| 36th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20080209807 | Low Temperature Gasification Facility with a Horizontally Oriented Gasifier - A low-temperature gasification system comprising a horizontally oriented gasifier is provided that optimizes the extraction of gaseous molecules from carbonaceous feedstock while minimizing waste heat. The system comprises a plurality of integrated subsystems that work together to convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into electricity. The subsystems comprised by the low-temperature gasification system are: a Municipal Solid Waste Handling System; a Plastics Handling System; a Horizontally Oriented Gasifier with Lateral Transfer Units System; a Gas Reformulating System; a Heat Recycling System; a Gas Conditioning System; a Residue Conditioning System; a Gas Homogenization System and a Control System. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209808 | Micro component liquid hydrocarbon steam reformer system and cycle for producing hydrogen gas - A micro component steam reformer system for producing hydrogen-enriched gas to power a fuel cell adapted for scalable power requirements wherein fluid flow is configured in a circuit whereby, in serially interconnected fluid flow modules, a vaporized hydrocarbon is mixed with fuel cell off gas having a hydrogen component and combusted to heat vaporizers and a steam reformer, vaporized hydrocarbons and water vapor are introduced as a feed stock into the steam reformer to produce a syn-gas, which is cooled and purified, and the resulting principally hydrogen gas is introduced into a hydrogen fuel cell having an interconnection within the circuit in which off gas from the fuel cell is processed to provide hydrogen and water for use in the system cycle. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209809 | WALL-MOUNTED SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A sliding wall-mounted interior door system that includes a telescoping door actuating mechanism that is attached to the upper portion of the door, and a roller assembly that extends horizontally from the wall and engages a track in the lower portion of the door. The door actuating system is designed so that the movement of one of the door panels simultaneously moves the other door panel in the opposite direction. The actuating mechanism is designed so that a gearing assembly within the actuating mechanism moves laterally when the door system is moved between the open and closed positions. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209810 | Door Suspension Assembly - A door suspension assembly ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209811 | Door Drive Mechanism, Especially Revolving Door Drive Mechanism - A door operator includes a housing; a hydraulic compartment; a pressure compartment; a drive unit disposed in the housing and coupleable to a door via an output shaft, the drive unit being associated with the hydraulic compartment; a hydraulic pump in hydraulic connection with the hydraulic compartment and the pressure compartment; a motor in driving relationship with the hydraulic pump; and a spring force accumulator disposed in the housing. The spring force accumulator is associated with the pressure compartment and coupled to the drive unit. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209812 | REFRIGERATOR GASKET - The invention relates to an improved gasket for a French door type refrigerator including a rotating mullion. The improved gasket reduces condensation around the area at the top and bottom of the rotating mullion and the gap between the mullion and cabinet. The gaskets located on the inner periphery of die doors are provided with tabs to seal the gap. An additional magnetic element is provided on the tabs to improve sealing and the thermal properties of the tab seals to alleviate the formation of condensate in this critical area. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209813 | Device For Supporting Displaceable Separation Elements - The invention relates to a device for supporting a displaceable separation element ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209814 | RETAINER ASSEMBLY - An improved apparatus for limiting and guiding movement of a window glass panel in a motor vehicle door is provided that minimizes glass contact and drag forces, decouples the material choice between the body portion and guide piece to enable optimization in connection with both the body portion and guide piece, and enables finer tuning of the apparatus merely by incorporating guide pieces of various sizes than by requiring modification or replacement of the entire apparatus. The improved apparatus includes a body portion having a generally U-shaped cross-section, including a base and first and second opposing sides defining a channel. The first side has a pair of longitudinally spaced retaining cavities. The improved apparatus further includes a guide piece having first and second opposing ends that is removably coupled to the body portion by disposing the first and second opposing ends in the pair of retaining cavities, thereby forming an arc for contacting and stabilizing the window glass in a motor vehicle door. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209815 | LOCKING LATCH HANDLE - The invention provides a lockable closure device for a closure that is adapted to selectively cover at least a portion of an opening. The lockable closure device comprises a first handle adapted for provision on one side of the closure, a second handle for provision on the opposite side of the closure, and a connection means by which the handles are pivotally connected relative to the closure such that the first handle may be disposed in a first position in which the second handle cannot be moved, and in a second position in which the second handle can be moved. There is also provided a closure having one or more of said lockable closure devices coupled thereto. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209816 | Tools for polishing and associated methods - Methods for making polishing tools and associated tools are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of making a polishing tool is provided. Such a method may include truing a working surface of a nano-diamond impregnated substrate. The method may further include forming asperities on the working surface with a polycrystalline diamond dresser, where the asperities have a height to distance ratio of from about 1:5 to about 5:1 and where the average asperity diameter is less than about 175 μm. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209817 | Diamond polishing disc process - A diamond polishing disc process includes the following steps. First, an adhesive material is coated on outer sides of the woven layer with a plurality of meshes, so as to form an adhesive layer. Next, the adhesive layer is adhered in an accommodation unit. Afterwards, pluralities of diamond particles are implanted in the adhesive layer, and are respectively adhered in each mesh of the adhesive layer. Then, a polymer material is filled into the accommodation unit, so as to fix the diamond particles to the polymer material. Finally, cure the polymer material, and remove it with the diamond particles from the accommodation unit, thus obtaining a diamond polishing disc base with the diamond particles arranged uniformly and having consistent in orientations. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209818 | POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH ELONGATED NANOSTRUCTURES - A sintered polycrystalline composite for cutting tools that includes a plurality of diamond or cubic boron nitride particles; a plurality of nanotube materials; and a refractory or binder material is disclosed. Methods of forming such polycrystalline composites that include integrating or mixing a plurality of nanotube materials with diamond or cubic boron nitride particle and/or refractory or binder particles are also disclosed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209819 | Space Containment Method and Containment Structures Comprising the Application of Said Method - The invention relates to a space containment method including the following steps: applying a flexible envelope, which is made from a material that can shrink in an essentially uniform manner, around a support frame, the frame being an assembly of frame elements; and subjecting the envelope to the effects of a suitable physical phenomenon in order to generate the shrinkage thereof. Following contraction, the envelope tightly hugs the support frame, thereby stiffening the containment structure thus obtained. