor mode, by performing a successive expansion/compression of the said gas. Each of the systems comprises: a multistage Compression-Expansion Unit made of several hydraulic Compression-Expansion Modules having different capacity and integrating a gas/liquid separating heat exchanger, designed to convert pressure power into a hydraulic power and vice-versa, by performing an essentially isothermal compression/expansion of the gas; a single stage or multistage, direct or indirect, external forced-air Heat Exchanger for maintaining the active liquid at ambient temperature; and a multi-circuit, multi-displacement Hydraulic Motor/Pump for converting hydraulic power into mechanical power and vice-versa. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199653 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING A PLURALITY OF PISTONS AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD - A hydraulic system for use with a pressurized fluid includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder. A flow path links the first and second cylinders in fluid communication with each other. A first piston is disposed within the first cylinder and defines a first axis and a second piston disposed within the second cylinder. The first piston is movable along the first axis between a variety of operating positions and a rephasing position. The first piston has an exterior surface that defines a peripheral groove and several flutes. The flutes are oriented such that they are parallel to the first axis and intersect the peripheral groove, allowing the fluid to flow from the first cylinder across the flow path and into the second cylinder when the first piston is in the rephasing position thereby automatically rephasing the first and second pistons within the hydraulic system. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199654 | GAS PRESSURE ACTUATOR - Disclosed is a gas pressure actuator whose actuator body has a cylinder, a piston and a gas generator in which a powder is loaded, and the gas generator is positioned at an end portion of the cylinder. The gas generator injects a high pressure gas into the cylinder by the combustion of the powder, thereby moving the piston. The actuator body is provided with a coating which covers the entire actuator body from outside. The coating is a resin coating having electrically insulating, waterproof, and dustproof characteristics. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199655 | HYDRAULIC PUMP CONTROL SYSTEM - A hydraulic load ramping system, in certain aspects, may utilize load sensing feedback from an engine, thereby reducing the possibility of overloading the engine as well as smoothing the transition between hydraulic load levels. In particular, by ramping between hydraulic load levels, unwanted movement of hydraulically-driven equipment may be minimized. In addition, by efficiently monitoring the load sensing feedback and ramping between hydraulic load levels, the hydraulic output may be maximized. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199656 | Hydraulic Pump Unit - A hydraulic pump unit of variable displacement type is disposed away from a pair of hydraulic motor units which are capable of being independently arranged. The pump unit is fluidly-connected to the pair of hydraulic motor units so as to change the outputs of the pair of hydraulic motor units in both forward and reverse rotation directions. The pump unit includes a hydraulic pump body operatively rotated and driven by a driving source, a pump case surrounding the hydraulic pump body, a capacity adjusting mechanism for changing the capacity of the hydraulic pump body, and an actuator for operating the capacity adjusting mechanism. The actuator is controlled based on a manual operation signal corresponding to a manual operation amount. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199657 | THERMAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR AN EXTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An external combustion engine having an exhaust flow diverter for directing the flow of an exhaust gas. The external combustion engine has a heater head having a plurality of heater tubes through which a working fluid is heated by conduction. The exhaust flow diverter is a cylinder disposed around the outside of the plurality of heater tubes and includes a plurality of openings through which the flow of exhaust gas may pass. The exhaust flow diverter directs the exhaust gas past the plurality of heater tubes. The external combustion engine may also include a plurality of flow diverter fins coupled to the plurality of heater tubes to direct the flow of the exhaust gas. The heater tubes may be U-shaped or helical coiled shaped. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199658 | Rod Seal Assembly for a Stirling Engine - A rod seal assembly for a Stirling Engine of the type having two or more piston assemblies reciprocating within cylinder bores. The rod seal assembly seals against a connecting rod extending between a piston and a kinematic drive system. The rod seal assembly includes a separated cap seal assembly and a base seal assembly with a hollow cavity formed therebetween. The cap seal assembly and base seal assembly include sealing element features which provide high performance gas sealing and excellent durability characteristics. The hollow interior cavity of the rod seal assembly may be used as part of an internal volume within the engine used as part of a pressure balancing system for the isolated cycle volumes within the engine. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199659 | Piston Assembly for a Stirling Engine - A piston assembly for a double-acting engine such as a double-acting Stirling engine. A pair of sealing rings located on opposite sides of a land ring are positioned between a base section and a dome section of a piston head. These sealing rings are alternatively urged into sealing engagement with the cylinder bore as the piston reciprocates. The ring assembly further features selected rings with radial gaps used with annular non-split rings. An expander ring is further provided to radially bias the sealing rings with radial gaps. The piston assembly further features assembly features and component configurations providing excellent piston gas sealing and durability performance. