| 35th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20110209762 | Composition containing thiazole rings, organic semiconductor polymer containing the composition, organic active layer containing the organic semiconductor polymer, organic thin film transistor containing the organic active layer, electronic device containing the organic thin film transistor and method of preparing the same - Disclosed herein is a composition containing hetero arylene or arylene showing a p-type semiconductor property in addition to thiophene showing a p-type semiconductor property and thiazole rings showing a n-type semiconductor property at a polymer main chain, an organic semiconductor polymer containing the composition, an organic active layer containing the organic semiconductor polymer, an organic thin film transistor (OTFT) containing the organic active layer, an electronic device containing the OTFT, and a method of preparing the same. The composition of example embodiments, which is used in an organic semiconductor polymer and contains thiazole rings, may exhibit increased solubility to an organic solvent, coplanarity, processability and an improved thin film property. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209763 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM LIGHT-ABSORBING LAYER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a thin-film light-absorbing layer using spraying, including mixing precursor solutions comprising CuCl | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209764 | Apparatus and Methods for Delivery of Fluid Injection Boluses to Patients and Handling Harmful Fluids - A hazardous fluid transport container and a hazardous fluid delivery system are disclosed. The hazardous fluid transport container includes a housing enclosing an at least partially shielded enclosure. First and second fluid path elements are disposed within the housing, with the first fluid path element and second fluid path element fluidly coupled together. A pump unit may be provided for dispensing fluid from the first and second fluid path elements optionally into a third fluid path element. Also, methods for priming the hazardous fluid transport container and for mitigating laminar flow injection bolus spreading are disclosed. Additionally, disclosed is a radioactive fluid transport container for a syringe or other container. The radioactive fluid transport container allows the syringe or container to be used in an injection procedure without removal from the container. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209765 | WATER FLOW REGULATION SYSTEM - A water flow regulation system provides for the distribution of water between one or more water sources and one or more water distribution destinations based on a set of rules. Some embodiments provide for systems and methods of regulating water flow based on various status information, such as weather, cost, under-ground moisture, time or season. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209766 | Method Transfer Between Fluidic Devices Considering Deviations from Ideal Behavior - An apparatus ( | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209767 | COMPRESSOR THROTTLING VALVE ASSEMBLY - A throttling valve assembly has an outer housing that is sealed. An actuator is connected to a pressure balanced shaft that extends into the housing to operate a plurality of linkages that can rotate blades in tandem. With the surrounding housing sealed, the shaft penetrations of the blade support shafts no longer need seals or a purge system to supply process gas during times of reduced pressure in situations with the blades nearly closed. A pressure equalization system has balance passages internal to the housing to allow flow from higher pressure zones to lower pressure zone of the process gas so as to avoid creation of a condition that can draw air into any zones of reduced pressure in the housing. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209768 | USE OF A COMPOSITION FOR CONTACT WITH SUPERCRITICAL MEDIA - A moulding composition which comprises at least 50% by weight of the following constituents: | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209769 | THERMALLY OPERATED VALVE - A valve has a housing including a valve seat. A valve pin is supported by a housing through a support shell. The support shell and the valve pin have distinct coefficients of thermal expansion such that when exposed to a temperature change, movement of the support shell moves differently than the pin. In this way, the valve pin can be caused to move toward and away from the valve seat to allow operation of the valve. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209770 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATER SUPPLY - Known water supply systems are fed from a source of water such as a tank ( | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209771 | Liquid Impact Pressure Control Methods and Systems - The present invention discloses apparatuses, systems, and methods for controlling liquid impact pressure in liquid impact systems. The liquid impact systems include at least one gas and a liquid, the gas having a density (PG) and a polytropic index (κ) and the liquid having a density (PL). The methods include the step of calculating a liquid impact load of the liquid on the object by determining a parameter Ψ for the system, wherein Ψ is defined as (PG/PL) (κ−1)/κ. The systems are also configured to utilize the parameter Ψ. The parameter Ψ may be adjusted to increase or reduce the liquid impact load on the system. Automatic, computer-implemented systems and methods may be used or implemented. These methods and systems may be useful in applications such as LNG shipping and loading/off-loading, fuel tank operation, manufacturing processes, vehicles dynamics, and combustion processes, among others. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209772 | IN-LINE TREBLE-PORT VENTURI CONNECTOR WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INLET PORT AND LOW FLOW BAFFLE - An in-line treble port venturi connector provides a low flow, low pressure inlet port for drawing supplemental fluid into a main flow path. The connector includes a main flow tube having a mixing channel restricting flow and lowering pressure between an upstream port and a downstream port. A baffle projects into the main flow tube from the inner surface of the mixing channel at a location upstream of an inlet port, obstructing main flow to create a separation zone in the low pressure area, causing rotational flow within the separation zone and lowering the average flow rate in the direction of main flow. A pressure differential allows supplemental fluid to be drawn into the mixing channel through the inlet port. The connector may be used to introduce hydrogen or oxygen gas from an on-board generator into a main flow of hydrocarbon fuel in the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209773 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR UNLOADING RAW MATERIAL - An arrangement and method for unloading raw material in connection with a cable manufacturing apparatus. The arrangement comprises a feed inlet connected to the cable manufacturing apparatus for feeding raw material into the cable manufacturing apparatus, the feed inlet being adapted to be connected to an unloading spout of the raw material. The arrangement further comprises sealing means for opening and closing the feed inlet when the unloading spout is connected to the feed inlet. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209774 | Bidet device self cleaning nozzle - An improved bidet device is set forth which includes a self cleaning spray tube having a housing with a first open end with respect to a water supply and a second open downstream end. A nozzle disposed within the housing, the nozzle having a plurality of radial holes therethrough and being adapted to receive water from the first open end of the housing. A spring wound about the nozzle, the spring tending to to retain the nozzle within the housing. Whereby water delivered to first open end of the housing flows through the radial holes of the nozzle, such that water is discharged from the holes and urges the nozzle to move from a first nozzle position within the housing to a second nozzle position outside the housing. Water discharged from the radial holes bathes an external surface of the nozzle such that the nozzle is self-cleaning. A method for cleaning a nozzle having a water supply is also disclosed. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209775 | SIMPLIFIED LOW INSERTION FORCE SEALING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SELF RESTRAINT AND JOINT DEFLECTION - A method of use of a conduit coupling system, sealing device, and bell are disclosed herein. The method comprises positioning a sealing device inside a bell coupled to one end of a first conduit, inserting a spigot of a second conduit through the sealing device inside the bell, wherein the sealing device is adapted to move axially within the bell in the direction of the insertion of the spigot and in a radial direction from a centerline of the conduit, and partially removing the spigot from the bell, wherein a segment of the sealing device engages the outer surface of the spigot end as the spigot end is partially removed from the bell. The bell comprises a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the first conduit. The bell has a concave annular inner surface and a diameter of the annular inner surface adjacent to the first end of the bell is greater than a diameter of the annular inner surface adjacent to the second end of the bell. The sealing device comprises a locking segment comprising a convex outer surface and a K-type gasket coupled to a locking segment or a non-restraining anti-extrusion segment. The sealing device is adapted to fit between the bell and the spigot. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209776 | Tank Condensation Drain - A drain for a pressure vessel includes a valve, a knob, a tube, a passageway, and a drain cup. The valve is coupled between an interior surface and an exterior surface of a tank. The knob is coupled to the valve for opening and closing the valve. The tube has a top end and a bottom end and is coupled to the valve at an interior surface of the tank at the top end and extends into a bottom of the tank at the bottom end. The passageway extends through the valve and has an opening coupled to the tube at a first end and an exit at a second end. The passageway is openable and closeable by the knob. The drain cup is associated with the exit of the passageway and is positioned on an exterior surface of the tank for collecting condensation from the interior of the tank. The valve is positioned at a height that is vertically higher than the bottom end of the tube. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209777 | LOW FRICTION LIVE-LOADED PACKING - A valve packing assembly for a control valve includes a seal assembly, a loading assembly, and a packing retainer. The seal assembly has a seal component to provide a fluid seal around a valve stem and an anti-extrusion component to substantially prevent extrusion of the seal component about the valve stem. The loading assembly is configured to advantageously provide a predetermined packing stress to the seal assembly that is in the same direction as a process stress applied to the seal assembly by a process fluid, thereby substantially reducing packing friction and packing wear in the control valve assembly. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209778 | in Valves - This invention relates to a valve comprising a housing having first and second apertures for the ingress and egress of fluid into/from a passageway located within the housing extending indirectly from the first to the second aperture. The passageway forms an air-lock. The valve further comprises at least one bleed valve for allowing fluid out of the passageway at a rate slower than fluid is able to enter one of the apertures. A liquid entering one of the apertures is prohibited from passing along the passageway to the other of the apertures until substantially all air within the valve has bled out of the bleed valve. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209779 | FLUID ACCUMULATOR ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fluid accumulator arrangement suitable for use with a compression ignition internal-combustion engine comprising a first storage volume, a second storage volume, and valve means fluidly connected between the first storage volume and the second storage volume. In one embodiment, the valve means is a three-way control valve wherein, in a first position, the first storage volume communicates with the second storage volume, in a second position the first storage volume is isolated from the second storage volume and, in a third position, one of the first or second storage volumes communicates with a low pressure drain. The arrangement may also include control means to operate the valve means in accordance with predetermined control strategies. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209780 | FOAM SPRAY GUN HOSES WHICH PREVENT CROSSOVER - A variably tensionable check valve with a first end and a second end that includes a housing, a tension adjuster, a resiliently deformable elastic member, and a flow restriction member biased in a closed position. The housing includes a first portion, a second portion, and first and second passageways with a transition portion therebetween. The second portion includes at least one peripherally extending raised rib and a second internal passageway. The surface area of a cross-section of the first internal passageway is greater than the surface area of a cross-section of the second internal passageway. The tension adjuster, the elastic member, and the flow restriction member are located within the first internal passageway, wherein the tension adjuster secures the elastic member and the flow restriction member within the first internal passageway, and wherein rotational movement of the tension adjuster modifies the biasing force of the elastic member. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209781 | SANITARY FITTING WITH AN OUTLET MADE OF GLASS - A sanitary fitting ( | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209782 | SHOWER FIXING SEAT WITH LCD - Shower fixing seat with LCD has a fixing seat fixed on the front end of its main body. The rear end of the main body is a water inlet connected with a water supply pipe. The lower end of the main body is a water outlet connected with the flexible pipe of the shower head. A hydroelectric device and a thermistance are disposed in the main body. A display module connected with one side of the main body has a circuit board and an LCD screen which are electrically connected to the hydroelectric device and the thermistance. When water flows into the main body, the hydroelectric device supplies power for the display module, and the thermistance transmits the temperature information to the display module so that the temperature is shown on the LCD screen. The shower fixing seat shows the shower outflow temperature. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209783 | VALVE ASSEMBLIES - An electronically actuatable valve assembly having a primary face seating valve, including a primary valve member, and a secondary valve, including a secondary valve member. The secondary valve opens before the primary valve to equilibrate pressure across the primary valve member and thereby facilitate opening of the primary valve member. The secondary valve is coupled to an armature which moves from a first position to a second position, in use, attracted by an electromagnet. The coupling between the armature and the secondary valve is configured to enable the armature to begin to move from the first position without movement of the secondary valve. The armature has therefore moved from the first position, closer to the electromagnet, when the secondary valve is opened by way of the forces exerted through the coupling between the armature and the secondary valve member, and so a greater force can be exerted to open the secondary valve than would be the case if the secondary valve member was fixedly coupled to the armature. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209784 | VALVE ASSEMBLIES - An electronically actuatable valve assembly including a valve member comprising a ferromagnetic member, and a magnetic circuit adapted to direct magnetic flux through the ferromagnetic member when the valve member is spaced apart from its valve seat, to hold the primary valve open. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209785 | DISCONNECTABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - Disconnectable connector assemblies, sets including the assemblies, and methods of using the assemblies, are disclosed. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209786 | Vessel Compressor Methods and Systems - The present invention discloses apparatuses, systems, and methods for utilizing oil-free gas in a gas processing system. In some embodiments, an oil-free or “dry” gas is provided by a gas source to an oil-free compressor, such as a dry seal compressor, which charges a receiver vessel or vessels, which then provides the oil-free gas to at least one piece of processing equipment, such as an injection compressor or compressors for use in EOR, carbon sequestration, sour gas injection, or other gas handling operations. The methods and systems may include a controller for charging the receiver vessel when the pressure in the vessel decreases below a low pressure threshold and reducing the charging flow rate when the pressure in the vessel meets or exceeds a high pressure threshold in the vessel, thereby maintaining an operational pressure in the vessel. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209787 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING BRAKE DEVICES AND AUXILIARY DEVICES OF A PNEUMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A valve arrangement controls brake devices and auxiliary devices of a pneumatic brake system of a vehicle, and includes pneumatic control valves which are detachably arranged on at least one common support module containing compressed air channels, for carrying out braking functions or auxiliary braking functions of the brake system. The valve arrangement also includes several adjacently arranged block-shaped support modules having at least the same height and depth measurements and including channel sections forming common longitudinal channels when all of the support modules are adjacently arranged in a row. At least one unit hole receives a control valve embodied as a cartridge valve and arranged on a front side of each support module to enable switching the compressed air flow between inner channels. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209788 | VARIABLE WATER DISCHARGE PIPE FOR FAUCET - The present invention relates to a variable water discharge pipe for a faucet with improved durability by making strong a structure of both ends of the variable water discharge pipe. The variable water discharge pipe installed in a faucet connected to waterworks according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a soft conduit line formed to allow water to flow inside and to have bushings inserted into both ends of the conduit line, a flexible pipe formed to surround an external circumferential surface of the conduit line, holders formed to fix both ends of the conduit line, and joints provided at both ends of the flexible pipe and formed to support the respective holders. The flexible pipe and the joints are fixed to each other through fusion. The variable water discharge pipe further comprises locking projections formed in an external circumferential surface of each of the bushings in order to firmly fix the bushings within the conduit line. The holder and the joint are integrally assembled to each other in a forcibly fitting manner. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209789 | FUEL TANK - A fuel tank is provided with: a fuel pump; a main tank section which has the fuel pump arranged therein and stores a fuel; a sub-tank section wherein the fuel is stored; and a siphon tube which is arranged over the main tank section and the sub-tank section, and sucks the fuel by means of the fuel pump. The open end of the siphon tube on the main tank section side is arranged outside a jet pump for suction. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209790 | DAMPING ELEMENT FOR DECOUPLING ELEMENTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR MEMBRANE BELLOWS - A decoupling element for a conduit includes an interior hose made of metal and a corrugated exterior hose surrounding the interior hose, with a hollow-cylindrical gap formed between the corrugated exterior hose and the interior hose. At least one damping element is arranged in the gap, with the damping element(s) constructed of a woven fabric made of a high-temperature-resistant material and having an outside surface with at least one bulge, wherein the bulge positively engages with a corrugation of the exterior hose. The exterior hose may be a membrane bellows. The woven fabric may be a metallic material. The at least one damping element covers, along the rotation axis, preferably a proportional length of at least 20% of the hollow-cylindrical gap and has preferably a static stiffness in the radial direction of less than 100 N/mm. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209791 | Multilayer Flexible Irrigating Hose - A multilayer flexible irrigation hose includes an inner layer made of a first thermoplastic polymer material, an outer layer made of a second thermoplastic polymer material, and a first textile reinforcement layer and a second textile reinforcement layer in mutually overlapping relation. The first and second textile reinforcement layers are knitted with stitches of the tricot type, having wales of stitches and lines of stitches. The lines of stitches of said first and second textile layers have opposite inclinations to the longitudinal axis of the hose, and the wales of stitches of at least one of said first and second textile layers are substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis. A method of making said hose, a line for manufacturing same and a knitting apparatus for making such hose are also disclosed. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209792 | ROBUST PRECONDITIONED AIR HOSE - A preconditioned air hose includes an abrasion-resistant external layer made of robust nylon, an insulating layer, and an inner layer. The robust external layer protects the air hose from wear and degradation due to abrasion. The external layer may be made of a fabric with an abrasion resistance of at least 22,000 cycles to failure as measured using the ASTM D 3884 standard. This external layer fabric may be composed of filaments having a linear density of about 1,000 denier. The external layer fabric may weigh about 10.8 ounces per square yard. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209793 | HOT-COLD INLET PIPE STRUCTURE - An improved hot-cold inlet pipe structure includes an external-threaded pipe and an internal pipe forming an integrated piping structure. The internal pipe extends outwardly a wrapping section that covers a plurality of threaded openings of the external pipe. The internal pipe is composed of non-toxic materials that include plastic materials that are high resistance to pressure and climate change. The internal pipe also reduces the use of metallic materials and does not release of toxic chemical to water stream. A depressed section of the interior of a top of end of the inlet pipe includes a receiving chamber, the receiving chamber includes an opening that includes numerous slots. The slots receive a control valve unit such that the slots mesh with the control valve unit. This design is also beneficial in the manufacturing of the inlet pipe. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209794 | UP-AND-DOWN MECHANISM FOR SEPARATED HEALD FRAMES OF A SAMPLE FABRICS MACHINE - An up-and-down swing mechanism for separated heald frames of a sample fabrics machine, which includes a plurality of heald frames fitted to a sample fabrics machine. A lower end of each of the heald frames is respectively fitted with a clutch and a swing arm, and controlling a portion of the clutches to engage/separate from the swing arms causes two swing arms to swing/not swing, which then drive a portion of the heald frames to enable up and down swing/no swing thereof through two transmission arms, thereby weaving the required fabric according to the style of sample fabric to be produced. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209795 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A MULTIAXIAL FABRIC - A method and an apparatus for producing a multiaxial fabric are disclosed. According to the method at least one yarn is arranged helically about at least two conveyor portions, thereby providing a weft having a first weft portion having yarns arranged at an angle, θ, with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyor portions, and a second weft portion having yarns arranged at an angle, −θ, with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyor portions. Centre sections of the first weft portion and the second weft portion are then fixated to each other, e.g. by stitching and/or by applying a resin to the centre sections. Side portions of the weft are then cut, thereby separating the first weft portion from the second weft portion. Finally, rim sections of the first weft portion are fixated to rim sections of the second weft portion, e.g. by stitching and/or by applying a resin to the rim sections. The combination of helically winding the yarn about the conveyor portions, fixating the centre sections to each other, cutting the side section and fixating the rim sections to each other ensures that it is not necessary to cut away material, and the material used for making the well is therefore utilised to the greatest possible extent. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209796 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE STERILE FILLING OF TWO DIFFERENT PRODUCT FLOWS INTO A CONTAINER - A method and an apparatus for the sterile filling of two different product flows into a container, where the first product flow is thermally treated for pasteurizing/sterilizing, is cooled down and fed to a filling valve, and the second product flow is thermally treated for pasteurizing/sterilizing, and then, in the hot state, is added to the first product flow upstream of or in the filling valve. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209797 | BRUSH CUTTING HEAD - The present invention relates to a brush cutting head for a brush cutter. The brush cutter head includes a cylindrical support body that has a first end, an opposed second end and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The intermediate portion has a curved surface that defines the circular cross-section of the cylindrical support body. A plurality of collars is mounted to the cylindrical support body at spaced intervals along the intermediate portion. Each collar extends radially from the curved surface of the cylindrical support body. Additionally, each collar cooperates with an adjacent collar to define a mounting station between the adjacent collars. The brush cutter head further includes a plurality of cutting tooth assemblies carried on the outer surface of the cylindrical support body. Each cutting tooth assembly has a cutting tooth for placement within the mounting station and a mounting assembly engageable with the adjacent collars to secure the cutting tooth in the mounting station. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209798 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Nitriding process of a steel strip is performed. Next, annealing is performed to form a forsterite based glass coating film at a surface of the steel strip. Heating is performed up to 1000° C. or more in a mixed gas atmosphere containing H | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209799 | METHOD OF FORMING FINE GRAINS OF CO-CR-MO ALLOY WITH NITROGEN ADDITION AND CO-CR-MO ALLOY WITH NITROGEN ADDITION - A Co—Cr—Mo alloy with nitrogen addition composed of 26 to 35% by weight of Cr, 2 to 8% by weight of Mo, 0.1 to 0.3% by weight of N, and balance of Co is subjected to solution treatment and then subjected to isothermal aging treatment holding the alloy at 670 to 830° C. for a predetermined period of time to form a multi-phase structure composed of an ε-phase and a Cr nitride by means of an isothermal aging effect. After cooling, the alloy subjected to reverse transformation treatment in which the alloy is heated at a temperature range of 870 to 1100° C. for reverse transformation to a single γ-phase from the multi-phase structure composed of an ε-phase and a Cr nitride. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209800 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET WITH GOOD WETTABILITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a high strength steel sheet having good wettability, a tensile strength of 590 MPa or more and a strength-ductility balance (TS×El) of 16,520 MPa·% or more, and a manufacturing method thereof. The high strength steel comprises, in % by weight, C: 0.03˜0.1%, Si: 0.005˜0.105%, Mn: 1.0˜3.0%, P: 0.005˜0.04%, S: 0.003% or less, N: 0.003˜0.008%, Al: 0.05˜0.4%, Mo or Cr satisfying the inequality 10≦50·[Mo %]+100·[Cr %]≦30, at least one of Ti: 0.005˜0.020%, V: 0.005˜0.050% and B: 0.0005˜0.0015%, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a microstructure of the steel sheet is a multi-phase structure comprising, in an area ratio of cross-sectional structure, 70% or more ferrite phase having a Vickers hardness Hv of 120˜250 and 10% or more martensite phase having a Vickers hardness Hv of 321˜555. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209801 | Aluminum-Copper-Lithium Alloy With Improved Mechanical Strength and Toughness - The invention relates to a wrought product such as an extruded, rolled and/or forged aluminum alloy-based product comprising, in weight %: Cu: 3.0-3.9; Li: 0.8-1.3; Mg; 0.6-1.0; Zr: 0.05-0.18; Ag: 0.0-0.05; Mn: 0.0-0.5; Fe+Si≦0.20; Zn≦0.15; at least one element from among: Ti: 0.01-0.15; Sc: 0.05-0.3; Cr: 0.05-0.3; Hf: 0.05-0.5; other elements ≦0.05 each and ≦0.15 total, remainders aluminum. The invention also relates to the process for producing said product. The products according to the invention are particularly useful in the production of thick aluminum products intended for producing structural elements in the aeronautical industry. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209802 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING STEEL TUBES AND THE LIKES - A method for processing a steel tube includes the following steps: a softening step, in which a tube-to-be-processed is heated so that material property of the tube-to-be-processed is softened; a cooling step, in which the heated tube-to-be-processed is cooled down to a normal temperature; a wall cutting step, in which the cooled tube-to-be-processed is subjected to cutting by lathing an end section thereof so as to reduce wall thickness of the tube-to-be-processed at the end section; and a shrinking step, in which the thickness reduced section of the wall lathed tube-to-be-processed is subjected to compression to have an inner bore thereof shrunk and thus reduced, whereby occupation of the inner bore of the shrunk tube-to-be-processed by the wall thickness of the tube-to-be-processed is reduced so as to obtain a possible maximum inside diameter of the inner bore and prevent the tube-to-be-processed from undesired deformation and breaking. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209803 | High-Strength Steel Machined Product and Method for Manufacturing the Same, and Method for Manufacturing Diesel Engine Fuel Injection Pipe and Common Rail - A high-strength steel machined product giving excellent hardenability has a metal microstructure with excellent balance of strength and toughness and high stability of retained austenite. The product is composed of an ultra-high low-alloy TRIP steel having a metal microstructure which contains an appropriate quantity of two or more of Cr, Mo, and Ni, and an appropriate quantity of one or more of Nb, Ti, and V, and having an appropriate value of carbon equivalent; the metal microstructure has a mother-phase structure composed mainly of lathy bainitic ferrite with a small amount of granular bainitic ferrite and polygonal ferrite, and has a secondary-phase structure composed of fine retained austenite and martensite. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209804 | Explosive Composition, Method of Making an Explosive Composition, and Method of Using an Explosive Composition - An explosive composition is provided that is comprised of a Heavy ANFO and grain hulls. In one embodiment, the grain hulls are comprised of rice hulls. The grain hulls serve both as an inert bulking additive that reduces the density of the composition and as a sensitizer that reduces the energy needed to reliably detonate the composition. Also provided is a method for manufacturing an explosive composition comprised of Heavy ANFO and grain hulls, such as rice hulls. Additionally, a method of using an explosive comprised of ANFO and grain hulls in a mining operation is disclosed. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209805 | Highly-Filled, High-Viscosity Paste Charge, And Method And Device For Production Thereof - A highly-filled paste, and a method and device of de-aerating and injecting the paste, the paste including: (a) a solid filler; (b) an organic binder, and (c) a residual gas, wherein the paste contains at least 80 volume-% of the solid filler and has a viscosity exceeding 100 kilopascal·seconds, wherein the filler, binder, and residual gas are intimately mixed so as to form a substantially homogeneous paste, and wherein a composition of the solid filler, binder, and residual gas is selected such that the homogeneous paste has: an average density greater than 98.5% of a Theoretical Maximum Density (TMD). | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209806 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with a plurality of blocks, each of the block having a block wall surface facing a transverse groove inclined at an angle (theta) of from 5 to 40 degrees with respect to the tire axial-direction so as to define an acute-angled corner and an obtuse-angled corner on the block. The block wall surface between the acute-angled corner and the obtuse-angled corner is provided with at least two slits having a width of from 0.3 to 2.0 mm. A distance P | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209807 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURING A RUBBER LIKE ARTICLE - Particular embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatus for molding and/or curing an article. Particular embodiments of such methods include positioning a mold core centrally within mold outer portion to form an annular mold cavity between the mold outer portion and the mold core, the core including an outer ring having an outer surface for engaging the annular article, the outer ring being formed of a material capable of expanding and contracting with changes in temperature. Such methods also include beating the mold outer ring, cooling the core outer ring subsequent to the step of heating, whereby the core outer ring contracts relative to the article and removing the article from the core outer ring. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209808 | STEEL CORD FOR REINFORCING RUBBER ARTICLE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - A steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article which can improve the cut resistant property in the case of treading on an obtusely or sharply pointed projection without decreasing the strength in the axial direction of the cord and without increasing the tire weight, as well as a tire utilizing the same as a reinforcing material, are provided. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209809 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CORRUGATED MATERIAL - A method and system for automatically changing the flute size in a corrugation process without stopping or slowing the overall corrugation process utilizing a first single-faced web having a first flute size and a second single-faced web having a second flute size. The first single-faced web is conveyed along a track into a double backer forming a first corrugated material. When a flute change sequence is initiated, the single-faced web is cut using a pressurized stream of water such that the single-faced web disengages with the double backer. Generally simultaneously, the second single-faced web is introduced into the double backer using an air jet, wherein a second corrugated material is formed. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209810 | RECLOSABLE FASTENER RISER/SPACER, AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING AND UTILIZING SAME - A method for fabricating a plastic spacer/riser to increase useable height of a reclosable fastening system, such as 3M™ Dual Lock™ or Velcro® hook and loop products. The spacer/riser is adapted to be held in place on an external substrate with hot-melt glue, sonic welds, pressure-sensitive adhesives, acrylic foam tape, or screws. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209811 | Production Process For Parts Of A Perfluoropolymer Composition - Perfluoropolymer parts containing (reinforcing) fibers oriented parallel to the surface of the parts may be joined by frictional welding processes such as vibration welding and ultrasonic welding without disturbing the orientation of the fibers. The parts may be used directly or cut into other shapes. Such parts are useful where high temperature resistance and/or chemical resistance is desired along with good physical properties such as strength and/or toughness. These types of parts include gaskets and seal rings. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209812 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE ARTICLE - A method of manufacturing a composite article such as an airplane part or a boat part is presented. The method includes: preparing a prepreg layup, the prepreg layup comprising a plurality of prepregs and at least one microporous breather membrane; enclosing the prepreg layup with a gas impermeable vacuum bag; evacuating a volume enclosed by the gas impermeable vacuum bag to preconsolidate the plurality of prepregs; consolidating the plurality of prepregs; and discontinuing the evacuating. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209813 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLASS MEMBER PROVIDED WITH SEALING MATERIAL LAYER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Laser sealing property and reliability of a glass panel are increased by suppressing cracks, fractures, separation and the like of glass substrates and a sealing material layer at the time of laser sealing. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209814 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR WELD-BONDING WORKPIECES - A method of weld-bonding a plurality of workpieces to produce an improved peel joint, includes the formation of an adhesive layer and a weld nugget, and the securing of an adhesive cover relative the workpieces during bonding. The method is operable to partially prevent the migration of fluid adhesive material during construction, and to transfer at least a portion of peel loads to the shear strength of the adhesive material in the produced joint. The method may also be performed utilizing other interconnection means such as clinching or riveting. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209815 | Manufacturing Method of Combined Sensor - A movable device of acceleration sensors and a vibration device of a gyroscope are formed on the same sensor wafer spaced apart from each other by a wall. A cap wafer having gaps corresponding to the movable mechanical components of the acceleration sensors and gyroscope is provided for the wafer and an adsorbent divided into a plurality of divisional portions is disposed in the gap for the gyroscope. After the sensor wafer and the cap wafer have been bonded together at a temperature of inactivation of the adsorbent and in an atmospheric pressure ambience of noble gas and activated gas, the adsorbent divisional portions are activated in sequence to adsorb the activated gas so as to adjust the pressure inside the gyroscope, thus manufacturing a combined sensor wafer. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209816 | METHOD FOR REMOVING A CARBONIZATION CATALYST FROM A GRAPHENE SHEET AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING THE GRAPHENE SHEET - A method for removing a carbonization catalyst from a graphene sheet, the method includes contacting the carbonization catalyst with a salt solution, which is capable of oxidizing the carbonization catalyst. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209817 | GAS TANK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GAS TANK - A gas tank is provided which can ensure high gas barrier properties even with respect to a gas having a small molecular size, for example, a hydrogen gas. In a high-pressure gas tank comprising a resin liner inside an FRP layer, an oxide layer is formed on the inner surface of the resin liner. When a reinforcing fiber is wound around the outer surface of the resin liner by a filament winding process, air is beforehand enclosed inside the resin liner. Next, when the reinforcing fiber is thermally cured to form the FRP layer, the inner surface of the resin liner is thermally oxidized to form the oxide layer. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209818 | Winding Method and Apparatus - A winding apparatus comprises a rotating winding drum, a lay down station, a cutting station, a web assembly hold down element and a wound assembly discharge station. The rotating winding drum further comprises a plurality of winding stations. Each winding station comprises a winding mandrel, a winding nip, a web stabilizing bed and a cutting anvil. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209819 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF A FIBER REINFORCED REBAR - A composite reinforcing bar is formed by providing a reinforcing material supply of fiber strands rovings; a resin supply bath, and a puller for pulling the resin-impregnated reinforcing material through the resin bath. The reinforcing fibers include a series of inner rovings longitudinal to the bar with a first and a second helical wrappings of at least one roving wrapped around the inner rovings in opposed directions of wrapping. The resin is permeated through both the inner rovings and through the wrapped rovings to the outer surface where the inner rovings having parts thereof between the first and second wrapped rovings exposed and bulged outwardly by tension applied by the wrappings during curing with the bulged parts defining components of the outer surface portion of the bar which are thus rough and exposed for engaging a material to be reinforced so as to transfer longitudinal loads between the material to be reinforced and the inner rovings. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209820 | Piezoelectric composite nanofibers, nanotubes, nanojunctions and nanotrees - Piezoelectric nanostructures, including nanofibers, nanotubes, nanojunctions and nanotrees, may be made of piezoelectric materials alone, or as composites of piezoelectric materials and electrically-conductive materials. Homogeneous or composite nanofibers and nanotubes may be fabricated by electrospinning. Homogeneous or composite nanotubes, nanojunctions and nanotrees may be fabricated by template-assisted processes in which colloidal suspensions and/or modified sol-gels of the desired materials are deposited sequentially into the pores of a template. The electrospinning or template-assisted fabrication methods may employ a modified sol-gel process for obtaining a perovskite phase in the piezoelectric material at a low annealing temperature. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209821 | Minimally Invasive Retractor and Methods of Use - A device, system and method for orthopedic spine surgery using a novel screw-based retractor, disclosed herein, that allows for access to the spine through a minimally or less invasive approach. The retractor device is designed as a co-molded part of the tulip of a pedicle screw assembly with opposed arms of the retractor spread apart to open the wound proximally. The arms are removed by separating the arms from the tulip and removing them from the incision. The retractor device is intended to be made of a relatively stiff material, sterile packaged and disposable after one use. A system and method for using the retractor and performing a minimally invasive spine surgical procedure are also disclosed. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209822 | POWDERED PRIMER FOR RUBBER TO METAL BONDING - A powder primer composition particularly useful as a primer intended to be used in conjunction with an adhesive topcoat in rubber to metal bonding. And a method for bonding an elastomeric substrate to a metallic substrate comprising, applying a powder primer composition onto one of said substrates, wherein the powder primer composition comprises a rubbery polymer and at least one of a phenolic resin and a phenoxy resin, applying an adhesive covercoat to form a coated substrate, contacting the coated substrate with the other of said substrates, and heating the contacted substrates to effect bonding of the metallic substrate to the elastomer. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209823 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF CERAMIC BRAKE DISK ROTOR WITH INTERNAL COOLING CHANNEL - The present invention relates to a method of more precisely and easily realizing cooling channels constituting a ceramic brake disk rotor. In order to achieve an object of the invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a ceramic brake disk rotor having internal cooling channels, comprising the steps of: (a) producing loading portions | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209824 | Absorbent Articles Comprising Graphics - An absorbent article may comprise a first zone comprising graphics and a second zone comprising graphics, wherein the first and second zones have different elastic properties. Further, the absorbent article may comprise a first absorbent article component and a second absorbent article component having substantially different elastic properties, wherein the first absorbent article component comprises an elastomer. Additionally, the absorbent article may comprise a third absorbent article component overlapping the first and second absorbent article components, wherein the third absorbent article component comprises graphics on at least the portions which overlap the first and second absorbent article components. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209825 | Method for Protecting Optical Devices During Manufacture - This disclosure regards methods for protecting a die during shaping and polishing of optical devices. According to various embodiments, layers can be added and removed from a wafer to protect both sides of the wafer during various steps of a manufacturing process. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209826 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - The substrate processing system includes a measuring apparatus that measures any of film thickness, a refractive index, an absorption coefficient, and warpage. The system includes an apparatus for performing photolithography on the substrate to form a resist pattern and an etching apparatus that etches a processing film. A control unit includes a first relation between an initial condition and a dimension of the pattern of the processing film and a second relation between a processing condition of the predetermined processing and the dimension of the pattern of the processing film. The control unit estimates a dimension of the pattern of the processing film after the etching treatment from the first relation based on a measurement result and corrects the processing condition of the predetermined processing in the photolithography or the etching from the second relation based on an estimation result of the dimension of the pattern. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209827 | AUTOMATIC MATCHING UNIT AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an automatic matching unit, a controller includes a first and a second matching algorithm. The operating point Z | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209828 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA PROCESSING - The invention provides a plasma processing apparatus capable of minimizing the non-uniformity of potential distribution around wafer circumference, and providing a uniform process across the wafer surface. The apparatus is equipped with a focus ring formed of a dielectric, a conductor or a semiconductor and having RF applied thereto, the design of which is optimized for processing based on a design technique clarifying physical conditions for flattening a sheath-plasma interface above a wafer and the sheath-plasma interface above the focus ring. A surface voltage of the focus ring is determined to be not less than a minimum voltage for preventing reaction products caused by wafer processing from depositing thereon. The surface height, surface voltage, material and structure of the focus ring are optimized so that the height of an ion sheath formed on the focus ring surface is either equal or has a height difference within an appropriate tolerance range to the height of the ion sheath formed on the wafer surface. Optimization of the structure is realized by setting up an appropriate tolerance range taking into consideration the variation caused by consumption of the focus ring. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209829 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS - To stabilize a gas flow at an opening which is provided in a treatment housing for surface treatment, and through which an object is carried in or out. An object | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209830 | Take-Up Vacuum Processing Apparatus - [Object] To provide a take-up vacuum processing apparatus that prevents breakage due to heat generation and occurrence of dielectric breakdown and is suitable for life extension. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209831 | HIGH-SPEED LABEL TRANSFER/STICKING SYSTEM - There is provided a high-speed label transfer/sticking system including a label printer ( | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209832 | WAFER BONDING APPARATUS - A wafer bonding apparatus of the present invention includes a first sample base configured to hold a first substrate; a second sample base configured to hold a second substrate to oppose to the first substrate; a load transferring section coupled to an outer edge portion of the first sample base and configured to support the first sample base to a first stage; and a drive unit configured to perform pressure bonding on the first substrate and the second substrate by driving the second sample base to the first stage. In the wafer bonding apparatus, it is possible to prevent that a load which is larger than a load applied on the outer edge portion of the first substrate is applied to the center of the first substrate, and to apply uniform load the first substrate and the second substrate, when pressure bonding is performed on the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209833 | BLIND AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a blind including a light-shielding sheet | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209834 | Window Covering Apparatus - Exemplary window covering apparatus, assemblies, and associated methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary window covering apparatus comprises a headrail, a covering attached to and extending vertically downward from the headrail, a pull cord configured to be operated by a user, a lift cord connecting a bottom of the covering to the pull cord by way of the headrail, the lift cord configured to lift the bottom of the covering to collapse the covering toward the headrail or drop the bottom of the covering to extend the covering away from the headrail when the pull cord is operated by the user, and an elongate sheath that ensheathes an otherwise exposed segment of the lift cord. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209835 | HEADWALL FOR A HOSPTIAL BED - A headwall for a hospital bed includes at least exposed one medical care element and at least two panels. Each of the panels differs in at least two of shape, size, color, design, texture or projection. The panels may have a shape suggestive of the at one medical care element. The medical care element may include an electrical or gas outlet, a medical device or a medical accessory, for example examination lights, mounts for equipment, baskets, shelves, and patient monitoring equipment such as blood pressure monitors. The panels minimize the prominence of the outlets/devices and/or accessories. Alternatively, a headwall for a hospital bed includes at least one flexible screen configured to cover at least one medical care element. The screen may be raised, lowered, or slid laterally to uncover and cover the medical care element. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209836 | Window covering with improved controls - A window covering with improved controls enhances several aspects of window covering operation. A control mechanism provides a clutch module for selective locking and unlocking of a drive shaft used to retract and extend the shade element between storage and extended positions. The clutch module includes a reciprocator element that engages a key extending from an outer surrounding housing. A locking member between the reciprocator element and a coupling element carried by the drive shaft selectively locks and unlocks rotational coupling between the reciprocator element and the coupling element, thus selectively locking and unlocking the drive shaft. In a cushioning mechanism, a unidirectional dampening or frictional deceleration is provided for the drive shaft. The cushioning mechanism includes an impeller or rotor immersed in a cushion medium that impedes rotation of the rotor, and hence the drive shaft to which the rotor is coupled. A combination of the clutch module and cushioning mechanism is also disclosed as are window coverings containing one or more of the control mechanisms. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209837 | Sun shade motor spring assembly - A motor spring assembly for use in a sun shade assembly in a vehicle comprises a motor spring housing and a bracket integral with and extending from the housing. The assembly also comprises a cover arranged over one side of the housing and a motor spring arranged within the housing. The assembly further comprises a shaft in contact with the motor spring wherein the shaft rotates with respect to the housing. The assembly also includes a connector arranged over an end of the shaft. The motor spring assembly generally will be arranged and secured within a guide rail of a sun shade assembly thus allowing for a more robust and durable sun shade assembly within an automotive vehicle. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209838 | UNDER FURNITURE BARRIER - A removable barrier having a housing; at least one barrier band retractable from the housing which is intended to be wrapped around furniture legs, where latching an end of the barrier band to either the housing or a second barrier band when retracted forms a physical barrier preventing objects from going under furniture. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209839 | Method for making absorbent products - A method of making personal hygiene articles of high absorbency from cellulosic fiber pulp without chemical cross-linking of the cellulosic fibers is disclosed. The method comprises interposing a sublayer of mechanically fluffed alkali extracted cellulosic fiber pulp between a fluid permeable layer and a fluid impermeable layer. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209840 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Fibrous structures that exhibit a pore volume distribution such that greater than about 50% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structure exists in pores of radii of from about 101 μm to about 200 μm, and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209841 | Process for the control of pitch - The present invention relates to a process for the control of pitch in an aqueous medium by adding surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate or an aqueous suspension comprising surface-reacted calcium carbonate and having a pH greater than 6.0 measured at 20° C., to the medium, wherein the surface-reacted calcium carbonate is a reaction product of natural calcium carbonate with carbon dioxide and one or more acids, the use of the surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate for pitch control, as well as to a combination of a surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate and talc for pitch control, and the resulting composites. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209842 | System and Method for Enhancing Chaplet Fusion - System and method for fusing a chaplet to a casting. The method includes placing the chaplet on an upper surface of a mold; distributing a heater around the chaplet such that the heater is not exposed to the casting; placing a core on the chaplet such that the mold and the core define a component of a machine; heating the chaplet with the heater to a predetermined temperature; and pouring the casting in the mold, around the core and the chaplet, when the chaplet is at the predetermined temperature. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209843 | CASTING PROCESS FOR ALUMINUM ALLOYS - The present invention relates to a casting process for an aluminum alloy containing at least about 0.1% of Mg and/or at least about 0.1% of Li in which a liquid surface of said alloy is put into contact with a dried gas including at least about 2% of oxygen by volume and with a water partial pressure lower than about 150 Pa throughout most of the solidification process. The invention makes it possible to cast the most oxidable aluminum alloys, in particular aluminum alloys containing magnesium and/or lithium, without using additives such as beryllium and/or calcium and without using expensive devices and/or gases, to obtain cast ingots generally free from surface defects and pollution, in complete safety. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209844 | DIE-CASTING DIE AND METHOD FOR DIE-CASTING | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209845 | Casting Method For Matrix Drill Bits And Reamers - An apparatus and method for manufacturing a down hole tool that reduces manufacturing costs and enhances the tool's performance. A belted mold assembly includes a casting assembly, a belt assembly, and a mid-belt. The belted mold assembly is used to fabricate a casting that allows for a larger diameter blank to be used which displaces the more expensive casting material and for using a smaller outer diameter thin-walled mold. The casting assembly is disposed within the belt assembly and the mid-belt is loaded in the volume created between the casting assembly's outer surface and the belt assembly's inner surface. The mid-belt provides a bracing for the casting assembly during the casting process. Optionally, a cap can be disposed on top of the blank for preventing metallurgical bonds from forming between the binder material and the upper portion of the blank. This allows for the excess binder material to remain high in purity so that it can be reprocessed. The cap can be used with the belted mold assembly or with a casting assembly known in the prior art. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209846 | CONTINUOUS CASTING DEVICE AND MOLTEN METAL POURING NOZZLE - A continuous casting device capable of giving lubricating property to a molten metal pouring nozzle without increasing lubricating oil and performing casting with high casting surface quality for a long period of time is provided. In a continuous casting device | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209847 | CONTINUOUS CASTING APPARATUS FOR STEEL - A continuous casting device for steel of the present invention includes a casting mold for casting a molten steel, a submerged entry nozzle, an electromagnetic stirring device, and an electromagnetic brake device. Further, a curved portion which is curved toward the electromagnetic stirring device is formed at least at a position where the curved portion faces the submerged entry nozzle, on each of the long side walls. Moreover, the horizontal distance between a top of the curved portion and the submerged entry nozzle in plan view is equal to or more than 35 mm and less than 50 mm. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209848 | Heat Transfer Refrigerant Transport Tubing Coatings and Insulation for a Direct Exchange Geothermal Heating/Cooling System and Tubing Spool Core Size - A method and/or apparatus for at least one of: protecting the sub-surface metal refrigerant transport tubing of a DX heat pump system from corrosive sub-surface environments via a specially designed protective coating; efficiently insulating the sub-surface liquid refrigerant transport line in a DX heat pump system; and enhancing at least one of the convective heat transfer rate and the efficiency of at least a DX heat pump system; and where the outside diameter (“OD”) of a central containment core upon which to roll a spool of sub-surface refrigerant transport tubing is specially sized so as not to damage any tubing insulation and so as to avoid any “S” bends during ground loop installation. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209849 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING THE HEAT BUILT UP ON PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS OF DOMESTIC INSTALLATIONS - The invention relates to a technical embodiment and a method for utilizing air in conjunction with heat pumps and other domestic installations or the house as such, e.g. basements, staircases etc., said air being heated up on photovoltaic systems. The aim of the invention is to devise a technical embodiment with an improved dimensional shape and a method for utilizing air in conjunction with heat pumps and other domestic installations or the house as such, e.g. basements, staircases etc., said air being heated up on photovoltaic systems. The photovoltaic modules comprise modular mounting rails that extend from the gutter to the rooftop and are arranged on the sloped surface/roofing in such a manner that the channels formed in this manner and generating a current or draft of air have lamellar cages on the lower inlet and ventilators on the upper outlet. The ventilators are incorporated into a collecting channel having individual ducts and being arranged at the upper outlets so as to interconnect them crosswise, said channel being connected to a multiport air mixer lying under the sloped surface/roofing via an additional air channel which supplies air to an air/water heat pump. In another embodiment, the system is used for tilting mounts in open space installations. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209850 | THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RACK MOUNTING - A thermal control system of a 3 U height includes various modules for providing temperature control in a rack environment. The modules may be, for example, a power module, user interface module, various different pump assemblies, various different models of fan assemblies, HTAs, and/or a serial communication interfaces. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209851 | Header for a Heat Exchanger - Disclosed herein is a header for a heat exchanger that has an inflow side, an outflow side, a bypass port therebetween, and a pressure-sensitive flapper valve proximal the bypass port. As pressure increases at the inflow side of the header, the flapper valve opens proportionally, and, as pressure decreases at the inflow side, the flapper valve closes proportionally. The flapper valve is preferably included as part of a service cartridge assembly to facilitate easy repair and/or replacement of the flapper valve. In some embodiments of the invention, a differential pressure is measured between the inflow and outflow sides, and activation of the heat exchanger is initiated in response to the differential pressure having exceeded a set point. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209852 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COOLING APPARATUS RACKS - The invention relates to a system and method that comprises at least two parallel apparatus racks and at least two cooling units. The cooling units are configured to produce horizontal cooled airflows toward outer sides of the at least two apparatus rack. The cooling units comprise an upper side inlet for airflow to be cooled. The system and method achieve a more effective cooling of apparatus racks. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209853 | GEOMETRICALLY REORIENTED LOW-PROFILE PHASE PLANE HEAT PIPES - A cooling system for removing heat from at least one heat generating component with a first low-profile phase plane heat pipe having a geometrically reoriented surface adapted for receiving heat from the at least one heat generating component along a first section of the geometrically reoriented surface, and having a plurality of micro-tubes disposed therein. A heat transfer fluid is contained with the plurality of micro-tubes and a second section of the geometrically reoriented heat pipe surface is disposed in a position geometrically offset from the first section. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209854 | Heat Sink - The heat sink includes a fin set and a heat pipe. The fin set is composed of a plurality of fins and has an exposed area formed on one side thereof. The heat pipe penetrates through the fin set and the exposed area. A portion of the heat pipe is exposed and flattened in the exposed area. The exposed and flattened portion is used for connecting a heat generating device as a thermal junction surface. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209855 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER COMPONENTS - A component cooling system comprising a heat spreader | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209856 | COOLING APPARATUS HAVING LOW PROFILE EXTRUSION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREFOR - A cooling apparatus for removing heat having a low profile unitary member. The low profile unitary member has an evaporator portion and a condenser portion. The evaporator portion is thermally exposed to a heat generating component. The condenser portion is disposed at an elevated angle with respect to the evaporator portion. A plurality of microtubes are disposed within the first low profile extrusion. The plurality of microtubes have a heat transfer fluid contained therein. A second plurality of low profile extrusion members are mounted as fins on the evaporator section of the low profile unitary member. Heat is transferred from the heat generating component to the heat transfer fluid contained with the microtubes located within the evaporator portion. The heat transfer fluid to which the heat was transferred migrates to the condenser portion of the low profile unitary member by way of the microtubes. The heat transfer fluid is cooled in the condenser portion of the low profile unitary member. Cooling of the heat transfer fluid within the condenser section is enhanced by the second plurality of low profile extrusion members. The heat transfer fluid is returned to the evaporator section after cooling. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209857 | Wound Layered Tube Heat Exchanger - A wound tube heat exchanger | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209858 | Indirect Evaporative Cooling Apparatus - An indirect evaporative cooling apparatus in which a substrate is disposed between a wet channel used to induce an evaporation phenomenon and a dry channel through which cooled air passes, the wet channel and the dry channel are arrayed in layers in an alternating manner, the substrate is cooled by the evaporation phenomenon occurring within the wet channel, substrates that cool the air in the dry channel by heat transfer are layered and disposed, wherein the substrate forming the wet channel and the dry channel is formed by a plastic sheet; a substrate is used in which a plurality of projections are formed as spacers on one side of the substrate of the wet channel and the dry channel, and numerous projections are formed by emboss-patterning on the surface of the substrate on which the spacers are formed and dimples are integrally formed on a back surface. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209859 | Recuperative Heat Exchanger, Fuel Cell System Including Recuperative Heat Exchanger, and Method of Operating Same - A heat exchanger, such as a cathode recuperator for a high temperature fuel cell system, has a corrugated separator, a barrier and a plurality of flow channels. The corrugated separator has a surface positioned along a heat exchange fluid flow path, opposite ends of the separator having flattened corrugations. The barrier is positioned adjacent the surface. The plurality of flow channels are in the heat exchange fluid flow path and are at least partially defined by the surface and the barrier. The flattened corrugations are positioned adjacent crests in the corrugated separator and secured to the barrier. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209860 | Heat exchanger arrangement and method for the operation of same - A heat exchanger arrangement is presented having at least one heat exchanger module ( | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110209861 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - In a plate heat exchanger, it is aimed to enhance strength, such as the pressure resistance and the internal pressure fatigue resistance, by increasing the joint area of a joint portion joined by brazing in a wave-patterned portion. Before a brazing process of the plate heat exchanger, a plurality of plates are stacked and pressure is applied thereto. By this pressure process, indentations of approximately “0.05 mm to 0.1 mm” are formed at contact points | 2011-09-01 |