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209820 | Prefabricated Modular Building - A prefabricated building module includes a rectangular floor structure, three walls and a trussed roof structure enclosing a ceiling space with two end walls pivoted about the short sides of the floor structure, the third wall pivoted at its lower end to a long side of the floor structure and the roof structure pivoted at the upper end of said side wall such that said walls and roof structure fold onto the floor structure to form a flat pack with the same footprint as the floor structure. The roof structure comprises a ceiling and upright roof trusses pivoted to the ceiling which fold down within the plan of the roof and the walls have provision for doors and windows. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209821 | Method for Producing Triangular Elements Designed for the Manufacture of Structures and Resulting Triangular Elements - The invention concerns a method for producing structures, whereof the geometric shape can be broken down into triangles, and which provide without any further treatment the structure with integrated airtightness, the double airtight partition enabling a coolant to be circulated or a relative depression to be generated and hence a more efficient thermal insulation, and also facilitating mounting with above all no need for a particular work site or complex and expensive foundations even on broken terrain. The method consists in prefabricating by moulding followed by assembling single-unit triangular structures, whereof the inside of lateral parts ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209822 | Baffle Vent for Manufactured Housing - A baffle vent is formed to span several roof rafters in a panel form with alternating flat ribs and rounded valleys extending along the longitudinal length thereof. The spacing of the flat ribs is four inches on center so that the transverse width of the panel will be engaged properly with roof rafters spaced on a multiple of four inches. The baffle vent includes uniformly spaced transverse ribs that extend from one transverse edge of the panel to the other to stiffen the panel which is formed of vacuum molded polyvinyl chloride film. The baffle panel is placed on top of the roof rafters before the roof sheeting is applied so that the insulation will force the baffle vent against the roof where the flat ribs engage the roof sheeting and the rounded valleys provide a passage for air to flow from the building soffit to the roof vent. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209823 | Modular window well - A modular window well for use by a person to escape through a window formed in a basement wall including a generally U-shaped body member having upper and lower ends and inner and outer ends. The open upper end of the body member has a spacer and a removable lid mounted thereon. The body member is comprised of a composite material such as fiberglass. A stair structure is positioned adjacent the inner surface of the front wall of the body member and is also comprised of a composite material. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209824 | Method of attenuating sound transmitted through a building structure - A method is provided for attenuating sound transmitted through a building structure. The method includes marketing an insulation product for installation in a cavity in the building structure wherein the insulation product has a thickness T greater than the depth D of the cavity. The insulation product is then compressed between the first and second covering members or materials. The insulation product produces a sound damping force upon the covering material. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209825 | COLOR CHANGING SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURES AND METHOD THEREFOR - A coating system and method for assisting in the heating or cooling of an underlying structure includes applying a first seamless, elastic solar reflective membrane over the structure, applying a second seamless, elastic thermochromic membrane over the first membrane, and applying a third seamless protective membrane over the second membrane. The second membrane has a color changing material with a clear state above a first transition temperature to permit transmission of solar radiation to the first membrane to reduce structure cooling requirements, and an opaque state below a second transition temperature to absorb radiant energy and reduce structure heating requirements. In addition, a method of detecting defects in a structure includes applying a layer of thermochromic material to the structure, observing a localized area of non-uniform color associated with the thermochromic layer, and ascertaining whether a defect is associated with the localized area. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209826 | COMPOSITE DOORS - According to the invention there is provided a composite door including a first and a second door skin, each door skin having an interior and an exterior surface, in which the interior surface of at least the first door skin has one or more bosses formed therein for receiving a fastening element. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209827 | Temporary movable/removable compression partition wall system - A temporary movable/removable compression partition wall system for partitioning a room includes a wall component and spaced-apart pressure feet at the top of the wall for pressing against a track positioned between the top of the wall and the ceiling and additional spaced-apart pressure feet at the bottom of the wall for pressing against a track positioned between the bottom of the wall and the floor. This wall is temporarily, securely and rigidly positionable at a selected location in a room and subsequently removable with substantially no damage to the ceiling, floor or walls. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209828 | IRREGULAR TESSELLATED BUILDING UNITS - An irregular, tessellated building unit comprises x primary elements, wherein x is an integer equal to or greater than 1. The primary element is a rotational tessellation having a plural pairs of sides extending in a generally radial direction from plural vertices, respectively. In each pair, the two sides are rotationally spaced by an angle that is divided evenly into 360 degrees. Preferably, all of the sides are irregularly shaped, but one or more sides could be wholly or partially straight. Optionally, spacers are provided on the sides of each unit. A wide variety of units may be constructed having different numbers and arrangements of primary elements. As all the units are combinations of primary elements, they readily mate with each other. A surface covering comprises a multiplicity of units assembled to form a continuous surface without overlap between units and without substantial gaps between units. A structure, such as a wall or column can be formed of building units of the invention. Because of the irregular side configurations, and different sizes and shapes of individual units, the resulting surface or structure has a natural, non-repeating pattern appearance. Optionally, minor surface and edges variations are made from unit to unit to further enhance the natural appearance of the surface covering or structure. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209829 | ANCHOR PLUG - An anchor plug for use capping in-ground anchors is disclosed. The anchor plug may be used in capping masonry anchors located in pool decks, for example, capping the anchors used to retain pool covers. The anchor plug typically has a cylindrical body, for example, a hollow circular cylindrical body, having a first end and a second end; and a cap mounted to the first end of the cylindrical body. The cap may vary in thickness from a minimum at an edge of the cap to a maximum at about the center of the cap. The cap may include human readable indicia, such as, safety warnings or provider name. The anchor plug may minimize or prevent personal injury or damage to the anchor. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209830 | Glass block assembly for non-vertical use - An assembly of glass blocks held in a structural frame comprises a plurality of glass blocks, a rectangular structural perimeter frame, a plurality of primary muntins, each said primary muntin comprising an elongate web, the primary muntins extending entirely across the structural perimeter frame, a plurality of extruded secondary muntins, and a plurality of structural rods inserted through the secondary muntins and extending entirely across the structural perimeter frame, such that the primary and secondary muntins form a matrix within the structural perimeter frame with openings for receiving the plurality of glass blocks. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209831 | Loosely Laid Natural Stone Panel Floor - The invention relates to a natural stone panel floor, whereby the floor panels thereof ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209832 | Demountable wall system and method - A demountable wall system includes similarly configured channel segments having a hat-shaped center, a pair of center flanges, and L-shaped outer ends with fastener portions formed therein. A rigid stud having an I-shaped plan configuration is formed from a pair of the channel segments interconnected in a back-to-back relationship, wherein adjacent end flanges form outer stud faces against which wall panels are supported, and adjacent fastener portions form connector channels in which the wall panels are detachably retained. A header/footer track is formed from a channel segment connected with a flat base strip, and is attached to the opposite ends of the stud by stud extenders to define a frame on which the wall panels are supported. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209833 | Facing system for building constructions with two-dimensionally and/or spherically shaped regions to be faced - The invention relates to a facing system ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209834 | Apparatus for Aiding in the Installation and Sealing of Siding - An apparatus ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209835 | Surface repair kit and method - A repair kit and method are provided. The repair kit is comprised of a double-sided adhesive tape and a quantity of medium. Alternatively, the tape contains an embedded, reinforcing scrim or added strength or utility. Another alternative embodiment provides a kit wherein one side of the adhesive of the tape is pre-fabricated with medium. In operation, a user removes a release liner of one of the sides of the adhesive tape, applies the exposed adhesive surface to the repair surface, then removes the other release liner of the opposite side of the tape and applies a coating of medium to cover the exposed top coat of adhesive. The kit is particularly useful in roofing repair, such as for the repair of tar-based granule containing shingles, commercial rolled granulated surfaces, metal surfaces, single-ply material based and concrete and masonry based surfaces. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209836 | Contained Load Transfer Device for Wood Sheathing Products and Roof Construction Method Therewith - A load transfer device (LTD) allowing for reliable connection and linkage of composite wood boards is provided. A LTD is configured for containment within openings within peripheral edges of wood boards which are cut into a complementary shape to that of the device. The device, when assembled in panel openings, permits separation of adjacent boards, as well as, sufficient load bearing strength for the overall construction within which such connected wood boards are utilized. The separation of wood boards permits proper sealing therebetween and proper distance for shrinking or swelling during the lifetime of the edifice. The ability to impart increased load bearing strength allows for an increase in construction materials to be carried and kept on such a structure during construction. The method of manufacture of a structure utilizing load transfer devices between boards is also disclosed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209837 | Floorboards, flooring systems and methods for manufacturing and installation thereof - Floorboards with a format corresponding to a traditional parquet block for laying of mechanically joined floating flooring. Rectangular floorboards include a surface layer and a core with two long sides and two short sides, for making a floating flooring, which floorboards are mechanically lockable and which along their four sides have pairs of opposing connectors for locking similar, adjoining floorboards to each other both vertically and horizontally wherein the long sides have a length not exceeding 80 cm and the short sides have a width not exceeding 10 cm. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209838 | Floorboards, flooring systems and method for manufacturing and installation thereof - Floorboards with a format corresponding to a traditional parquet block for laying of mechanically joined floating flooring. Rectangular floorboards include a surface layer and a core with two long sides and two short sides, for making a floating flooring, which floorboards are mechanically lockable and which along their four sides have pairs of opposing connectors for locking similar, adjoining floorboards to each other both vertically and horizontally wherein the long sides have a length not exceeding 80 cm and the short sides have a width not exceeding 10 cm. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209839 | TOP DECK PANEL SYSTEM - A Top Deck Panel System cover made from a plastic material, such as Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Polypropylene (PP), Polyethylene (PE), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Nylon and/or wood composite, wherein the top deck exterior walking cover is assembled without the use of mechanical fasteners such as screws or nails. The Top Deck Panel System cover is designed to be either a temporary or permanent exterior walking surface and can be placed on ground such as gravel, sand, limestone, soil and/or used to cover existing decks, concrete walkways or porches, brick walkways or porches, or other walking surfaces. The Top Deck Panel System cover can be quickly and effectively installed. The Top Deck Panel System provides a mobile walking surface that allows the Top Deck Panel System to be moved easily, efficiently and economically. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209840 | Interlocking tile - A polymeric interlocking tile for an adhesive-free assemblage with adjacent tiles having substantially similar, but inverted, edge interlocks thereon. The interlocks on each edge of a tile include a row of first and second sets of male-female types of alternating interlocks. The first interlock set includes a male lug projection having sidewalls forming one sidewall of a channel of U-shaped cross-section. The channel forms a female interlock cavity for the first set. The second interlock set is contiguous to the first set and includes a male projecting rib having two parallel sidewalls, one sidewall faces the edge and forms an opposite sidewall of the channel and an opposite, inwardly facing sidewall forms an enclosure for a second female cavity of the next set. At the opposite ends of each interlock row, the U-shaped channel sidewalls are wider to facilitate an initial interlock meshing between contiguous tiles of the assemblage. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209841 | Bordered Panels, Especially for Walls and Ceilings - The invention relates to panels ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209842 | Prefabricated Modular Tower - Prefabricated modular tower of the kind used as a support for wind generators and other applications, characterised in that it uses reduced-thickness prefabricated elements, reinforced with an internal structure of horizontal and vertical stiffeners, preferably made of reinforced concrete; said elements being tensioned both horizontally and vertically by means of flexible metal cables. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209843 | Rebar Holding and Positioning Apparatus and Method for Reinforcing Concrete Using Rebar - A rebar support device for retaining rebar in a position for reinforcing concrete, and method of using the same is claimed. The rebar support device comprises at least one concrete bonding opening dispersed throughout, at least one rebar support chase with bendable retaining gates, and at least one grade stake support hole. The rebar support device is held in a vertical position for receiving rebar by driving a grade stake through the stake support holes, such that the rebar support device is disposed perpendicularly to the rebar it receives. The rebar is then cradled in one or more of the support chases and retained by a bendable retaining gate incorporated into each rebar support device above each support chase. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209844 | ANCHOR SYSTEM FOR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION - An anchor system and method to provide support in concrete construction including a concrete-embeddable body having an aperture, one or more concrete anchor legs situated on a first plane, and one or more concrete anchor members situated on a second plane that is different from the first plane, and a strap having a matable head and an elongated strap body, wherein the matable head of the strap lockingly engages the aperture of the concrete-embeddable body. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209845 | QUADRUPLE MONO TRUSS CONNECTION - An improved connector and connection formed with a seat member that is stiffened by first and second reinforcing flanges and first, second and third back wall members. When used as a hanger, the connector includes a seat member, first, second and third backwall members which are connected to a supporting girder and first and second side members are connected to the seat member. First, second, third and fourth flange arms integrally connected to the third back wall member are connected to up to four supported wood trusses or supported wood framing members which rest on the seat member. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209846 | Load supporting device - A device for replacing a portion of a soleplate where a structural load is concentrated, comprising a base, a stud-supporting means located on top of the base, and at least one soleplate-holding means extending from a side of the base; the at least one soleplate member for holding an adjacently-abutted soleplate section. The stud-supporting means supports a trimmer section or any member, which applies load, on top of the base. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209847 | Method of Strengthening Stone and Other Construction Materials - The invention relates to a method of strengthening stone and other construction materials. The inventive method is performed on the monument, building or statue in question or on any other object that has undergone deterioration. It achieves the formation of a mesoporous molecular sieve with an ordered topology in the pores of the altered substrate. The invention is advantageous in that: by considerably increasing the radius of the pores of the gel in relation to that of commercial binders, capillary pressure is significantly reduced and, with it, the risk of fractures in the material; by obtaining a binder having a uniform pore radius, the risk of fracture is prevented since it impedes the occurrence of stresses caused by pores of different sizes; by obtaining a mesoporous material with a given pore volume, the pores of the altered substrate are prevented from being blocked and, consequently, the damp-proofing of the building is impeded. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209848 | Method of constructing a modular load-bearing structural column - A practical method of manufacturing, assembling, and constructing a single silo or building or a cluster of polygonal storage silos using a column comprising horizontally-arrayed structural column panels. Column panels within a top horizontal array vertically aligning with column panels of a next lower horizontal array such that no discernible gap exists between top and bottom edges of column panels within the column. seams, where top and bottom edges of column panels meet, preferably occur in different horizontal planes from each other throughout the column, thereby creating a stagger or offset of column components in relationship to each other. Multiple layers of column components with the same, similar, or different configurations can be added to preferably cover seams of underlying column components to enhance structural integrity. A structure built with these columns can be constructed using a cost-effective and relatively safe method of lifting. In addition, three or more of these structural columns can be connected together with wall panels or beams to fashion a polygonal compartment or multiple polygonal compartments, to serve as structural support for heavy loads, as a process tower for supporting equipment, a multi-story building for human occupancy (such as an apartment complex), or as bulk storage silo(s). The column can join standard and customized beams and wall panels. The column can extend above a structure to support a tower or another level, or it can extend below to serve as a support column for the entire structure. Columns can be attached to wall panels of round structures, to serve as stiffeners, or to the sides of polygonal structures, to serve as side-wall supports. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209849 | Method and Apparatus for Replacing Coke Oven Wall - Methods of replacing a damaged wall of a coke oven having a height h and a length l are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises removing the damaged wall from the coke oven, casting, outside of the oven, a replacement wall section having a length equal to the length l of the damaged coke oven wall and a height equal to the height h of the damaged coke oven wall, and positioning, inside the coke oven, the replacement wall section. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209850 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND POSITIONING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - A device and method that allows the installation of construction materials, such as drywall, by a single person, is described. The device includes an extension (or hoist) section coupled at one end to a support that can receive and support a piece of drywall during installation. The extension section is further coupled to a base portion at the end opposite to the support. The base portion includes a pivot feature that serves to lift the construction materials into an elevated position once it has been positioned on the support. The extension is adjustable to install construction drywall on a stud wall at various heights. A stand member allows the drywall to be supported in the elevated position. The base portion is foldable between a transport position and an operating position to facilitate transport and shipping. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209851 | Apparatus for Aiding in the Installation and Sealing of Siding - An apparatus ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209852 | Joining Assembly and Method for Joining Components - A joining assembly includes metallic, ceramic, polymeric and/or fiber-reinforced components, which have at least one joining surface with at least one recess and/or raised area with an undercut. The joining assembly also includes a joining element that conforms in size and shape to the recess and/or the raised area of the components to be joined and has at least one flexible rim area. The flexible rim area can be placed in a form-locking and force-locking interconnection with the recesses and/or raised areas of the components to be joined. A method for joining components is also provided. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209853 | Handrail for toddlers - A handrail system ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209854 | Device and Method For Gas Filling of a Duct in a Container - The invention relates to a device for gas filling of a duct ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209855 | Closing Clip for a Packaging Tube and Device for Treating Said Closing Clip - The invention relates to a device and method involving closing clips designed for closing a flexible packaging tube, comprising two clip limbs ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209856 | Work Piece Wrapping Apparatus - The present invention includes a film supply device | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209857 | Process For Sterile Packaging of Containers With Drop-Dispensers, and Means For Actuating the Process - The process includes a stage of sterilisation of the flagon, the drop-dispenser and the closure cap making up the container, which is preceded by a stage in which the cap and the drop-dispenser are removably anchored together. In a subsequent stage the flagon and the drop-dispenser-cap group are placed in an aseptic environment, and the flagon is filled before the pre-assembled drop-dispenser-cap group is inserted on the flagon. The means for actuating the above process comprise a flagon ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209858 | Intermittent Motion Capsule Filling Machine - A capsule filling machine ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209859 | Wrapping cart machine and method of wrapping - To palletize packages, a wrapping vehicle includes a vertically mounted drive screw having a plurality of ball nuts mounted at wrapping-effective distances from each other on the vertically mounted drive screw. Each ball-nut has a corresponding cantilever mounted to the ball nut to support a roll of wrapping material. A tension adjustment mechanism is mounted to adjust the resistance to motion of each roll of wrapping material and thus the tension on the wrapping material. The ball nuts are each connected to side support guide plates positioned to slide against the sides of mast housing the drive screw wherein said ball nuts are supported against tilting movement. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209860 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A FOLDING STATION AND INSERTING SYSTEM - For determining a setting of an apparatus for folding documents to be inserted into windowed envelopes, a tentative folding setting is determined. Then, an overlay image representing the envelope and at least a portion of a side of the folded document that would be visible through the envelope window after folding of the specimen of the documents in accordance with the tentative folding setting and insertion of the folded specimen into the envelope is displayed. If the overlay image is not satisfactory, another tentative folding setting is inputted and an accordingly changed overlay image is generated. If the overlay image is satisfactory, the current tentative folding setting is selected as the folding setting to be applied for folding documents. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209861 | SHAPE-RECOVERING MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR APPLICATION OF AN ATTACHMENT, AND ITS USE - A structure includes a hollow tubular first body made of a shape-recovering polymeric material having a first region in the recovered state, and a second region in the expanded state. A second body including an element of a fastener, such as a hook-and-loop fastener, is affixed to the first region of the first body with an adhesive joint. The first body is desirably in the form of a hollow tube that encloses a wire bundle or other enclosed body. The structure may also include a support, and a second element of the hook-and-loop fastener affixed to the support. The first element of the hook-and-loop fastener is engaged to the second element of the hook-and-loop fastener. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209862 | Method for fastening a paper product roll entity to a pallet and a paper product roll entity wrapped by plastic foil - A method for fastening a paper product roll entity to a pallet by continuous plastic foil. The pallet has a cross direction and a longitudinal direction. A first sequence is repeated at least once. The first sequence includes wrapping the paper product roll entity such that a first continuous foil unwound from a foil head travels over the paper product roll entity and under the pallet, and moving in a cross direction a head of the foil or the pallet having the paper product roll entity on its substantially horizontal plane. After the first sequence, a second sequence is repeated at least once. The second sequence includes wrapping a second continuous foil spirally around the paper product roll entity. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209863 | DETERGENT PRODUCTS, METHODS AND MANUFACTURE - A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209864 | Process and apparatus for forming a minimal headspace pouch - A process for forming a pouch having an evacuated headspace containing a flowable material is disclosed. The process includes the steps of: providing a continuous tube of flexible and sealable film; supplying the continuous tube with a predetermined amount of flowable material; pinching the continuous tube above a sealing region so as to form a pinched portion of the continuous tube; evacuating the headspace between the pinched portion and the predetermined amount of flowable material; and sealing the continuous tube at the sealing region to form a top seal of a previously formed pouch containing flowable material and a bottom seal of a next-to-be filled pouch. Also disclosed is a vertical form-fill-seal apparatus for forming a pouch containing a flowable material and having an evacuated headspace. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209865 | Surface-Treated Multi-Layered Polymer Film - A sealable polymeric film structure comprising (a) a core layer including a thermoplastic polymer, the core layer having a machine side and a product side that is on a side of the film opposite from the machine side; and (b) a sealable skin layer positioned on the product side of the core layer, the sealable skin layer including a thermoplastic polymer, wherein an exterior surface of the sealable skin layer has a receding Cahn value of at least about 0.48; and wherein in some heat—sealable embodiments, the sealable skin layer sealed to itself has a MST of from about 175° F. to about 220° F., with a jaw pressure of 20 psi for 0.75 seconds and a minimum acceptable seal strength of 200 g/in at 175° F., on a Wrap-Ade™ Crimp Sealer Model J or K. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209866 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PACK FOR GROUPS OF PRODUCTS AND MACHINE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - A method for producing a pack ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209867 | Integrated Barrel Loader and Confiner Apparatus for Use in a Cartoning System - Disclosed is an integrated barrel loader/confiner apparatus useful in a cartoning system for shaping and inserting a product into a carton. The integrated barrel loader/confiner includes an endless confiner cam track and an endless pusher cam track. A confiner element is endlessly driven and cammed by the confiner cam track to align the confiner element with a product to shape the product in a manner suitable for insertion into a carton. A pusher element is endlessly driven and cammed by the pusher cam track to align the pusher element with the thus shaped product and a carton to drive the shaped product into the carton. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209868 | DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER ASSEMBLY - A filter assembly is disclosed herein the filter assembly comprising: a plurality of stackable elements each comprising a frame defining a perimeter surrounding a filter media disposed within the frame, the filter media being configured for use as a diesel particulate filter and capable of being regenerated at a temperature greater than 350 degrees Celsius, each frame being configured to have either a first feature on a first surface of the frame or a second feature on a second surface of the frame or both a first feature on a first surface of the frame and a second feature on a second surface of the frame, the first feature being configured to mate with the second feature; and the first surface of each of the plurality of stackable elements further comprises an inlet opening on one end of the frame configured to align with an inlet opening on the second surface of each of the plurality of stackable elements such that a plurality of openings are defined on only one side of the filter assembly, the plurality of openings providing fluid communication to the filter media. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209869 | Gas Intake Zone of a Gas Filter Housing, Used as a Prefilter - The invention relates to a gas intake zone of a separable gas filter housing which removably accommodates a filter element. The gas intake zone is used as a prefilter and comprises a plurality of axially adjacent, axially impinged cyclone collectors that are provided with respective spin generators in the inlet zones thereof and gas-discharging immersion tubes at the discharge end within annular ducts which are located between the immersion tubes and the respectively associated outer cyclone walls while being used for pre-separating dirt particles separated in an outer radial direction in the individual cyclones by means of centrifugal forces, the immersion tubes being axially dipped into the interior of the cyclone collectors. The aim of the invention is to be able to efficiently produce the gas intake zone while especially making the same easy to clean. The aim is achieved by a prefilter which is characterized in that all cyclones are composed of a unit encompassing three areas, i.e. a first area that is monolithically molded into the filter housing and is fitted with first partial spin-generating elements, a second area that is embodied as an inserted part and is provided with second partial spin-generating elements which adjoin the first partial spin-generating elements in the direction of flow and form the spin generators along with the first partial spin-generating elements, and hollow cylindrical ducts located downstream from the spin generators, as well as a third area that is also embodied as an insertable part, contains the immersion tubes, and is equipped with a bottom which encloses the immersion tubes so as to form a dirt particle collection chamber within the filter housing, the dirt particle collection chamber bordering the annular ducts of the cyclones. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209870 | Gas diffusion device - A gas diffusion device used in conjunction with a flow of gas from a conduit utilizing a sheet having a peripheral edge defining a surface inwardly from the edge. The surface possesses a first zone, and a second zone between the first zone and the peripheral edge. A first plurality of apertures through the sheet lie in the first zone. A second plurality of apertures through the sheet lie in the second zone. The percentage of open area of the first plurality of apertures relative to the area of the first zone is less than the percentage of open area due to the second plurality of apertures through the second zone. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209871 | Method of assembling an automotive air filter - A high performance automotive air filter is produced by injection molding a base piece and a cap piece, applying a layer of adhesive to the base and cap pieces, placing the base and cap pieces on the bottom and top edges of the air filter medium, and curing the adhesive layers to adhere the base and cap to the filter media. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209872 | Filtering device for diesel engine exhaust gas - A filtering device for diesel engines is based on metal foams. In order to achieve high filtration efficiency with low pressure drop using deep bed filtration metal foams, a radial flow concept is used based on a “porosity gradient”. The foams can also be coated with catalytically active material to enhance soot oxidation (regeneration), as well as reduction of other exhaust gas pollutants (CO, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides). This may be accomplished by using non-uniform amounts of catalytic materials within the filter depending on the targeted application. An additional secondary filter segment may be placed within the metal support of the main filter segment. The metallic diaphragms at the entrance and exit of the external shell are designed in such a way as to allow the flow to be divided between the main and the secondary filter segments according to the respective flow resistances. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209873 | Dust Filter Device - The invention emanates from a dust filter device, in particular for hand-held machine tools ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209874 | Filter arrangement; sealing system; and methods - A filter pack includes a filter construction and a sealing system for sealing the construction within a duct or housing. The filter construction has first and second opposite flow faces and is configured for a straight-through flow. The sealing system includes a frame construction and a compressible seal member. The compressible seal member is molded around a portion of the frame construction. The compressible seal member is sufficiently compressible to form a radial seal between and against the frame construction and a surface of a housing when the filter pack is inserted within the housing. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209875 | Radial Seal Filter With Open End Pleats - A filter, comprising: a filter element comprising pleated filter media having a plurality of pleats configured into a closed loop of filter media, the filter element having an outer perimeter defined by a plurality of outer pleat tips, and an inner perimeter defined by a plurality of inner pleat tips, the plurality of inner pleat tips defining an inner chamber extending through the filter element; a cap disposed on a first end of the filter element the cap being configured to seal a first opening of the first end of the filter; a first plurality of open end pleats positioned between an edge of the cap and the outer perimeter of the filter element, the first plurality of open end pleats defining a first fluid path through the filter media into the inner chamber; a sealing ring disposed on a second end of the filter element the sealing ring being configured to provide an inlet opening providing fluid communication to the inner chamber; and a second plurality of open end pleats positioned between an edge of the sealing ring and the outer perimeter of the filter element, the second plurality of open end pleats defining a second fluid path through the filter media into the inner chamber. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209876 | Liquid Composite Compositions Using Non-Volatile Liquids and Nanoparticles and Uses Thereof - A solvent composition comprising an organic solvent; dispersed nanoparticles; and a non-volatile electrolyte. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209877 | Modular vehicle system having engine unit and mower unit for communication therewith - A modular vehicle system comprises an engine unit and an engine management controller associated with the engine unit. A throttle actuator is associated with the engine management controller to control a throttle setting of an engine unit. A mower unit is associated with mower electronics. A blade clutch actuator activates or deactivates a cutting blade of the mower unit. A transmission line supports communications between the engine management controller and the mower electronics to support remote control mowing or unmanned mowing activities. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209878 | Combine harvester power management control - A system and method of controlling maximum available engine power of a combine harvester wherein the engine drives the harvester and additionally powers a threshing mechanism for separating harvested crop into grain and crop residue and at least one further crop processing subsystem that may be selectively configured and disengaged, including a straw chopper engageable for chopping the crop residue and propelling the chopped residue from the harvester, structure configurable for directing the crop residue into the chopper or to bypass the chopper, utilizing a controller for automatically reducing the maximum available engine power as a function of the status of the engagement of the subsystems, particularly the chopper and the configuration of the associated structure. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209879 | LAWNMOWER GEARBOX - This gearbox assembly ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209880 | Steering Operated By Linear Electric Device - A riding mower assembly may include a mower frame, first and second wheels, and a steering assembly. The steering assembly may include a steering frame member fixed to the mower frame, a first steering arm rotatably coupled to a first end of the steering frame member and having the first wheel coupled thereto, a second steering arm rotatably coupled to a second end of the steering frame member and having the second wheel coupled thereto, an actuation mechanism, and a cross-member. The actuation mechanism may include a first end coupled to the steering frame member and a second end coupled to the first steering arm. The actuation mechanism may include a motor having an actuation arm extending therefrom that rotates the first steering arm. The cross-member may have a first end coupled to the first steering arm and a second end coupled to the second steering arm. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209881 | BAUER BLADE - The Bauer Blade is used to cut vegetation and can be used as a replacement blade for a conventional lawnmower blade. It is a one-piece molded, casted, machined, or stamped disc with blade shaft hole(s) and flexible cutting material. The invention is a safer and more efficient blade to operate than traditional lawnmower blades. The invention also includes a specially designed lawnmower that, when used in conjunction with the Bauer Blade, provides the capability to mow and edge trim a lawn in one operation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209882 | Articulating Swing-Out Arm - A lawn mower, in particular a reel lawn mower, can include an articulating swing-out arm for supporting a reel assembly. The swing-out arm can include main and secondary members. The main member and the mower can be coupled to a first joint assembly which can define a first axis therethrough and can be operable to provide for rotation of the main member relative to the mower about the first axis. The main and secondary members can be coupled to a second joint assembly which can define a second axis therethrough and can be operable to provide for rotation of the secondary member relative to the main member about the second axis. The secondary member can also be coupled to the reel assembly. The swing-out arm can be operable to locate the reel assembly in a mowing position underneath the mower and a servicing position outside of the mower. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209883 | Crop lifter and crop accessory attachment - A crop lifter for attachment to a cutting header includes a lifter member adapted for attachment to the header and a lifting finger attached to the lifter member by a quick-attach mechanism such that a leading end of the lifting finger is ahead of and below the knife. The lifting finger is structurally weak compared to the lifting member such that the lifting finger will readily move when striking an obstruction, thereby preventing damage to the lifter member or header. The crop lifter or similar crop accessory can have a latch member at a rear end thereof, and a cooperating latch member attached to the header. The accessory latches to the header and a releasable latch lock prevents forward movement of the accessory that would disengage the latch. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209884 | Pulse Jet Engines - A pulse jet engine comprising a quarter wave gas resonator ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209885 | SCAVENGING PHOSPHORUS, SULFUR, AND LEAD FROM COMBUSTION EXHAUST USING TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS AND LUBRICANT - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for delivering tungsten into a fuel combustion system or to the exhaust therefrom. By the present invention, tungsten from the lubricant or the fuel will interact with combustion products and, in particular, phosphorus, sulfur, and/or lead from the combustion products. In this manner, the tungsten scavenges or inactivates harmful materials which have migrated into the fuel or combustion products, and which can otherwise poison catalytic converters, sensors and/or automotive on-board diagnostic devices. The present invention can also lead to improved durability of exhaust after treatment systems. A lubricant in accordance with the present invention is also disclosed | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209886 | Method for Controlling an Operation of a Heatable Exhaust-Gas Sensor of a Motor Vehicle - A method is for controlling the operation of an exhaust-gas sensor disposed in an exhaust duct of a motor vehicle and equipped with an internal or external sensor heating device, the motor vehicle including a combustion engine and an automatic switchoff, which causes an automatic switching off of the combustion engine when at least one stop condition is present. It is provided that: (a) following an automatic switching off of the combustion engine by the automatic switchoff, a first future instant is determined at which the exhaust-gas temperature in the exhaust duct will drop below a condensation temperature below which condensate precipitation from the exhaust gas may occur; (b) a second instant is determined at which a heat output of the sensor heating device must be interrupted or reduced so that a sensor temperature of the exhaust-gas sensor will have dropped to a maximally allowed sensor temperature no later than the first future instant; and the heat output of the sensor heating device is interrupted or reduced when the second instant is attained. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209887 | EXHAUST THROTTLE VALVE DIAGNOSING DEVICE AND METHOD - When switching an exhaust throttle valve from full opening to a closed position to warm up an engine, an intake throttle valve is fixed to full opening, an EGR valve is fixed to full closing, and a variable turbo-vane is fixed to a predetermined opening degree to accelerate a gas flow rate from an intake passage to an exhaust passage, a fully opened flow rate is detected and stored by gas flow rate detection means, with the exhaust throttle valve being full opening, after which an instruction is issued to the exhaust throttle valve to switch from the full opening to a closed position for detecting a closed position flow rate, a flow rate difference is determined by deducting the detected closed position flow rate from the stored fully opened flow rate, and failure of the exhaust throttle valve is judged when the flow rate difference is less than a predetermined threshold value. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209888 | Internal Combustion Engine with a System for Secondary Air Charging and Method for Operation of the Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine with a system for secondary air charging has a combustion unit, an intake air conduit connected to the combustion unit, and an exhaust gas conduit connected to the combustion unit. A throttle is arranged in the intake air conduit. A turbo-engine is connected to the intake air conduit by a supply conduit upstream of the throttle and by a discharge conduit downstream of the throttle. A compressor is provided wherein the turbo-engine is connected operatively to the compressor and wherein the compressor is connected by a connecting line to the exhaust gas conduit. A valve is arranged in the discharge conduit. A vacuum cell actuates the valve. An electro-pneumatic converter is operatively connected to the vacuum cell. The vacuum cell, when reaching a defined differential pressure, opens the valve suddenly so that a vacuum pulse is generated that acts on the turbo-engine. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209889 | Internal Combustion Engine Featuring Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment and Method For the Operation Thereof - An internal combustion engine with exhaust gas aftertreatment and method for the operation thereof are provided. The internal combustion engine includes at least one first and one second group of one or more combustion chambers, in which the one or more combustion chambers of the first group may be supplied with fuel independently of the one or more combustion chambers of the second group, an exhaust system having a first exhaust branch line which leads away from the first combustion chamber group, and a second exhaust branch line which leads away from the second combustion chamber group, and at least one exhaust gas aftertreatment unit which, at the inlet side, is connected to the first and second exhaust branch lines. Also, a bypass line, which leads away from the second exhaust branch line, for bypassing the exhaust gas aftertreatment unit is provided. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209890 | Method of purging fluid injector by heating - A fluid injector for use in an exhaust treatment system is disclosed. The fluid injector may have a nozzle portion, a heater associated with the nozzle portion, and a controller in communication with the heater. The controller may be configured to recognize a condition triggering a purge event of the fluid injector. The controller may also be configured to activate the heater to purge the fluid injector in response to the recognized condition. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209891 | METHOD OF OPERATING A SYNGAS GENERATOR - A method of operating a syngas generator within a desired temperature range, despite a need for intermittent syngas output, involves switching between operating the syngas generator in a rich mode and a lean mode. Operation of the syngas generator in both the rich mode and the lean mode sustains the operating temperature of the syngas generator within that desired temperature range, particularly for non-catalytic reactors. The method of switching from the lean mode to the rich mode of operation can include decreasing the oxygen-to-carbon ratio of reactants supplied to the syngas generator. The flow rate of one or more of the reactant streams supplied to the syngas generator can be actively controlled in order to switch operation of the syngas generator between the rich and lean modes. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209892 | METHOD FOR THE CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF THE REGENERATION OF A PARTICLE FILTER - The invention concerns a method for the closed-loop control of the regeneration of a particle filter in the exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine, wherein the burn-off of particles in the particle filter during a regeneration process is controlled by a closed-loop control of the oxygen content of the exhaust gas and/or wherein the temperature of the exhaust gas or of at least one component of the exhaust gas aftertreatment system is controlled in a closed loop. Provision is thereby made for the corrective controller actions for the closed-loop control of the oxygen content and/or the temperature of components of the exhaust gas aftertreatment system to take place only during stable combustion conditions of the internal combustion engine. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209893 | Exhaust aftertreatment system having a diesel particulate filter manufactured for reducing thermal gradients - A diesel particulate filter includes a honeycomb structure having a plurality of elongated cell walls defining a plurality of passages and a skin layer surrounding the honeycomb structure. The filter is regenerated by oxidizing particulate matter trapped within the honeycomb structure by heating at least a portion of the honeycomb structure. A thermal gradient between the honeycomb structure and the skin layer is limited to less than a crack causing thermal gradient by utilizing at least one of maintaining a ratio of a heat capacity of the skin layer to a heat capacity of the cell walls at less than about 5, blocking at least those passages comprising a perimeter of the honeycomb structure, and heating the skin layer from an external side. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209894 | Method For Regeneration Of An Exhaust Aftertreatment System - In a method and a device for regeneration of a regeneratable unit which forms part of an exhaust aftertreatment system, the unit is arranged upstream of a catalytic rector in an exhaust duct connected to an internal combustion engine. Part of the inlet air of the internal combustion engine is during regeneration conducted to the exhaust duct for regulating the temperature in the gas flow to the catalytic reactor. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209895 | Regeneration device having external check valve - An exhaust treatment device for a combustion system is disclosed. The exhaust treatment device may have a housing, and an injector disposed within the housing to deliver an injection fluid into a flow of exhaust. The exhaust treatment device may also have at least one fluid supply passage that is disposed within the housing and being in fluid communication with the injector to supply the injector with injection fluid. The exhaust treatment device may further have at least one purge passage disposed within the housing and in fluid communication with the injector to supply the injector with a purge fluid. The exhaust treatment device may additionally have a first valve element that is mounted to the housing and disposed at an entrance of the at least one purge passage The first valve element may be configured to provide a unidirectional flow of purge fluid to the at least one purge passage. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209896 | Catalyst System for an Internal Combustion Engine and Method for Producing It - A catalyst system for an internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder and/or piston is characterized in that the catalyst is arranged in the form of nanoparticles on the cylinder and/or piston. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209897 | Fluid injector having purge heater - A fluid injector for an exhaust treatment system is disclosed. The fluid injector may have a body, a pin member, and a heater. The pin member may be disposed within the body and have a fluid receiving end and a fluid injecting end. The heater may be disposed about the fluid injecting end of the pin member. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209898 | Fumes Treatment System - A fumes treatment system is provided for exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, for example. The system includes a housing inside which a series of elements are provided for intercepting the flow of fumes. The elements are such that they do not completely take up the internal cross-section of the housing and are provided with or leave such discontinuities as to create a tortuous path for the fumes to be treated. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209899 | EXHAUST GAS TREATING METHOD - An exhaust gas processing method using a device having an air preheater for preheating air for combustion in a combustion device by using an exhaust gas emitted from the combustion device; a gas-gas heater (GGH) heat recovery device composed of a heat transfer tube for recovering the heat of the exhaust gas to a heat medium; a dust collector; a wet-type desulfurization device; a gas-gas heater (GGH) re-heater composed of a heat transfer tube for heating the exhaust gas at its outlet by using the heat medium supplied from the gas-gas heater heat recovery device, which are installed in that order from the upstream to the downstream of an exhaust gas duct of the combustion device. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209900 | Exhaust Purification System for Internal Combustion Engine - In an exhaust purification system that purifies exhaust from a plurality of cylinder groups of an internal combustion engine, an exhaust passageway ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209901 | Hydrodynamic Coupling - The invention relates to a hydrodynamic coupling comprising an impeller ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209902 | Hydraulic system - A hydraulic system for actuating a clutch and/or a variable speed drive unit of a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission of a vehicle, such as a commercial vehicle, and having a variable transmission ratio and a torque sensor. The hydraulic system includes at least one hydraulic energy source. A selector and check valve is provided for supplying additional components besides the torque sensor and is connected between the hydraulic energy source, the additional components, and the torque sensor in such a way that the torque sensor includes priority in being supplied with hydraulic medium. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209903 | Hydraulic Drive Device for Working Vehicle - [Object] To materialize a reduction in pump loss, the assurance of sufficient working device speeds and the priority assurance of an adequate steering capacity with simpler construction and at lower cost than a load sensing system. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209904 | Systems and Methods for Generating Electricity Using a Stirling Engine - A system for generating power including a Stirling engine, and a high temperature source thermally coupled to a hot chamber of the Stirling engine wherein the high temperature source comprises heat from below the earth's surface. In an embodiment of the system, the high temperature source may be a dry hole, oil well, or gas well. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209905 | Center Housing of a Turbine for a Turbocharger and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A turbine of a turbocharger comprises a floating insert which defines a nozzle for passing a fluid and which is supported axially slidable with respect to a housing by a sliding support means. Said floating insert is axially supported by said guiding means formed by a portion of a center housing. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080209906 | Boost Pressure Control Apparatus and Boost Pressure Control Method of Internal Combustion Engine - A boost pressure control apparatus includes a turbocharger whose turbine is rotationally driven by exhaust of an internal combustion engine, and an EGR device, wherein EGR is performed at the time of supercharge, or the EGR amount is increased at the time of supercharge in comparison with when supercharge is not performed. If the internal EGR gas amount is increased by changing opening/closure timings of intake valves and/or exhaust valves via the EGR device, the energy of exhaust can be increased, so that the rotation speed of the turbocharger can be enhanced. Therefore, the responsiveness of boost pressure rise can be enhanced. Thus, a technology of more promptly raising the boost pressure is provided. | 2008-09-04 |
