35th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130223984 | Multi-Stage Axial Compressor with Counter-Rotation - A multi-stage axial compressor incorporating a counter-rotational movement is provided with a series of rotors mounted along and driven by a driveshaft, and a geared counter-rotating outer casing. A planetary gear system is assembled along a static casing, which can be assembled as a forward or aft casing for the compressor. The bearings of the planetary gear system typically will be aligned concentrically with a center rotor drum assembly mounted along the single driveshaft. The counter-rotating drum assembly will be assembled over the rotor drum assembly and will be engaged by the forward and aft casings so as to provide for counter-rotation of selected ones of the rotors driven by the driveshaft of the compressor. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223985 | GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine includes: a cooling air pipe disposed at a downstream side of a rotor main body without contacting with the rotor main body and configured to feed cooling air into a cooling air main passage of the rotor main body; a bearing downstream end shaft seal annularly disposed at an outer circumferential side of the rotor main body and at a downstream side of a bearing which rotatably supports the rotor may body; and a collecting flow passage member having a leaked air collecting flow passage that guides the cooling air, which is leaked from the bearing downstream end shaft seal to the bearing side, into an exhaust flow passage through which a combustion gas passing through a final blade stage flows. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223986 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH FAN-TIED INDUCER SECTION AND MULTIPLE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SECTIONS - A gas turbine engine includes a first shaft defining an axis of rotation and a second shaft rotatable about the axis of rotation and spaced radially outwardly relative to the first shaft. A speed change mechanism is driven by the second shaft. A fan includes a fan rotor driven by the speed change mechanism such that the fan and the first shaft rotate at a slower speed than the second shaft. At least one inducer stage is positioned aft of the fan and is coupled for rotation with the fan rotor. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223987 | Turbine Nozzle Insert - A turbine nozzle insert of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The insert may comprise an elongated hollow body portion, a flange portion formed at a first end of the elongated body portion, and a contact portion formed at a second end of the elongated body portion opposite the first end. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223988 | ARRANGEMENT TO REDUCE NOISE ORIGINATED BY A WIND TURBINE BLADE - An arrangement for reducing noise which is generated by a wind turbine blade is provided. The wind turbine blade has a first panel and a second panel. The first and the second panel are arranged at a trailing edge of the wind turbine blade, wherein the first panel is adjacent to the second panel. The first panel includes a first transition zone and the second panel includes a second transition zone. The first transition zone and the second transition zone are engaged in a way that whistle tones produced by a gap of the wind turbine blade, the gap being located between the first panel and the second panel, is reduced or even avoided. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223989 | ACOUSTIC DAMPER, COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE - An acoustic damper of the present invention is objected to obtain a sound absorption effect of a combustor in an extensive range of frequency band. The acoustic damper includes an acoustic pipe body attached to a combustor so as to communicate with an inside of the combustor, and the acoustic pipe body is provided with a plurality of passages whose extension lengths are different from each other inside the acoustic pipe body. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223990 | ANGULAR SECTOR OF A STATOR FOR A TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSOR, A TURBINE ENGINE STATOR, AND A TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING SUCH A SECTOR - A stator angular sector for a turbine engine compressor including: an outer shroud and an inner shroud, and at least one vane extending radially between the shrouds. The outer shroud includes first and second mounting mechanisms for mounting the stator angular sector on a casing of the engine, which mechanisms are oriented parallel to the axis in opposite directions and connected together by an intermediate portion. The outer shroud includes at least one axial end portion extending from the intermediate portion with which at least one damper-forming insert is configured to come into contact, such that beyond a given value for amplitude of vibration of the end portion, the damper insert and the end portion are configured to move relative to each other to vary total moving mass moving with the end portion, thereby modifying vibratory behavior of the end portion. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223991 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE DRIVING MULTIPLE FANS - A gas turbine engine includes a core engine with a compressor section, a combustor and a turbine. The turbine drives an output shaft, and the output shaft drives at least four gears. Each of the at least four gears extends through a drive shaft to drive an associated fan rotor. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223992 | COUNTER-ROTATING LOW PRESSURE TURBINE WITH GEAR SYSTEM MOUNTED TO TURBINE EXHAUST CASE - A gas turbine engine includes a shaft defining an axis of rotation. An inner rotor directly drives the shaft and includes an inner set of blades. An outer rotor has an outer set of blades interspersed with the inner set of blades. The outer rotor is configured to rotate in an opposite direction about the axis of rotation from the inner rotor. A gear system couples the outer rotor to the shaft and is configured to rotate the inner set of blades at a lower speed than the outer set of blades. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223993 | COUNTER-ROTATING LOW PRESSURE TURBINE WITH GEAR SYSTEM MOUNTED TO TURBINE EXHAUST CASE - A gas turbine engine includes a shaft defining an axis of rotation. An outer rotor directly drives the shaft and includes an outer set of blades. An inner rotor has an inner set of blades interspersed with the outer set of blades. The inner rotor is configured to rotate in an opposite direction about the axis of rotation from the outer rotor. A gear system couples the inner rotor to the shaft and is configured to rotate the inner set of blades at a faster speed than the outer set of blades. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223994 | OIL BAFFLE FOR GAS TURBINE FAN DRIVE GEAR SYSTEM - A turbine engine includes a housing supporting compressor, turbine sections, and an epicyclic gear train including a carrier. Sun gear and intermediate gears are arranged about and intermeshing with the sun gear. The intermediate gears are supported by the carrier. A baffle includes a lubrication passage near at least one of the sun gear and intermediate gears for directing a lubrication on the at least one of the sun gear and intermediate gears. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223995 | Turbocharger With Annular Rotary Bypass Valve for the Turbine - A turbocharger includes a turbine wheel mounted within a turbine housing and connected to a compressor wheel by a shaft. The turbine housing defines an exhaust gas inlet connected to a volute that surrounds the turbine wheel, and an axial bore through which exhaust gas that has passed through the turbine wheel is discharged from the turbine housing. The turbine housing further defines an annular bypass passage surrounding the bore and arranged to allow exhaust gas to bypass the turbine wheel. An annular bypass valve is disposed in the bypass passage. The bypass valve includes a fixed annular valve seat and a rotary annular valve member arranged coaxially with the valve seat. The valve member is disposed against the valve seat and is rotatable about the axis for selectively varying a degree of alignment between respective orifices in the valve seat and valve member. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223996 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBINE - A variable geometry turbine has a gas flow control mechanism located upstream of the turbine wheel and operable by an actuator assembly to control gas flow through said inlet passage. The control mechanism comprises a movable member for varying the size of the inlet passage. The movable member is coupled to a pair of rods that translate in an axial direction. The rods are supported for translation in guide bushes. A seal assembly seals against each rod and comprises a seal carrier coupled to an end of the guide bush. The seal carrier carries a lip seal that is in sealing contact with an external surface of the rod. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223997 | BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bearing assembly that includes a first bearing, a second bearing, a spring and a sleeve. The spring applies a preload to each of the bearings, and the sleeve surrounds the spring and the bearings. The sleeve includes an end portion that extends axially beyond the first bearing. The end portion includes a step down in the outer diameter that defines a seat for an o-ring. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223998 | Turbo Machinery - Turbo machinery includes a rotating body, a stator, and a labyrinth seal disposed in a gap between the rotating body and the stator. The labyrinth seal includes a first seal fin and a second seal fin both of which protrude from a portion of one of the rotating body and the stator toward an opposing portion of the other one of the rotating body and the stator. The first seal fin is disposed on the high-pressure side of the center of the labyrinth seal in the axial direction of the rotating body. The second seal fin is disposed on the low-pressure side of the first seal fin to form a cavity together with the first seal fin. A gap to the portion opposing the first seal fin is smaller than a gap to the portion opposing the second seal fin. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223999 | DUAL-CHAMBER OIL PUMP - An oil pump for a machine is disclosed. The oil pump may have a housing. The oil pump may further have a spacer fixedly connected to the housing. The spacer may divide the housing into a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber. The spacer may also have an opening. The oil pump may further have a drive shaft rotatably disposed within the housing generally orthogonal to the spacer. The drive shaft may pass through the opening. In addition, the oil pump may have a collar fixedly connected to the drive shaft. The collar may be positioned within the opening generally orthogonal to the spacer. The collar may have a diameter of about 2.5 to 3.0 inches and the opening may have a diameter such that an annular gap area between the collar and the spacer is about 0.25 to 0.29 square inches. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224000 | Panel for the acoustic treatment comprising hot air ducts and at least one annular channel - An aircraft nacelle comprising a lip extended by an inner conduit forming an air intake, a front frame delimiting with said lip an annular channel wherein hot air circulates, as well as a panel for acoustic treatment comprising, from outside inwardly, an acoustic resistive layer, at least one honeycomb structure, and a reflective layer, as well as ducts for channeling hot air with each one inlet communicating with the annular channel and one outlet communicating with the inner conduit, wherein the panel for acoustic treatment comprises, upstream from the ducts, an annular channel which extends over at least a portion of the nacelle circumference, at least one conduit providing communication between said annular channel and the upstream annular channel, and a plurality of ducts that open into said downstream annular channel, the panel for acoustic treatment being connected to the front frame in regard to the annular channel. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224001 | VACUUM PUMP - The invention relates to a vacuum pump having at least one molecular pump stage, in particular a Holweck stage, which includes a rotor member which forms the pump-active surface of the molecular pump stage and having at least one side channel pump stage which is arranged downstream of the molecular pump stage and which includes a plurality of rotor elements, wherein the rotor elements of the side channel pump stage are supported by the rotor member of the molecular pump stage. The invention further relates to a vacuum pump having at least one molecular pump stage, in particular a Holweck stage, and having at least one side channel pump stage which is arranged downstream of the molecular pump stage and which includes a plurality of rotor elements, wherein the side channel pump stage is arranged between a pump inlet and the molecular pump stage. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224002 | COVER HUB WITH SEALING RING - A cover hub for a torque converter includes a radial wall arranged for axial alignment with a cover of the torque converter, a first circumferential surface including an opening for receiving a seal, and a second circumferential surface disposed radially inside of the first circumferential surface and arranged for sealing to a transmission input shaft. The hub has a first fluid passage exiting the hub at a first axial side of the opening and a second fluid passage, circumferentially offset from the first fluid passage and exiting the hub on a second axial side of the opening, opposite the first axial side, and a first circumferential protrusion for sealing the hub to the cover. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224003 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH FAN-TIED INDUCER SECTION - A gas turbine engine includes a shaft, a speed change device driven by the shaft, and a fan including a fan rotor driven by the speed change device. At least one inducer stage is positioned aft of the fan and is coupled for rotation with the fan rotor. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224004 | Radial Diffuser Vane for Centrifugal Compressors - A turbo machine comprising a rotor assembly comprising at least one impeller, a bearing connected to the rotor assembly, wherein the bearing is configured to rotatably support the rotor assembly, and a stator comprising at least one diffuser connected to an exit portion of the at least one impeller, wherein the at least one diffuser comprises a plurality of diffuser vanes, wherein at least one of the plurality of diffuser vanes comprising a camber line defined by a function comprising an inflection point. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224005 | COMPRESSION SLEEVE SEAL - A seal for a turbine casing is provided. The turbine casing includes a plurality of sections joined at flanges provided on each section. Each flange includes a bore and a counterbore. The seal comprises a compression sleeve seal having a length that is greater than a counterbore-to-counterbore length of two flanges; a fastener configured to extend through the compression sleeve seal; and a nut threadable on each end of the fastener. The compression sleeve seal is compressible between each flange and each nut to create a first seal and is radially extensible to create a second seal against each bore. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224006 | STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine | 2013-08-29 |
