40th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130259564 | INSERTION DEVICE HAVING RECOVERING MECHANISM - The present invention relates to an insertion device having recovering mechanism, which comprises: a support formed with an accommodation hole; a sliding rod capable of being elastically moved relative to the support; and a recovering mechanism. The recovering mechanism is installed with a spring accommodated in the accommodation hole, an actuation unit disposed above the spring, and the bottom of the actuation unit is formed with a stop plate, the spring enables the actuation unit to be moved upwardly/downwardly thereby enabling the stop plate to stop the sliding rod at a first position or release the sliding rod at a second position. Accordingly, the recovering mechanism is suitable to be installed in a smaller space. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259565 | LOCK DEVICE - A lock device includes: a body having a striker insertion groove into which a striker is inserted; a hook lever shaft mounted to the body; and a hook lever rotatably mounted to the body via the hook lever shaft, and that moves to an engagement position where the hook lever is engaged with the striker inserted into the striker insertion groove, and that moves to a release position where the engagement with the striker is released. The lock device is rotatably supported by a support member so as to change an opening position of the striker insertion groove. The hook lever shaft is rotatably mounted to the body, and has a flange interposed between the body and the support member, and the body is supported by the support member so as to rotate about the hook lever shaft as a rotation shaft. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259566 | ROAD AND FREEWAY INTERCHANGE - An interchange for road and freeways that allows for a constant movement of traffic via entrances and exits from a circular road accessible from all directions. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259567 | GRADE SEAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - In at least one embodiment, a grade ring system includes an annular shell formed of a plastic composition and defining an annular cavity. An in-situ formed core situated in the annular cavity comprises a plurality of polymer beads expandable by heating medium which, when expanded, substantially fill the annular cavity. A method for forming a grade ring is also disclosed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259568 | GROUND MAT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME USING RECYCLED TIRES - A ground mat for use at construction sites is described. Embodiments of the ground mat include one or more sections comprising a plurality of entry blocks and regular blocks. Each of the blocks typically comprises a plurality of tire tread sections sandwiched between a pair of rigid plates. The plates can be held together by way of threaded bolts and associated nuts. A cable can be implemented to secure the blocks together. Some embodiments can include wiper elements located in-between the intersection of neighboring blocks. The wiper elements can comprise relatively short pieces of vertically-orientated tread portions. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259569 | ARTIFICIAL FLAGSTONE FOR PROVIDING A SURFACE WITH A NATURAL RANDOM LOOK - An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex; a second pair of third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex; a third pair of fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex; wherein the sides of at least one of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational images of each other, and the artificial flagstone has no rotational symmetry when rotated about a central axis. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259570 | Magnetic vibratory compactor - A machine comprising a vibratory compactor assembly having a cylindrical drum connected to the machine with an axle. The assembly has a shaft extending concentrically through the center of the cylindrical drum that has a first end and a second end. The shaft has an electromagnet between its first end and second end. The electromagnet can receive electric current to create a magnetic field that applies an attractive magnetic force between the shaft and the drum that pulls the shaft and at least a portion of the drum toward one another. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259571 | RESISTIVE BRAKING VIA SCREED HEATING - A method and various apparatus are provided for assisting braking in a paving machine having hydraulically driven ground engaging elements driven by a hydraulic motor, and one or more screed electrical heating elements powered by a generator. In the event that the application of the machine deceleration system occurs at a machine speed exceeding a predetermined threshold value, the hydraulic motor of the drive train is configured to drive the hydraulic pump of the hydraulic system. The hydraulic pump is linked to the system generator to generate electrical power to drive the one or more screed electrical heating elements at a current greater than the current previously being provided to the one or more screed electrical heating elements. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259572 | Device and methods for capturing, separating, and transferring petroleum fluids from underwater leak sites - A chamber device that collects, contains, and transfers undersea leaking hydrocarbon fluids from various possible leak sources, comprises a remote controller cooperating with valves and sensors to automatically modulate the transfer flow rates of one or more fluids from the device to cooperating industry equipment. The device remote controller further comprises procedural data with simulation derived process control data, and cooperates with other sensors, valves, and external data inputs to enable updated interactive procedural data, with updated process control data to reduce the probability of error while enabling automated control functions during deployment, descent, and operation. Sea surface methods of loading ballast and low density fluids combine to deliver the very large negative buoyant force to the leak site where a method to release the ballast enables device recovery. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259573 | ARTIFICIAL SOIL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - An artificial soil structure includes a water shield layer provided on a soil layer and including water repellent sand processed by water repellent treatment, a water retentive layer provided on the water shield layer and including water retentive sand with no water repellent treatment, and a water repellent soil body provided partially in the water shield layer so as to penetrate the water shield layer and be in contact with the soil layer and the water retentive layer, the soil body including sand processed by water repellent treatment, wherein the water shield layer has water infiltration pressure higher than that of the water repellent soil body. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259574 | Liquid Containment Berm and Method of Use - A liquid containment berm and its method of creation, assembly and use, wherein the berm has one or more interior seal members, a floor member and an outer wall member created by applying an expandable foam polymer along a desired retention or flow control pathway, the foam polymer expanding to form the liquid impermeable outer wall member. The berm is assembled and installed on site about a liquid container. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259575 | METHODS FOR STORING CARBON DIOXIDE COMPOSITIONS IN SUBTERRANEAN GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS AND AN APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT METHOD - A method and arrangement are proposed for introducing a CO | 2013-10-03 |