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199660 | Pressure Equalization System for a Stirling Engine - A working gas control system for a double acting type Stirling engine having two or more piston assemblies reciprocating within bores. Each of the piston assemblies separate isolated cycle volumes of a working gas which undergoes cyclical pressure variations. The pressure equalization system includes forming isolated first and second volumes with the first volume maintained at a low pressure through the use of a check valve. The second volume is maintained at a pressure intermediate of the minimum and maximum pressures of the cycle volumes. By providing controlled leakage paths between the volumes, the mass or volume of working gas in each of the cycle volumes can be maintained in a balanced condition despite minor leakages outside the engine of the working gas and leakage past the piston assemblies separating the cycle volumes. Additional features further include the provision of a control valve which acts to unload the engine for starting or shut down, and further can provide the functions of a check valve and a control leakage path within the engine. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199661 | Control Valve for a Stirling Engine - A control valve for a double acting type Stirling engine of the type having two or more piston assemblies reciprocating in bores with each of the piston assemblies separating isolated volumes of a working gas. The control valve provides the functions of a check valve which allows an internally defined volume within the engine to be held at a low pressure near the minimum pressure of the cycle volumes. The valve may further be actuated to unload the engine to provide low starting torque and to unload the engine in case of an engine or load malfunction. The control valve further provides a controlled leakage path for working fluid flowing between the cycle volumes and the minimum pressure volume which acts as part of a pressure balancing system for the Stirling engine which maintains the volume or mass of a working fluid in a balanced condition between the cycle volumes. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199662 | Guiding Blade for a Proof Mass and Micromachined Electromechanical System Using Such Blade - The invention pertains to the field of micro-machined electromechanical systems including a proof mass capable of displacement. The invention relates to a guiding blade for a mobile proof mass in a monolithic electromechanical system which is micro-machined in a plate having a thickness H and defining a plane O,x,y, wherein the electromechanical system includes a base and at least one measurement cell including the proof mass connected to the base by the guiding blade and capable of translation displacement along the axis Oy, said blade extending along an axis Ox and being connected to a fixed portion of the base, and said blade limiting the movement of the proof mass ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199663 | Exhaust Gas Inlet Device - An air intake tract arrangement for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas inlet device arranged at the inlet side of a charge air cooler and configured to direct injected EGR exhaust gas substantially in a direction towards an inlet of said charge air cooler, thereby enabling the use of plastic intake tract components. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199664 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECIRCULATING EXHAUST GAS IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for returning exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is provided. The apparatus includes a compressor that is driven by exhaust gas, wherein an exhaust-gas flow enters into the compressor on a high-pressure side and exits the compressor on a low-pressure side. A branch is provided on the high-pressure side with regard to the compressor for returned exhaust gas, and at least one exhaust-gas cooler is provided for transferring heat out of the branched-off exhaust-gas flow into a cooling medium. A heat exchanger is provided, via which heat can be transferred between the exhaust-gas flow, which branches off on the high-pressure side, and an exhaust-gas flow on the low-pressure side with regard to the compressor. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199665 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine - The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199666 | SUPER-TURBOCHARGER HAVING A HIGH SPEED TRACTION DRIVE AND A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A super-turbocharger utilizing a high speed, fixed ratio traction drive that is coupled to a continuously variable transmission to allow for high speed operation is provided. A high speed traction drive is utilized to provide speed reduction from the high speed turbine shaft. A second traction drive provides infinitely variable speed ratios through a continuously variable transmission. Gas recirculation in a super-turbocharger is also disclosed. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199667 | POWER GENERATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A power generation system includes a mixing unit for receiving and combining heated fluid from a heated fluid source and working fluid to form a vapor. The system also includes a condensation unit positioned at a location having a higher elevation than the heated fluid source. The condensation unit receives the vapor from the mixing unit through a first conduit and condenses the vapor into a liquid. The system further includes a turbine positioned at a location having a lower elevation than the condensation unit. The turbine receives the liquid condensed in the condensation unit through a second conduit. The turbine is driven by the liquid to generate electric power. The system also includes a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the liquid driving the turbine to the working fluid provided to the mixing unit. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199668 | AIR POWER GENERATOR TOWER - The invention relates to continuously mass-producing electric power with a low cost, without pollution, greenhouse gas emission, consumption of limited natural resources, wastes and independently of irregularity of wind conditions. The invention is embodied in the form of a hollow tower-shaped structure flared at the base thereof, surrounded by a greenhouse area and is optimised in order to combine the four following natural forces and effects: a chimney effect, greenhouse effect, Coriolis force and a Venturi effect. The inventive plant comprises, in particular curved structures for activating an artificial and self-sustaining vertex, peripheral flap shutters for involving a wind quantity and pools optimised for storing calories supplied by sun and optionally by effluents of nuclear power plants, different industrial activities or geothermal waters. The production capacity of the inventive power plant is of several hundreds of MW and the production cost of one KW/hour could be substantially low. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199669 | Thermal Energy Store - A method for alternate storage and outputting of the thermal energy which is obtained in the primary circuit of a solar-thermal power station, using a heat carrier medium, which can be partially fed between a plurality of storage tanks, in each case flowing through a heat transmission apparatus which is operatively connected to the primary circuit and/or to the steam/water circuit, which heat carrier medium can be heated to a higher temperature or can be cooled to a lower temperature, the aim is to provide a solution which makes it possible, with a storage capacity which is the same as that of installations known from the prior art, to avoid the disadvantages of the prior art, in particular with a smaller space requirement and occupying a smaller installation area. This is achieved in that at least one of the plurality of storage tanks is alternately used for storage of a respectively partially fed volume of the heat carrier medium in the state of its higher temperature and for storage of a respectively partially fed volume of the heat carrier medium in the state of its lower temperature. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199670 | Power Generation Plant Having Inert Gas Deaerator and Associated Methods - A power generation plant includes a steam turbine and an electrical generator driven thereby. A condenser is downstream from the steam turbine. Moreover, the power generation plant includes a steam source and an inert gas source. A deaerator downstream from the condenser and is operable to perform deaeration using the inert gas source and is also selectively operable to perform deaeration using the steam source. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199671 | Deaerator Apparatus in a Superatmospheric Condenser System - A power generating system comprises a condenser and a deaerator apparatus. The condenser condenses a working fluid into a condensate and operates at an internal pressure above ambient pressure during a normal operating mode. The deaerator apparatus uses steam to remove contaminants from the condensate to bring the condensate to a desirable purity. The deaerator apparatus is deactivated during a typical operating state of the power generating system such that the condensate bypasses the deaerator apparatus. The deaerator apparatus is activated during a non-typical operating state of the power generating system such that the condensate passes into the deaerator apparatus wherein contaminants can be removed from the condensate. The typical operating state of the power generating system occurs when the condensate comprises a desirable purity and the non-typical operating state of the power generating system occurs when the condensate comprises an undesirable purity. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199672 | Condenser System - A method of substantially preventing contaminants from entering a condenser adapted for use within a steam generating system. A condenser is provided. Steam or a combination of water and steam is passed into the condenser, the condenser operating in a normal mode a pressure in a control area is equal to or greater than a predefined pressure and in a non-normal mode if the pressure in the control area is less than the predefined pressure. An inert gas is injected into the condenser if a pressure in the control area is less than a holding pressure, the holding pressure being equal to or greater than the predefined pressure. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199673 | Gas Turbine Engine with Eductor and Eductor Flow Distribution Shield - A gas turbine engine comprises: a combustor with an aft end exhaust nozzle that discharges along an axis of the combustor; an eductor with a housing that circumscribes the combustor that has a sideward eductor inlet that intakes generally normal to the combustor axis and an aft end eductor outlet that circumscribes the combustor exhaust nozzle and exhausts along the combustor axis; and an eductor distribution shield mounted within the eductor housing between the eductor inlet and the combustor with a deflection surface that deflects the intake of the eductor inlet around the combustor. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199674 | FUEL NOZZLE MANIFOLD - A fuel nozzle manifold comprising a flange, a stem and a swirler is provided. The flange has a first fluid inlet fluidly connected to a radially extending first flow passage, the stem includes at least a first axially extending and only partially circumferentially extending flow channel, and the swirler has at least a first radially extending premix passage. The flange and the stem can comprise a homogeneous component, or two separate components fluidly connecting the first axially extending flow channel to the first flow passage, to form a fluid connection between the flange and the stem, the swirler comprises another component fitted together with the flange and stem component and fluidly connecting the first premix passage and the first flow channel. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199675 | FUEL INJECTION FOR GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS - An injector includes a surface and an injector hole formed in the surface. The injector also includes a groove formed in the surface, the groove surrounding the injector hole. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199676 | FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH REDUCED HEAT TRANSFER TO FUEL MANIFOLD SEAL - A gas turbine engine fuel supply assembly which includes a fuel manifold mounted to a casing surrounding a combustor of the engine, and a plurality of fuel nozzles mounted to the fuel manifold. A mating interface between the fuel nozzles and the fuel manifold has at least one sealing element, and at least one aperture defined in the fuel nozzle proximate to the mating interface. The aperture is a non fuel conveying passage, and reduces conductive heat transfer to the sealing element by preventing a direct conductive heat transfer path between a hot region of the fuel nozzle and the sealing element. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199677 | Transition Duct Assemblies and Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Such Assemblies - Transition duct assemblies and gas turbine engine systems involving such assemblies are provided. In this regard, a representative a transition duct assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: an impingement sheet having cooling holes formed therethrough, an inlet end and a non-flanged outlet end, the impingement sheet being operative to be positioned about an exterior of a transition duct such that cooling air is directed to flow about the transition duct; the non-flanged outlet end of the impingement sheet being operative to attach the impingement sheet to the transition duct such that the inlet end is positioned adjacent to an intake end of the transition duct and the outlet end is positioned adjacent to an exhaust end of the transition duct. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199678 | Corrosion-Resistant Pressure Vessel Steel Product, a Process for Producing It and a Gas Turbine Component - A corrosion-resistant pressure vessel steel is provided. The corrosion-resistant pressure vessel is formed by aluminization of a pressure vessel steel and deliberate oxidation of the layer which has been enriched in this way. Also provided is a process for producing a corrosion-resistant pressure vessel product. The process includes alitizing the pressure vessel steel and then oxidizing the steel before it is used for the first time. Lastly, a gas turbine component using the pressure vessel steel product is provided. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199679 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE VALVE - A gas turbine engine valve is disclosed. In one form the valve includes two inlets in fluid communication with an outlet. The valve can include a spool having two lands capable of selectively closing either of the two inlets. The valve can include energy storage devices that initially position the spool within a valve housing. A temperature motor is provided to position the spool based upon a temperature of a mixture of working fluid from the two inlets. A working fluid flowing into the first inlet can be in fluid communication with a second end of the valve; and a working fluid flowing into the second inlet can be in fluid communication with a first end of the valve. A relatively high pressure condition at one or the other of the inlets can be used to alter a position of the valve. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199680 | GAS TURBINE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - A gas turbine control method for preventing then operation from deviating from the operating state at the ideal fuel and air flow-rates expected when the gas turbine is designed and maintaining an efficient operating state. A gas turbine control device comprises a frequency analyzing means for analyzing the frequencies inside the combustor of a gas turbine, a state grasping means for grasping the combustion state in the gas turbine on the basis of a state signal representing the result of the analysis by frequency band, the amount of operation process including a ratio between the air flow rate and pilot fuel in the gas turbine, the atmosphere state, and the load amount, a combustion characteristic grasping means for grasping the characteristic of the combustion vibration, and a control section for calculating a correction value of at least either the air flow rate supplied to the combustor or the pilot ratio from the grasped combustion vibration characteristic and the grasped combustion state each time the degree of the combustion vibration exceeds a predetermined control value, correcting the initial design values of the air flow rate and the pilot ratio predetermined correspondingly to the amount of operation process and the state signal, and thereby driving the gas turbine. The control section resets the correction of the initial design values when the degree of combustion vibration of the gas turbine is below the predetermined control value for a given period of time and operates the gas turbine using the initial design values. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199681 | FUEL SYSTEM OF GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A method for purging fuel from a fuel system of a gas turbine engine on shutdown of the engine comprises, in one aspect, terminating a fuel supply to the fuel system and using the residual compressed air to create a reversed pressure differential in the fuel system relative to a forward pressure differential of the fuel system used to maintain fuel supply for engine operation, and under the reversed pressure differential substantially purging the fuel remaining in the system therefrom to a fuel source. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199682 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN WITH TOTAL RECOVERY OF CO2 AND REDUCTION OF UNCONVERTED METHANE - This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and water vapor comprising:
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20100199683 | OPTIMIZATION OF LOW-BTU FUEL-FIRED COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANT BY PERFORMANCE HEATING - Disclosed is an optimized approach of using bleed-off of compressed air flow from a gas turbine compressor in a combined-cycle power plant and performance heating to augment plant performance. In one embodiment, a diverted portion of a by-product off gas and the bleed-off of compressed air flow are fired heated to produce a high temperature flue gas that is used to performance heat a pressurized mixture of fuel prior to being supplied to the gas turbine combustor. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199684 | COMBUSTION LINER ASSEMBLY SUPPORT - A combustor liner assembly support is provided that is used to axially and radially position combustor liners in a gas turbine engine. The combustor liner support includes, in one embodiment, a support bracket that is coupled to a diffuser located upstream in the gas turbine engine; a support spool coupled to the support bracket; and a mount stake coupled to the support spool. The mount stake is connected to the combustor liners and maintains the spaced relation therebetween. An alignment device can be used between the support bracket and the support spool. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199685 | FURNISHING ELEMENT WITH A CONDITIONING FUNCTION, AND RELATIVE METHOD TO MAKE IT - A furnishing element with a conditioning function comprising a base structure having a determinate aesthetic and/or functional conformation for furnishing, and one or more conditioning components, able to carry out a heat exchange with the environment to determine the conditioning thereof. The base structure defines at least a radiant surface and is made by lost mold casting, wherein the mold or core used for casting is destroyed at the end of casting. The conditioning components are constrained to said base structure and are suitably shaped to be disposed at least in proximity to said radiant surface, so that said radiant surface determines a desired radiation, able to condition a room and/or one or more users. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199686 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE FOR DEFOGGING AND DEFROSTING APPLICATIONS - A controlled surface having a direct contact with a flow of cold air circulating within a climate-controlled space is provided. A thermoelectric device is associated with the controlled surface and has a hot junction positioned upstream in the path of the air stream moving over the controlled surface and a cold junction positioned downstream in the path of the air stream. This arrangement provides defogging, defrosting or condensate evaporation for the controlled surface, while the temperature in the climate-controlled space is not appreciably altered, and at least some amount of moisture is removed from the air stream by the thermoelectric device. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199687 | Temperature control device - A temperature control device includes a thermoelectric device and a first sink. The thermoelectric device includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements electrically interconnected with one another by a plurality of electrical interconnects which are coupled between an interior surface of a first plate and an interior surface of a second plate. The first sink has a flat bottom and a plurality of generally parallel fins extending out of the flat bottom. Also, the flat bottom is coupled to an exterior surface of the first plate by a coupling media that includes a resilient and thermally-conductive pad. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199688 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID NITROGEN - An apparatus for supplying liquid nitrogen for a decompression device: includes a liquid nitrogen supply line extending such that high-temperature, high-pressure liquid nitrogen is introduced to a decompression device; a bypass pipe diverging from the liquid nitrogen supply line; and an expansion unit installed at the bypass pipe to evaporate the liquid nitrogen into nitrogen gas. The expansion unit is disposed to absorb heat from the liquid nitrogen in the liquid nitrogen supply line before being introduced to the decompression device. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199689 | CRYOSTAT OF SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE - A cryostat of a superconducting cable disclosed herein includes an inner metallic tube filled with liquid nitrogen and extended along the circumference of a core, an outer metallic tube surrounding the circumference of the inner metallic tube at a distance, a cooling vessel of a terminal connecting box connected to the inner metallic tube and filled with liquid nitrogen, an insulation tube surrounding the circumference of the cooling vessel at a distance, an inner bellows tube connecting an end of the outer metallic tube to the cooling vessel, and an outer bellows tube spaced apart from the inner bellows tube and connecting the end of the outer metallic tube to the insulation tube. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199690 | Refrigerator Isolation Valve - A cryogen vessel ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199691 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY AT A LOW TEMPERATURE INTO THERMAL ENERGY AT A RELATIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF MECHANICAL ENERGY, AND VICE VERSA - Method for converting thermal energy at a low temperature into thermal energy at a relatively high temperature by means of mechanical energy, and vice versa, with a working medium which runs through a closed thermodynamic circulation process, wherein the circulation process has the following working steps:—reversible adiabatic compression of the working medium, —isobaric conduction away of heat from the working medium,—reversible adiabatic relaxing of the working medium,—isobaric supply of heat to the working medium, and wherein the increase or decrease in pressure of the working medium is produced during the compression or relaxing, increasing or decreasing the centrifugal force acting on the working medium, with the result that the flow energy of the working medium is essentially retained during the compression or relaxing process. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199692 | SUPERCOOLING METHOD AND SUPERCOOLING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a supercooling method and a supercooling apparatus which can maintain an object in a supercooled state. According to the present invention, a supercooling method includes a first cooling step of cooling a stored object toward a cooling temperature below a phase transition temperature thereof, a step of judging whether the stored object is released from a supercooled state in the first cooling step, a step of thawing the stored object when the stored object is released from the supercooled state, and a second cooling step of cooling the stored object toward a cooling temperature below zero that is higher than the lowest temperature of the stored object before the release of the supercooled state, wherein the first cooling step is continuously performed when the object is maintained in the supercooled state. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199693 | System for Increasing the Efficiency of a Conventional Air Conditioning System - A system for increasing the efficiency of a conventional air conditioner includes: an evaporative air cooler having evaporative pads; and a frame that retains the air cooler so as to enclose a condenser of the air conditioner, thereby directing pre-cooled air from the air cooler to the air conditioner. The system includes a tray and a pump that pumps the water in the tray into the evaporative air cooler, and a sensor to refill the tray. The system may be retro-fitted onto existing air conditioners. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199694 | REFRIGERANT SYSTEM WITH INTERCOOLER AND LIQUID/VAPOR INJECTION - A refrigerant system is provided with at least two sequential stages of compression. An intercooler is positioned intermediate the two stages. The refrigerant flowing through the intercooler is cooled by a secondary fluid such as ambient air. A vapor/liquid injection function is also provided for the refrigerant system. The intercooler function and the vapor/liquid injection function are selectively activated on demand depending on environmental conditions and thermal load in a conditioned space. This invention is particularly important for the CO2 refrigerant systems operating in the transcritical cycle. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199695 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a plurality of heat source apparatuses having heat source apparatus side heat exchangers and compressors, one or a plurality of indoor units having flow rate control devices and indoor unit side heat exchangers, at least two main pipes for performing connection-piping between a plurality of heat source apparatuses and one or a plurality of indoor units, a tubular distributor for branching the refrigerant from the main pipe flowing from the inlet to a plurality of outlets to distribute into a plurality of heat source apparatuses, and connection piping for connecting the plurality of heat source apparatuses and distributor respectively. Among a plurality of heat source apparatuses, the distributor is fixedly disposed at a specified position and in a specified direction against one heat source apparatus. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199696 | Air Baffle Structure For Refrigerated Display Cases - An air baffle structure for refrigerated display cases having an open front and provided with openings at the back for the forwardly directed flow of refrigerated air. The display case has a display bar of non-circular cross section for mounting a plurality of display trays. A baffle support, formed of wire and comprising a front portion and spaced apart side portions, is mounted on the display bar and extends closely underneath the trays. A flat, plastic baffle plate is carried by the baffle support. The baffle support has rear portions of inverted U-shape engaging the display bar, formed in part by upwardly extending baffle positioning elements. Back edge portions of the baffle plate releasably engage the positioning elements to secure the baffle plate in position while accommodating easy removable and replacement for cleaning. A baffle plate typically will extend under a plurality of display trays positioned on the display bar. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199697 | AIR CONDITIONER AND EXTENSION NOZZLE OF CLEANER USED FOR THE SAME - Dust collection structure for collecting the dust removed from an air filter of an indoor unit has been devised to reduce user's labor in collecting the dust as much as possible. An indoor unit includes, in a casing, an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor fan for sucking air from inside of a room, and blowing the air to the inside of the room, and an air filter arranged on an inlet side of the indoor fan. The dust trapped on the air filter is removed by the dust removing means, and is contained in the dust containing part. A nozzle connector for arranging a nozzle of a cleaner at a predetermined position where suction of the contained dust is allowed is provided at a downstream outlet of a dust collection path as a transfer path for transferring the dust in collecting the contained dust. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199698 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device having an insulated interior in which at least one refrigerated component part, such as an evaporator, is located and wherein the surface of the component part has a tendency to ice up. According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the surface tending to ice up is provided with a coating comprising organic substances which restrict or limit the growth of ice crystals. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199699 | DISCHARGE HOSE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A discharge hose system is provided for a motor vehicle air conditioning unit. The discharge hose system includes, but is not limited to a discharge hose and a vent line. The discharge hose and the vent line are designed as a single piece together. | 2010-08-12 |