33rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130209164 | ALIGNED ANGLED WELL TOOL WELD JOINT - A well tool can include multiple sections, one section having a mating weld surface formed thereon, and another section having another mating weld surface formed thereon. Engagement between the mating weld surfaces can prevent lateral displacement of the well tool sections relative to each other. The mating weld surfaces are welded to each other. A method of constructing a well tool can include engaging a mating weld surface on a section of the well tool with another mating weld surface on another section of the well tool, an interface between the mating weld surfaces being inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the well tool extending through the sections, and welding the mating weld surfaces to each other along the interface. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209165 | STRUCTURE TO FIX INFLATABLE AND ELASTIC MOTION BODY - An improved structure to fix an inflatable and elastic motion body includes an elastic air bag, a frame, a base and a plurality of restricting pieces. The base has a receiving slot recessedly formed close to a top surface of the base, and a recessed engaging trough recessedly formed close to a bottom surface thereof. The recessed engaging trough engages with a hook end of the restricting piece, so the restricting piece can tightly clamp a fixed edge of the elastic air bag. Since the restricting pieces with better strength are disposed in restricting slots of the frame to tightly confine the elastic air bag and the base to locate between the hook end and the pressing end of the restricting piece, so when the elastic air bag is heavily pressed, it would not escape from the restricting slot of the frame to increase the structural strength and durability. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209166 | SURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM - A surface drainage structure formed above a subgrade may include an elongate drain conduit disposed partially within the subgrade. The elongate drain conduit may define at least one drain slot extending through a wall thereof. The structure may include a pavement layer with an exposed top surface and a drainage channel extending therefrom. The drainage channel may be in fluid communication with the drain slot of the elongate drain conduit. A method of forming the surface drainage structure includes placing the elongate drain conduit in the subgrade, forming the pavement layer, cutting an upper channel along the elongate drain conduit, and cutting a lower channel and the drain slot in the elongate conduit. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209167 | Security Barrier - The invention relates to a security barrier, and a method for operation thereof. The security barrier ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209168 | VEHICLE ARRESTING NET - Embodiments of the invention provide a gravity-lowered net that is housed above the surface onto which it is to be used, and is lowered by sliding weights that position the net to the correct height for use. Certain embodiments of the nets may be provided with one or more energy absorber elements associated with the net, which help enhance the energy absorptive capabilities of the net. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209169 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SPEED BUMP - The present invention relates to a height adjustable speed bump for controlling speed of vehicles when placed on roadways and for serving as a barrier when used for blocking restricted areas. The speed bump comprises a portable body ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209170 | Modular Decorative Landscape Product and Associated Methods - Modular landscape devices, systems, and associated methods are provided. In one aspect, for example, a modular landscape device can include a plurality of molded structures formed from an aggregate material, where each molded structure has a display surface and a buried surface. The device also includes at least one tether connecting the plurality of molded structures together to form the modular landscape device. In one aspect, each of the plurality of molded structures are not in contact with another of the plurality of molded structures. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209171 | PAVEMENT DOWEL ASSEMBLY BAR - A pavement dowel bar assembly is reinforced to maintain the alignment of dowel bars during the paving process. An exemplary dowel bar assembly includes a side frame having at least one bracing member. The bracing member is convertible between a first, stored position and a second, deployed position. When in the first, stored position, the bracing member is generally parallel to a plane defined by the side frame. In the second, deployed position, the bracing member is at an angle relative to the plane of the side frame. The dowel bar assembly may further include a plurality of dowel bars and a second side frame. Also described herein are methods of reinforcing a pavement dowel bar assembly with a convertible bracing member. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209172 | Subsurface Barrier Retention System and Methods Related Thereto - A subsurface retention barrier system installed in situ to retain water in a projected root zone of one or more plants is disclosed. An apparatus and system for installing the subsurface retention barriers and methods related thereto are also disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209173 | FLOODGATE - A floodgate is disclosed. The floodgate comprises a panel configured to be movable between an opened position and a closed position wherein in the opened position, the panel forms a barrier against flood water; and at least one gas strut configured to move the panel from the closed position to the opened position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209174 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING THE CORE OF A SHEATHED ELECTRICAL CABLE - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for recovering the core ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209175 | CORROSION PROTECTION OF PIPES SUSPENDED IN SEAWATER - A method of protecting a region of a pipe ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209176 | MIXTURE TO BE APPLIED ONTO A DUMP OF RESIDUE SALT - The invention relates to a mixture to be applied onto a dump of residue salt as an infiltration-inhibiting layer for reducing the occurrence of pile water caused by precipitation, wherein the mixture comprises residue salt and a mineral additive which is poorly soluble to insoluble and has hydraulically and/or pozzolanically setting properties. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209177 | COMPOSITE SELF-DRILLING SOIL NAIL AND METHOD - A subsurface support comprises a soil nail having an outer member and an inner member placed within the outer member. Features are provided to maintain a uniform spaced relationship between the inner and outer members. The spaced relationship may be achieved by crimping the outer member, or by use of an insert installed between the inner and outer members. In another embodiment, the support is made of composite construction materials, and having a self-drilling capability. The outer member may be fiberglass, and a metallic drill bit may be secured to a distal end of the soil nail. The inner member is preferably steel. A method is also provided to improve pull-out capacity by galvanizing the inner and outer members. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209178 | GEOCELL FOR MODERATE AND LOW LOAD APPLICATIONS - Geocells for moderate to low load applications are disclosed here. The geocells have a cell wall thickness of from 0.25 mm to 0.95 mm. They have a wall strength of from 3500 N/m to 15000 N/m. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209179 | GEOCELL FOR MODERATE AND LOW LOAD APPLICATIONS - Geocells for moderate to low load applications are disclosed here. The geocells have a cell wall thickness of from 0.25 mm to 0.95 mm. They have a wall strength of from 3500 N/m to 15000 N/m. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209180 | PLANT FOR THE CONTROLLED-SPEED PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT OF GRANULAR MATERIAL AND CONVEYANCE SPEED CONTROL PROCESS - The invention relates to a plant for the transport of granular material comprising at least one container for granular material to be transported, at least one receiver-meter group, at least one conveyance duct, depressurization-pressurization means arranged to suction/inject a gaseous medium from/into said at least one container, and at least one vacuum duct between a receiver-meter group and said depressurization-pressurization means, thereby creating a flow of said granular material and said gaseous medium in said at least one conveyance duct and a flow of gaseous medium between said at least one receiver-meter group and said depressurization-pressurization means. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209181 | Self-emptying vacuum apparatus for use by gold prospectors - A self-emptying vacuum apparatus for use by gold prospectors includes a collection chamber, a vacuum source, a suction hose connected to the collection chamber for vacuum-collecting material from a work surface, and a flapper assembly for discharging accumulated material. During operation, the vacuum source creates a vacuum within the collection chamber sufficient to close a flapper of the flapper assembly, thereby creating a vacuum seal that causes the flow of air through the suction hose, into the collection chamber, and out of the vacuum source, allowing vacuum-collected material to drop into the collection chamber. When the weight of material accumulated within the collection chamber is sufficient to overcome the vacuum force maintaining the flapper closed, the flapper opens to discharge the accumulated material. As soon as each accumulated load of vacuum-collected material is discharged, the flapper is again drawn closed, and the collection and discharge cycle is repeated. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209182 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A PNEUMATIC MATERIAL CONVEYING SYSTEM - Method for handling outlet air in a pneumatic waste-conveying system, in which the outlet air is at least partly the conveying air to be used in waste conveying. The outlet air is blown from the outward blowing pipe ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209183 | FABRICATION METHOD FOR DIAMOND FILM COATING OF DRILL BIT - Tungsten carbide drill bits for removing material from alloys and other hard materials are disclosed. A conventional drill bit is modified by removing material from the forward portion of the bit to increase the radius of the cutting edge. The drill bit is then coated with a nanostructured diamond film using a chemical vapor deposition process. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209184 | CUTTER ELEMENTS, ROTARY MACHINE TOOLS COMPRISING SAME AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A cutter element ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209185 | HOLE DRILLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A hole drilling device and method include a drilling head ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209186 | MACHINING METHOD AND APPARATUS HAVING CRYOGENIC COOLING - The invention relates to a method for machining a part to be machined using a machining tool, in which at least a portion of the machining area, likely to be heated during the machining of the part, or a portion of the machining tool is cooled by dispensing liquid nitrogen to said machining area or said tool. Solid CO | 2013-08-15 |
20130209187 | HOLE SAW AND GUIDE - An apparatus for enlarging an existing hole in an object includes a separate hole saw with a center pilot shaft. A guide tube with a disk attached at one end inserts into the preexisting hole in the object and receives a bridging web with a plurality of tapered radial arms cumulatively forming a cone shape on the other end. The space between the bridging web and the disk is reduced by a threaded fitting to clamp the guide tube on the object within the existing hole. When the cone-shaped web wedges into the pre-existing hole, the guide tube is moved toward the axis of the pre-existing hole. The bore of the guide tube slideably receives the pilot member to guide the hole saw to rotate coaxially relative to the bore when cutting the second hole. A flat web may be used for non-coaxial cutting. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209188 | Machining Tool Having Zero-Backlash Ultrafine Adjustment - Machining tool comprising a main tool body, a slider element received at least partially in an opening in the main tool body and movable relative thereto in an adjustment direction between a first and second position, and a drive shaft having two threaded portions, wherein the first threaded portion of the drive shaft cooperates with the threaded portion of the slider element and the second threaded portion of the drive shaft cooperates with the threaded portion of the main body so that upon rotation of the drive shaft about its axis the slider element moves relative to the main body between the first and second positions. Ultrafine adjustment of the slider element is possible in almost zero-backlash fashion in relation to the main tool body in both adjustment directions by providing a spring element engaging the slider element and biased in the direction of one of the two positions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209189 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL, SUCH AS A DRILL, COMPRISING AN EXCHANGEABLE CUTTING INSERT, AND AN EXCHANGEABLE CUTTING INSERT - A tool shank for use with a cutting insert in a rotary cutting tool includes a body having, and adapted to be rotated about, a central longitudinal tool axis, the body having a tip portion structured to receive at least a portion of the cutting insert therein. The shank also includes a pair of chip flutes formed in the body and a pair of recesses, each recess bordering a respective chip flute. Each recess includes a rim portion extending perpendicular to the tool axis and a bearing surface extending at an incline relative to the tool axis. Each rim portion is adapted to engage a corresponding surface on the cutting insert. Each bearing surface is adapted to engage a corresponding bearing surface on the cutting insert in a manner such that the cutting insert is pulled against the body when the rotary cutting tool is rotated about the tool axis. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209190 | COVER FOR CUTTING TOOL, HOLDER FOR CUTTING, AND CUTTING DEVICE - A cutting tool cover set to a cutting tool which includes a hollow shaft body and at least one insert attached to an end face of the shaft body and cuts by bringing the insert into contact with a work while rotating the shaft body. The cutting tool cover includes: a body portion fixed to a top end portion of the shaft body; and an extension portion extended outward from the circumferential edge of the body portion in the entire circumference of the top end portion of the body portion to cover the surface of the work. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209191 | RETAINER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE CARGO SPACE - A retainer device retains an object within a cargo area of a vehicle. The cargo area is defined at least partially by a cargo area floor, a rear panel that extends upright from the cargo area floor, and a plurality of side panels that extend upright from the cargo area floor and that are disposed at respective sides of the rear panel. The retainer device includes a retaining member operable for retaining the object thereto. The retainer device also includes a coupling member that moveably couples the retaining member to an interior surface of the rear panel. The retaining member is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209192 | TENSIONABLE THREADED REBAR BOLT - Embodiments of the present invention comprise hot-rolled threaded rebar bolts that are less costly to manufacture but maintain the same or similar structural benefits of more costly manufactured bolts presently in use. One embodiment of the invention is directed generally to bolts for use in mine roof support applications, or other structural support applications, that are manufactured by hot-rolling a steel bar into a threaded bolt. Hot-rolling threads onto a bar results in eliminating costly processes to prepare the rebar for threading and mechanically threading the rebar via standard thread-cutting schemes, and creates bolts efficiently in large quantities that have semi-continuous threads and minor or no longitudinal ribs. The threaded rebar bolts are rotatable in cured resin nuts, making them tensionable, and can be adapted for use with a columnar resin nut disposed in bore holes in geological structures. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209193 | BOLT | 2013-08-15 |
20130209194 | WHEEL NUT ASSEMBLY - A wheel nut assembly for fixing a wheel to a vehicle hub which includes a wheel nut with an internal thread; a wheel stud having an external thread to co-operate with the internal thread of said wheel nut and having an end portion adapted to project beyond the wheel nut which end portion includes axial grooves o ribs on its external surface; a retaining cap with internal grooves or ribs complementary to the external ribs or grooves on said wheel stud adapted to fit over said wheel stud and said wheel nut; and means to secure the retaining cap to said wheel nut. The retaining cap prevents rotation of the nut once it has been tightened In some embodiments an aesthetic cover is provided to improve the appearance of the wheel. This aesthetic cover may also be used to lock the retaining cap to the nu and provide an indication that the nut is securely fastened. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209195 | LINEAR OBJECT COMPOSED OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY, BOLT, NUT, AND WASHER - A linear object is composed of a magnesium alloy including, in percent by mass, 0.1% to 6% of Zn, 0.4% to 4% of Ca, and the balance being Mg and incidental impurities, in which, when a creep test is performed on the linear object under conditions of a temperature of 150° C., a stress of 75 MPa, and a holding time of 100 hours, the linear object has a creep strain of 1.0% or less. Zn and Ca interact with each other to improve heat resistance, and thus it is possible to obtain the linear object having an excellent creep property. By incorporating Zn and Ca, in amounts in specific ranges, into the magnesium alloy, it is also possible to obtain the linear object having excellent plastic workability. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209196 | EXTERNALLY SPLINED FASTENER - A fastener ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209197 | PUSH-PIN CAVITY SEALER - A method for baffling and/or sealing a vehicle structure by providing a unitary structure including a sealing body with an integrated fastener. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209198 | TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING MEDIA ARRAYS - Techniques for handling media arrays are disclosed. The techniques may be realized as a system for handling a plurality of substrates. The system may comprise a plurality of row elements for supporting the plurality of substrates, wherein the plurality of row elements may be operable to change configuration of the substrates from open configuration to a high-density configuration, where a distance between adjacent substrates in the open configuration may be greater than a distance between the adjacent substrates in the high-density configuration. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209199 | PART INSPECTION APPARATUS AND HANDLER - A handler includes a supply shuttle plate on which a device is placed and cooled, and a transfer robot configured to transfer the device placed on the supply shuttle plate from the supply shuttle plate. The transfer robot includes an adsorbing portion configured to adsorb the device placed on the supply shuttle plate thereon, a vertical movement arm configured to move the adsorbing portion away from the supply shuttle plate, an arm box configured to accommodate the adsorbing portion together with the device in a state of being kept away from the supply shuttle plate, and a dry air supply unit configured to supply dry gas into the arm box. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209200 | CARRIER DEVICE - A carrier device according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a carrier chamber, a robot that is placed near one longitudinal-side wall in the carrier chamber, and a linear moving mechanism that has a track by which the robot is linearly moved in the longitudinal direction of the carrier chamber. The arm of the robot is defined to a length by which the arm does not interfere with the other longitudinal-side wall even if the arm is rotated around an arm spindle. The track of the linear moving mechanism has a length by which the leading end of the hand perpendicular to the track reaches a predetermined position in a connecting hole located at an end among connecting holes provided in the longitudinal-side wall. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209201 | CARRIER DEVICE - A carrier device according to embodiments includes a carrier chamber that is provided with a plurality of connecting holes that are communicated with the outside, an articulated robot that is placed inside the carrier chamber, and a linear moving mechanism that makes at least the arm part of the articulated robot linearly move in a short side direction of the carrier chamber. The bottom end of the arm part of the articulated robot is provided on a base via an arm spindle to be rotatable horizontally and its leading end is provided with a hand that is rotatable horizontally and holds a board to be taken in and out via the connecting holes. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209202 | LOAD BEARING DEVICE FOR A RACK RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, RACK RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A load handling device of a storage and retrieval device, which can travel in a longitudinal direction along a storage and retrieval side of a storage rack and can be positioned in front of the storage and retrieval side so that storage goods can be stored and retrieved in a transverse direction, including a loading platform; at least one tine comb comprising a plurality of tines which are substantially oriented along the transverse direction and are distanced to each other so that each of the tines can engage a space between neighbouring cantilever arms of the storage rack for delivering or lifting one or more of the storage goods on the cantilever arms or from the cantilever arms. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209203 | Transelevator for Handling Pallets, Pallet-Removal Device Mounted on Said Transelevator and Goods Storage System - The invention relates to a transelevator ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209204 | CARGO CONTAINER TO DELIVER SAND TO A FRAC SITE - A cargo container is constructed to carry a fracing proppant such as sand from a quarry or source to the frac site. An open frame the size of a standard cargo container has an enclosed hopper therein. Upper sliding gate at a top hatch provides for loading the hopper, and a lower sliding gate in a bottom hatch provides for unloading the hopper. The bottom of the hopper is at an angle slightly above the angle of repose of the fracing proppant carried therein. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209205 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFLOADING IC UNITS - A shuttle table assembly comprising a shuttle table for receiving a plurality of IC units at a first position and for offloading said units at a second position, said shuttle table movable from said first to second position; a cover assembly mounted to said shuttle table, the cover assembly having at least one cover movable from an open position to a closed position, said closed position covering said units on the shuttle table; wherein the cover assembly is coupled to a guide for closing the cover as the shuttle table moves from the first to the second position. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209206 | ROTATOR BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A LIFT TRUCK LOAD HANDLER - A hydraulic rotating and braking system for a lift truck-mountable load handling assembly has a hydraulically-driven worm screw with a hydraulic motor located adjacent one end of the screw and a friction brake located adjacent the opposite end of the screw. The system includes a friction brake having a brake controller located at least partially within the worm screw. The friction brake is releasable by the exhaust of fluid without the need for a fluid exhaust line extending to the lift truck's reservoir tank. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209207 | TRAY FILLING MACHINE - Tray filling machine, comprising: a first conveying device ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209208 | COMPACT NEEDLE MANIPULATOR FOR TARGETED INTERVENTIONS - Embodiments of an instrument manipulator are disclosed. An instrument manipulator can include a track; a translational carriage coupled to ride along the track; a shoulder yaw joint coupled to the translational carriage; a shoulder pitch joint coupled to the shoulder yaw joint, the shoulder pith joint including an arm, a wrist mount coupled to the arm, struts coupled between the wrist mount and the shoulder yaw joint, and a shoulder pitch mechanism coupled to the arm; a yaw-pitch-roll wrist coupled to the wrist mount, the yaw-pitch-roll wrist including a yaw joint and a differentially driven pitch-roll joint; and an instrument mount coupled to the wrist. The various joints and carriages can be driven by motors. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209209 | PARALLEL LINK ROBOT SYSTEM - A parallel link robot system includes a picking section from which a target object is picked, a placing section on which the target object picked from the picking section is placed, the placing section being arranged in a height position lower than the picking section, a parallel link robot including a plurality of parallel-connected link mechanism units and a holding unit attached to tip end portions of the link mechanism units, and a control unit for controlling an operation of the parallel link robot. The control unit is configured to execute a control for causing the parallel link robot to perform a picking operation by which the target object is held and picked from the picking section and a placing operation by which the target object picked by the picking operation is placed on the placing section. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209210 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSPORTING SINGLE AND MULTIPLE REACTION VESSELS - A method and apparatus for transporting single and multiple reaction vessels. At least one reaction vessel is provided and at least one tray includes at least two seats for the at least one reaction vessel, and at least one gripper. One of the reaction vessel or the tray is engaged with the gripper at a first position. The gripped element is transported to a second position wherein the gripper is released. A gripping collar is provided both on the reaction vessel and the tray for the gripper to engage. At one transport stage one of the reaction vessel or the tray is engaged with the gripper at a first position by pushing the gripper from above to engage with the gripping collar and in a second stage the transported element is disengaged from the gripper by moving the gripper sideways in relation to the center axis of the gripping collar. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209211 | WAFER INVERSION MECHANISM - A BOLTS compatible module includes a support mechanism for gripping a wafer. The support mechanism is coupled to a rotary mechanism for rotating the support mechanism with a wafer grip therein. The rotary mechanism is coupled to the module and capable of at least 180° of rotation. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209212 | PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a processing system includes a storage section, a processing section, a mounting section, a first transport section, and a second transport section. The mounting section includes a plurality of holding sections with a first spacing in a stacking direction. The first transport section is configured to transport the workpiece between the storage section and the mounting section and to enter the mounting section at a first position in the stacking direction. The second transport section is configured to transport the workpiece between the processing section and the mounting section and to enter the mounting section at a second position different from the first position in the stacking direction. The first position is provided at two sites in the stacking direction across the second position. The first transport section and the second transport section are enabled to enter the mounting section around a same time. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209213 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STACKING ITEMS - A method and apparatus are disclosed that allow items to be placed on a stack of items in a manner that minimizes interference with the existing stack. Further, a method and apparatus are disclosed for stacking items such that marking of the items is minimized while the item is stacked. In some embodiments, the method and apparatus may include employing a plurality of forks, where a first fork in the plurality includes a belt that rotates at least partially within a tapered housing of the fork. In some embodiments, the plurality of forks is vertically movable, and the method and apparatus may include a squaring mechanism that is separate from the plurality of forks. The overall throughput of the method and apparatus may be increased by employing this independent squaring mechanism. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209214 | PUSHER ASSEMBLY WITH DYNAMIC WIDTH ADJUSTMENT FOR STACKER - A pusher assembly for a stacker includes first and second opposing moving sidewalls, each sidewall defining a lateral side of a chute region, the chute region defining a centerline therethrough. A first pusher is located on the first sidewall and is movable therewith and a second pusher is located on the second sidewall and is movable therewith. The first and second pushers, when in a home position, are staggered from one another relative to the centerline. The first pusher engages a leading edge of a stack of material in the stacker and the second pusher engages a trailing edge of the stack. In a conveying position, the first sidewall moves to engage the first pusher with the trailing edge of the stack of material, and the first and second sidewalls both move in a forward direction to discharge the stack of material. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209215 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING STACKS OF TISSUES OR SIMILAR FOLDED PRODUCTS TO AN AUTOMATIC PACKAGING SYSTEM - An apparatus for feeding tissues or similar folded paper articles towards an automatic packaging system, comprises means for forming stacks of articles with one or more sets of separating wheels, and means for radially ejecting and feeding the stacks to the packaging system; the ejection means comprise at least one ejection device with two or more pushing members inserted between a wheel and the other; article stop means are adjustable in a direction that is substantially tangential with respect to the separating wheel, and orthogonal with an ejection direction. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209216 | TURBOMACHINE INCLUDING FLOW IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM - A turbomachine includes a housing including a fluid path, and a first stage arranged within the housing. The first stage includes a first plurality of airfoil members and a second plurality of airfoil members. A second stage is arranged within the housing relative to the first stage. The second stage includes a third plurality of airfoil members and a fourth plurality of airfoil members. A flow improvement system is associated with each of the first and second stages. The flow improvement system establishes a predetermined clocking of each of the first plurality of airfoil members relative to corresponding ones of each of the third plurality of airfoil members, and each of the second plurality of airfoil members relative to each of the fourth plurality of airfoil members. The predetermined clocking is configured and disposed to improve flow characteristics along the flow path. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209217 | PLATFORM SEGMENT FOR SUPPORTING A NOZZLE GUIDE VANE FOR A GAS TURBINE AND NOZZLE GUIDE VANE ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE - A platform segment for supporting a nozzle guide vane for a gas turbine is provided. The platform segment includes a gas passage surface arranged to be in contact with a streaming gas exhausted from a combustor, wherein the streaming gas streams along the gas passage surface in a streaming direction, a cooling surface, opposite to and thermally connected to the gas passage surface and arranged to be in contact with a cooling fluid, a wall protruding from the cooling surface and extending at least partially in the streaming direction, wherein the wall is arranged circumferentially between positions, at which adjacent guide vanes are to be provided, such that cooling fluid is channeled by the wall for cooling a downstream portion of the cooling surface, and a further wall protruding from the cooling surface and extending at least partially in the streaming direction. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209218 | TURBOMACHINE - A method for obtaining an estimate for a process quantity of a turbomachine comprises measuring ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209219 | FULL-FLOW WASTEWATER SEWER SYSTEMS - A wastewater sewage system is disclosed. The sewage system includes a flow control valve that controls the flow of wastewater through the sewage system such that the sewage pipes in the sewage system are substantially full. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209220 | NOISE REDUCTION CONTROL FOR WIND TURBINES - A method of controlling noise emission from a wind turbine with a rotor blade includes providing wind shear data comprising wind shear values as a function of height over ground, determining an expected noise emission based on the wind shear data and controlling the wind turbine to reduce noise emission from the wind turbine in accordance with the expected noise emission. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209221 | ROTARY DAMPING MECHANISM WITH PIVOTAL VANES - A damping mechanism that includes a housing having fluid disposed therein and an inner circumferential surface, an axle shaft that is rotatable with respect to the housing, and a first vane having a distal end and being pivotally associated with the axle shaft. When the axle shaft rotates in a first direction, the first vane pivots to a deployed position, and when the axle shaft rotates in a second direction, the first vane pivots to a stowed position. A first clearance is defined between the distal end of the first vane and the inner circumferential surface of the housing when the first vane is in the deployed position, and a second clearance is defined between the distal end of the first vane and the inner circumferential surface of the housing when the first vane is in the stowed position. The second clearance is greater than the first clearance. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209222 | PUMP - The present invention relates to a multi-stage vacuum pump having a plurality of compression stages | 2013-08-15 |
20130209223 | TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine including at least one blade-row group that is arranged in the main flow path and at least two rows of blades that are adjacent to each other in the main flow direction, each row having a plurality of blades, whereby the trailing edges of the blades of the upstream row of blades and the leading edges of the blades of the downstream row of blades are arranged at an axial edge distance that decreases from the center of the main flow path in the direction of at least one main flow limiter. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209224 | TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine including at least one blade-row group that is arranged in the main flow path and at least two rows of blades that are adjacent to each other in the main flow direction, each row having a plurality of blades ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209225 | DURABLE PUMPS FOR ABRASIVES - Durable pumps for abrasives are provided. An example centrifugal pump stage for subsurface operation has a thrust washer located inside the circumference of an outboard clearance seal between an impeller shroud and the diffuser. Relocation of the thrust washer allows the clearance seal to protect the thrust washer from abrasives. A centrifugal action of an outboard seal lip effects a separation of the particles from the fluid nearest the gap of the outboard seal and drives the particles away from the gap of the outboard seal. When an abrasive particle in the leakage flow does clear the outboard seal, the particle is readily flushed across the thrust washer by the leakage flow to the central fluid inlet to prevent wear of the thrust washer. In an implementation, the inside diameter of the thrust washer is approximately flush with the bore of a central fluid inlet of the pump stage. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209226 | PUMP AS WELL AS A RECIRULATION DEVICE FOR A PUMP - Disclosed is a pump for conveying a pump having a pump rotor rotatably supported about an axis of rotation in a pump stator in the operating state and a rotor shaft is arranged in a shaft leadthrough such that a lubricating film of a lubricating fluid formed from the pump fluid can be formed in a ring gap between the rotor shaft and the shaft leadthrough; and wherein a separation device is provided at the rotor shaft by which a predefinable quantity of an ingredient can be separated from the pump fluid by means of a centrifugal force for providing the lubricating fluid at the ring gap in the operating state, wherein a recirculation device is provided so that a gas can be recirculated with the aid of the separation device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209227 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH DIFFUSIVE COOLING HOLE - A component for a gas turbine engine includes a gas path wall having a first surface, a second surface exposed to hot gas flow, and a cooling hole extending through the gas path wall. The cooling hole includes an inlet formed in the first surface, an outlet formed in the second surface, cooling hole surfaces that define the cooling hole between the inlet and the outlet, and a longitudinal ridge formed along at least one of the cooling hole surfaces. The longitudinal ridge separates the cooling hole into first and second lobes. The cooling hole diverges through the gas path wall, such that cross-sectional area of the cooling hole increases continuously from the inlet through the cooling hole to the outlet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209228 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH CUSPED COOLING HOLE - A component for a gas turbine engine includes a wall and a cooling hole extending through the wall. The wall has a first surface and a second surface. The cooling hole includes a metering section that extends from an inlet in the first surface of the wall to a transition, a diffusing section that extends from the transition to an outlet in the second surface of the wall, and a cusp on the transition. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209229 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH CONVERGING/DIVERGING COOLING PASSAGE - A component for a gas turbine engine includes a gas path wall having a first surface and a second surface and a cooling hole extending through the gas path wall from the first surface to the second surface. The cooling hole includes an inlet portion having an inlet at the first surface, an outlet portion having an outlet at the second surface, and a transition defined between the inlet and the outlet. The inlet portion converges in a first direction from the inlet to the transition and diverges in a second direction from the inlet to the transition. The outlet portion diverges at least in one of the first and second directions from the transition to the outlet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209230 | COOLED VANE OF A TURBINE AND CORRESPONDING TURBINE - A vane is provided for use in a fluid flow of a turbine engine. The vane includes a thin-walled radially extending aerodynamic vane body having axially spaced leading and trailing edges, and a radially outer platform. The wall of the vane body includes an outer shell and an inner shell and defines an interior cavity therein for flowing a cooling medium. A radially extending load strut is arranged at the inner shell of the wall of the leading edge of the vane body. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209231 | NOZZLE GUIDE VANE WITH COOLED PLATFORM FOR A GAS TURBINE - A platform for supporting a nozzle guide vane for a gas turbine is provided. The platform has a gas passage surface arranged to be in contact with a streaming operation gas, and a cooling channel for guiding a cooling fluid within the cooling channel formed in an inside of the platform. A cooling portion of an inner surface of the cooling channel is in thermal contact with the gas passage surface. The platform is an integrally formed part representing a segment in a circumferential direction of the gas turbine. The cooling channel has a first cooling channel portion and a second cooling channel portion arranged downstream of the first cooling channel portion with respect to a streaming direction of the operation gas. The first cooling channel portion and the second cooling channel portion are interconnected. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209232 | MULTI-LOBED COOLING HOLES IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS HAVING THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS - A gas turbine engine component includes a wall with an inner face and an outer skin. A plurality of cooling air holes extend from the inner face to the outer skin. The cooling holes include an inlet merging into a metering section, and a diffusion section downstream of the metering section, and extend to an outlet at the outer skin. The diffusion section includes a plurality of lobes. A coating layer is formed on the outer skin, with at least a portion of the plurality of lobes formed within the thermal barrier coating. A method of forming such a component is also disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209233 | COOLING HOLE WITH ENHANCED FLOW ATTACHMENT - A gas turbine engine component includes a wall having first and second wall surfaces, a cooling hole extending through the wall and a convexity. The cooling hole includes an inlet located at the first wall surface, an outlet located at the second wall surface, a metering section extending downstream from the inlet and a diffusing section extending from the metering section to the outlet. The diffusing section includes a first lobe diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section and a second lobe adjacent the first lobe and diverging longitudinally and laterally from the metering section. The convexity is located near the outlet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209234 | MULTIPLE DIFFUSING COOLING HOLE - A gas turbine engine component includes a wall having first and second wall surfaces and a cooling hole extending through the wall. The cooling hole includes an inlet located at the first wall surface, an outlet located at the second wall surface, a metering section extending downstream from the inlet, a first diffusing section extending downstream from the metering section, and a second diffusing section extending downstream from the first diffusing section to the outlet. The second diffusing section includes first and second lobes, each lobe diverging longitudinally and laterally relative to the metering section, and a trailing edge. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209235 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH CUSPED, LOBED COOLING HOLE - A component for a gas turbine engine includes a wall and a cooling hole. The wall has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is exposed to hot gas flow. The cooling hole extends through the wall. The cooling hole includes a metering section extending from an inlet in the first surface of the wall to a transition, a diffusing section extending from the transition to an outlet in the second surface of the wall, a cusp on the transition, and a first longitudinal ridge extending along the diffusing section between the transition and the outlet. The first longitudinal ridge divides the diffusing section into first and second lobes. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209236 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH COMPOUND CUSP COOLING CONFIGURATION - A component for a gas turbine engine including a gas path wall having a first surface and a second surface. A cooling hole extends through the gas path wall from an inlet in the first surface through a transition to an outlet in the second surface. Cusps are formed on the transition. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209237 | OIL SUPPLY APPARATUS - In an oil supply apparatus, a valve body includes first and second radially protruding lands, and a small-diameter portion continuously connecting the first and second lands and having a diameter smaller than at least the outer diameter of the first and second lands. Rotational speeds of a rotor are set as first, second and third rotational ranges in the ascending order. In the first rotational range, work oil from a second discharge port is fed to a first oil passage via the small diameter portion. In the second rotational range, work oil from the second discharge port is fed to a return oil passage via the small diameter portion. In the third rotational range after the second oil passage is blocked relative to the return oil passage by the second land, work oil from the second discharge port is fed to the first oil passage. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209238 | SET OF ROTOR DISKS FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A set of rotor disks for a turbine engine, or an airplane turboprop or turbojet, the set including disks rigidly connected together by bolts and shaped at their outer peripheries with slots for mounting blade roots. Each disk includes a rim extending radially and not having any axial flanges, two consecutive disks being connected together with help of an axially-extending ferrule that is fastened to the rims of the disks and that is fitted with a holder plate for holding the blade roots of the downstream disk. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209239 | COOLING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR - The invention relates to a device for cooling of electric motor ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209240 | ADJUSTABLE BLADE OUTER AIR SEAL APPARATUS - An adjustable blade outer air seal apparatus includes a case structure that extends circumferentially, a support ring structure mounted radially inwards of the case structure and at least one blade outer air seal segment radially adjustably mounted relative to the support ring structure. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209241 | TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine is disclosed having at least one blade row group, which is situated in a main flow path and has at least two adjacent blade rows, viewed in the main flow direction, each blade row having a plurality of blades, the rear edges of the blades of the upstream blade row and the front edges of the blades of the downstream blade row in the peripheral direction being situated at an edge distance which varies starting from a main flow path center in the direction of at least one main flow limitation, the periphery-side edge distance increasing or decreasing on both sides. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209242 | COOLING FAN - A cooling fan includes a boss section ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209243 | ROTARY DISPLACEMENT PUMP FOR PUMPING SOLIDS EMULSIONS, ESPECIALLY LIQUID EXPLOSIVES - A rotary displacement pump of an undulatory disk type; with a pump housing ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209244 | VERTICAL AXIS DUAL VORTEX DOWNWIND INWARD FLOW IMPULSE WIND TURBINE - A wind-powered turbine has a housing with an inlet and an outlet. Located in the housing is a cylindrical stator array having a plurality of spaced-apart stators located in it. An annular cylindrical rotor array having a plurality of cups rotates about a central axis, fits inside of the stator array. The stators are positioned to cause air which flows around the outer periphery of the stator array to impinge on the rotors and an air handling system causes air entering the housing to be distributed substantially around the periphery of the stator array. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209245 | BLOWER ASSEMBLY - A blower assembly for use in a vehicle is disclosed, wherein the blower assembly includes a housing and a fan wheel disposed in the housing. A scroll duct formed in the housing axially and radially expands from a scroll cutoff towards an air outlet. The fan wheel includes a hub, concentrically arranged inner and outer annular rings, and an array of spaced apart blades extending between the hub and the annular rings. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209246 | GAS TURBINE ANNULAR DIFFUSOR - Described is a gas turbine diffuser ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209247 | SIDE CHANNEL BLOWER, IN PARTICULAR A SECONDARY AIR BLOWER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION MACHINE - A side channel blower includes a housing comprising a substantially tangential outlet. A housing cover comprises an axial inlet. At least one conveying duct is configured so that the axial inlet fluidly communicates with the outlet. An impeller is driven by a drive unit. The impeller is rotatably supported in the housing and comprises conveying blades which cooperate with the at least one conveying duct. An interruption region is arranged between the outlet and the axial inlet. The interruption region comprises a radially limiting wall and interrupts the at least one conveying duct in a circumferential direction. A first recess is arranged in the radially limiting wall of the interruption region downstream of the outlet. Further recesses are arranged in the interruption region before the axial inlet and after the outlet. A smallest distance between the further recesses is 0.5 to 3 times a distance between two conveying blades. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209248 | Anti-Rotation Stator Segments - A stator assembly for a turbofan gas turbine engine is disclosed. The stator assembly is coupled to a shroud of the engine. The stator assembly includes an endless case fixedly coupled to the engine shroud. The case includes a forward portion, an aft portion and a central portion disposed therebetween. The case extends about an axis of the engine. The forward and aft portions of the case include rails that extend towards each other and form forward and aft pockets with the central portion respectfully. The stator assembly also includes a locking stator segment. The locking stator segment includes a shroud that includes a forward hook and a pair of aft hooks with a platform disposed therebetween. The forward and aft hooks are retained in the forward and aft pockets of the case respectfully. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209249 | ANNULAR ANTI-WEAR SHIM FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine compressor or turbine including annular anti-wear shims mounted against hooks of a stator, each shim being substantially of channel-section defining an annular groove for engaging on a hook, the shim mounted against the downstream hook bearing axially via its middle annular wall on the stator, or on the casing, and one of its side walls includes bearing means at its end remote from the middle annular wall for bearing against the casing or the stator, respectively, which bearing means are elastically deformable in an axial direction so as to urge the stator upstream. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209250 | TRANSITION PIECE SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A transition piece seal assembly includes a first seal, and a second seal joined to the first seal. The second seal being spaced from the first seal to define a coolant passage. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209251 | SEAL ARRANGEMENT ALONG THE SHAFT OF A LIQUID RING PUMP - A first bore is formed in a liquid ring pump. A shaft is in the first bore. A second bore is formed in the pump and is axially inward of the first bore. A first and second seal are in the second bore and around the shaft. The second seal is axially outward of the first seal. The second seal is free of an abutment axially outward of it and abutting up against it. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209252 | System and Method of Actuating a Swashplate for Main Rotor Control - The main rotor control system includes a rise/fall swashplate assembly that is coupled to three triplex actuators. The swashplate assembly is configured to provide full collective and cyclic pitch controls. Each triplex actuator includes three piston/cylinder assemblies in parallel. Selective actuation of each triplex actuator is controlled by a fly-by-wire system in conjunction with three flight control computers and three hydraulic power packs. Integrated three function valves can be associated with an individual manifold for each piston/cylinder assembly of each triplex actuator, the integrated three function valve be configured to insure safe operation of the triplex actuator during a failure of a certain piston/cylinder assembly. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209253 | TURBINE ASSEMBLY - According to one aspect of the invention, a turbine assembly includes an airfoil extending from a blade and a dovetail located on a lower portion of the blade, wherein the dovetail has a dovetail contact surface. The turbine assembly also includes a member with a slot configured to couple to the airfoil via the dovetail, the slot having a slot contact surface to contact the dovetail contact surface, wherein the dovetail contact surface is reduced by a relief to alter a fundamental frequency of an assembly of the blade and member. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209254 | Method and Device for Preventing a Lateral Oscillation of a Wind Power Installation - A method for preventing a lateral oscillation of a tower of a wind power installation having at least two rotor blades with adjustable attitude angles includes determining a manipulated variable for setting the attitude angles on the basis of information about a pitch torque and a yaw torque of the head of the tower. In this context, a counteracting torque is generated which counteracts the pitch torque and the yaw torque without exciting a lateral oscillation of the tower if the attitude angles are set on the basis of the manipulated variable. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209255 | ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR WIND TURBINE - A rotor blade assembly is disclosed. The rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade having exterior surfaces defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge extending between a tip and a root. The rotor blade further defines a span and a chord. The rotor blade includes a skin layer that includes the exterior surfaces. The rotor blade assembly further includes a passive spoiler assembly operable to alter a flow past an exterior surface of the rotor blade. The spoiler assembly includes a spoiler feature movable between a non-deployed position and a deployed position. Movement of the spoiler feature from the non-deployed position to the deployed position is caused by a change in an applied force to the spoiler feature by the skin layer. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209256 | Pilot Control System with Compact Gimbal Mechanism - According to one embodiment, a control assembly includes a first gimbal and a second gimbal. The first gimbal is rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The first gimbal comprises a first linkage attachment point offset from the first axis of rotation. The second gimbal is rotatably coupled to the first gimbal and rotatable relative to the first gimbal about a second axis of rotation. The second gimbal comprises a second linkage attachment point offset from the second axis of rotation and a control shaft attachment point. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209257 | Blade for a Wind Turbine - A blade for a wind turbine comprising a blade root portion for attachment to a mounting flange of the wind turbine, the blade root comprising a plurality of first holes provided with an internal bushing wherein the bushings comprise a first end at or near a mounting surface of the blade root and an opposite second end embedded in their corresponding first holes, and wherein one or more internal bushing being guiding bushings, the guiding bushings comprising a first end that is adapted to guide the blade root with respect to a mounting flange. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209258 | TIP SHROUDED BLADE - A tip shrouded blade includes an airfoil rotatable about an axial centerline. Also included is a tip shroud connected at a radially outer tip of the airfoil, wherein the tip shroud includes at least one portion angled about a tangential axis defined by the radially outer tip of the airfoil. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209259 | BLADE GROUP ARRANGEMENT AS WELL AS TURBOMACHINE - A blade group arrangement for a turbomachine in order to form a blade-row group, whereby a front blade and a rear blade each form an overlapping area that has a contraction ratio of at least 1.2, and it also relates to a turbomachine having such a contraction ratio between a front blade and a rear blade. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209260 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR BALANCING - A method of balancing a gas turbine engine rotor comprises the step of obtaining a rotor disc with a circumferential array of balance tabs projecting from a peripheral rim of the disc. Stress shielding scallops are defined in the rotor disc between the tabs. The balancing is achieved by removing material from at least one of the tabs. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209261 | Assembly of a Blade and a Composite Carrier, Obtained by Sealing - The invention relates to a mechanical assembly ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130209262 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AIRFOIL - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an airfoil. The method includes establishing an Argon (Ar)-free environment, providing a bed within the Argon free environment, providing a set of data instructions for manufacturing the airfoil, and providing a powdered Nickel (Ni)-based alloy on the bed. In one example, the powdered Nickel (Ni)-based alloy consists essentially of about 4.8 wt. % Iron (Fe), about 21 wt. % Chromium (Cr), about 8.6 wt. % Molybdenum (Mo), about 0.07 wt. % Titanium (Ti), about 0.40% Aluminum (Al), about 5.01 wt. % Niobium (Nb), about 0.03 wt. % Carbon (C), about 0.14 wt. % Silicon (Si), and a balance Nickel (Ni). The method further includes fusing the powdered Nickel (Ni)-based alloy with an electron beam with reference to the data instructions to form the airfoil. | 2013-08-15 |
20130209263 | Blade for a Wind Turbine - A blade for a wind turbine comprising a blade root portion, the blade root portion defining an annular mounting surface for coupling to a hub or extender of the wind turbine and comprising a plurality of first holes provided with an internal bushing, wherein at least one first internal bushing comprises at least one first securing member, and at least one second internal bushing comprises at least one second securing member, the first and second bushings being located in or near substantially opposite positions of the annular mounting surface, and wherein said first and second securing members are adapted to receive connecting means for connecting the first securing member with the second securing member. | 2013-08-15 |