20130259576 | EROSION BARRIER METHOD AND APPARATUS - An erosion barrier wastewater treatment system and in particular a liner for a wastewater treatment lagoon that provides for trapped gas below the barrier to be released through vents within the barrier and in particular to a liner for a wastewater treatment lagoon that may have portions replaced without operation of the wastewater lagoon facility being interrupted. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259577 | SUBSEA POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELONGATE ARTICLES - A method of controlling subsea laying of an elongate article is disclosed and includes guiding the article using a submersible vehicle such as an ROV that carries a guide tool. The guide tool has a sleeve through which the article moves axially during laying, while the vehicle applies cross-axial guide forces to the article via the sleeve. Also disclosed is a guide tool including a sleeve through which the article can move axially during laying, and a grab handle whereby a submersible vehicle may hold the tool using a grabber. Alternatively, the guide tool can be attached to or integrated with the vehicle. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259578 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A BURIED PIPE - The pipe access device is comprised of a curved plate adapted to engage an underground pipe along an arc of the outer surface of the pipe, and a boss extending upwardly from the curved plate about an aperture in the curved plate. The curved plate extends along an arc of the outer surface of the curved plate that corresponds to a central angle of the pipe less than or equal to 180°. The curved plate includes a concave surface with a radius of curvature less than a radius of curvature of the outer surface of the pipe so as to bias the curved plate against the outer surface of the pipe when the curved plate is flexed to engage the pipe. The pipe access device is for use in providing access to the buried pipe that requires minimal excavation and disruption of the soil. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259579 | Safe Automatic Buoyancy Control Device - An automatic buoyancy control device suitable for free-swimming divers, providing the functions that may include a controlled ascent rate, controlled descent rates, the imposition of a maximum depth limit, the facility to hold a set depth and to follow a dive profile or decompression profile. The device, control process and subsystems provide a high safe failure fraction. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259580 | FENDERS FOR PIER PROTECTION AGAINST VESSEL COLLISION - A system is disclosed for protecting supporting structures, such as those of a bridge or other such marine supporting structure, from the force of an impact of a vehicle/vessel. Such a system includes a plurality of modular components arranged in series and configured to dissipate the energy of the force through the progressive buckling of one or more of the modular components. Each modular component contains an energy dissipation unit that includes a plurality of adjacent cells. The energy of the force is dissipated in the buckling of the walls of the cells of the energy dissipation units through the formation of one or more plastic hinges and/or volume reduction of the cells. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259581 | Grouting Cabin Structure of a Grouted Connection in a Foundation of an Offshore Wind Turbine Generator - A grouting cabin structure of a grouted connection for use in a foundation of an offshore wind turbine generator is described. The structure includes a pile, a sleeve which is coaxial with said pile and installed outside said pile, and a first grouting exhaust port and a first connection port for a grouting pipe provided at an upper part and a lower part of said sleeve. An enclosed cabin of a barrel form is arranged in a gap between said pile and said sleeve, said enclosed cabin is formed by an internal wall of said cabin and said sleeve, a second connection port for the grouting pipe and a second grouting exhaust port are provided at a lower and an upper pat of said enclosed cabin, respectively; the cabin and pile form a first grouting space and said cabin and said sleeve forms a second grouting space. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259582 | SOIL ADHERENT PELLET AND ACTIVE AGENT DELIVERY WITH SAME - A soil adherent pellet is detailed that includes a soluble calcium ion source, a magnesium ion source, or both present in an amount ranging from 15% to 99.9% by weight of a total dry weight of the pellet and a binder present in an amount ranging from 85% to 0.1% by weight of the total dry weight of the pellet. The pellet having a mean pellet domain size and a pellet surface. The soil adherent pellet is well suited for flocculating clay within the soil and delivery of an active ingredient with reduced runoff compared to prior art broadcast particles. A soil adherent pellet is also provided having a soluble calcium and/or magnesium ion source that is polycrystalline and carries therewith an active ingredient. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259583 | FACING ELEMENT WITH INTEGRATED COMPRESSIBILITY - A facing element ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130259584 | LONG SHAFT BIT HAVING VIBRATION PREVENTING STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a bit for processing the inside diameter of a work material, the bit having on the outer surface of a shank a vibration preventing structure comprising a vibration absorption body made of a silicone material, and a hollow wire rod, thereby absorbing the vibration generated from a machine tool, preventing resonance generated between the work material and a tool, and thus, enabling the implementation of a slickenside from ultra-precision machining. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259585 | MILLING CUTTER - A cutter for milling of workpiece includes a cutter body, a first cutting portion, and a second cutting portion formed between the cutter body and the first cutting portion. The first cutting portion carries out primary machining on the workpiece. The first and second cutting portions extend in opposite twists or helixes along a central axis of the cutter body and are rotated in opposite directions during machining. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259586 | CUTTING INSERT WITH GROOVED SURFACE DEFINING PLURAL SUPPORT SURFACES - A cutting insert includes a first mounting surface, a second mounting surface located on an opposite side of the insert from the first mounting surface, and a first side surface disposed between the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface. The insert further includes a first groove extending substantially diagonally across the first side surface and dividing the first side surface into discrete, separated, triangular first and second first side support surfaces. The first and second first side support surfaces are each bounded along first and second edges thereof by rake surfaces forming non-zero angles with the first and second side support surfaces and along third edges thereof by the groove. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259587 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR VARIABLE DEPTH, DEEP-HOLE DRILLING, CHIP BREAKING AND REMOVAL - A processing method for variable drilling-depth, deep-hole chip breaking and removal, comprising: assigning a deep-hole drilling variable value; if the value is correct, drilling a first hole depth; otherwise, alarming and reassigning the value; determining whether the first hole depth is greater than a terminal drilling depth and whether the first hole depth is greater than the defined chip breaking depth; if yes, processing chip breaking and drilling to the currently designated drilling depth and then returning to a safe position for chip removal; determining whether the currently designated drilling depth is greater than a smallest drilling depth, if yes, decreasing the drilling depth progressively according to a designated drilling depth proportion, otherwise, designating the currently designated drilling depth as a new smallest drilling depth and calculating the coordinate of the next drilling depth. Drilling deep hole in accordance with this method can improve efficiency and guarantee drilling safety. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259588 | HOLE DRILLING PROCESS, AND DRILLING TOOL - The hole drilling process is for drilling a hole on a supported tube sheet by using a first drilling tool that can drill a hole with a diameter smaller than that of a mounting hole that is to become a target hole, and a second drilling tool that can drill a hole with a diameter equal to the diameter of the target hole, the process including: a temporary hole drilling step in which a temporary hole with a predetermined depth set beforehand is drilled by moving the first drilling tool to a drilled position set beforehand; a hole measuring step in which a distance (S) between an existing mounting hole and the temporary hole; a drilled position correcting step in which the drilled position is corrected based upon the distance (S) between the mounting hole and the temporary hole. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259589 | TAPPING APPARATUS, ACCESSORY, AND USE THEREOF - Described are various embodiments of a tapping apparatus and accessory for tapping a hole. The apparatus generally comprises a body defining a longitudinal cavity therein for longitudinal alignment with the hole. A tap assembly comprises opposed tapping and driving elements engaged within the cavity to rotate in longitudinal alignment therewith and to be longitudinally guided thereby in operation. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259590 | Cutting Tool Having Clamping Bolt Provided with Locking Portion and Cutting Insert Therefor - A cutting tool has a cutting insert secured in a tool shank by means of a clamping bolt, whereby two opposing side surfaces of a body portion of the cutting insert are located between two spaced apart protuberances of the tool shank. The body portion includes a cut-out extending between the two opposing side surfaces and opening out to a bottom surface. The cut-out includes an undercut with at least one undercut sub-surface with respect to a forward direction. The clamping bolt can be rotated from a locked position wherein the bolt shank has a threaded portion engaged in one of the protuberances and a bolt locking portion located directly forward of the at least one undercut sub-surface, to an un-locked position wherein the threaded portion remains engaged in the protuberance and no portion of the bolt shank is located directly forward of the at least one undercut sub-surface. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259591 | Method for Producing Conical or Hypoid Wheels Using the Plunging Process - A method of chip-removal machining a tooth gap of a work piece includes executing a first substantially linear plunging movement of the cutting tool along a first plunge vector and machining a region of the work piece near a tooth head of a first tooth flank of the tooth. A substantially transverse movement of the tool along a transverse vector is then executed to machine a region of the work piece near a tooth head of the second tooth flank of the tooth. A second plunging movement of the cutting tool along a vector path is then executed, to an end point of the second plunging movement that lies at a position of the work piece corresponding to the slot depth of the tooth gap to be fabricated. The cutting tool is rotated about an axis of rotation thereof during execution of these steps. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259592 | SYSTEM HAVING TWO OSCILLATION COMPONENTS FOR MACHINING A WORKPLACE - A workpiece holding fixture for receiving a workpiece and for use in a device for the machining of a workpiece with: a tool holding fixture for receiving the tool, a workpiece holding fixture for receiving the workpiece, characterised in that, during the machining, at least one first oscillation component in a Z-direction and a second, in particular simultaneous, oscillation component in the X- and/or Y-direction can be introduced by means of oscillation components. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259593 | ATTENUATING CARGO RESTRAINT DEVICE - Some embodiments provide an attenuating cargo restraint device that mounts within the plan-view envelope of the cargo being restrained and that does not extend outboard beyond an allowable amount of attenuation. The device includes a sliding head assembly that can be movably disposed relative to a base. The head assembly includes a cavity covered by an upper housing with the upper housing extending inboard and below a point at which the cargo is restrained. The base includes a complimentary cavity extending inboard from a distal end to a proximal end of the base. These cavities collectively form a housing that incorporates and accommodates the elastic element of the device wholly within the innards of the device, below the point of engagement with cargo, and inboard from the point of engagement so as to locate the elastic element underneath and within the plan-view envelope of the cargo being restrained. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259594 | FIXING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a fixing element ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130259595 | Structure of Installation Member to be Installed to Vehicle Outer Panel, and Bolt Retaining Member and Attachment Used Therefor - To provide a structure of an installation member to be installed to a vehicle outer panel that can prevent rust from developing on a bolt and an outer panel without requiring resist-coating processing. A structure of an installation member to be installed to a vehicle outer panel includes a metallic retaining portion provided to a rear garnish (installation member) to be installed to a vehicle outer panel in order to install this member to this outer panel, a resin-made attachment to be attached to the retaining portion and having no metallic plating film, and a bolt whose head portion is retained by the attachment, wherein the bolt is integrally incorporated to the retaining portion via the attachment and the rear garnish is installed to the outer panel by using the bolt. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259596 | FASTENING MEMBER AND COMPRESSOR APPARATUS - The present invention provides a fastening member and a compressor apparatus capable of improving workability of assembling. A fastening member includes a bolt and a nut for attaching a compressor to a vehicle body. A non-circular relative rotation prevention portion is formed below a head portion of the bolt. A washer is non-rotatably press fitted around the relative rotation prevention portion. Before the attachment, the head portion and the washer are temporarily fixed with a space generated therebetween. An elastic body, which is attached to the compressor, is disposed between the washer and the nut. A cylindrical member is provided at an inner circumference of the elastic body. As a result, when the nut is screwed, an axial force of the nut is transmitted to the washer via the cylindrical member, and the space between the washer and the head portion reduces, completing the attachment. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259597 | WELD STUD - A welding stud including a head and a shank extending from the head. The shank has an end region opposite the head and the end region includes at least two angled surfaces which incline towards an axis of the shank in a direction moving away from the head. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259598 | TAMPER EVIDENT BOLT SECURITY SEAL - A tamper evident security seal includes a locking unit and a bolt with a groove at its shank locking portion, the groove for receiving a resilient locking ring attached to a lock body in a locking unit receiving the bolt in a locked state. The locking unit includes two housing portions one of which has a top wall, a bottom wall and a first upstanding segment of a circular cylinder side wall interconnected thereto may be of any color. The top wall has an aperture for receiving the bolt therethrough. A mating second housing portion has a second segment of a circular cylinder side wall, preferably white having ID indicia thereon, forms a circular cylindrical housing with the first housing portion and is captured between the top and bottom walls. A lock body first element is plastic and molded one piece with the second housing portion. A lock body second steel element mates with the first element forming a lock body with an annular channel in which the ring is positioned. The channel and ring generally form a conventional bolt locking arrangement. A plastic transparent cover, enclosing the two housing portions, is bonded to the bottom wall. A collar on the top wall has two slots for receiving mating anti-spin tabs on the bolt shank. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259599 | THREAD LOAD DISTRIBUTION - A fastener arrangement includes a threaded member having threads extending from a first end to a second end. The threads have a thread contour provided by a load and clearance flank surfaces joined to one another by a crest and root. For the external threaded member the crest provides a crest diameter, and a root provides a root diameter and is arranged between adjoining threads. At least one thread near the first end has a weakened thread contour that decreases rigidity of the one thread compared to other threads, enabling axial loads to be distributed more evenly between the threads. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259600 | Washer Assembly for Mounting on Irregular Surfaces - A washer assembly includes a threaded fastener head engaging portion and a surface engaging portion. The threaded fastener head engaging portion includes a head engaging face configured to lie in a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal length of a threaded fastener passed through an opening at an axial center of the threaded fastener head engaging portion. The surface engaging portion includes a slot and a surface engaging face. The slot extends through the surface engaging portion along a line extending through an axial center of the surface engaging portion. An adjustable interface is defined between the surface engaging portion and the threaded fastener head engaging portion to enable the slot to receive the threaded fastener such that the surface engaging face lies parallel to a surface that is not perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the threaded fastener. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259601 | Low Profile Standoff With Tool Stop - A low profile standoff with tool stop is disclosed for attaching surfaces in fixed proximity to each other. The low profile standoff with tool stop includes a main body having a threaded bore, a threaded stem for threading a nut, and an intermediate section of narrower cross section than the main body that admits a portion of the threaded bore. The intermediate section extends within the thickness of the mounting surface while the main body stays on one side and the threaded stem extends wholly through to the opposite side of the surface. Some embodiments further comprise a tool stop on the exterior of the main body. Other embodiments dispense with the threaded stem. The low profile standoff with tool stop is particularly useful for overcoming the strength disadvantages of reduced height standoffs known in the art, and of minimizing tool head damage to the mounting surface. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259602 | WASHER ASSEMBLY FOR FASTENER DRIVER - A washer assembly for a fastener driver includes a layer having a number of washer members coupled together and located side by side, and having a hinge line formed between every two adjacent washer members for temporarily securing or coupling the washer members together, and for allowing the washer members to be selectively received or engaged with the nails or staples or fasteners that are hammered or punched out of the nose portion of the driver body member by the ejector. The washer members each include an orifice for selectively receiving or engaging with the nails or staples or fasteners. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259603 | WASHER COMBINATION FOR FASTENER DRIVER - A washer combination for a fastener driver includes a layer having a number of washer members coupled together and located side by side, and an elongate adhesive member or an elongate strap attached to the washer members for temporarily securing or coupling the washer members together, and for allowing the washer members to be selectively received or engaged with the nails or staples or fasteners that are hammered or punched out of the nose portion of the driver body member by the ejector. The washer members each include an orifice for selectively receiving or engaging with the nails or staples or fasteners. The washer members are selectively coupled together with hinge lines. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259604 | FASTENER SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE EME PROTECTION - Fasteners are inserted into a stack of members and terminated with parts having at least one of a dry dielectric coating and a dry dielectric seal at select locations to protect against electromagnetic effects (EME). | 2013-10-03 |
20130259605 | WASHER DEVICE FOR FASTENER DRIVER - A washer device for a fastener driver includes a layer having a number of washer members coupled together and located side by side, and having a hinge line formed between every two adjacent washer members for temporarily securing or coupling the washer members together, and for allowing the washer members to be selectively received or engaged with the nails or staples or fasteners that are hammered or punched out of the nose portion of the driver body member by the ejector. The washer members each include an orifice for selectively receiving or engaging with the nails or staples or fasteners, and one or more projections for separating the two superposed layers from each other. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259606 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for generating print data based on document data, comprises: a receiving unit configured to receive, in bookbinding printing for generating a book by folding a bundle of a plurality of sheets overlapping each other into two, an instruction to insert an insertion sheet to the folded bundle; and a generation unit configured to generate, in response to the instruction to insert the insertion sheet which has been received by the receiving unit, print data for outputting a book in which the insertion sheet has been inserted to inner side of the folded bundle by stacking a bundle of printed materials based on settings of the bookbinding printing and the insertion sheet on each other, and folding the bundle into two. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259607 | MACHINE FOR ATTACHMENT OF COVER TO BOOK BLOCK AND BOOK BINDING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A machine for attachment of a cover to a book block comprises a press plate elevating mechanism for elevating a press plate | 2013-10-03 |
20130259608 | METHOD OF FORMING A VESSEL - A system and method of forming a vessel may include providing multiple operation wheels configured in opposing facing pairs. Each operation wheel may include multiple work zones, each work zone of an operation wheel being configured in an opposing facing pair with a work zone of another operation wheel to engage the vessel and perform a forming operation on the vessel. Opposing facing pairs of the operation wheels may be linearly pushed to a closed position to engage the vessel, and pulled to an open position. The work zone(s) may perform least one forming operation on the vessel. The vessel may be indexed through the operations at a rotational timing coordinated to index the vessel when opposing facing pairs of the operation wheels are in the open position, the indexing may be clockwise or counterclockwise based on whether a decoration operation is to be performed on the vessel. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259609 | TRUSS LIFTER AND STABILIZER - A truss lifter and stabilizer that allows a single individual to install, lift and secure trusses. The truss lifter and stabilizer is installed to an already secured truss. Then a new truss is attached to the truss lifter and stabilizer and lifted into place. The loose attachment of the first cleat allows the user to manipulate the truss while still attached to the truss lifter and stabilizer to correctly position the truss for installation. The truss is then secured to the structure. The process is repeated until all of the trusses have been lifted and secured to the structure. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259610 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAPPING CONVEYED SUBSTRATES - A method for gapping substrates conveyed through a vacuum chamber is disclosed. The method may include positioning an upstream substrate outside the vacuum chamber as a downstream substrate is conveyed within the vacuum chamber, detecting a position of the downstream substrate within the vacuum chamber and conveying the upstream substrate into the vacuum chamber at a conveyance rate greater than a conveyance rate of the downstream substrate to set a gap between the downstream substrate and the upstream substrate. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259611 | CARRIER DEVICE AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A carrier device according to embodiments includes: a swivel arm that is provided on a base installed on an installation surface to be able to swivel around a central axis and whose leading ends can pass on a circular orbit; and turn tables that are attached to the leading ends of the swivel arm and can carry a predetermined workpiece while placing thereon the workpiece between a working position and a carrying in/out position provided on the circular orbit. The turn table is rotated by an integral multiple of 360 degrees with respect to the installation surface while the turn table is moving from the working position to the carrying in/out position by swiveling the swivel arm. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259612 | AUTOMATED STORAGE CABINET FOR TROLLEYS, AND AIRCRAFT INCORPORATING SUCH A CABINET - The present invention relates to an automated storage cabinet for trolleys. It includes a device for automatically handling a single trolley with a handling basket including a vertical plate perpendicular to the waiting area, vertically movable between the floor of the waiting area and any one of the levels of the trolley storage cabinet, and two side flanks, connected to the vertical plate and provided with structure for supporting, on either side, two opposite sides of a trolley in the waiting area and for transferring the supported trolley through an opening of the predetermined compartment. The handling device can include structure for inserting the trolley into or extracting the trolley from the predetermined compartment. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259613 | Bulk Material Loading Arrangement - Disclosed is a loading station and method that allows for simultaneous loading of a plurality of railway carriages. The loading station includes a length of railway for receiving the railway carriage, and an overhead displacement configuration suitable for displacing a bottom discharge container, containing the bulk material to be discharged into the railway carriage, relative to the railway. The loading station also includes an actuation means for allowing a bottom discharge door of the bottom discharge container to be (a) retained in a closed position when the bottom discharge container is offset relative to the railway carriage, and (b) displaced to the open position when the bottom discharge container is aligned with the railway carriage so as to allow the load inside the bottom discharge container to be loaded directly into the railway carriage. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259614 | MOTOR VEHICLE FOR COLLECTING AND SORTING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF DOING SAME - A motor vehicle for collecting and sorting material includes at least one container disposed in a material-storage compartment of the motor vehicle, a bin tipper configured to receive a collection bin containing the material, and a hopper configured to receive the material from the collection bin and transport the material to a selected location in the material-storage compartment of the motor vehicle. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259615 | GRAIN CART WITH FOLDING AUGER - A grain cart and foldable auger assembly having an upper auger assembly portion with a discharge portion, a lower auger assembly portion with an intake portion, and a compound angle joint that allows the upper auger assembly portion to be moved between operating and transport positions. When in an operating position, the upper auger portion and the lower auger portion are offset from each other by an operating offset angle. When in a transport position, the upper auger assembly portion is offset from the lower auger assembly portion by a transport offset angle such that the upper auger assembly portions folded across the front of the grain cart in a non-obstructive and non-protruding manner. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259616 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING AND OFFLOADING A STORAGE CONTAINER ONTO AND FROM A BED OF A TRANSPORT TRUCK - An apparatus and method for loading and offloading storage containers such as dumpsters onto and from a bed of a transport truck utilizes a mast mounted in upstanding disposition relative to the bed of the truck, and a container lifting and placement assembly configured for grasping engagement with the storage container. The lifting and placement assembly is supported on the mast for selective movement upwardly and downwardly along the mast axis and for selective movement rotationally about the mast axis between a loading position facing away from the bed and a storage position disposed over the bed to facilitate selective positioning and movement of the assembly relative to the mast and the bed for grasping, lifting, moving, lowering and placing a storage container between a ground surface adjacent the truck and the truck bed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259617 | OVERHEAD CARTRIDGE PLACEMENT SYSTEM - An overhead cartridge placement system is hung from a ceiling to suspend in an area over a machine and can be optionally configured for connecting to an overhead transport (OHT) system, and includes a platform, a suspension device, and a cartridge transport device. The cartridge transport device can grip a cartridge from the platform, and transports the gripped cartridge to a predetermined position for the OHT system to further transport the cartridge to the machine, or directly transports the gripped cartridge to the machine. The cartridge transport device can also grip the cartridge from the predetermined position or directly from the machine, and transport the gripped cartridge to the platform for storage. With these arrangements, the space over the machine can be effectively utilized for placement of more cartridges to avoid occupying floor areas, and the infrastructure cost for a plant can be reduced. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259618 | GAS TANK-HANDLING DEVICE - This invention relates to a gas tank-handling device, a method of handling a gas tank and a forklift truck having such a gas tank-handling device. Heretofore, forklift trucks have been deemed unsuitable for handling gas tanks due to high risk of damage to the gas tank or the forklift truck. Accordingly, placement of gas tanks typically requires the use of a truck loader crane to position the gas tank. This limits where the tank could be positioned on site. The present invention provides a device that enables a forklift to be used to move the gas tank. The device comprises a pair of tines mounted on and moveable laterally relative to a mounting frame and stubs mounted on the side face of the tines for engagement of the legs of the gas tank. The device will allow the gas tank to be held securely in place on the forks. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259619 | WHEEL LOADER AND WHEEL LOADER CONTROL METHOD - A traction force control section of a wheel loader reduces maximum traction. force to below the maximum traction. force with traction force control in an off state when the traction force control is in an on state. The traction force control section increases the maximum traction force when determination conditions are satisfied with the traction force control in the on state. The determination conditions include that the work situation is digging, that the operation amount of the acceleration operation member is the predetermined operation threshold or more, and that a boom angle is the predetermined angle threshold or more. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259620 | WHEEL LOADER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WHEEL LOADER - A tractive force control part of a wheel loader reduces the maximum tractive force when determination conditions are satisfied during tractive force control. The determination conditions include that the work phase is excavation, that the working implement is in the raising hydraulic stall condition and that drive circuit pressure is greater than or equal to a predetermined pressure threshold. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259621 | HOIST DRIVE FOR MINING MACHINE - A hoist system includes a drum, a motor, and a transmission. The drum includes a hollow shell, a first end, a second end, and an internal web, and defines a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. The internal web extends across an interior portion of the shell in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, thereby defining a first portion and a second portion of the shell. The motor is coupled to the first end and includes an output shaft. The transmission is driven by the motor and includes a planetary gear train positioned within the interior portion of the shell. The planetary gear train includes an input gear coupled to the motor output shaft and an output gear coupled to the internal web to rotate the drum about the longitudinal axis. The planetary gear train is positioned in a first portion of the shell. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259622 | WHEEL LOADER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WHEEL LOADER - A traction force control section of a wheel loader, when the determination conditions are satisfied during traction force control, increases the maximum traction force. The determination conditions include that the aspect of operation is excavation, that the vehicle speed is less than or equal to a prescribed speed threshold value, that the amount of operation of the accelerator operating member is equal to or more than a prescribed accelerator threshold value, and that the amount of operation of the inching operating member is less than or equal to a prescribed inching operation threshold value. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259623 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A striker provided on a rear surface part of an engine cover is mounted on the rear surface part by using nuts from an inner surface. In a counterweight, a bracket is mounted on a top surface of a center weight portion by using bracket bolts, and a latch is mounted on a latch mounting surface of the bracket by using latch bolts. In this state, a hiding member is mounted on a hiding member mounting surface of the bracket by using hiding member bolts. At this time, the hiding member can cover and hide the bracket bolts and the latch bolts. Further, at the time the engine cover is closed, the bolts can be hidden. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259624 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - An engine cover comprises a top surface part covering an engine from above and a rear surface part hanging down from a rear end of the top surface part and making contact with a top surface of a counterweight. A lock device is provided between the engine cover and the counterweight for locking the engine cover to the counterweight. The rear surface part of the engine cover is recessed toward the engine side to provide a lock device-accommodating recessed portion for accommodating the lock device. A camera opening is provided in an upper position of the lock device-accommodating recessed portion, and the rear-view camera is mounted to an inner surface side of the engine cover in a position corresponding to the camera opening. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259625 | BOOM AND DIPPER HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A mining machine includes a base, a boom, a member, and a dipper. The base includes a frame portion that is rotatable relative to the support surface about a machine axis. The boom includes a first end coupled to the base, a second end opposite the first end, and a sheave coupled to the second end of the boom. A first distance is defined between the machine axis and the second end of the boom. The member is movably coupled to the boom about a pivot point that is positioned substantially between the first end and the second end of the boom. A second distance is defined between the machine axis and the pivot point. A ratio of the second distance to the first distance is between 27% and 43%. The dipper is coupled to an end of the member and is supported by a hoist rope. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259626 | COUNTERWEIGHT SYSTEM FOR AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A counterweight system for an industrial machine includes a body having a front end and a back end, the body defining a cavity, and a plurality of walls defining a plurality of discrete sections within the body, each discrete section having an aperture for inserting a counterweight into the cavity. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259627 | Stiff Link Thumb with Dampener - A machine including an implement system pivotably mounted on the machine, a thumb member mounted on an arm of the implement system for free dampened back and forth pivotable movement, the thumb member being controllably pivotable into selectable pivot positions via controlled pivoting of one or the other or both of the arm and a bucket member, a dampener being interconnected between the thumb member and the arm in an arrangement where the dampener dampens free pivoting movement of the thumb member. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259628 | TRANSPORT UNIT AND TRANSPORT APPARATUS - The present invention provides a transport unit comprising a base member, a transport mechanism and a positioning mechanism. The base member includes a bottom wall extending in a transport direction and a pair of side walls standing upright from two side portions, respectively, of the bottom wall. The transport mechanism is supported by the base member and transports an object to be transported. The positioning mechanism is supported by the base member, and positions the object relative to the base member. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259629 | Conveyor System For Controlling Spacing Between Sod Slabs - The present invention extends to a conveyor system that allows the spacing between slabs on a conveyor to be controlled. Because the spacing can be controlled, a single stacking head can be used to pick up and stack multiple slabs at the same time. In this manner, a harvesting machine employing the conveyor system of the present invention can utilize a single stacking head while still harvesting sod at least as quickly as harvesting machines employing multiple stacking heads. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259630 | Electrically Operated Turf Stacking System For Sod Harvesting Machine - The present invention extends to a stacking mechanism having electrical actuators for stacking slabs of sod on a sod harvesting machine. The electrical actuators allow the stacking head to be driven in three axes. The stacking mechanism also includes position feedback sensors for reporting the position of the stacking head to enable precision when operating the stacking head at a fast rate. The stacking mechanism of the present invention also provides temporary pallet support wings to enable the continued stacking of slabs of sod on one pallet even while another pallet is being dropped from the sod harvesting machine. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259631 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND CONVEYING ITEMS - One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a stacking device including a conveyor belt configured to move one or more items towards a receiving storage hopper configured to receive the one or more items from the conveyor belt. The one or more items may form a stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may further include a sensing device configured to determine a level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may be configured to adjust a height of the conveyor belt relative to the storage hopper based on the level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259632 | WORKPIECE TAKING-OUT METHOD USING ROBOT INCLUDING HOLDING NAILS - Before chuck | 2013-10-03 |
20130259633 | METHOD FOR REPLACING A TRANSFORMER IN A WIND ENERGY INSTALLATION - There is provided a method of replacing a generator of a wind power installation. In that case the generator is provided in the interior of a pylon of a wind power installation and the pylon has a door opening. An exchanging cross beam is fixed by way of a first fastening point to a crane hook of a mobile crane. A first end of the cross beam is introduced with a second fastening point through the door opening into the pylon. The transformer to be replaced is fixed to the second fastening point of the first end. A compensating weight is fixed at the second fastening point to the second end of the cross beam. The second end of the cross beam is tilted or inclined until the transformer is at the height of the door opening and the crane hook is moved until the transformer to be replaced is outside the door opening. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259634 | MULTIPLE DELIVERY SLING-LOAD SYSTEM AND METHOD - An add-on sling-load system ( | 2013-10-03 |