20130224007 | MID-SECTION OF A CAN-ANNULAR GAS TURBINE ENGINE TO INTRODUCE A RADIAL VELOCITY COMPONENT INTO AN AIR FLOW DISCHARGED FROM A COMPRESSOR OF THE MID-SECTION - A midframe portion ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130224008 | NANO-METAL COATED VANE COMPONENT FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of manufacturing a vane component of a gas turbine engine is described, and includes forming a core of the vane component using a rapid manufacturing process, and applying a coating of nanocrystalline metal onto the core, the nanocrystalline metal fully encapsulating the core and defining an outer structural surface of the vane component. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224009 | MID-SECTION OF A CAN-ANNULAR GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH A RADIAL AIR FLOW DISCHARGED FROM THE COMPRESSOR SECTION - A midframe portion ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130224010 | TURBINE FRAME FAIRING FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A static structure of a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of airfoil segments and at least one structural reinforcement ring mounted to the multiple of airfoil segments. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224011 | GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine according to the present invention includes: a strut which passes through an outer diffuser and an inner diffuser, and connects an exhaust chamber wall and a bearing housing; a strut cover which covers the strut along the extending direction of the strut; a partitioning wall which is arranged between the inside of the inner diffuser in the radial direction and the outside of the bearing housing in the radial direction, of which the upstream side portion is sealed between the bearing housing and the partitioning wall, of which the downstream side portion is sealed between the inner diffuser and the partitioning wall, and in which a strut through-hole through which the strut passes is formed; and a hole seal member which seals a gap between the strut through-hole and the strut. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224012 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE CASE BOSSES - A gas turbine engine case has a metallic composite boss mounted thereto. The boss may have a main metal injection molded (MIM) part, and a separately formed flange part integrated to the main MIM part and projecting laterally outwardly therefrom. The MIM part and the flange part may be made of different materials. The material of the flange part is selected to provide a suitable mounting interface with the gas turbine engine case. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224013 | SYSTEM FOR CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER BETWEEN NACELLE AND TOWER OF A WINDTURBINE - The present invention relates to a transformer ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130224014 | LOW LOSS AIRFOIL PLATFORM TRAILING EDGE - An airfoil platform comprises a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion. The trailing edge portion comprises a first region having a convex flowpath contour, a second region having an intermediate flowpath contour extending downstream from the convex flowpath contour, and a third region having a concave or linear flowpath contour extending downstream from the intermediate flowpath contour to a downstream end of the trailing edge portion of the platform. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224015 | TURBOCHARGER, NOTABLY FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE - Turbocharger comprising a shaft, a housing, a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel mounted onto the shaft, at least one rolling bearing located between the shaft and the housing and comprising an inner ring, an outer ring and at least one row of rolling elements between raceways provided on the rings. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224016 | Thrust Bearing Cooling Path - A compressor rotor compresses and delivers compressed air across a turbine rotor. The turbine rotor is connected to the compressor rotor such that rotation of the turbine rotor drives the compressor rotor. A shaft is connected to rotate with the turbine rotor and the compressor rotor. A thrust bearing is provided by a member extending perpendicular and radially outwardly of the shaft. The member rotates with the shaft and faces a first housing wall. A hollow chamber is formed on an opposed side of the first housing wall. A cooling air path supplies air across a thrust bearing surface, and between the member and the first housing wall. The first housing wall has a communication hole for communicating cooling air from the cooling air path into the hollow cavity to drive air within the hollow chamber. Also, a housing incorporating the communication hole is disclosed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224017 | MISSION ADAPTIVE ROTOR BLADE - A rotor assembly for a rotary wing aircraft includes a plurality of rotor blades operably connected to a rotor shaft. Two or more active adaptive devices are located at one or more rotor blades of the plurality of rotor blades. The one or more active adaptive devices are operably connected to an aircraft flight control system such that, when activated, the one or more active adaptive devices change one or more operational characteristics of the rotor assembly. A method of operating a rotor assembly of a rotary wing aircraft includes rotating a plurality of rotor blades about a rotor shaft. Two or more active adaptive devices located at one or more rotor blades of the plurality of rotor blades are activated and change one or more operational characteristics of the rotor assembly. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224018 | ULTRASONIC SOUND EMITTING DEVICES FOR WIND TURBINES - A rotor blade for a wind turbine is disclosed. The rotor blade may generally include a body extending between a blade root and a blade tip. The body may include a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. In addition, the rotor blade may include a nozzle mounted on or within the body. The nozzle may include an inlet, an outlet and a converging section between the inlet and the outlet. The converging section may be configured to accelerate a flow of air through the nozzle such that an ultrasonic sound emission is produced. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224019 | TURBINE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A turbine blade of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The blade may comprise a first cooling passage and a second cooling passage, where the second cooling passage may be located adjacent a leading edge of the blade. The blade may further comprise at least one slot formed in a partition disposed between the first and second cooling passages, and at least one turbulator disposed within the second passage and downstream the at least one slot. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224020 | Floating Hybrid Composite Wind Turbine Platform and Tower System - A wind turbine platform is configured for floating in a body of water and includes a hull defining a hull cavity therein. The hull is formed from reinforced concrete. A tower is configured to mount a wind turbine and is also connected to the hull. An anchor member is connected to the hull and to the seabed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224021 | DEVICE FOR SHIFTING A PROPELLER INTO REVERSE, COMPRISING AN ACTUATOR ACTING ON A CRANK PIN - A device controlling shifting of a propeller turbine engine into reverse mode, by acting on a shaft for controlling pitch of propellers. The device includes: at least one centrifugal weight arranged to drive the propellers into a flag position thereof under action of the centrifugal force; and an actuator that can rotate the control shaft to shift the pitch of the propellers from a traction mode to a reverse mode, passing through a zero pitch position. The centrifugal weight is in an unstable equilibrium position in relation to action of the centrifugal force when the control shaft shifts the pitch of the propellers through the zero pitch position. Further, an actuation mechanism exerts a torque on the control shaft when the centrifugal weight is in the unstable equilibrium position, to prevent it from staying in this position. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224022 | HELICOPTER BLADE RETENTION COMPOSITE YOKE - A rotary wing aircraft yoke is provided including an arcuate medial portion. A pair of arms extends from the medial portion and each terminates in a distal end. The yoke is made from multiple plies of glass and graphite fibers of varying orientations. The number of graphite plies increases along each arm from adjacent the medial portion to the distal end. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224023 | Electromagnetic Wave Absorber Using A Dielectric Loss Sheet, Method For Forming The Electromagnetic Wave Absorber, And Rotary Blade For A Wind Turbine Having An Electromagnetic Wave Function Using Same - Disclosed are an electromagnetic wave absorber using a dielectric loss sheet, a method for fabricating the same, and a wind turbine blade having an electromagnetic wave function. The electromagnetic wave absorber comprises: a support layer for providing a resonant space of electromagnetic waves; a highly conductive backing layer assigned to a back surface of the dielectric support layer; and a dielectric lossy composite sheet layer formed on a front surface of the dielectric support layer, said dielectric lossy composite sheet layer having such a dielectric permittivity so as to generate a resonant peak with the electromagnetic waves reflected from the highly conductive backing layer. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224024 | ROTOR BLADE FOR WIND TURBINE WITH MOVABLE CONTROL SURFACE - The invention relates to a wind turbine blade with at least one control surface and an actuator inside the main body of the wind turbine blade for moving the control surface, wherein the actuator comprises a fluidic muscle, a controller and a pump, and wherein the fluidic muscle is adapted to change in length and width when the pressure of the fluid within the fluidic muscle is varied. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224025 | Offset Stacked Yoke Hub for Tiltrotor Aircraft - A tiltrotor rotor hub comprises first and second configurations of yokes arranged in two parallel and axially offset planes, each having an equal number of two or more yokes substantially equally spaced about a mast, wherein a portion of each yoke overlaps with a portion of each azimuthally adjacent yoke. Another tiltrotor rotor hub is selectively positionable for operation in helicopter/airplane/transition modes and comprises substantially parallel and axially offset first and second planes, each containing a plurality of blade yokes arranged about a central axis and a portion of each yoke overlaps with a portion of each azimuthally adjacent yoke. Another tiltrotor rotor hub is coupled to a tiltrotor mast and comprises a stacked arrangement of blade yokes wherein a portion of each yoke overlaps with a portion of each azimuthally adjacent yoke, and a plurality of mounting components coupling each yoke to the overlapping azimuthally adjacent yoke. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224026 | SEALS FOR ROTARY DEVICES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - In one aspect, a seal for a turbine engine includes a seal body disposed at a base of a turbine engine blade and a wing portion extending axially from said seal body. The wing portion has a first portion substantially parallel with a centerline of the engine and an angled upturn portion. The first portion extends between the seal body and the angled upturn portion. An angle between the engine centerline and the angled upturn portion is between about 0 degrees and about 90 degrees. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224027 | SCALLOPED SURFACE TURBINE STAGE WITH PURGE TROUGH - A turbine stage includes a row of airfoils joined to corresponding platforms to define flow passages therebetween. Each airfoil includes opposite pressure and suction sides and extends in chord between opposite leading and trailing edges. Each platform has a scalloped flow surface including a purge trough commencing tangentially in a blend area of the platform. The purge trough extending axially toward the suction side of the airfoil, aft of the leading edge, to channel a purge flow. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224028 | COMPONENT BLENDING TOOL ASSEMBLY - A component blending tool assembly, includes a material removing surface that is moved to provide a blended area in a component, the material removing surface having a spherical contour mimicking a predetermined depth ratio of the blended area. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224029 | BALANCING OF ROTORS - A balanced rotor comprising a circumferential slot and a plurality of aerofoils each secured in the slot by a respective root, the root having a root block having circumferentially facing flanks and a seal wing extending circumferentially from one of the flanks, characterised in that the seal wing has a notch engaging a balance weight positioned between adjacent roots. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224030 | TURBINE-BLADE RETAINING STRUCTURE AND ROTARY MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - Deformation of end portions of locking pieces exposed through an insertion window portion in the axial direction is prevented, and the occurrence of a crack in a welded portion is prevented. At least one of the end portions of adjacent locking pieces exposed through the insertion window portion is provided with a thick-plate portion that expands in the disc-thickness direction so as to be inside the insertion window portion. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224031 | AIRFOILS FOR USE IN ROTARY MACHINES - An airfoil section of a propeller for a propulsion device includes a pressure surface and a suction surface, the pressure surface and suction surface intersecting at a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil section has a meanline defined midway between the pressure surface and the suction surface and a meanline angle is defined as an angle between a tangent to the meanline and a centerline of the propeller. The blade has a meanline curvature defined as the slope of a meanline angle with respect to chord fraction along the meanline, and at least a portion of the meanline has a meanline curvature that increases from between approximately 0.1 chord fraction progressing toward the leading edge and at least a portion of the meanline has a meanline curvature that decreases from between approximately 0.1 chord fraction progressing toward the leading edge. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224032 | BLADE INSERT FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND RELATED METHODS - A blade insert for coupling a first blade segment to a second blade segment is disclosed. The blade insert may include an aerodynamic body extending between a first end configured to be coupled to the first blade segment and a second end configured to be coupled to the second blade segment. The aerodynamic body may include a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. In addition, the aerodynamic body may define a chord, wherein the chord at the first end is substantially equal to the chord at the second end. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224033 | Steam Turbine Rotor - There is provided a steam turbine rotor with high reliability and corresponding to increase in length of a high strength steel blade, in which only a low-pressure last stage is highly strengthened. The steam turbine rotor includes a steam turbine low-pressure last stage long blade made of a precipitation hardening type martensitic stainless steel containing, in mass, 0.1% or less of C, 0.1% or less of N, 9.0% to 14.0% inclusive of Cr, 9.0% to 14.0% inclusive of Ni, 0.5% to 2.5% inclusive of Mo, 0.5% or less of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 0.25% to 1.75% inclusive of Ti, 0.25% to 1.75% inclusive of Al, and the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, and a disk having a specific alloy composition is joined to a last stage section of the turbine rotor made of a low-alloy steel. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224034 | BLADE BODY AND ROTARY MACHINE - The blade body of the present invention is provided with a main body which has a dorsal face and a ventral face and also provided with a trailing edge portion which connects the dorsal face to the ventral face with a continuous curved face. The curved face of the trailing edge portion is gradually decreased in curvature radius from one of the dorsal face and the ventral face toward the rear end portion which is positioned most downstream in a direction at which a fluid flows, decreased to the greatest extent in curvature radius at the rear end portion, thereafter, gradually increased in curvature radius from the rear end portion toward the other of the dorsal face and the ventral face and arrives at the other of the dorsal face and the ventral face. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224035 | COMPOSITE AIRFOIL WITH LOCAL TAILORING OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES - A composite airfoil includes a woven preform with warp yarns of a first material, the preform with a tip, root, leading edge, trailing edge and an intermediate region positioned between the root and the tip; and a first matrix made of a first resin maintaining the relative positions of the preform yarns. The composite blade further includes at least one of: fill yarns of a second material in the woven preform; and a second matrix made of a second resin maintaining the relative positions of the preform yarns in a portion of the airfoil. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224036 | TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR BLADE GROOVE - A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine has an airfoil, a base integrally joined to the airfoil, and a root integrally joined to the base and mountable in a slot in a rotor hub of the gas turbine engine. The root has a dovetail including at least one contact face that, when mounted, contacts a surface of the slot to retain the rotor blade in the hub. The root includes a neck between the base and the dovetail, and a groove in the neck for redirecting stress in the rotor blade. In certain embodiments, the groove is at a distance from the at least one contact face, has a length less than a length of the dovetail, and/or has an initial non-zero depth at the side of a trailing edge of the airfoil and tapers to a zero depth in the direction of the leading edge of the airfoil. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224037 | COMPOUND AIRFOIL - An airfoil is provided that has an arrangement that improves the lift of an airfoil and that include surface features that change the performance of the airfoil. Protrusions are provided on the top surface of the airfoil such that channels are formed between adjacent protrusions that affect the flow of air there through. In an additional respect, indentations can be provided on the bottom surface of the airfoil that affect the flow of air there through. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224038 | MOLTEN METAL IMPELLER - According to another embodiment, a molten metal impeller comprised of a generally cylindrical body including a plurality of passages extending from a top surface to a side wall and a cap member secured to a top surface of the body. The cap member is shaped cooperatively to overlay the cylindrical body. The cap member includes a first side seated on the top surface and a second opposed side. The top surface includes one of a notch or a protrusion and the first side of the cap member includes one of a notch or a protrusion oriented to mate with the notch or protrusion of the body. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224039 | Rotor for Vertical Wind Power Station - The present invention relates to a rotor for a vertical wind power station comprising a plurality of planar rotor elements ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130224040 | HIGH ORDER SHAPED CURVE REGION FOR AN AIRFOIL - A turbomachine blade with a localized dihedral feature has a high order polynomial shaped curve region. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224041 | Horizontal Wind Power Turbine - A new improved wind Power Turbine with rotors that are mounted for rotation about a central axle also a funnel shape inlet is present at the smaller ends of said passages. It delivers the air at high velocities towards the rotor. In addition a rotor shield is fixed on the right side of the turbine so as to isolate the rotor's reverse side from incoming wind. The central axle upper/lower bearing rotates in lubricated cups. Also an rectangle exhaust connect to a larger rectangle exhaust system where as air passage fixed with a sudden wider rectangle opening causes the exhaust air to evaporate. The central axle's upper and lower bearing is housed in a insulated area to prevent bearings from freezing. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224042 | VACUUM PUMP - A vacuum pump includes: a rotor that is rotated to perform evacuation; a pump disassembly detection circuit that detects a disassembled state in which the vacuum pump is disassembled; and a pump operation prohibition circuit that prohibits rotary drive of the rotor when the pump operation prohibition circuit determines that the pump disassembly detection circuit has detected the disassembled state. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224043 | AIR MIXING DEVICE FOR BUILDINGS - An air mixing unit suitable for buildings having open spaces. In one embodiment, the air mixing unit may include a centrifugal fan and mounting frame. The fan includes a rotatable body, a drive shaft defining a vertical rotational axis, a plurality of radial blades, a top air inlet, and a bottom air inlet. The fan is operable to draw air through the air inlet openings from axially opposing directions in some embodiments, mix the air, and discharge the mixed air laterally outwards from the fan to the open space. In some embodiments, the air mixing unit may be mounted near the ceiling of the building to temper cooler air drawn from outside with warmer inside room air before discharging the air into the space. A method for mixing and destratifying air within a building is also described. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224044 | HYDRAULIC PUMP - A rotational shaft | 2013-08-29 |
20130224045 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT, CONNECTION PLATE FOR A HYDROSTATIC PISTON MACHINE, AND HYDROSTATIC PISTON MACHINE - A valve arrangement is configured to rectify a volumetric flow supplied by a hydraulic pump to a first pump connection or second pump connection. The valve arrangement includes a first suction valve arranged between a suction-side connection of the valve arrangement and the first pump connection. The valve arrangement also includes a second suction valve arranged between the suction-side connection and the second pump connection. The valve arrangement also includes a first pressure valve arranged between a pumping-side connection of the valve arrangement and the second pump connection. The valve arrangement also includes a second pressure valve arranged between the pump-side connection and the first pump connection. The first suction valve is acted on by the pressure of the second pump connection in the opening direction. The second suction valve is acted on by the pressure of the first pump connection in the opening direction. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224046 | DEVICE FOR THROTTLING A FLUID FLOW, AND CORRESPONDING PISTON PUMP FOR DELIVERING FLUIDS - A device for throttling a fluid flow includes a basic body which has at least one throttle point with a predefinable opening cross section. The basic body has a resilient configuration at least in a region of the at least one throttle point. Accordingly, the opening cross section of the at least one throttle point is configured to be set in a variable manner as a function of a pressure difference. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224047 | COUPLING ELEMENT COOLING ARRANGMENT - A rotating system includes a drive member and a driven member. The rotating system includes a coupling positioned to rotatably couple the drive member to the driven member and a housing surrounding a portion of the coupling to define an inside and an outside, the housing having a plurality of apertures. A fan is coupled to the coupling and operable to produce a flow of air from the inside to the outside via at least one of the plurality of apertures, and a guide tube is positioned within one of the plurality of apertures to guide a flow of air from the outside to the inside. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224048 | WET ROTOR PUMP MOTOR STATOR SEALING LINER - A sealing liner for use in a pump motor incorporates a radially enlarged portion at one end, and a radially smaller portion extending from the one end to an opposed end. A length of the overall sealing liner including the radially smaller portion and the radially enlarged portion is defined as a first length. A length of said radially enlarged portion is defined as a second length. A ratio of the first length to the second length is between about 6.5 and about 8.5. A stator assembly, a pump and a method are also disclosed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224049 | LIGHTWEIGHT FAN DRIVING TURBINE - A gas turbine engine includes a shaft defining an axis of rotation and a fan driving turbine configured to drive the shaft. The fan driving turbine comprises a plurality of stages that are spaced apart from each other along the axis. Each stage includes a turbine disk comprised of a disk material and a plurality of turbine blades comprised of a blade material. The disk material and the blade material for one of the plurality of stages is selected based on a location of the one stage relative to the other stages of the plurality of stages. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224050 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - An object is to provide a motor-driven compressor capable of reducing cost required when a failure occurs in part of components configuring an inverter device. A power substrate assembly | 2013-08-29 |
20130224051 | COMPRESSOR AND VACUUM MACHINE - A compressor includes: a cylinder; a piston arranged within in the cylinder; an outer rotor type motor causing the piston to reciprocate within the cylinder; an air pipe communicated with the cylinder such that air flows into the air pipe in response to reciprocation of the piston; and a fan secured to a rotor of the outer rotor type motor and facing at least a part of the air pipe. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224052 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HOUSING - A method of manufacturing a plurality of housings. The method may include maintaining an inventory of initial products. Each of the initial products may include a central hollow body extending along a longitudinal axis and monolithically formed with at least one of a suction passage and a discharge passage. Each of the products may have a same initial length. The method may further include receiving a first order for a first housing having a first length and machining a first product to the first length to form the first housing. Also, the method may include receiving a second order for a second housing having a second length and machining a second product to the second length to form the second housing. The first length and the second length may be different. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224053 | Coaxial progressive cavity pump - This invention relates a progressive cavity pump with a central feed-through for supplying steam, gas or liquids to the supply side of the pump. For the oil industry this invention enables single well stimulation. Steam can be supplied from the surface to the production zone or below through the central feed-through, heating or pressurizing oil and the surrounding formation, and facilitating production. In heavy oil fields solvents can be pumped down as well. Oil can be pumped up by the progressive cavity pump through the annulus of the connecting coaxial pipe. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224054 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor is provided. The scroll compressor may include a discharge cover that separates a suction space and a discharge space of an airtight container. The discharge cover may be inserted into a fixed scroll so as to be fixedly coupled thereto, thereby reducing an amount of components, such as a gasket and fastening bolts required to fix the discharge cover, and an assembly time to assemble components, reducing production overall costs. Also, as fastening bolts are not used, a width corresponding to a space for bolts may be reduced in the fixed scroll, whereby a phenomenon in which the fixed scroll is heated by a discharge refrigerant within the discharge space may be reduced, thereby reducing suction loss of the refrigerant sucked into the compression chamber and improving compressor efficiency. Also, a size of the fixed scroll may be reduced, thereby reducing a weight of the fixed scroll, and a weight of the overall compressor. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224055 | VACUUM PUMP - The invention relates to a vacuum pump, in particular a screw pump, having preferably two displacement body shafts ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130224056 | PUMP OR MOTOR FOR LIQUID OR GASEOUS MEDIA - A pump or motor for fluid or gaseous media comprising a shaft ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130224057 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BEARING DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a bearing device includes steps: providing a hollow mold, then injecting a feedstock of powder and molten binder into the mold under pressure, thus forming a desired perform of a cylindrical body and a desired perform of a cover; separating the binder from the desired perform of the body and the desired perform of the cover; sintering the desired perform of the body and the desired perform of the cover, thereby forming the body and the cover; and mounting the cover on the body, thereby forming the bearing device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224058 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT WITH INTERNAL CAVITIES - A method for manufacturing a component having at least one internal cavity includes the step of providing a core element of metallic material that includes at least one cavity having a first opening covered by a cover element with a first and second side. A form partially surrounds the core element and cover element. The form is filled with metallic filling material and heated in a heating chamber that is pressurized with gas for a predetermined time period at a predetermined temperature and a predetermined isostatic pressure, so that a metallurgical bond is achieved between the core element, cover element and metallic filling material. The core element is arranged such that, after filling the form with metallic filling material, the second side of the cover element is covered with metallic filling material so that the cavity during heating is pressurized to the predetermined isostatic pressure. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224059 | METHODS OF FORMING MOLYBDENUM SPUTTERING TARGETS - In various embodiments, planar sputtering targets are produced by forming a billet at least by pressing molybdenum powder in a mold and sintering the pressed powder, working the billet to form a worked billet, heat treating the worked billet, working the worked billet to form a final billet, and heat treating the final billet. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224060 | LUBRICANT SYSTEM FOR USE IN POWDER METALLURGY - The present invention is directed to metallurgical powder compositions having improved lubricant properties. These compositions of the invention include at least 90 wt. % of an iron-based metallurgical powder; a Group 1 or Group 2 metal stearate; a first wax having a melting range of between about 80 and 100° C.; a second wax having a melting range of between about 80 and 90° C.; inc phosphate; boric acid; acetic acid; phosphoric acid; and polyvinylpyrrolidone. Methods of compacting the compositions, as well as compacted articles prepared using those methods, are also described. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224061 | High Density Powdered Material Liner - A method of making an explosive charge liner comprises introducing powdered material into a basin defined by a die block, where a punch is shaped to interact with the basin, excluding the powdered material from a central portion of the basin, pressing the punch into the powdered material in the basin to form the explosive charge liner, and removing the explosive charge liner from the die block. The explosive charge liner comprises an aperture in an apex area of the explosive charge liner corresponding to the central portion when removed from the die block. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224062 | AUSTENITIC PARAMAGNETIC CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIAL - The alloys of the present invention provide austenitic, paramagnetic materials with high strength, ductility, and yield strength and good corrosion resistance in media with high chloride concentrations. Alloys of the present invention were developed because of the need by oilfield industries for superior materials. The alloys of the present invention may be used in drilling string components, and the tests performed demonstrate that such alloys exhibit properties balanced for very high yield strength, magnetic permeability, and corrosion resistance superior in every respect to presently available paramagnetic, high strength, corrosion resistant austenitic stainless steels. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224063 | STEEL PLATE FOR PIPELINE, HAVING EXCELLENT HYDROGEN INDUCED CRACK RESISTANCE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a steel plate for a line pipe having excellent hydrogen induced crack resistance with a tensile strength of 450 MPa or more, and a preparation method thereof. According to the present invention, the steel plate for a line pipe, having excellent hydrogen induced crack resistance comprises: 0.03-0.05 wt % of carbon (C); 0.2-0.3 wt % of silicon (Si); 0.5-1.3 wt % of manganese (Mn); 0.010 wt % or less of phosphorus (P); 0.005 wt % or less of sulfur (S); 0.02-0.05 wt % of aluminum (Al); 0.2-0.5 wt % of nickel (Ni); 0.2-0.3 wt % of chromium (Cr); 0.03-0.05 wt % of niobium (Nb); 0.02-0.05 wt % of vanadium (V); 0.01-0.02 wt % of titanium (Ti); 0.001-0.004 wt % of calcium (Ca); and a balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, and has a tensile strength of 450 MPa or more. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224064 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL PLATE WITHOUT CORRUGATED FAULT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A non-oriented electrical steel sheet without corrugated defect and a manufacturing method thereof is provided, the weight percentage of the chemical composition of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet is that C is no more than 0.005%, Si is 1.2-2.2%, Mn is 0.2-0.4%, P is no more than 0.2%, S is no more than 0.005%, Al is 0.2-0.6%, N is no more than 0.005%, O is no more than 0.005%, and a balance substantially being Fe, a slab can be obtained by hot metal preprocessing, smelting with converter, RH refining, and continuous casting and pouring, wherein a secondary cooling water amount is controlled, the water flowrate of cooling water is controlled to 100-190 l/min, the average superheat of liquid steel in the continuous casting process is controlled to 10-45° C., the slab is heated and hot rolled; wherein the furnace tap temperature of the slab is 1050-1150 ° C., the temperature difference between random two points in the length direction when the slab is heated, is lower than 25° C., the hot rolling process includes a rough rolling process and a planishing process, the entry temperature in the planishing process is no lower than 970° C.; the finished non-oriented electrical steel sheet is obtained by acid pickling, cold rolling, annealing and coating. No corrugated defect can be accomplished by controlling the cooling speed of the slab in continuous casting and pouring process, the temperature difference in the length direction of the slab in the heating furnace, and by controlling the temperature drop before planishing the slab. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224065 | BEARING STEEL BEING EXCELLENT BOTH IN WORKABILITY AFTER SPHEROIDIZING-ANNEALING AND IN HYDROGEN FATIGUE RESISTANCE PROPERTY AFTER QUENCHING AND TEMPERING - Provided is bearing steel excellent in workability after spheroidizing-annealing and in hydrogen fatigue resistance property after quenching and tempering. The bearing steel has a chemical composition containing, by mass %: 0.85% to 1.10% C; 0.30% to 0.80% Si; 0.90% to 2.00% Mn; 0.025% or less P; 0.02% or less S; 0.05% or less Al; 1.8% to 2.5% Cr; 0.15% to 0.4% Mo; 0.0080% or less N; and 0.0020% or less O, which further contains more than 0.0015% to 0.0050% or less Sb, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, to thereby effectively suppress the generation of WEA even in environment where hydrogen penetrates into the steel, so as to improve the roiling contact fatigue life and also the workability such as cuttability and forgeability of the material. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224066 | MOLD AND FACECOAT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CASTING TITANIUM AND TITANIUM ALUMINIDE ALLOYS - The disclosure relates generally to mold compositions and methods of molding and the articles so molded. More specifically, the disclosure relates to mold compositions, intrinsic facecoat compositions, and methods for casting titanium-containing articles, and the titanium-containing articles so molded. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224067 | Soft Magnetic Alloy for Magnetic Recording Medium, Sputtering Target Material, and Magnetic Recording Medium - There is provided a soft magnetic alloy for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a low coercive force, high amorphous properties, high corrosion resistance, and a high hardness; and a sputtering target for producing a thin film of the alloy. The alloy comprises in at. %: 6 to 20% in total of one or two of Zr and Hf; 1 to 20% of B; and 0 to 7% in total of one or two or more of Ti, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Ni, Al, Si, and P; and the balance Co and/or Fe and unavoidable impurities. The alloy further satisfies 6≦2×(Zr%+Hf%)−B%≦16 and 0≦Fe%/(Fe%+Co%)<0.20. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224068 | METALLIC BONDCOAT WITH A HIGH GAMMA/GAMMA' TRANSITION TEMPERATURE AND A COMPONENT - A metallic coating or alloy is provided. The metallic coating includes iron, cobalt, chromium, and aluminum. Tantalum may also be included. A new addition in nickel based coating with stabilized gamma/gamma′ phases at high temperatures lead to a reduction of local stresses. A component including the metallic coating or alloy is also provided. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224069 | NICKEL-BASED HYDROCHLORIC ACID CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOY FOR BRAZING - Provided is a hydrochloric acid corrosion resistant alloy For brazing that is provided with corrosion resistance against hydrochloric acid, and when brazing various types of stainless steel, can be used for brazing at practical temperatures (1150° C. or less), and has good joint strength and brazeability to the substrate. The hydrochloric acid corrosion resistant alloy of the present invention contains, in mass percent, 6.0-18.0% Mo, 10.0-25.0% Cr, 0.5-5.0% Si, and 4.5-8.0% P, with the remainder being 40.0-73.0% Ni and unavoidable impurities, and the total of Si and P being 6.5-10.5%. In this case, the alloy may contain 12.0% or less of Cu, 20.0% or less of Co, 15.0% or less of Fe, 8.0% or less of W, 5.0% or less of Mn, and 0.5% or less of the total of C, B, Al, Ti, and Nb. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224070 | COPPER ALLOY - To provide a copper alloy sheet excellent in the balance of strength and electroconductivity and excellent in the balance of strength and bending workability also. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224071 | DEVICES AND ARTICLES COMPRISING UP-CONVERTING STERILIZING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - There is disclosed various devices and articles comprising phosphors for converting electromagnetic energy to radiation having a shorter wavelength, the composition comprising at least one phosphor capable of converting an initial electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength (A) to an electromagnetic radiation having a shorter wavelength (B) comprising UV radiation or radiation of a shorter wavelength. There is also a method of sterilizing such devices and articles by exposing it to UV radiation or radiation of a shorter wavelength for a time sufficient to deactivate or kill at least one microorganism and/or for a time sufficient to inhibit abnormal cell growth within the body, when the composition is in an implantable medical device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224072 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WASTE MATERIAL - A system for ozone sterilization of waste material, includes a tank configured to receive waste material, ozonated water, and ozone gas. The system further includes a pump coupled to the tank to receive the waste material and the ozonated water from the tank and form a slurry. The pump includes a cutter assembly to reduce a particle size of the slurry through cutting. Additionally, the system includes a circulation loop coupled between the tank and the pump to receive the slurry from the pump and re-circulate the slurry to the tank until the slurry is sterilized. A method for ozone sterilization of waste material is also disclosed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224073 | Device for detection of magnetic nanoparticle aggregation or disaggregation - A device that uses radiofrequency detection of the aggregation or disaggregation of magnetic nanoparticles without using nuclear magnetic resonance methods is described. The signals from one or more magnetic nanoparticle species in separate sample wells are compared to ascertain that aggregation or disaggregation has occurred. Depending on the specific reagents used, the detected aggregation or disaggregation event can be interpreted as an indicator of the presence of a molecule or microorganism of interest in a liquid sample. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224074 | CHROMATOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - Higher economic efficiency is ensured in a chromatographic measurement even when a chromatographic measurement apparatus is used at a place with risk of contamination of testing equipment. A chromatographic measurement apparatus includes an apparatus main body and a measurement unit, wherein the apparatus main body and the measurement unit are configured to be capable of wireless communication of a signal representing measurement information obtained by the measurement unit and capable of mutual pairing setting. The apparatus main body includes a storage section for storing the measurement information, an extracting section for extracting, from a signal obtained via wireless communication, a signal from the measurement unit paired with the apparatus main body based on the pairing setting, and a display section for displaying the measurement information. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224075 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES - Systems and methods for analysis of samples, and in certain embodiments, microfluidic sample analyzers configured to receive a cassette containing a sample therein to perform an analysis of the sample are described. The microfluidic sample analyzers may be used to control fluid flow, mixing, and sample analysis in a variety of microfluidic systems such as microfluidic point-of-care diagnostic platforms. Advantageously, the microfluidic sample analyzers may be, in some embodiments, inexpensive, reduced in size compared to conventional bench top systems, and simple to use. Cassettes that can operate with the sample analyzers are also described. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224076 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING A PATIENT - A medical device ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130224077 | Distributed Ozone Disinfection System - A distributed ozone disinfection system has a central ozone generation system, and ozone and water mixing systems. Each of the ozone and water mixing systems is positionable in a water supply piping at a water supply inlet for a sink faucets or water outlets. The distributed ozone disinfection system has vacuum switches, separate from vacuum switches positionable downstream which are in turn separate from the ozone and water mixing systems, and a plurality of oxidation reduction potential (ORPs) meters. The ORP meters are positionable downstream and separate from the ozone and water mixing systems. Optionally, the ozone and water mixing system includes a vacuum switch coupled with a gas injection venturi device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224078 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING STEAM USING HEAT RECOVERED FROM A POLYMERIZATION REACTION - The present invention relates to a process for producing steam using heat recovered from a polymerization reaction. In particular, the present invention relates to a process for producing steam using heat recovered from a polymerization reaction for producing polyolefin, comprising the steps of: thermally contacting said polymerization reaction with a cooling fluid such that the cooling fluid removes heat from said reaction, thermally contacting at least part of said cooling fluid with at least one absorption cycle thereby transferring heat from the cooling fluid to said absorption cycle, using said absorption cycle to produce steam from a condensate, wherein the cooling fluid is used as a hot source for heating at least one evaporator and at least one generator comprised in said at least one absorption cycle. The present invention also relates to a process for cooling a polymerization reaction using a process as described herein. Said invention also relates to a polyolefin producing unit. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224079 | AIR PURIFICATION - The present disclosure relates to purification and/or sterilization techniques and devices. Methods and systems are provided herein for removing contaminants from air using a combination of an ionic liquid and a reactive oxygen species. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224080 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE BODY - A honeycomb structure body is comprised of a honeycomb body, a pair of electrodes, a pair of electrode terminals and one or more slit sections. The honeycomb body is comprised of a cell formation section and an outer skin section. The outer skin section has a cylindrical shape and covers the cell formation section. The electrodes are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the outer skin section so that the electrodes face with to each other in a radial direction of the honeycomb structure body. Each electrode terminal is formed in an electrode terminal formation section on the corresponding electrode. One or more the slit sections are formed in at least one of an electrode terminal formation section and a circumferential outside section of the electrode terminal formation section. | 2013-08-29 |
20130224081 | GAS CLEANING SYSTEM HAVING A GAS FLOW RECTIFIER - The present disclosure deals with a gas cleaning system ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130224082 | Hydrothermally Stable, Low-Temperature NOx Reduction NH3-SCR Catalyst - A catalyst composition includes a heterobimetallic zeolite characterized by a chabazite structure loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al | 2013-08-29 |
20130224083 | USE OF NITROANILINE DERIVATIVES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NITRIC OXIDE - The present invention relates to the use of a nitroaniline derivative of Formula I for the production of nitric oxide and for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a disease wherein the administration of nitric oxide is beneficial. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for the production of NO irradiating a nitroaniline derivative of Formula I, a kit comprising a nitroaniline derivative of Formula I and a carrier and to a system comprising a source of radiations and a container associated to a nitroaniline derivative of Formula I. In Formula I, R and R | 2013-08-29 |