20130259635 | Lab Members and Liquid Handling Systems and Methods Including Same - A laboratory liquid handling system includes a pipetting module, a lab member, and a drive system. The pipetting module includes a pipettor including a pipettor shaft and a pipetting tip extending from an end of the pipettor shaft. The lab member includes a body and at least one adapter structure including an interlock feature configured to laterally receive and interlock with the pipettor shaft to releasably secure the lab member to the pipettor shaft. The drive system is operable to: selectively move the pipettor shaft laterally relative to the interlock structure to engage the pipettor shaft with the interlock structure to secure the lab member to the pipetting module; move the pipetting module to transport the lab member secured thereto; and selectively move the pipettor shaft laterally relative to the interlock structure to disengage the pipettor shaft from the interlock structure to thereby release the lab member. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259636 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - The invention generally provides methods and devices for handling materials including the sorting or storing of waste. The invention further provides a modular materials handling and storage workstation unit for sensitive materials such as hazardous materials or waste common in a retail environment. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259637 | MEDIA CASSETTE LOADER - A media cassette loader is described. The media cassette loader comprises a base; a media loading surface inclined at an angle to the base; and an end wall upstanding from a lower end of the media loading surface. The end wall supports media items stacked on the media loading surface. The media loading surface and the end wall are dimensioned to be accommodated within a media cassette body. This allows the media cassette body to be placed over the media loading surface when stacked with media items so that the cassette body surrounds the stacked media items. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259638 | TURBOMACHINE THERMAL MANAGEMENT - An example turbomachine assembly includes, among other things, a nose cone of a turbomachine, and a pump at least partially within an interior of the nose cone. The pump is selectively rotated by a motor to communicate air to the interior. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259639 | TURBOMACHINE THERMAL MANAGEMENT - An example turbomachine assembly includes, among other things, a nose cone of a turbomachine, and a pump that is selectively driven by a motor or a shaft to communicate air to an interior of the nose cone. The pump shaft is driven by a dedicated geared architecture. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259640 | METALLIC SEAL ASSEMBLY, TURBINE COMPONENT, AND METHOD OF REGULATING AIRFLOW IN TURBO-MACHINERY - A metallic seal assembly, a turbine component, and a method of regulating flow in turbo-machinery are disclosed. The metallic seal assembly includes a sealing structure having thermally-responsive features. The thermally-responsive features deploy from or retract toward a surface of the sealing structure in response to a predetermined temperature change. The turbine component includes the metallic seal assembly. The method of regulating flow in turbo-machinery includes providing the metallic seal assembly and raising or retracting the thermally-responsive features in response to the predetermined temperature change. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259641 | NACELLE WITH HINGED COWL DOORS ENABLING ACCESS TO THE ENGINE - A nacelle for an engine has outer and inner cowl doors that are independently rotatable about offset hinge lines. A connection device is provided for selectively connecting the outer and inner cowl doors so as to cause them to open simultaneously. The inner cowl door is arranged to rotate by a greater angle than the outer cowl door so as to improve access to the engine for maintenance purposes. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259642 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING FLUID FLOW FOR A ROTOR - A rotor which comprises at least one blade and at least one fluid routing device that is mechanically connected to one of the blades so that a fluid inlet thereof is placed in a lateral edge of the blade. The fluid routing device has a continuous channel with an inlet facing the opposite direction of rotation of the blades and an outlet. The continuous channel is sized and shaped to conduct fluid passing via the inlet. The fluid routing device includes a flow directing element that is mechanically connected to the outlet so as to direct the conducted fluid to adjust fluid flow in or on the mechanically connected blade. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259643 | GEARED TURBOFAN WITH THREE TURBINES WITH FIRST TWO COUNTER-ROTATING, AND THIRD CO-ROTATING WITH THE SECOND TURBINE - A gas turbine engine has a fan rotor, a first compressor rotor and a second compressor rotor. The second compressor rotor compresses air to a higher pressure than the first compressor rotor. A first turbine rotor drives the second compressor rotor and a second turbine rotor. The second turbine drives the compressor rotor. A fan drive turbine is positioned downstream of the second turbine rotor. The fan drive turbine drives the fan through a gear reduction. The first compressor rotor and second turbine rotor rotate as an intermediate speed spool. The second compressor rotor and first turbine rotor together as a high speed spool, with the high speed spool rotating in an opposed direction to the intermediate speed spool. The fan drive turbine rotates in the same direction as the intermediate speed spool. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259644 | MULTI-STAGE CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR AND RETURN CHANNELS THEREFOR - A multi-stage impeller is configured in a multi-stage centrifugal compressor by fixing and attaching a plurality of centrifugal impellers to one rotating shaft. Diffusers and return channels are provided in order downstream from each impeller. The centrifugal impellers, the diffusers and the return channel are housed within a compressor casing. The return channels have a plurality of vanes positioned at intervals from one another in a circumferential direction, and at least two stages are provided. The vane exit angles monotonically increase toward the downstream stage. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259645 | TURBINE AIRFOIL TRAILING EDGE COOLING SLOTS - A turbine airfoil includes pressure and suction sidewalls extending along a span from a base to a tip. Spanwise spaced apart trailing edge cooling holes in the pressure sidewall end at corresponding spanwise spaced apart trailing edge cooling slots extending chordally substantially to the trailing edge. Each cooling hole includes in downstream serial cooling flow relationship, a curved inlet, a constant area and constant width metering section, and a spanwise diverging section leading into the trailing edge cooling slot, and a spanwise height substantially greater than a hole width through the cooling hole. A pressure sidewall surface of the pressure sidewall may be planar through the metering and diverging sections. The width may be constant through the metering and diverging sections. A raised floor may include a flat up ramp in the diverging section, a flat down ramp in the slot. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259646 | Dual-Intent Locator Pin and Removable Plug for Gas Turbines - A borescope plug configuration is disclosed. The borescope plug configuration comprises an inspection path defined through a bore in a first engine structure, a second engine structure, and an opening into the gas path of an engine. The borescope plug configuration further comprises a removable plug for sealing the inspection path. The removable plug is adapted to couple the first engine structure to the second engine structure. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259647 | WIPER ASSEMBLY FOR A PUMP - A wiper assembly may be used to prevent wellbore debris from entering an operating region of a pump. The wiper assembly may include a housing, a wiper member, a backing member, and a biasing member. The biasing member may bias the backing member into engagement with the wiper member, and thereby bias the wiper member into engagement with a tapered surface of the housing. The wiper member may include a corresponding tapered surface, which thereby forces the wiper member radially inward into engagement with an operating member of the pump. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259648 | COMPACT GEARBOX FOR RAM AIR TURBINE OIL MANAGEMENT - A ram air turbine gearbox housing includes a housing body that has a first flange that defines a first plane and a second flange that defines a second plane that is transverse to the first plane. The housing body extends around an axis and has a first axial end and an opposite, second axial end that are each open to an internal cavity of the housing body. The housing body includes a radially-enlarged section at least partially defining an oil sump within the internal cavity of the housing body. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259649 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FAN DRIVE GEAR SYSTEM DAMPER - A gas turbine engine includes a fan section. A turbine section is coupled to the fan section via a geared architecture. The geared architecture includes a torque frame and a flex support spaced apart from one another at a location. A gear train is supported by the torque frame. A damper is provided between the torque frame and the flex support at the location. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259650 | GEARED TURBOFAN WITH THREE TURBINES WITH FIRST TWO CO-ROTATING AND THIRD ROTATING IN AN OPPOSED DIRECTION - A gas turbine engine has a fan rotor, a first compressor rotor and a second compressor rotor. The second compressor rotor compresses air to a higher pressure than the first compressor rotor. A first turbine rotor drives the second compressor rotor and a second turbine rotor. The second turbine drives the compressor rotor. A fan drive turbine is positioned downstream of the second turbine rotor. The fan drive turbine drives the fan through a gear reduction. The first compressor rotor and second turbine rotor rotate as an intermediate speed spool. The second compressor rotor and first turbine rotor together as a high speed spool. The high speed spool rotating in the same direction as the intermediate speed spool. The fan drive turbine rotates in an opposed direction as the intermediate speed spool. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259651 | DIFFERENTIAL GEARED ARCHITECTURE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine includes first and second shafts rotatable about a common axis. A first turbine section is supported on the first shaft. Second compressor and turbine sections are supported on the second shaft. The gas turbine engine includes a fan, a first compressor section, and a differential gear train that couples the fan and the first compressor section to the first shaft. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259652 | GEARED ARCHITECTURE WITH INDUCER FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine includes first and second shafts rotatable about a common axis. A first turbine section is supported on the first shaft. Second compressor and turbine sections are supported on the second shaft. The gas turbine engine includes a fan. A first compressor section is arranged in an axial flow relationship with the second compressor and the first and second turbines. A geared architecture operatively connects the first shaft and the fan. An inducer operative couples to the gear train. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259653 | GEARED TURBOFAN ENGINE WITH POWER DENSITY RANGE - A gas turbine engine turbine has a high pressure turbine configured to rotate with a high pressure compressor as a high pressure spool in a first direction about a central axis and a low pressure turbine configured to rotate with a low pressure compressor as a low pressure spool in the first direction about the central axis. A power density is greater than or equal to about 1.5 and less than or equal to about 5.5 lbf/cubic inches. A fan is connected to the low pressure spool via a speed changing mechanism and rotates in a second direction opposed to the first direction. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259654 | GEARED ARCHITECTURE WITH SPEED CHANGE DEVICE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine includes first and second shafts rotatable about a common axis. The gas turbine engine includes a fan, and first and second gear trains interconnected to one another and coupling the first shaft to fan. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259655 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FAN DRIVE GEAR SYSTEM DAMPER - A gas turbine engine includes a fan section. A turbine section is coupled to the fan section via a geared architecture. The geared architecture includes a torque frame and a flex support spaced apart from one another at a location. A gear train is supported by the torque frame. A damper is provided between the torque frame and the flex support at the location. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259656 | Gas Turbine and Gas Turbine Power Facilities - Disclosed is a gas turbine and a gas turbine power facility which flexibly accommodate changes in layout of devices and in user's needs. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259657 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE GEARED ARCHITECTURE AXIAL RETENTION ARRANGEMENT - A support assembly for a geared architecture includes an engine static structure. A flex support is secured to the engine static structure and includes a bellow. A support structure is operatively secured to the flex support. A geared architecture is mounted to the support structure. First members are removably secured to one of the engine static structure and the flex support and second members are removably secured to the support structure. The first and second members are circumferentially aligned with one another and spaced apart from one another during a normal operating condition. The first and second members are configured to be engageable with one another during an extreme event to limit axial movement of the geared architecture relative to the engine static structure. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259658 | VARIABLE VANE INNER PLATFORM DAMPING - A variable vane assembly includes a damper positioned between a platform and a trunnion. The damper is comprised of a resilient material. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259659 | Knife Edge Seal for Gas Turbine Engine - A seal for a gas turbine engine and a gas turbine engine employing such a seal are disclosed. More specifically, the engine includes a knife edge seal which is better able to withstand the extremely high temperatures and mechanical loads to which gas turbine engine components are increasingly subjected. By moving the knife edge seal to the aft hub and cantilevering its angle off of vertical, thermal and mechanical loads are balanced and thus thermal mechanical fatigue life is improved while low cycle fatigue is maintained. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259660 | AXIAL NON-C0NTACT SEAL - A gas turbine engine has a turbine section and an air moving section upstream of the turbine section. A seal is between a static surface and a rotating surface in at least one of the turbine section and air moving section. The seal includes a seal shoe which is biased at least in part by a spring force, with the spring force created by cuts formed to provide a gap to allow arms associated with the seal to provide the spring force. The movement of the shoe is along a direction having at least a component parallel to an axis of rotation of the gas turbine engine. In addition, an axially moving non-contact seal is claimed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259661 | SEALING STRUCTURE FOR TURBOCHARGER HOUSING - Bolt holes | 2013-10-03 |
20130259662 | ROTOR AND WHEEL COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR A STEAM TURBINE SYSTEM - A rotor and wheel cooling assembly for a steam turbine system includes a rotor operably connected to a plurality of rotating buckets. Also included is a flow diverting member having an inner radius and operably coupled to at least one nozzle stage, wherein the flow diverting member directs flow in at least one direction within the steam turbine system. Further included is a cooling flow dispenser disposed radially outwardly of a portion of the rotor and having at least one aperture, wherein the cooling flow dispenser is operably coupled to the inner radius of the flow diverting member. | 2013-10-03 |
20130259663 | SIDE SUPPORTED TURBINE SHELL - The present application provides a steam turbine side support system for use with a steam turbine having a rotor. The steam turbine side support system may include a shell for the steam turbine, a number of side support arms extending from the shell in a perpendicular configuration with respect to the rotor, and a foundation in communication with the side support arms. | 2013-10-03 |